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Dates &Placescontinuedfrom page 9September 17-19OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY &HEALTH EXIBI-TION FOR ASIA in Suntec City, Singapore.Contact Messe Düsseldorf North America;(312) 781-5180; www.mdna.com.September 18CONFINED SPACE ENTRY-LEVEL TRAININGcourse in San Bernardino, CA. ContactJoshuaCasey Corporate Training andEducation; (714) 245-9440 or (909) 806-3300; www.joshuacasey.com.SPOKANE,WASeptember 24-2557TH ANNUAL GOVERNOR’SINDUSTRIAL SAFETY &HEALTH CONFERENCEThe conference providesresources to improve thedesign and maintenanceof workplace safety andhealth culture. Attendeeswill learn how to reduceinjuries and time lost fromwork, how to save moneyon industrial insurance premiums and how to increase profits. The 2 daysof training and education also offer the latest tools, technologies andstrategies for workplace safety and health.September 18DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION COM-PLIANCE SEMINAR in Cleveland, OH.Contact Transportation ManagementGroup Inc.; (866) 572-8644; sales@tmgihazmat.com.September 19HAZARDOUS WASTE OPERATIONS &EMERGENCY RESPONSE course in Mechanicsburg,PA. Contact Safety ConsultingServices by Eichelbergers Inc.; (800) 360-0660; www.eichelbergers.com.September 19-20ANNUAL OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE UP-DATE in Sandestin, FL. Contact The DeepSouth Center for Occupational Healthand Safety; (205) 934-7178; www.soph.uab.edu/dsc/home.September 21-27■ MATH REVIEW, ASP & CSP EXAMPREPARATION & SAFETY MANAGEMENT I&IIworkshops in Hauppage, NY. ContactASSE Customer Service Department;(847) 699-2929; customersevice@asse.org;www.asse.org.September 22-26CLINICAL &BEHAVIOR-BASED ERGONOMICSPECIALIST CREDENTIALING course inHarahan, LA. Contact ISR Institute; (800)414-2174 or (504) 733-2111; BunchISR@aol.com; www.isr-institute.com.September 22-26COMPREHENSIVE INDUSTRIAL HYGIENEcourse in Ann Arbor, MI. Contact AmericanIndustrial Hygiene Association;(703) 849-8888; www.aiha.org/road.September 22 - October 3ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT RESPONSE TOHAZARDOUS MATERIALS INCIDENTScourse in Emmitsburg, MD. Contact U.S.Fire Administration; (301) 447-1000;www.usfa.dhs.gov/nfa/index.shtm.10 PROFESSIONAL SAFETY AUGUST 2008 www.asse.orgSeptember 23-24SOCIETY FOR CHEMICAL HAZARD COMMU-NICATION FALL MEETING in Arlington, VA.Contact Lori Chaplin, Society for ChemicalHazard Communication; (703) 658-9246; schc.lori@verizon.net; www.schc.org.September 23-26FALL ARREST SYSTEMS course in Atlanta,GA. Contact Georgia Tech OSHA TrainingInstitute Education Center; (800) 653-3629; www.pe.gatech.edu.September 24-2557TH ANNUAL GOVERNOR’S INDUSTRIALSAFETY &HEALTH CONFERENCE in Spokane,WA. Contact Governor’s IndustrialSafety and Health Advisory Board; (888)451-2004 or (360) 902-5452; www.wagovconf.org.September 26RECORDKEEPING RULES trainer course inBirmingham, AL. Contact The DeepSouth Center for Occupational Safetyand Health; (205) 934-7178; www.soph.uab.edu/dsc/otischedule.September 29 - October 3OSHA COMPLIANCE BOOT CAMP workshopin San Diego, CA. Contact ABSConsulting Training Services; (800) 769-1199 or (281) 673-2800; www.absconsulting.com.September 29 - October 3AUTHORIZED NUCLEAR INSERVICE INSPEC-TION workshop in Columbus, OH. ContactNational Board; (614) 888-8320; www.nationalboard.org.September 30 - October 1APPLIED INDUSTRIAL ERGONOMICS seminarin Ann Arbor, MI. Contact Humantech;(734) 663-3330, ext. 222; www.humantech.com/resources/seminars.October 6-10ASBESTOS CONTRACTOR/SUPERVISORcourse in Tucson, AZ. Contact ETCCompliance Solutions; (520) 321-1999;www.e-t-c.com.October 7CSP 8-WEEK ONLINE REVIEW course.Contact Bowen EHS Inc.; (866) 264-5852;www.bowenehs.com.October 7-8■ LOSS CONTROL EXPERIENCE SYMPOSIUMin Chicago. Contact ASSE CustomerService Department; (847) 699-2929; customerservice@asse.org; www.asse.org.October 8-10AUDIOMETRIC TESTING &HEARINGCONSERVATION course in Birmingham,AL. Contact The Deep South Center forOccupational Health and Safety; (205)934-7178; dsc@uab.edu; www.soph.uab.edu/dsc/home.October 9APPLIED OFFICE ERGONOMICS seminar inDallas, TX. Contact Humantech; (734)663-3330, ext. 222; www.humantech.com/resources/seminars.October 10MANAGING EXCAVATION HAZARDS coursein Miami, FL. Contact OSHA TrainingInstitute University of South FloridaEducation Center; (800) 852-5362; aerceg@health.usf.edu; www.usfoticenter.org.October 12-18■ MATH REVIEW, ASP & CSP EXAMPREPARATION &SAFETY MANAGEMENT I&IIcourses in Indianapolis, IN. ContactASSE Customer Service Department;(847) 699-2929; customersevice@asse.org;www.asse.org.■ Current month advertiserPHOTO BY ALAN BISSON COURTESY SPOKANE REGIONAL CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU
GovernmentAffairsFunny Money SeasonIn letters to Senateand HouseAppropriationsSubcommitteechairs, ASSE examinedfederal fundingallocated for OSHA,NIOSH and MSHA.Dave Heidorn,ASSE’s governmentaffairs and policymanager, explainshow the proposedbudget could affectthe occupationalsafety and healthindustry. ContactHeidorn at dheidorn@asse.org.In letters to key Senate and House AppropriationsSubcommittee chairs, ASSE looked at thisoutgoing president’s budget proposal for thenext president’s spending on the federal occupationalsafety and health agencies—OSHA, NIOSHand MSHA. It is curious to see how one administrationviews spending that will take place partlyafter it has left its DC desks. It seems a little like theold owners of your house telling you how muchyou should spend for groceries after you move in—a little unfair.OSHAThe current president wants to give the nextpresident’s OSHA a 3.23% increase over FY 2008funding—a $502 million budget. As this amountwill not cover inflation, ASSE said it was not enough.ASSE also said that giving state programs a mere0.11% increase over FY 2008 is not enough, especiallysince the $91 million proposed is below the government’s$92.5 million contribution in 2004.Squeezing dollars out of states that are willing toprotect workers is a penny-wise but pound-foolishapproach that could result in fewer states willing totake responsibility. If states decide not to continuewith state programs, federal OSHA will find itselfcovering more workers than it does now.ASSE also expressed deep concern that the presidentearmarked only $17 million for OSHA standardsdevelopment, an increase of only $600,000over FY 2008, insignificant given the past 8 years ofless-than-needed OSHA standards development.The wolves are howling at OSHA’s standardsmakingdoor. Years after NIOSH published informationon diacetyl on its website, Congress tried tostep in and write a standard for OSHA. At a timewhen voices urge OSHA to address the front-pagetragedies from crane collapses, the agency’s craneand derricks standard has been in process since2004. And OSHA is taking it on the chin for lack ofadequate standards to address combustible dustrisks, again brought to light following the ImperialSugar explosion in February 2008. Because manycompanies work above the level OSHA has set forsafety and health management, it is in the bestinterest of employees and employers that workablestandards are put into place that reflect the occupationalsafety and health community’s latest understandingof how to control workplace risks.And, again, the president proposed eliminatingSusan Harwood Training Grants. As in every year,ASSE rejected the idea and urged continued supportfor nonprofit entities.Government Affairs continued on page 12be safebe productivebe compliantContact us today to nd more aboutindustry-specic OSHA authorized training.Request 9 at www.psads.info or http://prosafety.hotims.com/19750-9 www.mcckc.edu/btcRequest 10 at www.psads.info or http://prosafety.hotims.com/19750-10www.asse.org AUGUST 2008 PROFESSIONAL SAFETY 11
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