ACGIH®

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 (NG...Os) 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.

EARLY REGISTRATION DEADLINE: DECEMBER 3, 2009
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ACGIH® is presenting a webinar focused on the role the environmental health and safety (EH&S) professional plays in planning and responding to emergency events. Emergency response planning is known by many names – hazard planning, business continuity, and disaster planning, just to name a few. However it is labeled at ...your organization, emergency response planning is a critical business need for today and beyond and the EH&S professional plays a critical role in the process. Their role is not only to ensure that those initially affected by the event are protected, but to protect the responders and all members of the incident command. In most cases, the EH&S professional must collaborate with all departments within an organization to execute a proper emergency response plan. The plan generally anticipates and prepares for incidents that take place within the walls of the organization, but more and more the EH&S professional is asked to develop plans that take into account "unplanned events" such as natural disasters, utility outages, and chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear weapons (CBRN) events and other catastrophic incidents of national significance. This webinar will walk through the critical steps in planning and operating, discussing various types of emergency events, and describe the elements of a successful response plan.

Early Registration Deadline: August 4, 2009

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