SOCIAL CONCERNS COMMITTEE SESSIONS AT AIHCE 1977-2012
YEAR
TYPE
TITLE
ARRANGER
1977
Opening
The Social
???
General
Responsibility of
Industrial Hygienists
1977
Platform
Current Social Issues Terry Briggs
Facing Industrial
HygienistsThe limits of cost
benefit analyses
1978
Platform
Social Concerns
Eileen Senn
Crenshaw
1979
Panel
Social Concerns Employee Access to
Medical and
Exposure Records
Stan Eller- ICWU
1980
Panel
Social Concerns Cost Benefit
Analysis-
Peg SeminarioAFL-CIO, Mike
McCann- Centr for
Occ Hazards
SPEAKERS
Jack Sheehan USWA, Guy Gabrieleson Nicolet
Industrial, Iring Tabershaw, JOM, William Kilberg,
US DOL, Frank Baranko, OSHRC, Ralph Allen, Univ
CA
Chair- Bob Harris
Mike McCann- Art Hazard Center- The Cottage
Industry,
Eileen Senn Crenshaw- OSHA-,
R. Weidner- NIOSH- Federal Worker, Kathleen
O’Leary- USDOL- Right to Access, Claudia MillerUSWA- Contract language, TA Richard- UWiscLabor education in Occ Health, Stan Eller- U
Cincinnati
Chair- Jim Weeks- Harvard
Jeanne Stellman- Am Health Fdn- Epidemic in Poor
Epidemiology, Bob Curtis- OSHA- Selective Tariffs to
discourage export of US health hazards, Dan BermanCompensation-Safety apparatus, Frank Mirer- UAWWorker participation in sampling, Tony MazzocchiOCAW- IH by and for workers
Chair- Jim Weeks- Harvard
- BW Mintz- US DOL, Dave Parkinson- USWA/U
Pgh., E. Dixson- Celanese, Stan Eller- ICWU, AE
Glass- OSHA Training, Peg Seminario- AFL-CIO, E.
Christofano- Hercules, D. Simmons- CACOSH
Chair- Peg Seminario- AFL-CIO
Jim Weeks- IUE Local 201,
Nick Ashford, David Noble- MIT, Mike WrightUSWA, G. Dominquez- CIBA-GEIGY, Basil Whiting-
1981
Panel
Social ConcernsHow to Reach NonUnionized Small
Businesses
Susceptibility of
Minorities
MA Lundquist
1981
Panel
1982
Panel
Non-Traditional
Work Schedules
RD Phillips- Exxon
1983
Panel
The Effects of
Economic
Conditions on
Occupational Safety
and Health
Dan BrusteinURW
1984
Panel
Unfinished
Business- Future
Occupational Health
Needs
Raphael MoureUAW/Eileen Senn
Tarlau- OSHA
JF Wilson- Defense
Personel Support
Cntr
OSHA
Chair- Mike McCann- Cntr Occ Hazards
Mike McCann/K. Klatt- OSHA, Kathy Hunninen- U
Tenn, J. Geissert- CO State U, S. Stricoff- AD Little
Chair- L. Miles- Am Hoechst
AT Compton- SmithKline French- Occ DiseaseSocioeconomic Implications,
Jim Melius- NIOSH- Occ Problems and Minorities,
NL Fisher- U Wash- Will your genes keep you from
the work you want to do?, Susceptibility of Minorities
Chair- DJ Paustenbach- Purdue
J Hickey- UNC
PC Reist- UNC
MH Smolensky- U TX
EJ Calabrese- U MA
JW Mason- U AL
Chair- J. Shirmer- NJ Dept Health
G. Pappas- Case Western, C. Dimengo- URW- Health
Effects of Unemployment
Eric Frumin- ACTWU- OSH in a Period of Economic
Adversity,
Chuck Levenstein- Harvard, J. Shirmer- NJ Dept
Health- Correlation of Employment, Investment and
Accident Rates,
OH Services and Economic Stringencies- B WalkerMI Dept Public Health
Chair- Eileen Senn Tarlau- OSHA
Eula Bingham- U Cincinnati- Standard Setting
Priorities
Nick Ashford- MIT- Control Technology Policy,
1985
Panel
Beyond TLVs- The
Need for New
Approaches
1986
Roundtable
“The Apocalyptics”
and the Controversy
Over Cancer
Regulation Policy
1987
Roundtable
Workers at Risk in
the Developing
World: Industrial
Disasters, Corporate
Responsibility and
Technology Transfer
1988
Roundtable
Health and Safety
Regulation: Where
Do We Go From
J. Bertin- ACLU Womens Rights ProjectReproductive Health Policy
Peg Seminario- AFL-CIO- Workers Rights Policy
T. Webb- Radiation & Health Labor Project- Radiation
Policy
Jeanne Stellman- Womens Occ Health Resource
Center- Office Worker Occ Health Policy
Julianne SumMike McCann- Cntr Occ Hazards
IBEW
When do we act of suspected hazards?
D. Chawes- Hutchinson Cancer Cntr- New
Technology- What questions do we ask?
A. DeVito- PEF- Why should an IH care about stress?
Mass Hysteria- Blaming the worker?
Mike McCann- Are TLVs always sufficient?
JB Hicks- Firemans Fund- Erring on the Safe Side
Matt Gillen- WISH, Chair- JD Bowman- USC
JD Bowman- USC
Animal Evidence on Carcinogens in Humans“Ideology in a White Smock?”
“Government Regulation of Carcinogens in Industry“An Institutionalizes Public Illusion?”
Frank Rosenthal- U Chairs- Frank Rosenthal- U Mass, Frank Mirer- UAW
Mass Worcester,
Davit McAteer- Occ Safety Law Center- SH in South
Ana KimballAfrican Mines,
Cambridge
Mike Wright- USWA- Lessons of Bhopal,
Hospital, Frank
G. Molina- PAHO- Exposure to Pesticides in Latin
Mirer- UAW
America
B. Baratz- World Bank- Env Health in Small Industries
in the Developing World
Paul Becker- WVU, Chair- Paul Becker- WVU
J. Bowman- USC,
Eula Bingham- Univ Cincinnati
C. Cole- Mansdorf John Henshaw- Monsanto
Here?
& Assoc.
1988
Roundtable
Criminal
Prosecutions of
Workplace Injuries
and Fatalities
J. Parker- MA
DOH
1989
Roundtable
Worker’s Rights to
Act for Safety and
Health
Thurman WenzlUniv Lowell
1990
Roundtable
Occupational Health
in the Developing
World
Rebecca CohenHopkins
1990
Roundtable
Noah SeixasUniversity of
Michigan
1990
Roundtable
The Right To Act:
The Experiences of
Labor and
Management
Reevaluation of
Industrial Hygiene
Practice: Is Air
Sampling the Best or
Raphael Moure- U
Lowell
Vern McDougal- Teamsters
Pat Tyson- Constangy, Brooks & Smith
Chair- Suzanne Mager- MA Off Gen Counsel
Intro- Suzanne Mager
Fran Schreiberg- Oakland CA- Criminal Prosecution
under OSHA
J. Chatter-Brown- LA Dist Attny- Development of a
Local Occ Hazards Criminal Team
J. Magnuson- Cook County- The Film Recovery Case:
Its Implications for IHs
Chairs- Thurman Wentzl, Matt Gillen- WISH
T. Evans- Monsanto- Corporate Views
D. Tuminaro- NY State Assembly- Legal Issues
Bob Sass- Canadian Experience
Mike Wright- USWA- Labor’s Rationale
Chairs- Rebecca Cohen, G. Nassif- M&M Protection
R. Jhabvala- Self-Employed Womens Assoc- OH
problems in India,
Frank Renshaw- Rhom & Haas- Responsibility in
India,
MP Fernandez-Kelly- Hopkins- The Global Assembly
Line- Documentary,
J. Singh- Clayton- Conditions in the Pacific Rim
Chair- Noah Sexias- UM
Chair- Raphael Moure
Eileen Senn Tarlau- NJ Dept Health,
JW Hochstrasser- First Environment
Matt Gillen- WISH
Only Tool for
Determiniation of
Occupational
Hazards?
Hazard
Communication for
Non-English
Speaking Workers
1991
Roundtable
Ellen RoznowskiOSHA
1992
Roundtable
Beyond the Johnson
Controls Decision:
Ensuring
Reproductive Health
in the Workplace
N. Beaudet- WA
DLI, Pam DeutschWA DLI
1993
Roundtable
The Impact of Free
Trade Agreements:
Is Regulation
“Harmonization”
Good for
Rebecca CohenHopkins, Raphael
Moure-ErasoUMass Lowell
Chair- Ellen Roznowski- OSHA
J. Mujica- Chicago Lung assoc.-HazComm –
Knowledge and Attitudes among recent immigrants in
Chicago,
Cathy Sarri- Alice Hamilton Center- Bilingual
HazComm Training
J. Bellows- CA OH program- Bilingual programs for
CA Businesses,
R. McDavid- MCD Consulting- Reaching Hispanic
Workforce,
D. Smith- CAL-OSHA- How do you translate
Company Policy into Spanish?
J. Betrin- Women’s Rights Project ACLU- People
Protection Not Fetal Protection,
Chair- Pam Deutsch
EM Faustman- U WA- Reproductive and
Developmental Toxicology,
D. Logan- Mobil- Managing Reproductive Health
Concerns,
Andrea Taylor- UAW- UAW Perspectives,
MA Kamrin- MSU- Communicating abour
Reproductive Risks
Chair- Rebecca Cohen
The Impact of NAFTA on Canada- L. Ritchie- Conf
Canadian Trade Unions
The Impact of NAFTA on Mexico- A. VelasquezIndep Textile Union
Occupational
Health?
OSHA ReformWhat Ideas Have
Worked?
1993
Forum
Scott SchneiderOcc Health
Foundation, Andrea
Taylor- UAW
1994
Roundtable
Prospects for
Change:
Implementing
NAFTA/ Lessons
from the
Maquilladores
Rebecca Cohen- U.
Maryland, Marta
Figueroa- UMD-NJ
1994
Technical
Community
Environmental
Health and Safety:
Social Issues
Mary Erio- Erio
Consulting, Peter
Bellin- CSUN
Northridge
The Economics of Environ and Occ Impact of
NAFTA- T. Lee- Econ Policy Institute
Chair- Scott Schneider
B. Dematteo- Ontario Public Employees Union- S&H
Experience in Ontario,
Nick Ashford- MIT- S&H Experience in British
Columbia,
Joe Dear- S&H Experience in WA State,
Andrea Taylor- UAW- Worker Participation in S&H
and its Impact
Chair- Rebecca Cohen
Joseph LaDou- Intern Cntr Occ Medicine- Migration
of Hazardous Industries to Newly Industrialized
Countries
J. Alpert- Electric Films- Heavy Metal and Cobalt
Exposure Exported to mexico,
L. Cedillo- Scool Public Health Mexico- Priorities of
Training and Education in Mexico Needed to Improve
Occ Environ Conditions resulting from NAFTA,
L. Conde- Support Comm for Maq. Workers- Health
and Safety in Plastics and Electronic Assembly in the
Maquillas
Chair- Marta Figueroa- UMD-NJ
RJ Marshall- Exxon- IH Emerg Response in a
Petroleum Refinery
M. Ferat- Grupo Indus Resistol- Transp Emerg Resp
Group to Protect Lives and the Environ.
Matt Gillen- EPA- EPA’s Risk Management Level 2
for Ethylene DiChloride: Use of TRI for Screen
Community Risks,
Matt Gillen- EPA- EPA Proposal for “Chemical Use
1994
Roundtable
Worker Participation
in Safety and Health
Scott SchneiderCPWR
1994
Roundtable
New Dimensions in
Worker Training
Marion MeiselmanCarpenters H&S
Fund
1995
Roundtable
Environmental
Justice in the
Workplace
Frank RosenthalPurdue, Molly
CharboneauHunter, Peter
Bellin- CSUN
Northridge
Inventory,
KE Fischer- Dames and Moore- Health and Environ
Expos from Sanitary Sewer Disposal of Toxics,
NJ Simpcox- U WA- Pesticide Residues in Homes of
Agricultural Families
JC Cocalis- NIOSH- Occ and Environ Radiolog Risk
for Coal Slag in Abrasive Blasting,
S. Volqvartz- Danish WEF- Improving Environ
through teaching at Voc Training Ctr
Chair- Diane Factor- LOSH
B. Jones- UAW 509- Battery Plany
J. Siggson- OCAW- Oil Industry
Maggie Robbins- SEIU- Nursing Homes,
Construction
Chair- Marion Meiselman
Linda Delp- UCLA LOSH- Meeting Training needs of
Workers with Limited English,
Amy Mock- Using Workers as Trainers,
Marion Meiselman- Carpenters- Evaluating Training
Effectiveness,
Brian Christopher- Alice Hamilton Center- EPA’s
Model Lead Abatement Worker Course: Interactive
Training,
MG Arroyo- UC Berkeley LOHP- Presenting technical
Information with Literacy in Mind: Practical Tips
Chairs- Frank Rosenthal, Molly Charboneau
T. Meinhardt- NIOSH- Workplace Environmental
Justice: Existing research and Needs,
L. Sessoms- Center for Women’s Economic
Alternatives- Environ Justrice for Workers in NC
Poultry Industry,
1995
Roundtable
Empowering
Workers to Identify
and Correct Health
Hazards
Jim Albers- Greater
Cincinnati Occ
health Clinic, J
Guadangno- UAW
1995
Film
Safety and Health
Film Festival
Frank RosenthalPurdue
1996
Roundtable
Perspectives on the
OSH Act
Scott SchneiderCPWR
1996
Roundtable
Preventing Violence
in the Workplace: A
new safety and
Health
Responsibility?
R. Barish- CALOSHA
1996
Roundtable
Occupational Safety
Scott Schneider-
Fred Toca- Hoechst Celanese- Envron Justice: Prof
Ethics and Responsibility,
L. Menendez- MassCoOSH- Lead Poisoning in
Immigrant Workers- The MA State Environ Justice
Fund,
P. Lee- UC Berkeley- Training and Educa to Achieve
Environ. Justice
Chair- Jim Albers
Charlie Barnett- OCAW perspective,
J. Carr- Energy and Paper Workers Ontario- CEP
perspective,
J. Guadagno- UAW perspective
Pam Susi- CPWR perspective
"Deadly Corn" (about organizing Staley workers) and
"Hamlet: the Untold Tragedy" (about the 1991 fire at
the Tyson chicken plant in North Carolina).
Chair- Scott Schneider
Jack Sheehan- USWA
Davit McAteer- MSHA
Don Elisburg
David Rosner
Peg Seminario- AFL-CIO
Chair- R. Barish
J. Kraus- UCLA- Epidemiology,
M. Braverman- Crisis Management- A Comprehensive
Approach,
C. Cornish- Attorney- Legal Issues,
Jordan Barab- AFL-CIO- Labor Perspective,
R. Donnelly- OSHA- OSHA’s Response,
R. Mainey- Morgan Stanley- Company Experience
Films shown:
and Health Film
Festival
CPWR
1996
Roundtable
Teens at Work:
Child Labor
Concerns for HS
professionals
Elise Morse- MA
Dept Health
1996
The Quiet Sickness
1997
Photgraphy
Exhibit
Roundtable
Scott SchneiderCPWR
Ellen RoznowskiOSHA
1997
Roundtable
Endocrine
Disrupting
Chemicals:
Implications for
Human Effects
Undocumented
Workers in 1997:
Addressing Current
and Emerging H&S
Issues
D. Harvey- US
DOE
Worker To Worker
OSHA
Can’t Take No More
More Than A Paycheck
Song of the Canary
Chair- Elise Morse
Dawn Castillo- NIOSH
Elise Morse- MA DPH
A. Kerschner- US DOL
J. Parker- MA Attny GeneralOffice
Robin Dewey- MA DPH
Suzanne Mager- WA State DLI
Photography Exhibit by Earl Dotter
Chair- Jean Grassman- NIEHS
Hugo Carballo- Alice Hamiliton Cntr- Workplace
Safety for Immigrants doing Lead and Asbestos
Abatement,
P. Davidson- DOL Wage and Hour Dallas- The Role
of Employment and Standards Administration in H&S
M. Sanchez- Rio Grande Workers Alliance- Hazards
Faced by Immigrant Workers in Texas,
P. Lee- UC Berkeley-Undocumented Workers, Unfair
Choices,
Graciella Perez- OSHA- Undocumented Workers in
NC
T. Colburn- World Wildlife- Our Stolen Future,
M. Weidow- CIBA- Endocrinology,
R. Jackson- CDC- Effects of Endocrine Disruptors,
P. Fenner-Crisp- EPA- Risk Assessment for
Regulatory Decisions,
1997
Roundtable
New Roles for
Workers in IH
1998
Roundtable
Exposure to
Endocrine
Modulators in the
Workplace
1998
Roundtable
Third Party
Certification: Pawn
or Guardian
1998
Roundtable
1998
Photography
Exhibit
1999
Roundtable
Public Schools: The
NYC United
Federation of
Teachers Approach
to Hazardous
Conditions
Stolen Dreams:
Portraits of Working
Children
Child Labor: A
Global Challenge
S. Safe- TX A&M- Other Theories
Mike Sprinker- Labor Perspective,
R. Miller- Dow Chemical- CMA Perspective
Paul Becker- WVU Chair- Paul Becker
D. Wilkinson- Boeing,
C. Vermillion- Hoffman Construciton,
J. Simpson- UAW
F. CavenderChair-M. Shaer- MSHA
Information Venues J. Lamb-Jellinek, etc.- Legal Status,
R. Tyl- Research Triangle Park- Testing Strategies,
D. Lamb- Bayer- CMA program,
Louis Paul- Bernstein etc.- Where do we go from
here?,
F. Cavender- AIHA Tox Committee Involvement
Scott SchneiderChair- Greg Siwinski- CNY Occ Health Clinic
CPWR
Frank Mirer- UAW- He Who Pays the Piper Calls the
Tune,
Garrett Brown- Maquiladora H&S NetworkIneffective Compliance and Ethical Nightmare,
Nancy Lessin- MassCOSH- Protection from Whom?
Ellie Engler- UFT
Chair- Ellie Engler
Cathy Davenport- UFT- IAQ in NYC Schools,
Doreen Ellis- UFT- Asbestos in Schools,
Ellie Engler- UFT- Hazards in Schools in the UFT
Model,
Chris Proctor- UFT- School Assessments
Scott SchneiderPhotography Exhibit by David Parker- MN Dept
LHSFNA
Health
Ellen RoznowskiOSHA
Chair- Bob Herrick- Harvard
Pharas Harvey- Int Labor Rights Fund- Global
1999
Roundtable
The Global
Marketing of
Asbestos
P. Greenley- MIT
1999
Roundtable
Protecting Workers
and Communities in
the Global Economy
Jim Albers- City of
Cincinnati
2000
Roundtable
Health and Safety
Monitoring in Third
World Production
Facilities: Why,
Who, and How
Garrett BrownCAL-OSHA
2000
Technical
Session
Social Issues
L. Greeley- Oak
Ridge Nat Labs
Strategies
D. Adkins- Nat Consumers League- the Marketplace
D. Sparr- Harvard Business School
David Parker- Minn Dept Health- Stolen Dreams
photos
I Smith- Free the Children- The Global March to End
Child Labor
Fernanda Giannasi- Asbestos Ban Movement in Brazil,
Alan Dalton- Fight for a Ban in Britain,
John Dement- Duke- Chrysotile Debate,
Barry Castleman- The Global Marketing of Asbestos
Chuck Levenstein- UMass Lowell- Contradictory
Effects of Globalization on Env Occ Health,
M Swenarchuck- Canadian Env Law Cntr- Eroding
E&OH Standards using Internat Trade AgreementsCanadian experience,
D. Dyjack- Loma Linda Coll.- Prospects and Problems
Using Internat Consensus Stnds in Global Economy,
Lori Wallach- Global Trade Watch- Strengthening
EOH Standards in Internat Trade Agreements
Trom Bissell- Campaign for Labor Rights-IHS from a
Labor Solidarity Perspective: Anti-Sweatshop
Movement and His Working Together,
G. Clark- Mattel- Employee Exposure Monitoring in
SE Asia,
C. Crawford- Nike- Implementing Nike’s MESH
Program Worldwide,
Y. Etienne- Batay Ouviye- Working for Multinationals
in Haiti- Plant Floor Perspective
Chair- Matt Gillen- NIOSH
L. Riklik- OH Clinic Ontario Workers- Worker
2000
Roundtable
2000
Roundtable
2000
Roundtable
Mission for the
Millenium:
Developing New IH
Tools and Methods
Hazardous Harvests:
Exploring
Occupational and
Environmental
Health and Safety
Hazards of US
Farmworkers
Matt GillenNIOSH
Future Impact of
Industrial Hygiene:
Trina Redford- Nat
Naval Med Cntr
Jim Albers- City of
Cincinnati
Evaluation of Alara,
L. Riklik- OH Clinic Ontario Workers- Reproductive
Health Guidelines for Workers,
C. Stalnaker- Lockheed Martin Energy Sys- HS of
Aging Workers,
B. Epstein- Air Qual Sci- Pulltent Measurements in
Schools,
F. Akbar-Khanzadeh- Med Coll Toledo- Env Tobacco
Smoke and Biomarkers in non-smoking servers in
restaurants,
S. McMahan- AZ State U- Aging, Work and Health:
The CA Work and Health Survey
Eileen Senn- NJ Dept. Health- Beyond Conformity,
Visioning the Future of Industrial Hygiene
Frank Mirer- UAWChair- Jim Albers
Sherry Barron- CA Dept Health- National Farmworker
Occ Health Survey,
A. Burns- U FL- Global Work and Global
Farmworkers: Transnational Risks,
M. Reeves, Pesitcide Action Network- Active Pesticide
Poisoning of CA Farmworkers,
D. Johnson- FL Dept Health- Pesticide Poisoning in
FL,
T. Moreno- Farmworkers Assoc FL- Hazardous
Working Conditions in Central FL Crop Agriculture,
David Bacon- Berkeley CA- Surviving the Global
Economy photo exhibit
Chair- Trina Redford
Andrea Kidd-Taylor- US Chem Safety Board-IH in the
How it May Affect
Minorities and Low
Income Workers
2000
Photography
Exhibit
2001
Roundtable
2001
Roundtable
Beyond Borders:
Surviving the Global
Economy
Report from the
AIHA Sweatshop
Task Force: Global
Sweatshops- Where
Are They and What
Can We Do About
Them?
Scott Schneider,
LHSFNA
Partnerships,
Coalitions,
Consensus, ResultsThe Importance of
Working with Labor
Scott SchneiderLaborers’ H&S
Fund
Garrett BrownCAL-OSHA
new Millenium: Addressing the Needs of Minority and
Marginalized Workers,
V. Nathan- NIOSH-Minority OSH Research; Role of
the Federal Govt.,
A. Hollinger- Hedges OH Advisors- Bad News…
Good News,
R. Lynch- Env. Safety Mgmt- Implications of Welfare
Reform on Minority Worker Health,
B. Hefflin- US FDA- Mercury Exposure from Exterior
Latex Paint,
P. Lewis- Rohm & Haas- Black Folks, White Folks,
Yellow Folks, Men Women, Rich and Poor:
Challenges in Assuring H&S for Everyone
Photography Exhibit by David Bacon
M. Vela Acosta-Nat. Child Cntr for Rural Agric H&SBackground Infor,
N. Fortunato- Sweatshop Watch- Current Campaigns
and Goals of the Movement,
Garrett Brown- Maquiladora H&S Network- Report of
the Chairman- Challenges and Opportunities,
G. Barbi- Becton Dickinson- Strategic
Recommendations and Follow-Up Activities
Chair- Jim Albers- City of Cincinnati
Peg Seminario- AFL-CIO- Working Together- all
industries,
Frank Mirer- UAW- Auto Industry,
Mike Wright- USWA- Steel Industry,
Bill Borwegan- SEIU- Service Industry,
Jackie Nowell- UFCW- Food Industry,
2001
Roundtable
Exposure Equity
L. Greeley- Oak
Ridge Nat Labs
2001
Platform
Chemical Exposure
and Children
C. Marlowe- Camp,
Dresser and McKee
Jonathan Rosen- NY State Public Employees
Federation-Public Sector
Chair- L. Greeley
Garrett Brown- Maquiladora Support Network- Sports
Shoe Factories in China and Indonesia,
Jim Platner- CPWR-Safety and Health in Construction:
Contingent and Hispanic Workers
R. Hahne- U WA- Arsenic, Mercury, Lead in Natural
History Museum Repatriated Artifacts,
W. Tankersley- Oak Ridge- Social Issues in Occ health
Studies,
R. Stolberg- DOE-S&H Practices at the DOE Gaseous
Diffusion plants ,
G. Chambers- State of Ohio- Worplace Violence
Prevention,
John Morawetz- ICWUC Worker Ed Cntr- Misuse of
Exposure Reporting in Acute Risk Assessment,
Matt Gillen- NIOSH- Lessons Learned from the
OSHA/EPA 2,4, DCP Skin Advisory
Chair- Jim Platner- CPWR
J. Thelen- MI Dept Consumer Services- Child Labor
Reform in the US,
K. Kelly- U Iowa- Age-Based Respirator Standards
B. Schlegel- EOHSI-CET- Accident Stats in NJ puclic
Schools,
G. Kusko- Children’s Mercy Hospital KC- Assessing
Allergens and Resp Irritants in Public Housing,
V. Babayan- Armenian Inst Gen Hygiene and Occ
Diseases- IAQ Residential Bldg and Child Welfare
Inst. Under Winter Energy Crisis in Armenia,
D. Lowry- UTX Tyler-Mercury Exp. In a Home,
2001
Roundtable
Behavior-Based
Bill Kojola- AFLSafety: Does It Work CIO
or Is It Smoke and
Mirrors?
2001
Roundtable
Should we or
shouldn't we? A
discussion of the
merits of biological
monitoring in the
workplace
Jean Grassman
2001
Lecture
Upton Sinclair
Memorial Lecture
Scott SchneiderLHSFNA
M. Phillips- U OK- Permeability of Single Family
Dwellings- IAQ Implications,
L. Lee- Inst Occ Med and IH- Nat Taiwan U- Adverse
Birth Outcome and Maternal Exp to Air Pollutants
during Pregnancy
Chair- Bill Kojola
M. Topf- Topf Organiz.- Chicken/Egg/Chegg! Holistic
Integrated Approach to S,H,E,
Jim Frederick- USWA- Steelworker Experience with
BBS Implementation,
S. Stricoff- Behav. Sci. Technol.- Comprehensive
BBS: Addressing the People/System Interface,
Nancy Lessin- Mass AFL-CIO- The Real Truth about
Blame the Worker Safety Programs,
T. Gordon- Tenneco Automotive- Behavioral Safety
Data in Injury Reduction and Process Improvement,
Jim Howe- UAW- Behvior-Based Safety Consultants:
Isn’t It Time to Throw Them All Off the Island?
Chair- Jean Grassman
Barbara Materna, Occupational Lead Poisoning
Prevention Program, Oakland, Ca
Michael O'Malley California Department of Pesticide
Regulation, Davis, CA
Tim Buckely Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore,
MD
Elise Pechter Massachusetts Department of Public
Halth, OSHP, Boston, MA
Frank Mirer Health and Safety Department, UAW,
Detroit,MI
Andrew Schneider (invited) but Carol Jones lectured
about their series in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer on
2002
Roundtable
Building
Partnerships
Between EHS
Professionals and
Community-Based
Organizations:
Opportunities and
Challenges
Garret BrownMaquiladora H&S
Support network
2002
Platform
Community,
Environmental H&S
Issues and Social
Concerns
L. Greeley- Oak
Ridge Nat Labs,
Mary DeVanyDeVany Ind
Consultants
2002
Forum
Minorities Develop
Powerful
Trina Redford- US
Navy
Asbestos in Libby, Montana
Chair- Garrett Brown
Garrett Brown- Maquiladora H&S Network- Building
Local H&S Capacity on the US-Mexico Border and in
Asia,
R. Montero- Casa de Mujer- Providing H&S Info to
the Women Workers in Tiajuana’s Maquiladoras,
K. Lee Garment Workers Center LA- Providing H&S
info to Immigrant Workers in LA Garment
Sweatshops,
D. Takvorian- EH Coalition San Diego- Opportunities
and Challenges for Professionals and Environ Justice
Organ. In San Diego,
Greg Siwinski- CNY Occ Health Clinic- WRC Team
Inquiry at New Era Cap in NY,
David Zalk- IOHA- IOHA Partnership with Grassroots
Organizations Internationally
Chair- Mary DeVany
J. Kominsky- EQ Management- Particulate in
Residential Apts. From destruction of the World Trade
Center,
J. Martyny- National Jewish Denver- Pulmonary
Illness from Bioaerosols in Indoor Hot Water Pools,
T. Mustard- Parsons- SH Considerations from
Emerging Older Workforce,
K. Makos- Smitsonian- Managing Occ Exposure from
Mercury Vapor from Museum Collections,
P. Tanchell- Bristol-Myers Squib- Power of Partnering
Industry with Public Safety Community
Chair- Trina Redford
J. Saran- Central Missouri State U- Building Bridges,
Partnerships by
Bringing Research
Results to the
Forefront
2002
Forum
Health and Safety
Implications of
Hours and Structure
of Work
Bill Kojola- AFLCIO
2002
Forum
Globalization and
Free Trade: Good or
Bad for
Occupational
Hygiene in the
World’s
Workplaces?
Garrett BrownMaquiladora H&S
Support Network
Breaking Barriers to the 21st Century,
J. Mendoza- Health & Environ Justice Project Silicon
Valley- Globalization of Toxics in Electronics
Industry,
L. McCauley- OR Health Sci U- Organophosphate
Pesticide Exposure in Migrant Farmworkers and their
children,
Q. Robinson- UCLA- H&S for the Day Laborer,
T. Arcury- Wake Forest U- Latino Farm Worker
Pesticide Exposure: Using Cultural Knowledge to
Improve Safety Education
Chair- Bill Kojola
Jonathan Rosen- NYS Public Employees FedEconomic and Occupational Trends Affecting Hours
and Structure of Work and H&S,
S. Robertson- ORC- Changing Organiztion of Work
and H&S of People- Knowledge Gaps and Research
Directions,
C. Caruso- NIOSH- Why Shift Work Relates to
Adverse Outcome- What to Do,
Jackie Nowell- UFCW- Are Work Structure Issues
Having an Effect on H&S of Food Production
Workers?
Chair- M. Domingos Da Silva- Brazilian OH Assoc.
M. Domingos Da Silva- Brazilian OH Assoc.Globalization and Occupational Hygiene- The
Brazilian Experience,
Harley Shaiken- UC Berkeley- Economic
Globalization and Its Impact on Workplaces and
Surrounding Communities,
D. Ehrets- Aventis Pharmaceuticals- Experience of
2002
Lecture/Film
Upton Sinclair
memorial Lecture
Scott SchneiderLHSFNA
2003
Podium
Community
Environmental,
Health and Safety
and Social Concerns
Matt GillenNIOSH
2003
Roundtable
Killing Us Softly:
An International
Bill Kojola- AFLCIO
Aventis Pharma in Establishing Effective EHS
Programs Internationally,
R. Echavarria- Sun Microsystems- Experience of Sun
Microsystems in Establishing Effective EHS programs
in Latin America,
Garrett Brown- Maquiladora H&S Support NetworkThe Global “Race to the Bottom” and What We Can
Do To Stop It
Sherry Jones producer from Bill Moyers program
invited to talk about their program "Trade Secrets" but
could not attend- Film of program was shown.
Chair- Matt Gillen
Jim Nash- Occ Haz Magazine- Is OSHA
Underfunded?,
Paul Swuste- Delft U- The Influence of Safety Culture
on Safety Interventions: Longitudinal Study,
L. Cahppel- CCOHS- Aging Workforce- OHS
Solutions,
N. Jehan- U Peshawar- Lung Diseases and Exp to
Silica in Mohamand Agency Pakistan,
E. Fennell- U Cincinnati- Cistern Drinking Water Use
in Semirural Community Exp Assmt,
E. Priha- Finnish Inst Occ Health- Health and Env.
Aspects PCB Contamination due to Old Polysulfide
Sealants,
M. Phillips- U OK- Exp to VOC in Ambient Air- OK
Urban Toxics Study,
M. Homan- Gannon U- Pollution Prevention in HS
Chem Labs
Chair- Bill Kojola
W. Lewchuk- Work Organization and Stress in
Perspective on
Hazards Associated
with the Changing
Organization of
Work
2003
Roundtable
OSHA Enforcfement
and Its Impact on
H&S: New
Challenges, New
Possibilities
John NewtonNIHS
2003
Lecture
Upton Sinclair
Memorial Lecture
Scott SchneiderLHSFNA
2004
Podium
Community/Youth
Exposures to
Environmental
Hazards
Buck CameronCPWR
Canadian Auto Plants,
Garrett Brown- Maquiladora H&S Support NetworkChina: Literally Being Worked To Death,
Nancy Lessin- Mass AFL-CIO- Confronting the Lean
in Mean: A Labor Perspective on Identifying and
Dealing with H&S Impacts of New Work Systems and
Work Restructuring
Chair- Mary DeVany- DeVany Industrial Consult.
Lisa Cullen- Author- Sound-Bite Statistics,
Nancy Lessin- Mass AFL-CIO- OSHA metrics and
Three-Card Monte: The Promotion of Slight of Hand
by OSHA’s Targeting and Enforcement Activities,
Garrett Brown- Maquiladora H&S Support NetworkCAL-OSHA: Tiger Team Enforcement or Paper Tiger
David Barstow from the NY Times spoke about his
series on McWane Industries and the PBS show that
resulted from it.
Chair- Buck Cameron
D. Hammond- NIOSH- Evaluation of Performance of
Exhaust Stacks toPrevent CO Poisoning on
Houseboats,
Ed Bishop- Parsons- Acute Exposure Guideline Levels
for Emergency Planning,
J. Reutter- Educlarity- Citizen Protection from
Chemical Weapon Stockpile Accidents/Incidents,
B. Schlegel- UMD NJ- Recommended, Prohibited and
Restricted Work Activities for NJ Minors,
D. Bryant- Central MO State U- Technical Expertise
for Community Health Projects,
C. Keil- Bowling Green State U- Model for
Communicating Environ. Health Issues to the General
2004
Lecture
Upton Sinclair
Memorial Lecture
Scott SchneiderLHSFNA
2005
Roundtable
Airline Worker
Musculoskeletal
Disorders Related to
Baggage Handling
and Cabin Duties
Dinkar Mokadam AFA-CWA
2005
Roundtable
Aircraft Cabin Air
Quality: Linking
Reported Health
Effects to
Organophosphate
Dinkar Mokadam AFA-CWA
Public,
E. Aton- Wash. U- IH Support doe a Large Scale
Domestic Protest,
R. Soule- Indiana U of PA- Allergen testing in Food
Processing,
M. Geyer- SCS Engineers- Mitigating Methane Gas
Vapor Intrusion in New Residential Construction
Woody Sixel from Houston Chronicle spoke to discuss
her column "Working" which covers workplace safety
and health issues
Chair – Dinkar Mokadam
M. Fogleman- Embry-Riddle U- Flight Attendant and
Gate/Ticket Agent Ergonomics Issues: An Overview,
H. Lee- U IL-Chi.- Risk Factors for Work-Related
Musculoskeletal Disorders (WMSDs) in Flight
Attendants,
P. Prince- American Airlines- Baggage Handling:
Challenges for a Changing Industry,
G. Allread- OH State U- Low-Back Injury Risk for
Airline Baggage Handlers
S. Lavender- OH State U- Baggage Handling in an
Airplane Cargo Hold: The Potential for Ergonomic
Interventions,
P. Prince, American Airlines- Ergonomics Issues in
Airline Baggage Handling: An International
Perspective
Chair – Dinkar Mokadam
J. Murawski- AFA-CWA- Effects of Air Contaminated
with Organophosphates on Airline Crewmembers,
H. Erikstein- Fed. Oil Workers Trade Unions, NorwayExposure from Gas Turbine Lubricants and
Exposures
2005
Lecture
Upton Sinclair
Memorial Lecture
YEAR
2006
(Chicago)
2006
TYPE
Lecture
TITLE
Upton Sinclair
Memorial Lecture
The Globalization of
the Profession of
Industrial Hygiene
2006
Podium 118* Community and the
Environment: What
You Don’t Know
Might Hurt You
Roundtable
220
Neurological Symptoms on Offshore Installations in
Norway,
C. van Netten- U British Columbia- Organophosphate
Exposures during Sporadic Aircraft Air Quality
Incidents: Problems and Possible Solutions,
S. Hecker- U OR- Monitoring the Airborne Worksite:
A Participatory Model
Scott SchneiderDavid Rosner (invited) and Gerald Markowitz (spoke),
LHSFNA
historians and authors discussed their book "Deceit and
Denial" and the controversy surrounding it.
Arranger/Moderator SPEAKERS
Scott Schneider,
Ken Ward, Reporter, Charleston (W.V.) Gazette -LHSFNA
Covering the Sago Mine Disaster and Its Aftermath
Arr/ Mod: W.
R. Hirsch, Rohm and Haas Co. – Globalization of an
Cameron, CPWR,
Industrial Hygiene Program at a Multinational
Seattle, WA.
Specialty Chemical Company. M. Mehta,
Sponsors: SCC,
International Safety Systems – Development of an
Management Com
Industrial Hygiene Cadre in India. S. Levine, Univ
Michigan -- Training and Educational Needs of the
Industrial Hygiene Profession in Developing
Economies
J. Singh, Golder Associates – Industrial Hygiene
Practice in Southeast Asia
Arrangers:
L. Wong, U Cal
T. Redford,
National Naval
Medical Center
Mod: J. Meagher,
International Center
J. Morrison, Wisconsin Division of Public Health –
Community Airborne Exposures During a Large Tire
Fire, M. Van Dyke, J. Martyny, S. Arbuckle, N. Erb.
National Jewish Medical and Research Center, Denver,
CO – Particle Size and Persistence of
Methamphetmine Exposures 24 Hours after a
Controlled Cook; J. Mustard, P Hansen, Pacific
for Environmental
Technology
2006
Roundtable
237
2007
Lecture
(Philadelphia)
2007
Roundtable
209
Recovering from
Hurricanes
Jeffrey Lee Lecture
Hurricanes of the
Gulf Coast Region:
The Occupational
Environmental, North Vancouver, BC. G. Wedman,
Pacific Environmental, Namaimo, BC. – Remediation
of Former Marijuana Grow Operations: A Case Study.
C. Marlowe, Camp Dresser & McKee, Scotch Plains,
NJ – Incorporating Risk in Disinfection Decisions; D.
Sterling, F. Serrano, A. Hobson, Saint Louis
University, St. Louis, NO – Study of Environmental
Contamination of a Mining and Smetling Town in
Peru; W. Colter, Dynamic Ventilation LLC,
Jamestown, NY – Hot-Factory Ventilation for
Temperature and Pressure Control.
Arr: J. Keyes,
What’s the Problem: Quantifying the Hazards? R.
CHESS, Inc
Miller, Argus. Environmental Consultants, San
Sponsors: SCC,
Antonio, TX.
Safety Com, Indoor Managing the Problem: Recovering the Area. A.
Env Quality Com,
Aadland, The Shaw Group, Inc., Alexandria, VA.
Emergency
Protecting Those Recovering the Area: Medical and
Response Emerging OSHA Aspects. M. Nieblas, OSHA, Washington, DC.
Issues Task Force
Protecting Those Recovering the Area: Training. J.
Hughes, NIEHS, Research Triangle Park, NC.
Protecting Those Rescuing the Area: Protective
Measures. L. Hartline Weems, U.S. Coast Guard,
Edgewater, MD.
Protecting Those Rescuing the Area: Protective
Measures. P. Haas, Morse Zehnter Associates, West
Palm Beach, FL.
Arr: AIHA
Earl Dotter – The Quiet Sickness: Earl Dotter Presents
Photographs from the Last forty Years
Arr: T. Redford,
Response and Recovery Worker Safety and Health
National Naval
under the National Response Plan: Hurricanes Katrina,
Medical Center
Rita, and Wilma and a Look Forward. R. McCully,
2007
Keynote
Speaker
2007
Lecture
2007
Roundtable
223*
and Environmental
Impacts
Mod: S. Shepherd,
University of
Massachusetts,
Lowell
Public Health in the
Workplace: Sparking
Tradition with
Invention
Upton Sinclair
Memorial Lecture
Reducing Hazards
and Injuries of
Vulnerable Workers
Through Research
and Training
Arr: AIHA
Scott Schneider,
LHSFNA
Arr: N. Remington,
Univ of Ill at
Chicago
Mod: L.P. Brown,
Univ of Ill at
Chicago
OSHA, Washington, DC.
What Response and Recovery Worker Were Exposed
to during Hurricane Response and Recovery
Operations in 2005 and 2006 (Region 4). D. Wingo,
OSHA Houston, TX.
Protecting Responder/Public Health and the
Environment during a Hurricane Response. S. Jarvela,
U.S. EPA, Philadelphia, PA.
Mold Exposures and Remediation Practices Post
Hurricane Katrina. F. Grimsley, Tulane University,
New Orleans, LA.
Linda Rae Murray – Public Health in the Workplace:
Sparking Tradition with Invention
Jordan Barab: Workplace Safety and Health:
Hindsight, Oversight and Political Fights
Occupational Health and Safety Experiences of Seattle
Area Day Laborers. N.S. Seixas, University of
Washington, Seattle, WA.
Lead Levels in Chicago Day Laborers Performing
Demolition. S. Buchanan, University of Illinois at
Chicago, Chicago, IL.
Increasing Researchers’ Understanding of Injury and
Illness Prevention for Workers at Workers’ Centers
through Worker –Leader Interactions. J. Zanoni,
University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL.
Collaboration for better Work Environment for
Brazilian Immigrants in Massachusetts. E. Siqueira,
University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA.
The Rutgers-New Labor Construction Day Labor
Intervention Project. M. Ochsner, Rutgers University,
New Brunswick, NH.
The Rutgers-New Labor Construction Day labor
Intervention Project. R. Cunningham, New Labor,
New Brunswick, NJ.
The Historical Context of Workers’ Centers as
Examples on Non-Traditional Market Intervention
Tools in a Changing Economy. J. Oliva, IWJ National
Workers’ Centers Network, Chicago, IL.
2007
Roundtable
235*
Women in Industrial
Hygiene
Arr. L. M. Ewers,
NIOSH
Mod. E. Bingham,
Univ. Cincinnati
The Female IH in a Multinational Corporation. D.
Woodhull, Organization Resources Counselors,
Washington, DC.
An Industrial Hygienist in an International Union. J.
Nowell, United Food and Commercial Workers,
Washington, DC.
The Woman IH in Her Independent Consulting Firm.
M. DeVany, DeVany Industrial Consultants,
Vancouver, WA.
The Woman IH in the Government Library Science,
Ceramic Engineering, and Small Business. B.
Cohrssen, Cohrssen Environmental, San Francisco,
CA.
A Woman at OSHA. R. McCully, OSHA,
Washington, DC.
Observations on a Pendulum by and Academic IH. C.
Rice; University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH.
Discussant. S. Pressley, Eastern Kentucky University,
Richmond, KY.
Discussant. E. Jones, ExxonMobil Biomedical
Sciences, Inc., Annandale, NJ.
2007
Podium 124
From Meth Labs to
Lead: Policies and
Practices in
Community
Environmental
Health
Arr: S Shepherd,
Univ of Mass,
Lowell, MA.
Mod: F. Mirer,
Hunter College,
New York, NY
Take-Home Exposure to Asbestos: Are Family
Members of Auto Mechanics at Risk? (174) C.
Robbins, Veritox, Inc., Redmond, WA.
Indoor Air Quality in Nail Salons. (175) C. Roelofs, T.
Do, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA;
T. Truong, Viet AID, Boston, MA.
Accessibility of Material Safety Data Sheets for
Consumer Product Household Chemicals. (176) M.
Phillips, F. Smith, R. Lynch, R. Clinkenbeard,
University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK.
The Industrial Hygiene Consultant’s Role in
Clandestine Drug Lab Assessment and
Decontamination-Practical Experiences. (177) D. Nye,
RMEC Environmental, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT; S.
Collingwood, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.
Recent Experience with Colorado Meth Lab Cleanup
Regulations. (178) J. Dennison, Century
Environmental, Fort Collins, CO.
Meth Lab Property Contamination Cleanup Standards:
Are They Adequate? (179) M. Trask, D. Durst, J.
Bucklin, NES, Inc., Folsom, CA.
Evaluation of a Tool for Teaching Environmental
Health and Guiding Investigations. (180) C. Keil, J.
Haney, J. Zoffel, Bowling Green State University,
Bowling Green, OH.
Resident Sampling for PB and Value for Predicting a
Child’s Blood Pb. S. Roda, University of Cincinnati,
Cincinnati, OH.
Preliminary Results of Lead Particulate Deposition
from Housing Demolition. (182) D. Jacobs, National
Center for Healthy Housing, Washington, DC; A.
Mucha, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL;
N. Stites, P. MacRoy, Chicago Department of Public
Health, Chicago, IL; A. Evens, Center for
Neighborhood Technology, Chicago, IL; P. Rafferty,
Rafferty and James, Inc., Baltimore, MD; J. Phoenix,
Coalition for Environmentally Safe Communities, Falls
Church, VA; V. Persky, University of Illinois at
Chicago School of Public Health, Chicago, IL.
Conducting Mold Assessments at a Remote Location
Following Extensive Flooding of an Entire
Community. (183) A. Wagner, Golder Associates
Ltd., Mississauga, ON, Canada.
Limitations of Current Analytical Protocols as They
Relate to Public Policy: The Libby, Montana Puzzle.
(184) R. Lee, G. Bowman, D. Van Orden, K. Allison,
RJLee Group, Inc., Monroeville, PA.
2007
Roundtable
246*
From Science to
Negotiated
Solutions:
Resolving
Biomechanical
Hazards of Hotel
Work
Arr: P. Vossenas,
UNITE HERE
International
Union, New York,
NY.
Mod: Scott
Schneider,
LHSFNA
2007
Roundtable
Top Construction
Arr: M. Gillen,
Labor-Management Solutions to Workload Reduction
of Hotel Housekeeping. P. Vossenas, UNITE HERE
International Union, New York, NY.
Recent Injury Risk Assessments of Hotel
Housekeeping using the Lumbar Motion Monitor.
W.S. Marras, The Ohio State University, Columbus,
OH.
NIOSH Lifting Index Evaluation of Luxury Hotel
Beds. G. Orr, Orr Consulting, Alexandria, VA.
Creating Luxury, Enduring Pain: Hotel Housekeeper
View on Workplace Ergonomic Hazards and Injuries.
S. Henderson, UNITE HERE Philadelphia Joint Board,
Philadelphia, PA.
Overview on the NORA Construction Sector Council
248*
Problems and the
NORA Research
Agenda to Address
Them
NIOSH,
Washington, DC.
Mod: D. Adley,
KTA-Tator, Inc,
Pittsburgh, PA.
2007
Roundtable
256*
Beyond Health and
Safety Programs –
The Psychosocial
Work Environment
Arr: L.P. Brown,
Univ of Ill at
Chicago
Mod: M. Ferrell,
OSHA, Houston,
TX
2008
Podium 102
Community
W. Cameron,
and the Top Issues. M. Gillen, NIOSH, Washington,
DC.
Perspectives on Health and Exposure-related Issues –
As AIHA Representative to the N-CSC. E. Satrun,
Exxon Mobil Corporation, Joliet, IL.
A Report from the Workgroup Looking at Related
Musculoskeletal Disorders (WMSDs). S. Schneider,
Laborers’ Health and Safety Fund of North America,
Washington, DC.
Perspectives on Gaps and Issues Related to Managing
Construction Safety and Health. W. Piispanen,
Washington Group International, Boise, ID.
Reports from Workgroups Addressing Two Issues that
Affect Construction Safety and health Performance
Culture and Work Organization. S. Schneider,
Laborers’ Health and Safety Fund of North America,
Washington, DC.
Psychosocial Predictors of Occupational Injury and
Illness in a National Random-Digit Dial Survey. L.P.
Brown, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL.
Workplace Abuse in Minority Workers. L.P. Brown,
University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL.
Maximizing Safety Performance: The SocialOrganizational context at Work. D. DeJoy, University
of Georgia, Athens, GA.
Enhancing Risk Communication Effectiveness through
Building Trust and Credibility. T.D. Smith, University
of Georgia, Athens, GA.
SOLVE – A Training Program Initiative. J. Zanoni,
University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL.
A Framework for Evaluation of Pediatric
(Minneapolis)
2008
Lecture
2008
Lecture
2008
Luncheon
Discussion
Roundtable
236*
2008
Environmental
Health
Seattle, WA.
Sponsor: Social
Concerns
Committee
Upton Sinclair
Memorial Lecture
Keynote Speaker
Scott Schneider,
LHSFNA
Arr: AIHA
Social Concerns
Mod: Dinkar
Mokadam
Arr/ Mod: Scott
Schneider,
The World Trade
Center: Health
Environmental Exposures. (7) N. Beaudet, University
of Washington, Seattle, WA.
Health Impact Assessment for a North American Gas
Project – Case Study. (8) M. Colleton, PB Canada
Energy Company, Calgary, AB, Canada; M. Balge,
Newfields, Denver, CO.
Key Findings of the Los Alamos Historical Document
Retrieval and Assessment Project (LAHDRA) to Date:
What Do We Know of the Public Health Impact? (9)
B. Epstien, Epstien Environmental Resources,
Marietta, GA; J. O’Brien, ChemRisk, Inc., Atlanta,
GA; T. Widner, ChemRisk, Inc., San Francisco, CA.
Real-Time Assessment of Community and
Occupational Hydrogen Sulfide Exposures Associate
With Sewer Line Construction Dewatering. (10) T.
Varney, J. Poole, T. Gauthier, ENVIRON, Tampa, FL.
Chronic Inhalation Toxicity Values: A Comparison of
Derivation Methods. (11) A. Weinrich, J. Reid, EPA,
Cincinnati, OH; D. Crawford, EPA, Arlington, VA.
Unhealthy Fine Particulate Exposures Associated With
Inappropriate Outdoor Wood Boiler Location. (12) J.
Morrison, R. Thiboldeaux, Wisconsin Division of
Public Health, Madison, WI.
Loretta Tofani – American Imports, Chinese Deaths
Robin Herbert – Occupational Health Impact of the
World Trade Center Disaster: Lessons Learned
Industrial Hygiene Monitoring During the Response
and Recovery at the WTC: A Summary of the Date.
Consequences
Update
2008
Roundtable
248
The Synergy of
Mixing Wellness
and an Industrial
Hygienist
LHSFNA
B.L. Rottner, Scientific Hazard Analysis, Inc.,
Teaneck, NJ.
9/11 Environmental Exposures – Regulatory Response
and Human Health. D. Newman, New York
Committee for Occupational Safety and Health, New
York, NY.
The Mental health and Well-Being of 9/11 Rescue and
Recovery Workers: What Happened to the Heroes and
Can It Happen Again? J. M. Stellman, SUNYDownstate, Brooklyn, NY.
Worker Health Effects: The Legal Implications for
Workers Who Responded to the 9/11 Disaster. M.
Gaffrey, Hoagland Longo Moran Dunst and Doukas,
New Brunswick, NJ.
Talk on Reported Health Effects for WTC Workers.
R. Herbert, Mount Sinai - Irving J. Selikoff, Center for
Occupational and Environmental Medicine, New York,
NY.
Arr: P. Logan, 3M
Linking Workplace and Nonwork Risk factors: The
Corp.
NIOSH WorkLife Initiative. P.A. Schulte, NIOSH,
Mod: D. Stein, 3M Cincinnati, OH.
Corp
Challenges and Opportunities of Driving Wellness
Sponsors: SCC and Programs in a Large and Diverse Global Company. C.
Students and Early Ley, 3M, Saint Paul, MN.
Professionals Com Employee Wellness Incentives: Understanding How
Incentives Support the Achievement of Corporate
Health Risk Management Goals. T. Peters, Health
Fitness Corporation, Eastman Chemical Company,
Kingsport, TN.
Wellness Programs at General Mills. G. Olmstead,
General Mills, Minneapolis, MN.
2009
(Toronto)
Roundtable
209*
The Hazardous
Environment of
Home Healthcare
Providers
Arr: L. BrownEllington,
University of
Illinois at Chicago
2009
Lecture
AIHA
2009
Lecture
Jeffrey S. Lee
Lecture
Upton Sinclair
Memorial lecture
2009
Roundtable
250
Building Bridges:
Lessons Learned
from Native
American/Aboriginal
Occupational Health
Issues
Arr: C. Roelofs,
Univ of
Massachusetts,
Lowell.
Mod: M.S. Vela
Acosta, Univ of
Texas School of
Public Health
Scott Schneider,
LHSFNA
Creating Value With Surveys and Student Researchers.
A. Fahning, 3M HFC, Saint Paul, MN.
Personal Care Assistants and Blood Exposure in the
Home Environment: Focus Group Findings. J.
Zanoni, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL.
Intervention Outcomes for Blood and Body Fluid in
Home Care Workers. S.A. Amuwo, University of
Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL.
Exposure Assessment for Violence in the Home Care
Workplace. K. McPhaul, University of Maryland,
Baltimore, MD.
Characterization of Occupational Hazards Experienced
by Home Care Assistants. L.P. Brown-Ellington,
University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL.
David Micheals – Doubt is their Product:
Manufactured Uncertainty and Public Health
Alexandra Berzon – When Safety Systems Don’t
Work: A Reporter Explores the Toll of Las Vegas’s
Boom Years
Wings of Change: Aboriginal Workers’ Education and
Outreach Project. J. Green, Manitoba Federation of
Labour Occupational Health Centre, Winnipeg, MB,
Canada.
Outreach and Collaborative Dialogue with Native
American Communities. C. Becnel, Mountain and
Plains Education and Research Center, Denver, CO.
Navajo Uranium Miners in the United States. P.
Harrison, Jr., Uranium Mining Workers Shiprock
RECA Field Office, Shiprock, NM.
Indigenous Migrant Farmworker Youth: Perspectives
2009
Roundtable
252
Should Industrial
Hygienists Be
Concerned About
Genetic Testing in
the Workplace
J. Grassman,
Brooklyn College –
City Univ of New
York, Brooklyn,
NY
2009
Roundtable
258*
Fast Track
Construction—The
New Construction
Hazard?
Arr: S. Schneider,
LHSFNA
Mod: T Bohrmann,
The Cohen Group,
San Mateo, CA.
on occupational Risks. E. Kissam, Aguirre
International, Burlingame, CA.
Native American Workers in the Building Trades. J.
McInnis, International Brotherhood of Boilermakers,
Fall River, NS, Canada.
Genotyping: State of the Art. K. Siminovitch, Mount
Sinai Hospital, Toronto. ON, Canada.
Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act: An
Overview. N.A. Feldscher, NYC Dept. Environmental
Protection, Corona, NY.
Ethical and Legal Implications of Workplace Genetic
Testing. T. Lemmens, University of Toronto, Toronto,
ON, Canada.
The Empress Has No Clothes. F.E. Mirer, Hunter
College-CUNY, New York, NY.
Uncertain Protection and particular Concerns: The
Status of Employee Privacy After Passage of the
Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act. M.
Weinstein, Barry University, Miami Shores, FL.
City/Center Project in Las Vegas – Safety Issues on a
Fast Track Project. J. Gittleman, CPWR- the Center
for Construction Research and Training, Silver Spring,
MD.
What Questions Do We Need to Ask About “FastTrack” Project Safety? M. Gillen, NIOSH,
Washington, DC.
The 1-35W Bridge Project in Minneapolis – A FastTrack Project Done Right. J. Bottolfson, Minnesota
DOT, Roseville, MN.
Fast Track Projects – The Army Corps of Engineers
Approach. M. Morgan, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
2010
(Denver)
Roundtable
210
Environmental
Justice and
Occupational Health
Disparities: Any
Leading Pathways?
M. Vela Acosta,
The Kresge
Foundation, Troy,
MI.
2010
Roundtable
212*
Green Construction
M. Gillen, NIOSH,
Practices: Integrating Washington, DC.
Occupational Safety
and Health
– Ft. Worth, Ft. Worth, TX.
Safe Green Buildings: Construction Work Force
Challenges. J. Platner, The Center for Construction
Research and training, Silver Spring, MD.
Do Healthy Foods Include Farmworkers’ Well-Being?
E. Kissam, Aguirre International, North Bethesda, MD.
Do Independent Contractors Who Transport Our
Goods Have a Voice? P. Castellanos, M. Janis, Los
Angeles, Alliance for a New Economy, Los Angeles,
CA.
Native Culture Embracing Journals of Safety. C.
Becnel, Community Alliance Building, Denver, CO;
A. Keith, Red River College, Winnipeg, NB, Canada.
Making Green Jobs Safe: Integrating Worker Health
and Safety into Sustainability. D. Heidel, NIOSH,
Cincinnati, OH.
If a Construction Worker Dies During Green Building
Construction, Does Anyone Hear It? M. Behm, East
Carolina University, Greenville, NC.
Spray Polyurethane Foam (SPF) Insulation Case
Study: Green Benefits, Rationale for Concern and
Partnership Activities. M. Cushmac, EPA, OPPT,
Washington, DC.
Spray Polyurethane Foam (SPF) Insulation Case
Study: Potential for Construction Worker Exposures
and Concerns. D. Almaguer, NIOSH, Cincinnati, OH.
Spray Polyurethane Foam (SPF) Insulation Case
Study: Partnerships, Exposure Studies and Product
Stewardship Activities. B. Karlovich, Bayer material
Science LLC, Pittsburgh, PA.
Green Construction Practices: Safety and Health
2010
Lecture
Upton Sinclair
Memorial Lecture
2010
Podium 119* Hazards in the
Community and
Environment:
Taking Industrial
Hygiene into the
Home
Scott Schneider,
LHSFNA
S. Shepherd, Univ
of Massachusetts,
Lowell, Lowell,
MA.
Professionals Need to Get Involved. W. Jones,
Laborers’ Health and Safety Fund of North America,
Washington, DC.
Steven Greenhouse, Reporter, New York Times – The
Journalist’s Role in Keeping an Eye on the American
Workplace
An Evaluation of the Health Outcomes of Green and
Healthy Housing Rehabilitation. (127) D. Jacobs, J.
Breysse, S. Dixon, National Center for Healthy
Housing, Washington, DC; W. Webber, University of
Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
Green Building: Finding a Better Way to Assure
Indoor Air Quality. (128). P. Sheehan, Exponent,
Oakland, CA; D. Dahlstrom, Exponent, Bellevue, WA.
Quantitative Comparison of PM 2.5 Aerosol
Measuring Devices in Residential Environments.
(129) H. Perez, M. Chin, Drexel University,
Philadelphia, PA.
Elevated Formaldehyde in GreenPoint-Rated Homes.
(130) L. Kincaid, T. Rohm, Industrial Hygiene
Services, Saratoga, CA.
Home Evaluation Study in South Florida. (131) A.
Chamorro, CIHES, Miami, FL; J. Gasana, South
Florida Asthma Consortium, Fort Lauderdale, FL.
Naturally Occurring Asbestos – Two Case Studies in
California. (132) R. Beall, Entek Consulting Group,
Inc., Rocklin, CA.
What’s That Smell? Unanticipated Ammonia
Emissions from Landfill Materials during Landfill
Upgrades. (133) E. Shamberger, Bureau Veritas,
North America, Akron, OH.
2010
Roundtable
233
Asbestos Update:
Still a Hazard After
All These Years
Arr: R. Cohen,
Baltimore, MD
Mod: L. BrownEllington, Illinois
State University,
Normal, IL
2010
Roundtable
234*
Safety Culture in
S. Schneider,
Construction: What LHSFNA,
Is It? How Can It Be Washington, DC.
Measured and
Improved?
Surfacing Sanitizing: Prudent Public Health or Toxic
Chemical Hazard? (134) E. Light, Building Dynamics,
LLC, Ashton, MD.
Asbestos History and U.S. Regulations: Nobody Said
They Had to Make Sense. D. Walsh, Walsh Certified
Consultants, Inc., Las Vegas, NV.
Update on Union Protections from a Worker Currently
Exposed to Asbestos. D. Holstrom, Oil, Chemical, and
Atomic Worker, Arvada, CO.
Geologic and Toxicologic Factors That Determine the
Potential Hazards of Naturally occurring Asbestos. M.
Harper, NIOSH, Morgantown, WV.
Current Status of medical Surveillance: Post 9/11
WTC Rescue Workers and Libby, MT Residents. S.
Levin, Irving J Selikoff, Mt. Sinai Hospital, New York,
NY.
National Consensus on the Carcinogenicity of
Chrysotile: Canada, UK and Holland. T. Ogden,
Annals of Occupational Hygiene, Abingdon,
Oxfordshire, United Kingdom.
Etiology of Safety Culture and Climate. P. Chen,
Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO.
Putting Safety Climate Survey Data to Work: Steps
Toward Continuous Improvement. J. Gittleman, The
Center for Construction Research and Training, Silver
Spring, MD.
Climate Determines Culture. C. Warren, Defense
Logistics Agency, Fort Belvoir, VA.
How the Washington Group Improved Safety Culture
on our Construction Sites. J. Isham, URS, Denver,
CO.
2010
Photo
Display
Holding Mother
Earth Sacred
2011
Lecture
2011
Video
2011
Round Table
2011
Tech Talk
2011
Podium
Session
Upton Sinclair
Memorial Lecture
Remembering the
Triangle Shirtwaist
Factory Fire: 100
Years Later
A Conceptual
Discussion of Safety
and Health and
Implications for the
Workplace
Suicides and Cancers
in Asian Electronics
Factories
Community
Environmental
Health
Sponsor: Social
Concerns
Committee
Creating and Sustaining a Strong Safety and Health
Culture. M. Prenni, Black & Veatch, Overland Park,
KS.
E. Dotter, C. Becnel and representatives of four tribal
communities
J. Morris, Center for Public Integrity “Why Should I
Care? Humanizing Worker Safety in the Media”
Social Concerns
K. Slates
L. Goodridg, Chevron, Covington, LA. Monitors: J.
Lucas, Cordis Corporation, Warren, NJ; W. Jones,
LHSFNA, Washington, DC.
Social Concerns
G. Brown, Maquiladora H&S Support Network,
Berkeley, CA.
Social Concerns
D. Mokadam
M. Shum, D. Fong, National Collaborating Centre for
Environmental Health, Vancouver, BC, Canada; C.
Gaulin, Centre de santé
Publique de Québec, Quebec, QC, Canada; M. Lê,
University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada.
Efficacy of “Green” Cleaning Products for
Reducing Microbial Loads on Household
Surfaces
T. Fabian, J. Borgerson, P. Gandhi, Underwriters
Laboratories, Northbrook, IL; C. Baxter, C. Ross, J.
Lockey, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH; J.
Dalton, Chicago Fire Department, Chicago, IL.
Firefighter Exposure to Smoke.
F. Akbar-Khanzadeh, C. Brown, S. Milz, University of
Toledo, Toledo, OH. A Comprehensive Noise
Characterization in a High School.
W. Ewing, E. Ewing, Compass Environmental, Inc.,
Kennesaw, GA; W. Ewing, The Lovett School,
Atlanta, GA.
Wood Dust Exposure Among Community Service
Volunteers.
N. Simcox, University of Connecticut, Farmington,
CT; A. Bracker, Connecticut Department of Labor:
CONN-OSHA, Weathersfield, CT; G. Ginsberg, B.
Toal, Connecticut Department of Public Health,
Hartford, CT; B. Golembiewski, Connecticut
Department of Environmental Protection, Hartford,
CT; C. Hedman, Wisconsin State Lab of Hygiene,
Madison, WI.
Artificial Turf Crumb Rubber Field Investigation in
Connecticut.
K. Cohn, City and County of San Francisco, San
Francisco, CA.
Case Study in Reducing Pesticide and Cockroach
Infestation at a Public Housing Complex.
K. Ong, B. Emo, R. Lewis, K. Gillespie, M.
Bloomfield, M. Elliot, Saint Louis University, St.
Louis, MO.
Targeted Program in Lead Poisoning for St. Louis,
Missouri: A Pilot Model to Predict Risk of Lead
Exposure in Housing with Cost of Remediation.
P. Harper, ENVIRON International Corporation,
Phoenix, AZ; D. Daugherty, ENVIRON International
Corporation, Emeryville, CA; M. Posson, Exponent,
Oakland, CA.
Nontraditional Land Uses and Emergency Planning:
Challenges Associated with Developing Plans to
Mitigate Impacts from Potential Toxic Gas Releases.
N. Mydin, Petronas, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Managing Odor Concerns in a Petrochemical Complex
F. Tremmel, BP, Naperville, IL; M. Chau, C. Metzler,
K. Murray-del Aguila, BP, Houston, TX; J. Dobbie,
BP, Sunbury, United Kingdom; D. Dutton, DRD
Toxicology Services Inc., Lisle, IL; H. Hewett,
Exposure Assessment Solutions, Inc., Morgantown,
WV; K. O'Shea, BP, Whiting, IN.
Exposure Monitoring During the Deepwater Horizon
Response.
2011
2012
Professional
Development
Course
Lecture
Upton Sinclair
Memorial Lecture
2012
Lecture
2012
Presentation
2012
Professional
Donald E.
Cummings Award
Lecture
The Hope Quilt
M. DeVany, Worker Fatigue Risk Management:
Applying New Standards to Improve H&S
Scott Schneider,
LHSFNA
C. Hamby, The Center for Public Integrity,
Washington, DC. Preventable Deaths at “Model
Workplaces”: Finding Unexpected Stories on One of
the Most Overlooked Beats in Journalism
F.E. Mirer, PhD, CIH, CUNY, School of Public
Health, New York, NY
All Dressed Up — But Where Are We Going?
P. Vossenas, MPH, Workplace Safety & Health
Coordinator/Staff Epidemiologist, UNITE HERE!
International Union, New York, NY
M. DeVany, Worker Fatigue Risk Management:
2012
2012
Development
Course
Crossover
Session
Podium
Session
Applying New Standards
Dianna Bryant
Socio-Legal and
Regulatory Aspects
of IH Practice
Social Concerns
D. Mokadam
D. Dahlstrom
D. Bryant, University of Central Missouri,
Warrensburg, MO; J. Hartle, Johnson County Fire
Protection District, Warrensburg, MO. Moderator: M.
DeVany, DeVany Industrial Consultants, Vancouver,
WA Incubating Accidents: How Management Fails at
Safety
K. Kawar, Actio, Portsmouth,
NH.
GHS and Beyond: The Power of Positive
Material Declaration
R. Skoglund, 3M Company, St. Paul, MN
Downstream User Obligations Under
REACH
B. Sothern, Microecologies, Inc., New York, NY.
High Lead Levels Detected in Children’s Toys,
Jewelry, and Hair Accessory Items Sold at Low-Priced
Retailers
M. Holton, ENVIRON International Corp, Princeton,
NJ.
The Historical Understanding of the Sources, Risks,
and Regulation of Lead Exposure in New Jersey Prior
to 1970
L. McKernan, NIOSH, Cincinnati, OH.
The NIOSH Draft Criteria Document on Occupational
Exposure to Diacetyl and 2,3-Pentanedione — An
Update
F. Boelter, J. Persky, ENVIRON, Chicago, IL; S.
Bullock, ENVIRON, Leeds, United Kingdom.
Development and Validation of an International Safe
2013
Podium
Session
An Eclectic
Collection of
Presentations
Reflecting Social
Concerns
Susan Shepherd
Work Practice
D. Krupinski, NIST, Boulder, CO
Industrial Hygiene Behind Bars.
L. Brown-Ellington, Illinois State University, Normal,
IL
Are Occupational Psychosocial Stressors and Coping
Mechanisms Predictive of Occupational Injuries and
Illnesses?
M. Corticeiro Neves, ISLA Leiria, Carvide, Portugal.
Safety and Health at Work as a Factor of
Competitiveness of Organizations.
M. Hatch, OSHA, Washington, DC. Social Media. The
World. And OSHA?
P. Demers, A. Del Bianco, Occupational Cancer
Research Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada. Workplace
Fatalities Are Not What You Think! The Rise of
Occupational Cancer.
A. Bejan, D. Parker, M. Skan, Park Nicollet Institute,
Minneapolis, MN; L. Brosseau, University of
Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN. Health and Safety in
Small Auto Collision Repair Shops — Outcomes of a
1-Year Intervention.
L. Brosseau, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis,
MN; A. Bejan, D. Parker, M. Skan, Park Nicollet
Institute, Minneapolis, MN. Safety Programs,
Workplace Safety Conditions and Employee Safety
Practices in Auto Collision Repair Businesses.
B. Saravanabawan, W. Eng, HRSDC Labour Program,
Ottawa, ON, Canada. Violence Prevention in the
Workplace.
K. Ha, Changwon National University, Changwon,
Gyungnam, Republic of Korea; D. Park, Korea
National Open University, Seoul, Republic of Korea;
S. Kim, Wonjin Institute for Occupational and
Environmental Health, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Occupational Health Problems of Waste Collectors,
and the Validity of Installation of Washing Facilities in
the Workplace in Korea.
2013
Round Table
Gender and Sex and
Occupational Health
Scott Schneider,
Karen Messing
Why Discuss Gender and Sex in Relation to Industrial
Hygiene. K. Messing, Université du Québec à
Montréal — CINBIOSE, Montréal, QC, Canada.
Should Job Exposure Matrices be Sex Differentiated?
J. Lavoué, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal,
QC, Canada; F. Labrèche, Institut de recherche RobertSauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail, Montréal, QC,
Canada.
Neurotoxic Exposures and Effects: Gender and Sex
Matter. D. Mergler, Université du Québec à Montréal –
CINBIOSE, Montréal, QC, Canada.
What the 2007-2008 Quebec Survey of Working and
Employment Conditions and Occupational Health and
Safety Tells Us About Gender Differences in WorkRelated Musculoskeletal Disorders and Related
Exposures. S. Stock, Quebec Institute of Public Health,
Montréal, QC, Canada.
Indicators of Exposure and Health Impacts Among
Female and Male Seasonal Workers. M. Major,
Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada.
Serious Pain Related to Static Work Among Female
and Male Dentists. R. Proteau, Association pour la
santé et la sécurité du travail du Secteur des affaires
2013
Lecture
Upton Sinclair
Memorial Lecture
Scott Schneider
2013
PDC
Worker Fatigue
Mary DeVany
sociales, Montréal, QC, Canada.
Comparison Between Male and Female Workers
During Repeated Lifting Tasks. A. Plamondon, Institut
de Recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du
travail, Montréal, QC, Canada.
Tony Cook of the Indianapolis Star on Sensient
Flavoring. Breaking the Silence: The Importance of
Public Records for Worker Safety at Sensient Flavors
Worker Fatigue Risk Management: Applying New
Standards to Improve H&S