January
2003 Newsletter
Department
of Environmental Health Continuing Education E-News
Northwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety
Region X OSHA Training Institute Education Center
University of Washington
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1)
UW Department of Environmental Health
CE renews its designation as the Region X OSHA Training
Institute Education Center. |
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2)
Puget Sound Occupational and Environmental
Medicine Grand Rounds—February 27 and March
20, 2003, Seattle. |
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3)
OSHA recordkeeping course held in Richland,
Portland, and Spokane. |
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4)
Inhalation Toxicology and Environmental
Challenges—February 20, 2003, Seattle. |
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5)
6th PNW Pesticide Issues Conference:
Agricultural Safety and Health, February 26, 2003,
Yakima. |
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6)
Disaster Management: Planning, Response,
and Recovery, February 28, 2003, Seattle. |
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7)
OSHA University at Sea—Alaska
Cruise: OSHA 500 (Trainer Course for the Construction
Industry), May 31-June 7, 2003. |
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8)
Mold: The Next Asbestos?—March 11, 2003, Seattle,
and Clear Writing for Safety and Health Professionals—March
25-26, 2003, Seattle |
UW Department of Environmental Health
CE renews its designation as the Region X OSHA Training
Institute Education Center. After a national competition,
the U.S. Department of Labor announced the OSHA Training
Institute Education Centers, including the University
of Washington for Region X. The number of OSHA Training
Institute Centers expanded from 12 to 20. In a December
11, 2002 press release, OSHA Administrator John Henshaw
states, "Expanding our education centers allows
us to reach more people with information that can
protect their safety and save their lives." To
read the full press release, visit www.osha.gov.
Puget Sound Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Grand Rounds—February 27 and March 20, 2003,
Seattle.
On February 27, 2003, David J. Prezant, MD,
Deputy Chief Medical Office, City of New York Fire
Department, and Professor of Medicine, Pulmonary
Division, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, presents
"Respiratory Consequences of the World Trade
Center Disaster."
On March 20, 2003, Bradley Evanoff, MD, MPH, Associate
Professor of Medicine and Chief, Division of General
Medicine Sciences, Washington University School
of Medicine, presents "Use of Ergonomics Interventions
in the Treatment of Work-related Musculoskeletal
Disorders."
ACOEM and the NAOEM are jointly sponsoring both
events. The American College of Occupational and
Environmental Medicine designates this educational
activity for a maximum of 1 category 1 credit toward
the AMA Physicians Recognition Award. Each physician
should claim only those credits that he/she actually
spent in the activity.
The evening begins with dinner from 6:45-7:30 pm,
followed by a lecture from 7:30-8:30 pm. Doors open
at 6:00 pm. Registration is $40, which includes
dinner and lecture. Both events will be held at
the Mountaineers, 330 Third Ave W, Seattle.
OSHA recordkeeping course held in Richland,
Portland, and Spokane.
OSHA 845 is a 4-hour course to assist employers in identifying
and fulfilling their responsibilities for posting and
maintaining records of illnesses and injuries, and reporting
specific cases to OSHA. ($75)
February 3, 2003—Richland
February 21, 2003—Spokane
March 7, 2003—Portland
Inhalation
Toxicology and Environmental Challenges, February 20,
2003, Seattle.
This course will review the basic physiology of the
lung, including physics of particle inhalation, which
has important implications from soot to anthrax. It
will also examine common diseases that can result from
air pollution, such as childhood asthma and cancer,
and will consider workplace hazards and recommend remedial
actions. Registration: $175 on or before January 31,
2003; $205 after.
6th
PNW Pesticide Issues Conference: Agricultural Safety
and Health, February 26, 2003, Yakima. The conference’s
goal is to meet the education and information needs
of people involved in farming, forestry, greenhouse,
and nursery health and safety, with a strong emphasis
on pesticide issues.
This course is cosponsored by the Washington State University
Cooperative Extension, Pacific Northwest Center for
Agricultural Safety and Health Center, and Northwest
Center for Occupational Health and Safety. For more
information or to register, visit http://depts.washington.edu/pnash/ceconference/index.html
or call WSU Cooperative Extension Event and Program
Support at 509-335-2830.
Disaster Management: Planning Response,
and Recovery, February 28, 2003, Seattle.
Disasters can occur without warning and include natural
and man-made events. While many high profile disasters,
including our recent earthquake and the 9/11 terrorist
attacks, have caused alarm, both individuals and organizations
can prepare for and manage disaster situations. This
course will provide tools and resources for you to prepare
and evaluate a disaster plan, to respond in the event
of a disaster, and to recover in a timely fashion. Registration:
$175 on or before February 7, 2003; $205 after.
OSHA
University at Sea—Alaska Cruise: OSHA 500 (Trainer
Course for the Construction Industry), May 31-June 7,
2003.
Become an OSHA-authorized outreach trainer, while cruising
the Inside Passage aboard the Princess Cruise Line's
beautiful Star Princess. Using state and federal standards
as a guide, OSHA 500 emphasizes those areas that are
most hazardous. This course prepares participants to
conduct both the 10- and 30-hour construction industry
safety and health courses.
Mold: The Next Asbestos?, March
11, 2003, Seattle, and Clear Writing for Safety and
Health Professionals, March 25-26, 2003, Seattle.
More information about these two Northwest Center for
Occupational Health and Safety courses has just been
added to the DEH CE Web site http://depts.washington.edu/ehce.
The
purpose of the newsletter is to keep safety and health
professionals up-to-date with the activities of the
University of Washington’s Department of Environmental
Health Continuing Education (DEH CE) program. This list
is private and will be used only for the purpose of
keeping subscribers informed of DEH CE activities. Please
submit any suggestions, comments, or concerns to the
newsletter editor, Karen Haberfeld, at khaber@u.washington.edu.
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