Welcome!
This month we're commemorating 9/11 and
all of the people who lost their lives that day. Despite the time
distance, we still feel the pain this event brought to thousands of
families across the U.S. and the American nation as a whole. At FED,
we've written extensively on 9/11 and the aftermath which led to many more thousands of people being exposed to harmful particles in the ensuing days.
We'd also like to celebrate Labor Day
by remembering those who lost their lives while working to build a
better and stronger USA. Each week, 100 workers die in the U.S. due to
traumatic injuries at work while 2,000 die as a result
of occupational exposure to hazardous substances. This further
highlights the urgent need for better and more effective safety
training that will keep employees out of danger. Our course schedule is
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OSHA Releases a New Individual Injury Estimator
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Photo by Marek Studzinski on Unsplash
In order to raise awareness of the cost of workplace injuries, OSHA has
released a new Individual Injury Estimator as part of its Safety Pays
Program. Companies can use it to see how much more they'd need to
generate in sales in order to compensate for different types of injury
and the direct/indirect costs associated with it.
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We've recently released Three Asbestos Air Sampling Charts
(Federal, NYS, & NYC) which you can use in the field or the
office to ensure project monitors and project air sample technicians
have all the information they need to collect ambient and clearance
asbestos air samples in accordance with the requirements. The
charts put the information at their fingertips.
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New Outreach Materials Available for the National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week
(October 23-29th)
The National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (NLPPW) happens every year in October which is also Children's Health Month
and focuses on keeping children safe both at school and at home. The
new resources can be used to organize local activities and events to
educate communities on preventing lead exposure in childhood.
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A New Report on Indicators of Workplace Violence
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Several
federal agencies have reviewed reported cases of fatal and non-fatal
work-related violence between 1992 and 2019, with a
particular focus on the period 2015-2019. These are some of the
findings:
- 21% of victims of workplace homicide worked in sales or related occupations;
- 79% of all workplace homicides were results of shootings;
- Correction
officers, security guards, and law enforcement officers were the top
three professions exposed to non-fatal workplace violence;
- 47% of the non-fatal workplace violence was committed by strangers;
- 529,000 non-fatal injuries were treated in hospital emergency departments in between 2015-2019;
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Celebrating Respirator Protection Week!
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Future Environment Designs provides
respirator medical evaluations through OMI, respirator quantitative fit
testing using OHD's Quantifit as well as in-person and online training
required by OSHA regulations.
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Small Business Handbook Updated With Heat-related Illness Prevention Checklist
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NIOSH and OSHA have released a Small Business Safety and Health Handbook
to help small businesses develop effective safety and health programs
and use self-inspection checklists for avoiding workplace
injuries.
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ELEVATE YOUR SAFETY PROGRAM WITH SiteDocs
Our goal as your occupational safety
and health training provider is to help keep your employees safe. We do
this by helping you run an efficient and informed safety program in the
most cost-effective way while reducing the risk of minor and major
incidents.
We have reviewed the market to find the best tool and have partnered
with SiteDocs to help you elevate your safety program. We believe
the SiteDocs platform would greatly impact your business helping you
save time and money, and elevate your safety program from being on the
shelf to being part of your day-to-day operations.
To learn more about what SiteDocs can do for your safety program, you can book a quick call with Brent Martyniuk here. |
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BOOK YOUR FREE SPOT FOR THE DIVAL SAFETY SUMMIT (NOVEMBER 2ND)!
This year's DiVal Safety Summit is open and
free for anyone to attend. From educational workshops to access to the
latest innovations on the market, professionals will have a chance to
learn from some of the best experts in the field and grow their network.
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Use SafetySuzy10FEDTC at
checkout to get 10% off of any of our health and safety courses. Don't
forget that our loyal customers get 15% off, so please get in touch if
you'd like to find out more.
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Stay at Home When You're Sick
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CDC reminds people that an
important way to reduce the spread of illness is to keep sick people
away from those who are not sick.
Staying home until at least 24 hours after symptoms start can lower the risk of spreading infectious diseases to other people.
Schools and early care and education (ECE) programs should allow
flexible and supportive paid sick leave policies and practices,
following laws and regulations. Schools should also provide excused
absences for students who are sick, avoid policies that
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incentivize coming to school
while sick, and support children who are learning at home if they are
sick. Employers should also advise and encourage all employees who are
sick to stay at home.
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OSHA Expands Its Criteria for Placement in the Severe Violator Enforcement Program
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In order to improve the compliance with workplace safety standards and
reduce work-related injuries and illnesses, OSHA broadened its criteria
to include violations of all hazards. This can have an impact on more
industries that were previously not affected by such regulations.
The new criteria replaces OSHA's June 18, 2010, Severe Violator Enforcement Program.
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Important Links
"Do As I Say, Not As I Did! What I've Learned After 30-Years of Being in Business" - book by Angelo Garcia III
Order Here!
FEDTC Course CD:
Click Here to access our Dropbox folder
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Additional Resources
Recent Discussion:
New York City's DOB
construction site inspections, enforcement "inadequate", and How much is
a construction worker's life worth? NY Bill says at least $300,000.
Join the conversation and become a member of a thriving group of health and safety professionals.
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Current Courses:
OSHA courses (ONLINE):
- OSHA Respirator User
- OSHA Crystalline Silica Standard for Workers
- OSHA Hazard Communication
- OSHA Hazard Communication plus NYS Right-to-Know
- Covid-19 Awareness Course
- Respirator Hierarchy
- OSHA General Industry Safety Topics
- Lead in Construction Awareness Course
- Mold in Construction Awareness Course
- Blood-borne Pathogen 4-Hour Course
- NYC Local Law 196 - Fall Protection & Drug and Alcohol Courses
Mold courses:
- Keeping Your Family Safe Mold Awareness - Online
- NYS Mold Refresher
- Oct 7, 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM, Plattsburgh, NY
Nov 10, 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM, GoToMeeting
Oct 21, Nov 18, 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM, FEDTC's Syosset Office
- NYS Mold Assessment Initial
Oct 24-27, 8:30 AM - 5:45 PM, FEDTC's Syosset Office
- Mold Remediation/Supervisor Initial
Oct 24-26, 8:30 AM - 5:45 PM, FEDTC's Syosset Office
- Mold Abatement Worker Initial
Oct 24-25, 8:30 AM - 5:45 PM, FEDTC's Syosset Office
Asbestos courses (check our website for the full schedule of upcoming refresher courses):
- Asbestos Awareness Course - Online
- NYCDEP Handler/Supervisor Exam Prep - Online
- NYCDEP Investigator Exam Prep - Online
- AHERA LEA's Designated Person Training - Online
- NYS/NYC Asbestos Contractor/Supervisor Initial
- Oct 31-Nov 4, 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM, FEDTC's Syosset Office
- Asbestos Inspector Refresher
Oct 19, Nov 7, 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM, GoToMeeting
Oct 14, Nov 21, 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM, FEDTC's Syosset Office
Dec 9, 7:30 AM - 11:30 AM, Suffolk County
- NYS/NYC Asbestos Handler/Worker Refresher
Oct 3, 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM, Clinton County
- Oct 11, 7:30 AM - 3:30 PM, Suffolk County
Dec 10, 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM, Westchester County
- Asbestos Contractor/Supervisor Refresher
Oct 5, 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM, Clinton County
- Oct 12, 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM, FEDTC's Syosset Office
Oct 20, 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM, GoToMeeting
- Nov 15, 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM, FEDTC's Syosset Office
- Asbestos Operations and Maintenance Initial
Sep 29-30, 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM, Clinton County
- Asbestos Operations and Maintenance Refresher
Oct 3, 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM, Clinton County
Oct 4, 7:00 AM - 11:00 AM or 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM, Clinton County
Oct 11, 7:30 AM - 12:30 PM, Suffolk County
Oct 28, 7:00 AM - 11:00 AM or 11:30 AM - 3:30 PM, Nassau County
Dec 10, 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM, Westchester County
- Asbestos Management Planner Refresher
Oct 19, Nov 7, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM, GoToMeeting
Nov 21, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM, FEDTC's Syosset Office
- Asbestos Project Monitor Refresher
Oct 18, Nov 22, 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM, FEDTC's Syosset Office
- Asbestos Project Designer Refresher
Nov 14, 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM, GoToMeeting
Oct 13, Nov 16, 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM, FEDTC's Syosset Office
- NYS Asbestos Project Sampling Technician Refresher
Oct 18, Nov 22, 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM, FEDTC's Syosset Office
Please click on the individual courses' link to discover more dates!
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Don't Forget Our Referral Program!
If
you refer asbestos, indoor air quality, or OSHA training to us we will
provide you with a 5% discount on any training you book with us. This
would be in addition to any other discounts we provide.
Thank you to those who have taken advantage of this!
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