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IN MEMORY OF
THOMAS GERALD “GERRY” LUTHER, JR.
June 3, 1947 – June 8, 2024

It is with great sadness and heavy hearts that Caliche, Ltd. announces the passing of Gerry Luther, Chief Operating Officer of Caliche Management, LLC, its GP. He lost his battle with ALS on June 8th, 2024.
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Safe Operations & Accumulated Risks Safe Operations & Accumulated Risks. In the occupational health and safety fields much attention has been placed on risk-benefit analysis ...

Is Lead in Your Drinking Water?
Recently the news has been full of references to lead problems including lead in drinking water, apple sauce and underground electrical cables. Here’s some information that may help sort out the scope of these problems.

Is Lead In Your Drinking Water Is Lead In Your Drinking Water. Recently the news has been full of references to lead problems including lead in drinking water...

Is there a relationship between accident rates and relative hazard?

Accident Rates vs. Relative Hazard Accident Rates vs. Relative Hazard. Recent research indicates that there is a relationship between accident rates and relative hazard.

Podcast: The Safety Experts S1E1: A leap of faith…or is it? Podcast: The Safety Experts S1E1: A leap of faith…or is it? Podcast: The Safety Experts S1E1: A leap of faith…or is it? Show Notes: This year, J.E. Spear transformed into Spear & Lancaster, as Jerome

Hope to see you at this years’ EHS Seminar and Tradeshow being held at Moody Gardens Hotel and Convention Center. Click on over to our website via the link below for more information and to find out how YOU can receive a special gift when you visit Caliche, Ltd. at Booth #605.
Have questions, or need assistance? Call us at 281-356-6038 or visit our website.

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Caliche Connection Volume 15 Issue 2 - In this issue of Caliche Connection: Senate Confirms Head of OSHA; Study Finds Association Between Shift Work & Risk of Cardiometabolic Multimorbidityhttps://mailchi.mp/64f7c6d53ec6/caliche-connection-march-2023-vol-15-issue-2

Caliche, Ltd.'s 20th Anniversary!
In this issue of Caliche Connection: Celebrating 20 years; OELs-which ones to use.
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Gerry Luther, OHST, CIT, CIE – Chief Operating Officer of Caliche Management, LLC, will be presenting “Hidden Hazards That Bite” at the American Society of Safety Professionals North Section Meeting (In Person) on October 20, 2022 at 11:00 am - 1:00 pm.
This presentation will provide attendees a history of preventable and avoidable accidents starting with the S.S. Titanic’s tragic sinking in 1912 that forever changed the maritime safety program and regulations. Additional examples will be shared of accidents and workplace illnesses that could have been prevented to include the explosion in the town of West, Texas. Discussion of the needed recognition skills designed to identify potential and preventable accidents and recommend corrective action.
Mr. Luther is a partner of Caliche, Ltd., an occupational health, safety, and environmental management firm. As the Chief Operating Officer (COO), he is responsible for both technical consultation and business development for each of the two (2) Texas operating locations. Gerry has over fifty (50) years’ experience in health and safety compliance programs to include the military, petrochemical, industrial, manufacturing, insurance, medical, governmental, commercial, and maritime. Mr. Luther retired in 1988 from the United States Air Force after 20 years as a member of the Bio-Environmental Science Corps. He completed his AF career as a Master Instructor at the School of Aerospace Medicine, Brooks AFB, TX, providing technical training for engineering graduates, occupational health doctors and nurses, technicians, and apprentices. Mr. Luther holds an Associate Degree from the Community College of the Air Force in Environmental Health Technology, as well as a Master Instructor Certificate from the USAF Technical Instructor Course. He also holds certification as an Occupational Health and Safety Technologist (OHST), Certified Indoor Environmentalist (CIE) and Certified Instructional Trainer (CIT). Gerry has been happily married to Libby Luther for 54 years, has 3 children and 5 great grandchildren.

In this edition of the Caliche Connection: Respirators cannot be altered to fit; Welder's Anthrax, a newly identified occupational disease; Increase in mesothelioma deaths in women. -

Respirators; Welder's Anthrax; Mesothelioma Deaths. “Concerns regarding statements in the user instructions for several filtering facepiece respirators (FFRs) manufactured by NIOSH approval holders prompted the agency to publish a notice stressing that agency-approved respirators cannot be altered to improve fit. According to the notice, NIOSH has ...

Caliche, Ltd. wishes everyone a safe and Happy 4th of July!!
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Here's the June 2022 edition of Caliche Connection. Contact us if you have any questions or need assistance.

Guidelines and Standards for Your Business The American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists 2022 guidelines for Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices (BEIs) have identified the following proposed changes to the chemicals or implemented changes to stressors listed below:

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What is Industrial Hygiene: the science of anticipating, recognizing, evaluating, and controlling workplace conditions that may cause workers' injury or illness.
Call Caliche, Ltd…we will help you plan and execute a successful industrial hygiene program.

Caliche Connection Vol. 13 Issue 3 is available on our website www.CalicheLtd.com or click this link: http://www.calicheltd.com/newsletters/caliche_connection_vol_13_issue_3.pdf.

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Hope this finds everyone safe and healthy! Volume 12, Issue 2 of the is available via our website - www.Calicheltd.com. If you would like to receive our quarterly newletter via email, please let us know. Take care and wash your hands!

www.calicheltd.com TCEQ Environmental Trade Fair & Conference Austin Convention Center Austin, TX May 12-13, 2020 Due to the ongoing concern regarding Covid-19, the 2020 TCEQ Environmental Trade Fair and Conference has been cancelled.

A Caliche Connection Special Edition was sent via email last week. Below is a copy of the article:

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Should you need assistance with coronavirus (COVID-19), Caliche’s Senior Occupational Health Physician, Bruce Packard, received his Masters of Public Health from the University of Michigan and is available to answer questions and provide guidance. Dr. Packard has over 28 years working with a variety of companies both in the continental U.S as well as Alaska. His professional experience includes:

• 2016-present – Senior Occupational Health Physician providing occupational and public health consultations with Caliche, Ltd.

Call our corporate office at 281-356-6038, or toll free 800-683-1046; or email both Dr. Packard, [email protected] and Gerry Luther, [email protected].

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Mr. Frank Parker CIH, CSP, PE, BCEE awarded The George and Florence Clayton Award!

The Yuma Pacific Southwest (YPSW) section of the American Industrial Hygiene Association awarded Frank The George and Florence Clayton Award for Lifetime Achievement. Frank, a YPSW past president, was recognized for his over 50 years of practice and many contributions to the Industrial Hygiene profession.

CONGRATULATIONS Frank!!

Another trick-or-treater came by the office...who will we see next??

Wishing all a safe & Happy Halloween!!

Congratulations to Gerry Luther! He received a Life Time Achievement Award from the AIHA recognizing his service on the Gulf Coast Board of Directors for over 10 years...THANK YOU!!

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calicheltd.com The Caliche, Ltd. partnership is comprised of highly-qualified professionals, whose experience spans nearly nine decades.  Caliche, Ltd. has been providing professional health, safety & environmental consulting services for over 30 years.

The culmination of fabulous team work…18 benzene biological exposure testing kits ready to ship. Way to go TEAM CALICHE!!

Did you receive the 2017 Volume 9 Issue 1 Caliche Connection? The hot topics this quarter are:

*OSHA Releases Final Rule Updating Decades-old Beryllium Exposure Limits;
*Identifying Your Blind Spots; and
*Maritime Benzene Worker Exposures.

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