March 2023, Volume 15, Issue 2
March 16, 2023
Senate Confirms Head of OSHA
Study Finds Association Between Shift Work & Risk of Cardiometabolic Multimorbidity
“Safety isn’t expensive, it’s priceless.” – Author unknown
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March 2023, Volume 15, Issue 1
March 3, 2023
20 Years and Counting!
Caliche, Ltd., a Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) Consulting and Management Firm, is pleased to announce our 20 Year Anniversary. On November 12, 2003, Caliche, Ltd. completed the purchase of Environmental Technologies, Inc. and immediately stated providing HSE professional services throughout Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, New Mexico, Colorado, Oregon, Florida, and globally.
December 2022 Volume 14, Issue 4
December 27, 2022
The European Commission has issued a series of reports and a proposal concerning the current status of asbestos in the European Union. In summary, the EC reports some 4.1 million workers are occupationally…
Merry Christmas 2022
December 24, 2022
The Team at Caliche, LTD., wishes you and yours…Peace, Joy, and warm wishes for this holiday season. We are honored to count you as our client. Thank you for your trust and loyalty. In the new year, our ambition….
Hidden Hazards That Bite
October 7, 2022
October 20, 2022 at 11:00 am – 1:00 pm Speaker Gerry Luther, OHST, CIT, CIE – Chief Operating Officer of Caliche Management, LLC, will be presenting “Hidden Hazards That Bite” at the American Society of Safety Professionals North Section Meeting
September 2022, Volume 14, Issue 3
September 23, 2022
“NIOSH: Approved Respirators Cannot Be Altered to Improve Fit” “Concerns regarding statements in the user instructions for several filtering facepiece respirators (FFRs) manufactured by NIOSH approval holders prompted the agency to publish a notice stressing
2022 Region III ASSP Professional Development Conference
June 23, 2022
2022 Region III ASSP Professional Development ConferenceAugust 29 – August 31, 2022San Antonio Marriott Riverwalk889 East Market Street, San Antonio, TXRead More – https://region3.assp.org/events/region-iii-assp-pdc/
VPPPA® Presents Safety+ Event
June 23, 2022
VPPPA® Presents Safety+ An Integrated Safety & Health Management Systems Symposium, Tuesday, August 23 – Thursday, August 25, 2022 Walter E. Washington Convention Center Washington D.C. More Information – https://www.vpppa.org/events/safety-symposium/
Volume 14 | Issue 2 | June 2022
June 10, 2022
The American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists 2022 guidelines for Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices (BEIs) have identified the following proposed changes to the chemicals or implemented changes to stressors listed below:
Training Completed
April 15, 2022
April 2022 – Completed Urea Ammonium Nitrate (UAN) air monitoring, respirator training, quantitative fit-testing, and UAN Hazard Awareness training for one of our maritime clients.
Issue No. 1 | March 2022 | 14th Volume
March 14, 2022
“More than 50 percent of workers exposed to noise in 2014 did not wear hearing protection consistently, a study conducted by NIOSH researchers has found. Published earlier this month in the American Journal of Industrial Medicine, the study shows that inconsistent use of hearing protection was more prevalent in industries that have fewer noise–exposed workers.”
CIH Completed Review
January 12, 2022
January 2022 – CIH completed review and submitted comments of a company’s Site-Specific Health and Safety Plan designed for the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) Superfund Site Discovery and Assessment Program (SSDAP) and Remediation
Renewed Service Contracts
January 6, 2022
1st Quarter, 2022 – Renewed service contracts with Texas Children’s Hospital and Houston Methodist Hospital.
Issue No. 4 | November 2021 | 13th Volume
November 19, 2021
US 2019 SAFETY AND HEALTH
STATISTICS
By: Frank M. Parker, III – CIH, CSP, PE, BCEE
The US Bureau of Statistics has published its summary of injuries, illnesses and fatalities
reported by private industry for the year 2019 [bls.gov/iif/oshsum.htm#19Summary_Tables]. In
summary:
Awarded GSA Contract
October 14, 2021
October 14, 2021 – Caliche, Ltd. was awarded a GSA contract.
Issue No. 3 | July 2021 | 13th Volume
July 16, 2021
Welcome, Mr. David Lucas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) – Texas Asbestos Individual Consultant
We are happy to share with you the newest addition to Caliche, Ltd. Mr. Lucas has been involved with industrial hygiene sampling, primarily with asbestos related projects, since the state licensing conception. He is experienced with numerous asbestos removal projects and has worked with many individual asbestos contractors and building representatives through the years. In the 1980’s, Mr. Lucas worked with our CEO, forensic expert, and ex Magnolia City Mayor, Mr. Frank Parker III. Together they co-invented the PL1 sampler.