Focus on Safety: Scaffolding – March 9, Seattle, 8 am – 5 pm
Instructor: Clarence Atchison, Safety Training and Risk Reduction
This seminar will help supervisors and workers identify and control the hazards that cause the most serious scaffold-related injuries. This course provides safety checklists for specific types of scaffolds. Hazards are identified, as well as the controls that keep these hazards from becoming tragedies. The course will address the requirements of Subpart L requirements in capacity, scaffold platform construction, criteria for supported and suspended scaffolds, access and use requirements, fall protection, and falling object protection.
Registration: $145 (includes lunch)
http://depts.washington.edu/ehce/OSHA/course/Focus_on_Safety.html

Puget Sound OEM Grand Rounds -- Seattle
Cost: $45 includes dinner and lecture. A no-host bar will be available. The evening starts with a social hour from 5:15-6:00 pm. Dinner will be served at 6:00 pm, followed by a lecture from 7:00-8:00 pm. Latecomers may not be served dinner based on availability.
Location: The Faculty Club, University of Washington
Accreditation: Category 1 available for physicians from the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine and the Northwest Association of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
*Genetic Testing in Occupational & Environmental Medicine – March 11
Paul Schulte, PhD. National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health
*Cost-Effectiveness of Pre-Employment Screening for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome – April 8
Alfred Franzblau, MD. Professor, Occupational Medicine, University of Michigan
For more information and to register, please visit: http://depts.washington.edu/ehce/NWcenter/course/OMGR-02.html

Zoonotic and Vector-borne Disease: Current and Emerging Issues -- March 12, Seattle, 8:30 am- 4:30 pm
This course will update veterinarians, physicians, wildlife handlers, extension agents, environmental health professionals, and other health officials on the status, trends, and issues regarding zoonotic and vector-borne diseases. The course focuses on diseases that are of the greatest threat to public health in the Pacific Northwest. Course topics include: zoonotic diseases of current veterinary and public health importance to the Pacific Northwest; zoonotic diseases associated with emerging vector-borne diseases, including those of pets and petting zoos; and, integration of veterinary medicine with public health
Cost: $225
http://depts.washington.edu/ehce/NWcenter/course/Zoonotic_VBD-04.html

OSHA 2015: Hazardous Materials – March 16-19, Seattle
This course covers general industry standards, and integrates materials from other consensus and proprietary standards relating to hazardous materials. Topics include: flammable and combustible liquids, compressed gases, LP-Gas; cryogenic liquids, and related processes, such as spraying, dipping, and electrical equipment. This course has been approved for 3.5 IH CM points by the American Board of Industrial Hygiene.
Fulfills elective requirement for Safety & Health Specialist Certificate program
Cost: $575; $100 discount per person for multiple registrations.
http://depts.washington.edu/ehce/OSHA/course/201A.html

OSHA 2225: Respiratory Protection – March 22-25, Portland
This course covers the requirements for the establishment, maintenance, and monitoring of a respirator program. Topics include OSHA and ANSI standards, NIOSH certifications, and medical evaluation recommendations. Course also includes a fit-testing workshop. This course has been approved for 3.0 IH CM points by the American Board of Industrial Hygiene.
Fulfills elective requirement for Safety & Health Specialist Certificate program
Cost: $525; $100 discount per person for multiple registrations.
http://depts.washington.edu/ehce/OSHA/course/222A.html

OSHA 521: Guide to Industrial Hygiene – March 22-25, Seattle
This course includes issues such as permissible exposure limits, state and federal health standards, regulations and procedures, respiratory protection, engineering controls, hazard communication, sampling instrumentation, workplace health program elements, and other industrial hygiene topics. Workshops in health hazard recognition, OSHA health standards, and safety and health programs. This course has been approved for 3.5 Fundamental IH CM points by the American Board of Industrial Hygiene.
Fulfills a core requirement for the Safety & Health Specialist Certificate Program.
Cost: $575; $100 discount per person for multiple registrations.
http://depts.washington.edu/ehce/OSHA/course/521.html

OSHA 6000: Collateral Duty for Other Federal Agencies – March 29-April 1, Spokane
This course enables participants to recognize basic safety and health hazards in the workplace; learn abatement methods for selected safety and health hazards; learn workplace inspection procedures consistent with established OSHA policies, procedures, and directives; learn the OSH Act, 29 CFR 1960, 29 CFR 1910, and major provisions of Executive Order 12196; and conduct a mock inspection of a government facility. This course has been approved for 3.5 Safety CM points by the American Board of Industrial Hygiene.
Fulfills elective requirement for Safety & Health Specialist Certificate program
Cost: $575; $100 discount per person for multiple registrations.
http://depts.washington.edu/ehce/OSHA/course/600.html

OSHA 500: Trainer Course for Construction—April 5-8, Seattle
Students who successfully complete this course will be certified to conduct the 10- and 30-hour voluntary compliance courses in construction safety and health outreach programs and will be able to find the correct OSHA standards in 29 CFR 1926, identify common causes of accidents in hazardous areas of construction, and identify abatement techniques for hazards found in construction. This course has been approved for 4.0 Safety CM points by the American Board of Industrial Hygiene
Fulfills a core requirement for the Safety & Health Specialist Certificate Program.
Cost: $595; $100 discount per person for multiple registrations.
http://depts.washington.edu/ehce/OSHA/course/500.html

Shipping & Receiving of Hazardous Materials for Laboratory Operations – April 30, Seattle
This class will discuss shipping regulations as they apply to laboratory operations where it is typical to ship and/or receive small quantities of chemicals, biohazards or radioactive material. Course topics include: Proper packaging and labeling of shipments to meet DOT and IATA regulations; proper terminology and procedures for filling out the paperwork; information to be sure your hazardous waste manifest is correct; steps to take if there is an accident involving a shipment of your organization’s hazardous material; security issues; practical problems typically found in shipping and receiving hazardous materials in laboratory operations and how you solve them.
Cost: $235 on or before April 12, 2004; $285 after
(group discounts & partial student scholarships available)
http://depts.washington.edu/ehce/NWcenter/course/Ship_Receive_HazMat-04.html

11th Conference on Occupational Hazards to Health Care Workers – May 18-20, Vancouver, BC
Over 30 experts from around the world will present a series of platform sessions and workshops with up-to-date information on how to protect health care workers in a variety of health care settings. Please visit the website for complete course details and a list of speakers.
Cost: $320 US ($400 CDN) on or before April 30, 2004; $395 US ($500 CDN) after
(group discounts & partial student scholarships available)
http://depts.washington.edu/ehce/NWcenter/course/Health_Care_Workers-04.html