Meeting Related

January’s Meeting

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://youtu.be/oWe_ogA5YCU

https://www.mentalhealthfirstaid.org/2017/07/quiet-power-listening/

https://www.bhlink.org/

https://www.cpwr.com/sites/default/files/research/FSL-skill-sheet-Actively-listen-Final.pdf 

OSHA Related

December Meeting

The next meeting will be held Wednesday, December 4, 2019 from 8:00 AM-10:00 AM at the New England Institute of Technology (NEIT) 2480 Post Road, Warwick, RI 2nd Floor Hall of Fame Room.

From Bob Kunz:

Team SAFER, we hope that you enjoyed a healthy and rejuvenating holiday with your family and friends. As we head into the beginning of a new week, we find our driveways, roadways, company parking lots and projects with snow on the ground. Please use caution shoveling and driving.

This months meeting will include discussions pertaining to the following topics:
• Winter weather
• OSHA video resources https://www.osha.gov/video/
• OSHA leading indicators resource page https://www.osha.gov/leadingindicators/
• Use of technology to support safety programs and decision making

The meeting is sponsored by Northeast Tree Services, Inc.

Please accept the meeting in your emailed notice to RSVP. If you did not receive an email notice of this meeting and wish to attend please notify Bob Kunz to RSVP.

Regards,

OSHA Related

OSHA Announces Temporary Enforcement Policy for CIC Crane Certificate

From OSHA: The Crane Institute Certification (CIC) had been previously accredited by an organization that appeared to meet the requirement of 29 CFR 1926.1427(d).

However, CIC has informed OSHA it is not currently accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency. CIC also stated that it expects to receive that accreditation within the next few months. Therefore, operator certifications currently being issued by CIC do not meet the requirements of OSHA’s standard.

Review OSHA’s “Temporary Enforcement Policy- Certification Issued by Crane Institute Certification” memorandum here.