Physical Agents and Industrial Hygiene
 16th Annual Conference
Wednesday 21st February 2007
Workshop on Measurement of whole-body and hand-arm vibration at 2.00pm
Tuesday 20th February 2007
Followed by
AGM at 7.30pm
Venue: Radisson Hotel, Ditchley House, Little Island, Cork.
Photos from the day
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Con Furey & Dr. Gurmail S Paddan
at the Preconference Workshop |
Committee Members: Anne Moore, Marie Coggins, Frances Wright, Joe Kearney, Edel Costello, Colette O’Brien, Patricia McDonall, Con Furey, Margaret Cahill.
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Conference Speakers: Dr. Gurmail Paddan, John Ryan, Dr. Colin Davy, Dr. Sharon McGuinness, Yvette Christopher, Martin Axon, OHSI Hon. President Joe Kearney. |
Celebrating 20 years of OHSI with past presidents: Loretta Mathew, Sean McCusker, Ian Eustace, Tom O’Connor, Con Furey, Ken Macken, Marion O’Brien, Nicholas DePaor |
BOHS President Andy Gillies, OHSI President Joe Kearney |
Event Programme:
Workshop and AGM
Tuesday 20th February 2006
WORKSHOP - 2.00PM
MEASUREMENT OF WHOLE-BODY AND HAND-ARM VIBRATION
The workshop with Dr. Gurmail Padden starts at 2.00 PM sharp at the Radisson Hotel. In order to facilitate the smooth time keeping for the workshop the delegates wishing to attend must forward their names to the Conference Secretary.
Equipment will be demonstrated that can measure and assess accelerations concerned with human vibration exposure. Two different types of system will be used: a computer-based system and hand-held vibration meters. The limitations of both systems will be discussed. Measurements will be made on a selection of tools.
Numbers are restricted, pre-registration is required.
AGM - 7.00PM
CONFERENCE DINNER 8.00PM
20 YEAR CELEBRATION
Conference
Wednesday 21st February 2006
CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
| 8.30 |
Registration |
| 9.00 |
Conference opening Mr Joe Kearney OHSI Hon. Pres. |
| 9.05 |
Respirable Crystalline Silica. New developments in European legislation and control.
Dr. Colin Davy
It describes the hazard, exposure pattern and possible legislative and guidance solutions to the problem of silica exposure worldwide and particularly within Europe. |
| 9.50 |
The Cardio-Pulmonary health effects of
exposure to respirable Crystalline Silica dust.
Dr. Ted Murphy
When Crystalline Silica becomes airborne exposed workers can in time develop serious heart and lung disease. |
| 10.30 |
Tea/Coffee Break |
| 11.00 |
REACH - What changes will it bring?
Dr. Sharon McGuinness
Update of the key elements of the REACH
regulation as well as looking at the changes that it will bring to the use of chemicals in the occupational and consumer settings. |
| 11.45 |
Human vibration: guidelines and regulations
Dr. Gurmail Paddden
This presentation will introduce the topic of human exposure to
vibration; this will cover both whole-body and hand-arm vibration. Including what industry are expected to do to comply with the new Regulations. |
| 12.30 |
Open Forum |
| 13.00 |
Lunch |
| 14.15 |
Measurement of Containment Effectiveness Through the Use of Surrogate Powders and/or Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients
Martin Axon
A proper approache to conducting a meaningful occupational hygiene survey to measure potential exposure to pharmaceutical materials including what to do when there is no monitoring method for the material of interest. |
| 15.00 |
Non-Ionising radiation in the workplace
John Ryan, BSC, DIP. COMP., DIP. IT
International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) guidelines. Interactions of Electromagnetic Fields (EMF) with the human body and measurement methods to determine NIR compliance. |
| 15.45 |
Inadvertent ingestion exposure
Investigations into inadvertent ingestion exposure to hazardous substances in the workplace. |
| 16.15 |
Open Forum |
| 16.30 |
Conference Close Mr Joe Kearney OHSI Hon. Pres. |
SPEAKERS
Dr. Colin Davy has a BSc in Biochemistry, PhD in Toxicology and an MSc in Enviromental Toxicology. He works as a Specialist Inspector (Occupational Hygiene) for HSE for the last 16 years.
Ted Murphy MB. FFOMI. Specialises in Occupational Medicine. Has his own Private Consultant Occupational Health Service based at the Northwood Clinic Santry Dublin. Dr
Sharon McGuinness is Assistant Chief Executive at the Health and Safety Authority. She heads up the Chemicals Policy and Services division, which is tasked with the introduction and enforcement of REACH in Ireland.
Dr Gurmail Padden works for the Ministry of Defence as Head of Acoustics and Vibration at the Institute of Naval Medicine. He is a member of the British Standards committees on humans and vibrations.
Martin Axon joined SafeBridge Europe as the principal occupational hygienist in 2005, and is involved in providing high level safety, health and environmental support consulting services to pharmaceutical, biotechnology, fine chemical, medical device companies and other related sectors.
John Ryan has worked in the Telecommunications industry for over 15 years. He joined Vilicom with the role of ensuring all radio installations designed by Vilicom are compliant with the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) guideline limits
Yvette Christopher is involved in a wide range of research and consulting work at the Institute of Occupational Medicine in Edinburgh, Scotland. Her main interest are in chemical exposure assessment.
Reviews of past conferences:
2007 - Physical Agents and Industrial Hygiene
2006 - Detecting the Invisible
2005 - Other Life Forms at Our Place of Work
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