2012Executive Board Members:

Chairperson:Darlene Low (SWPA)

Vice-Chairperson:

Stephanie Schroeder (FAA)

Secretary:Don Terrell (FBOP)

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OFFSHC Newsletter

Volume 1, Issue 3

June 25, 2012

Oklahoma Field Federal Safety and Health Council

OFFSHC 2012SCHEDULE:

July 12: OSHA & the Globally Harmonized System, FAA, MMAC

August 2: Federal Bureau of Prisons, El Reno

September 6: OSHA VPP, USPS, OKC

The primary benefit of the GHS is to increase the quality and consistency of information provided to workers, employers and chemical users by adopting a standardized approach to hazard classification, labels and safety data.

Next OFFSHC Meeting: July 12, 2012

During the July OFFSHC meeting our speaker will provide an overview of the Globally Harmonized System (GHS). The OSHA implementation timeline will also be discussed.

Our guest speaker will be Jorge Delucca,

OSHA Compliance Assistance Specialist.

The June meeting will be held at the FAA Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center.

The meeting address is 6500 South MacArthur Blvd, OKC, OK 73169.

Are you attending OSHA FEDWEEK? OSHA Training Institute (OTI) in Chicago will host the Federal Agency Training Week (FEDWEEK) July 31 to August 2, 2012.

FEDWEEK is solely for federal employees, free of charge and is held in Chicago at the OSHA Training Institute annually.

For more information visit:

https://www.osha.gov/dep/fap/fedweek_fy12.html

June is National Safety MonthEach June, the National Safety Council encourages organizations to get involved and participate in National Safety Month. This is an annual observance to educate and influence behaviors around the leading causes of preventable injuries and deaths.

Each week carries a theme that brings attention to critical safety issues.

2012 Weekly ThemesWeek 1: Employee wellness Week 2: ErgonomicsWeek 3: Preventing slips, trips and fallsWeek 4: Driving safety

There are free posters, fact sheets and quizzes available for each weekly topic. For further information visit www.nsc.org/nsm

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Everyone knows the United States Postal Service (USPS) Motto.

Guests attending the June OFFSC meeting, which was hosted by the Safety Staff of the USPS OK District, were able to experience the weather just as the carriers that travel to their homes do each day.

Those in attendance were greeted with an umbrella and the promise of

clearing weather.

The presentation for the June meeting was an on-

June meeting coordinates well with Oklahoma weather

site demonstration of training techniques

developed and utilized by the Driving Safety Instructors (DSI) for new drivers of USPS Right-Hand Drive (RHD) vehicles.

The presentation was conducted on the Driving Range located at the Oklahoma City Processing and Distribution Plant.

David Gaile, DSI, explained to the group each of the driving exercises as Brad Kiespert, DSI, actually performed the exercise in a USPS RHD vehicle.

David gave the background and reasoning for each exercise explaining that many of the training activities were developed in response to actual accidents that have occurred.

Several of the exercises are geared to the unique design of the RHD vehicles.

Visibility is of the utmost concern when operating one of these vehicles and the safe operation involves the use of all seven mirrors and having them properly adjusted.

Brad demonstrated the need for mirror usage, the constant vigilance by the driver of his surroundings, and the tragic consequences when those safe practices are not followed.

At the conclusion of the demonstration, each guest was presented a “Delivering Safety” pin by Mr. Gaile.

The 2012 OFFSHC survey responses have been collected and tallied.

We received 19 completed surveys with a variety of write in comments.

Thanks for your input!

2012 OFFSHC Survey ResultsOverview of OFFSHC preferences Meeting time: morningsMeeting day: ThursdayVenue: Federal worksite related to discussionMeeting Topics: More technical topics and toursBest Benefit of OFFSHC: Networking Suggested Changes: Quarterly Meetings

For the full report visit the OFFSHC blog!

OFFSHC Newsletter

"Neither rain, nor sleet, nor

gloom of night

stays these couriers

from the swift completion of

their appointed

rounds"

Each June, the National Safety Council encourages organizations to get involved and participate in National Safety Month. This is an annual observance to educate and influence behaviors around the leading causes of preventable injuries and deaths.