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Transcript of Cathy Goedert, Deputy Director
Cathy Goedert, Deputy Director
Directorate of Technical Support and
Emergency Management (DTSEM)
March 12, 2009
ASSE/AIHA
DTSEM Update
Salt Lake Technical
Center
National Office
Wash, D.C.
Cincinnati Technical
Center
Occupational Health Nursing Occupational Medicine Science and Technology Assessment Technical Programs and Coordination
Activities Technical Data Center Emergency Management
• New Name – Directorate of Technical
Support and Emergency Management• New Director – Thomas Galassi• New Office Directors:
Tamara Bradford Technical Data Center
John Ferris Emergency Management
Rosemary Sokas Occupational Medicine
Emergency Emergency ManagementManagement
Emergency Management:Coordination & Planning
• Coordination with Emergency Management community
• Operational Procedures defining roles of FEMA and OSHA in responses
• National Exercises• Strategic Planning for Federal Response
“If OSHA is not involved, worker safety and health issues are overlooked or inadequately addressed.”
Strategic Strategic Guidance Guidance StatementStatement
Strategic Plan
Concept PlanConcept Plan(CONPLAN)(CONPLAN)
Operations Plan
(OPLAN)
Describes the concept of operations for integrating and synchronizing existing Federal capabilities to accomplish the mission essential tasks, and describes how Federal capabilities will be integrated into and support regional, State, and local plans
Identifies detailed resource, personnel and asset allocations in order to execute the objectives of the strategic plan and turn strategic priorities into operational execution and contains a full description of the concept of operations, with supporting support function annexes as appropriate
Outlines strategic priorities, broad national strategic objectives, and basic assumptions; describes the envisioned end-state; and establishes the general means necessary to accomplish that end
Defines the mission, identifies authorities, delineates roles and responsibilities, establishes mission essential tasks, determines required and priority capabilities, and develops performance and effectiveness measures
Tactical PlanTactical Plan Identifies individual task, actions, and objectives tailored to specific situations and fact patterns at an operational level.
OSHA participates in national-level planning initiatives
Terrorist Use of
Explosives (TUE)
Improvised Nuclear Device (IND)
Biological Attack (BIO)
Radiological Dispersal
Device (RDD)
Chemical Attack (CML)
Natural Disaster
(ND)Cyber
Pandemic (PI)
Technical Assistance During Disasters
• Midwest Flooding.• Hurricanes Hanna, Gustav, & Ike.• Nominating Conventions &
Inauguration.
•Biological•Chemical
Specialized Response Teams
•Structural Collapse•Ionizing Radiation
ER Technical Assistance
Directorate of Technical Support and Emergency Management
Safety & Health Information Bulletins
• Flammable Liquids in Cutting Laminated Glass. • Compactor Rollover Hazard • Transporting, Unloading, Storing & Handling Stone Slabs • Auger Drilling • Wood Chippers• Flammability Hazard: Oilfield Exploration and Production (E&P) Waste Liquids.
OSHA E-Products WEB-based Resources
• Safety and Health Information on over 170 selected topics – Hospital e-tool
• Newly Revised Sections: Bloodborne Pathogens and the Surgical Suite
• New Modules: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Sonography
– Powered Industrial Trucks (Forklift) eTool • Exploring new technologies – forums, blogs,
wiki-pages
Young Workers Initiative
• ’09 Teen Summer Job Safety Campaign
Face Book?
• Volunteer issues
Occupational Medicine Residency
Nurse Intern Program
Training Future Leaders
Directorate of Technical Support and Emergency
Management
IH Chemistry
Our AIHA (ISO17025) accredited laboratory analyzes over 400 chemicals.
Analytical Investigative Services
Mass Spec Analysis - unknowns
Combustible Dust testing
Sampling and Analytical Methods Development Material Failure Testing
and Investigations
Blood Carboxyhemoglobin to Environmental Carbon
Monoxide Concentration Back Calculations
Soil Testing
SLTC Analyses FY 2008
Metals54%
Liquid Chromatography2%Asbestos
3%
X-ray Diffraction7%
Gravimetric Analysis15%
Non-chemical Analyses(Soil, Explosibility,
Material Failure, etc)3%
Solvents (Gas Chrom.)11%
Ion Chromatography5%
Biological(including
carboxyhemoglobin)0%
National Samples > PEL 2004-2008
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90Lead 7368
Silica 5962
Metals 4754
PNOC-R 856
PNOC-T2392Styrene 500
Arsenic 538
CO2 72
MDI 1336
Perchlor 122
Toluene 1234
Formald 900
Asbestos 1136
MeCl2 529
Enforcement SupportHealth Response Team, Occupational Medicine & Nursing provide
assistance to field personnel on unusual or complex cases.
• Chemical hazards • Biological hazards • Physical energy • Ergonomics
• Medicine• Recordkeeping• Microbiology• Toxicology
Engineering and Program Support
Technical Data Center
• Docket Office– WWW.REGULATIONS.GOV– http://dockets.osha.gov/– Public Reading Room
• Technical InformationResource Center
– Extensive collection of safety and industrial hygiene publications– Open to the public
Journals, Books and Historical
Documents
Full Service Library
Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratories (NRTL) Program• NRTLs test and approve products to assure they
are safe to use in U.S. workplaces.• 2008 American Council of Independent
Laboratories (ACIL) Alliance• Three alliance products of interest.
– Registered Certification Marks of NRTLs – pocket card
– "Identifying Counterfeit Items – Quick Tips" – "The Threat of Counterfeit Product Approval
Marks Warrants Aggressive Detection and Enforcement Action"
Registered Certification Marks of NRTLs
• Applied Research Laboratories (ARL) - Terminated in January 2008
• Electrical Reliability Services, Inc. (ERS) (formerly, Electro-Test, Inc. (ETI)) - Terminated in June 2008
Two Former NRTLs
• October 2008 --- RFI in response to a proposal from European Commission (EC) to adopt SDoC for electrical products
• The driver--- April 2007 trade-related agreement between the U.S. and European Union
• SDoC involves a manufacturer certifying its own products with post-market surveillance
• NRTL approvals are “pre-market” system
Supplier’s Declaration of Conformity (SDoC)
Variances from OSHA Standards
• Allows for flexibility from specific requirements of an OSHA standard where levels of employee protection are maintained
Alternative must provide employees safety and health protection equivalent to the standard
• On average OSHA processes approximately 12 variance applications a year
• Currently OSHA has 20 active or granted variances
Variance Program:Four Variance Types
• Permanent Variance: alternative procedures that are as safe as those required by the standard.
• Temporary Variance: allows employer additional time to achieve compliance with new standards.
• National Defense Variance: reasonable variations and tolerances to and from the OSHA requirements “to avoid serious impairment of the National Defense.”
• Experimental variance: allows employer to try new techniques which they believe will improve health or safety of workers.
Thank you
Cathy Goedert, Deputy DirectorDirectorate of Technical Support and Emergency Management (DTSEM)
(202)693.2300