Professional Development Courses (PDCs) give you the chance to deepen knowledge within your field or explore new topics outside your expertise. All PDCs are subjected to a bi-level committee review insuring that AIHce’s educational offerings are the quintessential source for OEHS training!

Scheduled for Saturday, May 22, 2010 and Sunday, May 23, 2010, before AIHce begins, PDCs providing an excellent opportunity build upon your AIHce experience; maintain your professional certification credentials while getting the most current information on trends, technologies and best practices! Choose from two-day, one day, and half-day PDCs covering a variety of topics.

Aerosol Technology

• PDC 303, Particle Size-Selective (Inhalable, Thoracic and Respirable) Aerosol Sampling, Saturday | 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• PDC 429, The FUN of Aerosols: Fine, Ultrafine, and Nanoparticles in Workplace Atmospheres, Sunday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Biological Monitoring

• PDC 406, Biological Monitoring: A “How To” Guide and Case Studies, Sunday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Biosafety

• PDC 407, Biosafety Risk Assessment and Risk Management, Sunday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Communication and Training Methods

• PDC 111, If I’m Teaching, Why Aren’t They Learning? How to Provide World-Class Training That Works, Saturday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• PDC 426, New Risk and Crisis Communications: Methods and Messages, Sunday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• PDC 706, The Art of Safety: Mastering Advanced Communication Techniques, Saturday & Sunday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Computer Applications

• PDC 417, Microsoft® Excel and IH Data Analysis: Introducing Visual Basic and Put an Engine in Your Worksheets, Sunday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Construction

• PDC 403, Anticipation, Recognition, Evaluation and Control of Welding Health Hazards, Sunday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• PDC 702, Construction Hazard Recognition and Project Management for the IH, Saturday & Sunday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Emergency Response Planning

• PDC 103, New Incident Safety Officer: Are You Ready to Serve, Saturday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• PDC 120, New Clandestine Drug Labs: Evaluation, Hazards and Assessments, Saturday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Emerging Issues

• PDC 106, EHS 101 for Healthcare: Basic Principles of Healthcare Safety and Practical Applications, Saturday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• PDC 118, New Seeing the Big Picture: Proper Response to Pandemics and Infection Control Situations, Saturday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Engineering

• PDC 114, Life Safety Engineering, Saturday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• PDC 402, Advanced Design of Local Exhaust Ventilation Systems, Sunday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• PDC 413, Getting Ready for an OSHA Combustible Dust Inspection, Sunday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Environmental Issues

• PDC 119, Writing Effective Building System and Environmental Remediation Specifications, Saturday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• PDC 430, Vapor Intrusion Investigation and Mitigation: Assessment and Practice, Sunday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Ergonomics

• PDC 109, New Ergonomics for the Changing Needs of an Aging Workforce, Saturday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• PDC 410, Ergonomics Toolkit: Application of Common Ergonomic Assessment Tools, Sunday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• PDC 414, Healthcare Ergonomics: Safe Patient Handling, Sunday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Ethics

• PDC 301, New Ethics: Have You Used Yours Today?, Saturday | 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• PDC 411, Ethical Fitness: Choosing Between Right vs. Right, Sunday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Exposure Assessment Strategies

• PDC 102, Bayesian Statistics: Overview and Applications in IH Data Interpretation and Exposure Risk Assessment, Saturday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• PDC 422, Practical Approaches to Dermal Exposure Assessment in the Workplace, Sunday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• PDC 703, Exposure Asessment Strategies and Statistics, Saturday & Sunday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• PDC 705, Professional Judgment in Exposure Assessment Decision-Making, Saturday & Sunday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• PDC 707, New The Value Strategy: A Process for Promoting Health and Safety Interventions, Saturday & Sunday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• PDC 708, Using Mathematical Models to Estimate Exposures, Saturday & Sunday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

General Practice

• PDC 201, Advanced Methods for Heat Stress and Strain, Saturday | 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
• PDC 405, Beryllium Worker Protection: A Model for Success, Sunday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Ionizing Radiation

• PDC 115, New Practical Applications for Portable Radiation Instruments, Saturday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• PDC 421, Managing Ionizing Radiation Programs for Industrial Hygienists, Sunday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Lab Health and Safety

• PDC 404, ASHRAE 110 Testing and Management Practices for Safe and Energy Efficient Laboratory Hood Systems, Sunday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Law and Regulations

• PDC 108, New Environmental Law & Regulation for IHs, Saturday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• PDC 416, IHs as Experts and the Business of Providing Expert Testimony, Sunday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Management

• PDC 107, EHS Management Systems 101, Saturday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• PDC 004, Time Management in an Age of Turbulence, Sunday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• PDC 412, Exceptional Functional Leadership, Sunday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• PDC 601, A Risk Management and Insurance Primer for IHs, Sunday | 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• PDC 704, New Practical Project Management: How to Plan and Deliver within Budget and on Schedule, Saturday & Sunday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Mold

• PDC 418, Mold Recognition, Effective Sampling Strategies and Results Interpretation, Sunday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Nanotechnology

• PDC 419, Nanotechnology: A Convergence of Leading Edge Science, Sunday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Noise

• PDC 105, Community Noise, Saturday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• PDC 302, Noise Exposure Assessment: Sampling Strategy and Data Acquisition, Saturday | 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• PDC 420, Noise Control Engineering, Sunday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• PDC 423, Ramping Up Your Hearing Protection and Jazzing Up Your Hearing Conservation, Sunday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Nonionizing Radiation

• PDC 602, Fundamentals of Nonionizing Radiation, Sunday | 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Practice Standards & Guidelines

• PDC 113, Investigative Photography, Saturday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Protective Clothing and Equipment

• PDC 501, Fundamentals of Chemical Protective Clothing, Sunday | 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Real Time Detection Systems

• PDC 401, Methods and Applications for Exposure Assessment Chemical Detection in Real Time, Sunday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Respiratory Protection

• PDC 408, CBRN Respirator Selection, Use, and Maintenance Guidelines, Sunday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Risk Assessment

• PDC 101, New Applying and Implementing Real World Health Hazard and Control Banding Strategies, Saturday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• PDC 117, New Risk Assessment with a Plan: Reducing Uncertainty in Decision Making, Saturday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• PDC 424, New REACH: A Risk Management Strategy, Sunday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• PDC 425, Reconstructing Exposure and Dose: The Process and Validation, Sunday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Safety

• PDC 001, Certified Safety Professional (CSP) Exam Preparation Workshop, Friday, Saturday & Sunday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• PDC 104, Combustible Dust Safety, Saturday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• PDC 202, Scanning for Safety: How to Recognize Hazards in the Workplace, Saturday | 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
• PDC 701, Basic Electrical Safety with Application of NFPA 70E, Saturday & Sunday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Sampling and Lab Analysis

• PDC 427, Strategies for Selecting Air Sampling Methods, Sunday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Social Concerns

• PDC 415, New Healthier Workplaces for Healthier Workforces: Benefits of Implementing Health and Wellness Programs, Sunday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Stewardship and Sustainability

• PDC 110, GHS for the IH, Saturday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• PDC 428, Sustainability and Social Responsibility 101, Sunday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• PDC 502, Introduction to Life Cycle Assessment, Sunday | 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Toxicology

• PDC 112, Introduction to CBRN Agents, Saturday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• PDC 409, Current Concepts in Toxicology No. 2, Sunday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Full Course Descriptions – Coming in December 2009!