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r � � <br />RESPIRATORY EOUIPMENT: SPIROMETER <br />The Board reviewed the following memo dated January 6, 1993: <br />TO: James Chandler, County Administrator <br />THRU: Jadc Prig, Personnel Director . <br />FROM: <br />Beth Jordan, Risk Managek-*00" <br />DATE: <br />6 January 1993 <br />SUBJECT: Respiratory Equipment; Spirometer <br />Staff requests Board consideration of to purchase of a spirometer at a cost not to a waw $5,wo oo to <br />comply with State of Florida, Department of Labor and Employment Security (DLES) regulations, <br />Background <br />On October 19, 1992 Christine Layne, Safely Specalisz, Division of Safety, DLES, Inspected the Iaruilili <br />and cited the County for violation of an Occupational. Safety and Health Admtnstration (OSHA) <br />requirement, which was to be effective at the end of December, 1992, requiring mewl monitoring of <br />employees who use respirators on the job. For some time, public entities had been a mpt from such <br />monitoring while the private sector had to comply. With the December ntie change, public entitles were <br />brought under OSHA regulations. Staff requested and was granted a 90 -day compliance exWrmk n, with <br />the new compliance date as March 4, 1993. <br />While the County has a formal, written respirator training program with annual UWnfng for employees► <br />there has been no medical monitoring. Under the newly imposed regulations, employees wm complete <br />a written health history questionnaire. In addition, staff recommends that a spirarheter be purchased and <br />three (3) paramedics trained to measure pulmonary fu ncUan (hung capacity) of the appro:drrnately 395 <br />employees who may have a need to use respirators, The questionnaire and measurement will be part <br />of the annual training program, It a corhtrafnd icated medical condition is reported on the questionnaire <br />or I the spirometric test results are outside expected parameters, the employee's results will be reviewed <br />by Roger Nicosia, M.D., Emergency Services medical corsukanL and a recommendatiat willbe made by <br />him. If a potential health condition is Indicated, the employee will be referred to hW her attending <br />physician for follow-up. <br />Currently, there are approxinhately 100 Public Works, 100 Utilities Services, 160 Emergency Services, 5 <br />Building and Grounds, and 30 Goff employees who at least occasionally use respirators. While we may <br />be -able to re-engineer son's jobs to negate the need far respirators, there will remain a considerable <br />number who will have an ongoing need for them <br />Recommendation <br />Staff expknred with Doctas' Com, current workers' oompermation provider, the feasibility of perfomNng <br />this mhonitor V*W found costs to beapp $MW per employee annually. With the purchase <br />of a meter at a cost not to s eed $5,000.00 we can accomplish the required monitoring at the lew <br />cost for the County while provIdit health protection to employees. Because of its use by numerous <br />departments, staff recommends purchase from the Fisk Management budget. <br />ON MOTION by Commissioner Macht, SECONDED by <br />Commissioner Eggert, the Board unanimously <br />authorized the purchase of a spirometer at a not -to - <br />exceed cost of $5,000, as recommended by staff. <br />C -M <br />L_ JAN 121993 8.0K 88 PAGF541 <br />
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