Program At-a-Glance

Pre-Conference Courses

• Symposium: Tools for Taming Uncertainty (Thursday & Friday)
• Management Certificate Course I: Improving Communication Effectiveness for the IH Manager and OEHS Professional (Saturday & Sunday)
• Professional Development Courses (Saturday or Sunday)

Conference Program

Monday, November 10

7:30 a.m.-8:30 a.m.
Breakfast Discussions

• Strategy to Demonstrate the Value of Industrial Hygiene
• Industrial Hygiene in the Courtroom
• The Effectiveness of LEV Systems in Controlling Exposures

8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Visit the Expo
Refreshments, Meet n’ Greet Lounges, Prize Drawings and more!

8:45 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
Opening Session: American Imports, Asian Deaths

10:00 p.m.-10:30 p.m.
Refreshments in the Expo

10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
General Session: Genuine Worker Participation—An Indispensable Key to Effective Global OHS

11:45 a.m.-1:15 p.m.
Luncheon Discussions

• American Imports, Asian Deaths
• Social Responsibility and Global Citizenship at Abbott

1:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
Solutions Workshops

• Heat Stress
• Improving Professional Judgment
• What Every Industrial Hygienist Should Know About Health Promotion in the Workplace
• Global EHS Management Systems: Vehicle for Integration and Supply Chain Impact
• Strategy to Demonstrate the Value of Industrial Hygiene
• Ethical Fitness: Choosing Between Right vs. Right

1:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
Thinkshops

• Old Hazards and New Concerns: Silica and Benzene
• Diacetyl and Food Flavorings: Exposure Assessment, Control, and Medical Monitoring Challenges

1:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
Technical Tour: Tampa Port Authority

5:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m.
Welcome Reception in the Expo

6:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m.
¡Qué Rico! Dinner and Flamenco Dancing!

Tuesday, November 11

7:00 a.m.-8:30 a.m.
Breakfast Discussions

• SOLD OUT Challenges in Manganese Exposure Assessment in Welding Operations
• Metalworking Fluids in High-Volume Manufacturing: Toward a Safer and Greener Future

8:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
Visit the Expo
Refreshments, Meet n’ Greet Lounges, Prize Drawings and more!

8:45 a.m.-9:30 a.m.
General Session
Protecting America's Workers: The Need for Stronger Criminal Penalties for Violations of the Occupational Safety and Health Act

9:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
Refreshments in the Expo

10:00 a.m.-10:45 a.m.
Concurrent Session 1

• Technical Track: Nanotechnology for the Industrial Hygienist: Key Issues and NIOSH Results
• Strategic Track: Between the Smoke and Mirrors: Will the Emergence of Corporate Social Responsibility Be a Permanent Reality or Become a Sideshow?

11:00 a.m.-11:45 a.m.
Concurrent Session 2

• Technical Track: Nanotechnology Applications in the Automotive Industry
• Strategic Track: Impact of the Global Supply Chain on Industrial Hygiene and EHS

Noon-1:30 p.m.
Luncheon Discussions

• Nanotechnology: An Issue in Search of a Solution?
• Manganese
• Global Contractor Pre-Qualifications

1:45 p.m.-2:30 p.m.
Concurrent Session 3

• Technical Track: Occupational Manganese Exposures, Evidence for Parkinsonian Health Effects, and Risk Assessment
• Strategic Track: Sustainability—Aligning EHS Concerns with Business Objectives

2:45 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
Concurrent Session 4

• Technical Track: Manganese: Questions, Context and Controversy: Legal Aspects
• Strategic Track: A New Way to Do Business in China

3:45 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
Concurrent Session 5

• Technical Track: Occupational Manganese Exposure and Control Strategies
• Strategic Track: Product Stewardship—Lessons Learned in Implementing a WEEE Compliance Program

4:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
Academy Business Meeting

 

The PCIH is sponsored by AIHA's Academy of Industrial Hygiene