2018 CIHC PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SEMINAR
"OEHS-Making a Difference"

Hard Rock Hotel San Diego
207 5th Street
San Diego, CA 92101

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PRESENTATIONS

Monday, December 10, 2018

• Welcome and CIHC Update — Pamela Murcell, MS, CIH, CIHC Board President, KWA Safety & HazMat Consultants
• Session Chair Welcome and Introductions — Chris Laszcz-Davis, MS, CIH, REPA, FAIHA, AIC Fellow, President, The Environmental Quality Organization, LLC, former CIHC Board President
• California Legislative Activity — Catherine Barankin, CIHC Legislative Advocate
• National AIHA—Moving Boundaries — Larry Sloan, CAE, Chief Executive Officer, American Industrial Hygiene Association
• Accomplishments and Future Direction of Cal/OSHA – Juliann Sum, JD, ScM, Chief, Cal/OSHA
• Exhibitor Demonstration and Exhibits
• California Department of Public Health Update — Barbara Materna, PhD, CIH, Chief, Occupational Health Branch, CA Dept. of Public Health
• California and Federal Legal EHS Drivers, Peggy Otum, JD, Arnold & Porter
• KEYNOTE LUNCHEON – NIOSH—An Update, John Howard, MD, MPH, JD, LLM, Director, NIOSH
• Session Chair Welcome and Introductions — Joel Berman, CIH, CSP, CIAQM, CAC, Conference Co-Chair, CIHC Board Vice- President, Health Science Associates
• Introduction to the Emerging Cannabis Industry and AIHA’s Cannabis Industry Health and Safety Task Force – Rob Kleinerman, MPH, CIH, Chair, AIHA Cannabis Industry Health & Safety Task Force
• Respiratory Protection Regulations: “There is Another” (Yoda, The Empire Strikes Back) – Harvard Fong, CIH, CalEPA, Department of Pesticide Regulation, Worker Health & Safety
• Exhibitor Demonstration and Exhibits
• Legal Aspects – Ian Stewart, Attorney, Wilson Elser
• Challenges for OEHS Professionals in Addressing the Emerging Cannabis Industry – David Kahane, MPH, CIH, FAIHA, Founder, Forensic Analytical

   Tuesday, December 11, 2018    

• Session Chair Welcome and Introductions — Dennis M. Robinson, D.Env., CIH, Program Manager, Pacific States Environmental Contractors
• Exposure and Health Impacts of Smoke for Wildland Firefighters – Kathleen Navarro, PhD, MPH, US Forest Service 
• A State Agency Perspective on Post-Fire Debris Cleanup – Todd Thalhamer, PE, Sr. Waste Management Engineer, Cal/Recycle, and Marc Arico, CIH, Health and Safety Program, Cal/Recycle 
• Exhibitor Demonstration and Exhibits 
• Potential Exposures & Health Hazards in Wildfire Response – Judith Eisenberg, MD, MS, Lieutenant Commander, United States Public Health Service, Medical Officer, Hazard Evaluations and Technical Assistance ranch, NIOSH
• Impact of Wildfires to Neighboring Communities – Michelle Rosales, MPH, CIH, Forensic Analytical Consulting 
• Session Chair Welcome and Introductions — Megan Canright, MPH, CIH, CIHC Board, Forensic Analytical Consulting 
• Workplace Violence — Jessica Smith Penhall, BSI Group 
• Surface Disinfection in Healthcare — Erica Stewart, CIH, FAIHA, HEM, Kaiser Permanente 
• Exhibitor Demonstration and Exhibits 
• Legionella Amplification in Carbon Filters — Robert McNeely, CIH, Branch Manager and Senior Project Manager, Forensic Analytical Consulting Services, Inc.
• Simulation Studies to Evaluate Safety Risks: Case Study with Lithium Ion Batteries — Will Cyrs, MS, CIH, Supervising Health Scientist, Cardno ChemRisk

  Wednesday, December 12, 2018    

• Session Chair Welcome and Introductions — Tim Bormann, CIH, FAIHA, Vice President, The Cohen Group
• Competent Person: Requirements and How to Comply – Tim Bormann, CIH, FAIHA, Vice President, The Cohen Group
• Use of Drones in Construction – McKenzie Lewis, Senior VDC Field Manager, McCarthy Holdings, Inc.
• Silica in Construction: Cal/OSHA Update – Patrick Corcoran, MPH, CIH, Senior Safety Engineer, Cal/OSHA Consultation Services
• Occupational Coccidioidomycosis: Two Case Studies – Mark Nicas, PhD, CIH, Emeritus Professor, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley
• Session Chair Welcome and Introductions - Pamela Murcell, MS, CIH, CIHC Board President, President, KWA Safety & HazMat Consultants, Inc.
• How I Earned My Gray Hair (or what's left of it) — Howard Spielman CIH, CSP, REHS, President, Health Science Associates
• Good Things Happen on the Detours to Life — Chris Laszcz-Davis, MS, CIH, REPA, FAIHA, AIC Fellow, President, The Environmental Quality Organization, LLC
• Around the IH World in 30 Years — Richard Hirsh, MPH, CIH, FAIHA, Director, Environmental Health and Safety, Nektar Therapeutics
• Business Case of Safety: Examples Lived for Success — James Boretti, CSP, President / CEO, Boretti, Inc.; Regional Vice President of Region 1, American Society of Safety Professionals
• Closing Remarks & Conference Ends — Joel Berman, CIH, CSP, CIAQM, CAC, Conference Co-Chair, CIHC Board VicePresident, Health Science Associates