Internal Review of FLRA's Occupational Safety and Health
Internal Review of FLRA's Occupational Safety and Health
Internal Review of FLRA's Occupational Safety and Health
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equipment which includes a first aid kit, safety masks, <strong>and</strong> bottled water. The <strong>of</strong>ficedoes not have a flashlight.Chicago Regional OfficeThe Chicago Regional Office is currently located in a private building which is heavilyfocused on safety <strong>and</strong> security. The Regional Office maintains a first aid kit, has aflashlight <strong>and</strong> has its own water service. Although the Chicago Regional Office has 2certified CPRs, the Regional Director could not recall any other safety/health trainingprovided during the past few years.The Regional Director stated he has never received any FLRA instructions dealing withsafety <strong>and</strong> health issues. The Director was aware <strong>of</strong> the Federal Drug Testing Programbut was unaware <strong>of</strong> any testing performed by the FLRA.The Chicago Regional Office has one employee with multiple sclerosis <strong>and</strong> an <strong>of</strong>ficesupport staff person who suffered from carpel tunnel (had surgery <strong>and</strong> is currently fine.)The Regional Director stated that his <strong>of</strong>fice furniture was old <strong>and</strong> did not supportcomputer or lab top typing. The Chicago Regional Office Director stated he was assuredthat modular furniture would be provided when the <strong>of</strong>fice was relocated during the nextyear. None <strong>of</strong> the Chicago Regional Offices employees are <strong>of</strong>ficially registered withdisabilities. Approximately 5 years ago, the Chicago Regional Office did have anemergency with an employee who had a brain hemorrage during working hours <strong>and</strong> hadto be immediately taken to a hospital from the <strong>of</strong>fice by ambulance.The Regional Director stated that his Chicago Office=s <strong>Health</strong> Services Unit has notcontacted nor provided Office employees physicals or tests for several years. He statedthat he felt this was because his staff did not previously take advantage <strong>of</strong> their <strong>of</strong>fers.Dallas Regional OfficeThe Dallas Regional Office Director has general knowledge <strong>of</strong> FLRA safety <strong>and</strong> healthrequirements but does not recall receiving information for several years. Oneadministrative employee has a carpel tunnel problem with both h<strong>and</strong>s <strong>and</strong> has recentlyundergone surgery. The Director stated that a few employees have allergy problemswhile working in the Office <strong>and</strong> the air quality needs to be checked.The Dallas Regional Director stated that safety is routinely checked by buildinginspections, that his <strong>of</strong>fice maintains protective equipment which includes fireextinguishers. Although the Director has a building Emergency Evacuation Plan, he hasbeen strongly requesting that the Agency develop a Continuity <strong>of</strong> Operations(Contingency Plan)26
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