Document ID: OSHA-2015-0013-0010
Agency: osha
Document Type: Supporting & Related Material
Title: 
Posted Date: 2015-09-23T04:00Z

NACOSH TWI Workgroup 9-21-15 Call Notes
Attendees:
Robin Baker, Univ. of CA Berkeley, NACOSH 
Lisa Brosseau, Univ. of IL, Chicago, NACOSH
Bill Bunn, NACOSH
Mark Carleson, NACOSH
Rick Ingram, BP, NACOSH
Peg Seminario, AFL-CIO, NACOSH
Joe Van Houten, Johnson & Johnson, NACOSH 
Sharon Pancamo, Elwood Staffing (volunteer)
La Tanya Rouse-James, ASA (volunteer)
Rebecca Zaror, Kelly Services (volunteer)
Mandy Edens, OSHA
Michelle Walker, OSHA
Orlando Pannocchia, SOL
Myrna Butkovitz, OSHA

Discussion

Assignment of Responsibility - Regulatory Guidance

   * There is no statutory or regulatory guidance that is specific and this has created challenges for OSHA.
   * OSHA is taking care to not "push" responsibilities of host to agency.
   * OSHA is processing based on specific cases.
   * Need to take care in understanding how staffing agency employee can participate in investigations, providing feedback, etc.
   * Can't shift responsibility in contract - Have we been clear on this in our documents?
   * OSHA DEP will review documents and provide feedback.

Occupational Health

   * Consensus that tracking of occupational health exposures and medical surveillance is "really hard" and that there are "no great answers" for temporary and contract workers.
   * What would be a best practice for maintaining records for this worker segment, e.g. taking advantage of smart phones?
   * Suggestion agreed to:  Add as in-scope for next phase which expands to include multiemployer worksites and contractors.
   * Suggestion agreed to:  Recommend to NACOSH chair and OSHA that this be an agenda item for discussion in December committee meeting.  Related question - Who do we need from OSHA for this discussion?

Public Participation

   * Confirmation in process on how public accesses documents to provide feedback.

Document Review

   * Workgroup members to provide feedback directly to authors.
   * Target is to have documents ready to release to NACOSH by end of October call (10/16 11a eastern).
   * Continue processing documents via email leading up to October call.
   * Relevance of documents to workers.  Question raised on whether documents will be helpful to workers.  Suggestion that a one pager be created specific to workers.  Johnson to follow-up with Martinez as COSH may have some work underway on this.
   * Staffing industry overview.  Key question:  Are second two pages of value?  Please provide feedback.  Otherwise near final.
   * Introduction.  Near final.
   * Program outline.  Near final.
   * Survey.  Near final.
   * Sample procedure.  Suggestion:  Either expand general responsibilities or delete as covered in other documents.  Otherwise near final.

Action Items

   1. OSHA DEP review of documents sensitive to assignment of responsibility.  OSHA DEP.
   2. Request to NACOSH Chair and OSHA to add occupational health exposure tracking and medical monitoring to NACOSH agenda including OSHA representative(s) present for discussion.  Johnson.
   3. Add occupational health issue as in scope for next phase for workgroup to cover multiemployer worksites and contractors.  Johnson.
   4. Final document editing based on feedback from workgroup.  All.
   5. COSH follow-up on worker content for temporary.  Johnson.