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April 2003 Newsletter

Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences
Continuing Education E-News

Northwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety
Region X OSHA Training Institute Education Center
University of Washington

In this edition:
  1) Assessing Ergonomic Hazards in the Workplace, April 23, 2003.
  2) OSHA University at Sea—Alaska Cruise: OSHA 500 (Trainer Course for the Construction Industry), May 31-June 7, 2003—Book now while cabins are still available!
  3) Puget Sound Occupational and Environmental Medicine Grand Rounds—Save the dates,
May 21 and June 12, 2003, Seattle.
  4) Courses offered in Richland on May 6, 2003, in conjunction with the Region X VPPPA Annual Conference.
  5) AAOHN Core Curriculum in Environmental Health, June 20, 2003, Seattle.
  6) Northwest Center and Region X OSHA Education Center 2003-04 schedules will be announced May 1, 2003.
  7) Region X OSHA Education Center announces its 100th Safety and Health Specialist Certificate Graduate, James Stoutenburg.


Assessing Ergonomic Hazards in the Workplace—April 23, 2003

Experts will address Washington State's ergonomics standard and the methods used to identify and prevent work-related musculoskeletal disorders in a variety of work environments, including offices, construction, lifting, material handling, and manufacturing. Participants will have the opportunity to apply these tools in hands-on sessions. Cost: $175 on or before April 7, 2003; $205 after.

OSHA University at Sea—Alaska Cruise: OSHA 500 (Trainer Course for the Construction Industry), May 31-June 7, 2003—Book now while cabins are still available!
Become an OSHA-authorized outreach trainer, while cruising the Inside Passage aboard the Princess Cruise Line's beautiful Star Princess.

Puget Sound Occupational and Environmental Medicine Grand Rounds—Save the dates,
May 21 and June 12, 2003, Seattle

This will be your last chance to attend the popular OEM Grand Rounds before the summer break. Please let us know if you would like to receive more information, as it becomes available, by sending your request to ce@u.washington.edu.

Courses offered in Richland on May 6, 2003, in conjunction with the Region X VPPPA Annual Conference
*Confined Space Entry, (Instructor: Rick Gleason, $165)
*Sampling for Hazardous Materials, (Instructor: Maura Dougherty, $165)
*Homeland Defense
Bioterrorism: An Industrial Workshop, (Instructor: Joe Teeples, $85)
To register for these courses, contact Lynda Stoneberg at ston235@lni.wa.gov

AAOHN Core Curriculum in Environmental Health, June 20, 2003, Seattle
This workshop provides an overview of environmental health hazards present in the home, workplace, and community and is designed to increase the knowledge base and skills of occupational health nurses, nurse educators, family nurse practitioners, school nurses and community health nurses. Attendees will receive certification for 8.3 contact hours from AAOHN. Cost: $45/AAOHN members, $55/nonmembers, $35/students.
http://depts.washington.edu/ehce/NWcenter/course/AAOHN_Core_Curriculum_EH.html

Northwest Center and Region X OSHA Education 2003-04 schedules will be announced May 1, 2003.
The 2003-04 schedule will be available on our Web site as of May 1. Printed schedules will be mailed by the end of May.

Region X OSHA Education Center announces its 100th Safety and Health Specialist Certificate Program Graduate, James Stoutenburg.
Congratulations to James! Visit our Web site for more information regarding the Safety and Health Specialist Certificate Program.
http://depts.washington.edu/ehce/certificate/certificate_program.html

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 and Occupational Health Sciences Continuing Education 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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