Michele Noble, CIH Health, Safety & Security Services Lead Woodard & Curran Adam Steinman Senior Vice President Woodard & Curran EH&S Updates & Trends Emerging Issues in EH&S SEHSA Fall Conference Lake Placid, NY October 24, 2006

2 Hot/evolving topics and Agency Action FASB 143/FIN 47 EPA Proposed Lab Rule EMS Sustainability Push EPA/DEC Enforcement Update OSHA Updates Emergency Management Exercises

3 OSHA Updates Assigned Protection Factors Final Rule Occupational Exposure to Hexavalent Chromium Final Rule Hazard Communication Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking “Making the Business Case for Safety and Health” New OSHA Safety and Health Topic Page

4 Assigned Protection Factors: OSHA Final Rule Defines and establishes requirements for: –Assigned protection factors (APFs), and –Maximum use concentrations. Revises existing Respiratory Protection standard. Supersedes the respirator selection provisions of existing substance-specific standards (except 1, 3- butadiene). Takes effect November 22, 2006.

5 Occupational Exposure to Hexavalent Chromium: OSHA Final Rule Revises the PEL to 5 μ g/m 3 (8-hr TWA) and establishes substance-specific requirements: –OSHA General Industry – 29 C.F.R –OSHA Construction – 29 C.F.R Applies to all occupational exposures to Cr(VI) with only limited exceptions: –Does not cover Cr(VI) in portland cement –Does not cover Cr(VI)-containing pesticide application –Exception where objective data demonstrates Cr(VI) exposures are <0.5 μ g/m 3 (8-hr TWA) under any expected conditions of use Takes effect November 27, 2006 (engineering controls by May 2010). [PESH effective date forthcoming.]

6 Occupational Exposure to Hexavalent Chromium: OSHA Final Rule (continued) Welding or cutting (stainless steel, other high- chromium steels or coatings) Facility, studio or laboratory tasks involving: –Chromate pigments in dyes, paints and inks –Chrome electroplating and chromium conversion coating –Chromates as anti-corrosive agents in paints, primers and other surface coatings –Wood treated with Cr(VI) compounds (chromated copper arsenate) –Chromium catalysts. Examples of campus activities that may use or create Cr(VI):

7 Hazard Communication: OSHA Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Adopted by UN, with goal for countries to implement by Harmonizes provisions for chemical classification, container labels and safety data sheets. Requires changes to the Hazard Communication Standard. Affects chemical manufacturers and distributors more than end users. Comments for OSHA ANPR due by November 13, Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS):

8 Making the Business Case for Safety & Health: New OSHA Topics Page Links to papers, case studies, and other guidance. Includes resources from ASSE, AIHA, NIOSH, insurance companies, and others. Provides examples and cost-benefit data that may be useful in gaining management support for health and safety investments and initiatives. Select “Safety/Health Topics” from or

9 Trends in Emergency Management Increasing shift to risk-based emergency management in addition to compliance focus. New threats and concerns for the 21 st century. Continued need to coordinate with external agencies and partners. Increasing need to test new and revised plans and emergency management functions.

10 Roll of Exercises in Emergency Management Assess ExerciseTrain Plan Four Main Phases of Emergency Management

11 Types of Exercises Discussion-Based Operations-Based Tabletop Exercise Functional Exercise Full Scale Exercise

12 Exercise Design Steps 1.Assess needs 2.Define scope 3.Write a statement of purpose 4.Define objectives 5.Compose a narrative 6.Write major and detailed events 7.List expected actions 8.Prepare messages

13 Exercise Evaluation and Program Improvement Step 1 Plan/Organize the Evaluation Step 2 Observe the Exercise and Collect Data Step 3 Analyze Data Step 4 Develop After Action Report Lessons learned Planning improvements Training needs Recommendations

14 Recommendations for Emergency Management Exercises Consider emergency exercises in planning for 2007 and beyond. Choose the type of exercise wisely. Leverage the many existing resources for emergency exercises. Allow enough planning time. Involve your partner organizations as appropriate.