1. Oklahoma Field Federal Safety and Health Council
Volume 1, Issue 2
May 29, 2012
OFFSHC Newsletter
Next OFFSHC Meeting: June 7, 2012
Last weekend thousands Since 2005, 7,065 The Junemeeting will
OFFSHC 2012 of postal employees postal professionals be held at the US
SCHEDULE:
who have individually have each driven more Postal Service
June 7: USPS driven more than a than a million miles Oklahoma City
Driver Course, Processing and
million accident-free without a single
USPS OKC Distribution Plant.
miles delivered safety accident thru 2011.
July 12: OSHA Globally
tips to Americans Reaching this pinnacle The meeting address
Harmonized
hitting the road this requires 30 years of is 4025 W Reno,
System,
OKC, OK 73107.
FAA, MMAC Memorial Day weekend. service and a safe
attitude. The OFFSHC meeting
August 2: Federal Bureau Tips from a few of the starts at 10:30 am.
of Prisons,
Million Milers included: The June OFFSHC
El Reno Please bring clothing
“Expect the unexpected” meeting will highlight
appropriate for an
and “…You just have to the techniques used to
outdoor demonstration.
pay attention at all times, train USPS drivers on
the safe operation of
and a little luck helps too.”
USPS right-hand drive
The USPS operates the vehicles.
2012 world’s largest civilian Our guest speakers will
Executive fleet of vehicles – and has be David Gaile and
Board Bruce Johnson, Driving
a great vehicle safety
Members: Safety Instructors for
record to go with them.
the US Postal Service.
Chairperson:
Darlene Low (SWPA)
Vice-Chairperson:
Free OSHA Training!
Stephanie Schroeder The University of Texas These one-day training
(FAA)
(UT) Arlington is events count as elective
Secretary: contributing to the safety credits towards several
Don Terrell (FBOP) training community by UT Arlington OSHA
offering 11 free OSHA Education Center
OFFHSC Blog
www.offshc.blogspot.com
seminars this summer in Certification Programs
various locations across that will help you advance
Region VI. in your safety career.
https://www.uta.edu/wconnect/ShowSchedule.awp1?~~GROUP~OSFREE

2. page 2
OFFSHC Newsletter
Prepare Outdoor Workers for Hot Oklahoma Summer
Many federal Each National W eather Oklahoma Summer
employees will be Service W eather weather predictions
performing work in the Forecast Office can from the experts
Oklahoma summer issue the following heat-
heat. This year, OSHA The farmer’s almanac
related products as
and its State Plan predicts that Oklahoma
conditions warrant:
partners have launched 2012 summer
a nationwide campaign Excessive Heat temperatures will be a bit
to raise employer and Outlooks cooler than normal, on
worker awareness of average, with the hottest
Excessive Heat
the dangers of heat and periods in mid-June and
Watches
how to protect workers. early and late July.
Excessive Heat
Visit www.osha.gov for Warnings/Advisor The National Weather
worker fact sheets, ies Service Climate Prediction
worksite posters, Center provides a more
NOAA's heat alert
and other resources on technical approach and
procedures are based
preventing heat-related predicts that the 2012
mainly on Heat Index
illness, in both English Oklahoma summer will be
Values.
and Spanish.
hotter than average.
OSHA is also For more information:
partnering with the http://www.noaawatch.gov
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA)
on weather service
alerts. NOAA’s Heat
Watch page now
includes worker safety
precautions when
extreme heat alerts are
issued.
Go ahead OFFSHC. We’re listening…
Thanks again to Mike
It turns out that the initial We are still collecting Baldwin, Division Manager of
OFFSHC survey responses. The survey will the Transportation Safety
responders are also early close on May 31, 2012. Institute (TSI), for presenting
birds! We have received The final results will be on the training that TSI offers
at the April OFFSHC.
17 responses and about provided at the June 2012
90% would like to attend OFFSHC meeting. For more information
the OFFSHC meeting in visit:http://www.tsi.dot.gov/
the morning. http://www.surveymonkey.
com/s/LL3MD5N
What do you prefer?