2021 30th Annual CIHC Professional Development Seminar

Renaissance Long Beach Hotel
111 East Ocean Blvd.
Long Beach, CA 90802

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PRESENTATIONS

Monday, December 6, 2021

• Welcome — Joel Cohen, MPH, CIH, FAIHA, Conference Co-Chair, CIHC Board Vice-President, The Cohen Group
• CIHC Update — Pamela Murcell, MS, CIH, CIHC Board President, KWA Safety & HazMat Consultants
• Session Chair Welcome and Introductions — Chris Laszcz-Davis, MS, CIH, COH, FAIHA, AIC Fellow; former President, CIHC; President, The Environmental Quality Organization, LLC
• Federal and State Legislative Crystal Ball: Preparing Employers for 2022—Rachel Conn, Esq., Nixon Peabody Law Firm (virtual)
• National AIHA Update — Larry Sloan, CAE, Chief Executive Officer, American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) (virtual)
• Exhibitor Demonstration and Exhibits
• COVID-19 – the Cal/OSHA Response—Kathy Derham, Regional Manager, Cal/OSHA Region 3, Santa Ana Regional Office (virtual)
• Update From CDPH Occupational Health Branch: COVID-19 Response and Beyond -- Barbara Materna, PhD, CIH, Chief, Occupational Health Branch, CA Dept. of Public Health
• KEYNOTE LUNCHEON – “Coronanormal Workplace Safety and Health” – John Howard, MD, MPH, JD, LLM, Director, NIOSH
• Session Chair Welcome and Introductions — Megan Canright, MPH, CIH, CIHC Board, Forensic Analytical Consulting
• Speaker 1: Perspectives of Facilities, Licensing, and Accreditation – Gary Sparks, Principal, Red-E Services
• Speaker 2: Perspectives of Hospital Administration – Fred Just, Senior Consultant, BSI Group
• Speaker 3: Perspectives from Infection Prevention – Martha Bognot, RN, BSN, CCRN, SCR, Infection Preventionist, San Joaquin General Hospital (virtual)
• Exhibitor Demonstration and Exhibits
• Speaker 4: Perspectives from Legal – Susan Smith, Principal, Beveridge & Diamond (virtual)
• Panel Discussion and Q&A -- All speakers above, Moderated by: John Martinelli & Megan Canright (FACS)

 Tuesday, December 7, 2021

• Session Chair Welcome and Introductions — Jaime Steedman-Lyde, CIH, CIHC Board Member; Principal Industrial Hygienist, Yorke Engineering, LLC
• Estimating UV light exposures before product production – Jaime Steedman-Lyde, CIH Principal Industrial Hygienist, Yorke Engineering, LLC
• VOC Capture and Control system evaluations – Kathy Norton, CIH, Principal Scientist, Arcadis
• Exhibitor Demonstration and Exhibits
• Combustible Dust - what you need to know about this hot topic – Scott Myers, CIH, CSP, CAC, Senior Consultant, BSI
• Would you let a lithium-ion battery recycling company lease your new facility? – Scott Brehmer, CIH, CSP, Director Industrial Hygiene and Safety, Citadel
• Session Chair Welcome and Introductions – Richard Hirsh, MPH, CIH, FAIHA, Senior Director, Environmental Health and Safety, Nektar Therapeutics
• Ventilation Assessment —Erik Malmstron, CEO, SAFETRACES, Inc.
• Ventilation Assessment – Jacob Persky, RHP Risk Management
• Exhibitor Demonstration and Exhibits
• Case Studies for IH Ethics – Mark Katchen, CIH, FAIHA, Managing Principal, The Phylmar Group, Inc.

Wednesday, December 8, 2021

• Session Chair Welcome, Introduction and Background — Michael A. Polkabla, CIH, REA, BioMax Environmental
• Answering a Call to Action on Workplace Opioid Concerns as Part of a Total Worker Health Program – Peter B. Harnett, MS, MPH, CIH, CSP, FAIHA, EHS Manager, Mission for the Mind Campaign
• Exhibitor Demonstration and Exhibits
• Opioids and the Workplace: Potential Action Steps for Industrial Hygienists – Jonathan Rosen, MS, CIH, FAIHA, National Clearinghouse for Worker Safety & Health Training (virtual)
• The Assessment and Decontamination of an Opioid Contaminated Site and Establishment of California’s Standards – Michael A. Polkabla, CIH, REA, BioMax Environmental
• Q&A with the Presenters
• Session Chair Welcome and Introductions — Joel Cohen, MPH, CIH, FAIHA, Conference Co-Chair, CIHC Board Vice-President, The Cohen Group
• Industrial Hygiene and Safety in Breweries – Jed Douglas,CIH, CSP, PG, SCS Engineers
• Asbestos Pool Case Study – Howard Spielman, CIH, CSP, REHS, CEO, Health Science Associates
• Monster Truck – Monster IH Challenge Case Study – Dave Gold, CIH, CSP, Gold Health and Safety Consulting, Inc.
• Student Presentation: Indoor Air Quality – Marion Peralta, Graduate, UCLA
• Closing Remarks & Conference Ends — Joel Cohen, MPH, CIH, FAIHA, Conference Co-Chair, CIHC Board Vice-President, The Cohen Group