New England Local Section to Host
Technical Meeting and Showcase
AIHA’s New England Local Section will
host its annual all-day technical meeting
on Sept. 30, 2009, at the Sheraton Need-
ham Hotel in Needham, Mass. The meet-
ing will feature presentations by national
and local leaders in the industrial hygiene
and EHS fields, including keynote speak-
ers David Ropeik, risk communication
consultant and former television reporter;
Barry Beder, vice president of AllOne
Health and former sports psychology
consultant for the Boston Red Sox; and
Aaron Trippler, AIHA director of govern-
ment affairs.
This event provides an opportunity to
network with health and safety professionals and to interact with industrial hygiene and environmental safety and
health organizations, companies and suppliers. This year’s meeting will incorporate a new format that includes breakout
sessions after the keynote addresses and
brief vendor presentations in addition to
the vendor exhibition. An ethics seminar
for supplementary ABIH credit will also
be held.
For more information and registration
details, visit www.aiha.org/localsections/
html/neaiha/ index.htm.
Post Tele Web CDs
AIHA’s Distance Learning Program offers
recordings of live Tele Web presentations
on CD. If you happen to miss the day of
the event, this recorded educational presentation provides you with fully formatted course materials, an exam, and the
live Tele Web presentation, all on CD-ROM. Maintain your certification and
earn points by submitting an additional
$35 test processing fee with the exam.
Post Tele Web CD topics include:
• Toxicology of Engineered and
Incidental Nanoparticles
• Mold Sampling, Analysis and
Interpretation
• Update on Control Banding: Funda-
mentals, Issues, Applications and
Strategies for Implementation
• Hazard Recognition: Essential
Techniques for the Field Employee
To place an order, visit www.aiha.org/
TeleWeb.
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