Chemical Health and Safety Divisional Workshops
The American Chemical Society Division of Chemical Health & Safety's standing workshop schedule is described below. These workshops are offered on a regular basis at national and regional ACS meetings. Details about the specific offerings (time and location) can be found at our secure registration site
You are welcome to join the Division to obtain the Member's rate for any and all workshops. Non-member pricing includes one year's membership to the Division. You can register online, by fax, phone, or mail (Please make checks payable to "Division of Chemical Health & Safety"):
To register online: click on the link above to our registration site and complete the form including either a purchase order, credit card number (MasterCard or VISA), or promise to bring the check to the workshop.
New for 2010!
Refresher Training for Hazardous Waste Operations involving
Chemicals
$375.00 non-members/ $325.00 CHAS members
Instructor: Stefan Wawzyniecki, CIH, CHMM, University of Connecticut
This Workshop meets the requirements in OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120 for eight hours of annual refresher training for workers at hazardous waste sites. This course is designed for general site workers who remove hazardous waste or who are exposed or potentially exposed to hazardous substances or health hazards. Topics include HAZWOPER regulations, safety and health plans, hazardous chemicals overview, safety hazards, air monitoring, medical surveillance, site control, decontamination, personal protective equipment, and respiratory equipment.
Topics include:
• Interpreting OSHA regulations and requirements
• Develop criteria to identify hazards found at hazardous waste sites and steps to be taken to minimize hazards
• Review principles of toxicology and how they relate to various types of chemical exposures
• Evaluate a Medical Surveillance Program and understand its purpose
• Identify the levels for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and how to choose the correct level for a situation
• Review the different stations of decontamination
• Evaluate scenarios involving potential hazard
Chemical Reactivity Hazards, Laboratory Scale, Recognition & Control
$375.00 non-members/ $325.00 CHAS members
Presented by: Neal Langerman, Ph.D.
The Process Safety Alliance, in cooperation with U.S. OSHA is presenting a workshop titled CHEMICAL REACTIVITY HAZARDS: Laboratory Scale Recognition & Control. The objective of the workshop is to provide participants with the knowledge and skill to screen processes for potential hazards, recognize when reactive hazards are present, and implement appropriate controls to reduce the risk of an incident associated with the hazards. Workshop attendees will review case studies of actual incidents and do screening examples in order to understand the screening and recognition process. Group discussions of control methods will allow participants to share their experiences and to evaluate methods for controlling reactivity risks.
More information: Contact Neal Langerman, Advanced Chemical Safety
(858) 874 5577 or neal@chemical-safety.com
The Laboratory Safety Workshop
$375.00 non-members/ $325.00 CHAS members
Dr. James Kaufman or Dr. W.H. (Jack) Breazeale
This classic presentation on laboratory safety by the Laboratory Safety Institute (LSI) has been attended by thousands of safety professions. With experience in both industrial and academic laboratories, Jim and Jack give a "real world" approach to safety issues in the laboratory. Their stories are both interesting and pertinent. Interactive demonstrations help you deal with everything from creative wiring in the lab to administrators without a vision of what it means to have safe workplace. Highly entertaining, and an excellent forum to speak openly about safety problems in your workplace.
Laboratory Waste Management
$375.00 non-members/ $325.00 CHAS members
Mr. Russell Phifer
This comprehensive one-day course will identify the various regulatory requirements that apply to laboratories that generate hazardous waste, as well as provide insight into the options for on-site management and off-site disposal. Focus will include discussion on recycling/reclamation techniques, economical handling of wastes, and liability issues. Mr. Phifer has over 25 years experience in managing laboratory wastes for academic and industrial laboratories and is a member and former chair of the ACS Task Force on Environmental Health & Safety.
How To Be A More Effective Chemical Hygiene Officer
$375.00 non-members/ $325.00 CHAS members
Dr. James Kaufman, Mr. Russell Phifer, Dr. George H.Wahl, Jr.
Take a close look at the Chemical Hygiene Officer position, and prepare at the same time for the "CHO" Certification exam to be held the next day. Kaufman, Phifer and Wahl give a different slant to safety issues in the laboratory, focusing on what you do and how you can do it better. The presenters bring a wide variety of experience to the table, but the real stars of the workshop are you - past attendees note the interactive approach focusing on their problems, from getting administrators involved in safety to dealing with regulatory concerns.
The course covers all of the content areas of the certification exam, including a sample test in the same format as the real one. Whether you are a new Chemical Hygiene Officer or an "old" one, you will find something to put to real use in this fast-paced presentation. You can request an application packet for the Chemical Hygiene Officer certification examination by National Registry of Certified Chemists online at http://www.nrcc6.org
Questions about these workshops can be sent to Russ Phifer at rphifer@wcenvironmental.com
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