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Sponsoring Committee: Engineering

Advanced | 1.0 IH CM Point / 0.8 CEU | Saturday |
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. | Fee: $295 / $375 | Limit: 60

Prerequisites: Previous course in ventilation

Learning Aids: Calculator, pencil, and paper required

Objectives: On completion, the participant will be able to:

• Review and model existing industrial ventilation systems
• Review others’ designs
• Design branched exhaust systems

Outline:

• Introduction; review of fundamentals
• Hood selection and design
• Fan selection and design
• Velocity Pressure (VP) method of duct system modeling and design
• Applications of VP method
• Handling nonstandard air conditions
• Practical exercises working with partners

Description: This course covers advanced applications of the Velocity Pressure design method for duct design and duct modeling. Practical applications will demonstrate the application of the design approach.

Instructor: D. Jeff Burton, BSME, MS, CIH, PE, IVE, Inc., Bountiful, UT

Sponsoring Committee: Stewardship and Sustainability

Intermediate | 1.0 IH CM Point / 0.8 CEU | Saturday |
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. | Fee: $295 / $375 | Limit: 50

Prerequisites: A working knowledge of industrial hygiene practice, exposure assessment techniques, engineering and work practice controls, personal protective equipment, medical surveillance, toxicology, and epidemiology.

Objectives: On completion, the participant will be able to:

• Understand potential adverse health effects of occupational exposure to beryllium
• Understand appropriate medical surveillance for those processing beryllium
• Recognize potential sources and pathways of beryllium exposure in the workplace
• Develop beryllium exposure assessment strategies
• Develop beryllium exposure interventions and controls strategies
• Understand current and proposed regulations associated with beryllium

Outline:

• Introduction
• Health effects of beryllium
• Recognition and sources of exposure
• Exposure assessment strategies
• Intervention and control strategies
• Environmental issues
• Workshop
• Summary

Description: Industrial hygienists, engineers, physicians, and epidemiologists have studied the occupational health aspects of beryllium for over 60 years. Beryllium continues to be a significant occupational health concern in specific industries involved with its production and fabrication. In addition, OSHA has placed beryllium on their regulatory agenda and is likely to issue a proposed rule in the near future. Recent developments in medical surveillance, the natural history of chronic beryllium disease (CBD), epidemiology, and exposure characterization and intervention strategies in the beryllium industry have caused a resurgence of attention by the occupational health community. The exposure assessment techniques and data analysis, the study of "ultra-fines", and intervention strategies being used in the beryllium industry will be beneficial to any occupational health practitioner involved with the control of hazardous particulate materials.

Instructors: Theodore Knudson, CIH, Brush Wellman Inc., Cleveland, OH; David Deubner, MD, MPH, Brush Wellman Inc., Elmore, OH; Richard Newman, CIH, Brush Wellman Inc., Elmore, OH; Michael Kent, CIH, CSP, Brush Wellman Inc., Elmore, OH; Marc Kolanz, CIH, Brush Wellman Inc., Cleveland, OH; Michael Berakis, Brush Wellman, Elmore, OH.

Sponsoring Committee: Emergency Response Planning

Introductory | 1.0 IH CM Point / 0.8 CEU | Saturday |
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. | Fee: $295 / $375 | Limit: 40

Prerequisites: A basic knowledge of industrial hygiene, occupational toxicology, and emergency response procedures.

Objectives: On completion, the participant will be able to:

• Express the business, regulatory, and technical reasons for use of emergency planning processes and guidelines as well as explain the application of such guidelines within the phases of emergency planning and emergency response
• Discuss the technical approaches used in establishing acute exposure guidelines as well as apply them for the purposes of emergency planning through a consequence analysis framework
• Discuss the approaches and tools used for consequence analysis and the main applications of consequence analysis to their respective work
• Review third party consequence and vulnerability analysis reports with an eye toward evaluating the limitations and application of the data in creating emergency response plans
• Prioritize hazards in their jobs based on consequence analysis and complexity of the response
• Formulate the incident command structure, the emergency response framework, and the approaches to creating an effective response strategy as well as post-incident recovery plan
• Formulate the specific logistical and technical requirements for creating emergency response plans in their work

Outline:

• A review of emergency planning and response principles will familiarize the student with the emergency planning process and serve as a review in setting up the course goals.
• The history and evolution of emergency exposure limits will provide the student with background on EELs, their application, and some limitations.
• Other acute exposure guidelines, EELs, and MAGs-S will provide the student with additional resources for other EELs.
• Basic principles of acute toxicology used in establishing emergency response planning guidelines. The student will review basic toxicological principles and data used to establish ERPGs. An ERPG document will be reviewed and discussed by the class to build an understanding of the process.
• Using chronic toxicology studies for the establishment of acute exposure guidelines. The student will understand application of chronic toxicity including how the cancer endpoint can be viewed from an acute exposure episode perspective.
• Considerations of odor in establishing ERPGs. The student will understand sources of chemical odor data, limitations of such data, and how to apply it to considerations in emergency response.
• Emergency exposure limit development exercise. The student will have an opportunity to examine a data set and discuss a prospective ERPG.
• Application of ERPGs to emergency planning: Protective actions and preventative measures. The student can discuss the primary measures for preventing incidents as well as the protective actions to take should an incident occur.
• Introduction to consequence analysis. The student will be able to discuss the framework for consequence analysis and how it can be integrated into an overall risk. Management framework and the management of change. Fundamental discussion/demonstration of release fire, explosion, and dispersion models is included.

Description: This course will provide a survey of the issues and techniques surrounding chemical emergencies to enable the successful development of emergency response plans. The student will develop a practical understanding of the approaches to establishing Emergency Response Planning Guidelines and other emergency planning guidelines as well as their application to consequence analysis and business continuity planning. This course will cover the basic concepts of toxics dispersion, fire, and explosion modeling enabling the student to evaluate and apply the data from such models with a particular eye toward understanding the basis for selection and limitations of such models. The student will also leave familiar with the data requirements for such modeling and sources of that data. Approaches to specific location vulnerability assessment will also be reviewed.

Instructors: Anthony Panepinto, CIH, Procter and Gamble, Cincinnati, OH; Susan Ripple, MS, CIH, Dow Chemical Company, Midland, MI; Glenn Millner, PhD, Center for Toxicology and Environmental Health, LLC, Little Rock, AR; Patrick Brady, CIH, CSP, Burlington Northern Santa Fe RR, Ft. Worth, TX

AIHce 2003
Top Ten PDC

Sponsoring Committee: Noise

Intermediate | 1.0 IH CM Point / 0.8 CEU | Saturday |
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. | Fee: $295 / $375 | Limit: 40

Prerequisites: Students must be familiar with the fundamentals of noise and basic terminology, such as A-weighted sound levels, decibel addition, and octave-band frequencies, and also know how to use a sound level meter and octave-band analyzer.

Learning Aids: A PC laptop with CD-ROM is helpful for session using Microsoft^® Excel and pdf format files; usage will be less than 5–10% of the session time

Objectives: On completion, the participant will be able to:

• Describe the various types of Federal, state, and local noise regulations
• Conduct a community noise survey and determine compliance based on the criteria specified in all applicable regulations
• Identify factors that affect outdoor sound propagation
• Predict the impact new equipment, new facilities, or plant expansion projects will have on the existing ambient noise environment and regulatory compliance

Outline:

• Introduction and course objectives
• Concepts in community noise: Federal, state, and local regulations
• Factors and conditions affecting sound propagation outdoors
• Workshop 1: Predicting sound levels at property line locations
• Measuring community noise: Instrumentation and survey protocol
• Workshop 2: Conducting a community noise survey
• Interpreting survey data and determining regulatory compliance
• Course conclusion

Description: The United States Congress intended that states and cities retain primary responsibility for control of community noise when it passed the Noise Control Act of 1972.  This has resulted today in a diversity of noise regulations among local communities and states, as well as in many locations that lack any noise ordinances at all.  The widely varying approaches to regulating noise in communities pose a significant challenge to companies that operate multiple facilities, and to the people charged with the responsibility to assess compliance with those regulations.

An industrial hygienist may need to evaluate community noise for several reasons:

1.  Compliance of noise produced by facilities operating in regions with local ordinances

2.  Determination of acceptable noise levels and noise characteristics for new equipment

3.  Evaluation of site suitability for a new facility

4.  Resolution of complaints from neighbors

The course material is structured to enable industrial hygienists to meet the unique survey needs described above.  The instructors will also cover the various types of community noise regulation, factors, and conditions affecting sound propagation outdoors, instrumentation, and survey procedures for measuring noise, and how to interpret the data.

Instructors: Dennis Driscoll, PE, Associates in Acoustics, Inc., Evergreen, CO, and James Banach, MBA, COHC, Quest Technologies Inc., Oconomowoc, WI

Introductory | 1.0 IH CM Point / 0.8 CEU | Saturday |
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. | Fee: $295 / $375 | Limit: 50

Objectives: On completion, the participant will be able to understand:

• A working definition of ergonomics
• The impact of ergonomics for both the employee and the employer in the construction industry
• The ergonomic risk factors in construction-related activities
• The ergonomic issues in the construction work environment
• The practical, cost-sensitive, and effective ergonomic improvements specifically for the construction industry
• An approach for initiating an ergonomics program in the construction industry

Outline:

• What is ergonomics?―A working definition of ergonomics
• Why should I care about ergonomics?
• Recognizing and evaluating the ergonomic risk factors in the construction industry
• Prioritizing construction tasks for ergonomic improvement
• Evaluating manual material handling tasks in construction-related activities
• Developing solutions to ergonomically improve construction industry tasks

Description: When it comes to ergonomics, the construction industry presents some very unique challenges. The construction work site is variable, transient, and the work itself tends to be non-repetitive with non-cyclic tasks consisting of long and irregular work cycles. Despite these conditions, there are countless methods to control risk exposure that may lead to the development of ergonomic injuries in the construction industry.  This session will provide you with basic knowledge and solutions that will help you improve the ergonomic conditions and practices in your construction workplace.  You'll come away with a better understanding of how you and the ergonomic improvements you make will have a direct impact on the health and safety—and productivity—of your construction business. 

Instructor: Jeffrey Smagacz, CPE, CIE, Humantech, Ann Arbor, MI

Sponsoring Committee: Construction

Introductory | 1.0 Safety CM Point / 0.8 CEU | Saturday |
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. | Fee: $295 / $375 | Limit: 50

Prerequisites: A copy of the OSHA construction regulations, 29 CFR 1926 OSHA Construction Industry Regulations

Objectives: On completion, the participant will be able to:

• Describe the general requirements for accident prevention programs at construction sites
• Anticipate fall hazards in construction and select appropriate protection measures
• Recognize common unsafe conditions in excavations and scaffolding
• Identify common safety hazards in construction tools, electrical equipment, and cranes
• Formulate approaches to dealing with contractors
• Locate additional sources of information on the World Wide Web

Outline:

• Introduction and overview
• General requirements (subpart C)
• Fall protection
• Scaffolding
• Electrical safety
• Hand and power tools
• Excavation and trenching
• Cranes and derricks
• Working with contractors
• Construction safety on the World Wide Web

Description: This course prepares industrial hygienists to deal with the most common and serious safety concerns in construction operations such as fall protection, scaffolding, excavations, cranes, electrical hazards, and tools.  The emphasis is on safety rather than on health hazards.

Participants who take both this course and PDC 407 “Construction Safety II” will receive an OSHA 10-hour Outreach Training Program Course completion card.

Instructors: Jack Schill, CIH, CSP, Black & Veatch, Belvidere, VT; Ramon Thomas, CIH, CSP, SPHR, Hamon Research-Cottrell, Somerville, NJ; Pat Conlon, Performance Safety & Health Associates, Sewickley, PA; Ram Suga, CIH, CSP, CHMM, Tetra Tech NUS, Inc., Oak Ridge, TN; Steven Fess, CSP,CIH, Xerox Corporation, Webster, NY

Sponsoring Committee: Sampling and Lab Analysis

Intermediate | 1.0 IH CM Point / 0.8 CEU | Saturday |
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. | Fee: $295 / $375 | Limit: 40

Prerequisites: A basic science background and some understanding of microscopy

Objectives: On completion, the participant will be able to:

• Understand and describe the general principles and uses of electron microscopy
• Develop sampling strategies for various particulates encountered in the IH world
• Understand the appropriate electron microscopy methodologies for each sample type
• Improve general knowledge of problem-solving techniques and interaction with the lab
• Recognize when assistance from the professional microscopists is necessary

Outline:

• Overview of the electron microscopy (SEM/TEM) principles and energy dispersive x-ray
• Sampling strategies for various particulates, fibers, and contaminants
• Sample preparation for the various electron microscopy methods
• Special sampling and analysis for surface contamination
• Case studies and IH applications for electron microscopy
• Final questions and answers

Description: Industrial hygienists, consultants, and others have typically relied on the optical microscope to solve fugitive particulate problems and fiber analysis.  This technique is valuable, but somewhat limited in providing all the necessary information that may be required to solve particulate air or surface contamination problems.  This course will introduce the industrial hygienist to the analytical techniques and the information provided when either scanning electron (SEM) or transmission electron microscopy (TEM) are used in conjunction with optical microscopes.  Also covered in this course will be the theory and use of energy dispersive x-ray analysis (EDXA) for microchemical fingerprinting of particulates and fibers, a technique that is used in conjunction with either SEM or TEM.  Practical applications will be presented.

Instructors: William Longo, PhD, Materials Analytical Services, Suwanee, GA; James Millette, PhD, MVA, Norcross, GA; Phillip Russell, PhD, North Carolina State University (NCSU), Raleigh, NC; William Ewing, CIH, Compass Environmental, Inc., Kennesaw, GA; Richard Hatfield, IH, Materials Analytical Services, Suwanee, GA; Mark Rigler, PhD, Materials Analytical Services, Suwanee, GA

Intermediate | 1.0 IH CM Point / 0.8 CEU | Saturday |
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. | Fee: $295 / $375 | Limit: 40

Prerequisites: Ability to apply basic risk assessment techniques employing toxicological principles.  Read (online & free): "Evaluating Chemical and Other Agent Exposures for Reproductive and Developmental Toxicity" (2001) and "Scientific Frontiers in Developmental Toxicology and Risk Assessment" (2000) available at www.nap.edu.  Must also be familiar with basic management concepts e.g. OSHA VPP and modern risk communication practices.

Learning Aids: Calculators are suggested

Objectives: On completion, the participant will be able to:

• Describe the basic concepts of reproductive and developmental biology
• Summarize trends and emerging issues impacting fetal protections from workplace hazards
• Recognize reproductive and developmental hazards
• Conduct a gap analysis to measure elements of a reproductive and developmental health program
• Apply basic risk assessment techniques to determine appropriate exposure limits for fetal protections
• Develop a site specific flow process for a reproductive and developmental health program
• Conduct effective risk communication for reproductive and developmental hazards

Outline:

• Overview and perspectives
• Basic reproductive and developmental biology
• Trends and emerging issues
• Identifying reproductive and developmental hazards
• Conducting a gap analysis
• Risk assessment and selection of exposure limits
• Process flow for a reproductive and developmental health program
• Exercise 1: Noise
• Exercise 2: Carbon monoxide
• Exercise 3: Take home toxics / environmental
• Modern risk communication practices
• Final questions and discussion

Description: This course looks at the growing movement in society, state laws, federal rules, and the courts to view an embryo and fetus as an “unborn child” that has rights, including rights that extend to protection from workplace hazards. 

A challenge for employers is that more than one-half of all babies (more than 2 million annually) in the U.S. are now born to working mothers and current law provides that pregnant women cannot be denied rights to employment, meaning that a fetus cannot be kept away from the workplace.

The instructor will provide insights from his extensive experience and study on how to effectively manage a workplace reproductive and developmental health program to help protect employees, embryo / fetus, and the developing child from workplace hazards.

Instructors: Daniel Markiewicz, MS, CIH, CSP, CHMM, Markiewicz & Associates Ltd., Toledo, OH; Greg Mason, MS, CSP, CHMM, Hylant-MacLean, Toledo, OH

Sponsoring Committee: Toxicology

Introductory | 1.0 IH CM Point / 0.8 CEU | Saturday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. | Fee: $295 / $375 | Limit: 50

Objectives: On completion, the participant will:

• Become familiar with a list of the major chemical warfare agents, their characteristics, toxicology, and symptoms of exposure and treatment
• Become familiar with a list of the five primary biological threat agents, the symptoms of exposure, and treatment
• Be able to list the primary hazards associated with ionizing radiation, the potential sources, the methods for reducing exposure, and the treatment for exposure
• Understand the role of the occupational health community in planning for and responding to incidents involving weapons of mass destruction
• Gain an understanding of the incident command system and be able to discuss his / her role in crisis response and consequence management

Outline:

• History of CBR warfare and terrorism
• Introduction to chemical warfare agents
• Introduction to biological warfare agents
• Introduction to radiological warfare
• Weapons of opportunity (toxic industrial chemicals)
• Disaster response planning
• The incident command system
• The role of the occupational health professional in chemical/biological/radiological incidents

Description: This course will provide the occupational health professional with a basic background and understanding of the threat from chemical/biological and radiological/nuclear (CBRN) materials, their mechanisms of action, and treatment modalities.  Also the student will become familiar with the basics of response planning for CBRN incidents and the potential roles of occupational health professionals in such planning and responses to such incidents.  The potential use of toxic materials as terrorist weapons will also be discussed.

Instructors: Warren Jederberg, MS, RPIH, CIH, NHRC Det/EHEL, WPAFB, OH, and Kenneth Still, PhD, CIH, CSP, U.S. Navy, Pearl Harbor, HI

Sponsoring Committee: Occupational Epidemiology

Introductory | 1.0 IH CM Point / 0.8 CEU | Saturday |
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. | Fee: $295 / $375 | Limit: 40

Prerequisites: Knowledge of basic epidemiology and exposure assessment required.  Read selected articles prior to attending course (will be sent via e-mail).

Learning Aids: Scientific calculator required for basic calculations

Objectives: On completion, the participant will be able to:

• Define and provide an example for basic epidemiologic terms during general discussions
• Describe basic epidemiologic principles in terms related to industrial hygiene exposure assessments during general discussions
• Identify epidemiologic study types through the review of published literature through group work
• Select the proper epidemiologic study type based on the outcome of concern, available data, population at risk, and nature of exposure through group work
• Apply causal criteria to selected studies and determine the appropriateness of the study type selected using published literature as a group discussion

Outline:

• Review of general epidemiologic concepts and terms
• Review of epidemiologic study types and calculations
• Group exercise―determine incidence, prevalence, and mortality rates
• Relationships between exposure assessment strategies and measures of cumulative exposure
• Group exercise―construct exposure matrix based on job, industry, or location
• Constructing surrogate estimates of exposure
• Group exercise―review selected literature and identify study type, method for estimating exposure, and method of analysis
• Evaluating the quality of published literature
• Discussion of IH roles in epidemiologic study design

Description: Industrial hygienists need to be involved in the design sampling strategies for the purpose of assessing exposure for occupational epidemiology studies at the beginning of the process.  Integration of the practice of epidemiology and industrial hygiene is vital to understanding the association between workplace exposures and health status. This course will use a combination of lecture, discussion, and basic calculations to understand and interpret the results of occupational epidemiology studies. The techniques, concepts, and terms used to determine the factors and risks of disease in epidemiology studies will be presented as they relate to the types of data industrial hygienists collect during the survey process.  Individual and group exercises will be used to illustrate the disease process, designing the sampling strategy to collect workplace exposure information, estimating exposure for individuals, and estimating exposure in the absence of data. Criteria for evaluating the quality of published studies are discussed, along with important issues related to the validity of occupational studies, including chance, confounding, and bias. A set of questions for evaluating occupational epidemiology studies are provided and used as guidelines for exercises during which selected examples of published studies are critiqued.

Instructors: Christopher Rennix, CIH, ScD, Navy Environmental Health Center, Yorktown, VA, and Robin Leonard, PhD, E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co., Newark, DE

Intermediate | 1.0 IH CM Point / 0.8 CEU | Saturday |
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. | Fee: $295 / $375 | Limit: 30

Canceled

AIHce 2003
Top Ten PDC

Sponsoring Committee: Safety

Introductory | 1.0 Safety CM Point / 0.8 CEU | Saturday |
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. | Fee: $295 / $375 | Limit: 60

Learning Aids: A basic arithmetic calculator is helpful

Objectives: On completion, the participant will be able to:

• Describe the “hierarchy” used in determining appropriate machine safeguarding techniques for a particular machine/situation
• Apply the machine safeguarding requirements found in OSHA Subpart O, ANSI B11 Series documents, and European Community (EC) directives to a variety of machines
• Perform a basic evaluation of industrial machinery to determine practical and appropriate safeguarding measures
• Calculate “safe distance” for safeguarding devices, such as light curtains
• Apply machine safeguarding knowledge in a game show format quiz at course end

Outline:

• Introduction and overview
• Why do we safeguard machines?
• Basic machine safeguarding principles
• OSHA, ANSI, EC standards/guidelines/directives
• Fixed and interlocked guarding
• Machine safeguarding devices
• Control reliability
• Presence-sensing device initiation
• Lockout/tagout considerations
• Mechanical power presses and press brakes
• Safeguarding design class exercises
• Developing a safeguarding program
• Ergonomic considerations of safeguarding
• Questions and discussion
• Interactive session―Test your machine safeguarding knowledge

Description: The course will detail experiences in evaluating, designing, and recommending machine safeguards for thousands of machines in diverse industries. Practical techniques will be provided to help participants in developing machine safeguards for their workplaces. Participants will learn how to identify and accommodate the needs of production, maintenance, machine operators, and regulatory officials through proper design and implementation of the machine safeguarding techniques taught in this course. OSHA, ANSI, and EC machine safeguarding requirements will be covered. Safeguarding of various types of machines will be addressed, and special emphasis will be made on the safeguarding of mechanical power presses and other machines most likely to cause amputation injuries. Participants will be given the opportunity to practice their newly acquired safeguarding skills in a series of interactive exercises, and during a game show-type quiz at the end of the course.

Instructors: Thomas Martin, CIH, CSP, Clayton Group Services, Inc., Novi, MI, and James Wiggins, CSP, DTE Energy, Monroe, MI

Sponsoring Committee: Ionizing Radiation

Introductory | 1.0 IH CM Point / 0.8 CEU | Saturday |
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. | Fee: $295 / $375 | Limit: 40

Prerequisites: A basic radiation physics course or a basic understanding of radiation fundamentals

Learning Aids: A scientific calculator able to perform "e to the x" and log/Ln function is suggested

Objectives: On completion, the participant will be able to:

• Develop an understanding of the fundamentals of ionizing radiation and its effects on the living organism
• Perform calculations to evaluate exposure potential
• Understand the application of standards to the evaluation of exposure situations
• Identify control requirements and applicable control methodologies
• Gain a working knowledge of the requirements to organize and develop an ionizing radiation program

Outline:

• Fundamentals of ionizing radiation physics
• Interaction with matter and biological effects of radiation
• Principles of radiation protection: Time, distance, shielding, and contamination control
• Radiation sources
• Regulations and licenses / exposure standards
• Radiation instrumentation and personal dosimetry
• Radioactive waste handling procedures
• Emergency procedures

Description: This course will cover the management of an effective radiation protection program in an easily understood format geared toward industry, laboratory, and health care organizations.  A brief review of ionizing radiation fundamentals, biological effects, and terms will be included.  Various industrial sources will be discussed as examples (i.e., industrial radiography; x-ray machines; static eliminators; thickness and density gauges; and unsealed radioisotopes).  The program management portions of the course will focus on regulations; licensing/registrations; dosimetry; radiation instrumentation and measurement; training requirements; and waste management.  An additional topic will include a discussion on “dirty bombs,” WMD, and disaster preparedness.  Other activities will include the use of hands-on demonstrations and calculations.  Persons taking this course will gain a basic understanding necessary to function as a Radiation Safety Officer (RSO).  They will have a working knowledge sufficient to organize and develop an ionizing radiation program as well as an understanding of when to call a professional health physicist for assistance.

Instructor: Nelson Couch, PhD, CIH, CSP, Triangle Health & Safety, Inc., Durham, NC

Intermediate | 1.0 IH CM Point / 0.8 CEU | Saturday |
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. | Fee: $295 / $375 | Limit: 50

Prerequisites: Completion of a 40-hour basic and an 8-hour supervisory course in hazardous waste operations. Familiarity with air monitoring instruments and mathematical concepts.

Learning Aids: A basic arithmetic calculator with at least one memory is required; a PC laptop with a 3 ½ inch floppy drive and Microsoft^® Excel is required. Those who don't bring a computer will learn far less than those who do.

Objectives: On completion, the participant will be able to:

• Use soil or water contaminant levels to determine how to protect employees from air contamination
• Incorporate instrument sensitivity data in development of action levels
• Defend their selection of action levels on technical grounds
• Determine what monitoring is required for "unknown sites"
• Identify hazardous waste sites that do not require instrumental monitoring
• Determine service life for respirators used on hazardous waste operations based on soil or water contaminant levels

Outline: 

• Developing action levels to protect hazardous waste site workers
• Review of exposure guidelines
• Determining contaminants of concern
• Action levels and instrument sensitivity
• Action levels for nonvolatiles in soil
• Action levels for volatiles in water
• Action levels for volatiles in soil
• Using the principles for respirator cartridge service life
• Incorporating the principles in field work

Description: Protecting health and safety of hazardous waste site workers involves complex risk-assessment decisions.  Industrial hygienists in this field focus control exposures by responding to observable factors in near-real time.  This course shares organized procedures by which industrial hygienists can use site data to produce such rules. The approach rests on the careful establishment of action levels at which evacuation or additional personal protection is required. These action levels are based on allowable exposure limits for each contaminant and the response factors of the air monitoring instruments used.

Instructors: Chris Marlowe, CIH, QEP, Camp Dresser McKee, Scotch Plains, NJ; James Skrabak, CIH, Camp Dresser McKee, Marshfield, MA; Cynthia Sundquist, CIH, CSP, MacTec, Portland, ME

Introductory | 1.0 IH CM Point / 0.8 CEU | Saturday |
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. | Fee: $295 / $375 | Limit: 30

Prerequisites: Participants will be asked to review introductory material on the web prior to attending the course

Objectives: On completion, the participant will be able to:

• Familiarize themselves with a variety of systems-based tools for assessing occupational and environmental health problems at their source
• Identify and prioritize solutions
• Select specific prevention-focused actions
• Measure outcomes and risk management program performance.

Outline:

• Overview
• Description of systems-based tools
• Program development and implementation
• Program performance measurement
• Application of tools―examples
• Case studies and discussion
• Summary

Description: This course will explore how problem-solving and decision-making tools can be utilized to assess and prevent occupational and environmental exposures.

A number of problem-solving and decision-making tools have been developed and utilized primarily in the quality improvement field. Their use provokes constructive questioning and leads to understanding. All the tools provide a visual product, which facilitates communication not only among team members, but also with those who will be affected by the changes. Some of the most common tools in use include process mapping, Pareto analysis, cause and effect diagrams, brainstorming, bubble-up/bubble-down, criteria matrices, and action plans.

In the first half of the course, participants will be introduced to a variety of quality management tools and will consider their application to exposure assessment and prevention.  The latter half of the course will be devoted to hands-on problem solving using actual cases, followed by short presentations and discussion.

Instructors: Lisa Brosseau, ScD, CIH, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, and Robert Pojasek, PhD, Pojasek and Associates, East Arlington, MA

Sponsoring Committee: Confined Spaces

Intermediate | 1.0 IH CM Point / 0.8 CEU | Saturday |
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. | Fee: $295 / $375 | Limit: 40

Prerequisites: General knowledge of ventilation principles

Objectives: On completion, the participant will be able to:

• Describe general health and safety hazards associated with welding and thermal cutting activities
• Develop an exposure assessment program for welding and cutting activities
• Recognize and recommend effective ventilation for confined space welding and thermal cutting
• Identify issues that need to be addressed during welding and cutting in confined spaces

Outline:

• Introduction: Instructors and topics
• Overview and description of common welding and thermal cutting processes
• Health risks associated with common welding and thermal cutting processes
• Health and safety issues associated with welding and thermal cutting in confined spaces
• Exposure assessment and monitoring for common welding and thermal cutting processes
• Effective ventilation techniques for welding and thermal cutting in confined spaces
• Case studies in effective and ineffective ventilation
• Workshop―Evaluating ventilation alternatives for welding and thermal cutting in confined spaces
• Summary and discussion

Description: This course will describe insights gained from evaluating welding and cutting processes in industrial workplaces. Discussion will be provided to help participants identify common types of welding and thermal cutting processes and the potential health and safety issues associated with these processes. Particular emphasis will be placed on welding and thermal cutting in confined or enclosed spaces where natural ventilation is not sufficient to remove welding and thermal cutting emissions and fumes without mechanically assisted ventilation. A practical approach to assessing potential exposures during welding and thermal cutting as well as developing appropriate ventilation will be discussed. Case studies of successful and unsuccessful ventilation applications will be provided.

Instructors: Michael Harris, PhD,  CIH, Hamlin & Harris, Inc., Baton Rouge, LA; Lindsay Booher, CIH, Exxon Mobil Corporation, Fairfax, VA, and Stephanie Carter, CIH, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Sponsoring Committee: Law

Intermediate | 1.0 Safety CM Point / 0.8 CEU | Saturday |
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. | Fee: $295 / $375 | Limit: 40

Prerequisites: Must be able to use Microsoft^® Excel spreadsheets and its basic arithmetic functions; a fundamental understanding of linear regression.

Learning Aids: Laptop computer with Excel (or equivalent if it can convert an Excel format).  Calculators may also be helpful.

Objectives: On completion, the participant will assess:

• How the workers' compensation system in the United States interacts with the tort law system
• How workers' compensation claims are filed and adjudicated
• How damages are set
• How loss statistics are tracked
• How workers' compensation insurance coverage works
• How workers' compensation programs are structured
• How loss trending analysis is performed
• What skills are necessary to perform basic loss trending analyses
• How to use loss trending analysis to target IH and safety services to have maximum fiscal impact

Outline:

• Overview of WC law and the public policy
• Workplace injuries: The WC claim
• Workers' compensation insurance
• Loss trending analysis
• Targeting IH services

Description: This course combines theory of workers' compensation law, insurance, and loss trending analysis with workshop problem solving to assure attendees get to practice knowledge and skills in a professionally valuable manner. The course will provide the attendees with an overview of workers' compensation law and its interaction with the tort system of law; a review of adjudication of workers compensation claims―the process, the skills to calculate benefits owed, skills to identify other sources of compensation, a review of workers compensation insurance―including structures and rating; a review of loss trending analysis techniques; an introduction to cause of loss analysis; and techniques to use loss trending and cause of loss analyses to target IH and safety services to have the greatest impact to reduce costs and improve safety.

Instructors: Lindene Patton, JD, CIH, Zurich North America, Great Falls, VA, and Jonathan Rosen, MS, CIH, NYS Public Employees Federation, AFL-CIO, Latham, NY; Brian Bethel, CIH, Zurich North America, Waterbury, CT

Saturday Half Day AM Courses

All fees are listed as member / nonmember.

Sponsoring Committee: Computer Applications

Intermediate | 0.5 IH CM Point / 0.4 CEU | Saturday |
8:00 a.m.–Noon | Fee: $150 / $185 | Limit: 30

Prerequisites: Must have at least two years of practical experience using Microsoft^® Excel. This course is particularly intended for those who are creating and developing spreadsheet templates or applications related to industrial hygiene or laboratory analysis.

Learning Aids: A PC laptop with CD-Rom is helpful to run Excel worksheets.

Objectives: On completion, the participant will be able to:

• Observe Microsoft^® Visual Basic^® Applications (VBA) and its possibilities
• Create complex Excel application templates that can be used by low-skill users using the following procedure
• Define the objectives of the application. What is possible, what is not
• Design the application interface. Build the data entry zones, graphical elements, comments
• Manage the information using lists. Create links between graphical elements and lists
• Build a validation entry process and install a selective protection of worksheets
• Build Visual Basic (VB) personalized functions, VB macros, and links between sheets
• Track and manage the errors
• Test the application

Outline:

• Presentation of five Excel applications used as examples for the PDC / lecture-discussion
• Design of an application: organization of the information using multiple sheets, creation of the interface (including graphical elements and their control) and data entry zones / lecture-demo
• Development of formulas and Visual Basic functions / lecture-demo
• Recording and editing Visual Basic macros / lecture-demo
• Data validation and worksheet protection / lecture-demo
• Testing and saving the application as a template and signing VB code / lecture
• Questions and discussion

Description: Practical industrial hygienists collect a lot of data and perform various calculations. Using Excel can be very helpful for complex calculations, but often the worksheets created are very intricate even for the author of the application, yielding the use of their files almost impossible for other persons.  This course will give the participants methods and hints to organize information, design simple interfaces, build complex personalized functions using Visual Basic, and “hide” all the complexity to give the user a very simple file to work with.

Instructors: Daniel Drolet, IRSST (Québec Research Institute in Occupational Safety and Health), Montréal, Québec, and Jacques Lesage, IRSST, Montréal, Québec

Sponsoring Committee: Construction

Introductory | 0.5 IH CM Point / 0.4 CEU | Saturday |
8:00 a.m.–Noon | Fee: $150 / $185 | Limit: 40

Objectives: On completion, the participant will be able to:

• Recognize basic elements of blueprints
• Acquire ability to follow detailed references
• Understand building specifications and learn about building codes

Outline:

• Drawing standards
• Blueprint functions
• Specification function
• Building codes
• Following details on drawing sheets
• Recognizing mold and IAQ problem areas

Description: An introduction to the use of blueprints and specifications in the evaluation of building related mold and general IAQ problems. Plans and specifications show details of construction not visible or obvious during a site visit.  Building codes are sometimes referenced on plans and may provide insight into problems. This course will provide an IH with the understanding of blueprint functions necessary to understand building systems and communicate with engineers and contractors.  A focus on IAQ and mold-related problems will be included.

Instructor: Kenneth Cherry, CIH, PE, DEE, CHMM, Safety & Health Affiliates Inc., Toledo, OH

Sponsoring Committee: Law

Advanced | 0.5 IH CM Point / 0.4 CEU | Saturday |
8:00 a.m.–Noon | Fee: $150 / $185 | Limit: 60

Prerequisites: Should have a basic understanding of toxicology, epidemiology, risk assessment, rulemaking, and civil procedure.

Objectives: On completion, the participant will be able to:

• Describe the general principles of causation in risk assessment, rulemaking, and civil claims for workplace illness
• Differentiate between the qualitative and quantitative measures of proof of disease causation used in the scientific, regulatory, workers' compensation, and toxic tort arenas
• Recognize the IH role in the various proceedings of the respective forums, including the rendering of advice to employers and employees, participation in rulemaking and consensus standards organizations, and expert testimony

Outline:

• Disease causation for scientists (epidemiology, toxicology, biostatistics, extrapolation, etc.)
• Disease causation for standards (consensus standard committees, statutory and regulatory requirements for rulemaking, significant risk, administrative procedures, etc.)
• Disease causation in workers’ compensation (scheduled diseases, burden of proof, presumptions, etc.)
• Disease causation in toxic torts (the need for finality, rules of evidence, experts, judges, and juries)
• Workshop―mock trial/rulemaking/workers’ comp case/tort case involving same exposure
• Final questions and answers

Description: Scientists, regulators, legislators, lawyers, injured workers, and the public often have different views regarding the type and amount of proof needed to take action concerning disease-producing exposures. In addition, applicable rules and practices can vary greatly among various agencies and courts. Moreover, the rules have been in considerable flux in the last decade. This course will guide the participant through the rationales for the various approaches to assessing causation and discuss the role of the IH in each venue. Particular attention will be paid to the now-famous Daubert v. Merrel Dow decision and its interpretation and application.

Instructors: Steven Paskal, MS, JD, CIH, Materials Analytical Services, Annapolis, MD, and John Templin, MS, CIH, Materials Analytical Services, Seal Beach, CA

Sponsoring Committee: Protective Clothing and Equipment

Introductory | 0.5 IH CM Point / 0.4 CEU | Saturday |
8:00 a.m.–Noon | Fee: $150 / $185 | Limit: 50

Objectives: On completion, the participant will:

• Become familiar with the types of chemical protective clothing
• Classify the performance and design features of chemical protective clothing and how they relate to levels of protection
• Understand, interpret, and apply chemical resistance information for chemical protective clothing selection
• Evaluate design features and human factors as related to chemical protective clothing use
• Learn the trade-offs between performance, comfort, and cost as related to chemical protective clothing selection
• Identify sources of information on chemical protective clothing to assist in its selection and use

Outline:

• Introduction
• Pretest
• Classification of chemical protective clothing
• Types of chemical protective clothing
• Levels of protection
• Risk Assessment I
• Chemical resistance information
• Risk Assessment II
• Human factors
• Selection exercises
• Summary

Description: Despite its availability in a wide range of material choices and designs, many of the current practices for chemical protective clothing selection and use are inconsistent with the needed protection. Underprotection poses exposure hazards while overprotection permits the clothing itself to be a hazard to the end user (affecting wearer function). This course will provide a fundamental understanding of the different types of chemical protective clothing, design features, chemical resistance performance, and human factors that are important for appropriate selection and use. Specific instruction will focus on protection levels, chemical permeation versus penetration information, and clothing characteristics that impact worker productivity and comfort.

Instructors: Jeffrey Stull, MS ChE, International Personnel Protection, Inc., Austin, TX, and Kimberly Dennis, Kimberly-Clark Corporation, Roswell, GA

Sponsoring Committee: Law

Introductory | 0.5 IH CM Point / 0.4 CEU | Saturday |
8:00 a.m.–Noon | Fee: $150 / $185 | Limit: 60

Objectives: On completion, the participant will be able to:

• Describe the key provisions of the OSH Act
• Identify an employer's responsibilities under the OSH Act
• Describe the General Duty Clause and its use in enforcement
• Develop a plan for managing OSHA inspections
• Describe the OSHA enforcement process from the inspection to judicial review
• Describe the civil penalty structure and penalty amounts provided under the OSH Act
• Identify under what circumstances OSHA may seek criminal penalties
• Identify the key steps OSHA must take to regulate a hazard and the procedural constraints

Outline:

• Overview
• Key provisions of the OSH Act
• Basic responsibilities of employers
• Purpose and scope of the general duty clause
• The OSHA enforcement process and civil penalties
• Essential for handling an OSHA inspection
• How to exercise your right to challenge an enforcement action
• Criminal penalties under the OSH Act
• OSHA rulemaking

Description: The Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act) has been law for more than 30 years.  During this time, the legal doctrines governing occupational safety and health law have become more predictable and defined.  This course will set forth the key provisions of the OSH Act and provide an understanding of how these provisions affect the occupational safety and health practitioner.  Practical methods for handling OSHA inspections and enforcement actions will be provided.  The course will close with a brief discussion regarding the procedural and substantive aspects of OSHA rulemaking.

Instructor: Anne Nichting, Esq., CIH, CSP, Jackson & Kelly PLLC, Denver, CO

Saturday Half Day PM Courses

All fees are listed as member / nonmember.

Intermediate | 0.5 IH CM Point / 0.4 CEU | Saturday |
1:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. | Fee: $150 / $185 | Limit: 60

Prerequisites: Basic understanding of program management

Objectives: On completion, the participant will be able to assess:

• How an organization’s loss exposures are identified and analyzed
• How risk management alternatives are evaluated
• How the most desirable option is selected
• The implementation of selected risk management techniques
• The monitoring of effectiveness

Outline:

• Welcome, speaker and participant introductions, and course expectations
• Introduction to Risk Management
• Exercise 1: Identification of Risks
• Continuation of Introduction to Risk Management―Alternatives
• Exercise 2: Risk Management Options
• Continuation of Introduction to Risk Management―Decision Basis
• Exercise 3: Calculation of Risk Management ROI
• Continuation of Introduction to Risk Management―Responding to a Loss
• Exercise 4: Business Continuity Exercise
• The risk management profession, opportunities for safety professionals, and emerging issues
• Course wrap-up, evaluation, and Q & A

Description: In recent years, many industrial hygiene programs have been involved in organizational realignments, shifting from stand-alone units to assimilation into comprehensive environmental health and safety programs. Such shifts compelled individuals to expand their professional knowledge base to better understand the roles of their new colleagues. But the transformation trend has not stopped. A recent phenomenon is the creation of comprehensive risk management programs, which incorporate all health and safety functions, along with other institutional loss control and insurance activities. In recognition of this trend, it is imperative that practicing industrial hygienists become familiar with the risk management and insurance profession to ensure that issues are effectively communicated within the context of this new paradigm. This course will provide an overview of the risk management and insurance profession from the industrial hygienist’s perspective, specifically addressing how an organization’s loss exposures are identified and analyzed, how risk management alternatives are evaluated, how the most desirable option is selected, the implementation of selected risk management techniques, and the monitoring of effectiveness. Suggested strategies for adapting industrial hygiene programs to the risk management organizational environment will be presented, and ample time will be allotted for Q & A and discussion.

Instructors: Robert Emery, DrPH, CIH, University of Texas–Houston, Houston, TX, and Bruce Brown, CHMM, ARM, University of Texas–Houston, Houston, TX

Advanced | 0.5 IH CM Point / 0.4 CEU | Saturday |
1:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. | Fee: $150 / $185 | Limit: 30

Prerequisites: Basic training development and delivery experience.

Objectives: On completion, the participant will be able to:

• Define their role in the organizational development process
• Describe methods to maintain control in the face of overt and tacit hostility
• Describe methods for discovering the issues that make an audience hostile
• Describe methods to manage the presentation of grievances and credibly address them
• Determine how much of a planned presentation can be effectively delivered
• Develop methods of refocusing without compromising
• Formulate open and effective referral propositions

Outline:

• Overview of the organizational development process
• Importance of training in the OD process
• Discussion of audience hostility
• Discovering your audience―the underlying causes
• Managing audience discourse (grievances)
• Compromising design without compromising content
• The role of enthusiasm
• Role play (session participants)
• Formulating an effective referral proposition
• Final questions and discussion

Description: Audience hostility, whether overt or covert, can be a deterrent to organizational learning and health and safety communication.  The course will condense experience derived from a variety of employee populations from both an in-house professional and a third-party service provider prospective and will propose strategies for effectively transferring information to a nonreceptive audience.

This session will offer strategies for both overcoming the deleterious effects of audience hostility and gaining reasonable audience acceptance.  The session will highlight the important role of health and safety professionals in the organizational development process, the importance of recognizing and diffusing hostility, and the importance of effectively and economically fielding audience concerns.

Instructor: Ramon Thomas, CIH, CSP, SPHR, Hamon Research-Cottrell, Somerville, NJ

Sponsoring Committee: Nonionizing Radiation

Intermediate | 0.5 IH CM Point / 0.4 CEU | Saturday |
1:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. | Fee: $150 / $185 | Limit: 30

Prerequisites: Nonionizing Radiation Overview course, or knowledge of the electromagnetic spectrum and types of nonionizing radiation

Objectives: On completion, the participant will:

• Understand the physical descriptive quantities of microwave and radiofrequency radiation
• Be familiar with the basic types of measurement instruments and their limitations
• Be familiar with the relationship between field intensity and distance for common sources of fields
• Be familiar with established biological effects of these fields, as well as some of the hypothesized biological effects
• Be familiar with the conclusions of the most recent scientific evaluations of health effects research
• Be knowledgeable of relevant exposure restriction guidance from organizations such as OSHA, FCC, ACGIH, and IEEE

Outline:

• Introduction to microwave and radiofrequency radiation
• Physical descriptive quantities, sources of fields, relationship of field strength with distance
• Health effects research, a historical perspective, as well as the most recent studies
• Recent scientific reviews of research
• Microwave and RF exposure guidelines, the numbers and their basis
• Demonstration of measurement instrumentation
• Upcoming developments

Description: This course will provide an overview of the physics and measurement of microwave and radiofrequency radiation (for example, cellular phone radiation), an up-to-date review of the scientific studies evaluating potential health effects, and a review of the existing exposure guidelines. Sources will be identified that most likely exceed the exposure guidelines and suggestions provided for common controls.  The course will also allow students some limited hands-on experience with measurement instrumentation.

Instructor: Robert Curtis, USDOL/OSHA, Salt Lake City, UT

Sponsoring Committee: Construction

Introductory | 0.5 Safety CM Point / 0.4 CEU | Saturday |
1:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. | Fee: $150 / $185 | Limit: 60

Objectives: On completion, the participant will be able to:

• Identify jobsite situations that can lead to crane accidents
• Apply course material to jobsite situations and reduce risk
• Describe how total (gross) load is computed for mobile cranes
• Describe the importance of crane operator qualifications

Outline:

• Principles of operation
• Types
• Failures
• Load charts
• Set up and operating procedures
• Wire rope
• Rigging
• Operators
• Q & A

Description: The crane is the most dangerous, expensive, and important piece of equipment on a jobsite.  When a crane fails, safety, production deadlines, and budgets are negatively impacted.  Via this popular mobile program, attendees learn how cranes can be managed both in terms of safety and productivity.  Topics include types of equipment, safe operation, maintenance and inspection, crane failure, and more.

Instructor: Dave Ritchie, CSP,CHST,CCO, The St. Paul Companies, Bastrop, TX

AIHce 2003
Top Ten PDC

Sponsoring Committee: Noise

Intermediate | 0.5 IH CM Point / 0.4 CEU | Saturday | 1:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. | Fee: $150 / $185 | Limit: 40

Prerequisites: Basic understanding of noise measurement equipment, exposure and dose calculation, and decibel calculation

Learning Aids: Attendees may want to bring noise measurement instrumentation they use in practice.

Objectives: On completion, the participant will:

• Demonstrate effective development and design of noise exposure assessment campaigns, including sample selection, design, implementation, and data management to facilitate effective hearing loss prevention

Outline:

• Introduction and overview
• References
• Need and rationale
• Definitions and metrics
• Sampling strategy with pros and cons of each
• Instrumentation and application
• Reports

Description: Effective design and management of noise exposure assessment campaigns facilitate appropriate selection of hearing conservation program candidates and promotes effective use of noise control resources. This course will describe statistical data analyses, appropriate sample selection, and data utility to assist in effective hearing loss prevention.

Instructor: Lee Hager, Sonomax Hearing Healthcare, Portland, MI

Introductory | 0.5 IH CM Point / 0.4 CEU | Saturday |
1:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. | Fee: $150 / $185 | Limit: 40

Prerequisites: Basic understanding of how to read OSHA standards

Objectives: On completion, the participant will be able to:

• Identify and describe the purpose of OSHA advisory committees
• Describe OSHA's prerulemaking process
• Describe the OSHA rulemaking process
• Research and interpret OSHA standards
• Properly write a request for interpretation that will receive a timely response

Outline:

• Overview
• OSHA's use of advisory committees
• OSHA's rulemaking process and how the public can get involved
• How to use the preamble of a standard
• How to use the Federal Register
• Finding OSHA interpretation letters
• Requesting an OSHA interpretation
• Example of how to interpret an OSHA standard using the Recordkeeping standard
• Final Q & A and discussion

Description: This course will provide attendees with the knowledge of how OSHA standards are written and interpreted.  The focus of the presentation will be to instruct attendees on how they can get involved in the rulemaking process and interpret standards once they become final.

Instructor: Carl Sall, CIH, Comprehensive Health Services, Vienna, VA

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