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Aerosol Technology

PDC 303 SOLD OUT — Particle Size-Selective (Inhalable, Thoracic, and Respirable) Aerosol Sampling, Saturday | 1:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
PDC 429 The FUN of Aerosols: Fine, Ultrafine and Nanoparticles in Workplace Atmospheres, Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
PO 121 Aerosols, Tuesday | 2:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.

Biological Monitoring

PDC 406 Biological Monitoring: A “How To” Guide and Case Studies, Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
PDC 418 SOLD OUT — Mold Recognition, Effective Sampling Strategies and Results Interpretation, Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Biosafety

PDC 407 CANCELED — Biosafety Risk Assessment and Risk Management, Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
RT 224 Biological Safety Issues in Research/Pharmacological Settings, Wednesday | 10:00 a.m.–Noon

Communication and Training Methods

CR 311 Anything but Lecture! How to Use Other Safety Training Approaches and Methods, Tuesday | 10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
NEW! PDC 109 Ergonomics for the Changing Needs of an Aging Workforce, Saturday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
PDC 111 I’m Teaching, Why Aren’t They Learning? How to Provide World-Class Training that Works, Saturday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
PDC 412 SOLD OUT — Exceptional Functional Leadership, Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
NEW! PDC 426 CANCELED — Risk and Crisis Communications: Methods and Messages, Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
PDC 706 The Art of Safety: Mastering Advanced Communication Techniques, Saturday and Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
PO 124 Communication and Training, Wednesday | 10:00 a.m.–Noon
RT 204 Training/Certification Models for Global Occupational Hygiene Professionals, Monday | 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
RT 206 Surmounting the Diversities of People and Formats of Effective Training, Monday | 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

Computer Applications

CR 304 From Compliance to Sustainability: Leveraging Information Systems to Address Today's Environmental Responsibilities, Monday | 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
PDC 417 SOLD OUT — Microsoft® Excel and IH Data Analysis: Introduce Visual Basic and Put an Engine in Your Worksheets, Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
PO 126 Computer Applications, Wednesday | 10:00 a.m.– Noon
RT 226 Enhancing the Practice of Industrial Hygiene through Data Management Systems and Tools, Wednesday | 10:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

Confined Spaces

RT 219 Notable Confined Spaces, Tuesday | 2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.

Construction

CR 323 Urban Construction: Hazards and the Protection of the Public, Thursday | 8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m.
PDC 119 CANCELED — Writing Effective Building System and Environmental Remediation Specifications, Saturday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
PDC 202 SOLD OUT — Scanning for Safety: How to Recognize Hazards in the Workplace, Saturday | 8:00 a.m.–Noon
PDC 403 SOLD OUT — Anticipation, Recognition, Evaluation and Control of Welding Health Hazards, Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
PDC 702 SOLD OUT — Construction Hazard Recognition and Project Management for the IH, Saturday and Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
PO 132 General Topics in Occupational Safety and Construction, Thursday | 8:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
RT 211 Assessment and Control of Chinese Drywall Emissions, Monday | 2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
RT 212 Green Construction Practices: Integrating Occupational Safety and Health, Monday | 2:00 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
RT 215 Industrial Hygiene on the Construction Site II — Resources and Methods, Tuesday | 10:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
RT 222 Welding Exposure Reduction Controls, Tuesday | 2:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
RT 234 Safety Culture in Construction: What Is It? How Can It Be Measured and Improved?, Wednesday | 1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
RT 249 The Myth of Contractual Immunity: Legal Risks on Multi-employer Job Sites, Thursday | 1:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m.

Consulting

NEW! AIHA Value Strategy Session on Methodologies, Monday | 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
NEW! AIHA Value Strategy Session on Case Studies, Wednesday | 10:00 a.m.–Noon
P001 Certified Safety Professional (CSP) Exam Preparation Workshop, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday | 8:00 am–4:30 p.m.
P002 Management Certificate Course III: Fundamentals of Finance and Accounting for Nonfinancial OEHS Managers, Saturday and Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
P003 Time Management in an Age of Turbulence, Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
PDC 111 I’m Teaching, Why Aren’t They Learning? How to Provide World-Class Training that Works, Saturday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
NEW! PDC 704 Practical Project Management: How to Plan and Deliver within Budget and on Schedule, Saturday and Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
RT 226 Enhancing the Practice of Industrial Hygiene through Data Management Systems and Tools, Wednesday | 10:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

Emergency Response Planning

NEW! PDC 103 Incident Safety Officer: Are You Ready to Serve, Saturday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
PDC 112 Introduction to CBRN Agents, Saturday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
NEW! PDC 118 Seeing the Big Picture: Proper Response to Pandemics and Infection-Control Situations, Saturday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
NEW! PDC 120 SOLD OUT — Clandestine Drug Labs: Evaluation, Hazards, and Assessments, Saturday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
NEW! PDC 409 SOLD OUT — Current Concepts in Toxicology No. 2, Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
PO 120 Emergency Preparedness/Response, Tuesday | 2:00 p.m.–4:40 p.m.
RT 202 Tools and Techniques for Incident Preparedness and Response, Monday | 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
RT 217 H1N1 and Pandemic Planning: The Role of Occupational Health Professionals, Tuesday | 10:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
RT 240 Protecting Workers from Acute and Short-term Exposures to High Airborne Concentration, Thursday | 8:00 a.m.–10:30 a.m.

Emerging Issues

Emerging Issues Session 1 — NIOSH-DREAM (Direct Reading Exposure Assessment Methods), Monday | 2:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Emerging Issues Session 2 — New AIHA Initiatives: Guideline Foundation and Strategic Standards Strategy Development, Wednesday | 1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Luncheon Discussions — Implementing NORA Strategic Plans, Tuesday | 12:30 p.m.–1:30 p.m.
PDC 419 SOLD OUT — Nanotechnology: A Convergence of Leading Edge Science, Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
PDC 429 The FUN of Aerosols: Fine, Ultrafine and Nanoparticles in Workplace Atmospheres, Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Engineering

PDC 114 SOLD OUT — Life Safety Engineering, Saturday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
PDC 402 Advanced Design of Local Exhaust Ventilation Systems, Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
PDC 404 ASHRAE 110 Testing and Management Practices for Safe and Energy-Efficient Laboratory Hood Systems, Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
NEW! PDC 413 SOLD OUT — Getting Ready for an OSHA Combustible Dust Inspection, Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
PDC 701 SOLD OUT — Basic Electrical Safety with Application of NFPA 70E, Saturday and Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
PO 135 New Advances in Ventilation Technology, Thursday | 1:00 p.m.–3:40 p.m.

Environmental Issues

CR 301 EMS Development at a Large K-12 School District: Policy to Practice, Monday | 10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
CR 304 From Compliance to Sustainability: Leveraging Information Systems to Address Today's Environmental Responsibilities, Monday | 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
CR 306 Auditing Environmental Claims and Assertions, Monday | 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
CR 307 The HS&E Professional's Role in Property Due Diligence Assessments, Monday | 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
CR 309 Pollution Prevention (P2) in USAF Weapon Systems Acquisition, Tuesday | 10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
CR 313 Mining and Smelting Implications on Environmental and Health Risk in the Andes of Peru, Tuesday | 3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
CR 315 Environmentally Conscious Design, Tuesday | 3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
CR 322 Standardized Approach to the "Green" Building Decommissioning Process, Wednesday | 5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
NEW! P010 How IH Can LEED in Green Building, Sunday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
PDC 106 SOLD OUT — EHS 101 for Health Care: Basic Principles of Health Care Safety and Practical Applications, Saturday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
NEW! PDC 108 SOLD OUT — Environmental Law and Regulation for IHs, Saturday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
PDC 119 CANCELED — Writing Effective Building System and Environmental Remediation Specifications, Saturday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
PDC 430 Vapor Intrusion Investigation and Mitigation: Advances in Assessment and Practice, Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
NEW! PDC 502 Introduction to Life Cycle Assessment, Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–Noon
PO 119 Hazards in the Community and Environment: Taking Industrial Hygiene into the Home , Tuesday | 2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
RT 207 Recent Developments in Vapor Intrusion, Monday | 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
RT 221 Unusual Hazards in Laboratories, Tuesday | 2:00 p.m.–5:30 p.m.

Ergonomics

CR 324 Maximize Your Efforts to Reduce Strain and Sprain Injuries, Thursday | 8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m.
NEW! PDC 109 Ergonomics for the Changing Needs of an Aging Workforce, Saturday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
NEW! PDC 201 SOLD OUT — Advanced Methods for Heat Stress and Strain, Saturday | 8:00 a.m.–Noon
PDC 410 SOLD OUT — Ergonomics Toolkit: Application of Common Ergonomic Assessment Tools, Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
NEW! PDC 414 Health Care Ergonomics: Safe Patient Handling, Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
PO 109 A Potpourri of Ergonomic Case Studies and Scientific Research, Monday | 2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
RT 201 Research-based Design and Placement of Keyboards and Mice, Monday | 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
RT 216 Ergonomics Management Systems Roundtable: Applications and Lessons, Tuesday | 10:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
RT 218 Health-Care Ergonomics: Safe Patient and Resident Handling, Tuesday | 2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.

Ethics

NEW! PDC 301 SOLD OUT — Ethics: Have You Used Yours Today?, Saturday | 1:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
PDC 411 SOLD OUT — Ethical Fitness: Choosing between Right vs. Right, Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Exposure Assessment Strategies

NEW! PDC 101 SOLD OUT — Applying and Implementing Real-World Health Hazard and Control Banding Strategies, Saturday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
PDC 102 SOLD OUT — Bayesian Statistics: Overview and Applications in IH Data Interpretation and Exposure Risk Assessment, Saturday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
PDC 302 Noise Exposure Assessment: Sampling Strategy and Data Acquisition, Saturday | 1:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
PDC 303 SOLD OUT — Particle Size-Selective (Inhalable, Thoracic, and Respirable) Aerosol Sampling, Saturday | 1:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
PDC 401 SOLD OUT — Methods and Applications for Exposure Assessment Chemical Detection in Real Time, Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
PDC 403 SOLD OUT — Anticipation, Recognition, Evaluation and Control of Welding Health Hazards, Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
PDC 410 SOLD OUT — Ergonomics Toolkit: Application of Common Ergonomic Assessment Tools, Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
NEW! PDC 422 Practical Approaches to Dermal Exposure Assessment in the Workplace, Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
PDC 425 Reconstructing Exposure and Dose: The Process and Validation, Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
PDC 703 SOLD OUT — Exposure Assessment Strategies and Statistics, Saturday and Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
NEW! PDC 705 Professional Judgment in Exposure Assessment Decision Making, Saturday and Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
NEW! PDC 707 SOLD OUT — The Value Strategy: A Process for Promoting Health and Safety Interventions, Saturday and Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
PDC 708 Using Mathematical Models to Estimate Exposures, Saturday and Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
PO 107 Lead, Monday | 2:00 p.m.–4:20 p.m.
PO 108 Hazardous Occupational Exposures — Case Studies, Monday | 2:00 p.m.–4:20 p.m.
PO 112 Emerging Exposure Modeling Strategies, Tuesday | 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
PO 125 Methodologies for Exposure Assessment, Wednesday | 10:00 a.m.–Noon
PO 130 Beryllium Health and Safety Research and Case Studies, Wednesday | 5:00 p.m.–7:40 p.m.
RT 237 Health Hazard and Control Banding Strategies and Applications in the Absence of OELs, Wednesday | 5:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
RT 240 Protecting Workers from Acute and Short-term Exposures to High Airborne Concentration, Thursday | 8:00 a.m.–10:30 a.m.
NEW! SS002 Science Symposium: Cumulative Exposure Assessment: Integrating Occupational and Non-Occupational Exposures to Multiple Agents, Tuesday | 2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
NEW! SS003 Science Symposium: Current Research Efforts Addressing Skin Exposure Hazards, Wednesday | 1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.

General Practice

P001 Certified Safety Professional (CSP) Exam Preparation Workshop, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday | 8:00 am–4:30 p.m.
PDC 113 Investigative Photography, Saturday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
NEW! PDC 201 SOLD OUT — Advanced Methods for Heat Stress and Strain, Saturday | 8:00 a.m.–Noon
PDC 405 CANCELED — Beryllium Worker Protection: A Model for Success, Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
PDC 417 SOLD OUT — Microsoft® Excel and IH Data Analysis: Introduce Visual Basic and Put an Engine in Your Worksheets, Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
NEW! PDC 707 SOLD OUT — The Value Strategy: A Process for Promoting Health and Safety Interventions, Saturday and Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
PO 107 Lead, Monday | 2:00 p.m.–4:20 p.m.
PO 117 Industrial Hygiene General Practice I, Tuesday | 2:00 p.m.–4:40 p.m.
PO 133 Industrial Hygiene General Practice II, Thursday | 8:00 a.m.–11:20 a.m.
RT 203 American Board of Industrial Hygiene Forum, Monday | 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
RT 232 New Frontiers in the Practice of Industrial Hygiene in the Oil and Gas Industry, Wednesday | 1:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
RT 236 Glen Williamson Forum: OSHA's Most Interesting Health Cases, 2007–2009, Wednesday | 1:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m.

Green Track (New)

NEW! P010 How IH Can LEED in Green Building, Sunday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
RT 212 Green Construction Practices: Integrating Occupational Safety and Health, Monday | 2:00 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
RT 223 Why Green Chemistry Matters, Tuesday | 2:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
RT 228 Unintended Consequences: Occupant Exposures in Green Buildings, Wednesday | 10:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

H1N1 Track (New)

NEW! PDC 118 Seeing the Big Picture: Proper Response to Pandemics and Infection-Control Situations, Saturday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
RT 205 Using H1N1 Influenza to Understand Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, Monday | 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
RT 217 H1N1 and Pandemic Planning: The Role of Occupational Health Professionals, Tuesday | 10:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
RT 231 Respirator Use During 2009 H1N1 Influenza Pandemic, Wednesday | 1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.

Health Care

NEW! PDC 414 Health Care Ergonomics: Safe Patient Handling, Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
PO 105 Health-Care Industries, Part I: Engineering Controls, Disinfection Methods, and Other Current Issues Associated with Infection Control, Monday | 2:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
PO 116 Health-Care Industries, Part II: Antineoplastic Drugs, Chemical Exposures, and Work Shift/Stress Issues, Tuesday | 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
RT 217 H1N1 and Pandemic Planning: The Role of Occupational Health Professionals, Tuesday | 10:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
RT 218 Health-Care Ergonomics: Safe Patient and Resident Handling, Tuesday | 2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
RT 241 Anatomy of a Hospital Infection Control Project, Thursday | 8:00 a.m.–10:30 a.m.
RT 248 Respirator Program Needs and Experience in the Health-Care Setting, Thursday | 1:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m.

Indoor Environmental Quality

PDC 106 SOLD OUT — EHS 101 for Health Care: Basic Principles of Health Care Safety and Practical Applications, Saturday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
PDC 430 Vapor Intrusion Investigation and Mitigation: Advances in Assessment and Practice, Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
PO 104 Current Research Topics in Microbial Issues, Monday | 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
PO 111 After the Hurricane: Chinese Drywall and Indoor Environmental Quality Issues, Tuesday | 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
PO 128 Case Studies in Indoor Environmental Quality, Wednesday | 1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
PO 131 Indoor Fungal and Bacterial Methods and Interpretation, Thursday | 8:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m.
RT 211 Assessment and Control of Chinese Drywall Emissions, Monday | 2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
RT 228 Unintended Consequences: Occupant Exposures in Green Buildings, Wednesday | 10:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
RT 229 Environmental Lead Federal Programs Update, Wednesday | 1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
RT 233 ASBESTOS UPDATE: Still a Hazard after All These Years, Wednesday | 1:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
RT 241 Anatomy of a Hospital Infection Control Project, Thursday | 8:00 a.m.–10:30 a.m.

Interactive Learning Track (New)

Unsolved IH Mysteries Workshops, Monday–Wednesday | Noon–1:30 p.m.
Luncheon Discussions — Students and Early Career Professionals, Monday | 12:30 p.m.–1:30 p.m.
Luncheon Discussions — Volunteer Group "Tech Talks", Wednesday | Noon–1:00 p.m.
Luncheon Discussions — Implementing NORA Strategic Plans, Tuesday | 12:30 p.m.–1:30 p.m.
NEW! Expos Theater Presentations and Product Demos, Monday–Wednesday | 9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
NEW! Soap Box (5x5) Talks, Monday | 2:30 p.m.–4:00 p.m.

International Issues

CR 308 The Panama Canal Expansion — Safety and Health Issues and Challenges, Tuesday | 10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
CR 313 Mining and Smelting Implications on Environmental and Health Risk in the Andes of Peru, Tuesday | 3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
NEW! PDC 101 SOLD OUT — Applying and Implementing Real-World Health Hazard and Control Banding Strategies, Saturday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
PDC 110 SOLD OUT — GHS for the IH, Saturday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
NEW! PDC 424 SOLD OUT — REACH: A Risk Management Strategy, Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
PO 102 International Globalization, Monday | 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
RT 204 Training/Certification Models for Global Occupational Hygiene Professionals, Monday | 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
RT 208 GHS Implementation: Where Are We Today?, Monday | 10:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
RT 232 New Frontiers in the Practice of Industrial Hygiene in the Oil and Gas Industry, Wednesday | 1:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
RT 242 REACH Risk Assessment, Control and Communication Requirements within the Supply Chain, Thursday | 8:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
RT 247 Nanotechnology: A Forum on Globalization, Thursday | 1:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m.

Ionizing Radiation

NEW! PDC 115 Practical Applications for Portable Radiation Instruments, Saturday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
PDC 421 SOLD OUT — Managing Ionizing Radiation Programs for IHs, Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
PO 118 Ionizing and Nonionizing Radiation and Noise Case Studies, Tuesday | 2:00 p.m.–4:20 p.m.
RT 227 Radiation Safety Program Issues and Answers, Wednesday | 10:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

Lab Health and Safety

PDC 404 ASHRAE 110 Testing and Management Practices for Safe and Energy-Efficient Laboratory Hood Systems, Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
PO 101 Laboratory Health and Safety, Monday | 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
RT 221 Unusual Hazards in Laboratories, Tuesday | 2:00 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
RT 243 Laboratory Safety and Health: Laboratory Design Considerations, Thursday | 8:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m.

Law, Regulations, Standards and Guidelines

Emerging Issues Session 2 — New AIHA Initiatives: Guideline Foundation and Strategic Standards Strategy Development, Wednesday | 1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
CR 315 Environmentally Conscious Design, Tuesday | 3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
NEW! PDC 108 SOLD OUT — Environmental Law and Regulation for IHs, Saturday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
PDC 110 SOLD OUT — GHS for the IH, Saturday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
PDC 113 Investigative Photography, Saturday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
NEW! PDC 116 SOLD OUT — The Derivation of Occupational Exposure Levels, Saturday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
PDC 402 Advanced Design of Local Exhaust Ventilation Systems, Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
NEW! PDC 413 SOLD OUT — Getting Ready for an OSHA Combustible Dust Inspection, Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
PDC 416 IHs as Experts and the Business of Providing Expert Testimony, Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
NEW! PDC 424 SOLD OUT — REACH: A Risk Management Strategy, Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
RT 249 The Myth of Contractual Immunity: Legal Risks on Multi-employer Job Sites, Thursday | 1:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m.

Lectures

Jeffrey S. Lee Lecture, Monday | 12:30 p.m.–1:30 p.m.
Yant Award Lecture, Tuesday | 12:30 p.m.–1:30 p.m.
Cummings Award Lecture, Wednesday | 12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.
Stokinger Award Lecture, Thursday | 12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.
Tenth Annual Upton Sinclair Memorial Lecture for Outstanding EHS Investigative Reporting, Tuesday | 10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.

Management

NEW! AIHA Value Strategy Session on Methodologies, Monday | 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
NEW! AIHA Value Strategy Session on Case Studies, Wednesday | 10:00 a.m.–Noon
CR 302 Comparison of EHS Auditing Standards, Monday | 10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
CR 303 Manager of Safety Services, Monday | 10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
CR 305 Using Effective Safety Management Systems to Prevent Serious Injuries, Monday | 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
CR 306 Auditing Environmental Claims and Assertions, Monday | 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
CR 319 Safety Culture and Motivation, Wednesday | 10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
P002 Management Certificate Course III: Fundamentals of Finance and Accounting for Nonfinancial OEHS Managers, Saturday and Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
P003 Time Management in an Age of Turbulence, Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
PDC 107 EHS Management Systems 101, Saturday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
NEW! PDC 118 Seeing the Big Picture: Proper Response to Pandemics and Infection-Control Situations, Saturday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
PDC 412 SOLD OUT — Exceptional Functional Leadership, Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
NEW! PDC 426 CANCELED — Risk and Crisis Communications: Methods and Messages, Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
PDC 601 A Risk Management and Insurance Primer for IHs, Sunday | 1:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
PDC 702 SOLD OUT — Construction Hazard Recognition and Project Management for the IH, Saturday and Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
NEW! PDC 704 Practical Project Management: How to Plan and Deliver within Budget and on Schedule, Saturday and Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
NEW! PDC 707 SOLD OUT — The Value Strategy: A Process for Promoting Health and Safety Interventions, Saturday and Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
PO 134 Risk Assessment (Management), Thursday | 1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
RT 216 Ergonomics Management Systems Roundtable: Applications and Lessons, Tuesday | 10:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.

Mold

PDC 418 SOLD OUT — Mold Recognition, Effective Sampling Strategies and Results Interpretation, Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
PO 104 Current Research Topics in Microbial Issues, Monday | 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
PO 131 Indoor Fungal and Bacterial Methods and Interpretation, Thursday | 8:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m.

Nanotechnology

PDC 419 SOLD OUT — Nanotechnology: A Convergence of Leading Edge Science, Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
PDC 429 The FUN of Aerosols: Fine, Ultrafine and Nanoparticles in Workplace Atmospheres, Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
PO 122 Nanotechnology, Wednesday | 10:00 a.m.–Noon
RT 213 Ask the Expert: An Update of the NIOSH Nanotechnology Program, Tuesday | 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
RT 247 Nanotechnology: A Forum on Globalization, Thursday | 1:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m.

Noise

PDC 105 Community Noise, Saturday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
PDC 302 Noise Exposure Assessment: Sampling Strategy and Data Acquisition, Saturday | 1:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
PDC 420 Noise Control Engineering, Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
PDC 423 Ramping Up Your Hearing Protection and Jazzing Up Your Hearing Conservation, Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
PO 103 Noise: Measure the Hazard, Then Implement and Evaluate Controls, Monday | 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
PO 115 Noise Exposure and Scientific Assessment Techniques, Tuesday | 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
PO 118 Ionizing and Nonionizing Radiation and Noise Case Studies, Tuesday | 2:00 p.m.–4:20 p.m.
RT 246 Implementing a “Buy Quiet” Policy in Your Workplace, Thursday | 1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
NEW! SS001 Science Symposium: Advances in Science for Understanding, Managing and Controlling Noise Exposure, Monday | 2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.

Nonionizing Radiation

NEW! PDC 602 Fundamentals of Nonionizing Radiation, Sunday | 1:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
PO 118 Ionizing and Nonionizing Radiation and Noise Case Studies, Tuesday | 2:00 p.m.–4:20 p.m.
RT 245 Cell Phone Pants and Other Hot Topics in Nonionizing Radiation, Thursday | 1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.

Occupational Epidemiology

PO 123 Current Topics in Occupational Health, Wednesday | 10:00 a.m.–Noon
RT 205 Using H1N1 Influenza to Understand Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, Monday | 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

Occupational Medicine

PDC 406 Biological Monitoring: A “How To” Guide and Case Studies, Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
PO 123 Current Topics in Occupational Health, Wednesday | 10:00 a.m.–Noon
RT 218 Health-Care Ergonomics: Safe Patient and Resident Handling, Tuesday | 2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
RT 235 Worker Fatigue Roundtable, Wednesday | 1:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m.

Protective Clothing and Equipment

NEW! PDC 408 SOLD OUT — CBRN Respirator Selection, Use and Maintenance Guidelines, Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
NEW! PDC 501 Fundamentals of Chemical Protective Clothing, Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–Noon
PO 129 Personal Protective Clothing and Equipment, Wednesday | 5:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.

Real Time Detection Systems

Emerging Issues Session 1 — NIOSH-DREAM (Direct Reading Exposure Assessment Methods), Monday | 2:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
PDC 401 SOLD OUT — Methods and Applications for Exposure Assessment Chemical Detection in Real Time, Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
PDC 427 Strategies for Selecting Air Sampling Methods, Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
PO 113 Real-Time Detection , Tuesday | 10:30 a.m.–12:10 p.m.
RT 225 Developments in Real-Time Detection Systems, Wednesday | 10:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

Respiratory Protection

NEW! PDC 408 SOLD OUT — CBRN Respirator Selection, Use and Maintenance Guidelines, Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
PO 110 Respiratory Protection, Monday | 2:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
RT 231 Respirator Use During 2009 H1N1 Influenza Pandemic, Wednesday | 1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
RT 248 Respirator Program Needs and Experience in the Health-Care Setting, Thursday | 1:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m.

Risk Assessment/Risk Management

NEW! PDC 101 SOLD OUT — Applying and Implementing Real-World Health Hazard and Control Banding Strategies, Saturday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
PDC 102 SOLD OUT — Bayesian Statistics: Overview and Applications in IH Data Interpretation and Exposure Risk Assessment, Saturday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
NEW! PDC 104 SOLD OUT — Combustible Dust Safety, Saturday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
NEW! PDC 115 Practical Applications for Portable Radiation Instruments, Saturday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
NEW! PDC 116 SOLD OUT — The Derivation of Occupational Exposure Levels, Saturday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
NEW! PDC 117 SOLD OUT — Risk Assessment with a Plan: Reducing Uncertainty in Decision Making, Saturday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
PDC 405 CANCELED — Beryllium Worker Protection: A Model for Success, Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
PDC 407 CANCELED — Biosafety Risk Assessment and Risk Management, Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
NEW! PDC 422 Practical Approaches to Dermal Exposure Assessment in the Workplace, Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
NEW! PDC 424 SOLD OUT — REACH: A Risk Management Strategy, Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
PDC 425 Reconstructing Exposure and Dose: The Process and Validation, Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
PDC 601 A Risk Management and Insurance Primer for IHs, Sunday | 1:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
PDC 708 Using Mathematical Models to Estimate Exposures, Saturday and Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
PO 106 Risk Assessment (Management) Case Studies, Monday | 2:00 p.m.–4:40 p.m.
PO 134 Risk Assessment (Management), Thursday | 1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
RT 237 Health Hazard and Control Banding Strategies and Applications in the Absence of OELs, Wednesday | 5:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m.

Safety

CR 302 Comparison of EHS Auditing Standards, Monday | 10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
CR 303 Manager of Safety Services, Monday | 10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
CR 305 Using Effective Safety Management Systems to Prevent Serious Injuries, Monday | 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
CR 308 The Panama Canal Expansion — Safety and Health Issues and Challenges, Tuesday | 10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
CR 310 Combustible Dust: Quick and Dirty, Tuesday | 10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
CR 312 Zombie Walkers: Safety Initiative to Awaken Your Employees, Tuesday | 3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
CR 314 Soapbox Safety, Tuesday | 3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
CR 316 Transporting Dangerous Goods: Compliance Management, Wednesday | 10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
CR 317 Implementing Electrical Safety, Wednesday | 10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
CR 318 Minimizing the Risk of Worker Falls in Flatbed Trailer Applications, Wednesday | 10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
CR 319 Safety Culture and Motivation, Wednesday | 10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
CR 320 Preventing Slips, Trips and Falls, Wednesday | 1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
CR 321 Conducting Effective Safety Inspections, Wednesday | 3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
CR 323 Urban Construction: Hazards and the Protection of the Public, Thursday | 8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m.
CR 324 Maximize Your Efforts to Reduce Strain and Sprain Injuries, Thursday | 8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m.
CR 325 Electrical Safety, Thursday | 1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
CR 326 Safety beyond the Numbers, Thursday | 1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
NEW! PDC 104 SOLD OUT — Combustible Dust Safety, Saturday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
PDC 113 Investigative Photography, Saturday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
PDC 114 SOLD OUT — Life Safety Engineering, Saturday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
PDC 202 SOLD OUT — Scanning for Safety: How to Recognize Hazards in the Workplace, Saturday | 8:00 a.m.–Noon
NEW! PDC 415 SOLD OUT — Healthier Workplaces for Healthier Workforces: Benefits of Implementing Health and Wellness Programs, Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
NEW! PDC 501 Fundamentals of Chemical Protective Clothing, Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–Noon
NEW! PDC 602 Fundamentals of Nonionizing Radiation, Sunday | 1:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
PDC 701 SOLD OUT — Basic Electrical Safety with Application of NFPA 70E, Saturday and Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
PDC 706 The Art of Safety: Mastering Advanced Communication Techniques, Saturday and Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
PO 132 General Topics in Occupational Safety and Construction, Thursday | 8:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
RT 234 Safety Culture in Construction: What Is It? How Can It Be Measured and Improved?, Wednesday | 1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
RT 239 A Comprehensive Risk Assessment Strategy for Addressing Machine Hazards—Don’t Forget, Thursday | 8:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m.

Sampling and Lab Analysis

PDC 427 Strategies for Selecting Air Sampling Methods, Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
PO 127 Development and Evaluation within the Realm of Industrial Hygiene Sampling and Analysis, Wednesday | 1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
RT 214 Beryllium Oxide and the Beryllium Proficiency Analytical Testing Program, Tuesday | 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
RT 229 Environmental Lead Federal Programs Update, Wednesday | 1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
RT 238 IH Sampling Media: Caveat Emptor, Wednesday | 5:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m.

Science Symposia (New)

NEW! SS001 Science Symposium: Advances in Science for Understanding, Managing and Controlling Noise Exposure, Monday | 2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
NEW! SS002 Science Symposium: Cumulative Exposure Assessment: Integrating Occupational and Non-Occupational Exposures to Multiple Agents, Tuesday | 2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
NEW! SS003 Science Symposium: Current Research Efforts Addressing Skin Exposure Hazards, Wednesday | 1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.

Social Concerns

NEW! PDC 120 SOLD OUT — Clandestine Drug Labs: Evaluation, Hazards, and Assessments, Saturday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
NEW! PDC 415 SOLD OUT — Healthier Workplaces for Healthier Workforces: Benefits of Implementing Health and Wellness Programs, Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
PO 114 Stewardship/Sustainability/Green, Tuesday | 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
PO 119 Hazards in the Community and Environment: Taking Industrial Hygiene into the Home , Tuesday | 2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
RT 210 Environmental Justice and Occupational Health Disparities: Any Leading Pathways?, Monday | 2:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
RT 233 ASBESTOS UPDATE: Still a Hazard after All These Years, Wednesday | 1:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
RT 235 Worker Fatigue Roundtable, Wednesday | 1:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m.

Stewardship and Sustainability

Cummings Award Lecture, Wednesday | 12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.
NEW! P010 How IH Can LEED in Green Building, Sunday | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
PDC 110 SOLD OUT — GHS for the IH, Saturday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
PDC 428 SOLD OUT — Sustainability and Social Responsibility 101, Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
NEW! PDC 502 Introduction to Life Cycle Assessment, Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–Noon
PO 114 Stewardship/Sustainability/Green, Tuesday | 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
RT 208 GHS Implementation: Where Are We Today?, Monday | 10:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
RT 220 Integrating Sustainability into Your Organization: Business Case Studies, Tuesday | 2:00 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
RT 223 Why Green Chemistry Matters, Tuesday | 2:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
RT 242 REACH Risk Assessment, Control and Communication Requirements within the Supply Chain, Thursday | 8:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.

Student and Early Career Professionals

Luncheon Discussions — Students and Early Career Professionals, Monday | 12:30 p.m.–1:30 p.m.
RT 209 I Graduated... Now What?, Monday | 2:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
RT 230 Perspectives on Preparation for the CIH Exam, Wednesday | 1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.

Toxicology

PDC 112 Introduction to CBRN Agents, Saturday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
NEW! PDC 409 SOLD OUT — Current Concepts in Toxicology No. 2, Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
PO 123 Current Topics in Occupational Health, Wednesday | 10:00 a.m.–Noon
RT 244 Benzene Exposures in the Workplace, Thursday | 8:00 a.m.–Noon

Registration Open

Register online by May 19
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