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Managing Worker Safety and Health OSC READINESS CONFERENCE John Ferris, Director Occupational Safety & Health Administration Office of Emergency Management February 7, 2012 Worker Safety & Health Worker Safety & Health under the

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Managing Worker Safety and Health OSC READINESS CONFERENCE

John Ferris, Director

Occupational Safety & Health Administration Office of Emergency Management

February 7, 2012

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Worker Safety & Health under the NRS Worker Safety & Health under the NRS

Important Principles

– Each organization has a duty to provide for the safety and health of response and recovery workers. – Without responders there is no response.

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40 CFR 300.150

(a) Response actions under the NCP will comply with the provisions

for response action worker safety and health in 29 CFR 1910.120. The NRS meets the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.120 concerning use of an incident command system.

(b) In a response action taken by a responsible party, the

responsible party must assure that an occupational safety and health program consistent with 29 CFR 1910.120 is made available for the protection of workers at the response site.

(c) In a response taken under the NCP by a lead agency, an
ccupational safety and health program should be made available

for the protection of workers at the response site, consistent with, and to the extent required by, 29 CFR 1910.120.

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HAZWOPER

1910.120(q)(1) – “An emergency response

plan shall be developed and implemented to handle anticipated emergencies…”

Response systems, assets, plans are

scalable and flexible, but what are the limits of your safety and health management system?

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Restructuring to Coordinate Worker Safety and Health

On a large event, worker safety and health

management must be coordinated to ensure a consistent and effective level of protection for all workers from all hazards.

When your safety and health assets are
verwhelmed:

– Do you have the capacity for mutual aid and the requisite interoperability? – Do you know how and when to engage responder safety and health assistance for outside

rganizations?

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Worker Safety and Health

Identification/Assessment of worker health and

safety hazards

Resource needs assessment
Expertise
Health and Safety Plans
Identifying/monitoring/managing controls
PPE Program
Data management (exposures, injury/accident)
Risk Communication
Training

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Where to go for help?

Regional Resources
ERT
Seek outside assistance

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When it gets to be too much …

Many injuries or illnesses, special hazards,

fatalities, many subcontractors

Ask for support if within a UC

– This is a pull, not a push system

Exercise and train your Worker Safety and

Health Program

During a major event, ask for assistance

early.

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OSHA Organization

Area Offices
State Plans
Regional Offices-Members of RRTs
National Office-Member of NRT

– Specialized Response Teams

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OSHA and the NCP

On request, OSHA will provide advice and

consultation to EPA and other NRT/RRT agencies as well as to the OSC/RPM regarding hazards to persons engaged in response activities.

OSHA may also take any other action necessary

to assure that employees are properly protected at such response activities. Any questions about

ccupational safety and health at these sites

may be referred to the OSHA Regional Office.

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NRT Worker Safety and Health Subcommittee

Emergency Responder Health Monitoring

and Surveillance

Unified Safety Management
Testing WSH Readiness through

Exercises

Operational Risk Management-215A
NRT Volunteers Guidance

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