Accreditation

• Laboratory Accreditation Course, Sunday and Monday | 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Aerosol Technology

• Wednesday General Session: Taking Success Beyond Borders: Global EHS Issues of Nanotechnology , Wednesday | 8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m.
• Wednesday Ask the Expert, Wednesday | 10:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
• PDC 305 Particle Size-Selective (Inhalable, Respirable, Thoracic) Aerosol Sampling, Saturday | 1:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
• PO 107 Health Care Industries I: Bioaerosols, Negative Pressure Rooms and Other Infection Control Topics, Monday | 2:00 p.m.–4:40 p.m.
• PO 110 Aerosols, Monday | 2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
• PO 128 Nanotechnology, Wednesday | 1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
• RT 228 Engineered Nanomaterials: Translating Animal Studies to Safety in the Workplace, Tuesday | 2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
• RT 246 Ask the Experts: An Update on NIOSH Research in Nanotechnology, Wednesday | 3:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
• RT 251 OH&S Program Audits in South America: Our Experience with a Brazilian Company, Thursday | 8:00 a.m.–10:30 a.m.
• RT 254 Metalworking/Metal Removal Fluid Mist: Current Challenges and Solutions for the Future, Thursday | 8:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.

Biological Monitoring

• NEW! PDC 113 Mold Recognition, Effective Sampling Strategies and Results Interpretation, Saturday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
• PDC 501 Biological Monitoring: A “How-To” Guide, Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–Noon
• PDC 602 Case Studies Workshop in Biological Monitoring, Sunday | 1:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
• PO 129 Biological Monitoring: Biomakers, Exposure, Symptomology and Correlation, Wednesday | 1:00 p.m.–3:40 p.m.
• RT 224 BEEL II: Biological Monitoring Skin Absorption Risk Assessment, Tuesday | 2:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
• RT 252 Should Industrial Hygienists be Concerned about Genetic Testing in the Workplace?, Thursday | 8:00 a.m.–10:30 a.m.

Biosafety

• PDC 107 Fundamentals of Biosafety in Laboratories, Saturday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
• NEW! PDC 417 Protecting Personnel from Pandemic Influenza, Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
• NEW! PDC 502 Biosafety Risk Assessment and Risk Management, Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–Noon
• PO 122 Biosafety and Environmental Microbiology, Wednesday | 10:00 a.m.–Noon

Breakthrough Thinking

• Monday Opening General Session: Challenges, Progress, Innovation: Predicting the Future by Creating It, Monday | 8:00 a.m.–9:30 a.m.
• Breakthrough Thinking, Session 1, Monday | 2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
• Breakthrough Thinking, Session 2, Wednesday | 1:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.

Canadian OEHS Issues

• CR 304 Adapting to Climate Change – Use of WBGT as a Community Heat Metric in Canada, Monday | 10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
• CR 319 Differences between US and Canadian approach to Environmental Regulation: What Industrial Hygienists Should Know , Wednesday | 10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
• NEW! PDC 203 Environmental Regulatory Programs for Construction Operations in Canada and the United States, Saturday | 8:00 a.m.–Noon
• NEW! PDC 709 Selection, Use and Care of Respirators - A Canadian Perspective, Saturday & Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
• RT 211 The Future of the Profession of Occupational Hygiene in Canada, Monday | 2:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
• RT 225 Current Issues in Confined Space Work in Canada – Thinking Outside the Box, Tuesday | 2:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
• RT 245 Occupational Health and Safety and Construction Worker Education in Ontario, Wednesday | 1:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
• RT 250 Building Bridges: Lessons from Native American/Aboriginal Occupational Health Issues, Thursday | 8:00 a.m.–10:30 a.m.
• RT 255 Safe at Work Ontario, Thursday | 8:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
• RT 261 Globally Harmonized Systems (GHS) – Implementation and Impact on Workplaces in Canada, Thursday | 1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.

Communication & Training Methods

• CR 301 How to Develop Culturally Appropriate Safety Training, Monday | 10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
• CR 305 Communicating Risk and Effective Crisis Communications, Monday | 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
• NEW! PDC 119 The Art of Safety – Mastering Advanced Communication Techniques, Saturday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
• PDC 407 Exceptional Functional Leadership, 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 507 Write & Speak Like the News: 5 Journalism Skills to Sharpen Your IH Communication, Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–Noon
• PO 130 Management and Training Issues, Wednesday | 1:00 p.m.–3:40 p.m.
• RT 205 Discovering Trends in Communication – R U Updated?, Monday | 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
• RT 219 Leveraging Communication Technologies for the IH Profession, Tuesday | 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
• RT 259 Effective SH&E Training – Is It Possible in the 21st Century?, Thursday | 1:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m.

Computer Applications

• PDC 302 Advanced PDA Techniques, Saturday | 1:00 p.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.
• PO 101 Computer Applications, Monday | 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
• RT 226 Data Management – The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of IH Information Systems, Tuesday | 2:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m.

Confined Spaces

• NEW! PDC 202 Employing Prevention Through Design Concepts to Eliminate Confined Spaces and Their Hazards, Saturday | 8:00 a.m.–Noon
• PO 120 Eclectic Topics in Safety, Confined Space and Construction, Tuesday | 2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
• RT 225 Current Issues in Confined Space Work in Canada – Thinking Outside the Box, Tuesday | 2:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
• RT 243 Notable Confined Spaces, Wednesday | 1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.

Construction

• CR 318 Frequently Cited OSHA Violations in Construction - What Can We Be Doing Better?, Wednesday | 10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.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.
• NEW! PDC 203 Environmental Regulatory Programs for Construction Operations in Canada and the United States, Saturday | 8:00 a.m.–Noon
• PDC 301 A Commonsense Approach to Understanding and Managing a Subcontractor Safety Program from a VPP/PSM Perspective, Saturday | 1:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
• PDC 703 Construction Hazards - Recognition and Issues for Industrial Hygienists, Saturday & Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
• PO 120 Eclectic Topics in Safety, Confined Space and Construction, Tuesday | 2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
• PO 137 Welding Safety, Thursday | 8:00 a.m.–10:20 a.m.
• RT 204 Current Topics in Cranes and Rigging, Monday | 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
• RT 213 Industrial Hygiene at the Construction Site – Issues, Challenges, Best Practices, Monday | 2:00 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
• RT 220 Managing IAQ During Construction in Occupied Buildings: New ANSI Standard 008-2008, Tuesday | 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
• RT 234 Welding Hexavalent Chromium Exposure Assessment for Epidemiology Studies, Tuesday | 2:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
• RT 245 Occupational Health and Safety and Construction Worker Education in Ontario, Wednesday | 1:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
• RT 258 Fast-Track Construction – The New Construction Safety Hazard?, Thursday | 1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.

Consulting

• CR 308 Industrial Hygienists and the Law: What You Need to Know If/When You Are Subpoenaed, Monday | 3:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
• P001 Certified Safety Professional (CSP) Exam Preparation Workshop, Friday, Saturday & Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
• P002 Management Course I Improving Communication Effectiveness for the IH Manager and OEHS Professional , Saturday & Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
• P003 Management Course IV: Finance for the Nonfinancial Manager, Intermediate , Saturday & Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
• P004 Time Management in an Age of Turbulence, Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
• NEW! PDC 119 The Art of Safety – Mastering Advanced Communication Techniques, Saturday | 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 413 Lean Six Sigma Overview for EHS Professionals, Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
• NEW! PDC 415 Moving Out on Your Own – Developing a Successful OEHS Consulting Practice, Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
• PDC 704 Creation, Measurement and Communication of EHS Business Value, Saturday & Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Emergency Response Planning

• PDC 110 Introduction to CBRN Agents, Saturday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
• PDC 405 Chemical Emergency Response: Preparation, Response, Mitigation and Return to Normal Operations, Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
• NEW! PDC 414 Managing Worker Fatigue During Disaster Recovery Operations, Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
• NEW! PDC 417 Protecting Personnel from Pandemic Influenza, Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
• PDC 507 Write & Speak Like the News: 5 Journalism Skills to Sharpen Your IH Communication, Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–Noon
• PDC 705 EH&S 101 for Healthcare: Basic Principles of Healthcare Safety and Practical Applications, Saturday & Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
• PO 123 Emerging Issues in Emergency Preparedness and Response, Wednesday | 10:00 a.m.–Noon
• RT 248 Integrating Safety and Health in Emergency Preparedness and Response Activities, Wednesday | 5:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m.

Emerging Issues

• PDC 120 Wellness and Health Education – Making the Connection Between IH and Worker Health, Saturday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
• PDC 303 Aging, Obesity & Diversity – The Office of the Future, Saturday | 1:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
• PO 123 Emerging Issues in Emergency Preparedness and Response, Wednesday | 10:00 a.m.–Noon
• RT 205 Discovering Trends in Communication – R U Updated?, Monday | 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
• RT 206 Emerging Trends in Vapour Intrusion, Monday | 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

Engineering

• PDC 109 Industrial Ventilation System Maintenance and Troubleshooting, Saturday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
• NEW! PDC 401 Advanced Design of Local Exhaust Ventilation Systems, 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 702 Basic Electrical Safety with Application of NFPA 70E, Saturday & Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
• PDC 708 Investigating and Evaluating Water Damage Problems in Buildings, Saturday & Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
• PO 118 Engineering and Control Technology, Tuesday | 2:00 p.m.–4:40 p.m.
• RT 256 Prevention Through Design – Hazards Control During Project or Facility Design/Renovation, Thursday | 8:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m.

Environmental Issues

• CR 303 What Do Greenhouse Gas Emissions Have to do with Your Business?, Monday | 10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
• CR 304 Adapting to Climate Change – Use of WBGT as a Community Heat Metric in Canada, Monday | 10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
• CR 321 Using OHSA's 18001 and ISO 14001 to Support Environmentally Conscious Design, Wednesday | 1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
• NEW! PDC 203 Environmental Regulatory Programs for Construction Operations in Canada and the United States, Saturday | 8:00 a.m.–Noon
• PDC 405 Chemical Emergency Response: Preparation, Response, Mitigation and Return to Normal Operations, 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.
• PO 119 Community and the Environment, Tuesday | 2:00 p.m.–4:40 p.m.
• RT 206 Emerging Trends in Vapour Intrusion, Monday | 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
• RT 237 LEED: A Multidisciplinary Look at the Accreditation Process, Wednesday | 10:00 a.m.–Noon
• RT 238 Centralized vs. Decentralized Regulation of HS&E, Wednesday | 1:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
• RT 247 Specifying Sustainability: The IH Ingredient in the Green Building Recipe, Wednesday | 5:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.

Ergonomics

• NEW! PDC 201 Americans with Disabilities Act: Is There a Role for the Industrial Hygienist?, Saturday | 8:00 a.m.–Noon
• PDC 303 Aging, Obesity & Diversity – The Office of the Future, Saturday | 1:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
• NEW! PDC 406 Ergonomics Toolkit: Application of Common Ergonomic Assessment Tools Available to the Practitioner, Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
• PO 104 Facts and Fixes - Ergonomic Problems and Solutions, Monday | 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
• PO 134 Face the Ergonomics Monster Head On: Assessment and Management, Wednesday | 5:00 p.m.–7:20 p.m.
• RT 209 The Hazardous Environment of Home Healthcare Providers, Monday | 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
• RT 216 Ageless Wonders: Real Trends on the Aging of Our Workforce, Tuesday | 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
• RT 223 Assessment and Control of Manual Material Handling Operations, Tuesday | 2:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
• RT 230 The Ergonomic Tool Kit: Student and Practitioner Perspectives, Tuesday | 2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
• RT 256 Prevention Through Design – Hazards Control During Project or Facility Design/Renovation, Thursday | 8:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
• RT 260 Contract Medical Staffing and Examinations – What the H&S Professional Should Know, Thursday | 1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
• RT 262 International Ergonomics Standards: Snapshots from Around the World, Thursday | 1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.

Exposure Assessment Strategies

• 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 117 Surface Sampling for Metals: Issues, Methods and Strategy, Saturday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
• NEW! PDC 204 Exposure Assessment During “Hot Work” in Coated Metal Parts , Saturday | 8:00 a.m.–Noon
• PDC 304 Noise Exposure Assessment: Sampling Strategy and Data Acquisition, Saturday | 1:00 p.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.
• NEW! PDC 408 Hypothesis-Driven Mold Investigative Strategies, Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
• PDC 501 Biological Monitoring: A “How-To” Guide, Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–Noon
• PDC 706 Exposure Assessment Strategies and Statistics, Saturday & Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
• PDC 707 Exposure Modeling: Using Mathematical Models to Estimate Exposure, Saturday & Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
• PO 115 Professional Judgment and Exposure Modeling Strategies, Tuesday | 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
• PO 126 Exposure Assessment/Reconstruction Strategies, Wednesday | 10:00 a.m.–Noon
• PO 135 Asbestos and Benzene Exposure Assessment, Wednesday | 5:00 p.m.–7:20 p.m.
• RT 201 Applications of Control Banding Part 1: Hazard Classification, Monday | 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
• RT 208 Raising Awareness to the Hazards of Dermal Chemical Exposures: Skin Notations and PPE, Monday | 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
• RT 212 Exposure Model Validation: Current Approaches, Limitations and a Path to the Future, Monday | 2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
• RT 214 Integrating Science and Sustainability – Consumer Product Risk Assessments, Monday | 2:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
• RT 217 Applications of Control Banding Part 2: Risk Assessment and Control, Tuesday | 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
• RT 218 Fumigant Exposure: Managing Worker Health and Safety Hazards, Tuesday | 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
• RT 233 Modern Real-Time Tools for Greatly Improved Exposure Assessment Quality, Tuesday | 2:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
• RT 239 Dermal Exposure Assessment and Guidelines: State-of-the Science in Flux, Wednesday | 1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.

Gas & Vapor Detection

• PDC 101 Advanced Concepts in Chemical Detection for Exposure Assessment: Important Methods and Applications, Saturday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
• NEW! PDC 603 Exposure Assessment Using Whole Air Sampling Methods, Sunday | 1:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
• PO 133 Field Detection and Analysis, Wednesday | 1:00 p.m.–4:20 p.m.
• RT 233 Modern Real-Time Tools for Greatly Improved Exposure Assessment Quality, Tuesday | 2:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.

Health Care

• NEW! PDC 108 Indoor Environmental Quality for the Healthcare Industry, Saturday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
• PDC 705 EH&S 101 for Healthcare: Basic Principles of Healthcare Safety and Practical Applications, Saturday & Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
• PO 107 Health Care Industries I: Bioaerosols, Negative Pressure Rooms and Other Infection Control Topics, Monday | 2:00 p.m.–4:40 p.m.
• PO 131 Health Care Industries II: Hazardous Drugs and Other Health Care Topics, Wednesday | 1:00 p.m.–3:40 p.m.
• RT 231 Tiger Team: Optimal Risk Management and Sustainable Production of a Medical Device, Tuesday | 2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.

IH General Practice

• CR 307 How to Prepare For, Manage and Survive a DOT Inspection, Monday | 3:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
• CR 308 Industrial Hygienists and the Law: What You Need to Know If/When You Are Subpoenaed, Monday | 3:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
• CR 314 Establishing an Engaged Culture, Tuesday | 3:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
• PO 106 IH General Practice, Monday | 2:00 p.m.–4:20 p.m.
• PO 112 Agricultural Health and Safety, Monday | 2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
• RT 210 Perspectives on Preparation for the CIH Exam, Monday | 2:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
• RT 227 Everything You Wanted to Know About Marijuana-Grow Houses but Were Afraid to Ask, Tuesday | 2:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
• RT 232 Glen Williamson Forum: OSHA's Most Interesting Health Cases, 2006-2008, Tuesday | 2:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.

Indoor Environmental Quality

• NEW! PDC 108 Indoor Environmental Quality for the Healthcare Industry, Saturday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.