Below is a sneak preview of the professional development courses coming to Toronto.

Review course offerings and mark your calendar − PDC registration opens December 2008.

Saturday, All Day, May 30, 2009

• PDC 101 Advanced Concepts in Chemical Detection for Exposure Assessment: Important Methods and Applications, Saturday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• PDC 102 Bayesian Statistics: Overview and Applications in Industrial Hygiene Data Interpretation and Exposure Risk Assessment, Saturday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• PDC 103 Community Noise, Saturday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• PDC 104 Developing Metric Systems for Sustained Improvements, Saturday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• PDC 105 EHS Management Systems 101, Saturday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• PDC 106 Establishing Operations in Challenging Global Environments: Health Integration, Saturday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• PDC 107 Fundamentals of Biosafety in Laboratories, Saturday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• PDC 108 Indoor Environmental Quality for the Healthcare Industry, Saturday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• PDC 109 Industrial Ventilation System Maintenance and Troubleshooting, Saturday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• PDC 110 Introduction to CBRN Agents, Saturday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• PDC 111 Introduction to MSQPCR and Immunoassay Technology for Environmental Mold Assessments: An Overview of Field Collection and Data Interpretation Methodologies., Saturday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• PDC 112 Introduction to Product Stewardship -Your Sustainable Future, Saturday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• PDC 113 Mold Recognition, Effective Sampling Strategies, and Results Interpretation, Saturday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• PDC 114 Occupational Epidemiology: Study Design and Calculations, Saturday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• PDC 115 Occupational Injuries and Deaths Due to Falls: Essential Elements for Prevention and Protection, Saturday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• PDC 116 Reproductive and Developmental Health Hazards in the Occupational Environment, Saturday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• PDC 117 Surface Sampling for Metals: Issues, Methods, and Strategy, Saturday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• PDC 118 Techniques for Hazard Recognition, Saturday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• PDC 119 The Art of Safety – Mastering Advanced Communication Techniques, Saturday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• PDC 120 Wellness and Health Education – Making the Connection between IH and Worker Health, Saturday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Saturday, AM, May 30, 2009

• PDC 201 Americans with Disability Act, is there a Role for the Industrial Hygienist?, Saturday | 8:00 a.m. - Noon
• PDC 202 Employing Prevention through Design Concepts to Eliminate Confined Spaces and their Hazards, Saturday | 8:00 a.m. - Noon
• PDC 203 Environmental Regulatory Programs for Construction Operations in Canada and the United States, Saturday | 8:00 a.m. - Noon
• PDC 204 Exposure assessment during “hot work” in coated metal parts, Saturday | 8:00 a.m. - Noon

Saturday, PM, May 30, 2009

• PDC 301 A Common Sense approach to Understanding and Managing a Subcontractor Safety Program from a VPP/PSM perspective., Saturday | 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• PDC 302 Advanced PDA Techniques, Saturday | 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• PDC 303 Aging, Obesity & Diversity – The Office of the Future, Saturday | 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• PDC 304 Noise Exposure Assessment: Sampling Strategy and Data Acquisition, Saturday | 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• PDC 305 Particle size-selective (inhalable, respirable, thoracic) aerosol sampling, Saturday | 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Sunday, All Day, May 31, 2009

• PDC 401 Advanced Design of Local Exhaust Ventilation Systems, Sunday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• PDC 402 Anticipation, Recognition, Evaluation and Control of Welding Health Hazards, Sunday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• PDC 403 ASHRAE 110 Testing and Management Practices for Safe And Energy Efficient Laboratory Hood Systems, Sunday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• PDC 404 Better than Excel: Using Microsoft Access to Manage IH Data, Sunday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• PDC 405 Chemcial Emergency Response: Preparation, Response, Mitigation and Return to Normal Operations, Sunday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• PDC 406 Ergonomics Toolkit: Application of Common Ergonomic Assessment Tools Available to the Practitioner, Sunday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• PDC 407 Exceptional Functional Leadership, Sunday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• PDC 408 Hypothesis-driven mold investigative strategies, Sunday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• PDC 409 If I’m Teaching, Why Aren’t They Learning?! How to Provide World-Class Training That Works!, Sunday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• PDC 410 Industrial Hygienists: Experts in Depositions and at Trials, Sunday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• PDC 411 Introduction to Risk Assessment for the Industrial Hygienist, Sunday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• PDC 412 Isocyanates: Current Issues in Toxicology, Occupational Medicine, Industrial Hygiene and Regulation., Sunday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• PDC 413 Lean Six Sigma Overview for EHS Professionals, Sunday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• PDC 414 Managing Worker Fatigue During Disaster Recovery Operations, Sunday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• PDC 415 Moving Out on Your Own – Developing an Successful OEHS Consulting Practice, Sunday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• PDC 416 Noise Control Engineering, Sunday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• PDC 417 Protecting Personnel from Pandemic Influenza, Sunday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• PDC 418 Ramping up Your Hearing Protection and Jazzing up Your Hearing Conservation, Sunday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• PDC 419 Sustainability and Social Responsibility 101, Sunday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• PDC 420 Tools of the Trade - Vapor Intrusion Investigation for an Industrial Hygienist, Sunday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• PDC 421 Toxicology for Industrial Hygienists, Sunday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• PDC 422 When Basic Techniques Aren't Enough: Using Advanced and Novel Methods for Detection of Fungi and Fungal Metabolites, Sunday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• PDC 423 A Survey of Non-Ionizing Radiation Measurement and Exposure Calculations, Sunday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Sunday, AM, May 31, 2009

• PDC 501 Biological Monitoring: A “How To” Guide, Sunday | 8:00 a.m. - Noon
• PDC 502 Biosafety Risk Assessment and Risk Management, Sunday | 8:00 a.m. - Noon
• PDC 503 Fundamentals of Chemical Protective Clothing, Sunday | 8:00 a.m. - Noon
• PDC 505 REACH, an introduction, Sunday | 8:00 a.m. - Noon
• PDC 506 Safety Climate: Basic Concepts and Applications, Sunday | 8:00 a.m. - Noon
• PDC 507 Write & Speak Like the News: 5 Journalism Skills to Sharpen Your IH Communication, Sunday | 8:00 a.m. - Noon

Sunday, PM, May 31, 2009

• PDC 601 A Risk Management and Insurance Primer for Industrial Hygienists, Sunday | 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• PDC 602 Case Studies Workshop in Biological Monitoring, Sunday | 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• PDC 603 Exposure Assessment Using Whole Air Sampling Methods, Sunday | 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• PDC 604 GHS for the Industrial Hygienist, Sunday | 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• PDC 606 Hot Work Permitting, Sunday | 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• PDC 607 Respirator Fit Testing: Requirements and Interpretation, Sunday | 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Sunday & Sunday, Two-Days, May 30 & 31, 2009

• PDC 701 Application of Engineering Economics Principles towards Determining Economical Acceptability of OEHS Controls and Solutions, Sat & Sun | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• PDC 702 Basic Electrical Safety with Application of NFPA 70E, Sat & Sun | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• PDC 703 Construction Hazards - Recognition and Issues - for Industrial Hygienists, Sat & Sun | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• PDC 704 Creation, Measurement and Communication of EHS Business Value, Sat & Sun | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• PDC 705 EH&S 101 for Healthcare: Basic Principles of Healthcare Safety and Practical Applications, Sat & Sun | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• PDC 706 Exposure Assessment Strategies and Statistics, Sat & Sun | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• PDC 707 Exposure Modeling: Using Mathematical Models to Estimate Exposure, Sat & Sun | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• PDC 708 Investigating Water Damage Problems in Buildings, Sat & Sun | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• PDC 709 Selection, Use and Care of Respirators - A Canadian Perspective, Sat & Sun | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.