Developed OSH inspection checklists tailored to TSA operations. Assigned over 300 Collateral Duty Safety Officers (CDSOs) with OSH training and experience necessary to identify safety and health hazards through informal inspections and perform incident investigations. Chartered 217 Safety Action Teams at TSA airports to respond to OSH issues and concerns, and develop solutions to aid in the implementation of the TSA OSH program locally. Accepted Federal Security Director nominations of 155 Designated Occupational Safety and Health Officials (DOSHO) at TSA airports to plan, implement, and effectively manage the TSA OSH program at the airport level. TSA Injury Reduction Initiatives (1) Developed, implemented, and updated policy and training to foster a successful occupational safety and health (OSH) program. Partner with NIOSH on Health Hazard Evaluations (HHE).Integrate OSH practices/principles into standard operating procedures.Develop the TSA Safety Information System.Perform preliminary hazard analysis of all worksites.Establish OSH policy and program elements IAW, Basic Program Elements for Federal Employees.TSA screening workforce consisted of approximately 60,000 federal employees.January 2003 – TSA Occupational Safety and Health Program staffed.TSA Occupational Safety & Health Program - 2003 TSA operations performed in multi-employer worksites.Minimal safety communication to the workforce.No formalized means for employees to report unsafe/unhealthful working conditions.No baseline hazard assessments of work locations.No means to report, track, trend, or investigate injuries/illnesses.No occupational safety and health program prior to 2003.Most checked baggage screening was performed manually with standalone screening systems (required loading and unloading of baggage) in cramped lobby areas or bag rooms.Employees initially hired to screen carry-on items were now required to screen checked baggage.Inability to address ergonomic issues prior to installation.The enactment of ATSA led to the rapid installation of the checked baggage screening technology.Injury/Illness Rate, Cause & Effects – November 2003 TSA total OWCP case rate was 23.3 per 100 workers (did not include overtime) USCG was 5.6 Customs was 10.8 INS was 12.1 CBP was 10.8 Fed-wide was 3.8 Injury Statistic Cause of Injury: 70% baggage handling, 4% equipment handling (ETD tables, privacy screens, floor mats), 4% striking/hitting/bumping into objects Nature of Injury: 79% Sprains/strains/swelling Anatomical Location: 25% Back, 10% multiple sites, 8% shoulder, 7% knee, 5% wrist Providing 100 percent screening of all checked baggage for explosives by December 31, 2002.ess.Hiring, training, and deploying federal security officers to over 400 commercial airports from Guam to Alaska in 12 months.ATSA required the completion of more than 30 mandates by the end of 2002 to include:.FebruFAA and TSA publish a final rule transferring the bulk of FAA’s aviation security rules to TSA.The Act transferred the responsibility for civil aviation security from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to TSA. Novem– Following the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the United States, Congressed passed the Aviation and Transportation Security Act (ATSA), which established the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). Transportation Security Administration Occupational Safety and Health Program Overview INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE Committee on DHS Occupational Health and Operational Medicine Infrastructure June 10, 2013
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