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Past AIHA Hawaii Section meetings
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An AIHA TeleWeb
on
Hazard Recognition: Essential Techniques for the Field Employee
Participants who
attended are now better able to:
• Identify the fundamentals of hazard recognition
• Recognize the most prominent unsafe actions and conditions
• Apply the system needed to identify and control hazards
• Explore the Last Minute Safety Checks and a wide variety of hazard
recognition techniques necessary before any task or job is performed
David Coble, CSP and President of Coble, Taylor & Jones Safety
Associates gave this fine talk.
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Thanks to > Jerry, Bart, Nira and Jenny for a great half day seminar on " Industrial
Hygiene Sampling for the Non-IH Professional".
Attendees learned how to use direct reading instruments for air sampling and noise
sampling, data collection methods and instrument limitations; the use of
the 4-gas meter; the use of Sound Level Meter/ Noise Dosimeters, the use
of Detector Pumps/Tubes, and use of Direct Reading PID/OVAs were all
covered during class.
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Thanks to > Nira and Jerry for organizing our most recent annual
Officer Installation celebration at Gordon Biersch January 9th. It was
one of the best installation parities we have every had.
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Thanks to > Nira and Jerry for organizing this TeleWeb on:
Color Coding of Respirator Air Purifying
Elements: NIOSH Requirements and Limitations
The presenters were:
Jay Parker, CIH, Physical Scientist, NIOSH / NPPTL
William King, NIOSH / NPPTL
This course explained the NIOSH regulations from Title 42 CFR Part 84
and other regulations and standards that govern the:
- Color coding requirements for the elements on air purifying
respirators, including cartridges,
canisters, and filters
- Maximum use concentrations (MUC) for various types of respirators
incorporating these elements
- Use of elements approved for more than one contaminant in atmospheres
that may contain
more than one contaminant.
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Thank 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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Thank 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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Thank 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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Thank 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
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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. |
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Jim
Peck (left) and Shelly Wheeling-Park (right) welcome our guest
speakers at the May 2005 meeting. |
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Jim
Peck greeted the Cinco De Mayo meeting attendees in style [and
ordered Mexican food for all]. |
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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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