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April Meeting Follow-Up

Slide files from April’s meeting…

From Glenn:

Hello Roundtable folks,

The next CSREM Roundtable meeting is Tuesday, April 09th at 10:00. This month’s professional development topic is health/injury related “Initial evaluation and early management of soft tissue injuries.”

Our speaker is John Burress who will be presenting on “Initial evaluation and early management of soft tissue injuries.”

This month’s meeting is being sponsored and hosted by Daniel Della-Giustina, Safety Director, Consigli. Roundtable meeting is being held at Consigli’s corporate facility, Sumner Street, Milford, MA. The actual meeting will be held in Consigli’s training facility, 74 Sumner Street (GPS address). There is a large flat roof 2 story building on the right just before their corporate office. You would be best served to park in the upper lot behind the building and walk down to the double doors.

As customary, please RSVP to Nancy Hughes of OHS Training & Consulting Inc. at nancy.ohstc@gmail.com, by noontime this Friday April 5th to insure your name is on the sign-in list and an accurate head count is provided to Dan for his luncheon count.

March Meeting

From Glenn:

Our next CSREM Roundtable Alliance safety professional development meeting is Tuesday, March 12th at 10:00. This month’s topic is Cup Lifters. 

This month’s topic is being presented by Bob Kunz, Corporate Safety Director, Dimeo Construction Company. Ryan Wells, ARM, Risk Management and Safety Consultant for Intrinsic Risk Services and Massey Plate Glass will joining the discussion on vacuum lifters.

The presentation will include the following:

  • A continuation of 29 CFR 1926.1427 Crane Operator Training, Certification and Evaluation
  • A presentation discussing vacuum lifters, including without limitation
    • Lessons learned from two dropped loads events,
    • Custom made vacuum lifters
    • Applicability of OSHA 29 CFR 1926.251 (a)(4) and ASME B30.20 Below-The-Hook Lifting Devices

This March meeting is being cosponsored and hosted by Bill Cuddeback, Safety Director, Colt Builders and Bob Kunz,Corporate Safety Director, Dimeo Construction Company. Meeting is being held at Double Tree Hotel, 201 Everett Ave, Chelsea, MA 02150. If ya still get lost, call Nancy Hughes on her cell phone.

NOTE: Please RSVP to Nancy Hughes of OHSTC, Inc. at nancy.ohstc@gmail.com by this Friday @ NOONTIME March 08th for an accurate head count for seating arrangements and luncheon order. Nancy is traveling this weekend and will be without email capability. Last chance to RSVP is Friday noontime.

February’s Meeting

From Glenn:

Our next CSREM Roundtable Alliance safety professional development meeting is Tuesday, February 12th at 10:00. This month’s topic is Opioid Awareness in Construction. 

Speakers in order of presenting are:

Shaun Carvalho, Vice President – Safety,  Shawmut Design and Construction. Opioid awareness from a contractors perspective. 

Michael Botticelli, Executive Director of the Grayken Center for Addiction Medicine at Boston Medical Center, https://www.recoveryanswers.org/team/michael-botticelli/

Wayne P. Estes, PA-C, Atmed Occupational Medicine, Johnston, RI 401-273-9400. Opioid Guidelines for Acute and Chronic Pain.

Douglas P. LaPlante, Safety Director, Turner Construction, (617) 592-3157. Opioid awareness from a contractors perspective.  

Timothy S. Irving, Assistant Regional Administrator/Cooperative and State Programs, US DOL/OSHA. Region I has taken the lead for OSHA in creating awareness of Worker Wellbeing and is concentrating its outreach on the high rate of occupational suicide and opioid deaths in New England. Of the 5,147 occupational fatalities in 2017, 275 were Death by Suicide and 272 were Unintentional Overdoses or a total of 10% fall into these two categories  OSHA has issued a new workplace 24/7 challenge: Don’t just ensure your workers go home safe – Make sure they come back to work healthy the next shift.

This February meeting is being cosponsored and hosted by Shaun Carvalho, Shawmut Design and Doug LaPlante, Turner Construction. NOTE – Due to the anticipated increase in attendance for this topic resulted in the need for a larger seating capacity room, as a result, the venue for this meeting has been moved to The Marina Restaurant & Bar @ the Wharf, 543 Northshore Road, Revere, MA 02151. If ya still get lost, call Nancy Hughes on her cell phone.

As always, please RSVP to Nancy Hughes of OHSTC, Inc. at nancy.ohstc@gmail.com by this Friday NOONTIME February 08th for an accurate head count for seating arrangements and luncheon order.

January’s Meeting Announcement

From Glenn:

Happy New Year Roundtable folks, 

Our next CSREM Roundtable Alliance safety professional development meeting is Tuesday, January 08th at 10:00. This month’s speaker is Bob Kunz. Bob will present on two subjects, including visual risk mitigation plans and provisions of OSHA 29 CFR 1926.1427 operator qualification and certification,

Bob Kunz, Corporate Safety Director of Dimeo Construction Company will explore during the first half of the meeting, prevention by design and visual communication strategies. Over the past 27 years, we all  have seen an enormous amount of change in the industry.  The most significant advancement is centered around communication.  The ability to exchange ideas and information electronically through Skype, 360 degree cameras, visual mockups, Blue Beam, BIM, animations has created a tremendous opportunity for safety professionals to understand, anticipate, and develop visual risk mitigation plans. 

During the last half of our meeting there will be an interactive group discussion regarding Subpart CC. After several years of negotiated rulemaking, subpart CC, was codified in 2010 with an effective date of November 8, 2010.  OSHA delayed the enforcement of the 1926.1427 until a consensus with the stake holders could be reached.  A consensus was reached and the final rule was published on November 9, 2018.  Further discussion will relate to the provisions of OSHA 29 CFR 1926.1427 operator qualification and certification, with the emphasis on evaluations, for example:

  • Who is the evaluator?
  • What must be documented?
  • How are tests administered?
  • What language?
  • What if an operated was employed prior to 12/10/18?

This January meeting is being cosponsored and hosted by Nancy Hughes President of OHS Training & Consulting, Inc. and Glenn Narrow, Corporate Safety Director, Greenwood Industries. Meeting is being held at Double Tree Hotel 201 Everett Ave, Chelsea, MA 02150. If ya still get lost, call Nancy Hughes on her cell phone.

As always, please RSVP to Nancy of OHSTC, Inc. at nancy.ohstc@gmail.com by this Friday NOONTIME January 04th for an accurate head count for seating arrangements and luncheon order.

February’s Meeting

Hello Roundtable folks,

The next CSREM Roundtable Alliance safety professional development meeting is next Tuesday, February 13th at 10:00. This month’s Topic is Fall Protection.

Speaker is Becky Danielson, National At Height Safety Training Manager at WRS Fall Protection Systems/Webb Rite Safety, Port Allen, Louisiana. Becky will be flying in from her home in Red Wing, Minnesota for this presentation. Becky’s bio is attached. Many of you know of Becky if you have attended an AGC of MA Fall Protection Competent Person course or participated any recent Marr Companies sponsored Fall Protection Competent Person Certification Courses.

Sponsor for this month’s meeting is Eric Lambert, National Customer Solutions Director, Zurich North America and meeting hosted by Lyle Hamm of New England Carpenters Training Fund . Meeting is being held at Carpenters Training Center, 13 Holman Rd, Millbury, MA 01527 Webhttp://www.nectf.org. If ya get lost, call Nancy on her cell phone # 617-959-4414. Please enter through the front doors and proceed down the stairs to amphitheater.

As customary when we have a fall protection topic AND we are at the NE Carpenters facility, we invite a couple greater Boston fall protection vendors to display their PFAS wares and roof top perimeter protection products. You’ll find a couple tables set-up along the wall in the cafeteria and a tag-along display trailer to the rear of the building just off the lower level cafeteria doors.

Most always when we are at the Carpenters Training Center there are several apprentice training classes going on. As in the past, our Roundtable Group has invited the Carpenter Training Staff and their onsite students to join us for our two hour professional safety training meeting to hear firsthand the safety message from Becky Danielson.

As customary, please RSVP to Nancy Hughes of OHS Training & Consulting Inc. at nancy.ohstc@gmail.com, by end of day this Friday February 9th to insure an accurate head count is given to the Carpenters in house caterer for our luncheon

December’s Meeting

Season Greetings Roundtable folks,

The next CSREM Roundtable Alliance safety professional development meeting is Tuesday, December 12th at 10:00. This month’s Speaker is Bob Kunz, Corporate Safety Director, Dimeo Construction Company.

Bob will present 3 hours.  Includes storytelling, professional development and integrity, detail matter and how leadership, technology and and Lean practices will present the greatest opportunity to industry. 

Sponsor for this month’s meeting is Elizabeth Will of A. A. Will and meeting hosted by Dan Lavoie of Liberty Mutual.

Meeting is being held at Liberty Mutual Conference Center, Riverside Office Park, 20 Riverside Road, Weston, MA 02493. If ya get lost, call Nancy.

As customary, please RSVP to Nancy Hughes of OHS Training & Consulting Inc. at nancy.ohstc@gmail.com, by noontime this Friday December 8th to insure we have security badging for all, accurate head count for the luncheon and correct seating arrangements for this meeting (room capacity is 90). if you don’t RSVP, you won’t have a badge, you won’t get into the meeting.

DPS Listening Sessions Scheduled for Monday, October 26, 2015 @ 09:30

Hello Roundtable folks,

As many of you know Gov Charlie Baker has requested under Exec Order 562 that all Massachusetts government agencies look over their existing laws on the books. Recently, MaDEP (Mike Elliott) accomplished this task regarding their ACM regulations. Yesterday, Thursday MaDLS (Brian Wong) held his stakeholders meeting on their ACM regs down on Staniford Street. I would not classify the meeting as being fun, although in my opinion, it certainly proved to be very interesting.

Attached please find invitation from MaDPS to attend their DPS Listening Sessions Scheduled for Monday, October 26, 2015 starting @ 09:30 at One Ashburton Place. I’m sure there is a reason why DPS hoisting regulation is last on the agenda, just saying.

Wishing all of you a safe and pleasant holiday weekend.

Glenn

 

From: Department of Public Safety [mailto:matt.carlin@mass-dps.ccsend.com] On Behalf Of Department of Public Safety
Sent: Friday, October 9, 2015 4:40 PM
To: Glenn Narrow <gnarrow@greenwood-industries.com>
Subject: DPS Listening Sessions Scheduled for Monday, October 26, 2015

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
 

 

Dear GLENN E,

 

 

The Department of Public Safety is currently reviewing its regulations pursuant to Executive Order 562 and it encourages input from affected regulatory communities and other interested persons.

 

As a result, DPS will hold a series of back-to-back listening sessions providing an opportunity for comment on the following regulations:

 

520 CMR 14:  Excavation and Trench Safety

526 CMR:       Recreational Tramway Board

520 CMR 5:    Amusement Devices

520 CMR 6:    Hoisting Machinery

 

The listening sessions will be held in the order listed above, and the duration of each session will depend on the number of those in attendance wishing to speak.   The sessions will be held at the following time and location:

 

DATE AND TIME

Monday, October 26, 2015, beginning at 9:30 a.m.

 

LOCATION

One Ashburton Place

Ashburton Café Conference Room

Boston, MA 02108

 

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

ONE ASHBURTON PLACE, ROOM 1301
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02108 

 

 

Enjoy The Holiday Weekend

 

Glenn! 

Files Available from the September Meeting

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Hello Roundtable folks,
Our first, after summer break, CSREM Roundtable Alliance safety professional development meeting is Tuesday, September 08th at 10:00. Topic is the new Confined Space in Construction Standard. Attached please find .pdf version of the standard (621 pages) for your reading pleasure. Unlike the sister general industry version there are requirements for the exposing contractor, controlling contractor and in some cases the owner.
Mark Heffron, Sr. Safety and Health Specialist from OSHA’s Region 1 Enforcement Program and Technical Support, Boston Office will instruct us in the new Confined Space in Construction Subpart AA. Mark will discuss General Industry vs. Construction, the definitions of a confined space, a permit-required confined space, site evaluation, permits, training, rescue, host employer information exchange, and more.
This new OSHA rule took effect August 3, 2015 although employers have until October 2, 2015 (OSHA memo) to indicate to OSHA that they are making a good faith effort to comply with the standard. In addition, the standard now includes attics and crawlspaces, this took effect August 4, 2015 and will also be enforceable after October 2, 2015.
This meeting is being sponsored by Derek Lines, Safety & Health Director, John Moriarty & Associates and hosted by Kevin McCarthy of Liberty Mutual. The meeting is being held at Liberty Mutual Conference Center, Riverside Office Park, 20 Riverside Road, Weston, MA 02493. If ya get lost, call either Kevin on his cell phone # 617-512-0848 or Nancy Hughes on her cell # 617-959-4414.
As you know one needs to be badged for entry into the Liberty’s facility. Please RSVP to Nancy of OHS Training & Consulting Inc. at nancy@ohstrainconsult.com by this Friday September 4th @ 12:00 as the food order must be submitted and security list provided to Liberty security.
FUTURE MEETING SCHEDULE 
Jul/Aug – summer off
09/08/15 – sponsor JMA and host Liberty Mutual
10/13/15 – sponsor Shawmut Design and Construction and host Wyndham
11/10/15 – sponsor Zurich and host National Lumber
12/08/15 – sponsor open and host Liberty Mutual

May’s Meeting Update

Nancy, please forward meeting invitation to Roundtable distribution – thank you.

Hello Roundtable folks, 

Our next CSR-EM Roundtable Alliance safety professional development meeting is Tuesday, May 12th at 10:00. Subject is Reasonable Suspicion Training w/certification.

Wayne P. Estes, PA-C, Director, Atmed Occupational Medicine, A division of Atmed Treatment Center, Inc. Johnston, RI  www.atmedocc.com will conduct  certificate level suspicion training. We have long talk about holding this now 2 hour class in conjunction with a regular meeting. It is finally here.

 SUPERVISOR TRAINING REQUIREMENT Each of the DOT rules requires employers to provide training for supervisors of safety-sensitive employees. The training must include specific information on the physical, behavioral, and performance indicators of probable drug or alcohol use. Supervisors who may make reasonable suspicion test determinations must complete at least 2 hours of supervisor training—one hour on signs and symptoms associated with drug use and one hour on signs and symptom associated with alcohol misuse. The 2 hour requirement is considered minimum. Any company is allowed to exceed these requirements. I.e. Greenwood Industries Supervisor Reasonable Suspicion class is a four hour program. Employers must maintain documentation of the Supervisor’s participation in the required training. DOT Supervisor’s Guide – Drug Revised November 2002 

Supervisors and other company officials who may be called on to make a reasonable suspicion determination are required to have 60 minutes of training on the physical, behavioral, and performance indicators of probable drug use, and at least 60 minutes of training on physical, behavioral, speech, and performance indicators of probable alcohol misuse. Supervisors are only required to have this training one time, and there is no regulatory requirement for refresher training. If all of your company’s supervisors have already had this training, then the company’s choice to not provide additional training is acceptable.

Q & A/Common Audit Findings Page 5 Spring 2008

There are six reasonable suspicion attachments to this email for reference. If you are serious about implementing a reasonable suspicion program for your company be sure to print out the two checklist attachments and bring those with you to the Roundtable meeting as this is where the rubber meets the road.

This meeting is being sponsored and hosted by Joanne Cameron, National Lumber. The meeting is being held at National Lumber, 245 Oakland St, Mansfield MA facility upstairs 2nd floor training room. Room capacity is 83. Directions are below. If ya still get lost, call Joanne on her cell phone # 508-294-8771. 

As always, please RSVP to Nancy of OHS Training & Consulting Inc. at nancy@ohstrainconsult.com by Friday May 8th for an accurate head count for luncheon and certificates which will be issued at end of training class.

Meeting attachments:

Alere Info Sheet – Comparison of Drug Testing Methodologies