The next meeting is scheduled for 2/5/2025, from 8-10AM at Dimeo’s PVD Training Center and simulcast on Teams.
Topics to be discussed will be OSHA’s the new standard 1926 Subpart E, Personal Protective and Life Saving Equipment, 29 CFR 1926.95(c)(2) “Criteria for personal protective equipment” as well as Mental Health.
The next meeting will be held January 8, 2025 starting at 8AM at Dimeo’s Providence Training Center.
The subject is “Soil Management (Not All Soil Is Good Soil)”.
A Teams meeting will simulcast the meeting and the invitation has been emailed to the membership distribution list.
Weston and Sampson will introduce the group to soil management. Not all soil is good, from a health perspective. As you may be aware, soil around roadways and in populated areas may have been impacted by the site’s historic use. If your workers work in the dirt – join us to learn about soil management, environmental land use restrictions (ELUR), HAZWOPER, and more.
The next SAFER OSHA Ambassador Alliance Meeting will be held at Dimeo’s Providence Training Center, 75 Chapman St, Providence, RI 02905, on Oct 2, from 7:30 – 10:00 AM.
It will also be available on Teams via the SAFER group email invitation sent out on Sep 22, 2024 from Bob Kunz.
The topic will be “Daily Crew Huddles.”
SAFER’s 2024/25 meeting series kick-off meeting will be a Suicide Prevention Training presentation. Michael Currier, LCSW for Building Futures will provide Vital Cog training. This course is in-person only. Please RSVP to bkunz@dimeo.com.
SAFER OSHA Ambassador Alliance Meeting – SUICIDE PREVENTION TRAINING
Wed 2024-09-04 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM at 780 Allens Avenue, Providence, RI.
Suicide Prevention Week is Sept 9-13, 2024. OSHA has provided important resources refer below the line.
September is National Suicide Prevention Month, and September 9-13 is Construction Suicide Prevention Week, an annual event promoting awareness of the unique challenges faced by construction workers, how they can contribute to mental health challenges, including suicide risk, and what can be done to reduce risk and save lives. Available resources include videos, toolbox talks, a social media toolkit and a sample Stand-Down agenda, and participants are encouraged to register their participation. For more information, see constructionsuicideprevention.com.
In addition, on Thursday, September 5, at 2 pm ET, CPWR – The Center for Construction Research and Training will host a webinar on Suicide Prevention in the Construction Industry in conjunction with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), the Construction Industry Alliance for Suicide Prevention (CIASP), and the Laborers Health and Safety Fund of North America (LHSNFA). Register here.
As a reminder, OSHA’s poster, Suicide Prevention: 5 Things You Should Know, handout, Role of Employers in Preventing Suicides, and fact sheet, Workplace Mental Health, are all available in English and Spanish.
Welcome back from our summer break.
September is Suicide Prevention Month.
SAFER’s September 2024 meeting will be held on 9/6/2023 from 7AM-10:30AM at Dimeo’s Providence, Training Center, located at 75 Chapman St, Providence, RI 02905.
Bridgit Kelly, from YouTurn Health, will be our guest speaker.
The meeting is sponsored by Kerrie Bennett of the RI Chapter of the Associated General Contractors of America.
If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available. Call or text 988 or chat 988lifeline.org to reach the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.
From Bob Kunz…
Team SAFER, Good morning. We hope you enjoyed a wonderful weekend with family and or friends. This month we are going to explore visual literacy within the context of construction. Join Justin Griffith, Sr. Site Safety Manager, Dimeo Construction to learn how definable visual literacy skills can improve hazard recognition, incident investigation and more.
Construction job sites can be complex, visual literacy will help you break down into understandable elements. So join your peers and learn about the possibility of seeing things a little differently.
When: Wednesday, April 5, 2023 7:30 AM-10:00 AM
Where: New England Institute of Technology 2480 Post Road, Warwick, RI **** Hall of Fame Room 2nd Floor
Date/Time: Wednesday, January 8, 2020 from 8:00 AM to 10:0 to AM.
Location: Hall of Fame Room (2nd floor), New England Institute of Technology, 2490 Post Road, Warwick, RI.
From Bob Kunz:
Team SAFER,
The January meeting topic will be led by Tom Ducharme, of Manafort Brothers Inc. As NUCARI is sponsoring the event, we thought that excavation and work zone safety would be fitting topics. We hope you can join us to kick-off the new year together.
As a follow-up to the December meeting, I have attached two documents that might further prepare you for an OSHA inspection. You may recall that we reviewed the OSHA website resources sources on this subject.
What to do When OSHA Investigator Knocks at Your Door
Procedure No. 5.009 OSHA Inspection Flow Chart – Report Template
Finally, the holiday season can be difficult and stressful for a number of reasons. For this reason, I have provided some resource information below pertaining to active listening and BHLINK.
See you in 2020!
Regards,
https://www.mentalhealthfirstaid.org/2017/07/quiet-power-listening/
https://www.cpwr.com/sites/default/files/research/FSL-skill-sheet-Actively-listen-Final.pdf
The next meeting is Wednesday, November 6, 2019 8:00 AM-10:00 AM.
It will be held at the New England Institute of Technology 2480 Post Road 2nd Floor Hall of Fame Room (parking in rear of building).
From Bob:
Over the past few months, we have discussed emergency action, or crisis response planning. It has been a quiet room, which suggests that more discussion is prudent. There is no shortage of events in the national news, for example: wildfire, building and tower crane collapse, and shootings. But, as we all know, an event doesn’t have to elevate to national news for it to become an emergency or crisis. This month, we thought it might be helpful to learn how the State of RI is planning for emergencies.
To that end, the RIDOH Center for Emergency Preparedness will be discussing the following:
* The Center for Emergency Preparedness
* The RI Medical Emergency Distribution System
* The RI Special Needs Emergency Registry
The program will be lead by Travis Vendetti, BS, Assistant Medical Countermeasures Program Director, Center for Emergency Preparedness & Response, Rhode Island Department of Health
Following the RIDOH presentation we will open the room up to a roundtable discussion regarding the safety and health program activities that delivery the greatest value and that promote active engagement by works and management.
This month’s coffee and calories is being provided by Manafort Brothers, Inc.
Please RSVP.
Remember bring a story, bring a friend.
The next SAFER meeting will be held on October 3, 2019 from 8 AM-10 AM at the New England Institute of Technology, (NEIT), 2480 Post Road, Warwick, RI.
From Bob Kunz:
Team SAFER, we are looking forward to seeing you tomorrow. Here is the line-up:
• Opening
• OSHA update
o Silica standard Table 1 RFI comment period ends 10/14/19 : https://www.osha.gov/news/newsreleases/trade/08142019
o Leading indicator stakeholder meeting 11/7/19 : https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/09/30/2019-21111/stakeholder-meeting-on-using-leading-indicators-to-improve-safety-and-health-outcomes
• NCCI experience modification rating discussion – AON, Chris Demas
o What is it?
o How is it calculated?
o Why does it matter?
o How is it used?
o Can it be managed?
• NSC opioid toolbox : https://www.nsc.org/pages/prescription-drug-employer-kit
Cardi Corp sponsoring the Coffee and Calories. Make safe (and healthy) choices today, tomorrow and always.
Regards,
SAFER would like to thank both Peter Harrod, P.E. and Jeremy Souza from Code Red Consultants for their very informative briefing on NFPA 241 Implementation. They have kindly provided their briefing for SAFER members to review.
SAFER would also like to thank Capt. Andrew Went, Fire Prevention Division, City of Providence Fire Department for the information and support he provided on the City of Providence Fire Watch Permit (Hot Work) requirements.
We hope you have a safe summer and will see you in September.
The next meeting is Wednesday, June 5, 2019 8:00 AM-10:00 AM. It will be held in the Hall of Fame room, 2nd floor, New England Institute of Technology, 2490 Post Road, Warwick, RI 02886.
From Bob Kunz
Team SAFER,
We have an exciting program planned for the June meeting, as follows:
• NFPA 241 – Standard for Safeguarding Construction, Alteration, and Demolition Operations
Presented by: Peter Harrod, Principle for Code Red.
Note: Refer to City of Providence Guide to Permitting and State of RI Building Code – Section 101.4.6 refers to International Fire Code 2009 – Chapter 14 section 1401.1 refers to NFPA 241.
• City of Providence Fire Watch Permit (Hot Work)
Presented by: Capt. Andrew Went, Fire Prevention Division, City of Providence Fire Department.
The coffee and calories are sponsored by E.W. Audet and Sons, Inc.
Hope to see you at the June meeting.