The event like usual is great day for networking and catching up with people you haven't seen in a while. It was great to see you folks, Mrs. Deborah Gul Haffner, Mr. Ed Olmstead, Mr. Stu Mirowitz, Mr. Jack Springston, Mr. Ed Gertz, Mr. Paul DeBiase, Mr. Ken Burns, Mr. Ron Smith, and Mr. Ken Shaw, to name a few. As with most conferences, we go in hopes of learning something new or possibly meet someone who will help your business. Well this conference was duo win on that front for us. The Bedbug Panel provided alot of information that we will discuss in our next newsletter. The Prevention Through Design presentation was our favorite. It discussed "Building Industrial Hygiene into the Plan for Safer and Greener Economy." Discussing the role of industrial hygiene in the green economy, and the need for industrial hygienist to be at the beginning of the design project. Interesting statistic, from this presentation, was from an Australian Study that determined that design continues to be a significant contibutor to work-related serious injury. 37% of workplace fatalities involved design-related issues and another 14% of fatalities, design-related issues may have played a role. If that statistic was not enough for us, the case studies presented emphasized how industrial hygienists involved at different stages of the project affected or prevented risk shifting. The presentation also discussed whether worker safety and health should be included in the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system? A building could be rated platinum but were their any fatalities during construction, are the occupants happy with indoor air quality, or what are costs involved with operations and maintenance?
Kudos to the New Jersey section for an excellant conference.
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