Health, Safety & Environmental Compliance Program

B.L. Myers Bros. has been in business since 1884 and has weathered the storm of changing regulations, new environmental laws, and numerous mandatory increases in workplace safety. Customers today often have difficulty clearing the hurdles to HSE compliance and we have heard the call for help. Whether your needs exist in the field with employee training, safety audits, or command of hazardous materials releases or in the office with program development, program audits or risk management assistance, B.L. Myers can provide you the professional experience you seek.

Our health, safety and environmental compliance program is directed by Michael D. Cassella, CET. A certified health, safety & environment trainer (CET) and ExxonMobil authorized loss prevention systems (LPS) trainer, Mr. Cassella has over 20 years experience servicing consultants, contractors, engineering firms and manufacturing facilities throughout the U.S.

Credentials for Michael include:

• Development and implementation of regulatory safety programs.

• Professional trainer with over 8,000 hours of instruction in OSHA, DOT, EPA, Emergency Response, and numerous company/client specific programs.

• Management of workers compensation program, which includes; claims submission and management, litigation, surveillance, and employee return to work program.

• Training and command of hazardous materials response team.

• Use and application of direct and indirect reading monitoring instruments including a photo-ionizing detector (PID), explosive gas/oxygen meters, mercury vapor analyzer, and flame ionizing detector (FID) colorimetric tubes.

Health & Safety Services include

• Training: Open enrollment course at our facility

-- Hazardous waster operations &       emergency response (HAZWOPER)
OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120

• Emergency Response for Hazardous Materials (HAZMAT)

–         Awareness Level: designed for employees who may encounter a hazmat spill and are required to initiate an emergency response.

–         Operations Level: Initial response in a defensive fashion.

–         Hazmat technician: The “hands-on” response to chemical releases.

–         Incident Command: This course is designed to prepare individuals to “take charge” of a hazardous materials response.

• Training programs: customized on-site

– Bloodborne Pathogens 1910.1030:  Are your employees at risk of exposure to hepatitis, aids, and infectious disease? 

This course identifies those at risk, the methods of protection, job responsibilities and routes of exposure.

– Confined Space Entry 1910.146:  According to OSHA, if any part of your body breaks the plane of a confined space, you have just made an entry.  The course outlines the requirements of the standard, explains use of PPE, and identifies those hazards associated with confined spaces.

– Fire Extinguishers 1910.157: Are your employees really prepared to extinguish an incipient fire at your facility?  Students are provided the opportunity to extinguish a controlled fire in a training environment.

– Forktrucks (Powered Industrial Trucks) 1910.178: The regulation requires employers to certify their operators on the forktrucks in your workplace.  This training is customized to your equipment and provides a three-year certification to class participants.

– Hazard Communication (Hazcom) 1910.1200:  This is the number 1 most cited OSHA violation.  Employers are responsible for identifying work place hazards; provide material safety data sheets (MSDS) and relay the information to the effected employees.

– Hearing Conservation (Occupational Noise Exposure) 1910.95:  Discuss the sources and hazard of occupational noise, engineering controls, PPE, and the hazards of excessive noise.

– Lockout & Tagout (Control of Energized Systems) 1910.147:  Identifies those process and systems the store hazardous energy and those methods that your employees must know to protect themselves.

– Personal Protective Equipment 1910.132 through 139:  This course explains what those requirements are and when they apply.  Students learn how to identify hazards, how to choose PPE, its limitations, use, and care.

– Respiratory Protection 1910.136:  Breathing easy is the focus of this course.  It identifies the potential airborne hazards, monitoring, respirators, their limitations and the medical monitoring requirements associated with respiratory protection.

• Construction: OSHA 29 CFR 1926 select topics (Competent Person Certification)

– Excavations 1926.650 Subpart P: Provides competent person training required for excavation and trenching practices.  Includes soil classification, protective systems, and the regulatory requirements of the standard.

– Fall Protection 1926.500 Subpart M: Identifies the use and applications of fall protection devices, areas where fall protection is required, and associated hazards.

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For more information on B.L. Myers HSE services, contact Michael Cassella, Health & Safety Manager at mcassella@blmyers.com or 610-942-2030 ext. 233.