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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

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U N I V E R S I T Y O F C A L I F O R N I A

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 Davis Extension 2001 – 2019: University of California

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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)

• 2015: S

an Francisco S tate University (Rent a Larry)

• 2017 – 2018: UC Riverside Interim Director

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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

• Allowed S

tates to Establish S tate Programs

California State Occupational Safety & Health Program

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Pre- Cal/ OS HA - S ylmar Tunnel Explosion – June 24, 1971

California State Occupational Safety & Health Program

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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 S ervices with the Industrial Hygiene Lab Via Interagency Agreement

• Calif. Occupational H&S Program

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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 Formed in the Department of Health, Occupational Health Branch

• Calif. Occupational H&S Program

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• Calif. Occupational H&S Program

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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

• Calif. Occupational H&S Program

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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 Occupational S afety and Health (DOS H)

• Calif. Occupational H&S Program

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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

• Cal/ OS

HA S pecial Order

• Calif. Occupational H&S Program

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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

Proposition 97 (1988) – Reinstatement of the Cal/ OS HA Program

• Calif. Occupational H&S Program

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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)

• Title 8, Cal. Code Regs., S

ection 1529 (Construction S afety Order)

• Calif. Occupational H&S Program

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S B 198 (1989) – Inj ury Illness Prevention Program

• California’ s Rising

Workers Compensation Insurance Costs Effected the S tate’ s Economic Competitiveness

• Calif. Occupational H&S Program

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AB 111 - California Corporate Criminal Liability Act (CCLA) of 1989 (Penal Code

§387)

• Be a Manager, Go to Jail
• Calif. Occupational H&S Program

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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

• 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

• Calif. Occupational H&S Program

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OS HA Proposes New PELs for 428 Toxic S ubstances

• AFL-CIO vs. OS

HA (1992) – U.S . 11th Circuit Court of Appeals Vacates New PELs

Federal OSHA Permissible Exposure Limits

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Hazardous Waste S ite Visits - Alleged Illegal Disposal

Cal/EPA – Dept. of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC)

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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 Authorization, But Not Federal Authorization

• Permit By Rule (PBR), Conditional Authorization (CA),

Conditionally Exempt (CE)

Cal/EPA – Dept. of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC)

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Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) – Regulated in RCRA S ubpart D as a S

• lid Waste –

Regulated on the S tate and Local Level

• Huge Growth in Local HHW

Programs in the 1980’ s and 1990s

• Need for HHW Training

Guideline – Developed AS TM D6498-99 Guide

Cal/EPA – DTSC

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Business Concerns – Multiple Hazardous Materials Inspections By Multiple Agencies

Cal/EPA – DTSC

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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

Inventory S tatement

Cal/EPA – DTSC

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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

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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
• Cal/ OS

HA Mistakenly Notified

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University of California - UCSF

Lab Phenol Chloroform Incident – Ansell Glove

• Triggered a Cal/ OS

HA Inspection

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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

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University of California

AB 32 - California Global Warming S

• lutions

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

• S

ulfur Hexafluoride Research Exemption for Air Resources Board Regulations

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University of California

2009 UCLA Laboratory Fatality

• National and International Impact on Academic

Research

• S

afety Culture Improvement in S

• me Researcher
• May Have Resulted in a “ Follow These Rules and

Regulations” Mentality

• Need to Develop an Ongoing, S

ustainable S afety Culture Improvement

― Ongoing S

afety Communications

― Improved Training/ Education, Including Risk Assessment ― S

upport from University Upper Management

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University of California

2012 Lab S afety Agreement – Maj or Requirements for Chem/ Biochem Depts.

• Listing of All Laboratories
• Lab S

afety Training for PIs & Lab Personnel

• S

tandard Operating Procedures

• Lab S

afety Manual

• Procedures for S

afe Use of Pyrophorics

• PPE Hazard Assessment/ Required Use of PPE
• Enhanced Reporting Requirement
• Cal/ OS

HA to Inspect Up to 3 Campuses/ Year

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Cal/OSHA Settlement Inspections

2014 – 2016 (3 Campuses/ Y ear)

• 2014 - Berkeley, Irvine, & Los Angeles
• 2015 - Davis, S

an Diego, & S anta Barbara

• 2016 - Los Angeles, Merced, & S

an Francisco

Maj or Cal/ OS HA Findings

• Fume Hood Flow Rate Issues
• Deficiencies in the CHP
• Gloves for Use with Pyrophoric Chemicals
• Unguarded Belts – Vacuum Pumps

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Success in the EH&S Field

Personal Qualities Offer to Assist When Needed Develop Personal Relationships

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Success in the EH&S Field

People You Admire People You Do Not Like to Work With

• r Be Around

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Its Not What You Accomplished, But How You Accomplished it