Chemical Reactivity Hazards: Laboratory Scale Recognition & Control

May 11, 2009 - Portland, OR
May 13, 2009 - Seattle, WA (FULL)
May 15, 2009 - Richland, WA (FULL)

Tuition: $195 by April 29, $245 after April 29
Government ($40 discount)

Seattle and Richland dates are full.
Please contact the Northwest Center to be added to a waiting list.

Attendance is limited to 30 people. Register early!

Chemical reactivity is essential to modern industry and science. But all too frequently the headlines are full of examples of explosions, fires, or toxic releases caused by unrecognized or uncontrolled reactions in laboratory, production, or warehouse settings.

This workshop will provide participants with the knowledge and skill to screen processes for potential reactivity hazards, recognize when such are present, and implement appropriate controls to reduce the risk of an incident associated with the hazards.  Case studies of actual incidents will be used to practice screening examples.  Group discussions of control methods will allow participants to share their experiences and to evaluate methods for controlling reactivity risks. Participants should have a working knowledge of basic chemistry.

This workshop was developed as a cooperative project with the American Chemical Society, OSHA, and the American Institute of Chemical Engineers.

Who Should Attend

Chemists, industrial hygienists, lab facility managers, toxicologists, safety and environmental health professionals, and anyone else interested in chemical safety management.

Schedule
Registration 8:00am
Class 8:30 – noon
Lunch 12:00 – 1:00 (provided)
Class 1:00 – 4:00

• Agenda                       
  INTRODUCTION
  CHEMICAL REACTIVITY HAZARDS
  REACTIVITY SCREENING
  Screening Flowsheet
  Sources of Information
  Screening Examples
  Organic Synthesis
  Reflux - Distillation
  Incompatible Mixtures – Storage, lab waste
  Differential Scanning Calorimetry –
  Thermogravimetric Analysis, Oxygen Balance
  REACTIVITY CONTROLS
  Engineering
  Administrative
  Application of Control Principles to Screening Examples
  REACTIVITY MANAGEMENT
  Reactivity Management System 
  Reactivity Management Flowsheet
  Participant Discussion of Management Systems
  SUMMARY and Discussion

Accreditation
Professional credit will be available for industrial hygienists, environmental and safety professionals.  

Faculty

Neal Langerman, PhD
President, Advanced Chemical Safety Inc., San Diego, CA

Neal Langerman received a BS in Chemistry from Franklin and Marshall College, and a PhD in Biochemical Thermodynamics from Northwestern University. Following an NIH postdoctoral year at Yale, he joined the faculty of the Departments of Biochemistry and of Pharmacology at Tufts University Medical School in 1970. In 1975, he joined the Chemistry Department at Utah State University. At both Tufts and USU, he assumed responsibility for departmental safety programs. In 1979, he started his career as a consultant. His first consulting company, Chemical Safety Associates, was in conjunction with other members of the USU faculty. In 1997, he established his current consulting firm, Advanced Chemical Safety, in San Diego. His professional interests are in the prevention of chemical incidents and injuries. He is on the Board of Editors of the Journal of Chemical Health and Safety. He is a former Chair of the Division of Chemical Health and Safety of the American Chemical Society and currently serves on the board of the Safety and Health Division of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers.

Locations & Accommodations

PORTLAND
Kennedy School McMenamins
5736 NE 33rd Ave, Portland, OR 97211
503-249-3983 or 888-249-3983
www.mcmenamins.com/index.php?loc=57

RICHLAND
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
NSB/Snoqualmie Room
902 Battelle Boulevard
Richland, WA 99352
http://www.pnl.gov/contacts/visitors.asp

SEATTLE
The Mountaineers
7700 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98115
206-523-3470  www.mountaineers.org

Seattle Hotels:
Silver Cloud Inn
5036 25th Ave NE, 206-526-5200, 800-205-6940
www.silvercloud.com/09home.htm
Complimentary local area shuttle service

Watertown
4242 Roosevelt Way NE, 206-826-4242, 866-944-4242
www.watertownseattle.com

University Inn
4140 Roosevelt Way NE, 206-632-5055, 800-733-3855 www.universityinnseattle.com

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