The next meeting will be held January 7, 2015 from 8-10am with a Continental breakfast at 7:30am sponsored by Ocean State Risk Management.
The topic will be “Get the Lead Out“. The meeting will include discussion on OSHA Lead in the Construction standard, exposure assessment and control in presence of lead based paint, and plumbing connections (i.e. lead and oakum), for example.
It will be held at the New England Institute for Technology, 2500 Post Road, Warwick, RI.
SAFER’s December meeting was held Wednesday, December 3, 2014 7:30 – 10:00 am at the New England Institute of Technology, located at 2500 Post Road in Warwick, RI. The topic was Hearing Protection: “Say What” and the meeting was sponsored by Atmed Occupational Medicine.
Thank you to Jane Viscolosi, from New England Laborer’s Health & Safety Fund, for presenting the informative session on hearing conservation and for providing the extremely helpful handouts.
The following links are provided by Bob Kunz as a follow up to the meeting:
ISHN web resource:
http://eblast.bnpmedia.com/ISHN/ISHN_PPE_1114hearing/ISHN_nov2014PPEedition_hearing.html
Ring tones:
Misc. Information including exposure related to iPhone ear buds:
The next SAFER meeting is this Wednesday, November 5, 2014 from 8 to 10am at NEIT.
TOPIC
Personal Protection Equipment Utilization: “The Good, The Bad, The Ugly.”
We have all seen the outrageous images of a worker with a square of foam in lieu of a hard hat, with a sheet of newsprint used in lieu of an appropriately shaded face shield, or inverted bucket in lieu of motorcycle helmet. In a moment, without much consideration, the use of these materials can be determined to be inappropriate.
Why then, in a market were appropriate PPE (and instructions for use) are readily available do we find misapplication (and even non-use).
The group will exam ways to improve PPE utilization through an interactive discussion. OSHA has provided useful resource information – see OSHA PPE SLTC, which includes among other resources: eLCOSH PPE Training Guide.
LESSONS LEARNED: Jason Berard of ORCPG we share a lessons learned with the group.
SPONSOR: Old Republic Construction Program Group (ORCPG)