Division of Chemical Health and Safety Final Program, 226th ACS National Meeting New York, NY, September 7-11, 2003 Kathryn Benedict, Kathryn.Benedict**At_Symbol_Here**pfizer.com , Program Chair OTHER SYMPOSIA OF INTEREST: Chemical Ethics in Today's Society (see YCC , Mon) Challenges in Food Safety: Microbial and Chemical Toxins (see AGFD , Tue) Building Strong Safety Cultures and the Technician's Role in Safety (see TECH , Mon) Chemical Toxicology of Hormone Replacement Therapy: Perspectives on the Women's Health Initiative 2002 (see TOXI , Mon) Agriculture, Agrochemicals, and Homeland Security (see AGRO , Tue) SOCIAL EVENTS: Dinner: Tue Emergency Responder /PPE Reception: Mon Executive Board Meeting: Sun Programming Meeting: Mon Task Force - Chemistry in the Curriculum: Sun SUNDAY AFTERNOON 2003 CHAS Awards Symposium K. G. Benedict and D. Walters, Organizers 1:25 - Introductory Remarks. 1:35 - 1. Changing the way chemists think about safety. R. H. Hill Jr. 1:55 - 2. Transforming employees into safety partners. K. P. Fivizzani 2:15 - 3. Forging the future of chemical safety: Leading from the front. H. J. Elston 2:35 - Intermission. 2:45 - 4. Tillman-Skolnick award winner presentation - "How DivCHAS has helped me as an academic safety professional". P. Ashbrook MONDAY MORNING New York's Hotel Pennsylvania -- Paris Laboratory Waste Management: Initiatives for Regulatory Change Cosponsored with ACS Task Force on Laboratory Environmental Health & Safety, and ENVR P. Ashbrook, Presiding R. Phifer, Organizer 9:00 - Introductory Remarks. 9:05 - 5. Paperwork reduction: Elimination of land disposal restriction forms. R. Phifer 9:25 - 6. Treatment of waste in laboratories. J. Harless 9:45 - 7. Benefits of extended storage for laboratory hazardous waste. E. A. Talley , P. A. Reinhardt 10:05 - Intermission. 10:20 - 8. RCRA and labs: Lessons from Project XL. Z. Schneider-Graham 10:40 - 9. Current issues in mixed waste management. W. V. L. Lipton 11:00 - 10. Laboratory waste and the process of regulatory reform at EPA. K. Fitzgerald Building Strong Safety Cultures and the Technician's Role in Safety Cosponsored with TECH MONDAY AFTERNOON New York's Hotel Pennsylvania -- Paris Body Armor for Emergency Responders: Personal Protective Equipment and Homeland Security N. Langerman, Organizer 1:30 - Overview of protection issues I. 1:50 - 11. Chemical/biological/radioactive/nuclear (CBRN) respirator standards development. J. Szalajda 2:20 - 12. The use of small, specialized containment hoods by emergency responders for handling and evaluation of unknown samples. D. Walters , R. Ryan 2:50 - Intermission. 3:20 - 13. Instrumentation and the selection of PPE. M. J. Platek 3:50 - 14. How to select the proper hand protection for domestic preparedness. D. Groce 4:20 - 15. Mobile Response Unit (MRU) and effective emergency response. K. Franzen TUESDAY MORNING New York's Hotel Pennsylvania -- Zurich Teaching Safety G. H. Wahl Jr., Organizer 8:30 - Introductory Remarks. 8:40 - 16. Safety, the first chemistry lesson. M. A. Phillips 9:00 - 17. Teaching laboratory safety: A decade of experience. J. M. Rank 9:20 - 18. Comments on "the dangerous demo" revisited: no dead heros. L. A. Malchick 9:40 - 19. Chemical safety for the laboratory and studio: An interdisciplinary course. R. Lippman , S. Moon 10:00 - 20. From theory to reality: teaching safety to be used. L. H. Carboni 10:20 - Intermission. 10:30 - 21. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory chemical hygiene and safety training. L. McLouth 10:50 - 22. ACS taskforce for safety in the chemistry curriculum. B. L. Foster 11:10 - 23. Online chemistry course (OLCC): chemical safety: protecting ourselves and our environment. S. E. Van Bramer , D. Rosenthal, G. Trammell 11:30 - 24. Safety modules and on-line safety education. G. H. Wahl Jr. TUESDAY AFTERNOON New York's Hotel Pennsylvania -- Zurich Body Armor for Emergency Responders: Personal Protective Equipment and Homeland Security N. Langerman, Organizer 1:30 - Overview of protection issues II. 1:50 - 25. Protective clothing for chemical/biological/radiological terrorism response. J. P. Ziegler 2:20 - 26. New technologies for radiation attenuation. T. Carroll 2:50 - Intermission. 3:20 - 27. Photo-ionization and multi-gas detectors for emergency response and homeland security. W. R. Haag 3:50 - 28. Selection process for barrier hand protection - Reducing the risk of exposure. J. R. Ashworth 4:20 - 29. Protecting emergency responders - FDNY challenges for the future. R. Ingram WEDNESDAY MORNING New York's Hotel Pennsylvania -- Paris Fire Codes and Laboratory Operations/Emergency Evacuation Planning for Laboratories E. A. Talley, Presiding K. G. Benedict, Organizer 9:00 - Introductory Remarks. 9:05 - 30. One emergency evacuation system for many complex facilities - managed by volunteers! C. W. Lentz 9:25 - 31. Safety committees and emergency evacuation planning: How to shake up the system. B. Tobias, K. G. Benedict 9:45 - 32. How does FDNY Code affect laboratory operations in New York City? N. M. Tooney 10:05 - Intermission. 10:20 - 33. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory organic peroxide former control program. L. McLouth 10:40 - 34. A 2002 incident in Germany: The herbicide Nitrofen - How toxic? A case of mistaken identity? I. J. Wilk 11:00 - 35. Know the hazards when selecting the proper hand protection. D. Groce WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON New York's Hotel Pennsylvania -- Paris "On Your Mark, Get Set, GO! - Alternative Career Paths- Safety & Health" Cosponsored with WCC, and YCC F. K. Wood-Black, Organizer 1:25 - Introductory Remarks. 1:30 - 36. Getting here from there: What a long, strange trip it's been. A. M. Noce 1:50 - 37. Careers in chemical health and safety in academe: Operate in series or in parallel? N. M. Tooney 2:10 - 38. My tax return still says I am a chemist. K. P. Fivizzani 2:30 - Intermission. 2:45 - 39. Doctor, lawyer, chemist : What do you want to be when you grow up? C. L. Smith 3:05 - 40. So you want to clean up a spill, or Community Service can be fun. C. J. Bruner 3:25 - 41. One to get ready, two to get steady, three to go. F. Wood-Black 3:45 - Panel Discussion. 4:25 - Concluding Remarks. THURSDAY MORNING Issues of Homeland Security: What Can Chemists Do? Cosponsored with PRES
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