Greater Houston Industrial Hygiene Council

Notice of December 10, 2009 Meeting

Meets At:                     University of Texas - Operations Center Building
Click here for Map to Meeting

                                    1851 Crosspoint Drive

                                    Houston, Texas 77054

                                    (713) 500-3498                                                          

Time:                            9:00 AM to 4:30 PM 

Registration begins at 8:30 AM                                                                                                                        

Parking:                        Please be sure to park in the fenced-in visitor’s parking lot past the stop sign, cyclone fence & speed bumps.  Parking violations will be given to those not parked in the designated area.

Dates:                           Third Thursday of even numbered months (Except Dec.)

Note:  AIHA Gulf Coast Section meets during the odd numbered months

In 2009:                       February 19, April 16, June 18, August 20, October 15, December 10, (3^RD Thursday of each even numbered month except December.)

Cost:                            For Lunch and Meeting   $ 35.00

Meeting Only:                    $ 25.00

Accepted forms of payments are check made payable to SWCOEH, and American Express, Discover Card, Master Card or Visa.  If paying by credit card, advance payments made online are encouraged via the SWCOEH website.  Meeting walk-ins are welcome.

CM Points:                   1.0 ABIH Certification Maintenance Point per full day participation

Contact:                       Janet Wiiki CIH, CSP             

ICU Environmental, Health & Safety

26022 Oak Ridge Drive                      

The Woodlands, Texas 77380

Telephone: (281) 363-9939

Fax: (281) 363-4744

E-mail:  janet@icusafety.com

Reservations:                Reservations for meeting and lunch must be received no later than 10:00am on December 9th so proper catering arrangements can be made.  It is also very helpful to have an idea of the group size.  Please let Janet Wiiki know if you plan to attend.

NOTE:  You can now obtain the GHIHC Meeting Notice and RSVP to meetings on the ICU Web Site at:

www.icusafety.com

Look for notices to be posted approximately two weeks prior to the meeting date.

Greater Houston Industrial Hygiene Council

December 10, 2009

Fitness for Duty Programs in the 21^st Century

Session Arranged by Ron Louvier, Chevron Corporate HES

TIME	ITEM
9:00-9:05	Introduction Janet Wiiki CIH, CSP                                          Ron Louvier, CIH, CHMM ICU Environmental, Health and Safety               Chevron Corporate HES
9:05-10:20	Chevron ‘s Functional Capability Definition David Bonnett, Corporate Process Advisor Kathy Maltchev, Advisor, Health and Productivity   Chevron Services Company Over the last few years, Chevron has developed standardized fitness for duty requirements to identify health-sensitive or physically demanding job functions and develop appropriate evaluations for new hires, job transfers, for cause, returning to work after an injury or illness, and emergency responders.  Documenting the physical requirements of each job is the foundation of the fitness for duty process and medical and functional testing are used when needed. Chevron’s employees are seen as its greatest asset and fitness for duty is one process of several used to help meet the objective of ensuring a safe work environment
10:20-10:35	Break
10:35-11:50	Concentra Doctor / Physical Therapist Latha M. Brubaker, MD Regional Medical Director, Houston and Louisiana Concentra How Functional Capability information for a particular job assignment assists a physician with better case management for OTJ injuries, work hardening efforts, design of initial or baseline       physical exams, design of continuing physical exams, medical intervention strategies where a longer term employee begins to age and may struggle to meet physical requirements of a job they’ve held, whether Functional Capability information helps minimize or better manage workers compensation costs, resources available to help companies with these efforts, success stories from your experience with Concentra
11:50-12:50	Lunch
12:50-2:20	Functional Capacity or Structural Integrity of the Musculoskeletal System: Which one has more worth in predicting and preventing injury?  Petti Redding, OTR Pride Wellness Systems, Inc. The human musculoskeletal system is designed with a certain alignment and muscular balance.  It hinges on the concept that human beings have evolved to move, not to be static or seated.  With loss of that structural integrity, injury is bound to follow.  But the missing part of this puzzle is the timing.  With structural imbalance, damage is occurring on a daily basis, prior to the actual pain event.  The “damage” lies within muscle fibers at the cellular level, and that damage acts on other soft tissue-joints, tendons, discs, etc., leading to the “injury”.  But what is the greater predictor of injury, the action of the functional ability that just might be sub-threshold pain level, or the structural alignment of the total system, including spine, pelvis, and extremities?  And if we can predict, can we not also prevent?
2:20-2:35	Break
2:35-3:25	Drug / Alcohol Test Presentation Scott Jenkins, Terri McCulloch Any Lab Test Now, Inc. Discussion of various types of drug testing alternatives, pros and cons of each method, and most common errors that occur when companies administer drug / alcohol testing programs.
3:25-4:30	Legal Presentation Martha Campbell Attorney At Law Strong, Pipkin, Bissell, Ledyard, L.L.P Beaumont, Texas The EEOC is going to be putting out its new rules on the ADAA.  Presentation will focus on a “compare and contrast” of “disability”, “reasonable accommodation”, and “fitness for duty” under case law and the Old Act vs. the ADAA and what to look for in the new EEOC rules.
4:30 PM	Adjournment