Pre-conference Courses
- Symposium: Advancements in Exposure Assessment: “Decision Making Tools in a Changing World” (Thursday & Friday)
- Management Certificate Course: Action Tools for Successful OEHS Management & Leadership (Saturday & Sunday)
- Professional Development Courses (Saturday & Sunday)
Conference Program
| Sunday, October 4 6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. Join us at a Vancouver landmark for a fun-filled evening. PCIH will host a reception at the Steamworks Pub. Hors d’oeurves and a drink ticket included. The pub is within walking distance of the hotel. Transportation will not be provided. Tickets are $40 before September 23 / $50 after September 23. |
Monday, October 5
7:00 a.m.-8:30 a.m.
Breakfast Discussions
- Exposure Assessment for Nanoparticles
- Industrial Hygiene in the Courtroom
- International Certification
8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Visit the Expo
8:45am-10:00 a.m.
Opening Session:
Insights on the Best Way Forward
10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
Henry F. Smyth Jr. Award Lecture
11:45 a.m.-1:15 p.m.
Luncheon Discussions
1:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
Workshops
- The Value Strategy: The Process Promoting Investment in Industrial Hygiene Interventions
- Ethical Fitness: Choosing Between Right Vs. Right
- Cool New Free Tools! EASC Modeling Tool
1:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
Thinkshops
- Identifying, Measuring and Assessing Exposures of the Skin to Hazardous Chemicals
- Diacetyl and Food Flavorings: Exploring the Latest Science and Policy
- Green Building Practices: Canada and the U.S.
1:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
Technical Tours
5:30 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
Welcome Reception
Tuesday, October 6
7:00 a.m.-8:30 a.m.
Breakfast Discussions
- Combustible Dust
- Minimizing Decision Errors: Improving the Performance of Your EAS Strategy
- Vapour Intrusion: Concepts, Tools and Solutions for a Complex Issue?
8:45 a.m.-9:30 a.m.
General Session: Reactive to
Proactive: Changing the Focus on Occupational Disease in British
Columbia
9:30 a.m.-11:45 a.m.
General Session: Demonstrating the
Value of Industrial Hygiene
Noon-1:30 p.m.
Luncheon Discussions
- Core Competencies
- Confined Space Entry: Best Practices, Best Standards, Best Performance
- Preventing Hearing Loss in the Construction Industry
1:45 p.m.-2:30 p.m.
Concurrent Session 1: Best Practices
- Technical Track: Control Measures for Nanoparticles
- Strategic Track: The Benefits of Best Practices, OSHA’s VPP Program and Results
2:45 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
Concurrent Session 2: Best Performance
- Technical Track: OELs-The Challenge Ahead
- Strategic Track: LEAN and Six Sigma Overview and Some EHS Applications
3:45 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
Concurrent 3: Best Standards
4:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
Academy Business Meeting
