Health and Safety Standards

Health and safety standards are targets or objectives that the company wants to achieve. They are measurable management performances. A structured safety management system (SMS) consists of a number of health and safety standards. Each element should have at least one standard, and some elements will require more than one standard. 

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Workers in the metals treatment industry are exposed to fumes, dusts, and mists containing metals and metal compounds, as well as to various chemicals from sources such as grinding wheels and lubricants. Exposure can be by inhalation, ingestion, or skin contact. Historically, metal toxicology was concerned with overt effects such as abdominal coHc from lead toxicity. Because of the occupational health and safety standards of the 1990s such effects are rare. Subtie, chronic, or long-term effects of metals treatment exposure are under study. An index to safety precautions for various metal treatment processes is available (6). As additional information is gained, standards are adjusted. 

Do not comply with the health and safety standards of your industry Do not comply with the relevant environmental regulations Do not have a system to assure the quality of supplies Are not committed to continuous improvement Are financially unstable... 

To ensure health and safety standards are maintained/ improved, the following people have responsibility in the following areas... 

When buying new or secondhand plant and equipment, you must check it meets health and safety standards belbre buying it. 

Gigienicheskiye normativy soderzhaniya pestitsidov v obyektakh okruzhayushchey sredy (perechen ) (Health and Safety Standards for Pesticide Content in the Environment (List)). GN 1.1.546-96. Moscow Inform.-izdat. Tsentr Goskomsanepidnadzora Rossii, 1997. 52 pp. 

Hartville s equipment does not meet current health and safety standards. Choices a and b may be attractive at first, but choice a is incorrect because it doesn t say the equipment is broken, just that it is old and dangerous. Choice b is incorrect because computer keyboards are not mentioned, and there is no indication that computer keyboards are included in the equipment being discussed. 

The facility should be constructed of materials that facilitate cleaning. Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems should be of adequate capacity to produce environmental conditions that comply with employee and animal health and safety standards and should be designed to prevent cross-contamination. 

Last but not least, the following also applies to occupational health and safety management When certifying Chemical Leasing projects, TON/ SOD specialists do not require complete compliance with an occupational health and safety standard, e.g. OHSAS 18001, although the key elements of an occupational health and safety system must be observed. 

Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) 1970 Mandates health and safety standards in the workplace... 

Workplace regulations are promulgated and enforced in the U.S. by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), which is part of the U.S. Department of Labor, under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act PL 91-596 as amended by PL 101 552 29 U.S. Code 651 et. seq.). OSHA general industry health and safety standards (29 CFR 1910) apply to oilseed extraction and oil... 

Some health and safety standards that affect cottonseed oil extraction and processing are as follows ... 

OSHA (Occupational Health and Safety Administration). 1999. Personal Protective Equipment Respiratory Protection. Occupational Health and Safety Standards 1910.134. Washington, D.C. 

OSHA develops new, and improves existing, statutory workplace health and safety standards. Setting and enforcing occupational exposure limits for hazardous substances is part of this mandate. OSHA also regulates the employee-health records kept by employers. This includes documentation of exposure to hazardous chemicals. In conjunction with NIOSH, OSHA collects and analyzes employee health statistics, providing the means to evaluate possible adverse effects of workplace exposures. 

The representative of the works council we interviewed had tried hard to find some evidence for toluene use within its company. Like VW, the BSHG has a whole section dealing exclusively with environmental and health and safety standards. Even with the help of one representative of this OSH and ENV so tion, we only could find one product used in the company that contained toluene. Here, as in so many other compmiies of the metal sector, toluene has been successfiilly substituted, in order to avoid extensive and expensive legal obligations and because of the availability of suitable alternatives. 

Environmental Protection Agency (1974). Farm workers dealing with pesticides. Proposed health and safety standards. Daicd 11 March 1974. Fed. Reg. 39, 9457. 

In 1974, NIOSH (which is responsible for recommending health and safety standards) joined OSHA (whose jurisdictions include promulgation and enforcement activities) in developing a series of occupational health standards for substances with existing PELs. 

One of EPA s responsibilities has been to develop public health and safety standards for the two major U.S. nuclear waste storage and disposal facilities. The Wa.ste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico stores transuranic wastes. They range from slightly contaminated clothing to barrels of waste so radioactive that it can only be handled with remote control equipment. The proposed Yucca Mountain repository is designed to store high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel. 

Single sourcing as in the car industry (one supplier for one model), marine sector (direct availability at each ship yard), or canning industry (worldwide health and safety standards) is a key factor in this globalization. Recouping in international markets for expenditure in research and development for technically sophisticated, high added value products is the other reason for this evolution. 

As a result of the higher health and safety standards in developed countries, profitability from recycling is generally much lower and responsibility for packaging waste is now considered to be that of the producer of the packaging rather than the end-user. The Polluter pays principle as outlined by the British Government in its consultation paper Producer Responsibility for Packaging Waste states ... 

The aromatic content of carbon blacks and oils was once considered hazardous. Data were generated that showed that carbon black was stabilized and did not represent a hazard to workers. Resins for cure or tack, antioxidants, antiozonants, and cure accelerators also must be investigated to ensure that the materials and any impurities meet changing health and safety standards. Materials safety data sheets and chemical health and toxicity data must be maintained on all materials. 

In conclusion, the materials scientist must continue to adjust to the changes in both the environment and health and safety standards. 

Company strict quality, environmental, health and safety standards are part of our integrated management system. Working in partnership with the communities, either in industrialized regions or developing countries, is essential to our philosophy. 

D. Michaels testimony, Hearings on Worker Health and Safety Standards Related to the Oil Industry, Oil Rigs and Drilling, Committee on Education and Labor, U.S. House of Representatives (June t5, 20to). 

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