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Comment by Toni Dugas on February 24, 2010 at 12:08pm

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Comment by Michael Moore on December 3, 2009 at 2:38pm

Welcome as part of the team Greg! Maybe all of us "old" dogs working in EHS can share and learn from each other. Great to have you with us.

Comment by Greg Brosey on December 3, 2009 at 2:36pm

Hello everyone. Just joined "Best Practices" today. I am looking forward to "adding my 2 cents worth" every now and then and learning a lot from the group!
Bit about me. Got my BS in Environmental Resourcement Management from PSU then went back to school as an adult and got my MS in Safety Sciences from IUP. Have been working in Safety (and dabbling in Environmental) for about 26 - 27 years now. For the past 3 years, I've been an "embedded" contractor at a local Steel Mill ... love the job and the people! While working at the mill, I've benefitted from working with 5 retired Federal OSHA Compliance Officers (two of whom were Area Directors) all the same time ! Talk about a great learning experience ! That's all I can think of for now.

Comment by Michael Moore on November 29, 2009 at 10:28am

Hello everyone, if you know of any good EHS, Safety jobs, please let me know. I am looking. Thanks.

Comment by Jeffrey Baker, COHC on September 29, 2009 at 5:29pm

Hello Everyone. I too am new here to Safety Community but do look forward to sharing information and ideas with everyone. I am the Industrial Services Manager at Central Florida Speech and Hearing. We provide hearing conservation program management/mobile testing as well as pulmonary testing in Florida and Georgia.

Comment by George Wilson Bowskill on August 25, 2009 at 5:40pm

Hi, to all I am new to safety community, and look forward to chatting with you all,
I am the mechanical engineer at a glass plant, I am also one of the facilities first responder and work closely with the plant safety manager I have just completed my Safety managers course, but have been involved in safety at various levels for the past 20 years both here and in the UK

Comment by Mike Maloney on July 7, 2009 at 5:28pm

Welcome aboard, Ben. I hope you'll find this to be a helpful resource.

Comment by Ben Lenchner on July 1, 2009 at 12:40pm

Hello.. Im new to the community and am looking forward to talking with you. I am the Safety Coordinator for a metal building components manufacturer. I am also a Firefighter & state certified First Responder.

Comment by Arlene Jones on July 1, 2009 at 10:43am

With all of the information I have given to you this should help you understand what I am working toward for companies and their employees. This should also clear up the issue you brought up with OSHA regulations. The H1N1 has made some changes for Safety Professionals to comply with to protect the workforce.

Who Should Plan for a Pandemic

To reduce the impact of a pandemic on your operations, employees, customers and the general public, it is important for all businesses and organizations to begin continuity planning for a pandemic now. Lack of continuity planning can result in a cascade of failures as employers attempt to address challenges of a pandemic with insufficient resources and employees who might not be adequately trained in the jobs they will be asked to perform. Proper planning will allow employers to better protect their employees and prepare for changing patterns of commerce and potential disruptions in supplies or services. Important tools for pandemic planning for employers are located at www.pandemicflu.gov.

The U.S. government has placed a special emphasis on supporting pandemic influenza planning for public and private sector businesses deemed to be critical industries and key resources (CI/KR). Critical infrastructure are the thirteen sectors that provide the production of essential goods and services, interconnectedness and operability, public safety, and security that contribute to a strong national defense and thriving economy. Key resources are facilities, sites, and groups of organized people whose destruction could cause large-scale injury, death, or destruction of property and/or profoundly damage our national prestige and confidence. With 85 percent of the nation's critical infrastructure in the hands of the private sector, the business community plays a vital role in en-suring national pandemic preparedness and response. Additional guidance for CI/KR business is available at: www.pandemicflu.gov/plan/pdf/CIKRpandemicInfluenzaGuide.pdf.

Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources
Key Resources
Government Facilities
Dams
Commercial Facilities
Nuclear Power Plants
Critical Infrastructure
Food and Agriculture
Public Health and Healthcare
Banking and Finance
Chemical and Hazardous Materials
Defense Industrial Base
Water
Energy
Emergency Services
Information Technology
Telecommunications
Postal and Shipping
Transportation
National Monuments and Icons

Comment by Arlene Jones on July 1, 2009 at 10:19am

Additionally they specified that the following regarding use of respiratory protection
devices:

• “Personnel engaged in aerosol generating activities (e.g., collection of clinical
specimens, endotracheal intubation, nebulizer treatment, bronchoscopy, and
resuscitation involving emergency intubation or cardiac pulmonary resuscitation) for
suspected or confirmed swine influenza A (H1N1) cases should wear a fit-tested
disposable N95 respirator.*

• Pending clarification of transmission patterns for this virus, personnel providing direct
patient care for suspected or confirmed swine influenza A (H1N1) cases should wear
a fit-tested disposable N95 respirator when entering the patient room.

*Respirator use should be in the context of a complete respiratory protection program in
accordance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations.
Information on respiratory protection programs and fit test procedures can be accessed at
www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/respiratory.

Staff should be medically cleared, fit-tested, and trained for respirator use, including:
1. proper fit-testing and use of respirators
2. safe removal and disposal
3. medical contraindications to respirator use.

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