[ RadSafe ] CSHEMA 2006 Preliminary Schedule is now available

Thu May 11 11:18:50 CDT 2006

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The technical sessions for CSHEMA 2006 have been selected and the
preliminary schedule is attached.  

This year's speakers hail from colleges and universities from all over
this fine planet we call home. 

>From the University of California to Boston University up to the
Northern Alberta Institute of Technology and over to the Hong Kong
University of Science and Technology, everyone is coming to CSHEMA 2006
at the Disneyland Resort in beautiful Southern California.  From
Biosafety to Emergency Management, CSHEMA has a talk you'll want to
hear.

For any and all information about CSHEMA 2006, please check out
www.cshema.2006.org

Here is a small sample of the outstanding presentations scheduled for
CSHEMA 2006:

Hot Zone in the Vivarium: A Practical Approach to Managing Biohazards in
Research Animals

Stephen Kowalewski, University of California, San Diego

Lessons Learned:  Hurricanes Katrina and Rita

Mike Durham, Louisiana State University

Training EH&S Programs to Function with the University Environment

Robert Emery, University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston

Applications of Nanotechnology in Biomedicine

Nanda Gudderra, NIH

CSHEMA 2006 PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE

(Subject to Change)

Monday, July 17

Room 1

Room 2

Room 3

Room 4

10:30-11:15

BIOSAFETY
Considerations for the Institutional Review of Recombinant DNA Research
Robert Hashimoto, Consultant

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
Severe Weather Readiness:  Lessons Learned from Hurricanes Katrina and
Wilma
Roger Morse, AIA, Morse Zehnter Associates

ENVIRONMENTAL
Regulatory Update: EPA Enforcement and Compliance Assistance Initatives
Adam Steinman, Esq.

MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
A Survey of the Implementation Status of Environmental Management
Systems in US Colleges and Universities
Susanne M. Savely, Baylor College of Medicine

11:20-12:05

BIOSAFETY
Hot Zone in the Vivarium: A Practical Approach to Managing Biohazards in
Research Animals
Stephen Kowalewski, University of California, San Diego

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
Including Senior Managment in Emergency Planning
Madelyn Miller, Carnegie Mellon University

ENVIRONMENTAL
The Benefit of Performing a Self-Disclosure audit Program for Your
Facility
Peter Charrington, Jacques Whitford Company

MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
A Review of Safety Management Systems at Nine Hong Kong Universities
Martha McDougall, Retired/Consultant

Awards Luncheon

1:30-2:15

BIOSAFETY
Development and Implementation of a University Select Agent Management
Program
Ben Owens, University of Nevada, Reno

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
Pandemic Influenza: Assumptions and Myths
Peter Reinhardt, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

ENVIRONMENTAL
Compliance through Pollution Prevention: A Case Study of the
Fayetteville Campus of the University of Arkansas
Dr. Miriam Lonon, University of Arkansas

MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
Performance-Based Safety Measurement: Modern Metrics for Modern Times
Wayne Pardy, Q5 Systems Limited

2:20-3:05

BIOSAFETY
Creating a Comprehensive Exercise Program: How to Meet Your Obligations
in the Select Agent Final Rules
Thomas Boyle, University of Pennsylvania

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
2006 Lessons Learned
Marty Shaub, University of Utah

ENVIRONMENTAL
Encouraging Toxics Use Reduction in Academic Laboratories
Susan Leite, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
Campus Safety Management Systems - Working with Front-Line Units
Tom McGiff, Cornell University

Break

3:30-4:15

BIOSAFETY
A Risk-Based Approach for Laboratory Design; Meeting the FDA's
Expectation for Manufacturing Sterile Biological Products Using Aseptic
Processing
Wayne Thomann, Duke University

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
Lessons Learned:  Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
Mike Durham, Louisiana State University

ENVIRONMENTAL
Mass-Balance Calculations Pereformed to Estimate Airborne Emissions of
HAPs and VOCs from University Laboratory Fume Hoods: A Case Study
Luis Barthel-Rosa, Ph.D.,  University of Nevada, Reno

MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS 
The Role of Business Process Modeling in the MIT EHS Management System
Tom Pedersen, CDM

4:20-5:05

BIOSAFETY
National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories (NEIDL)
Peter Schneider, Boston University

ENVIRONMENTAL
Air Permitting Requirements for Cogeneration Plants
Joseph Hower, ENVIRON International Corporation

MANAGEMENT 
The Emperor Has No Hard Hat -- Creating a Safety Culture
Alan Quilley, Northern Alberta Institute of Technology

Tuesday, July 18

Room 1

Room 2

Room 3

Room 4

10:30-11:15

LABORATORY SAFETY
Implementing a Laboratory Safety Initiative
Elizabeth (Betsy) Howe, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
EH&S Recovery Operations After a Major Laboratory Fire
Rebecca Lally, CIH, University of California, Irvine

SUSTAINABILITY
Environmentally Sustainable Initatives at USC
John Edward Becker, University of Southern California

MANAGEMENT-- TBD

11:20-12:05

LABORATORY SAFETY
UVM's Lab Safety Partnership
Barbara Benton St. Gelais, University of Vermont

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
Points to Consider in a Disaster Recovery Plan
Roger G. Morse, AIA, Morse Zehnter Associates

SUSTAINABILITY
Greenhouse Gas Emissions: A Platform to Launch Sustainability
Julie Hampel and Valerie Fanning, University of California, San Diego

MANAGEMENT--TBD

Lunch

1:00-1:45

LABORATORY SAFETY
A Lab Safety Inspection System That Works:  How to Inspect 850 Labs in
150 Days
Pietro Gasparrini, McGill University

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
Interfacing with the National Incident Management System with Campus
Emergency Operations Plans
Terry Logan, Middle Tennessee State University

SUSTAINABILITY
LEEDing Further - WSP Environmental's Experience at Ithaca College
Josh Whitney and Ed Quevedo, WSPE

MANAGEMENT 
Campus Safety: It Isn't Rocket Science.. Or Is It?
Al Diaz, University of California, Riverside

1:50-2:35

LABORATORY SAFETY
Implementation of a Lab Security System at Arizona State University
Steven J Hunter, Leon Igras, Laura Ploughe, Lara York, Arizona State
University

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
Picking up the Pieces - Delgado Community College New Orleans
JoAnn Copperud, CEO, Vendor

SUSTAINABILITY
Energy Conservation in Laboratories -- Five Big Hits..Is Safety One of
Them?
David Drummond, University of Wisconsin, Madison

MANAGEMENT 
Developing Enterprise Risk Management for the University of California
System
Grace Crickette, University of California, Office of the President

Break and Poster Sessions

3:30-4:15

LABORATORY SAFETY
Student Health and Safety in the Instructional Environment
Jeffrey Battaglia, Washington State University

SMALL COLLEGES
Small Colleges: Benchmarking and Lessons Learned
Suzanne Howard, Wellesley College

GENERAL SAFETY
Pre-Placement Physical Program
Richard Costello, University of Texas, Pan American

MANAGEMENT 
The Compelling Display of Health & Safety Data to Facilitate Desired
Decision Making
Robert Emery, University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston

4:20-5:05

LABORATORY SAFETY
Using Online Video to Support Laboratory Safety Compliance at Stanford
University
Robert Edgar, Stanford University

GENERAL SAFETY
Boundary Condition and Decision Analysis and Back Analysis of Risk
Douglas Sweeney, Thompson Rivers University, University of BC

MANAGEMENT 
Training EH&S Programs to Function with the University Environment
Robert Emery, University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston

Wednesday, July 19

Room 1

Room 2

Room 3

Room 4

10:30-11:15

NANO TECHNOLOGY
Safety Management Including Fire and Chemical Safety for
Semiconductor/Nanotech R&D Operations

David Rainer, NC State University
Experiencing Sharing of a Preliminary Nanosafety Program at a Research
University
Dr. Samuel Yu, Denv, CIH, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Applications of Nanotechnology in Biomedicine
Nanda Gudderra, NIH

FIRE SAFETY
Explosion and Fire in the Organic Chemistry Stockroom at UC Riverside in
2005
Russell Vernon, PhD, NR, University of California, Riverside

GENERAL SAFETY
And The Walls Came Tumbling Down: Implosion of Highrise Student
Dormitory
Paul Richmond, Iowa State University

MANAGEMENT 
A Labyrinth of Chaos - How to Survive Change in the Expanding University
Stephen Scheufler, Arizona State University

11:20-12:05

FIRE SAFETY
A Chemist Looks at Laboratory Fire Safety Regulations
John DeLaHunt, Colorado College

TECHNOLOGY       HOMEPAGE
Winner to Be Announced

MANAGEMENT 
Why We Do What We Do: Developing and Inculcating a Standard of Care
Phillip Van Saun, University of California, San Diego

Lunch

1:00-1:45

NANOTECHNOLOGY
The NIOSH Nanotechnology Health and Safety Research Program
Charles Geraci, NIOSH

FIRE SAFETY
A Balanced Approach to Fire Protection - Content Flammability
Bob Backstrom, Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.

TECHNOLOGY
EHS Assistant: Information Management in an EHS Program
Ronald Slade, Boston University

GENERAL SAFETY
UC Irvine: Integrating Safety into the Workplace
Chris Younghans-Haug, CSP, CIH, REH, University of California, Irvine

1:50-2:35

FIRE SAFETY
University Knox-Lock Box Program
Richard Benton, University of California, San Diego

TECHNOLOGY
The Use of Interactive Virtual Pre-Labs in Integrated Circuit
Manufacturing Instruction
Jeremiah Woolsey, Shailesh Prasad and Chunyan Tracy Zhang, Concordia
University

GENERAL SAFETY
Staff and Student Use of Job Safety Analyses at the UC Berkeley Campus
Gary Bayne, CHST CAC, University of California, Berkeley

Break

3:00-3:45

BUILDING DESIGN
How Did You Do That?  Construction of a New Environmental Health &
Safety Services Building
A. David Inyang, Iowa State University, Environmental Health & Safety

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HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 
Logistical Tracking System (LTS) - Enhancing the Tracking, Safety and
Security of HAZMAT at Universities and Colleges
Dr. Nicolas Valcik and Esequiel Barrera, University of Texas, Dallas

TECHNOLOGY
Tablet PCs for EH&S Field Surveys
Thomas Flynn, PhD, PE, University of Washington

GENERAL SAFETY
Achieving and Maintaining Safe Work Environments at Remote University
Locations
Brian Oatman and Mark Barros, University of California, Davis

3:50-4:35

EPA

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 
Hazardous Materials and Earthquakes: Who Goes in After the Shaking Stop?
Douglas Gallucci, CHMM, University of Washington

TECHNOLOGY
Database Development: Lessons Learned from UIUC's Ventures
Jennifer Bedell, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

GENERAL SAFETY
Gross Anatomy Lab Exposure Reduction: Our Journey to Local Exhaust
Ventilation
Richard Stone, University of Nevada, Reno

CSHEMA 2006 PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE

(Subject to Change)

This year's professional development conferences are so good you'll want
to come early and stay late.  They include:

Emergency Exercises That Work:   

 In this workshop, participants will look at best practices for
designing and conducting emergency drills and exercises that work.
Offered twice so you won't miss it!! 

Emerging Biosafety Issues for EHS Directors:  

This short course will provide an in-depth look at the year's emerging
biological safety issues and provide a glimpse of things to come.  This
session is designed for EHS management personnel who need a
comprehensive overview of the most current issues facing their Biosafety
program managers. 

Conducting Peer Program Reviews:   

The Professional Development Seminar (PDS) on Program Review (PR)
provides an in-depth look into how to conduct Environmental Health and
Safety Program reviews. The PDS content is based on nationally
recognized methodologies and planning strategies and is designed to
provide the participants with the knowledge of how to conduct an
external program review.  A host of qualified speakers will present
timely and informative topics and provide various templates for use by
participants.  

NEW Offering! 

The EHS Management Academy 2 Days 

Amazing as it may seem, almost none of the EH&S management that provide
support to the over 4,000 colleges and universities in this country have
ever received formal academic instruction on how universities function
and how EH&S programs might serve to further the mission of the
institution. This situation is due in large part to the absence of
formal training in this area. In 1996, the University of Texas System
EH&S Academy was created with support from a grant from NIOSH to provide
individuals with training on the breadth of health and safety issues
inherent to the university work environment, and to instill an
understanding of how universities operate. The original 40 hour version
of the course has been very successful, providing training to hundreds
of individuals from across Texas and the nation. The popularity of the
course subsequently lead to requests for the on-site delivery of
condensed versions of the course to train existing staff on key
elements, such as what programmatic measures are important, how
universities operate, and the special needs of faculty. 

This PDS will provide a condensed version of the Academy, covering
topics identified as being particularly useful and timely, as judged by
recent course participants. The topics covered will include a wide range
of operational aspects. Ranging from how universities work to risk
management and insurance, to effective program marketing and
communications. 

The sessions are designed to be very interactive, and time will be
allotted for the customization of individual program data displays - so
to gain maximum value from this course, participants should bring
electronic examples of the data they use to explain what they do, and
the graphs used to tell this story. Those bringing their laptops will be
able to modify and customize some of their displays during the course
and before and after "make overs" will be presented for review by the
course participants. 

Course content 

DAY 1 

*	University Infrastructure: Why Universities Exist, How They
Work, and Understanding the Needs of Faculty 
*	Risk Management and Insurance Primer for University EH&S
Programs 
*	Identification and Use of EH&S Metrics That Matter 
*	50 Things That Every Person in a University EH&S Program Should
Know 

DAY 2 

*	Effectively "Selling" Your EH&S Program 
*	Effectively Communicating Public Health Information through the
Mass Media 
*	The Compelling Display and Use of EH&S Information for Desired
Decision Making 
*	Participant Data and Report Make-Over Workshop: Presentations,
Judging-- participants bring best graphs, charts, revise and present 

See you there