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Ohio Safety Congress will go virtual next year
Ohio Safety Congress will go virtual next year. Our annual Ohio Safety Congress & Expo will be online only in 2021. Mark your calendar for March 10-11! The event will feature dozens of learning sessions and a digital expo, allowing participants to chat virtually with vendors about new and existing products and services. As always, the event is free for Ohio employers. Well open registration atwww.ohiosafetycongress.com [ http://www.ohiosafetycongress.
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- Written by Mark Baumgardner, CHMM
- Created: 25 September 2020
- Last Updated: 25 September 2020
OCOSH Facility Closing
OCOSH facility closing, moving to Columbus BWCs Ohio Center for Occupational Safety and Health (OCOSH) is moving from Pickerington to downtown Columbus at the end of October. This will not change the way you call or email us. Remote services during the COVID-19 pandemic will continue. However, OCOSHS address will change to the 25th floor of the William Green Building, 30 W. Spring St., Columbus, OH 43215.OCOSH houses our Division of Safety & Hygiene. Were bringing the center to our headquarters to foster greater collaboration with our other divisions, fill the available space we have in the William Green Building, and save on costs, all of which leads to better service for our customers.
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- Written by Mark Baumgardner, CHMM
- Created: 25 September 2020
- Last Updated: 25 September 2020
NIOSH Webpage Highlights CDC Guidance for Chemical Disinfectants
A new NIOSH webpage, Hazard Communication for Disinfectants Used Against Viruses, provides information on health hazards that could be caused by cleaning products and disinfectants. Also included are recommendations for barriers and respiratory protection that workers can use to protect themselves from these hazards.
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- Written by Mark Baumgardner, CHMM
- Created: 24 August 2020
- Last Updated: 24 August 2020
Non-NIOSH-Approved International Respiratory Protective Devices
A new PPE CASE Report summarizes the first phase results of the NIOSH assessment of the Filtration Efficiency Performance of Non-NIOSH-Approved International Respiratory Protective Devices. Due to the potential to have these non-NIOSH-approved respirators used by workers in the United States, NIOSH designed a process to assess the particulate filtration performance. The goal of the assessment was to provide consumers of personal respiratory protection, and other interested parties, a point-of-use quantitative assessment of these devices.
View the report on the NIOSH NPPTL Webpage: https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/
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- Written by Super User
- Created: 20 August 2020
- Last Updated: 20 August 2020
EPA, CDC Release Guidance for Cleaning and Disinfecting Spaces Where Americans Live, Work, and Play
Guidance helps facilities and families implement Opening Up America Again guidelines
WASHINGTON (April 29, 2020) — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released updated guidance to help facility operators and families properly clean and disinfect spaces. Developed in concert with the White House, the guidance provides step-by-step instructions for public spaces, workplaces, businesses, schools, and homes, and falls in line with the Opening up America Again guidelines .
“These guidelines will provide all Americans with information they need to help the country reopen as safely as possible,” said EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler. “These cleaning and disinfecting protocols will help ensure the health and safety of everyone in our homes, schools, offices and businesses.”
“Proper and effective cleaning and disinfecting are important to help prevent the spread of COVID-19,” said CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield. “As our nation re-opens, this guidance is critical to help Americans return as safely as possible to work, school, and other daily activities within their communities.”
EPA’s expertise on the safe and effective use of disinfectants against the virus that causes COVID-19 informed the development of this comprehensive plan. The guidance offers a practical, three-step process for preparing spaces for reopening:
- Develop a plan,
- Implement the plan, and
- Maintain and revise the plan.
Cleaning and disinfecting surfaces is an important, two-step process central to any effort to reduce the risk of exposure to COVID-19.
- Clean: Use soap and water to remove germs, dirt, and impurities from surfaces. It lowers the risk of spreading infection.
- Disinfect: Use disinfectant products to kill germs on surfaces. By killing germs on a surface after cleaning, it can further lower the risk of spreading infection.
EPA has compiled a list of disinfectant products, including ready-to-use sprays, concentrates, and wipes, that can be used against COVID-19. Always follow the product label instructions and safety information including leaving the product on the surface long enough to kill germs, rinsing off the product to avoid ingesting it, and putting the product out of reach of children right away.
Also, avoid over-using or stockpiling disinfectants or personal protective equipment (such as gloves). This can result in shortages of critical products needed for emergencies. In the event that disinfectant products on the EPA list are not available, the guidance provides other techniques for disinfecting surfaces that are as effective in reducing the risk of exposure to COVID-19.
This guidance does not replace other measures that still need to be taken to reduce the risk of exposure to COVID-19. It is important to continue to practice social distancing, wear cloth face coverings, and wash your hands frequently. As we move forward to reopen America, continue to follow federal, state, tribal, territorial and local guidance.
To view the guidance, click here: https://www.epa.gov/
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- Written by Super User
- Created: 29 April 2020
- Last Updated: 29 April 2020
Ventilation, surface disinfection and PPE considerations
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- Written by Super User
- Created: 09 April 2020
- Last Updated: 09 April 2020
Collaboration!
IHMM Staff Ask Me Anything July 9, 2020 2:00pm EDT-
Message: Hello CHMM Community! We will be having an Ask Me Anything discussion on this thread July 9, 2020 from 2:00pm EDT until 3:00pm EDT. We look forward to seeing you there!
James Drosdak - Certification Coordinator
Kortney Tunstall - Certification Coordinator
Jimmy Nguyen - Certification Coordinator
Over 200 million Americans are now in stay-at-home orders. IHMM and HMS have assembled the most powerful and innovative online platform that, despite our isolation from personal contact, allows us to be isolated together in a new, virtual online environment. We can still communicate, collaborate and grow together.
IHMM and HMS' new platform allows certificants and members to easily interact and communicate online, empowering volunteer groups, committees, and other special groups to work effectively together remotely. Groups may also form around topical areas and shared interests, spawning knowledge communities. Social tools such as commenting capabilities and ranking stats will ensure quick and easy access to the most relevant/popular information.
A collaborative culture is important for every business but is especially important for our hazardous materials, dangerous goods, environment, health and safety communities of practice. IHMM credentialed professionals are at the top 1% of their professions and their reach is global. We are at the forefront of environmental protection, health, and safety and this is where collaborating with the very best people in their fields, people who are always willing to help one another lessens the stress of our jobs and where we strive as a team to make a difference of which we are all proud.
Our online community continues to grow every day, with new groups forming week in and week out. And we've updated the platform to ensure you can access the content, groups, members, and discussions that interest you most-quickly and easily.
Here's a quick overview of some of the features:
- Enhanced email capabilities. You can receive digests of activities in your chosen communities.
- Faster Search results – within the new platform, your member search is faster than ever.
- Creation of networks – Auto creation of network based on certain profile demographics.
- Signing up for all your Member alerts in one area --previously, you had to go to every single group in which you were a member to get alert notifications. No more!
- Prefer to get everything via RSS feed? Now you can select any or all the communities in which you are a member, and they'll be aggregated into a single feed!
- Like a document that you read? You can add it to your favorites for quick and easy access in the future.
We plan to take the site live this week and will shortly add mobile capability. Collaboration will continually evolve to meet your needs and those of our ever-growing online community.
Your online community awaits you. It's time for COLLABORATION!
Questions? Please contact Gene Guilford [This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.], Jimmy Nguyen [This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.], Tom Base [This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.]. Every member of the IHMM staff is assigned to work with one or more of the now 28 different communities and committees now in COLLABORATION.
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- Written by Mark Baumgardner, CHMM
- Created: 02 April 2020
- Last Updated: 09 July 2020
