CHAS At A Glance - Spring 200
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National Meeting -
Please plan on attending the Division of Chemical Health and
Safety=92s Technical Program and Workshops in
Workshop (see the DivCHAS website for registration information)
Saturday, March 21, 2009:
=B7 How to be a More Effective Chemical Hygiene Officer - presented by Jim Kaufman, Russell Phifer and George Wahl
DIVISION OF CHEMICAL HEALTH &am
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Final Program, 237th ACS Nation
al
Meeting,
D. M. Decker, Program Chair
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OTHER SYMPOSIA OF INTEREST: Green and Sustainable Chemistry Education: Preparing Students for Challenging and Emerging Careers (see < span style='font-style:italic'>CHED, Wed) Integrating Nanoscience into the College and High Schoo l Classroom (see CHE D, Sun) Naturally Nano (see CHED, Tue) Green Chemistry (see YCC, Mon) Small Chemical Businesses and Nanoscience
(see SCHB, Tue) BUSINESS MEETING: |
MONDAY AFTERNOON
Sheraton -- Executive Room A
Cosponsored by POLY=87
and NANO
D. M. Decker and J. M. Pickel, Organiz
ers
1:30 =97 Intr
oductory
Remarks.
1:35 =971. Untold promise an
d
unknown risks: Science-based decision-making for nanotechnology. E. J. Amis
1:55 =972. Perspectives on h
ow
the US Food and Drug Administration regulates nanotechnology in food contac
t
articles, including food packaging materials and components of food process
ing
equipment. E. S. Furukawa
2:15 =973. An overview of
rules, regulations, consensus standards, and professional organization
activities aimed at ensuring the safety of nano R&D. B. Stockmaier
2:35 =97 Intermission.
2:50 =974. Risk communicatio
ns
for researchers and staff engaged in nanomaterials development. B. Ogle
3:10 =975. Withdrawn.
3:30 =976. Health and safety
guidance from the
3:50 =977. Effectiveness of
personal protective equipment (PPE) and engineering controls for nanomateri
als.
M. Hoover, R. Shaffer Jr.
4:10 =97 Discussion.
Squatter's Pub Brewery, 147 West Broadway< /p>
Pat Schumann, Organizer
5:30 - 7:30 PM
D. M. Decker, Organizer
8:00 - 10:00
8. I can't believe they did that. F. Wood-Black
9. Laboratory safety for che
mistry
students: A new textbook. D. C. Finster
,
R. H. Hill Jr.
10. Don't horse around with
safety. T. Black, F. Wood-Bl
ack
11. Why chemists do
=93unwise=94 things: Learning lessons from our mistakes. R. H. Hill Jr., D. C. Finster
Sheraton -- Executive Room A
Cosponsored by POLY=87
and NANO
D. M. Decker and J. M. Pickel, Organiz
ers
9:00 =97 Intr
oductory
Remarks.
9:05 =9712. Polymers as
nanomaterials. J. M. Pickel<
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9:25 =9713. Toxicology consi
derations
of nanomaterials. R. Ogle
9:45 =9714. Development of
methods for sampling of nanoparticles.
10:05 =97 Intermission.
10:20 =9715. Exploring the
nanoworld: Analyzing envrionmental nanoparticle samples. G. S. Casuccio
10:40 =9716. Environmental
exposure assessments for nanomaterials in the R&D environment. T. Zontek
11:00 =9717. Withdrawn.
11:20 =97 Discussion.
Sheraton -- Executive Room A
D. M. Decker, Organizer
1:30 =9718. Hazardous waste at academic laboratories: Final rule panel discussion. D. M. Decker, N. Langerman, R. W. Ph ifer