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Health and Safety in the Workplace
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
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since 1971
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underfunded, under-resourced
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~ 1100 inspectors, budget < $500 million
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115 million workers at 7.2 million worksites
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Standards on bloodborne pathogens, machine guarding, chemical hazard
communication, fire prevention, safety
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General duty clause: every man and woman provided
with a safe and healthful workplace
Public Employees Safety and Health (PESH)
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since 1980
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New York state plan
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public sector employees
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Standards are equivalent to OSHA or more stringent
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No standards on tuberculosis, temperature extremes, indoor air quality,
stress or ergonomics
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OSHA General Duty clause applies
PSC Environmental Health and Safety
(aka Health and Safety Watchdogs)
Campus-based
Health & Safety
Committees
PSC Environmental
Health and Safety
Coordinators
PSC Environmental
Health and Safety
Cross campus Committee
Via campus rep
Campus-based
Health & Safety
Committees
Campus-based
Health & Safety
Committees
PSC Membership
Workplace health and safety issues
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indoor environmental quality (temperature, mold, dust, poor
ventilation)
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chemistry laboratories
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art studios
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biologic hazards (bloodborne pathogens)
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construction/renovation (noise, dust, vibration)
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building deterioration
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workplace violence
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workplace bullying
Contact PSC Environmental Health and Safety
Coordinators to:
☼ Report problems
☼ To schedule training workshops and speakers
☼ On-site assistance in investigating problems at your campus
☼ New/renovated building walkthroughs
By email: [email protected]
By telephone: 212 354 1252 (ask for Health and Safety)
Addressing Health and Safety
Issues
Unresolved
Investigate/organize
Health and Safety
problem
Raise
awareness of issue and increase participation
Elicit CUNY action
of local, area, building or
Who?
Does what?
campus origin
Contact campus-based PSC
EnvironH&S
Committee
mental Health and Safety
or
 affected members
walkthrough
Chapter Chair
 H&S coordinators
interviews
measurements
Contact PSC Environmental H&S
issue Alerts
¤ 212-354-1252 or
photographs
¤ [email protected]
history
Convey
requests for action
survey
Labor Management H&S
Labor Management Meeting
Grievance
Contract language
PESH
NIOSH Health Hazard Invest.