A Retrospective View of 45 Y ears in EH&S Presented By: Larry Wong, CIH, F AIHA Associate EH&S Director University of California Office of the President
EH&S Career: 1974 to 2019 1974 – 1977: Health Physics - Mare Island Naval S hipyard 1977 – 1987: Industrial Hygiene – Cal/ OS HA 1987 – 2001: Hazardous Waste & Environmental Protection– Cal/ EPA, DTS C 1989 – 2014: Adj unct EH&S Instructor at UC I T Y O F C A L I F O R N I A Davis Extension 2001 – 2019: University of California U N I V E R S 1
University of California – 2001 to 2019 2001 – 2006: UCS F 2006 – 2019: UCOP • 2006 – 2012: UCOP Program Manager • 2012-2013; 2016: UC Merced Interim Director • 2013-2014: UCS C Interim Director • 2014-Present: Adj unct Instructor, UC Berkeley, Labor Occupational Health Program (LOHP) I T Y O F C A L I F O R N I A • 2015: S an Francisco S tate University (Rent a Larry) • 2017 – 2018: UC Riverside Interim Director U N I V E R S 2
California State Occupational Safety & Health Program Occupational Health Act of 1970 • Established the Federal Occupational S afety and Health Administrat ion (OS HA) • OS HA – H&S Jurisdiction Over Private S ector • Does Not Cover Government S ector I T Y O F C A L I F O R N I A • Allowed S tates to Establish S tate Programs U N I V E R S 3
California State Occupational Safety & Health Program Pre- Cal/ OS HA - S ylmar Tunnel Explosion – June 24, 1971 I T Y O F C A L I F O R N I A U N I V E R S 4
Calif. Occupational H&S Program California S tate Occupational S afety and Health Act of 1973 (A.B. 150) • Department of Industrial Relations, Division of Industrial S afety – Administered Program • Department of Health, Occupational Health Branch – Industrial Hygiene Program and Lab I T Y O F C A L I F O R N I A S ervices with the Industrial Hygiene Lab Via Interagency Agreement U N I V E R S 5
Calif. Occupational H&S Program California Occupational Carcinogen Control Act of 1976 (Gregorio) • Asbestos, 14 Regulated Carcinogens [(Used to Include 4,4-Methylenebis(2-Chloroaniline),aka MOCA], and Vinyl Chloride Occupational Carcinogen Control Unit I T Y O F C A L I F O R N I A Formed in the Department of Health, Occupational Health Branch U N I V E R S 6
Calif. Occupational H&S Program I T Y O F C A L I F O R N I A U N I V E R S 7
Calif. Occupational H&S Program Occidental Chemical in Lathrop: April 1977 DBCP Incident • Workers S terile • 1960’ s UCS F Research • Worker’ s Right to Know 1981 Directors List of Hazardous S ubstances 1982 Hazard Communication, S ection 5194 I T Y O F C A L I F O R N I A U N I V E R S 8
Calif. Occupational H&S Program 1978 – Division of Industrial S afety and the Occupational Health Branch were merged together into an agency within the Department of Industrial Relation Agency was Named the Division of I T Y O F C A L I F O R N I A Occupational S afety and Health (DOS H) U N I V E R S 9
Calif. Occupational H&S Program 1979 UCS F Q- Fever – Working with Pregnant S heep • 19 Confirmed Cases (1 Fatality) Cal/ OS HA S pecial Order • 1981 UCS F Antineoplastic Agents • Pharmacist and Nurses – H&S Concerns I T Y O F C A L I F O R N I A • Cal/ OS HA S pecial Order U N I V E R S 10
Calif. Occupational H&S Program Disengagement of Cal/ OS HA – 1987 • Turn S tate Program Back to OS HA • S avings of $8 Million/ Year • California Only Run Occupational H&S Program to Cover Public S ector Employees • July 1, 1987 S tate Program Turned Over to OS HA • Permissible Exposure Limits (PELs) for S everal S ubstances Increased I T Y O F C A L I F O R N I A Proposition 97 (1988) – Reinstatement of the Cal/ OS HA Program U N I V E R S 11
Calif. Occupational H&S Program California Asbestos Regs. (Title 8, Cal. Code Regs., S ection 5208 • Title 8, Cal. Code Regs., S ection 5208 (General Industry) • Title 8, Cal. Code Regs., S ection 5208.1 (Non-Asbestiform Tremolite, Anthophyllite, and Actinolite) I T Y O F C A L I F O R N I A • Title 8, Cal. Code Regs., S ection 1529 (Construction S afety Order) U N I V E R S 12
Calif. Occupational H&S Program S B 198 (1989) – Inj ury Illness Prevention Program California’ s Rising • Workers Compensation Insurance Costs Effected I T Y O F C A L I F O R N I A the S tate’ s Economic Competitiveness U N I V E R S 13
Calif. Occupational H&S Program AB 111 - California Corporate Criminal Liability Act (CCLA) of 1989 (Penal Code § 387) • Be a Manager, Go to Jail I T Y O F C A L I F O R N I A U N I V E R S 14
Calif. Occupational H&S Program AB 1127 (1999) – Cal/ OS HA Penalty Reform • Maximum Penalty for S erious Violations Increased from $7000 to $25,000 • Civil Penalties Can Now Be Assessed for Governmental Agencies Labor Code 6434(b): Refund for K-12 S chools, Communities Colleges, CS U, and UC - If No S erious Violations Issued for 2 Years I T Y O F C A L I F O R N I A Criminal Penalty of Up to $30,000/ $300,000 If • a Person/ Corporation S ubmits a Falsified S igned S tatement of Abatement of a Violation U N I V E R S 15
Federal OSHA Permissible Exposure Limits OS HA Proposes New PELs for 428 Toxic S ubstances • AFL-CIO vs. OS . 11 th Circuit HA (1992) – U.S Court of Appeals Vacates New PELs I T Y O F C A L I F O R N I A U N I V E R S 16
Cal/EPA – Dept. of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) Hazardous Waste S ite Visits - Alleged Illegal Disposal I T Y O F C A L I F O R N I A U N I V E R S 17
Cal/EPA – Dept. of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) Resource and Recovery Act (RCRA) of 1980 • Pre-RCRA Wright-Polanco-Lempert Hazardous Waste Treatment Permit Reform Act of 1992 • Additional Tiers of Authorizations for Hazardous Waste Treatment or S torage Required for S tate I T Y O F C A L I F O R N I A Authorization, But Not Federal Authorization • Permit By Rule (PBR), Conditional Authorization (CA), Conditionally Exempt (CE) U N I V E R S 18
Cal/EPA – DTSC Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) – Regulated in RCRA S ubpart D as a S olid Waste – Regulated on the S tate and Local Level • Huge Growth in Local HHW Programs in the 1980’ s and 1990s I T Y O F C A L I F O R N I A • Need for HHW Training Guideline – Developed AS TM D6498-99 Guide U N I V E R S 19
Cal/EPA – DTSC Business Concerns – Multiple Hazardous Materials Inspections By Multiple Agencies I T Y O F C A L I F O R N I A U N I V E R S 20
Cal/EPA – DTSC S B 1082 (Calderon) 1993 – Certified Unified Program Agency (CUPA) to Regulate and Manage 6 Hazardous Materials (HM) Programs: • HM Release Response Plans and Inventories (Business Plan) • California Accidental Release Prevention (CalARP) Program • Underground S torage Tank (US T) Program • Above Ground Petroleum S torage Act (APS A) • Hazardous Waste Generator & Onsite HW Treatment • California Uniform Fire Code – HM Management Plan and HM I T Y O F C A L I F O R N I A Inventory S tatement U N I V E R S 21
University of California College and Universities Mismanagement of Hazardous Waste • EPA Region 1 (New England Area) & University of Hawaii • UC S ystem-wide EPA S elf Audit & S elf Disclosure I T Y O F C A L I F O R N I A U N I V E R S 22
University of California - UCSF Dental S chool Research Laboratory Phenol Chloroform Incident – Ansell Glove Researcher Wearing Thin Latex Gloves • Liquid Phenol Chloroform on the Exterior of Test • Tube Caused Test Tube to S lip • Liquid Phenol Chloroform S plashed onto Hand/ Arm/ Crotch • Hospitalizat ion for Observation I T Y O F C A L I F O R N I A • Cal/ OS HA Mistakenly Notified U N I V E R S 23
University of California - UCSF Lab Phenol Chloroform Incident – Ansell Glove • Triggered a Cal/ OS HA Inspection • S erious Violations: Improper Gloves >$30,000 Penalty Informal Conference Dropped Penalty in Half • No Thin Gloves for Phenol Chloroform Protection • Approached Ansell to Develop Gloves • Ansell Worked with UCS F to Develop Chemtek Viton/ Butyl Glove I T Y O F C A L I F O R N I A U N I V E R S 24
University of California AB 32 - California Global Warming S olutions Act of 2006 • UC - AS HRAE 110 Variance ― Nitrous Oxide as a S ubstitute for S ulfur Hexafluoride, ― Estimated Reduction of Equivalent Carbon Dioxide Emissions of 1 Million Pound per Year per 100 Fume Hoods I T Y O F C A L I F O R N I A • S ulfur Hexafluoride Research Exemption for Air Resources Board Regulations U N I V E R S 25
University of California 2009 UCLA Laboratory Fatality • National and International Impact on Academic Research • S afety Culture Improvement in S ome Researcher • May Have Resulted in a “ Follow These Rules and Regulations” Mentality • Need to Develop an Ongoing, S ustainable S afety Culture Improvement I T Y O F C A L I F O R N I A ― Ongoing S afety Communications ― Improved Training/ Education, Including Risk Assessment ― S upport from University Upper Management U N I V E R S 26
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