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Cathy Goedert, Deputy Director

DTSEM Update. Cathy Goedert, Deputy Director Directorate of Technical Support and Emergency Management (DTSEM) March 12, 2009 ASSE/AIHA. Salt Lake Technical Center. Cincinnati Technical Center. National Office Wash, D.C. DTSEM across the Nation. Occupational Health Nursing

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Cathy Goedert, Deputy Director

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  1. DTSEM Update Cathy Goedert, Deputy Director Directorate of Technical Support and Emergency Management (DTSEM) March 12, 2009 ASSE/AIHA

  2. Salt Lake Technical Center Cincinnati Technical Center National Office Wash, D.C. DTSEM across the Nation • Occupational Health Nursing • Occupational Medicine • Science and Technology Assessment • Technical Programs and Coordination Activities • Technical Data Center • Emergency Management

  3. Big Changes • 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

  4. Emergency Management

  5. Coordination with Emergency Management community Operational Procedures defining roles of FEMA and OSHA in responses National Exercises Strategic Planning for Federal Response Emergency Management:Coordination & Planning “If OSHA is not involved, worker safety and health issues are overlooked or inadequately addressed.”

  6. OSHA participates in national-level planning initiatives

  7. Technical Assistance During Disasters • Midwest Flooding. • Hurricanes Hanna, Gustav, & Ike. • Nominating Conventions & Inauguration.

  8. Specialized Response Teams • Biological • Chemical

  9. ER Technical Assistance

  10. Directorate of Technical Support and Emergency Management Outreach

  11. 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.

  12. 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

  13. Young Workers Initiative • ’09 Teen Summer Job Safety Campaign Face Book? • Volunteer issues

  14. Training Future Leaders Nurse Intern Program Occupational Medicine Residency

  15. Directorate of Technical Support and Emergency Management Services

  16. IH Chemistry Our AIHA (ISO17025) accredited laboratory analyzes over 400 chemicals.

  17. Analytical Investigative Services Sampling and Analytical Methods Development Combustible Dust testing Material Failure Testing and Investigations Mass Spec Analysis - unknowns Blood Carboxyhemoglobin to Environmental Carbon Monoxide Concentration Back Calculations Soil Testing

  18. SLTC Analyses FY 2008

  19. National Samples > PEL 2004-2008

  20. Enforcement Support Health 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

  21. Engineering and Program Support

  22. Technical Data Center • Docket Office • WWW.REGULATIONS.GOV • http://dockets.osha.gov/ • Public Reading Room • Technical Information Resource Center • Extensive collection of safety and industrial hygiene publications • Open to the public

  23. Full Service Library Journals, Books and Historical Documents

  24. 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"

  25. Registered Certification Marks of NRTLs

  26. Two Former NRTLs • Applied Research Laboratories (ARL) - Terminated in January 2008 • Electrical Reliability Services, Inc. (ERS) (formerly, Electro-Test, Inc. (ETI)) - Terminated in June 2008

  27. Supplier’s Declaration of Conformity (SDoC) • 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

  28. 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

  29. 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.

  30. Questions?

  31. Thank you Cathy Goedert, Deputy Director Directorate of Technical Support and Emergency Management (DTSEM) (202)693.2300

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