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.