Glass Safety Awareness Council Annual General Meeting San Francisco, California March 6, 2014

Glass Safety Awareness Council Scope: To create and promote awareness of safety issues facing the insulating glass industry.

Recent Incidents The following information is taken from official government summaries and media reports. It is not our intent to comment or opinionate about these incidents. We are looking at the situations reviewed in these reports so we might recognize similar circumstances in our own facilities. This can enable us to make changes to make our workplace safer.

A man has died after an accident at a glass manufacturing business in Osborne Park. The man in his 20s died this afternoon and the incident was reported to WorkSafe about 12.45pm. WorkSafe officials have arrived at the scene and will investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident. "The man was believed to have been in an area where large containers of glass sheets were being moved when one fell over, striking him," WorkSafe said in a statement. WorkSafe WA Commissioner Lex McCulloch said any work-related death was a tragedy, and relayed his sincere condolences to the man’s family February 4, 2013

A 21-year-old Sonoma County man has been crushed to death at the Santa Rosa glass company where he only had worked for four weeks.  The Press Democrat of Santa Rosa reports that the employee was using a cart to move seven large sheets of glass on Friday morning when the cart tipped and the load toppled onto him. His name has not been released, but the Press Democrat says he lived in Windsor.  A co-worker estimates that the panes weighed more than 100 pounds each. He says that as the glass started tipping, it seemed like his colleague froze.  State workplace safety regulators are investigating.   April 20, 2013

3.2 Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries

US Bureau of Labor Statistics Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (COFI) 2012

US Bureau of Labor Statistics Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (COFI) 2012

3.3 Substance Abuse Legalized Impairment

Substance Abuse Legalized Impairment By: Bruce Cheadle The Canadian Press, Published on Wed Nov 07 2012

Substance Abuse Legalized Impairment

Substance Abuse Legalized Impairment Signs of Impairment: Delayed decision making Erratic cognitive function Diminished concentration Distortion in time Visual distance tracking Impaired memory Paranoia Drowsiness

Substance Abuse Legalized Impairment Every drug has its own unique window of detection Oral fluid drug testing may be the most effective testing method The window of detection for marijuana begins within a few minutes after the user ingests the drug and lasts 24 to 48 hours

Substance Abuse Legalized Impairment There is no such thing as legalized impairment in the workplace Laws that legalize marijuana use for whatever purpose may complicate but do not eliminate employers rights to maintain a drug free workplace

Substance Abuse Legalized Impairment Employers still have the right to insist that workers not be under the influence of marijuana while at work A written policy the directly addresses marijuana by employees is a key component in any drug free workplace program A comprehensive policy will include: Prohibited Behavior Drug testing Consequences for policy violation

Substance Abuse Legalized Impairment Prohibited Conduct Section should include many different types of behavior including Being under the influence as defined by the company Testing positive for marijuana Drug testing section should describe what drugs the company will test for, the cut off levels that will be considered positive Be very specific in describing how the drug testing will be conducted

3.4 Federal Regulations

US Federal Regulations Silica Dust Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) 50 micrograms of respirable crystalline silica per cubic meter of air, averaged over an eight hour day.

US Federal Regulations Record Keeping Affects employers with more than 250 employees that are already required to keep injury and illness records Must submit injury and illness records to OSHA every quarter

3.5 Media By Colleen Cross

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