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Safety in the Workplace
BME/CompE/EE/ME 297 Senior Design Seminar
Robert Wheaton, MPH, CIH
Vanderbilt University
Director, Vanderbilt Environmental Health and Safety
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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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Agenda
What we do here at Vandy
 The “safety” profession
 The drivers for safety
 Key workplace safety issues you should
know
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Vanderbilt Environmental
Health and Safety
Environmental Engineering
 Hazardous Materials Management
 Industrial Hygiene
 Biological Safety
 Health Physics
 Safety Engineering
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Vanderbilt Environmental Health and Safety
Administration
Robert Wheaton
Director
Vanderbilt Environmental Health and Safety
(VEHS)
Sissy Weiss
Administrative Assistant 3
HR/Budget Administration
Carly Crowell
Assistant to Director
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Felicia Dotson
Office Assistant 4
Office Support
Radiation Safety
Management
Danny Anglin
Program Manager
Radiation Safety Management
RSO
Byron Mitchell
Safety Officer
Rad. Equip. Inspections
Radiation Safety
Operations
David Burkett
Program Manager
Radaition Safety Operations
Asst. RSO
Stacy Moore
Adiministrative Assistant 1
Radioisotopes/Badges
Karl Witte
Safety Officer
Health Physicist
Melinda Humphrey
Safety Technician 3
Radiation Safety
Mike McKaskle
Safety Technician 2
Radiation Safety
Ron Millam
Safety Techncian 2
Radiation Safety
Matt Wojecki
Part-time Student
Radiation Safety
Medical Center Safety
and Training
Laboratory and Environmental
Compliance
Susan Johnson
Program Manager
Hospital/Clinic Safety
MCSO
Tammy Jimison
Safety Officer
VUH / Clinics
Melanie Byers
Safety Officer
Training
Web Site
OPEN
Safety Officer
VCH / Clinics
Biological
Safety
Andrea George
Assistant Director
Vanderbilt Environmental
Health and Safety (VEHS)
Sammy Orr
Safety Officer
Rad Waste Disposal
Supervisor
Stephen Hopkins
Safety Technician 3
Radi Waste Disposal
Chris Viglianco
Safety Technician 2
Rad Waste Disposal
Johnny Vanderpool
Sr. Safety Officer
Haz Waste Collection
Supervisor
Keith Robinson
Safety Technician 3
Haz Waste Collection
LouAnn Burnett
Program Manager
Biosafety
(BSO)
Kevin Warren
Sr. Safety Officer
Supervisor, Laboratory and
Environmental Compliance
Amanda Creech
Safety Officer
A&S LCC
Chris Cook
Safety Technician 2
Haz Waste Collection
Steve Lowe
Safety Officer
PRB/RRB
LCC
Chase Smith
Safety Technician 2
Haz Waste Collection
Mark Pavlack
Safety Officer
MCN
LCC
Garnett Jack
Safety Officer
Biosafety
Occupational Safety, Health
and
Emergency Preparedness
OPEN
Program Manager
Occupational Safety, Health
and Emergency Preparedness
David Price
Sr. Safety Officer
Emergency Preparedness
Fire Safety
Alex Lehocky
Safety Officer
Industrial Hygienist
Carl Gerhold
Safety Officer
Industrial Hygienist
Environmental Engineering
(PE, REM, CHMM)
Air Pollution Control
 Water Pollution Control
 Environmental Management Systems
 Permits
 Remediation/Construction
 Pollution Prevention
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Hazardous Materials
Management (CHMM)
Hazardous Chemical Waste Disposal
 Radioactive Waste Disposal
 Manufacture and storage of hazardous
materials
 Packaging, shipping and transportation of
hazardous materials
 HAZMAT Emergency Response
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Industrial Hygiene (CIH)
Anticipate, recognize, evaluate and control
hazards on the workplace
 Chemical Hazards
 Physical Hazards
 Exposure Monitoring
 Ergonomics
 IAQ/Mold
 Ventilation
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Biological Safety (CBSP)
Human Gene Transfer
 Recombinant DNA
 Biocontainment facilities
 Pathogenic and infectious agents
 Select Agents and High Consequence
Livestock Pathogens
 Disinfection and Biological Waste
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Health Physics (CHP)
Radiation Safety
 Ionizing radiation producing equipment
 Radioactive materials
 Sealed sources
 Shielding
 Dosimetry/Exposure Monitoring
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Safety Engineering (CSP)
Fire Prevention and Codes
 Accident Prevention and Fault-tree
analysis
 Process Safety Management
 Emergency Preparedness
 Construction Safety
 Risk Management
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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
Agency (EPA)
Established 1970
 Principle functions
 Major EPA laws:
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–PPA
–CAA
–CWA
–CERCLA/SARA
–EPCRA
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–FIFRA
–SWDA/RCRA
–SDWA
–TSCA
–NEPA
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Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA)
OSH Act of 1970
 Federal and State OSHA Plans
 29CFR1910 Occupational Safety and
Health Standards
 Principle Areas of enforcement:
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–Occ Health and Env. Controls
–General Safety
–PPE
–Fire Safety
–Hazardous Materials –General Duty Clause
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission
(NRC)
Atomic Energy Act of 1954
 Energy Reorganization Act of 1974
 Federal and State NRC Plans
 Principle Areas of regulation:
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– Nuclear Reactors
– Radioactive Materials (RAM)
– Radioactive Waste
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Centers for Disease Control
(CDC)
Agency of Health and Human Services
 Lead federal agency for protecting the
health and safety of people
 Organized around 12 National Centers
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Key workplace safety issues
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OSHA Hazard Communication Standard
– Right-to-Know
– Training
– Chemical Information
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OSHA Laboratory Standard
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Chemical Hygiene Plan
Training
Inventory
SOP’s
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Key workplace safety issues
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When SOP’s go wrong!
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Key workplace safety issues
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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 issues
Physical hazards - noise, heat, cold,
 PPE – hard hats, safety glasses , steel toed
shoes, etc.
 Laser safety
 HazMat Team member
 EHS Training
 Etc., etc, etc…
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Where to Get More Information
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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 Information
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Environmental Profession
– Institute of Hazardous Materials Management www.ihmm.org
– Air and Waste Management Association www.awma.org
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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 Information
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Safety Profession
– American Association of Safety Engineers –
www.asse.org
– National Safety Council – www.nsc.org
– Board of Certified Safety Professionals –
www.bcsp.org
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Biosafety Profession
– American Biological Safety Association –
www.absa.org
– American Society of Microbiology – www.asm.org
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Summary
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?
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