19th Annual Conference
“To Measure or not to Measure”
Thursday 18th February 2010
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PRE-CONFERENCE
Sampling Equipment Workshop
Wednesday 17th February 2010
The standards and variables encountered in
producing and using modern day sampling
equipment to meet environmental, electronic and
application variations occurring in the workplace
and general environment.
Presented by Eddie Salter, Managing Director of
SKC Ltd and a Director of SKC Inc–USA.
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Event Programme:
08.30 |
Registration |
09.00 |
Conference Opening Ms Frances Wright OHSI Hon. Pres. |
09.05 |
Annual Tom O’Connor Lecture: “Nano-Particles”
Dr Norah O Farrell, Heath and Safety Authority.
Addressing the knowledge gaps that exist concerning nanomaterials.
Discussion of how developments in this area influence policy decisions
in the Irish context and the HSAs current policy and approach regarding
nanotechnology. |
09.50 |
“Advances in Diffusive sampling” Eddie Salter, SKC
Advances made in order to identify lower levels of contamination using
dual sampling and analytical techniques and the applications in very low
wind speed situations |
10.35 |
Tea/Coffee Break |
11.00 |
“Setting OELs” Nicholas DePaor, Health and Safety Authority.
The generation and updating of occupational exposure limit values;
the development of indicative values by the EU and the publication of
approved national occupational exposure limit values in Chemical Agents
Regulations Code of Practice. |
11.45 |
"Development and Validation of New Occupational Hygiene Air
and Surface Sampling Methods". Matt Meiners, Bureau Veritas.
Considerations involved in selecting appropriate sample collection and
analytical techniques, as well as an overview of a comprehensive method
validation process will be presented. |
12.30 |
Open Forum |
12.45 |
Business Networking Session,
Meet and greet other occupational hygiene professionals |
13.00 |
Lunch |
14.00 |
OHSI AGM – all members welcome. |
14.20 |
“The Future of Occupational Hygiene” Frances Wright, OHSI Pres.
Update on the competency based model on international training modules
with recognised accreditation. |
14.30 |
“Advanced REACH Tool” Patricia McDonnell, NUIG.
This presentation will give an introduction to the ART project and an overview
of the model refi nements and validation for the pharmaceutical industry. |
14.45 |
“Reliability of measurements of respirable crystalline silica at proposed
exposure limits”. Peter Stacey, Health and Safety Laboratory, UK.
This paper discusses the evidence presented to the Health and Safety
Executive’s Advisory Committee for Toxic substances in 2005, HSE's
strategy to improve the measurement precision and the outcome of a
recent project to investigate the effect of high fl ow rate sampling apparatus
on the measurement of respirable crystalline silica. |
15.30 |
“Utilizing New Tools for Hazard Communication”. Max Lum, NIOSH-CDC
Effective communication of hazards and engaging the workforce as a
practitioner is critical to successful health outcomes. Dr Lum will present new
approaches to hazard communications which challenge the traditional mindset
on knowledge transfer and sharing in the occupational hygiene and safety fields. |
16.15 |
Conference Close. Ms Frances Wright OHSI Hon. Pres |
SPEAKERS
Dr. Norah O’Farrell is an Inspector in the Chemicals Policy and Services Division
of the Health and Safety Authority (HSA). Norah is the Irish delegate to the European
Commission’s REACH Competent Authority’s subgroup on nanotechnology and the
Irish nominee to the OECD Working Party on Manufactured Nanomaterials.
Eddie Salter is currently Managing Director of SKC Ltd and a Director of SKC Inc
–USA. Eddie has over 40 years of practical experience in gas analysis, analytical
techniques and air sampling, principally with the Atomic Energy Authority. Eddie
was involved in designing gas chromatographs early in the 1960’s. Eddie has
lectured extensively across the UK and worldwide and presented at the fi rst
meeting of the OHSI.
Matt Meiners is a Division Manager for the Bureau Veritas Lake Zurich Industrial
Hygiene laboratory. He has 25 years of experience in IH sample analysis and method
development, focused in the pharmaceutical and related industries for the past 15
years. Matt is a contributing author to the ISPE Guidance Document, “Assessing the
Containment Performance of Pharmaceutical Equipment”, is certifi ed in industrial
hygiene by ABIH (CIH) and his professional affi liations include AIHA, ISPE, and AAPS.
Dr Max R. Lum Ed.D., MPA, is Director of the Offi ce of Health Communication
and Global Collaboration at the National Institute for Occupational Safety
and Health (NIOSH). He is responsible for the NIOSH’s initiatives in health
communication, media relations and serves as team leader for the international
program portfolio of the Institute.
Nicholas DePaor is an inspector with the Health and Safety Authority. He holds a
master’s degree in Occupational Hygiene from the University of Greenwich and has
25 years of experience in all aspects of occupational hygiene and general safety in
the pharmaceutical industry. For the past 3 years he has been an inspector with the
Health and Safety Authority in the Chemicals Policy Services Division, specialising in
Occupational Hygiene policy.
Peter Stacey is a chartered chemist, member of the Royal Society of Chemistry
and convener of the International Standards Organisation working group on silica
measurement. He is a senior scientist at the Health and Safety Laboratory in the
UK and project manager for research concerning the measurement of workers’
exposure to respirable crystalline silica.
Frances Wright is the current honorary president of the OHSI and managing
director of Wright Environmental Services, an environmental and occupational
hygiene consultancy company, specialising in air and noise monitoring.
Patricia McDonnell completed her M.Sc. in Occupational Health and Safety,
worked as a consultant Occupational Hygienist, and is currently doing a PhD in
Occupational Hygiene in National University of Ireland Galway. Her research, funded
by GlaxoSmithKline, aims to refi ne and validate the Advanced REACH Tool (ART)
specifically for the pharmaceutical industry.
Reviews of past conferences:
2010 - “To Measure or not to Measure”
2009 - Breathe Easy
2008 - REACHing for Control
2007 - Physical Agents and Industrial Hygiene
2006 - Detecting the Invisible
2005 - Other Life Forms at Our Place of Work
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