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Safety in the WorkplaceSafety in the WorkplaceBME/CompE/EE/ME 297 Senior Design

Seminar

Robert Wheaton, MPH, CIHVanderbilt UniversityDirector, Vanderbilt Environmental Health and Safety

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Introduction Introduction

“Safety” isn’t just fire extinguishers and extension cords!

We’ll define what “Safety” really is in the real world and discuss concepts you can use in the workplace

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AgendaAgenda

What we do here at VandyThe “safety” professionThe drivers for safetyKey workplace safety issues you should

know

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Vanderbilt Environmental Vanderbilt Environmental Health and SafetyHealth and SafetyEnvironmental EngineeringHazardous Materials ManagementIndustrial HygieneBiological SafetyHealth PhysicsSafety Engineering

Felicia DotsonO ffice Assistant 4

O ffice Support

Sissy WeissAdministrative Assistant 3HR/Budget Administration

Carly Crow ellAssistant to D irector

AA1

Byron MitchellSafety O fficer

Rad. Equip. Inspections

Danny AnglinProgram Manager

Radiation Safety ManagementRSO

Stacy MooreAdiministrative Assistant 1

Radioisotopes/Badges

Melinda HumphreySafety Technician 3

Radiation Safety

Mike McKaskleSafety Technician 2

Radiation Safety

Ron MillamSafety Techncian 2

Radiation Safety

Matt WojeckiPart-time StudentRadiation Safety

Karl WitteSafety O fficer

Health Physicist

David BurkettProgram Manager

Radaition Safety O perationsAsst. RSO

Tammy JimisonSafety O fficerVUH / Clinics

Melanie ByersSafety O fficer

TrainingWeb Site

O PENSafety O fficerVCH / Clinics

Susan JohnsonProgram Manager

Hospital/C linic SafetyMCSO

Stephen HopkinsSafety Technician 3

Radi Waste D isposal

Chris VigliancoSafety Technician 2Rad Waste D isposal

Sammy O rrSafety O fficer

Rad Waste D isposalSupervisor

Keith RobinsonSafety Technician 3

Haz Waste Collection

Chris CookSafety Technician 2

Haz Waste Collection

Chase SmithSafety Technician 2

Haz Waste Collection

Johnny VanderpoolSr. Safety O fficer

Haz Waste CollectionSupervisor

Amanda CreechSafety O fficer

A&S LCC

Steve LoweSafety O fficer

PRB/RRBLCC

Mark PavlackSafety O fficer

MCNLCC

Kevin WarrenSr. Safety O fficer

Supervisor, Laboratory andEnvironmental Compliance

Andrea G eorgeAssistant D irector

Vanderbilt EnvironmentalHealth and Safety (VEHS)

G arnett JackSafety O fficer

B iosafety

LouAnn BurnettProgram Manager

B iosafety(BSO)

David PriceSr. Safety O fficer

Emergency PreparednessFire Safety

Alex LehockySafety O fficer

Industrial Hygienist

Carl G erholdSafety O fficer

Industrial Hygienist

O PENProgram Manager

O ccupational Safety, Healthand Emergency Preparedness

Robert WheatonDirector

Vanderbilt Environmental Health and Safety(VEHS)

Vanderbilt Environmental Health and Safety

Radiation Safety Management

Radiation Safety Operations

BiologicalSafety

Laboratory and Environmental Compliance

Administration

Occupational Safety, Health and

Emergency PreparednessMedical Center Safety

and Training

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Environmental Engineering Environmental Engineering (PE, REM, CHMM)(PE, REM, CHMM)Air Pollution ControlWater Pollution ControlEnvironmental Management SystemsPermitsRemediation/ConstructionPollution Prevention

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Hazardous Materials Hazardous Materials Management (CHMM)Management (CHMM)Hazardous Chemical Waste DisposalRadioactive Waste DisposalManufacture and storage of hazardous

materialsPackaging, shipping and transportation of

hazardous materialsHAZMAT Emergency Response

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Industrial Hygiene (CIH)Industrial Hygiene (CIH)

Anticipate, recognize, evaluate and control hazards on the workplace

Chemical HazardsPhysical HazardsExposure MonitoringErgonomicsIAQ/MoldVentilation

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Biological Safety (CBSP)Biological Safety (CBSP)

Human Gene TransferRecombinant DNABiocontainment facilitiesPathogenic and infectious agentsSelect Agents and High Consequence

Livestock PathogensDisinfection and Biological Waste

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Health Physics (CHP)Health Physics (CHP)

Radiation SafetyIonizing radiation producing equipmentRadioactive materialsSealed sourcesShieldingDosimetry/Exposure Monitoring

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Safety Engineering (CSP)Safety Engineering (CSP)

Fire Prevention and CodesAccident Prevention and Fault-tree

analysisProcess Safety ManagementEmergency PreparednessConstruction SafetyRisk Management

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The Drivers of “Safety”The Drivers of “Safety”

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)Occupational Safety and Health

Administration (OSHA)Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)Centers for Disease Control (CDC)

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Environmental Protection Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)Agency (EPA)Established 1970Principle functionsMajor EPA laws:

–PPA

–CAA

–CWA

–CERCLA/SARA

–EPCRA

–FIFRA

–SWDA/RCRA

–SDWA

–TSCA

–NEPA

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Occupational Safety and Health Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)Administration (OSHA)OSH Act of 1970Federal and State OSHA Plans29CFR1910 Occupational Safety and

Health Standards Principle Areas of enforcement:

–General Safety–Fire Safety–Hazardous Materials

–Occ Health and Env. Controls–PPE–General Duty Clause

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Nuclear Regulatory CommissionNuclear Regulatory Commission(NRC)(NRC)Atomic Energy Act of 1954Energy Reorganization Act of 1974Federal and State NRC PlansPrinciple Areas of regulation:

– Nuclear Reactors– Radioactive Materials (RAM)– Radioactive Waste

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Centers for Disease Control Centers for Disease Control (CDC)(CDC)

Agency of Health and Human ServicesLead federal agency for protecting the

health and safety of people Organized around 12 National Centers

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Key workplace safety issuesKey workplace safety issues

OSHA Hazard Communication Standard– Right-to-Know

– Training

– Chemical Information OSHA Laboratory Standard

– Chemical Hygiene Plan

– Training

– Inventory

– SOP’s

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Key workplace safety issuesKey workplace safety issuesWhen SOP’s go wrong!

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Key workplace safety issuesKey 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

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Key workplace safety issuesKey workplace safety issues

Physical hazards - noise, heat, cold, PPE – hard hats, safety glasses , steel toed

shoes, etc.Laser safety HazMat Team memberEHS TrainingEtc., etc, etc…

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Where to Get More InformationWhere 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 Engine

http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/aces140.html– Code of Federal Regulations Search Engine

http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/index.html

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Where to Get More InformationWhere 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

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Where to Get More InformationWhere 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

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SummarySummary

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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Questions?Questions?