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Lead Industries Association, Inc. 292 Madison Avenue New York, N. Y. 10017 Telephone: (212) 532-2373 Environmental Health Department July 27, 1979 TO: All Official Members of the Lead Industries Association, Inc. All Members of the LIA Environmental Health Committee FROM: Jerome F. Cole The Lead Industries Association, Inc. has approved a program to develop a new approach to educating and motivating workers to improve personal hygiene practices in lead producing and using facilities. The objective of such a program is to obtain significant reduction in blood lead levels above and beyond improvements possible through engineering controls. Our approach is based on four assumptions: 1. That a reservoir of experience and knowledge exists within the industry and can be tapped. 2. That, in addition to this, the point of view and participation of affected workers is essential to both program development and the learning process. 3. That the success of an educational and motivational activity will depend on understanding and intelligent administration of first and second level supervision. 4. That program elements should be tested and evaluated in actual plant conditions. Program development will be carried out in two phases. The first step -- in which you are being asked to participate -- is to inventory current practices and communication programs on the subject of hygiene throughout the industry. This inventory will be taken by means of the attached questionnaire. We expect it to pro vide us with necessary information and examples that can be shared among Association mem bers, and also provide guidelines for development of an industry-wide approach to hygiene motivation and education. LI 403363 All responses will be treated as confidential. In fact, respondents may remain anonymous if they wish. However, since we believe LIA members with particularly well planned or innovative programs will want to share their experiences with other companies, we are ask ing for samples of any materials that may be helpful. You will notice that several of the items on the questionnaire go beyond strictly occupa tional health questions into areas of human resource management. For this reason, it would be helpful if responses were obtained from your company's senior human resources officer. N 3721 .t Lead Industries Association, Inc. 292 Madison Avenue New York. N. Y. 10017 Telephone: (212) 532-2373 Environmental Health Department - Page 2 - If practices in your company vary significantly from location to location, you may wish to send copies to each lead producing or using facility for individual responses. This is the first step in a two-phase process. The second step will be to test under actual plant conditions promising communication and educaticnal techniques. This will be done at several representative locations over a period of 6-8 months. Several dif ferent approaches to training will be evaluated. Change will be measured in terms of biological and environmental data, as well as attitudes. We hope to begin testing in the early fall. Since this inventory must be complete be fore the second phase can commence, it is important that all questionnaires be returned to me no later than August 24. We believe that this is an important step towards our goal of reducing blood lead levels throughout the industry. It is an innovative, careful approach to the challenge of motivating workers to share responsibility for their own good hygiene. Your cooperation in this effort will be greatly appreciated. If you have any questions about the questionnaire or the program in general, please call me. Sincerely, Jerome F. Cole Director, Environmental Health Enclosure: Questionnaire iko LIAC336^ Lead Industries Association, Inc. 292 Madison Avenue New York. N. Y. 10017 Telephone: (212) 532-2373 For Tabulating Use Only II ------------ ------------- ----------------------- d) (2) (3) (4) A Survey of Communications on Occupationai Health in the Lead industries Please return this questionnaire by August 24 to the Environmental Health Dept. Lead Industries Association, Inc. 292 Madison Avenue New York, N. Y. 10017 /. General A. Name and address of company (respondents may remain anonymous if they prefer) B. Nature of business: (You may check more than one) _____ 1. primary smelting _____ 2. secondary smelting _____ 3. battery manufacturing _____ 4. pigments _____ 5. non-ferrous foundries _____ 6. tetra-ethyl lead producer _____ 7. solder manufacturing _____ 8. automotive _____ 9. other (please specify) C. Number of lead producing and using facilities _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ 1. One 2. Two 3. Three 4. Four 5. Five 6. Six 7. Seven 8. Eight 9. Nine 10. Ten 11. More than ten 1 L140336 5 N 3721.01 D. Location of each such facility (if anonymity desired, omit) E. Size of total workforce: 1.. . .. 2. 3. 4 5. 6, 7. 0 to 99 employees 100 to 499 employees 500 to 999 employees 1,000 to 4,999 employees 5,000 to 9,999 employees 10,000 to 49,999 employees 50,000 or more Number of workers exposed to lead: 1. 0 to 99 employees 2. 100 to 499 employees 3. 500 to 999 employees 4 1,000 to 4,999 employees 5. 5,000 to 9,999 employees 6. 10,000 to 49,999 employees 7. 50.000 or more G. Number of exposed workers in each blood level category below: _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 80 or more 70 to 79 60 to 69 50 to 59 40 to 49 39 or less H. Union status: (please specify which union) _____ _____ _____ _____ -------- 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. United Steelworkers of America Teamsters OCAW IBEW Other (Specify) _____________________________ LIAO 2 II. Organizational A. Of the following individuals, please identify who is responsible for occupational health in your organization. _i. Corporate officer (please specify title) O4) 2. Line manager (please specify title) 3. Staff physician (please specify title) 4. Other (please specify) B. Please describe the reporting relationship and the extent of responsibilities. (15) C. How greatly is each of the following disciplines involved in occupational health decisions? (Please circle the appropriate number) a. Medical Doctors b. Industrial health specialists c. Labor Relations d. Engineering Groatly Involved 3 3 3 3 Somewhat Involved 2 2 2 2 Not at All Involved 1 1 1 1 (16) (1?) (18) (13/ L 14 0 3 3 8 7 3 D. In addition to the primary functional responsibility, do any of the following personnel have responsibility over some aspect of occupational health? (You may check more than or'.) ______ _____ _____ _____ _____ i. 2. 3. 4. 5. Operations managers Supervisors -- first line Supervisors -- second line Union stewards Other (specify) ______________________________ ^ E. For each of the personnel checked above, please indicate the percentage of their time that is ailoted to their responsibility over some aspect of occupational health. (Please circle the appropriate number.) a. Operations managers b. Supervisors -- first line c. Supervisors -- second line d. Union stewards e. Other (specify): Less 75 - 50 . 25- 10- than 100% 74% 49% 24% 10% 5432 1 5 432 1 5 43 2 1 5 432 1 5432 1 (21) (22) (23) (24) (25) LI403389 4 III. External Factors A. The following questions relate to the nature and extent of labor union involvement in occupational health. 1. How active is labor union involvement in occupational health in your company? _____ 1. Very active _____ 2. Somewhat active _____ 3. Not very active _____ 4. Not at all active (26) 2. Does the union maintain independent occupational health staff? _____ 1. Yes _____ 2. No (27) 3. How frequent has the union communicated with the workforce or the public on the same issue of occupational health? _____ 1. Very frequently _____ 2. Somewhat frequently _____ 3. Rarely _____ 4. Never (28) 4. Has the Ui on used any of the following types of materials to communicate with the workforce on the issue of occupational health? (Check as many as apply. You may attach examples, if appropriate.) 1. Newsletters 2. Brochures 3. Leaflets 4. Posters 5. Meetings 6. Other (Specify): (29) 5. Are there any cooperative joint labor/management efforts to improve workforce hygiene practices'7 _____ 1. Yes _____ 2. No (30 (If Yes to 5, would you please describe some of these efforts.) (31) (32 i &033SP 5 8. Has there been any ongoing or recurring OSHA inspection at your facility? _____ 1. Yes _____ 2. No (33) (If Yes to 8, please describe the nature and extent of the inspection.) ____________________ _______________________________________________________________ _______________ ---................................................................................................................................... C. Do you use any externa! consultants to measure lead exposure or counsel you on occupational health? _____ 1. Yes _____ 2. No (36) (If Yes to C, please describe the nature and extent of this activity.) __________________________________________ (37) (38) (If Yes to C. please evaluate these activities in terms of impact on the workforce.) _____ 1. Very effective _____ 2. Somewhat effective _____ 3. Neither effective nor ineffective _____ 4. Somewhat ineffective _____ 5. Very ineffective (39) LI 403390 o IV. Communication* A. How widely is internally generated occupational health information - that is, information on topics like air lead concentrations, blood lead concentrations, lost time due to occupational lead exposure, etc shared in your organization? (Please check all that apply.) ____ _ 1. _____ 2. _____ 3. _____ 4. _____ 5. Access at top management level only Information is shared with and between plant managers Information is shared between plant management and plant supervisory personnel Information is shared with affected work force Information is shared with union officials (40) B. Have you used any of the following to communicate information on occupational health? 1. Articles in employee publications 2. Letters to employees 3. Bulletin board notices 4. Paycheck stuffers 5. Films or slide shows 6. Lectures 7. Booklets 8. Posters 9. Management newsletters 10. Supervisor manuals 11. Training programs 12. Shop floor meetings 13. Worker health incentive programs 14. Other (please specify) _________ Yes No 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 2 12 12 12 12 12 (41) (42) (43) (44) (45) (46) (47) (48) (49) (50) (51) (52) (53) (54) LrAC3391 7 C. In your judgement, how effective are each of the following when used to communicate information on occupational health? (Please rate by circling appropriate number.) 1. Articles in employee publications 2. Letters to employees 3. Bulletin board notices 4. Paycheck stuffers 5. Films or slide shows 6. Lectures 7. Booklets 8. Posters 9. Management newsletters 10. Supervisors' manuals 11. Training programs 12. Shop floor meetings 13. Worker health incentive programs 14. Other (please specify) Vtry Eftectin Somo- whmt Effoctin Nolthor Effocttn Nor Inottocttn Somowtmt loottoctlvo Vory lootloctln 54 54 54 54 54 54 54 54 54 54 54 54 J4 54 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 (55) (56) (57) (58) (59) (60) (61) (62) (63) (64) (65) (66) (67) (68) D. How frequent are communications (of any nature) on health issues at your company? _____ 1. Once a year or less _____ 2. At least every six months _____ 3. At least every three months _____ 4. At least monthly _____ 5. Weekly _____ 6. Ongoing (Regular, as day-to-day supervision, in floor meetings, etc.) (69) E. Are any of the following involved in employee communications on health issues? (Please check all that apply.) 1. Corporate management 2. Corporate personnel, other than management (i.e. communications dept., personnel dept., etc.) 3. Plant management 4. Plant personnel, other than management (i.e. plant physician, plant nurse, safety officer, etc.) 5. Union representative 6. Other (specify) -------------------------------------- ---------------- (70) LI 403392 8 F. Who is primarily responsible for employee communications on health issues? (Please specify title) (71) G. Which of the following determine the content of communications on health issues? (Please check all that apply) _____ 1. Corporate policy _____ 2. Plant safety requirements _____ 3. Community relations _____ 4. OSHA requirements _____ 5. Union relations _____ 6. Other (specify) _____________________________________ ( H. Who implements these decisions on content of communications on health issues? (Please check only one reply) _____ 1. Top personnel officer _____ 2. Top occupational health officer _____ 3. Top communications officer _____ 4. Plant management _____ 5. Plant personnel manager _____ 6. Other (specify) ___ _____ Have you conducted any attitude surveys among your hourly workforce? - _____ 1. Yes _____ 2. No (74) (If Yes to I, did any of these surveys deal with topics such as level of awareness and concern about risks of lead exposure, or, about sens* of personal resposibility for reducing risks?) -------- 1. Yes _____ 2. No (75) J. Please indicate if you have encountered any of the following adverse motivational effects due to concern about health risks. (Please circle appropriate number) 1. Increased absenteeism 2. Increased turnover 3. Reduced productivity 4. Increase in grievances 5. Increase in requests for OSHA inspection 6. Difficulty in recruiting Yes 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 No 2 2 2 2 2 2 LIA033 93 (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) 01) K. In your company, has the workforce shown any resistance to OSHA requirements? _____ 1. Yes _____ 2. No s(IafmYepsletros,Ks, hpolewaesresd, eressctrribicetethdeesaetaincgtivairtieeass,,i.eet.c, .r)eactions to respirator use, smoking restrictions' wearinny personal p: .0* L. In your plant community(s), has there been any indication of concern about workforce lead exposure? -------- 1. Yes _____ 2. No (i5 M. Have you (or anyone in your company) been contacted by the local press or by community leaders about workforce lead exposure? -------- 1. Yes _____ 2. No (16 Ll*C 33^ 10 V. Plant Conditions A. During the past two years, have you introduced any of the following non-engineering channel m reduce lead exposure? (Please check all that apply) s norperto _____ 1. New eating areas _____ 2. New shower facilities _____ 3. Locker room facilities -------- 4. Increased frequency of clothing changes -------- 5. Provided paid personal clean-up time -------- 6. Provided paid area clean-up time -------- 7. Increased supervision -------- 8. Made process changes (vacuum vs. dry sweeping) -------- 9. Other (specify) ___ ____________ B. How would you describe the effect that each of these changes has had overall? (Please circle appropriate response) 1. New eating area 2. New shower facilities 3. Locker room facilities 4. Increased frequency of clothing changes 5. Provided paid personal clean-up time 6. Provided paid area clean-up time 7. Increased supervision 8. Made process changes (vacuum vs. dry sweeping) 9. Other (specify): Mostty Positive 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Both Positive end Negative 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Mostly Negative 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Does Not Apply 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (18) (19) (20) (21) (22) (23) (24) (25/ (26) LIA03395 11 C. During the past two years, have you introduced engineering controls to control lead exposure? _____ 1. Yes _____ 2. No (If Yes to C, please specify the types of engineering controls that you have introduced.) (27 (28. (29; D. What percentage period? of your workforce exposed to lead wears a respirator for at least part of the work 1. Less than 10% 2. 10 - 20% 3. 21 - 30% 4. 31 - 40% 5. 41 - 50% 6. 51 - 60% 7. 61 - 70% 8. 71 - 80% 9. 81 - 90% 10. 91 - 100% (30) LI*03396 12 VI. Effectiveness of Programs On a scale from zero to 10, please rate the effectiveness of the following: A. The effectiveness of your non-engineering modifications in terms of reducing the possibility of lead intake. Very Effective Somewhat Effective Not At All Effective 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 B. The effectiveness of your engineering modifications in terms of reducing lead exposure. Very Effective Somewhat effective 10 98765432 Not At All Effective 0 (32) C. The effectiveness of the ways in which you communicated these improvements to the workforce. Very Effective Somewhat Effective 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 Not At All Effective o <33) If you would like to make any additional comments about the topics covered in this survey, please use the following page. THANK YOU FOR YOUR VALUABLE HELP. LIA03397 13 Additional Commentt