Using the Marriage of Industrial Hygiene and Pollution Prevention to Improve Your Bottom Line

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Using the Marriage ofIndustrial Hygiene
andPollution Prevention toImprove Your Bottom
Line

• Michele Fitzpatrick
• Richard A. Peri
• Wright-Hamilton Associates

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MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR PROCESSRESPONSIBLE PARTIES

• Production Manager
• Health and Safety Manager
• Environmental Manager

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Shop supervisors need to answer to all three for
various aspects of the job.
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PREMISE

• Integrate HS and Environmental
• into technician activities
• (make one process followed by
• the technicians).

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RECOMMENDATION

• INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS MANAGER or
• INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS COMMITTEE
• Responsible for integration and management of
  complete industrial processes - improve
  productivity
• by reducing risk and waste.

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EXAMPLE

• USCG Aviation Community
• Hazardous Materials Management
• (HMM)

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HMM Process

• Identify all chemicals used in maintenance and
  repair
• Eliminate duplication
• Identify hazard levels
• Develop authorized chemical use lists (ACUL)
• Establish HAZMAT Center

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HMM PROCESS IMPROVEMENT RESULTS

• 30 reduction in chemical requirements, reducing
  hazardous materials acquisition, management,
  risk, training and disposal costs.

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HAZMAT CENTER DEVELOPMENT

• Develop ACUL for all shops and other groups that
  use HM
• Inventory HM stocks and purchase records
• Assess HM needs (e.g. quarterly by shop)
• Determine size of Center based on projected use
• Set up inventory tracking system
• Consolidate existing HM and add stock as necessary

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HAZMAT CENTER OPERATION(EXAMPLE)

• HM distributed as needed to approved individuals
• Bar code systems tracks who received which HM
• Shops billed quarterly
• Inventory maintained to meet customer needs
• OPTIONAL Allow return of unused materials
  (reuse or recycle)

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SUMMARY

• Improved hazardous materials management,
• including HAZMAT Center development, can
• reduce hazardous materials acquisition,
• management, risk, training and disposal costs.

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CONTACT INFORMATION

• Wright-Hamilton Associates
• Michele Fitzpatrick
  Richard A. Peri
• michele.fitzpatrick_at_swe.org rperi_at_AeroMaintenan
  ce.net
• 214 Thames Street
• Groton, CT 06340
• phone [phone]
• fax [phone]