Southern California AIHA

May 21, 2008 - Dinner Event

Women in Safety Engineering, Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Health

We are proud to announce that Donna Earley, Director of Radiation and Environmental Safety at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, has gladly accepted the distinction of SC-AIHA / ASSE-LA "WISE" Safety and Industrial Hygiene Professional of the Year.. Ms Earley has over 25 years of leadership experience in the radiation safety field. She has been a board member of The Southern California Chapter of the Health Physics Society and member of The American Association of Physicists in Medicine.

Among her leadership roles Ms, Earley serves as a Board Member Cal Rad Forum, which is an association of public/private organization and corporations that generate radioactive waste. In addition, Governor Schwarzenegger appointed Ms Earley to the post of Commissioner, with the Southwest Low Level Radioactive Waste Compact Commission which oversees the disposal of radioactive waste for California, Arizona, North and South Dakota.

This is the 3rd annual WISE meeting co-hosted by SC AIHA and ASSE LA. Previous award winners include: Natalie "Lee" Klein (2006), and Kelly Bernish (2007).

RSVP: http://www.evite.com/app/publicUrl/LHFXBIAMKOYZTMSIDOQQ/WISE

Phone RSVP: 909-607-0403

The Shilo Inn Pomona Hilltop Suites *Directions*
From I-10: Take hwy 57 South to Temple Street.
From I-60: Take hwy 57 North to the Temple St Exit. The hotel is right off the 57 Hwy, on the west side of hwy 57

Shilo

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Open Dates — SCAIHA Facility Tours

SCAIHA is looking for facilities who are willing to host a SCAIHA meeting tour. The tour focus will be work processes of interest to industrial hygienists and safety engineers. If your company or an associated company is willing to host a tour for the Southern California Industrial Hygiene Association, please contact Patrick Williams at: patwilliams@gmail.com .

For information on Continuing Education courses, seminars, and other educational opportunities, see our Education page.

Past Events

Year	Month	Certification Maintenance		Event Title	Name of Presentation
Year	Month	Approval #	Points	Event Title	Name of Presentation
2008	March 13			EH&S Career and Employment Tip. Event co-sponsored by CSUN	Guest Panel: Allen You, CIH, CSP, EH&S Manager, Raytheon; Bill Taylor, Safety Officer, City of Burbank; Tony Angelucci, Staffing Specialist -Labs, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center; Ed Becker, CIH, CSP, Executive Director, EH&S, University of Southern California.
2008	Jan 10			Legislative Update & Past Presidents' Night	Guest Speaker: Aaron Trippler, Director of Government Affairs for AIHA.
2007	Nov 8			Community Associated MRSA	Guest Speaker: Annemarie Flood, RN
2007	Oct 18			2007 Joint Technical Symposium (SCAIHA, OCAIHA, ASSELA, & OCASSE)	Keynote Speakers: John Howard (Nanotechnology Update) & Frank White (International Challenges IH)
2007	Sept 20			Ten Pitfalls to Injury and Wellness Management: Practices That Can Impede Return-to-Work Efforts	Guest Speaker: Dr. Peter Greaney is the President and CEO of WorkCare (Event held Jointly with OCAIHA)
2007	July 12			Motion Picture and Entertainment Industry Special Effects Safety	Guest Speaker: Tassilo Baur is a leading special effects supervisor in the motion picture and television industry
2007	May 9			SCAIHA / ASSE WISE Meeting and Presentation	Guest Speaker: Kelly Bernish, SEH Director for Seaworld Orlando & Discovery Cove. Spoke to the opportunities for Women entering the fields of EH&S.
2007	March 8			IH in Las Vegas, NV	Guest Speaker: Dale Walsh, CIH, CSP with Converse Consultants provided a glimpse of Industrial Hygiene practice in Las Vegas, NV.
2007	Jan 18			Washington Happenings	Guest Speaker: Aaron Trippler from AIHA National provided a clear and exciting view from Washington DC.
2006	Nov 18			Critical Cleaning	Guest Speaker: Barbra Kanesberg discussed critical cleaning and the implications for Industrial Hygiene.
2006	Sept 14			An Inside Look at Mold Remediation	Guest Speaker: Dave Gold gave an interesting presentation on mold remediation based on his many years of experience
2006	July 13			Pandemic Flu: Planning & Preparation	Guest Speakers: Michael Barragan and Rosarina Lee from the Los Angeles Department of Public Health showed you how to plan and prepare for a pandemic flu outbreak.
2006	May 25			Heat Stress: Don’t Lose Your Cool	Guest Speaker: Gil Martinez, Cal/OSHA Industrial Hygienist. This meeting highlighted the new heat stress standard.
2006	March 15			SCAIHA ASSE WISE Meeting and Presentation	Guest Speaker: Lee Klien. This was a joint meeting with Women in Safety Engineering (WISE) and American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE), recognizing women who have worked in the Safety & Health field.
2006	Jan. 12			Meeting and Presentation, Past Presidents' Night	Guest Speaker: Aaron Trippler, Director, Government Affairs, AIHA; Topic: "The Current State of Federal Legislation, and Proposed Legislation That Will Affect The Practice of Industrial Hygiene"
2005	Nov. 17			Joint Meeting and Presentation with Los Angeles ASSE & SCAIHA	Guest Speaker: Dr. John Howard, Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), on the topic: "Occupational Safety and Health and Nanotechnology: the Knowns and the Unknowns." To see the presentation click here.
2005	Sept. 22			Joint Meeting and Presentation with Orange County Southern California AIHA	Guest Speaker: Kevin Mason of the LAFD Community Emergency Response Team. He will discuss the programs that Los Angeles is offering for Community Emergency Response.
2005	July 14			Meeting and Presentation	Guest Speaker: Dan Scannell for DHS. Dan discussed the recent changes in regulations, and the lead regulations.
2005	May 12			Meeting and Presentation; Student & Leadership Awards Night	Guest Speaker: Captain Robert Nelson, LAFD Hazmat Instructor. Topic: the Metrolink Commuter Train Incident near Burbank on January 26, 2005 that killed eleven persons; he was one of the first responders.
2005	March 10			Meeting and Presentation	Guest Speaker: Bryan Hoggan, Senior Safety Engineer, U.S. Borax, Inc. Topic: "Developing a Sustainable Safety Program."
2005	Jan. 13			Meeting and Presentation, Past Presidents' Night	Guest Speaker: Dr. John Howard, Director of NIOSH; Topic: "Occupational Health and Safety in the 21st Century"
2004	Nov. 11			Meeting and Presentation	Guest Speaker: Raul Gonzalez of American Racing Company, "Health and Safety Programs: Successes and Challenges"
2004	Sept. 9			Meeting and Presentation with Orange County AIHA	Guest Speaker: Thomas B. Gilliam, PhD, "Isokinetic Testing: Hiring the Right Person for the Job: The Industrial Athlete."
2004	July 8			Meeting and Presentation	Guest Speaker: Mr. Hector Escarsaga, "Working Effectively with a Latino Work Force."
2004	May 20	04-1731	1/6	Meeting and Presentation; Leadership, Technical Achievement, and Student Awards Night	Panel Discussion: "Making the Transition from Corporate Health and Safety to Consulting." Guest Speaker: Mr. Jim Unmack, CIH, Unmack Corporation.
2004	March 11	04-1732	1/6	Meeting and Presentation, Remembrance for Our Friends Larry and Ruth Birkner	"Keeping Safety Professionals and Management Out of Jail — How the District Attorney Enforces Safety Code Violations" presented by Karen I. Doty, Deputy District Attorney, San Diego Office of the District Attorney.
2004	Jan. 8	04-1733	1/6	Meeting and Presentation, Past Presidents' Night	"Panel Discussion: Industrial Hygiene, Then and Now — Success Strategies" presented by Mr. Howard Spielman, Health Science Associates; Mr. Mark Katchen, The Phylmar Group; Mr. Danny Wong, Avery Dennison; Ms. Marjorie Drucker, Drucker Health and Safety Management, Inc.; Ms. Teresa Howe, Disneyland
2003	Nov. 13	04-1734	1/6	Joint Meeting with ASSE & Southern California Chapters	"Workplace Health and Safety in the Global Economy - China, Indonesia, Latin America and their impact on the United States" presented by Mr. Garrett Brown,Associate Industrial Hygienist, Cal/OSHA. Also "Pesticide Exposure to farm workers and their families in Mexico" presented by Lupita Chiapas, MS, UCLA Graduate Student.
2003	Sept. 11	03-2606	1/6	Meeting and Presentation	"World Trade Center (9/11) - Inspection & Remediation - Post-Disaster Response." Presented by Mr. Mark E. Rocco, Vice President / Regional Director - BMS Catastrophe.
2003	July 10	03-2607	1/6	Meeting and Presentation	"Developing risk communication strategies in the workplace." Presented by Dr. Michael Sullivan, Ph.D, CIH of McDaniel Lambert, Inc.
2003	May 1	03-2608	1/6	Meeting and Presentation; Student and Leadership Awards	"Waterborne Pathogen Risk Management." Presented by Keith D'Avignon, Industrial Hygiene Specialist with Nalco.
2003	Mar. 13	03-2609	1/6	Meeting and Presentation	"Health and Safety and the Six Sigma Process." Presented by Jeff Mueller, Project Manager & Six Sigma Black Belt, Amgen Inc.
2003	Jan. 9	03-520	1/6	Meeting and Presentation, Past Presidents' Night	"Potent Compound Safety in Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical R&D Workplaces." Presented by John P. Farris, CIH, President and Managing Principal, SafeBridge Consultants, Inc.
2002	Nov. 14	03-519	1/6	Meeting and Presentation	"Mold Abatement and Risk Management," presented by David Beadle, President of Environmental & Safety Management Services, Inc. (E&SMS)
2002	Sept. 12	03-518	1/6	Meeting and Presentation with Orange County AIHA	An update on occupational health and safety issues in Washington; presented by Aaron Trippler, Director of Government Affairs for the American Industrial Hygiene Association.
2002	July 11	02-2809	1/6	Meeting and Presentation	"Changes in Food Safety Laws in California," how these changes affect businesses, and what has enforcement done in terms of the relationship with businesses and the enforcement officers; presented by Bessie Politas, Senior Environmental Health Specialist, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health Division.
2002	May 9	02-2808	1/6	Meeting and Presentation	"Behavioral Safety in the Workplace: Integrating Behavioral Safety into an Existing Health and Safety Program, the Challenges of Behavioral Safety, and Its Potential Impacts," presented by Joel DeCory, Behavioral Safety Coordinator at 3M Pharmaceuticals
2002	March 14	02-2807	1/6	Meeting and Presentation	"Case Study: Revitalization and Renovation of a Health, Safety, and Environmental Program in a Large Public Organization," presented by Mr. Angelo J. Bellomo, Director of the Office of Environmental Health and Safety at Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD)
2002	Jan. 10	02-2806	1/6	Meeting and Presentation, Past Presidents' Night	"Terrorism — Chemical and Biological Threats" presented by Mr. Mark Lorrin, FBI Special Agent
2001	Nov. 8	02-2805	1/6	Meeting and Presentation	"Radiological Emergencies" presented by Victor Anderson, Supervising Health Physicist of the Radiological Health Branch of the California Department of Health Services.
2001	Sept. 20	02-2804	1/6	Meeting and Presentation with Orange County AIHA	"The Energy Crisis: IH and Safety Perspectives" presented by Terry Thidell, Ph.D., CIH, CSP, of SEMPRA Energy in San Diego; and Richard M. Warner, CIH, REA, CSP, of Southern California Edison.
2001	July 12	02-3262	1/6	Meeting and Presentation	"Governmental Affairs Issues" by Aaron Trippler, Governmental Affairs Director of AIHA; and "Regulatory Issues of Mold" by Howard Spielman, President of Health Sciences Associates.
2001	May 10	02-3261	1/6	Meeting and Presentation	"Cal/OSHA Update" by John Howard, MD, JD, Chief, Cal-OSHA
2001	March 8	02-3260	1/6	Meeting and Presentation	"California Governmental Affairs" by Vickie Wells of CIHC; Brian Clark, Vice President Region 1 ASSE; and Marty Moreno, Vice President J&H Marsh and Governmental Affairs Officer Los Angeles Chapter ASSE.