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Thanks to all who have taken part in the survey thus far... Please follow this link to complete the qualification survey www.dchas.org/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=72 We will forward the contact information for those who qualify to participat e to RTI during the last week of May, so please respond by May 24. -Stefan Wawzyniecki, Chair, DCHAS _______________________________________________________________ To: DCHAS Memebers From: Stefan Wawzyniecki, Chair, DCHAS Subject: Department of Labor seeking Health & Safety Experts I was approached by a contractor (RTI) working for the Department of Labor, who contacted the ACS for assistance in a project which is described in fu ll below. ACS saw an opportunity for DCHAS to help in this national effort . I strongly encourage those who meet the criteria noted below to fill out the survey via the link provided. Note that there is recognition & compens ation through DoL. Stefan Wawzyniecki, Chair, DCHAS 1. The US Department of Labor's Occupational Information Network (O* NET) is seeking assistance from expert Occupational Health and Safety Speci alists (the name of the national occupational category, not necessarily a p erson's current individual job title). Standard Occupational Code: 29-9011.00 Standard Occupation Classification Title: Occupational Health and Safety S pecialists Category Description: Review, evaluate, and analyze work environments and d esign programs and procedures to control, eliminate, and prevent disease or injury caused by chemical, physical, and biological agents or ergonomic fa ctors. May conduct inspections and enforce adherence to laws and regulation s governing the health and safety of individuals. May be employed in the pu blic or private sector. 2. The US Department of Labor's Occupational Information Network (O* NET) is seeking assistance from expert Occupational Health and Safety Techn icians (the name of the national occupational category, not necessarily a p erson's current individual job title). Standard Occupational Code: 29-9012.00 Standard Occupation Classification Title: Occupational Health and Safety T echnicians Category Description: Collect data on work environments for analysis by occ upational health and safety specialists. Implement and conduct evaluation of programs designed to limit chemical, physical, biological, and ergonomic risks to workers. We are seeking Occupation Experts (OEs) with at least 1 year of hands-on ex perience in the specified category, and a total of at least 5 years of expe rience including time spent supervising and teaching others in these catego ries, and who are currently involved with (performing, supervising, or teac hing) the occupation, to complete a series of occupational questionnaires, with individual and employer names kept confidential. This information is for a national database called O*NET, which has replace d the Dictionary of Occupational Titles (published 1939-1991). Information in this database is made available free of charge at http://www.onetonline .org as a service to employers, job seekers, human resource professionals, job counselors, students and labor market analysts across the country, prov iding information about the work activities, work context, and knowledge ne eded to succeed in about 900 occupational categories nationwide. The American Chemical Society - Division of Chemical Health and Safety (ACS -DCHAS) is pleased to assist with this national effort, by asking qualified members to respond. RTI will randomly select a small number of qualified ACS-DCHAS members from those who self identify themselves as eligible to pa rticipate. Their input will represent the profession as a whole. This is b oth a professional development opportunity and a personal honor for those w ho are selected. Unless they voice an objection in advance, participants w ill receive an oak-framed certificate of appreciation and $40 in cash as to kens of appreciation. To ask for your input for this important project for the U.S. Department of Labor, RTI (Research Triangle Institute) will need to contact each of the randomly selected occupation experts to ask that you voluntarily complete a handful of O*NET questionnaires to provide information on your field of ex pertise. Contact at RTI is Charles D. Upchurch, Business Liaison, O*NET O perations Center at 877-233-7348, Ext. 146 or cupchurch**At_Symbol_Here**onet.rti.org. Further information about this initiative can be found at http://www.doleta .gov/programs/onet/datacollection.cfm Best Regards, Mr. Stefan Wawzyniecki, CIH, CHMM, CHO, University of Connecticut Chair (2010), ACS/CH&S Division
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