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Article 15 of the Agreement between New York State and CSEA requires the formation of a Statewide Safety and Health Committee consisting of a minimum of six members selected by CSEA and six members selected by the State. The purpose of this advisory committee is to review and discuss matters of mutual concern in the area of safety and health in a proactive, cooperative fashion. In addition, a Side Letter agreement, for the agreement period April 1, 2007 through March 31, 2011, calls for the development and maintenance of a agency level comprehensive safety and health labor management system based on the Federal model 29CFR1960 "Elements", committee discussion on the following topics: Zero energy level maintenance protocols; The safety of employee identification badges; Dealing with Imminent Danger Situations; Hierarchy of Controls – minimizing and eliminating hazards; Ergonomics – reducing and preventing musculoskeletal disorders; and Hazards of pressurized heating systems. Below is a description of the Statewide Committee’s current subcommittees: Boiler/Pressure Vessel Safety Subcommittee Working on these systems has resulted in serious, often fatal injuries. This subcommittee will work to identify hazards of pressurized heating systems and develop possible solutions. The subcommittee will continue to address the unique situations of dealing with such systems and developing course content for a training program on potential dangers and precautions related to these systems. The goals of this committee will be:
CSEA Members: Wayne King, John Bricker, Martin Curtis, Ron Castle Elements Subcommittee During the 2003–2007 contract period the Elements subcommittee conducted research and began the development of an "Elements" model. The Elements model is based, in part, on OSHA’s Proposed Safety and Health Program Rule 29 CFR 1900.1 In the side letter for the 2007–2011 contract the following aspects of an elements program must include:
The goal of this committee would be:
CSEA Members: Andy Mantella, TBD Ergonomics Subcommittee NYS and CSEA have agreed to reduce and prevent musculoskeletal disorders. This is to be done by advocating "safe patient handling" programs in health care facilities to lower injury rates and decrease lost workdays. This subcommittee will:
In addition to health care facilities, the subcommittee will begin to branch out into other areas of ergonomics to help agencies reduce or eliminate musculoskeletal disorders as this is a significant area of injury suffered by CSEA employees at work. Also, the subcommittee will look at information and training that will help agency safety and health committees reduce or eliminate those injuries through effective ergonomic programs and develop Train–the–Trainer programs aimed at the identification and mitigation of hazards associated with these injuries. The goals for this subcommittee will be to:
CSEA Members: Deb Downey, Frank Cosentino Imminent Danger/ID Badge Subcommittee To prevent imminent danger situations the identification and mitigation of such situations is required. In the previous contract a curriculum was developed, to educate workers on imminent danger situations at the worksite. This subcommittee will review and finalize the curriculum developed, and support the development and implementation of a process that would educate workers on imminent danger situations at the worksite, as well as, market and promote training of this program. As a result of identification badges being used as weapons in certain agencies this subcommittee will evaluate means by which employee identification badges can be worn so that the risk of injury is minimized or new design of how to wear badges The goal of this subcommittee will be to:
CSEA Members: Maryann Phelps, Virginia Stubbs, Paul Blujus Training Subcommittee This subcommittee will look at utilizing existing curriculum or developing new train–the–trainer curriculum to assist agencies in developing the fundamental training capacity needed to comply with existing OSHA/PESH standards. The following were suggested subject areas:
The goal of this subcommittee will be to:
CSEA Members: Nick McKay, Karen Maikels
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