$375.00 non-members/ $325.00 CHAS members
Dr. James Kaufman, Mr. Russell Phifer, Dr. George H.Wahl, Jr.

How to be a More effective Chemical Hygiene Officer Workshop

One-Day Program

Description:

CHAS offers the How to be a more effective Chemical Hygiene Officer workshop to provide participants with a detailed analysis of the CHO position and to prepare for the "CHO" Certification exam to be held the next day. Participants receive a clear perspective on safety issues in the laboratory, focusing on what the CHO does and how to do it better. The workshop covers all of the content areas of the certification exam, including a sample test in the same format as the real one. Whether you are a new Chemical Hygiene Officer or an "old" one, you will find something to put to real use in this fast-paced presentation.

Chemical Health and Safety News feeds maintained by the division include:

• A collection of hazmat event headlines from google at the Divisional pinboard site: http://pinboard.in/u:dchas

• Archives of the divisional e-mail list
• A Twitter feed of laboratory based chemical incidents at: @acsdchas

$375.00 non-members/ $325.00 CHAS members
Instructor: Stefan Wawzyniecki, CIH, CHMM, University of Connecticut

Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Annual Refresher

One-Day Program

Description:

CHAS offers the Annual Refresher Workshop to meet the requirements in OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120 for eight hours of annual refresher training for workers at hazardous waste sites. This course is designed for general site workers and campus personnel who remove hazardous waste or who are exposed or potentially exposed to hazardous substances or health hazards. Topics include HAZWOPER regulations, safety and health plans, hazardous chemicals overview, safety hazards, air monitoring, medical surveillance, site control, decontamination, personal protective equipment, and respiratory equipment.

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January/February 2012

Registration Fee: $100

Presented by Dr. Linda Stroud

Classroom Chemical Safety K-12 Workshop: One-Day Program

AGENDA

Description:

Science laboratories and classroom demonstrations present serious hazards which teachers can control using known hazard information and control methods. This workshop will help teachers to recognize and manage classroom chemical hazards and associated risks through the development of a comprehensive chemical management system. Hazards associated with common classroom demonstrations and labs will be discussed and will be used to illustrate how to control these hazards and reduce the possibility of a unexpected outcome.

$375.00 non-members/ $325.00 CHAS members
Presented by: Neal Langerman, Ph.D.

CHEMICAL REACTIVITY HAZARDS: Laboratory Scale Recognition & Control

PURPOSE: Chemical reactivity hazards contribute to a significant number of incidents in laboratories and pilot plants.  This workshop will provide participants with the knowledge and skill to screen processes for potential hazards, recognize when reactive hazards are present, and implement appropriate controls to reduce the risk of an incident associated with the hazards.  Workshop attendees will review case studies of actual incidents and do screening examples in order to understand the screening and recognition process.  Group discussions of control methods will allow participants to share their experiences and to evaluate methods for controlling reactivity risks.

Welcome to the American Chemical Society's Division of Chemical Health and Safety (CHAS) web site.

Welcome to our division website. The various tabs and links you'll find here provide information about our current and past activities. If you click on "Sitemap" under Information Resources, you will see an organized list of our activities and structure.

Our main contributions to the field of chemical health and safety are our journal and our technical presentations at ACS National and Regional meetings. In addition, our e-mail discussion list, DCHAS-L, hosts active exchanges of chemical safety information. We welcome your comments and invite you to participate in our activities. Click on the Contact Us tab to send us your questions and comments.

Sincerely,

Ken Fivizzani, Chair (2011)
ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety

CHAS Technical Programming

One of the major activities of the CHAS Division is presenting technical sessions at national American Chemical Society meetings twice a year. These symposia cover a wide range of issues, as you can see on our symposium history page.

You can review selected powerpoint files from the most recent Divisional Symposia at this link.

$375.00 non-members/ $325.00 CHAS members

Mr. Russell Phifer, presenter

Laboratory Waste Management Workshop

One-Day Program

Description:

CHAS offers the Laboratory Waste Management workshop to assist participants with the various regulatory requirements that apply to laboratories which generate hazardous waste, as well as to provide insight into the options for on-site management and off-site disposal. Focus will include discussion on recycling/reclamation techniques, economical handling of wastes and liability issues.

$375.00 non-members/ $325.00 CHAS members
Dr. James Kaufman or Dr. W.H. (Jack) Breazeale

Lab Safety Workshop

One-Day Program

Description:

The Laboratory Safety Institute and CHAS present the Lab Safety Workshop which is an intensive one-day introduction to effective lab safety programs and the fundamentals of lab safety.  Through a combination of discussion, video, activities, and instructor presentations, the participants learn ways to identify hazards and to convince others that lab safety is important.  They learn about the critical components in a lab safety program and techniques for program evaluation.