Title: Announcements

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Section/SPIG: Occupational Health and Safety

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December 2005

• Georgia Institute of Technology Professional Education in conjunction with Georgia Tech Research Institute, the nonprofit, applied research arm of the Georgia Institute of Technology, offer a wide variety of occupational safety and health courses through the OSHA Training Institute Education Center, hazardous materials training courses, and environmental health courses. Some of the highlights include training on methamphetamine awareness, mold for the construction industry, and a free seminar series that covers such topics as silica and lead. A complete listing of courses can be found at the following Web site: <http://www.pe.gatech.edu/conted/servlet/CEHome>, or call (800)653-3629. There are several certificate programs available in the subject areas of occupational safety and health and hazardous materials management. Upcoming courses include:
  
  -OTI 3010-Excavation, Trenching and Soil Mechanics(Dec. 12-16, Atlanta)
  -OTI 500-Trainer Course in OSH for the Construction Industry (Dec. 4-9, Biloxi, Miss.)
  -OTI 501-Trainer Course in OSH for the General Industry (Dec. 5-9, Biloxi, Miss.)
  -OTI 511-30-Hour OSH for General Industry (Dec. 5-9, Atlanta)
  -OTI 7845-OSHA Recordkeeping (Dec. 9, Atlanta)
  -EST 7000-Scaffolding Safety (Dec. 12, Atlanta)
  -HAZ 110-Hazmat Technician (Dec. 5-9, Atlanta)
  -HAZ 112-Hazmat Technician Emergency Response Annual Refresher (Classroom)(Dec. 14, Atlanta)



• "Expanding Horizons - Local and Global," Dec. 1-2, 2005. Bedford, Mass. Jointly sponsored by Harvard Education & Research Center and American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. For more details and online registration, go to: <www.necoem.org>.



• Spirometry Workshop, Dec. 5-6, 2005. Birmingham, Ala. The Deep South Center for Occupational Health and Safety at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. For more information, call (205) 934-7178, or visit <www.uab.edu/dsc>.



• Audiometric Testing and Hearing Conservation, December 8-9, 2005. Birmingham, Ala. The Deep South Center for Occupational Health and Safety at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. For more information, call (205) 934-7178, or visit <www.uab.edu/dsc>.



• Mid-America Pediatric Environmental Hazards Conference, Dec. 9, 2005. Kansas City, Mo. Sponsored by the Mid-America Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit and University of Kansas Medical Center Continuing Education. For more information, call 877-404-KUCE (5823) or visit <http://www.kuce.org/kumc/mapeh/>.


January 2006

• 6th Annual Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools Symposium, Jan.12-14, 2006. Washington, D.C. Hosted by the U.S. Enivironmental Protection Agency. For more information, call (703) 247-6194 or visit <www.epa.gov/iaq/schools/symposium.html>.



• 26th Annual Occupational Safety and Health Winter Institute, Jan. 23-27, 2006. St. Petersburg Beach, Fla. For more information, contact the North Carolina Education and Research Center, (888) 235-3320 or visit: <www.sph.unc.edu/osherc>.


February 2006

• The Northwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety at the University of Washington is offering the following Continuing Education classes:
  -Feb. 9, 2006-Puget Sound Occupational and Environmental Medicine Grand Rounds: Pesticide Safety and the Organophosphate Monitoring Rule: Prevention through Risk Assessment and Communication
  -Feb. 14, 2006-Hazard Awareness for the New Generation Responder
  -Feb. 15, 2006-Basic Instruments for the New Generation Responder
  -Feb. 16, 2006-Safety and Sampling Awareness for the New Generation Responder
  -Feb. 22, 2006-Accident and Incident Investigation

To confirm this schedule or find more information about these courses, call (206) 543-1069 or visit the Continuing Education Web site at <http://depts.washington.edu/ehce>.