Safety in the Workplace

1. Safety in the Workplace BME/CompE/EE/ME 297 Senior Design Seminar Robert Wheaton, MPH, CIH Vanderbilt University Director, Vanderbilt Environmental Health and Safety VEHS

2. Agenda • Class Exercise • What we do here at Vandy • Safety professions and career choices • The drivers for workplace safety • Key workplace safety issues you should know VEHS

3. Class Exercise • When “Engineering” and “Workplace Safety” Collide! • What’s wrong with this picture? VEHS

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9. Introduction • “Workplace Safety” isn’t just ladders and extension cords! • “Workplace Safety” is a multi-disciplinary effort that involves: • Environmental Engineering • Hazardous Materials Management • Industrial Hygiene • Biological Safety • Health Physics • Safety Engineering VEHS

10. Vanderbilt Environmental Health and Safety Our Mission is to: Partner with the Vanderbilt University community to facilitate and promote safety, health, and environmental management. VEHS

11. Fire/Life Safety & Emergency Preparedness • Fire Safety • General Safety • Emergency Preparedness • Construction Safety VEHS

12. Industrial Hygiene • Compliance with OSHA & TOSHA requirements • Indoor Air Quality • Hazard Communication • Respiratory Protection • Chemical Exposure Assessments VEHS

13. Biosafety • Compliance with CDC/NIH Biosafety requirements • Review of research protocols for biohazards • Management of research registration database • Biosafety Exposure Assessments VEHS

14. Radiation Safety • Compliance with NRC/DRH requirements • Oversight of Radiation Safety Committee • Management of all radioactive materials used at Vanderbilt • Radiation safety audits • X-ray equipment evaluation • Management of the dosimetry program, monitoring personnel for exposure to radiation VEHS

15. Environmental Protection • Compliance with EPA/TDEC and DOT/TDOT regulations • Manages the collection and disposal of radioactive and chemical waste • Provides emergency response for small chemical and radiation spills • Administers chemical redistribution program VEHS

16. Laboratory Safety • Laboratory Closeout, Relocation & Setup Assistance • Laboratory Safety Training • Hazard ID Program • Fume hood inspections VEHS

17. Safety Training Services Provided as • Lecture presentations • Online through VandySafe Topics • Fire Safety (“Burning Issues”) • Chemical Lab Safety • Hazardous Waste Training • Hazard Communication • Biosafety • Radiation Safety • Emergency Preparedness • And much more… VEHS

18. VEHS Web Sitehttp://www.safety.vanderbilt.edu • Material Safety Data Sheets • Safety Training - online & scheduled classes • Safety Manuals • Forms • And more! VEHS

19. Vanderbilt Environmental Health and Safety Administration Occupational Safety, Health and Emergency Preparedness Radiation Safety Operations Medical Center Safety and Training Laboratory and Environmental Compliance BiologicalSafety Radiation Safety Management

20. Andrea George, CHMMAssistant Director • B.S. Western KY University Physics/Mathematics • M.S. Vanderbilt University Environmental Engineering • Board Certified Hazardous Materials Manager • Over 7 yrs experience in environmental consulting • VEHS Start Date: 11/97 • Ph.D. candidate in CEE – expected graduation 2005! Manages Chemical and Radioactive Waste and Laboratory & Environmental Compliance Programs VEHS

21. Kevin Warren, EITSr. Safety Officer • B.S. University of Arkansas, Civil Engineering • M.S. Vanderbilt University Civil and Environmental Engineering • Engineer-in-training • Over 4 yrs experience in environmental consulting • VEHS Start Date: 8/99 Supervises Laboratory & Environmental Compliance Programs VEHS

22. Environmental Engineering (PE, REM) • Air Pollution Control • Water Pollution Control • Environmental Management Systems • Permits • Remediation/Construction • Pollution Prevention VEHS

23. Hazardous Materials Management (CHMM) • Hazardous Chemical Waste Disposal • Radioactive Waste Disposal • Manufacture and storage of hazardous materials • Packaging, shipping and transportation of hazardous materials • HAZMAT Emergency Response VEHS

24. Industrial Hygiene (CIH) • Anticipate, recognize, evaluate and control hazards on the workplace • Chemical Hazards • Physical Hazards • Exposure Monitoring • Ergonomics • IAQ/Mold • Ventilation VEHS

25. Biological Safety (CBSP) • Human Gene Transfer • Recombinant DNA • Biocontainment facilities • Pathogenic and infectious agents • Select Agents and High Consequence Livestock Pathogens • Disinfection and Biological Waste VEHS

26. Health Physics (CHP) • Radiation Safety • Ionizing radiation producing equipment • Radioactive materials • Sealed sources • Shielding • Dosimetry/Exposure Monitoring VEHS

27. Safety Engineering (CSP) • Fire Prevention and Codes • Accident Prevention and Fault-tree analysis • Process Safety Management • Emergency Preparedness • Construction Safety • Risk Management VEHS

28. M.S. in Environmental Engineering or related fields and up to 1 year experience; or B.S. and up to 3 years experience. Base Salary Weighted Average (75 incumbents) - $56,695 Salary Levels – Environmental Engineering Entry Level Senior Level • Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering or related fields and up to 1 year experience; or M.S. and 1 to 3 years experience; or B.S. and 3 to 5 years experience. Certification preferred. • Base Salary Weighted Average (118 incumbents) - $66,671 Principal Level • Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering or related fields and 1 to 3 years experience; or M.S. and 3 to 5 years experience; or B.S. and 5 to 7 years experience. Certification preferred. • Base Salary Weighted Average (307 incumbents) - $80,620 Source: 2004 Environmental Health and Safety Compensation Survey Report – Foushee Group, Inc. VEHS

29. M.S. in Safety Engineering or related fields and up to 1 year experience; or B.S. and up to 3 years experience. Base Salary Weighted Average (183 incumbents) - $57,776 Salary Levels – Safety Engineer Entry Level Senior Level • Ph.D. in Safety Engineeringor related fields and up to 1 year experience; or M.S. and 1 to 3 years experience; or B.S. and 3 to 5 years experience. Certification preferred. • Base Salary Weighted Average (306 incumbents) - $67,911 Principal Level • Ph.D. in Safety Engineeringor related fields and 1 to 3 years experience; or M.S. and 3 to 5 years experience; or B.S. and 5 to 7 years experience. Certification preferred. • Base Salary Weighted Average (545 incumbents) - $74,309 Source: 2004 Environmental Health and Safety Compensation Survey Report – Foushee Group, Inc. VEHS

30. Ph.D. in Environmental or Safety Engineering and more than 5 years experience; or M.S. and more than 7 years experience; or B.S. and more than 10 years experience. Experience should include 3 years supervisory responsibility. Certification preferred. Base Salary Weighted Average (339 incumbents) - $106,647 EHS Management Salary Levels Manager, Environmental Health and Safety Second Level Environmental Affairs Executive • Ph.D. in Environmental Science/Engineering or related fields and more than 10 years experience; or M.S. and more than 15 years experience; or B.S. and more than 20 years experience. Experience should include 5 years of management responsibility. Certification preferred. • Base Salary Weighted Average (115 incumbents) - $155,136 Top Level Environmental Affairs Executive • Ph.D. in Environmental Science/Engineering or related fields and more than 15 years experience; or M.S. and more than 20 years experience; or B.S. and more than 25 years experience. Experience should include 8 years of management responsibility. Certification preferred. • Base Salary Weighted Average (75 incumbents) - $213,118 VEHS Source: 2004 Environmental Health and Safety Compensation Survey Report – Foushee Group, Inc.

31. The Drivers of “Workplace Safety” • Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) • Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) • Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) • Centers for Disease Control (CDC) VEHS

32. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) • Established 1970 • Principle functions • Major EPA laws: • FIFRA • SWDA/RCRA • SDWA • TSCA • NEPA • PPA • CAA • CWA • CERCLA/SARA • EPCRA VEHS

33. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) • OSH Act of 1970 • Federal and State OSHA Plans • 29CFR1910 Occupational Safety and Health Standards • Principle Areas of enforcement: • Occ Health and Env. Controls • PPE • General Duty Clause • General Safety • Fire Safety • Hazardous Materials VEHS

34. Nuclear Regulatory Commission(NRC) • Atomic Energy Act of 1954 • Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 • Federal and State NRC Plans • Principle Areas of regulation: • Nuclear Reactors • Radioactive Materials (RAM) • Radioactive Waste VEHS

35. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) • Agency of Health and Human Services • Lead federal agency for protecting the health and safety of people • Organized around 12 National Centers VEHS

36. Key workplace safety issues • OSHA Hazard Communication Standard • Right-to-Know • Training • Chemical Information • OSHA Laboratory Standard • Chemical Hygiene Plan • Training • Inventory • SOP’s VEHS

37. Key workplace safety issues • Electrical Safety (LO/TO) • Construction Safety – Confined Spaces, Shoring and Trenching • Emergency Planning and Reporting • Permit applications – Hot Work, Storm Water, Air, etc. • Proper Hazardous Waste Disposal • Radiation safety with low-level RAM • Compressed Gas Safety VEHS

38. Key workplace safety issues • Physical hazards - noise, heat, cold, • PPE – hard hats, safety glasses , steel toed shoes, etc. • Laser safety • HazMat Team member • EHS Training • Etc., etc, etc… VEHS

39. Where to Get More Information • Regulatory Agencies • Environmental Protection Agency – www.epa.gov • Occupational Safety and Health Administration – www.osha.gov • Nuclear Regulatory Commission – www.nrc.gov • Centers for Disease Control – www.cdc.gov • Federal Register Search Enginehttp://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/aces140.html • Code of Federal Regulations Search Enginehttp://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/index.html VEHS

40. Where to Get More Information • Environmental Profession • Institute of Hazardous Materials Management - www.ihmm.org • Air and Waste Management Association -www.awma.org • Industrial Hygiene • American Industrial Hygiene Association – www.aiha.org • American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists – www.acgih.org • American Board of Industrial Hygiene – www.abih.org VEHS

41. Where to Get More Information • Safety Profession • American Association of Safety Engineers – www.asse.org • National Safety Council – www.nsc.org • Board of Certified Safety Professionals – www.bcsp.org • Biosafety Profession • American Biological Safety Association – www.absa.org • American Society of Microbiology – www.asm.org VEHS

42. Summary • Understanding of the differing EHS professional disciplines and potential career choices • Understanding the workplace safety issues and related regulatory requirements • Some key issues facing you when you enter the workforce as a Vandy engineer! VEHS

43. Questions? VEHS