California Industrial Hygiene Council CIHC

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California Industrial Hygiene Council(CIHC) Miss
ion, Vision, Strategy and 2009-2013 Plans
Advancing public policy to improve the health and
safetyof workers and the community.
May 2009 CIHC Board of Directors
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Strategic Plan Overview

• Vision
• CIHC Summary
• 2009 Members
• History and Purpose
• Past Accomplishments
• 2008 Accomplishments
• 2009-2010 CIHC Action Plan
• 2009-2013 Strategic Goals

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CIHC Vision

• To be viewed by environmental, health, and safety
  professionals, national and California local
  section AIHA organizations, legislators, and
  regulators as
• The primary governmental affairs organization
  representing the interests of industrial
  hygienists, and
• Promoting the profession of industrial hygiene in
  California

Advancing public policy to improve the health and
safety of workers and the community.
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CIHC Summary

• MISSION
• Promote the industrial hygiene profession in
  California
• Increase recognition of industrial hygiene in
  legislative and regulatory actions
• Promote good science in environmental, health,
  and safety issues in California

• REPRESENTATION
• Board of Directors from California AIHA Local
  Sections (2 each 1 Alternate)
• Northern California
• Orange County
• Sacramento
• Southern California
• San Diego

• ACTIVITIES
• Review, comment, and participate in applicable
  California legislative and regulatory actions,
  providing technical expertise
• Propose legislation promoting and supporting the
  practice of industrial hygiene in California
• Promote professional development through an
  annual conference and active involvement in
  emerging issues
• Enhance CIHC/Local Section communications

• STAKEHOLDERS
• California AIHA local section members
• National AIHA governmental affairs
• California industrial hygienists
• Applicable California legislators and regulatory
  bodies

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2009 Board Members

• Sacramento Section
• Mark Cameron, CIH
• Ed Klinenberg, CIH
• San Diego Section
• Denise Daggett, CIH (Secretary)
• Jeff King, CIH
• Ann Graham, CIH (Alternate)
• Southern California Section
• Eric N. Brown, CIH
• Jackie Luca, CIH
• Jaime Steedman Lyde (Alternate)
• Orange County Section
• Howard Spielman, CIH (President)
• Leo Vortouni, CIH
• Ron Hutton, CIH (Alternate)
• Northern California Section
• Joel Cohen, CIH (Treasurer)
• Chris Laszcz-Davis, CIH (Vice President)

Sacramento Advocacy Provides Legislative Support
Bill Screening Bill
Tracking Legislative Representation Bill
Drafting Introduction Advocacy Expertise

• cihconline.com web site
• Provides
• Access to Legislative Reports
• Access to California Laws and Regulations
• Board Meeting Minutes
• Information on CIHC Conferences
• Other Board Actions

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CIHC History and Purpose

• HISTORY
• Founded in 1990 to establish a legislative and
  regulatory presence in California for the
  industrial hygiene (IH) profession
• Supported by California AIHA local sections
• PURPOSE
• Oppose erosion or limitation of IH practice by
  legislation or regulation
• Increase IH recognition in statute
• Provide sound scientific and technological input
  to legislative and regulatory process
• Promote growth of IH profession through active
  involvement in emerging issues

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Past Accomplishments

• Established a legislative presence in Sacramento
• Sponsored legislation which defined Industrial
  Hygienist in State Law (HS Code 117672)
• Created the Industrial Hygienist Definition and
  Registration Act (BP Code Sections 20700-20705)
• Negotiated regulation which reduced the required
  number days for lead training courses for CIHs
  from a total of 15 to three days
• Promoted a legislative amendment which resulted
  in an exemption to the Trauma Scene Waste
  Management Practitioner requirement
• Monitored rewrite of the Professional Engineers
  Act
• Sponsored laboratory accreditation legislation
• Sponsored successful legislation to allow a CIH
  or other qualified professional to provide lead
  poisoning prevention services
• Garnered strategic legislative amendments to the
  Toxic Mold Protection Act of 2001, assuring the
  participation of IHs in developing standards to
  identify, evaluate, and abate mold
• Provided high value professional development
  conferences for EHS professionals for 18 years

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2008 Actions

• Reviewed 82 Bills
• Tracked 53 Bills
• Supported 3 Bills
• AB 2796 SB 1386 (Passed)
• AB 2538 (Failed)
• Opposed 3 Bills
• AB 1183, AB 515 (Failed)
• AB 1879 (Passed)
• Sent Letters of Support Regarding Key EHS
  Appointments
• Continued Involvement in Cal/OSHA PEL Process
  Health Expert Advisory Committee (HEAC) PEL
  Process Committee
• Commented on Proposed Sensitization Regulation
• Initiated Green Chemistry Dialog for Potential
  Working Alliance
• Commented on Several Proposed Cal/OSHA
  Regulations
• Supported Emergency Response Protection (Good
  Samaritan) Bill
• Strengthened CIHC Organization Infrastructure to
  Clarify Operations, Deliverables, and
  Communications.
• Increased Communications/Briefings With Our
  Primary Constituents California AIHA Local
  Sections

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2009 - 2010 CIHC Action Plan
Promote the Industrial Hygiene Profession in
California Promote Good Science Continue to
Explore Opportunities for the Growth of the IH
Profession

• Introduce bill on PEL process and Section 5155
• (workplace exposure monitoring)
• Draft initiative
• Find author
• Continue active involvement on applicable
• committees (e.g., HEAC, PEL Process, CA
  Green
• Chemistry, etc.)
• Identify track all relevant EHS bills
• Support bills and proposed regulations that
• promote the IH profession and/or good
  science
• Oppose bills and proposed regulations that are
• harmful to the IH profession and/or are not
• good science

Legislative/Regulatory
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2009 - 2010 CIHC Action Plan
Promote the Industrial Hygiene Profession in
California Promote Good Science Continue to
Explore Opportunities for the Growth of the IH
Profession

• Update by laws and operating procedures
• as needed
• Support a qualified professional to head OSHA
• and key qualified persons for selected EHS
• appointments with other organizations
• Sustain financial solvency with 3 years
• of operating expenses. Explore ways to
• increase financial operational strength.
• Maximize conference financial success by
• conducting all planning and conference
• operations with CIHC/local section
• members
• Develop transition/succession plans for
• CIHC members
• Modify board structure to allow increased
• participation and support from local
• section members (conference committee,
• HEAC backup)

Administrative/Other
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2009 - 2010 CIHC Action Plan
Promote the Industrial Hygiene Profession in
California Promote Good Science Continue to
Explore Opportunities for the Growth of the IH
Profession

• Increase public agency contacts and
• outreach
• Explore opportunities for alliances in
• emerging issues
• Expand involvement in risk-related issues
• Increase local section communication and
• participation, providing mentoring on
• leg/reg activities and tapping
• resources for committees, etc.

Outreach Emerging Issues
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2009 - 2010 CIHC Action Plan
Promote the Industrial Hygiene Profession in
California Promote Good Science Continue to
Explore Opportunities for the Growth of the IH
Profession

• Conduct 19th Annual CIHC Conference in San
• Francisco
• Attract at least 150 attendees and 13 sponsors
• Achieve sufficient reserve to maintain 3 years
• operating budget
• Receive positive feedback from attendees
• and sponsors
• Continue to bring cutting edge, emerging
• topics to conference

Professional Development
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2009-2013 CIHC Strategic Goals
Promote the Industrial Hygiene Profession in
California Promote Good Science Continue to
Explore Opportunities for the Growth of the IH
Profession

• Strengthen legislative and regulatory
  foundation for the profession
• Be premier resource for regulatory matters (be
  a player)

Legislative/Regulatory

• Strengthen financial opportunities and
  organizational operations.
• Limit length of service for board members to
  encourage new Board
• members and fresh perspectives

Administrative/Other

• Be proactively alert to developing issues
• Look for involvement opportunities for Local
  Section members

Outreach Emerging Issues

• Sponsor Annual CIHC Conferences
• Attract attendees and sponsors to maintain
  three years of
• operating budget and increase Local Section
  member
• involvement
• Pursue positive ratings on all fronts

Professional Development