Title: ANNOUNCEMENTS

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Section/SPIG: Occupational Health and Safety

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Kathy Hall
Communication Director
University of Washington
Dept. of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences
F-461C Health Sciences Center
Box 357234
Seattle, WA 98195-7234
Phone: (206) 685-6737
Fax: (206) 543-9616
Web sites - departmental: <http://depts.washington.edu/envhlth/>
editor's corner: <http://staff.washington.edu/kjhall/>

CONTINUING EDUCATION
The University of Washington's Northwest Center for Occupational Health & Safety is offering several interesting continuing education courses this summer and fall, including one on a cruise ship to Alaska. To confirm this schedule or find more information about these courses, call (206) 543-1069 or visit the Continuing Education Web site, <http://depts.washington.edu/ehce>.

Courses are in Seattle unless noted.

July 18-19 Oil Spill Response and Prevention
July 20, 21 Annual Hazardous Waste Refreshers
July 22 Annual Hazardous Waste Refresher (Olympia, Wash.)
July 23 Supervising Hazardous Waste Operations
Sept 11-18 A Small Dose of Toxicology (Alaskan cruise)
Sept 27 As Workers Grow Older: Achieving Safety & Productivity (Tacoma, Wash.)
Oct 5 Annual Hazardous Waste Refresher
Oct 6 Occ & Env Medicine Grand Rounds
Oct 12 Risk Communication Unplugged (Bellingham, Wash.)
Oct 19 Wood Smoke: Burning Health Issues
Nov 2-3 Clear Writing for Safety and Health Professionals
Nov 10 Occ & Env Medicine Grand Rounds
Nov 16-18 2nd Intl Scientific Conference on Occ and Env Health (Hanoi, Vietnam)

Section chair Michael Silverstein is directing the Sept. 27 course on aging workers, which is being held in conjunction with the Washington Governor's Industrial Safety & Health Conference, and Section member Kathy Hall is directing the Nov. 2-3 writing workshop.

Section member Sharon Morris is organizing the 2nd International Scientific Conference on Occupational and Environmental Health, Nov. 16-18, 2005, in Hanoi, Vietnam. Submit abstracts by July 29 to <vinaoh@fpt.vn>. Direct questions to <smorris@u.washington.edu>.