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

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

3. 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.

4. 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

5. 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

6. 3.2 Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries

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

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

10. 3.3 Substance Abuse Legalized Impairment

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

12. Substance Abuse Legalized Impairment

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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

16. 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

17. 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

18. 3.4 Federal Regulations

19. 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.

20. 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

21. 3.5 Media
By Colleen Cross

22. Thank You