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EHS - GLOBAL and LOCAL UPDATES: ASBESTOS, FIRE/LIFE SAFETY, H1N1

November 19, 2009, 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Location: Pfizer Inc., 150 East 42nd Street, NY 10017

Draft Agenda (PDF)

Speakers:

• Developing a global health and safety process/metrics in a de-centralized multinational corporation.  Nancy Orr, CIH, CSP, Director - Global Environment, Health and Safety, Becton Dickinson

• New Asbestos DEP Regulations.
  Carlstien Lutchmedial, CSP, CPP, CMIOSH, Director of Enforcement, ACP (NYC DEP)

• Anticipated ICR 56 Changes Relating to Fire/Life Safety. 
  Christopher Alonge, PE, DOSH Associate Safety & Health Engineer (NYS DOL)

• NYSDOH asbestos safety training program. 
  Kevin M. Malone, Section Chief, Asbestos Safety Training Program, New York State Department of Health, and Eileen M. Franko, DrPH, MPH, Director, Bureau of Occupational Health (DOH)

• Fire Life Safety Assessments of Commercial Office Space. 
  Michael J. West, CIH, CSP, CEP, Director, Occupational Hygiene, Pfizer

• OSHA Updates. 
  Gee Kay, Acting Director of the Manhattan area office, OSHA, DOL

• New Fire Code for New York City (FDNY). 
  Julian Bazel, Counsel and James Hansen, Director of Code Revision, FDNYC

Tri-sectional AIHA Conference

December 4, 2009
Program Information

AIHA Joint Conference Meeting - Metro NY ASSE & AIHA

January 21, 2010, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Topic: Update on New York Fire Safety, Lab Unit
Location: Fire Dept.: 9 MetroTech Center in downtown Brooklyn

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ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Stony Brook University's School of Health Technology and Management is looking to place EH&S students in the field. These students are graduating seniors and are available for internships from early February until mid-May. Their areas of interest are in the following disciplines:

• Industrial Safety Engineering / Occupational Safety

• Industrial Hygiene / Occupational Health

• Radiation Safety / Health Physics

• Fire Protection / Fire Safety

• Environmental Management (Air/Water/Soil)

• Waste Management

• Emergency Management

The students are typically available in 1/2 day blocks, but many are available for full days (this must be coordinated through the individual students) They are required to complete a minimum of 90 hours of internship by graduation in May. There is no cost to the hosting institution. If you are interested in having a student intern with you, please contact Environmental Health Concentration Advisor Leo DeBobes at Stony Brook University ( leo.debobes@stonybrook.edu ) or (631) 444-6151 as soon as possible.

As many of you have experienced, this program is a great benefit to the students as well as to your organizations, and many of our interns have subsequently been hired by their hosting institutions!

Sponsorship Opportunities
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Newsletter
May 2009 Newsletter

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The American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) is "the essential source" for information on Occupational and Environmental Health and Safety issues. Founded in 1939, AIHA is an organization of more than 12,000 professional members dedicated to the anticipation, recognition, evaluation, and control of environmental factors arising in or from the workplace that may result in injury, illness, impairment, or affect the well-being of workers and members of the community.

Established in 1939, the Metro New York AIHA serves the area's health and safety professionals, providing a forum in which to learn and exchange ideas.