Recorded in October 2020, AIHA University’s Dermal Exposure Assessment Virtual Conference focuses on the key steps to performing a dermal exposure assessment, including qualitative, semi-quantitative, and quantitative approaches. Real-world case studies, free interactive tools, and collaborative exercises are provided to guide learning.
Thank you to our generous sponsor, SKC, Inc.
Course Outline
Pre-Conference Session: Course Overview |
Session 1: Course Welcome and Introduction to Qualitative Dermal Exposure Assessments |
Session 2: Qualitative Dermal Exposure Assessments and Introduction to Quantitative Dermal Exposure Assessments |
Session 3: Quantitative Dermal Exposure Assessments and Use of Sampling Data in Dermal Exposure Assessments |
Session 4: Introduction to IH SkinPerm and Course Conclusion |
Course outcomes
Upon completion, students will be able to:
- Identify common exposure judgment errors made with dermal risk assessments.
- Integrate methods to address and correct common judgment errors effectively.
- Utilize new and existing exposure assessment tools and strategies to make more effective and efficient risk management decisions
- Implement modeling tools (such as IHMOD, IH SkinPerm), heuristics, and other tools to guide qualitative exposure judgments
- Apply deterministic and probabilistic exposure models to real exposure scenarios
- Conduct qualitative and quantitative dermal exposure assessments using the AIHA Dermal Exposure Assessment framework and tools
- Incorporate dermal exposure assessments into a comprehensive strategy
- Access free resources offered by AIHA and networks of dedicated occupational and environmental hygiene professionals
Who Will Benefit
This course is ideal for exposure assessment practitioners and OHS professionals interested in incorporating dermal exposure assessment into a comprehensive exposure assessment strategy.
Prerequisites
Those registering should have a basic working knowledge of Excel and access to a macro-enabled 2003 or newer version of Excel to practice exercises using the provided tools.
Time to Complete
Participants will have 90 days from the date of purchase to complete the session recordings and the online evaluations for credit.
Instructors
Jennifer Sahmel, MPH, CIH, CSP, FAIHA
Founder and Managing Principal Scientist, Insight Exposure & Risk Sciences Group
Jenn is a certified industrial hygienist, a certified safety professional, a Fellow of the American Industrial Hygiene Association (FAIHA), and a Research Fellow of the Exposure Science and Sustainability Institute at the University of Minnesota, with over 20 years of experience in human health risk assessment and workplace health and safety.
She has significant exposure assessment practice and methodologies, exposure reconstruction, health risk decision making, OSHA regulatory issues, and safety management systems.
Jenn's areas of expertise include comprehensive exposure and risk assessment strategies, exposure reconstruction, qualitative and quantitative dermal exposure assessment methods, industrial hygiene state of knowledge, Bayesian decision analysis, U.S. EPA exposure assessment tools, Proposition 65 health risk assessment, product stewardship and sustainability issues, industrial hygiene monitoring and data analysis, safety and occupational health management methods, and safety leadership.
Jenn has been involved in characterizing exposure to various chemicals and products for both occupational and consumer product exposure scenarios in various circumstances, including for government, academia, law firms, non-profit associations, and private companies. These substances include asbestos, talc, solvents, benzene, gasoline, flame retardants, wood dust, phthalates, lead, beryllium, silica, vinyl chloride, paints/coatings, boiler water treatments, organic solvents, abrasive blasting agents, mercury, arsenic, carbon monoxide, and others.
Josie Walton
Advanced Industrial Hygiene Specialist, 3M
Josie conducts exposure assessments for 3M’s REACH registrations and assists toxicologists with higher-tiered exposure assessments. She is the chair for the Dermal Project sub-team of AIHA’s Exposure Assessment Strategies Committee and leads 3M’s internal Dermal Exposure and Assessment Management team.
Questions? Contact [email protected].