The Health & Safety Conference Society of Alberta (HSCSA) is a not-for-profit association, consisting of health and safety associations, employer associations, professional societies, and other strategic partners.
The aim of the Health and Safety Conference Society of Alberta is:
To promote the importance of Health and Safety by hosting a multi-partner Conference annually, that will provide a source of Health and Safety education to the conference attendees.
AIHce gives you the information and strategies you need to protect worker health.
The conference is designed to enhance your knowledge of important topics and build strong relationships with other occupational and environmental health and safety professionals. A variety of courses, sessions, posters, lectures, workshops and luncheon discussions address professional development, scientific issues, management trends, industry innovations and much more.
MARCH 5th, 2015 : 1–DAY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSE Effective Industrial Hygiene Management of Petrochemical Turnarounds and Related Projects. Christopher (Kit) Penniall, M.S., CIH and Stephanie Carter, PhD, CIH
Many industries utilize large-scale preventive maintenance activities of operating units including petrochemical plants, electric utilities, shipbuilding, and construction, commonly termed a turnaround or outage. Potential hazards include process and cleaning chemicals as well as mechanically generated exposures (e.g. welding, grinding, burning, etc.). Worker location, often in confined spaces, increases the difficulty in controlling these hazards. These projects involve a large influx of workers and specialty contractors who may be unfamiliar with facility hazards while introducing their own hazards. The challenge to H&S professionals is the timely evaluation and control of numerous exposures occurring simultaneously at varied locations. This involves significant planning, on-the-spot hazard assessment, and control implementation requiring interaction with contractors, consultants, and management. Successful strategies are discussed for hazard identification, field procedure development, and resource management. Participants will learn methods integrating these elements into an efficient and effective H&S plan including the use of job aids and checklists to assist in managing exposure evaluations and selection of engineering and PPE controls.
“Radon gas as a source of preventable cancer in Canadian Workplaces: what you need to know to protect everyone you know”, with Dr. Aaron Goodarzi, B.Sc., Ph. D.
About presenter
Dr. Goodarzi is the Canada Research Chair for Genome Damage and Instability Disease and is both the Education Lead and Microscopy Lead for the University of Calgary’s Arnie Charbonneau Cancer Institute. He obtained his PhD from University of Calgary in 2005 and trained as a post doctoral scholar at the Genome Damage and Stability Centre at the University of Sussex (UK) until 2010. In 2011, he opened his own laboratory at the University of Calgary’s Cumming School of Medicine. In 2015, he was named one of Calgary’s Top 40 Under 40 for achievements in science and education and, in 2016, was named a “Peak Scholar” by University of Calgary President Elizabeth Cannon for his efforts in knowledge engagement in the area of the health impact of radon gas inhalation.
“Laser Safety Essentials” with LIZ KRIVONOSOV, BASc (Chem Eng), DIH, PEng, CIH, ROH
About presenter
Liz Krivonosov is the founder and President of KRMC Inc., a multidisciplinary firm based in the Ottawa area with operations in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver. Her expertise is in the risk management of hazardous materials and processes resulting from the use of biohazards, chemicals, radiation devices and substances, including lasers. She is an internationally recognized speaker on laser safety and has been invited to speak as session keynote at the International Laser Safety Conference. She is currently a guest lecturer at the University of Toronto, Masters Program in Public Health (Occupational Hygiene) on lasers and ionizing radiation.