Volume 17 / Issue 3 - March, 2012
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LCSC Program Committee Presents

Friday, March 16, 2012 LEPC (Lake Emergency Planning Committee) Highlights, EHS Filings & Safety Education Speakers: Tom Talcott - Asst. Fire Chief @ Willoughby Hills, Larry Greene - Director @ the Emergency Management Agency and Patrick Shannon - Health, Safety & Emergency Response Supervisor @ Lubrizol Corp. >Time: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Location: Holiday Inn Express Hotels & Suites LaMalfa Cost: $20 for members and $25 for non-members Pre-registration is required. No refunds
Friday, April 20, 2012 Topic: LCSC Awards Banquet & OSHA Updates and Priorities Presentation Speaker: Howard Eberts, OSHA Time: Registration 11:15 a.m. - Meeting & Program 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Location: Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites LaMalfa Cost: $20 for LCSC Members, $25 for Non-Members Registration on line at www.councilnews.org RSVP Deadline Monday, April 16,2012

LEPC Highlights and Safety Education

The Lake County Safety Council is proud to present the March program -- LEPC (Lake Emergency Planning Committee) highlights, EHS Filings and Safety Education.

This program will be presented by

Tom Talcott - Asst. Fire Chief @ Willoughby Hills, Larry Greene - Director @ the Emergency Management Agency and Patrick Shannon - Health, Safety & Emergency Response Supervisor @ Lubrizol Corp.

The panel presentation includes discussions on:

-- The role of the LEPC in Lake County and its members.

-- The threshold of chemical reporting requirements.

-- (And) what is done with that information.

-- The Lake County HIT team

-- And -- Wally the Wise Turtle

The meeting is at the Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites LaMalfa on Friday, March 16.

Registration begins at 11:15 a.m.

The meetiing cost is $20 for LCSC members and $25 for non-members.

Reservations are required and may be made by going to the LCSC web site. The link is listed below.
Council Director Mike Orlando morlando@aexcelcorp.com (440) 205-7317 Council Director Elect Position Open Council Secretary Sue Fuerst sfuerst@painesville.com (440) 392-2975 Past Director Cliff Smith cliffsmithehs@componentrepair.com (440) 255-1793 Council Advisor Bob Siktberg bob_siktberg@lincolnelectric.com (216) 383-2141 Council Liaison Kevin Malecek, IOM kmalecek@mentorchamber.org (440) 255-1616 Steering Committee Dawn Johnston dawn.johnston@averydennison.com (440) 358-4646 Henry Brooks henry@thejobsnetwork.com (440) 350-9292 Lee Silvi lsilvi@lakelandcc.edu (440) 525-7252 Dan Nichols dnichols@sfielectrical.com (440) 259-2000 Chris Brill-Packard chris.brill-packard@lakehealth.org (440) 354-1933 Donna McCaskey dmccaskey@eagroupohio.com (440) 951-3514 Sue Fuerst sfuerst@painesville.com Council Assistant Mark Wainwright mwainwright@mentorchamber.org (440) 255-1616 Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation Representative Dennis Patterson 216-403-7433 dennis.patterson@bwc.state.oh.us Ron Abrams 216-308-2996 ron.a.2@bwc.state.oh.us Interested in joining our Steering Committee? Contact Scott Cole for more information.

Well at Home. Safe at Work

Well at home and Safe at work, that is what the Bureau of Workers Compensation wants for every business and worker in Ohio.

The 2012 Ohio Safety Congress & Expo (OCS12) will help attendees foster a culture of safe and healthy behaviors both on and off the job.

The event is at the Greater Columbus Convention Center on March 27 to 29.

This event is the largest and longest-running occupational safety, health and workers compensation event in Ohio.

The BWC recognizes that safe, healthy workers are the lifeblood of Ohio's businesses. A healthy worker leads to higher productivity, lower health costs for the employer and lower prices of goods and services for consumers.

For more information and to make reservations visit the BWC web site at: ohiobwc.com

Attendance - 02/17/12-Oxy-Fuel and Compressed Gas Safety
Active Plumbing Supply
Advocate for Independence
Aexcel Corporation
Air Power Dynamics
ALBA Contractors, Inc.
Allied Door Systems
Alloy Precision Technologies
American Controls LLC
AMG Resources Corporation
Apple Heating & Cooling, Inc.
Aqua Ohio, Inc.
Arcola Building Company Inc.
Astro Manufacturing & Design
Avery Dennison - CFF
Avery Dennison - PTD
Beachwood City School District
Bescast, Inc.
Brecksville-Broadview Hts. City Schools
Career Tech
Chardon Metal Products
Chemsultants International
City of Kirtland
City of Mentor
City of Mentor-on-the-Lake
City of Painesville - Fire Department
City of Painesville - Water Department
City of Painesville - WPCP
Classic Auto Group
Cometic Gasket, Inc.
Component Repair Technologies, Inc.
Concord Township
Core Systems LLC
Cres Cor
Crossroads, LCACS
CT Consultants
Damon Morgan Corporation
Dyson Corporation
EA Group
Emeritus at Mentor
Employ Ease
Empro Job Network (Thomas Emp.)
Environmental Conditioning Systems
Equistar Chemicals, Inc.
 Euclid Fish Company
Extrudex
Fluid Line Products
Food For Thought
Fredon Corporation
Frontage Laboratories
Fusion, Inc.
Grand Rock
Greenbridge
Hardy Industrial Technologies
Hartman Personnel Services
Holden Arboretum
Home Care of Lake County
Hose Master LLC
HZW Environmental Consultants, LLC
Industrial Pump and Valve Repair
Infinity Resources, Inc.
Kalcor Coatings Company
Kemper Company
Kemper House Olmsted Falls
Kerr Lakeside, Inc.
Kline Rostocil Construction Corp.
Klyn Nurseries, Inc.
KW Lang Mechanical
Lake Business Products
Lake County Nursery
Lake Erie College
Lake Metroparks
Lakeland Community College Retired
Laketran
Lantern of Madison
Leroy Township
Levin Furniture
Libra
Life Services
Lincoln Electric
Lintern Corporation
Madison Health Care
Madison Township
MC Sign Company
McNeil Industries
McNulty Roofing Company
 McPhillips Plumbing & HVAC Co.
MedLab
Mentor Area Chamber of Commerce
Mentor Public Library
Mentor Public Schools
Mentor Television, Inc.
Mentor Way Nursing & Rehabilitation
Merritt Woodwork
Midwest Materials
Modern Employment
MT Heat Treating
North American Coating Laboratories
North Perry Village
Northcoast Inc. Recycling Specialists
Omni Cart Services
Pace Engineering, Inc.
Perfection Corporation
Perry Joint Fire District
Perry Township
Preformed Line Products Company
R.T. & T Machining Inc.
Ranpak Corp.
Restorx MD
Roll-Kraft
Stanley Steemer - Lazar Brothers
The Holden Arboretum
The News-Herald
Tom Schaefer Plumbing, Inc.
Tracom - Trailer Component Manufacturing
Transfer Express, Inc.
Tri County Ambulance Service
Universal Metal Products
University Hospitals
USM Precision Products
V.L. Chapman Electric
Village of Fairport Harbor
Vine Beverage & Catering, Inc.
Visiting Angels of Northeast Ohio
Volk Optical
Wickliffe Country Place
Willoughby Eastlake City Schools

Emerging Regulations - Prescription Drugs & Oral Fluid

Recently the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) announced it accepted the recommendations of its Drug Testing Advisory Board (DTAB), and will proceed with drafting revisions to the DHHS Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs.

The changes include expannding the drug testing panel to include additional Schedule II prescription medications (e.g. - oxycodone, oxymorphone, hydrocodone and hydromorphone). These are OxyContin and Vicodin.

They also include, including oral fluid as an alternative specimen for Federal Drug Free Workplace testing.

A representative from the Department of Transportation's (DOT) Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy and Compliance (ODAPC) state, "the opportunity to address the illicit use and abuse of these additional Schedule II drugs in the transortation industries is an important way to limit their misuse in our communities and a great way to serve transportation safety, while getting those who need treatment into treatment."