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July
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
What hazardous substance courses would
you like to take? Please fill out our Hazardous Substance
Needs Assessment.
Enter a drawing to win a full fee waiver to attend
a 2003-04 one-day Northwest Center course (excluding
Public Health Preparedness: Tools from the Frontline,
State-of-the-Art Concepts in Noise and Hearing Loss,
CIH Review, and Applied Laboratory Ergonomics) by
including your complete contact information with the
assessment.
To complete the assessment online, go to http://depts.washington.edu/ehce/nw_haz.html
Focus on Safety Seminar: Developing
and Implementing Safety Programs—July 21, Seattle
Topics include: OSHA/WISHA program rules, on-line
safety and health resources for developing written
programs and training materials, and how to administer
a program that is effective in practice. Cost: $75.
Public Health Preparedness: Tools
for the Frontline—August 4-8, Seattle
Sponsored by the Northwest Center for Public Health
Practice, this institute provides public health practitioners
with practical, case-based training on bioterrorism
and emergency public health preparedness.
http://healthlinks.washington.edu/nwcphp/niphp/
Focus
on Safety Seminar: Homeland Defense and Bioterrorism—August
11, Seattle
Using a risk management approach, learn how to protect
your company's personnel and assets from a terrorist
attack and how to conduct a vulnerability assessment
to determine your facility's weak points in structure
and personnel. Cost: $145.
Comprehensive Industrial Hygiene
Review—August 18-22, Vancouver, BC
Take as a refresher or as preparation for the American
Board of Industrial Hygiene or Canadian Registration
Board for Occupational Hygienists certification exams.
Professional credit available. Cost: US $900/CDN $1375
before August 4, 2003; US $999/CDN $1530 after.
Focus
on Safety Seminar: Practical Ergonomics for
Industry—September 15, Seattle
Learn how to develop a sound, practical process
for evaluating job tasks. Topics include:
comparison of evaluation methods, development
of practical solutions, and hands-on use of
methods and guidelines. Cost: $145.
Creating a Safety Culture
in Your Workplace—September 16, Seattle
Discover how three companies incorporated
a commitment from top management, strong worker
involvement, and an active safety manager
to improve their safety and health programs.
Held in conjunction with the Governor’s
Industrial Safety and Health Conference, September
17-18. Cost: $225
http://depts.washington.edu/ehce/NWcenter/course/Creating_Safety_Culture-03.html
OSHA
University at Sea—Mexico Cruise: OSHA 501 (Trainer
Course for the General Industry) departing from Los
Angeles
Become an OSHA-authorized outreach trainer, while relaxing
on a cruise with port of calls in Cabo San Lucas, Mazatlan,
and Puerto Vallarta. This course prepares participants
to conduct both the 10- and 30-hour general industry
safety and health courses. Professional credit will
be available for industrial hygienists and safety professionals.
Cost: (per person, based on double occupancy) Inside
cabin: student $1125/guest $625 and outside cabin: student
$1265/guest $769.
http://depts.washington.edu/ehce/OSHA/Cruise.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 Continuing Education at ce@u.washington.edu.
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