In this article, Industrial Hygienist, Ronald Schaible, CIH, CSP, provides an introduction to diacetyl hazards as they relate to coffee and e-cigarettes. His discussion includes an explanation of the…
How do you match the experience of an individual who developed and deployed the global health and safety management system for a Fortune 500 company with 250 locations in 50 countries? Or one that has been responsible for the handling of chemical, biological, and physical agents for more than 50 years?
As the Director of Global Health and Safety for AMP, Inc., Ron was responsible for occupational health, safety, indoor environmental quality, ergonomics/human factors, and training issues. For 29 years in insurance loss control and private industry, he constantly applied his knowledge and experience in environmental and occupational health and safety services to eliminate or minimize risks to people, products, and the environment. He's familiar with OSHA and numerous EPA regulations and product warning issues.
Ron has been a college instructor in his field for more than 18 years, and has earned eight different certifications and registrations, including Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) in Comprehensive Practice, Certified Safety Professional (CSP), and Certified Professional Ergonomist (CPE). He's a Diplomate of the Academy of Industrial Hygiene, a member of the American Society of Safety Engineers and the American Industrial Hygiene Association.
Experienced in the recognition, evaluation, and control of occupational and environmental safety and health hazards involving chemical and physical agents, as well as machinery, equipment, products and manufacturing processes and systems.
Industries: General machining, ferrous and non-ferrous foundries and mills, chemical processing plants, construction and demolition, food processing plants, electroplating shops, metal working plants, municipal incinerators and waste transfer facilities, electronic assembly, printing plants.
Processes: Cold and hot forming of metals, machining, forging, stamping, injection molding, grinding, welding/cutting/brazing/gouging, punching, painting and coating, metalizing, rubber compounding/mixing/extruding/calendaring, pulverizing and micronizing, furnaces and heat treating/quenching, electroplating, abrasive blasting, solvent degreasing, high pressure spraying systems, industrial centrifuging (separators, clarifiers, filters), woodworking, hand and automated assembly, laser machining, packaging, robotics.
Products: Commercial, consumer and industrial products and equipment, cranes hoists and slings, milling machines, lathes, slitters, mechanical power presses, conveyors, screw machines, blenders/vibrators/mixers, compressors, pneumatic tools, powered industrial trucks, paints and coatings, lubricants, gels and sealants, cleaners, adhesives, electroplating chemicals, solvents, asbestos, lead and hazardous chemical products.
Buildings: Commercial, industrial and residential building envelope issues; origin and cause of water intrusion events, mold testing and evaluation; preparation of mold remediation plans; indoor air quality (Sick Building Syndrome, Building Related Illness, Idiopathic Environmental Intolerance).
Industrial Hygiene: Sampling and exposure monitoring for all toxic substances (including asbestos, lead and hexavalent chromium), thermal stress, and ionizing/non-ionizing radiation and illumination; indoor air quality, and biological contamination exposure assessments; occupational noise surveys and vibration; community noise surveys to evaluate impact of manufacturing operations; ventilation system evaluation and testing; engineering, and biological and medical monitoring interventions.
Safety: Machine and equipment guarding; material handling methods and ergonomic task evaluations; hazardous material handling/labeling/use/storage/disposal; electrical hazards and energy control (lockout/tagout); permit required confined spaces; process safety management; and limitations, proper selection, use, training and maintenance of personal protective equipment. (e.g., head, eye, hearing, respirators, hands and feet, etc.).
Ergonomics and Human Factors: Task analyses and evaluations of duty exposure; workplace layouts; acceptable dimensions for visual work, clearances and adjustability of design; force, posture and repetition of motion. Equipment design involving displays and controls, and hand and portable power tool and product designs. Information transfer involving assessing comprehensibility, legibility (size, placement, color, contrast, use of validated pictographs or symbols) and readability (time, motion, attention) of labels, signs and warnings on products, Material Safety Data Sheets, and operating, maintenance and technical manuals. Anthropometry applied to physical characteristics for product design. Assessments of human capacity applied to work tasks, job demands and performance; non-traditional work shifts.
Safety Training: Developed and/or conducted programs involving machine guarding, energy control (lockout/tagout), permit required confined space entry, forklift safety, lifting and ergonomics, hearing conservation, personal protective equipment, process safety management, HAZWOPER, fire extinguishers, supervisory safety training and accident investigation, chemical safety, Hazard Communication and Right to Know, lasers, bloodborne pathogens, new employee orientation, and general safety and health hazard awareness.
Product Stewardship: Authored or reviewed hundreds of Material Safety Data Sheets and product labels for conformance with ANSI, OSHA, Canadian WHMIS, California Proposition 65, U.S. EPA TSCA, European Union, and Global Harmonization requirements. Submitted an EPA Pre-Manufacture Notification for a new chemical.
Regulatory Compliance: Federal & State OSHA regulations, recordkeeping, and inspection/citation/variance processes, EPA regulations, ANSI and other industry standards. Developed and implemented plant, division and corporate policies and procedures.
Program Assessments: Developed compliance and management system assessment protocols; participated in numerous compliance assessments; conducted numerous risk evaluation and risk improvement insurance assessments.
University Teaching: OSHA #521, “OSHA Guide to Industrial Hygiene” and OSHA #2045 “Machinery & Machine Guarding Standards” (Northampton Community College). “Environmental & Industrial Hygiene I” (Millersville University, OSEH 321; formerly OSHM 222). Fundamental theory and methods used in the identification, evaluation and control of injury risks from chemical contaminants and biological agents. Includes coverage of toxicology, exposure standards, medical surveillance, toxic air emissions, air-sampling techniques, industrial ventilation and air pollution control, and personal protective equipment. Developed laboratory classes with sampling and ventilation instrumentation to provide “hands on” familiarity with selected equipment. “Environmental & Industrial Hygiene II” (Millersville University, OSEH 422; formerly OSHM 223). Fundamental theory and methods used in the identification, evaluation and control of injury risks from physical agents such as ionizing and nonionizing radiation, lasers, ergonomics, thermal stress, and noise. Covers regulatory standards, control technologies. Developed laboratory classes with instrumentation to provide “hands on” familiarity with selected equipment. “Health and Safety” (St. Francis University, HRIR 527 & 544). The courses emphasized the nature and extent of health and safety hazards posed by environmental conditions and employee behavior at work. The courses reviewed pertinent legislation and applicable management responsibilities.
Associate
1999 to presentProvide technical investigations, analysis, reports, and testimony toward the resolution of commercial and personal injury litigation involving: manufacturing and industrial safety practices and processes; occupational health exposures from chemical, biological, and physical agents; human factors and warnings; personal protective equipment; and ergonomics.
Principal, Consulting Engineer
1999 to 2021Provide safety engineering analysis and design, risk evaluations and safety auditing, training and workshops, and environmental contaminant monitoring for industry.
Non-credit Instructor
2018 to presentInstructor with a host training organization and consortium partner within the Mid Atlantic OSHA Training Institute Education Center (MAOTIEC), which is part of the national network of nonprofit organizations authorized by OSHA as training agents to deliver occupational safety and health training to private and public sector workers, supervisors, and employers.
Principal, Consultant
1982 to 2004Sole proprietorship providing environmental and occupational health and safety services to industry.
Director, Global Health and Safety
1989 to 1998Responsible for worldwide occupational health and safety policy, strategy, and services for a Fortune 500 company with more than 250 locations in 50 countries.
Manager, Environmental Training and Risk Assessment
1984 to 1989Corporate Safety Engineer
1977 to 1984Eastern Region Safety Director
1976 to 1977Supervisor, Safety & Security
1975 to 1976Loss Prevention Representative
1972 to 1975Loss Prevention Representative
1971 to 1972Northampton Community College
Instructor with a host training organization and consortium partner within the Mid Atlantic OSHA Training Institute Education Center (MAOTIEC), which is part of the national network of nonprofit organizations authorized by OSHA as training agents to deliver occupational safety and health training to private and public sector workers, supervisors, and employers. Courses taught have included OSHA #521, “OSHA Guide to Industrial Hygiene” (4 days/26 contact hours).
Millersville University
Undergraduate courses “Environmental & Industrial Hygiene I” and “Environmental & Industrial Hygiene II.”
St. Francis University
Graduate course in “Health and Safety.”
Millersville University
Undergraduate courses “Fundamentals of Industrial Hygiene I” and “Fundamentals of Industrial Hygiene II.”
Harrisburg Area Community College
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Additional training:
Grugle, N., Schaible, R. (2015). "PS Asks about Sleep Deprivation: Nancy Grugle and Ron Schaible." Professional Safety, June, 34-39.
Hutchison, Tom and Theresa Y. Schultz. (Eds.), Schaible, R. (Cond.). (2014). “Hearing Conservation Manual, Fifth Edition.” Council for Accreditation in Occupational Hearing Conservation, Milwaukee, WI. November 2014.
Turina, M., Schaible, R., Vigilante, W. (2009). “Forensic Ergonomics: Theory and Practice.” Published and presented at the Nordic Ergonomics Society 41st Annual Conference. LO-Skolen, Helsinøre, Denmark. June 23, 2009.
Schaible, R., (2005). “The Role of the Indoor Environmental Professional in Mold Remediation,” Proceedings of the 2005 ASSP Professional Development Conference, New Orleans, LA. June 13, 2005.
Schaible, R., (2003). “The Growing Problem of Mold,” Ohio Lawyers Weekly: March 17, 2003.
Meeker, D., Schaible, R., (1999). “Agricultural Machinery Operator Safety,” Published and presented at the National Institute for Farm Safety, Ocean City, MD. June 21, 1999.
Schaible, R., (1990). An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Ventilation Controls in Selected Senior High School Industrial Arts/Technology Education Programs in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Master’s Thesis at West Chester University, West Chester, PA.
Expert Peer Reviewer, (1986). CSP Refresher Guide, ASSP, and PA Industrial Arts Safety Guide. Pennsylvania Department of Education. December 31, 1986.
Schaible, R., (1986). Hygienic Guide: 1,1-Dichloroethane, 3rd Revision, American Industrial Hygiene Association. August 31, 1986.
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