Managing wellbeing in the workplace

Wellbeing at work background, benefits and beliefs

Dr Carole Astbury Consultant Occupational Physician Department of Health, Nobles Hospital

ILEVE

Institute of Local Exhaust Ventilation Engineers

Jane Bastow CMIOSH MILEVE P&J Dust Extraction Ltd.

Respiratory Health Seminar

ILEVE Institute of Local Exhaust

Ventilation Engineers

Presenter

Jane Bastow CMIOSH MILEVE

MD P&J Dust Extraction Ltd.

Aim

ILEVE has been established to

promote:-

Competence in the practical application of

local exhaust ventilation

and raise the awareness of

the importance of good air

quality and ventilation in

the workplace.

Why?

Poorly controlled exposure can cause

asthma,

other lung diseases,

cancer.

People often dont know that they

are at risk.

Why? LEV is often poorly

designed and selected.

managed and maintained.

Few LEV systems are annually examined.

Employers have difficulty identifying competent and cost-effective

suppliers.

LEV, properly applied, managed and used can control the risks.

How ?

Effective LEV installation and commissioning.

Management learning from well-conducted maintenance and thorough examinations.

Employer and supplier joint commitment to better training and information.

Looking for ILEVE Competency.

Introduction

The need for an LEV Industry professional body arose

during the HSE LEV project which started in 2005 and

produced HSG258.

ILEVE is supported by the Health and Safety

Executive. Speaking ahead of the launch of the ILEVE

in May 2011, Judith Hackett, Chair of the HSE, said:

"The formation of ILEVE is the first step to achieving the goal of improved competence for the LEV

industry."

Mission (1) The Mission is to provide safely controlled working

environments, free from harmful airborne contaminants by:-

Providing its members and the public with first class information.

Providing a career path for engineers in Local Exhaust Ventilation (LEV) to full professional registration.

Maintaining and enhancing professional excellence throughout by developing and accrediting courses of study.

Mission (2) The Mission is to provide safely controlled working

environments, free from harmful airborne contaminants

by:-

Providing a membership designation competency card (for Fellow, Member, Associate, Licentiate members).

demonstrated knowledge and skills.

Setting the criteria for best practice in the profession.

Speaking for and representing the profession.

Competency Card

As part of membership to ILEVE, individuals receive a

Competency card (issued for Fellow, Member, Associate

and and Licentiate members only).

Competency Card What does the card say about competency?

That the card holder has been assessed and scored in from1 to all of 5 LEV disciplines. Occupational Hygiene,

Design, Installation, Commissioning and Testing.

Assessment for each discipline is based on Experience, Qualification and submitted evidence.

IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS OF ANY DISCIPLINE WITHOUT

EXPERIENCE AND SUBMITTED EVIDENCE.

Competency Card

What does the competency card tell me?

That the card holders competency is current (the card is renewed each year)

That the card holder works to a Professional Code of Conduct.

Is committed to Continuous Professional Development.

Governance ILEVE - Institute of Local Exhaust Ventilation Engineers

is part of

CIBSE - Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers

A long established and respected organisation with over

20,000 members whose objective include providing a higher

profile and focus for Local Exhaust Ventilation (LEV)

engineers.

Economic costs to Britain

Estimated total cost associated with workplace injuries and ill health to Great Britain 13.4 billion in 2010/11.

5.76 billion of total cost represented financial costs.

The remaining 7.66 billion represented the monetary value given to individuals pain, grief and suffering.

Half of the total cost fell on individuals while the remainder was shared between employer and

government.

Occupational Respiratory

disease

The latest information shows:-

12 000 deaths each year, about two-thirds of which were due to asbestos-related diseases or COPD.

35 000 people who worked in the last year, and 130 000 who had ever worked currently have breathing or lung

problems they thought were caused or made worse by

work.

Currently an estimated 13 000 new cases of breathing or lung-problems caused or made worse by work.

Occupational Asthma (1)

Occupational asthma in Great Britain, 1999-2011.

Occupational Asthma (2)

In 2011 an estimated 148 new cases of occupational asthma (asthma caused directly by work) seen by chest physicians (SWORD). This is likely to be an underestimate.

During 2009-2011, 'vehicle paint sprayers' and 'bakers and flour confectioners' were the occupations with the highest rates of new cases per year (SWORD).

Causes of Occupational Asthma

Occupational asthma Top Causes

Isocyanates 1

Flour/grain 2

Wood dusts 3

Solder/colophony 4

Laboratory animals 5

Cutting oils and coolants 6

Paints 6

Acrylics and acrylates 6

Chrome compounds 6

Enzymes, amylase 6

The most common causes of occupational

asthma continue to be isocyanates, and

flour/grain.

LEV for CONTROL?

Over 100 million pounds spent annually on LEV.

Is it value for money?

LEV in the Hierarchy of Control

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Management Instruction

Training Administrative Controls

Experience

The experience of HSE (supported by others) is that many systems seen were inadequate for purpose.

Because of :

Inappropriate design.

Installation/Commissioning deficiencies.

Process change and use not as intended.

Inadequate maintenance and damage.

Unsatisfactory examination and test.

Experience Myth Reality

Law applied to control (1)

Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations

2002 (as amended).

Regulation 6. Assessment of risk to health created by work involving substance hazardous to health.

Regulation 7. Prevention or control of exposure to substances hazardous to health.

Regulation 8. Use of control measures etc.

Regulation 9. Maintenance, examination and testing of control measures.

Law applied to control (2) Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations

2002 (as amended).

Regulation 10. Monitoring personal exposure at the workplace.

Regulation 11. Health surveillance.

Regulation 12. Information, instruction and training for persons who may be exposed to substances

hazardous to health.

Main Law concerning LEV The LEV must adequately control the risk, and must be

used (Regulation 8), maintained, examined and tested

(Regulation 9).

Those using LEV must have suitable and sufficient information, instruction and training in how to use LEV

(Regulation 12).

Records of examinations tests and repairs must be made and kept for five years.

Summary of the law (COSHH)

Employers:

must prevent or adequately control exposure.

must maintain controls.

must have LEV examined annually.

should take competent advice.

Suppliers/Examiners

should be competent.

have responsibilities to people, not in their employment.

should not mislead.

An Inspector calls (1) Fee for Intervention (FFI)

HSEs inspectors inspect work activities and investigate incidents and complaints.

If the inspector on a visit finds a material breach of the law. You (owner of the company) will have to pay!

Fee based on: Amount of time identifying breach. Helping you put it right. Investigating and taking enforcement

action.

An Inspector calls (2) Fee for Intervention (FFI)

FFI applies to all businesses and organisation inspected by HSE, except for:-

Self-employed who dont put people at risk by their work.

Those who already pay a fee to HSE.

Those who deliberately work with certain biological agents.

What is a material breach?

Where you break the health and safety law and the inspector judges this serious enough

to notify you in writing.

An Inspector calls (3) Examples of a material breaches

Health risks- where failure to comply might lead to exposure to harmful substances such as dust,

fume and chemicals or energy such as noise or

vibration e.g.

Asthma (flour, wood dust, isocyanates etc).

Asbestos.

Confined spaces.

Hand-arm vibration.

Hazardous substance (silica, cutting oils etc).

Legionellosis, including legionnaires disease.

Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs).

Noise.

An Inspector calls (4) Examples of a material breaches

Safety risks where the potential effects are immediate due to traumatic injury, e.g.

machinery guarding.

falls from height.

workplace transport.

pressure systems

gas work.

flammable liquids.

liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).

lifting equipment.

safe maintenance.

construction.

An Inspector calls (5) Examples of a material breaches

Welfare breaches requirements that are either part of the controls required for health

risks, or are a basic right of people in

modern society.

Management of health and safety risks requirements related to capability to manage

health and safety risks to a sustainable

acceptable level.

An Inspector calls (6)

Enforcement action

Notification of Contravention.

Improvement notice IN.

Prohibition Notice PN.

Prosecution.

The principles of the HSEs Enforcement policy Statement

(www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/hse41.pdf) and

Enforcement Management Model

(www.hse.gov.uk/enforce/emm.pdf).

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Information Sources on What

Works?

HSE guidance/website (HSG258).

Professional bodies (ILEVE).

Industry/trade association guidance (B&ES TR40).

Manufacturers/ suppliers literature.

Inspection/Maintenance

To ensure the system is in good working order.

To correct any wear and tear that would affect performance.

To give confidence to operators that system will continue to protect workforce.

Common defects-LEV that

require maintenance

Inadequate extract performance-pollutant

escapes hood:

Hood design.

Ducting.

System out of balance.

Fan capacity.

Filters.

Modification of the system.

Examples Common Defects

(contd.)

Leakage/or contaminant escape from system:

Ducting under pressure in workplace.

Return air discharged to workplace still contaminated.

Filters/cleaning unit leaking pollutant.

Maintenance and testing should pick these defects up and suggest action and record that.

Commissioning of LEV

Commissioning is proving that an LEV systems is providing adequate control of the hazardous substance(s)

Sets the benchmark specifications for the LEV system.

Should cover both hardware and work practices.

Requires employer to work with LEV suppliers and service providers.

LEV commissioning report, together with the user manual, is the basis of the Statutory Thorough Examination and Test (TExT).

User Manual and logbook LEV system owners (employers) need both a user

manual and a system logbook and should be supplied as part of the design, installation and

commissioning process.

User Manual should contain:-

Detailed description of system and drawings

Operation, use, checking and maintenance

Through examination and testing

Logbook should contain:-

Schedules for regular checks and maintenance

A record of the checks, maintenance, replacements and repairs

Thorough Examinations A full audit of system carried out 14 monthly

or more frequently

.

It includes:

a) Visual check of key parts internal/external.

b) Measurement of key operational

parameters.

c) Air sampling (usually).

d) Report of key data including an Action Plan for remedying faults & time scale.

Practical issues for

Design/Maintenance/Testing Technical considerations:

Information on actual risks and constraints.

Availability of suitable equipment at acceptable cost.

Informational constraints on use and training.

Time scales for compliance.

Operational considerations:

Who does what and when.

Test points - where, who, what.

Inspection of components.

Record of examination /test

Sufficient details to identify the system tested.

The effectiveness of the system in containing contaminant.

The conditions for that test.

Comparison with key performance data.

The repairs carried out as a result.

LEV - Record Requirements

(ACOP)

Name and address employer responsible for plant.

Identification/location/process and hazardous substance concerned.

Date of last thorough exam/test.

Conditions at time of test.

More detail available from ILEVE website and TR40.

LEV - Record Requirements

(contd.) Information about LEV to show:-

Intended operating performance for control.

Is it still achieving that performance?

If not, adjustments, repairs needed to achieve that.

Methods used to make judgement.

Date of examination.

Name and job title of examiner and signature.

Details of repairs carried out (completed by employer responsible for plant).

Record Requirements - LEV

(HSG 258)

System Layout sketch

General plant layout

Test point positions

Photographs

Action Plan

What Is Needed from those involved

Knowledgeable client who has identified selection criteria on which to judge service supplier.

Competent contractor and staff.

Track record in relevant areas e.g. sector specific or equivalent processes.

Appropriate resources, supply chain, equipment and quality systems.

Conclusions/Summary

The control of health risks must improve.

Support from regulators, standards, specialists organisations, other key players is vital.

Improvements from LEV service providers are key

ILEVE

NEEDS

Spread

the word

Look for

competence

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