Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2003 11:27:48 -0400
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From: "Ralph Stuart, University of Vermont" <rstuart**At_Symbol_Here**uvm.edu>
Subject: CHAS Final Program, 226th ACS National Meeting


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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