# Presentation: 170375

## Current Departmental Issues in Occupational Safety and Health

- AFGE Conference
- By Frank Denny
- Program Manager, Occupational Safety and Health

## www.va.gov/vasafety

**www.va.gov/vasafety**
**vaww.va.gov/vasafety**

**Notes:**
Both the vasafety internet and intranet are frequently updated

## Workers’ Compensation Data

**A Lagging Indicator**
-   Number of new cases declined for the last two years.
-   Number of accumulating cases declined last year.

**Notes:**
As a lagging indication of OSH WC data react differently

## Violence in the Workplace *

**A**

**C**

## Violence in the Workplace

**Part II: Case Studies**
- Introduction
- Basic Concepts
- How to Use the Case Studies
- Case Study 1 - A Shooting
- Case Study 2 -Viciously Beating and Wounding a Coworker
- Case Study 3 -A Suicide Attempt
- Case Study 4 -Stalking
- Case Study 5 -A Domestic Violence Situation
- Case Study 6 -A Threat
- Case Study 7 -Veiled Threats
- Case Study 8 -A Threat
- Case Study 9 -A Threat Made During an EAP Counseling Session
- Case Study 10 -Threats Made By an Ex-Employee
- Case Study 11 -Threats From Non-Employees
- Case Study 12 -Intimidation
- Case Study 13 -Intimidation
- Case Study 14 -Frightening Behavior
- Case Study 15 -Frightening Behavior
- Case Study 16 -Disruptive Behavior

**Dealing with Workplace Violence****a Guide for Agency Planners**

## Violence in the Workplace Historical Note

- On July 2, 1881, President James A. Garfield was shot by a disgruntled campaign worker (Charles Julius Guiteau) seeking Federal employment. President Garfield died September 19, 1881, as a result of injuries.

## Safety and Terrorism - EM and Respiratory Protection *

- Respiratory Protection

- cooling

## Respiratory Protection

- Respirator Selection
- Unknown Agent or Concentration
- Air purifying respirators
- Atmosphere-supplying respirators
- Non-NIOSH Approved Respirators
- Respirators Cleared for Health Care Use
- Filtering Biological Agents
- Re-aerosolization of Biological Agents
- Repeated Use of Respirators
- Training
- Fit-Testing

##             Ergonomics – Policy *

**C**

**A**

**A**

**C**

## Slide 10

## Needlesticks

**C**

**A**

## Other OSH Issues

**C**

**A**

**Notes:**
Hearing loss

## News Articles

**  ****Philadelphia Inquirer - April 16, 2003:**  **Hearing loss** in the elderly is easily treated but often under diagnosed by doctors who in some cases wrongly consider it an inevitable part of aging, a study found.  Dr. Bevan Yueh, an ear specialist with a Seattle-area Veterans Affairs center and the University of Washington.

## Tuberculosis

- OSHA
- May 27, 2003 FR
- 29 CFR 1910.139
- 29 CFR 1910.134
- FDA

## Biologicals

**Mold:**
- OSHA, EPA, NIOSH
**SARS:**
- EO/Reg. - apprehension and detention.
- Respiratory Protection
**West Nile and Tick**...:

## A Leading Indicator

**A Leading Indicator**

## Educational MaterialsA Leading Indicator

- Streamed Video

- Slides and Packages

## Educational MaterialsA Leading Indicator

**1910.1030(d)(3)(iii)**
**Accessibility**. The employer shall ensure that appropriate personal protective equipment in the appropriate sizes is readily accessible at the worksite or is issued to employees. Hypoallergenic gloves, glove liners, powderless gloves, or other similar alternatives shall be readily accessible to those employees who are allergic to the gloves normally provided.

## Educational MaterialsA Leading Indicator

**Methods for soliciting employee input** may include involvement in informal problem-solving groups; participation in safety audits, worksite inspections, or exposure incident investigations; participation in analysis of exposure incident data or in job or process hazard analysis; participation in the evaluation of devices through pilot testing; and involvement in a safety and health committee properly constituted and operated in conformance with the National Labor Relations Act.

**Notes:**
Methods for soliciting employee input may include involvement in informal problem-solving groups; participation in safety audits, worksite inspections, or exposure incident investigations; participation in analysis of exposure incident data or in job or process hazard analysis; participation in the evaluation of devices through pilot testing; and involvement in a safety and health committee properly constituted and operated in conformance with the National Labor Relations Act. 
What are the reasons a needlestick would not be reported. 

## DASHO Calls - Quarterly A Leading Indicator

## DASHO Calls – October 2003A Leading Indicator

## DASHO Calls - October 2003A Lagging Indicator

- Frequently violated standards – From OSHA
**1910.1030(d)(2)  (Engineering and work practice controls) cited six times  five as serious violation and once as repeated**
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**1910.1030(d)(4) -  (****Housekeeping )  --**** cited five times  four as serious violation and once as willful.  One time related to complaint.**
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**1910.305 (g)(1)  (****Use of flexible cords and cables.)  Cited five times – two as serious one as repeated and two times as other-than-serious.**
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**1910.101(b) -  (Compressed gases." The in-plant handling, storage, and utilization of all compressed gases in cylinders, portable tanks, rail tankcars, or motor vehicle cargo tanks shall be in accordance with Compressed Gas Association Pamphlet P-1-1965, which is incorporated by reference as specified in Sec. 1910.6).  ****cited four times all as serious violations****.**
**1910.151( c) -  (Where the eyes or body of any person may be exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body shall be provided within the work area for immediate emergency use).  Cited four times – two as serious one as repeated and one as other-than-serious.**** **

## Driving *

**FY 2003**
**Drive of Vehicle:**
**  ****81 Accumulated**
**  ****66 New Cases**
**Passenger:**
**  ****20 Accumulated**
**  ****19 New Cases**

- DWY – Driving While Yakking

## OSHA - Establishment Search

## OSHA - Establishment Search

## OSHA - Establishment Search

## OSHA - Establishment Search

## Questions