201483 Chemical Security: Worker Participation

Monday, November 9, 2009: 1:18 PM

Darius D. Sivin, PhD , Health and Safety, International Union UAW, Washington, DC
        
Worker participation in Chemical Securityis a right in that those who are at risk should be able to particiapte in their own protection. In addition, the employees of a facility are often those who know the most about its vulnerabilities and the feasibility of various security measures. The worker participation language supported by the coalition is modeled on mandates in the OSH Act and in the Clean Air Act amendments of 1990 as well as the worker participation requirements in a number of OSHA standards. Expanded worker particpation rights contained in union contracts inspired this language as well. Worker participation has proved effective in the health and safety arena, especially where there is a strong union to protect participation rights. The worker particpation language of the final bill will be evaluated to predict its effectiveness.

Learning Objectives:
1. Demonstrate the value of worker participation in chemical security. 2. Evaluate worker participation provisions in the chemical security legislation in the 111th congress.

Keywords: Managing Risks, Labor

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have relevant academic training and professional experience. I have worked directly in contractual employee participation programs as a union representative. I work as a legislative advocate for employee participation language in a chemical security bill.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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