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Title: 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

2
Introduction
  • Safety isnt just fire extinguishers and
    extension cords!
  • Well define what Safety really is in the real
    world and discuss concepts you can use in the
    workplace

3
Agenda
  • What we do here at Vandy
  • The safety profession
  • The drivers for safety
  • Key workplace safety issues you should know

4
Vanderbilt Environmental Health and Safety
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Hazardous Materials Management
  • Industrial Hygiene
  • Biological Safety
  • Health Physics
  • Safety Engineering

5
Vanderbilt Environmental Health and Safety
Administration
Occupational Safety, Health and Emergency
Preparedness
Radiation Safety Operations
BiologicalSafety
Laboratory and Environmental Compliance
Medical Center Safety and Training
Radiation Safety Management
6
Environmental Engineering (PE, REM, CHMM)
  • Air Pollution Control
  • Water Pollution Control
  • Environmental Management Systems
  • Permits
  • Remediation/Construction
  • Pollution Prevention

7
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

8
Industrial Hygiene (CIH)
  • Anticipate, recognize, evaluate and control
    hazards on the workplace
  • Chemical Hazards
  • Physical Hazards
  • Exposure Monitoring
  • Ergonomics
  • IAQ/Mold
  • Ventilation

9
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

10
Health Physics (CHP)
  • Radiation Safety
  • Ionizing radiation producing equipment
  • Radioactive materials
  • Sealed sources
  • Shielding
  • Dosimetry/Exposure Monitoring

11
Safety Engineering (CSP)
  • Fire Prevention and Codes
  • Accident Prevention and Fault-tree analysis
  • Process Safety Management
  • Emergency Preparedness
  • Construction Safety
  • Risk Management

12
The Drivers of Safety
  • Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
  • Occupational Safety and Health Administration
    (OSHA)
  • Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
  • Centers for Disease Control (CDC)

13
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
  • Established 1970
  • Principle functions
  • Major EPA laws
  • PPA
  • CAA
  • CWA
  • CERCLA/SARA
  • EPCRA
  • FIFRA
  • SWDA/RCRA
  • SDWA
  • TSCA
  • NEPA

14
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

15
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

16
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

17
Key workplace safety issues
  • OSHA Hazard Communication Standard
  • Right-to-Know
  • Training
  • Chemical Information
  • OSHA Laboratory Standard
  • Chemical Hygiene Plan
  • Training
  • Inventory
  • SOPs

18
Key workplace safety issues
  • When SOPs go wrong!

19
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

20
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

21
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.g
    po.gov/su_docs/aces/aces140.html
  • Code of Federal Regulations Search
    Enginehttp//www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/index.ht
    ml

22
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

23
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

24
Summary
  • Understanding of the differing EHS professionals
    (and potential career choices)
  • Understanding the drivers of workplace safety
  • Some key issues facing you when you enter the
    workforce as a Vandy engineer!

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