One of the biggest ethical challenges for occupational and environmental health professionals today is ensuring that corporate supply chains in the global economy effectively protect the health of workers, surrounding communities, and the environment. Numerous reports by the media and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) over the last 15 years have documented how even first-tier suppliers for international "brand name" companies have frequently operated unsafe, unhealthy, and polluting factories. The conditions in second- or third-tier suppliers' plants are worse. The current global economic crisis threatens to make matters worse as cost-cutting measures can accelerate a "race to the bottom" in factory conditions and the adjacent communities. Webinar speakers will present a comprehensive perspective on meeting industrial hygienists' ethical responsibilities in an effective, sustainable and profitable manner. Presentations will focus on:

• How a "triple bottom line" approach fulfills companies' ethical responsibilities and adds measurable value to business operations.


• How effective workplace safety in global supply chains is only possible with the active involvement of informed and empowered workers playing a direct role in plant-level OH&S programs.


• The biggest failures of corporate social responsibility programs over the last decade, and on what human rights NGOs expect from occupational health professionals and the companies that employ them.

This webinar has been approved by the American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH) for .5 ABIH (IH) Certification Maintenance (CM) Point and will fulfill both the applicant and Diplomat requirement for at least 2 hours of ethics education. This webinar qualifies for .15 BCSP (SP) Continuance of Certification (COC) Point for Certified Safety Professionals.

WHEN: Thursday, December 10, 2009, 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm

REGISTER ONLINE: http://www.acgih.org/events/course/Ethical-EHS_webinar.htm

EARLY REGISTRATION DEADLINE: December 3, 2009