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      Past meetings             OSHA Training Institute @ UC San Diego - Hawaii Schedule

	Please join us at Gordon Biersch on September 5th, for an after-work get together.  It would be great to see as many people as possible from 4:30 - 7:00 PM.  We had a really good turnout for the installation of our officers there in January and we look forward to seeing many of the same faces as well as new ones! On behalf of our Executive Committee, I invite you to join us on Friday evening, September 5th.  See you there!                          Nira Nira Cooray President, AIHA-Hawaii Local Section
	AIHA Hawaii is co-sponsoring another Teleweb with ASSE, to share the cost. There are 10 spaces available for each group. If you are interested, we will take the first ten people who sign up, and if there are more than ten, I will put you on standby in case ASSE has any extra seats. As usual, it is free for dues-paying members, and is only $10 for non-members. Color Coding of Respirator Air Purifying Elements: NIOSH Requirements and Limitations Jay Parker, CIH, Physical Scientist, NIOSH / NPPTL William King, NIOSH / NPPTL September 9, 2008 Tuesday / Postponed till November 18th but still on 7:30 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. Registration/Refreshments Teleweb time 8:00 to 10:30 a.m. Hawaii (2:00-4:30 pm ET) The teleweb is being held at a firm called Jas W. Glover, on Sand Island. Directions: Turn onto Sand Island Access Road from Nimitz Highway. Look for new Hope Church on the right side about 200 yards. The drive way is just past the church. Park in the church parking lot or along the fence on the right side after entering the gate. The conference room is in the building straight ahead as you drive through the gate. RSVP to: Jerry > formisja@aol.com
HIOSH and DLIR present the   Hawaii Safety Opportunity & Sustainability Conference Friday September 26 > More information <	Compliance Emphasis Programs and Construction Accident Prevention This one-day seminar will focus on the serious health and safety hazards that are part of either an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) enforcement emphasis program or a Hawai'i Occupational Safety and Health Division (HIOSH) emphasis to prevent construction accidents.  These serious health and safety hazards include:  Amputation Hazards (machine guarding and lockout/tagout (LOTO))  Crystalline Silica  Hexavalent Chromium  Combustible Dust  Construction Accidents – cranes and heavy equipment Renowned and knowledgeable speakers from across the nation will provide an overview of the impact of these hazards on workers and employers, what OSHA and HIOSH require for compliance, and how employers can get help.  John Podojil  – Podojil & Associates, UC San Diego OTI – Expert trainer on machine guarding Kimlee Lindgren, BS – UC San Diego OTI – Expert trainer on Construction Tony Buffalo – Expert trainer on Construction Dr. Deborah Kearney – Job Smart System – “Robotics’ Impact on Safety” Speakers from the OSHA Training Institute (OTI) Local Speakers with practical knowledge of issues in Hawai'i
	HIOSH is introducing Pathways to Success, a training system developed to address the needs of every new and not-so-new manager, supervisor and human resource person about workplace health and safety – preventing accidents, managing losses, workers’ compensation, and minimizing liability.   It is a partnership of the Hawaii Occupational Safety and Health Division (HIOSH), Dick Pacific Construction, Island Insurance, Risk Solution Partners and the Veterans of Safety (VOS). Follow these links for more information: Benefits Modules Fact Sheet Specific dates, times and locations will be announced soon.
	PCIH 2008 - Where Science and Sustainability Meet Tampa Florida November 8-11 [Pre-Conf 6-7]

Past AIHA Hawaii Section meetings

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Thanks you > Dr. Howard Cohen, PhD, CIH for a great 5th Annual IH Review Course that you provided. We are grateful to have  you continue the tradition of this valuable review course for those seeking their CIH certification and to gain IH skill. Mahalo
And a big thanks to our CIH Review Course committee headed up by Jerry Formisano with lots of support from Hans Nielsen
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In April Jennifer Shishio provided us with a talk about "Pathway to Success". The purpose of her presentation was to offer information to those interested to getting involved in this terrific outreach program for Hawaii small and medium sized businesses. Click here for more information
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In March, we had an AIHA TeleWeb - Virtual Seminar with Dr. Ziqing Zhuang who is a senior scientist at the National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health and Bill Newcomb is presently a physical scientist for NIOSH. They thoroughly covered the topic of The Value of Anthropometrics - How to Improve and Apply Respirator Fit Testing.
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Thanks Jim and Nira for a great officer installation bash at Gordon Biersch. We all had a great time. Congratulations to and good luck to the executive committee in 2008.
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Thanks you Jim Peck for arranging a great session at the Clean Islands Council, the The Hawaii Oil Spill Center which is dedicated to Oil Spill Emergency Response preparedness, and is wholly funded by the Member Companies of the Clean Islands Council and the Marine Spill Response Corporation. Kim Beasley gave a superb briefing to us an many aspects of the operation and the emphasis they place on safety.
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Thanks you > Dr. Steve Levine, PhD, CIH for a great 4th Annual IH Review Course that you provided. We are so blessed to have you continue to put this valuable review course on for those seeking their CIH certification. Mahalo
And a big thanks to our CIH Review Course committee headed up by Hans Nielsen
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Thank you > Aaron Tripler, AIHA Director of Government Affairs, who met with us to share the latest happenings from Washington DC.
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Thank you > Paul Zoubek, CSP, CIH,  for a great day of NFPA 70E. This was an excellent course for SH&E professionals that explained this consensus standard and provided us with an understanding of electricity as well as the safety precautions and management practices that should be followed around electrical work.
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Thank you > Dr. Kenneth Kipnis, David Roskelley, MSPH, CIH, CSP, Randall W. Roth, JD, LLM and Jennifer Shishido, CIH for an outstanding half day of ethics for the SHEP (safety health and environmental professional). The workshop, information and interaction was exceptional.
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Thanks you > Dr. Steve Levine, PhD, CIH for a great 3rd Annual IH Review Course that you provided. We are so blessed to have you continue to put this valuable review course on for those seeking their CIH certification. Mahalo
And a big thanks to our CIH Review Course committee headed up by Tom Goob.
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Thank you > Dr. Sarah Park for your presentation on "Are You Ready for the Bird Flu Pandemic?" click here to view the presentation in Adobe Acrobat
Thank you > Barbara Germann for your presentation on what Marriott is doing regarding preparation for the possibility of the Bird Flu Pandemic
click here to view the presentation in Adobe
Thank you > Gary King with 3-M who filled us in on the proper use of the N-95 respirator, how they work and what not to do.
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THANK YOU > Jennifer Shishido, CIH for your presentation on
"Protecting the Aging Workforce" Click here to view the presentation in Adobe Acrobat
More information > here < from ASSE on this topic.
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THANK YOU > Tony Barnard, CIH, CSP for your presentation on
"Diagnosing IAQ and HVAC Issues"
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THANK YOU > Visioneer's for a great May member meeting presentation

Barbara and Gaylord gave a presentation on Leadership 1 2 3 where they entertained us with their insights into how to practice effective leadership in creating a safe workplace and, how to get supervisors and employees to not only buy in to safety, but act out of their own concern for the safety of everyone.

	Jim Peck (left) and Shelly Wheeling-Park (right) welcome our guest speakers at the May 2005 meeting.
	Jim Peck greeted the Cinco De Mayo meeting attendees in style [and ordered Mexican food for all].
	Gaylord making a it clear to all that we need to think more about how we give directions to our employee's.

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