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Iowa-Illinois Safety Council

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In This IssueIISC's 59th Annual

Professional DevelopmentConference & Expo

OSHA's Memorandum onEmployer Incentive andDisincentive Policies and

Practices

GHS Seminar ­ May 22

Keep Our Kids Safe ­ DoNot Pass a Stopped School

Busy

Training Opportunity forIISC Members

Jobs Available

IISC Members Earn TheirAdvanced Safety

Certificate

OSHA Announces NewNational Emphasis

Program for Nursing andResidential Care Facilities

New Members

Did You Know?

Iowa­Illinois Safety CouncilMonthly NewsletterMay 2012 · Vol. 17 · Issue 5

IISC's 59th Annual PDC

The IISC staff and Board of Directors would like to thankeveryone who attended the Professional DevelopmentConference & Expo last week in Dubuque, Iowa. Thefeedback we received verbally at the conference indicatesthis 2012 PDC was the best conference IISC has providedthus far! If you attended and have not yet filled out the evaluation,please take a moment to provide your feedback. Youropinions are important! You can access the evaluation by clicking here. Speaker handouts/presentations are available to downloadto all IISC members on the Member's Only Page atwww.iisc.org. CD's of the speaker handouts/presentations are available forpurchase to Not­yet­a­members for $25. If you would liketo purchase a copy of the CD, email dawn@iisc.org with yourshipping and billing information. Next year's PDC will be at the Coralville Marriott inCoralville, Iowa, April 10­13, 2013. You won't want to missIISC's 60th Annual Professional Development Conference ­

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Clean spills of

food, water, or otherliquids right away ­ at work and at home.

Slips, trips and

fallsare preventablebut potentiallycostly accidents.

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OSHA's Memorandum on EmployerIncentive and Disincentive Policies andPractices

Gary Auman, Director and Attorney withDunlevey, Mahan & Furry from Dayton, Ohioprovided two sessions at IISC's ProfessionalDevelopment Conference last weekconcerning OSHA compliance. During thesessions, a March 12, 2012 memo sent outby Richard E. Fairfax, the Deputy AssistantSecretary for OSHA to all RegionalAdministrators and Whistleblower ProgramManagers, was discussed. Gary hasprovided this article addressing the

memorandum to help IISC members understand possiblechanges may be needed with your company's incentiveprograms. I do want to point out that these are GaryAuman's comments, not IISC's. IISC has not taken aposition at this time and we will wait to see how OSHAintends to enforce this issue. Laura Johnson, CAE ­ Executive DirectorIowa­Illinois Safety Council OSHA's Memorandum on Employer Incentiveand Disincentive Policies and Practices Written by: Gary W. Auman, Dunlevey, Mahan & Furry On March 12, 2012, Richard E. Fairfax, the Deputy AssistantSecretary for OSHA issued the above noted memorandum toall regional Administrators and Whistleblower ProgramManagers. This memo takes OSHA discrimination (11(c))violations to a level which most employers have notanticipated. I think most employers have been aware for years of thewhistleblower protection afforded employees who make acomplaint to their employer or to OSHA regarding safetyhazards in their workplace. This protection is afforded to allemployees under Section 11(c) of the Occupational Safetyand Health Act. That section clearly states that: "No person shall discharge or in any manner discriminateagainst any employee because such employee has filed orinstituted or caused to be instituted any proceeding under or

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related to this Act or has testified or is about to testify inany such proceeding or because of the exercise by suchemployee on behalf of himself or others of any right affordedby the Act." What many didn't realize is that OSHA had taken that prettyobvious language and developed and finalized a regulationunder 29 CFR 1904.36 that extends the protection ofSection 11(c) to an employee reporting a work­relatedfatality, injury or illness....Read the full articleat www.iisc.org. Back to Top

GHS Seminar May 22, 20128:00 ­ 11:00 am Holiday Inn4800 Merle Hay RoadUrbandale, IA

The Iowa Illinois Safety Council is pleased to announce thisnew class scheduled for Tuesday, May 22nd. This coursewill cover the Globally Harmonized System for theClassification and Labeling of Chemicals and the updatesmade to the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS). Class size is limited to 20 people. An additional sessionwill be scheduled in the afternoon once the morning class isfull. Click here for complete information and to register online. Back to Top

Keep Our Kids Safe ­ Do Not Pass a Stopped School Bus

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AMES, Iowa ­ April 11, 2012 ­Recently, several motor vehicle crasheswith school buses have prompted theIowa Department of Transportation toremind motorists of when it is illegal topass a stopped school bus on anypublic or private roadway or driveway. The bill known as "Kadyn's Law," inmemory of Kadyn Halverson, went intoeffect with the governor's signatureMarch 16. The 7­year­old first graderfrom Kensett was killed last May by adriver who had illegally passed astopped school bus. The new provisions increase the penalties for drivers who fail to abide by the law (IowaCode 321.372) on stopped school buses. Previously, a motorist who passed a bus whenthe red warning lights were flashing was fined $200. The new Iowa law increased thepenalty to at least $250 and as high as $675 for a first offense and up to 30 days injail. For subsequent violations, a driver could face fines of up to $1,875. A driver whoviolates the law and causes an injury could face added fines, jail time and licensesuspension. In addition to the situations described below, drivers should never pass on the right.Violations of Iowa's motor vehicle laws should be reported to local law enforcement. Scenario 1 ­ You are traveling on a two­lane or three­lane

Nearing the bus from the rear; drivers must always stop when either the amberlights or red lights are flashing. Stop no closer than 15 feet from t he bus.Meeting the bus from the front; drivers must slow their vehicles to 20 mph whenamber lights are flashing. Stop when the lights change to red and the stop armcomes out. Remain stopped until the lights stop flashing and the stop arm iswithdrawn.

Scenario 2 ­ You are traveling on a road with two or more lanes in eachdirection

Stop if nearing the bus from the rear when amber or red lights are flashing. Stop no closer than 15 feet from the bus. When meeting the bus in one of the opposite two lanes (or more), you do notneed to stop even if the bus has stopped with lights flashing and stop arm out.The bus is not permitted to load or unload children who must cross this type ofroadway unless there are official traffic control devices or police officerspresent.

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Training Opportunity for IISC Members

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Daniel Stoehr, with Daniels Training Services in Freeport, IL was speaker at IISC'sProfessional Development Conference last week. There was interest from attendeeswith two additional classes Dan will be offering in the Des Moines, IA area in May. As an additional educational opportunity, Dan is providing this offer to IISC membersthat may need these educational courses. Below is information from Dan about thetraining.

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IISC members may attend my one day training event (DOT HazMatEmployee & RCRA Training for Hazardous Waste Personnel) at the BassPro Shop in Des Moines on May 23rd for the promotional rate ofonly $100/person. This is a savings of over $250 from my regularprice. Be sure to use promotional code IISC2012 when you register toreceive the discount.

Read more about my Public/Open Enrollment Training to see if it is rightfor you or learn more about DOT HazMat Employee Training and RCRA Training forHazardous Waste Personnel I provide.

Please don't hesitate to contact me with any questions or if you have any problemsregistering. REGISTER NOW! Daniel Stoehr, Owner/Training ProviderDaniels Training Services ­ Freeport, ILhttp://www.danielstraining.com/ Back to Top

Jobs Available Company/Location: West Liberty FoodsPosition: Director of Corporate SafetyHow to Apply: Click here Company/Location: Eagle Windows & Doors ­ Dubuque, IAPosition: Safety & Environmental ManagerHow to Apply: Click here Company/Location: Ames Laboratory ­ Ames, IAPosition: General Safety Programs ManagerHow to Apply: Click here Company/Location: Ames Laboratory ­ Ames, IAPosition: Industrial Hygiene ManagerHow to Apply: Click here

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IISC Members Earn Their Advanced Safety Certificate

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Congratulations to the following members who earned their Advanced SafetyCertificate after completing the Fundamentals of Industrial Hygiene Course in April:

Kyle Oberender ­ PDI ­ Ankeny, IA, Mark Stonis ­ Self­contractor ­ New Port Richey,FL, Josh Mattern ­ Cargill Kitchen Solutions ­ Mason City, IA, Lyle Wehr ­ AlliantEnergy Transportation ­ Cedar Rapids, IA, and Mike Letsche ­ VT Industries ­ Hostein,IA The requirements to achieve the ASC are to complete the Principles of OccupationalHealth and Safety course (required), earning 2.6 CEUs (continuing education credits)and to then complete 2 of the 3 following electives for at least 5.2 total CEUs: SafetyManagement Techniques (2.6 CEUs), Safety Training Methods (3.0 CEUs) orFundamentals of Industrial Hygiene (2.6 CEUs). The Advanced Safety Certificate program is designed to maximize your effectiveness asa safety leader and help you establish best safety practices for your organization.

Advanced courses focus on the technical and management safety skills and bestpractices needed to take your safety program to a new level. Each new course providesyou more direction for greater accomplishment and professional recognition.

The successful candidate will learn how to design a custom safety training program fortheir organization, develop skills in problem solving and decision making, learn how toassess their organization's safety training needs and deliver performance based safetytraining in addition to management skills.

Future classes are scheduled for 2012 in Peoria, Illinois in July, August, September andOctober. For more information and dates you can go to the Iowa­Illinois Safety Councilwebsite or contact the IISC office. Back to Top

OSHA Announces New National Emphasis Program forNursing and Residential Care Facilities

On April 5, OSHA announced a new National EmphasisProgram for Nursing and Residential Care Facilities to protectworkers from serious safety and health hazards that are

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common in medical industries. OSHA develops national emphasis programs to focus outreach efforts and inspectionson specific hazards in an industry for a three­year period. Through this NEP, OSHA willtarget nursing homes and residential care facilities in an effort to reduce occupationalillnesses and injuries. In 2010, according to the department's Bureau of Labor Statistics, nursing andresidential care facilities experienced one of the highest rates of lost workdays due toinjuries and illnesses of all major American industries. "These are people who havededicated their lives to caring for our loved ones when they are not well. It is notacceptable that they continue to get hurt at such high rates," said Dr. David Michaels,assistant secretary of labor for occupational safety and health. "Our new emphasisprogram for inspecting these facilities will strengthen protections for society'scaretakers." For more information, see the news release, read the full directive (PDF*), or findeducational materials for employers and workers in nursing homes and residential carefacilities on OSHA's Nursing Home page. Resource: OSHA Quick Takes ­ April 16, 2012 · Volume 11, Issue 9 Back to Top

New Members in April Cargill Fort Dodge, IowaCorn Processing

Choctaw­Kaul Distribution Company Bloomington, IllinoisSafety Gloves & Industrial Tools

East Dubuque Volunteer Fire Department East Dubuque, IllinoisLocal Fire Department

The Egging Company Clinton, IowaManufacturing­ Fabrication

J. T. Cullen Company Fulton, IllinoisCustom Steel Fabrication

Rousselot Dubuque, IowaGelatin Manufacture

Strategic Comp West Des Moines, IowaInsurance

Wiese Mechanical, Inc.

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Treynor, IowaMillwright & Construction Back to Top

CLMI Blueprints® for Safetyoffers NEW OfficeErgonomics TrainingPackage Ergonomics is an important part of health in theworkplace. Not only is it important in a heavyindustrial setting, but it is vitally importantwith people working at a computer desk all day. This program teaches employees the importance of maintaining good posture while working long hours in the office as well as how to avoid fatigue and strain.

This training program includes an 18 minute DVD video, Administrativeguide, PowerPoint presentation and employee handbooks.

Member: $350 Not­yet­a­Member: $435 To order or preview materials, contact Terri Simmons at 800­568­2495 ext. 225or terri@iisc.org.

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