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Industry Updates
AIHA/ANSI Standard Z10, Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems, has received final approval from the American National Standards Institute. This is a voluntary consensus standard, which provides critical management systems requirements and guidelines for improvement of occupational health and safety. ANSI Z10 provides the blueprint for widespread benefits in health and safety, as well as in productivity, financial performance, quality, and other organizational and business objectives.
The seven sections include Management Leadership and Employee Participation, Planning, Implementation and Operation, Evaluation and Corrective Action, Management Review. Appendices address roles and responsibilities, policy statements, assessment and prioritization, audit information, and much more.
To learn more about this standard visit www.aiha.org.
SSPC Guild 15, Field Methods for Retrieval and Analysis of Soluble Salts on Steel and Other Non-Pourous Substrates
On June 1, 2005, SSPC issued GUIDE 15, Field Methods for Retrieval and Analysis of Soluble Salts on Steel and Other Non-Pourous Substrates. This replaces SSPC Technical Update No. 4 (1998), Field Methods for Retrieval and Analysis of Soluble Salts on Substrates. Click here for a summary of Guide 15. You can purchase Guide 15 at sspc.org, or by calling SSPC at 1.877.281.7772.
Systems and Specifications, SSPC Painting Manual, Volume 2, 2005 Edition
At the beginning of 2005, SSPC issued the 2005 Edition of the SSPC Painting Manual, Volume 2. The 2005 version contains over 120 different specifications, standards, guides, commentaries, technology updates, joint technical reports, qualification procedures, and other consensus documents developed and approved by SSPC technical committees. More than 30 are new, revised, or recently issued documents not contained in any previous edition. New documents include recent technology updates and reports on coatings and surfacings for concrete, new contractor qualification procedures, a guide to corporate safety programs for industrial painting contractors, new performance-based coating and coating system specifications, new and revised paint and coating application standards, a recently published standard for commercial grade power tool cleaning, revised guides for the containment and disposal of surface preparation debris, and others.
You can purchase Systems and Specifications at sspc.org, or by calling SSPC at 1.877.281.7772.
SSPC Guild 6, Guild for Containing Surface Preparation Debris Generated During Paint Removal Operations (October 1, 2004)
Guide 6 was subject to several significant changes. These changes are of particular interest to those specifying or reviewing containments design drawings, or involved with field erection. Click here for a summary of Guide 6. You can purchase Guide 6 at sspc.org, or by calling SSPC at 1.877.281.7772.
OSHA to Include Hearing Loss Column on Recordkeeping Form in 2004
In conjunction with new recording criteria currently in effect, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will require employers to address hearing loss on its Recordkeeping form beginning 2004. The newly added column will better enable OSHA to gather statistics on workplace hearing loss, pinpoint the location of injuries, and emphasize loss prevention programs according to OSHA Administrator John Henshaw. Click here to read more.
New OSHA Respiratory Protection Standard
OSHA published a revised standard for Respiratory Protection which became effective on April 8, 1998. The revised standard applies to both the General and CONSTRUCTION Industries. Employers may follow the requirements of the old standards (29 CFR 1910.134 and 29 CFR 1926.103) until the start-up date of OSHA enforcement, January 5, 1999. Click here to read more.
Visit www.osha.gov for current news, laws and regulations, and safety and health topics.
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