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

	OSHA 3010  Trenching and Excavation  Jul 12-14  73285 UCSD 9020  Trainer Course – Forklift Safety  Jul 19-20  73286
AIHA Hawaii ASSE Hawaii	Who: Mike Thompson, CSP, HSE [Mike is the Information Technology and Services Global HSE Advisor for BP Exploration and Production located in Houston, TX] What: The Deapwater Horizon Accident - Lessons that all HSE Professionals can bring to their employers from this accident Where: Hale Ikena When: July 15th from 11:00 to 1:00 Registration / Cost: $18 prepay (call Neil for credit card pay at 523-6221), $20 at the door RSVP: CShoji@swinerton.com
AIHA Hawaii	What: Professional Ethics, Doing What is Right in the Practice of Industrial Hygiene Where: HIOSH Training Room #427, Princess Ruth Keelikolani Building, 830 Punchbowl Street When: July 28th from 12:00 to 3:00 Registration / Cost: $5 and you'll have to pay for your own parking (State Parking Garage, corner of Halekauwila and Punchbowl, entrance on Halekauwila) RSVP: BASHLEY@TRCSOLUTIONS.com >> Flyer <<
	The Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health at the University of Utah has developed and obtained ABIH CM points for an online Professional Ethics and the Practice of Industrial hygiene course.  The course is designed to provide an introduction to the ethics underlying professional industrial hygiene practice and meet the ABIH two-hour requirement for ethics. A brochure with more details can be downloaded at: http://medicine.utah.edu/rmcoeh/ContEdProg/online/ethicsonline.pdf Our local section bought this program on DVD, so if you are interested in having a local session on this topic and or for CM credits - contact Gordon z96@hawaii.rr.com
	Registrations for the International Occupational Hygiene Training Module W-501 (Measurement of Hazardous Substances) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: July 26-30 (10 seats still available) Shanghai, China, : August 2- 6, 2010 (5 seats still available) Honolulu, Hawaii, November 1-5, 2010 (details coming soon) Honolulu course will be presented jointly by Golder and the Hawaii AIHA section. Seats for the Honolulu course are limited because the 501 course involves extensive face to face interaction with  attendees and because 50% of the seats will be reserved for the Hawaii AIHA section members. Past Industrial Hygiene educational events organized by the Hawaii section have received rave reviews for the educational content and the Aloha spirit and hospitality of the section members. Many past attendees combined great learning and vacationing in Paradise For more information, please contact Jas Singh @golder.com The IOHA/BOHS International certification scheme delivers a means of growing occupational hygiene skills using a modular system of training and qualifications. The concept is based on standardized, modular training and student assessment to a consistent format.  Golder Associates, as an approved training provider is able to offer the award certificate (after successful completion of the module) from the British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS) and bearing the IOHA logo  'Supported by IOHA'.. From our experience, many industrial hygienists spend much of their time assessing worker exposures to chemical hazards. We feel that completion of this module will give you needed skills to carry out those assessments in a competent and professional manner Participants will receive 40-hours of IH education credits which can be applied towards qualifying for the ABIH CIH examination. The course is also approved by the ABIH for CIH certification maintenance points Registration and venue details for the Shanghai and the Kuala Lumpur program are attached. Honolulu venue details will be available soon Thanks and Regards, Jas Singh PhD, CIH Course Director

Past AIHA Hawaii Section meetings

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Thanks to Gordon for inviting Basil Tominna to talk to us about fall protection, Basil is a registered professional engineer in the states of California and Michigan. His area of expertise is fall protection engineering and he serves as the Navy Fall Protection Subject Matter Expert (SME). As the Navy Fall Protection SME, Mr. Tominna provides fall protection expertise and training Navy-wide and to other Department of Defense agencies. Presently, he is serving as the Chairman of the Fall Protection Task Action Team as part of the Navy Strategic Plan initiative to reduce fall mishaps within the Navy. Mr. Tominna is the Navy representative to the American National Standards Institute ANSI Z359 Committee responsible for developing the new fall protection code and standards. He is presently serving as Vice Chairman for the main ANSI Z359 Committee and serves as a member on several other subcommittees. His prior experience includes design, construction and environmental work. He previously worked for several consulting engineering firms, municipalities, US Army and US Army
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Thanks to our board for putting together a unique and worthwhile general membership meeting to talk about our local section and to provide a legislative update. This meeting brought together the ideas the board has had in planning the year, to the members. We succeeded in getting you involved, so let's keep the volunteerism up and being involved in making this a professional organization that meets your needs.
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Thanks Bart and Jerry for the opportunity to visit the very important topic of Professional Ethics. There was a great line up of presenters in this TeleWeb, providing tremendous depth and breadth. Mahalo
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Thanks to Tavia for driving the process forward that lead to a very successful half day workshop with good friend and nationally known presenter from Texas, Ms. Debbie Dietrich, CIH, MS, a Past Director of AIHA. Debbie discussed emerging issues associated with air quality measurements, the growth of IAQ measurements that are used to evaluate GREEN BUILDINGS and the investigation of VAPOR INTRUSION into buildings from underground contamination. She also covered a collection of short subjects about exposure measurements that are being done  for new applications including nanoparticles, school zone sampling, mercury emissions into ambient air, and methamphetamine clandestine labs.
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Thanks to our executive committee, we had a successful social event at Dave & Busters on Friday September 18th. It is great to get together from time to time to just break bread and talk story.
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Thanks to the great coordination of the executive committee, we had a successful Tele-Web on "Risk Communication" with Dr. Peter Sandman. Thanks also to Chas. W. Glover for the use of their facilities for the teleweb conference.
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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 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.

Thank you > Dr. Steve Levine, PhD, CIH for a great 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 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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Other meetings / training in town...

University California San Diego OSHA Training Institute    2010 OTI Class Schedule All of these classes are offered in Hawaii Course #  Course Title  Dates  Section ID OSHA 3110  Fall Protection  Jun 21-24  73284 OSHA 3010  Trenching and Excavation  Jul 12-14  73285 UCSD 9020  Trainer Course – Forklift Safety  Jul 19-20  73286 OSHA 3095  Electrical Low Voltage Standards – Federal  Aug 2-5  73289 OSHA 510  OSHA Standards for the Construction Industry  Aug 16-19  73295 OSHA 2225  Respiratory Protection  Aug 30-Sep 2  73298 OSHA 511  OSHA Standards for General Industry  Sep 13-16  73300 OSHA 521  Industrial Hygiene  Sep 27-30  73302 OSHA 501  Trainer Course – General Industry  Oct 11-14  73305 OSHA 7405  Fall Arrest Awareness  Oct 23*  73554 OSHA 500  Trainer Course – Construction Industry  Nov 1-4  73308

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