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Tucson in October is beautiful.... And there will be an assortment of CHAS workshops at the 19th Rocky Mountain Regional Meeting at the University of Arizona this year! Registration is available through the meeting registration page at HYPERLINK "http://www.rmacs2006.arizona.edu/registration.html"http://www.rmacs2006.ari zona.edu/registration.html . This would be a great place to take the CHO certification exam, too, if you've been putting it off.... let me know if you have any questions. Russ Phifer DivCHAS Workshops Chair WC Environmental, LLC PO Box 1718, 1085C Andrew Drive West Chester, PA 19380 610-696-9220 ext. 12 /610-344-7519 fax rphifer**At_Symbol_Here**glasmesh.com Principals of Laboratory Safety Workshop Sunday, October 15 8:00 - Noon Registration fee $199 Jim Kaufman An intensive half-day seminar covering the fundamentals of lab safety and effective lab safety programs. Covers scope of the problem, accidents, legal aspects, emergency planning, chemical handling, chemical storage, biological and animal hazards, eye and face protection, chemical disposal, electrical safety, and safety program planning. This seminar is intended for industrial government, medical, and post secondary academic institutions. Developing an Effective Laboratory Safety Program Sunday, October 15 1:00-5:00pm Registration fee $199 Jim Kaufman This interesting and entertaining presentation confronts one of the more common excuses for not having or improving the lab safety program ... "it costs too much." This is simply not true. Excellent lab safety programs do not need to cost large amounts of money. Ten simple concepts will be presented to demonstrate this important theme. These are the critical components for an effective lab safety program. How To Be A More Effective Chemical Hygiene Officer Monday, October 16 8:00am -5:00pm Registration fee $395 Jim Kaufman, and Russell Phifer Take a close look at the Chemical Hygiene Officer position, and prepare at the same time for the NRCC-CHO Certification exam to be held the next day. This program gives a different slant to safety issues in the laboratory, focusing on what you do and how you can do it better. The presenters bring a wide variety of experience to the table, but the real stars of the workshop are you - past attendees note the interactive approach focusing on their problems, from getting administrators involve in safety to dealing with regulatory concerns. The course covers all of the content areas of the certification exam, including a sample test in the same format as the real one. Whether you are a new Chemical Hygiene Officer or an "old" one, you will find something to put to real use in this fast-paced presentation. Laboratory Waste Management Workshop Tuesday, October 17 8:00am - noon Registration fee $199 Russell Phifer This comprehensive half-day course will identify the various regulatory requirements that apply to laboratories that generate hazardous waste and provide insight into the options for on-site management and off-site disposal. Focus will include discussion on waste management systems, recycling & reclamation techniques, economical handling of wastes, and liability issues. We will also cover the new proposed RCRA regulations for academic laboratories! Learn all the tricks that disposers use to increase their profit and use them to increase your savings. Mr. Phifer has over 25 years experience in managing laboratory wastes for academic and industrial laboratories and is a member and past chair of the ACS Task force on Environmental Health & Safety. Chemical Hygiene Officer Certification Exam Tuesday, October 17 8:00am - noon Exam Fee $125 Application Fee $100 National Registry of Certified Chemists To receive an application/information packet email nrcc6**At_Symbol_Here**aol.com then enter CHEMICAL HYGIENE OFFICER in the subject field and enter you postal mailing address in the mailing field. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.1/391 - Release Date: 7/18/2006
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