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The March 29th
meeting on “Respiratory Protection in Law Enforcement,” gave our local members
insight on Industrial Hygiene’s role in law enforcement. The guest speaker,
Heather McArthur, is a nationally renowned expert on police Respiratory
Protection issues.
Under Ms. McArthur’s direction, Phoenix AZ
outfitted every law enforcement officer with PPE for response to WMD/CBRN
incidents, including the training and fit testing to make this possible, for the
department of 3000 sworn police officers. Ms. McArthur was also a presenter for
the AIHA Teleweb, "Meth Lab Decontamination" in 2005.
CNY AIHA and CNY ASSE financially supported Ms.
Arthur’s trip to Central New York. Her expertise was shared through several
presentations at the CNY AIHA breakfast, the CNY Air Waste Management
Conference, and the Onondaga Community College Public Training Center.
Heather with Sheriff Kevin Walsh

Heather with Undersheriff Warren Darby

Heather with Director of the Public Safety
Training Center, Rich Flanagan

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