Noise Control Engineering

 Join us for a one-day PDC with Dennis Driscoll of Associates in Acoustics Inc., highlighting how to develop effective noise control solutions; establish noise control priorities; identify and select optimum products for retrofitting equipment; work effectively with design engineers to implement a pro-active approach to noise control; and predict the impact new equipment will have on the existing noise levels.

By the end of the session, participants will be able to:

 Conduct a noise control survey, identify the noise generating mechanisms and prioritize items for noise

• Develop feasible engineering controls through effective implementation of the Principles of Noise
• Complete noise control design and retrofit applications for a variety of industrial equipment, such as pneumatic or compressed air systems, electric motors, fans or blowers, pipelines, panel radiated noise,
• Work effectively with design contractors, acoustical product suppliers, and consultants to achieve the stated noise criteria or

 

Registration Fees
$ 300.00	Local Section Member
$ 400.00	Non-member
$ 200.00	Student

 

Registration for Fall PDC Closed

 ABOUT THE COURSE

 The most effective way to prevent occupational noise-induced hearing loss is through effective implementation of engineering noise controls. With some advanced education and training, it is feasible for industrial hygienists with a basic knowledge of the fundamentals of noise to develop noise control solutions; establish noise control priorities; identify  and  select optimum products for  retrofitting  equipment; work effectively with design engineers to implement a pro-active approach to noise control; and predict the impact new equipment will have on the existing noise levels.

Value Added:

 Several spreadsheet programs and significant references for noise control will be provided on CD to each student, as well as demonstrated throughout the course. Finally, The Noise Manual, 5th Edition, will be provided and referenced during the course.

Prerequisites:

 As a prerequisite, students must be familiar with the fundamentals of noise and basic terminology, such as A- weighted sound levels, decibel addition, octave-band frequencies, noise dose, and employee time-weighted average noise exposure.

Outline:

 Principles of noise control

• Room acoustics
• Sound propagation inside spaces
• Acoustical absorption
• Sound transmission loss
• Workshop: estimating the new sound level after relocating equipment
• Noise control options and applications for specific equipment: electric motors, vibration isolation Pneumatic and compressed air systems
• Pipe radiated noise
• Acoustical lagging
• Machine casing or panel radiated noise
• Vibration damping
• Industrial fans
• Enclosures
• Silencers

 

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR

Since 1980 Dennis’ specialties in acoustics have included measurement of equipment noise levels and employee noise exposures, the design of engineering controls, and environmental surveys. From 1980-1988, Dennis managed Amoco Corporation’s hearing conservation program and has been an acoustical consultant to industry since 1988.

Toward professional certification, Dennis is a registered Professional Engineer and Board Certified Noise Control Engineer. He is also Past President of the National Hearing Conservation Association (NHCA), a Fellow Member of the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA), past Chair of the AIHA Noise

Committee, and recently completed a five-year term as a Council Member of the Council for Accreditation in Occupational Hearing Conservation. Finally, Dennis served as Co-Editor of the new AIHA Noise Manual and was a lead author for the chapters on Noise Control Engineering (Chapter 9) and Community Noise (Chapter 15).

 

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Accommodation 

Radisson Hotel Edmonton South

4440 Gateway Boulevard, Edmonton, AB T6H5C2

Tel: (780) 437-6010

Reservations (Toll Free): 1-800-333-3333

The hotel is offering the following discounted room rates (plus applicable taxes):

• Room Single Rate Signature 2 Queen Beds-Non SMK $119
• Signature 1 King Bed-Pullout Non SMK $119

Rooms must be booked no later than October 25, 2016, to receive the discounted room rate. Discounted rooms are limited. Please call the hotel directly for bookings and refer to the AIHA Alberta Chapter PDC to receive the discounted rate.

Food (breakfast, lunch and snacks) and beverages (coffee, tea, juice, and pop) are included in the registration fee.

Registration/Breakfast (7:30 – 8:00 am)

Toxicology in the Petroleum Industry

ABOUT THE COURSE

Spend a day with Alberta Local Section Industrial Hygienists and come away with a better understanding of how to:

• Prepare an exposure assessment for refinery streams
• Understand which refinery stream component drives the toxicity hence the exposure assessment
• Understand when to use the “mixtures” formula for specific petroleum streams
• Understand which chemicals are inhalation dermal hazards
• Understand the reproductive and developmental hazards of petroleum substances Outline/Agenda:

Introduction to Refinery Streams

• Overview of Different Refinery Process Streams
• How to Categorize Streams using Toxicology Data
• What are the Primary Constituents of Refinery Streams that drive exposure assessments

Chemicals of Concern specific to the Petroleum Industry

• Benzene
• H2S
• Naphthalene
• Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs)
• Butadiene

Occupational Exposure Limits in the Petroleum Industry

• Approaches to setting exposure limits
• ACGIH Mixtures Formula – Overview of the formula, its application and limitations
• Examples of its use with chemicals in the petroleum industry

Exposure Routes and specific Worker Exposures of Concern

• Inhalation vs Dermal Chemicals of Concern
• Reproductive Issues and Concerns
• Biomonitoring Considerations

New Toxicology Areas that could Influence future OELS and Exposure Assessments

• Endocrine Disruptors
• REACh – DNELs, did they impact your job?

Value Added: Learn to design and implement an exposure assessment plan for refinery streams and use that monitoring data for worker protection.

Instructional Methods: Lectures and Problem Solving

Prerequisites: Two years’ experience and knowledge of designing occupational exposure assessments. 

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR

Jennifer Baker Galvin, Ph.D., DABT, CIH:

Jennifer is a Board Certified Toxicologist and Certified Industrial Hygienist. She was classically trained as a mammalian Toxicologist at Utah State University. Her Ph.D. research was performed at the Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute in Albuquerque, New Mexico in pulmonary immunology. During her Toxicology training she was required to take an industrial hygiene class. It piqued her interest about how people got exposed to the chemicals she had only studied either in animals or on a bench top.  Therefore, following postdoctoral studies, she went to work for the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). After three years with OSHA she went to work for Phillips Petroleum Company and survived the economic turmoil of the oil industry to finish her career as global manager of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology for ConocoPhillips.

Accommodation 

The hotel is offering a  discounted  room  rate  of $134.00 plus applicable taxes, for a standard two queen room for conference attendees. Please refer to confirmation #249979 when booking. Rooms must be booked no later than February 17, 2016 to receive the discounted room rate. 24-hour cancellation policy is in effect. Please call the hotel directly.

Food (breakfast, lunch and snacks) and beverages (coffee, tea, juice, and pop) are included in the registration fee.

DAY 2 – SYMPOSIUM AND AGM

Time	Topics & Presenter
7:30 am – 8:00 am	Continental Breakfast and Registration
8:00 am – 8:15 am	Exhibits Open Welcome and Opening Remarks
8:15 am – 9:15 am	Ethics in Occupational Health and Safety and Industrial Hygiene, Part 1 Stacey Bertsch and Ben MacDonald, Golder Associates
9:15 am – 9:30 am	Morning Break
9:30 am – 10:30 am	Enhanced Protection for Farm and Ranch Workers Act Diane Radnoff, OHS Policy and Program Development – Alberta Jobs, Skills, Training and Labour.
10:30 am – 10:45 am	Coffee and Stretch
10:45 am – 11:45 am	Ethics in Occupational Health and Safety and Industrial Hygiene, Part 2 Stacey Bertsch and Ben MacDonald, Golder Associates
11:4 5 am – 1:00 pm	Lunch
1:0 pm – 2:30  p m	Annual General Meeting
2:30 pm – 2:45 pm	Afternoon Break
2:45 pm – 3:45 pm	Consulting During an Economic Downturn Dave Jarrell
3 : 4 5  p m  –  4 : 0 0  p m	Closing Comments

ETHICS IN OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY AND INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE

This presentation will cover the basic theory and applied the practice of ethics as it relates to the field of occupational health and safety and industrial hygiene in today’s working environment. Case studies will be presented and audience participation encouraged through group discussion. Participants will gain a better understanding of the importance and benefits of ethical behaviour in the OHS/IH profession, as well as how to identify and address ethical issues. Attendance of this presentation will fulfill the ABIH ethics requirement.

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTORS

Stacey Bertsch, B.Sc., CIH, is currently a part-time instructor for the University of Alberta Occupational Health and Safety certificate program.  Most recently, Stacey was the corporate Industrial Hygienist for Trican Well Services. Stacey is pleased to draw upon her extensive experience to contribute to the AIHA Alberta local section in her current role as Director of Education. Stacey has accumulated over ten years of experience in both consulting and the oil and gas industry, with a focus on industrial hygiene, safety, hazard assessment and exposure assessment.

Ben MacDonald, B.Sc., CIH, Ben’s educational background includes a Bachelor of Science in Cellular, Molecular, and Microbiology from the University of Calgary, in Calgary, Alberta, and a Graduate Certificate in Environmental Science from the University of New South Wales, in Sydney, Australia. Ben has experience in the laboratory analysis of biological contaminants and the applications of microbiology to EHS projects. He has ten years of experience in providing occupational hygiene consulting services including hazardous materials surveys and abatement,  assessment of indoor air quality (general and LEED assessments), conducting industrial hygiene and worker exposure assessments, and conducting fungal assessments.

THE ENHANCED PROTECTION FOR FARM AND RANCH WORKERS ACT

(Summary to follow)

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR

Diane Radnoff, P.Eng., M.Eng., CIH Senior Occupational Hygienist OHS Policy and Program Development Branch Alberta Jobs, Skills, Training and Labour – Diane is a Chemical Engineer and Industrial Hygienist. She obtained her Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario and her Masters of Engineering in Industrial Hygiene from the University of Toronto.Ms. Radnoff has had extensive experience in both the environmental and occupational health and safety fields. Her first position was with Environment Canada, developing and testing innovative environmental remediation technology for spill clean-up. She worked for over 15 years in the consulting field, specializing in the assessment of environmental and health and safety issues and the development and implementation of environmental remediation at industrial, residential, commercial and First Nation sites.

CONSULTING DURING AN ECONOMIC DOWNTURN

“Consulting during an Economic Downturn” is an interactive session looking at the adaptive changes required to sustain a viable consultancy and the opportunities that are present during challenging economic times. The identification of specific challenges and development or recognition of strategies to overcome the identified challenges is the focus of this presentation.

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR

Dave Jarrell, CIH, ROH, CSP, CRSP Active in the professional community, Dave has served on the executive of the AIHA Alberta local section and the CRBOH Board of Directors. He provides a prospective that integrates all facets of health and safety management, from system program development, implementation and assessment to technical occupational hygiene support.  

 

Accommodation 

The hotel is offering a  discounted  room  rate  of $134.00 plus applicable taxes, for a standard two queen room for conference attendees. Please refer to confirmation #249979 when booking. Rooms must be booked no later than February 17, 2016 to receive the discounted room rate. 24-hour cancellation policy is in effect. Please call the hotel directly.

Food (breakfast, lunch and snacks) and beverages (coffee, tea, juice, and pop) are included in the registration fee.