30th Annual Occupational Safety and Health
Winter Institute
Managing Hazmat Responses in Healthcare
February 17-19, 2010
Tradewinds Island Grand
St. Pete Beach, Florida
TECH EXAM FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19 at 11:30 AM.
PLEASE MAKE TRAVEL PLANS ACCORDINGLY.
Building a comprehensive hazmat program for emergency responses to hazardous materials incidents in the healthcare sector can be difficult, even for experienced EH&S professionals. Traditional hazmat course agendas focus on large hazmat incidents that occur in our everyday surroundings and environment, while this course is healthcare specific and focuses on practical response initiatives tailored to the healthcare environment and resources. Attendees will gain the knowledge and resources to build an effective program to manage the following:
- Recognition and inventory of healthcare specific hazardous materials
- Internal hazmat spills (small vs. large)
- Internal hospital hazmat response teams
- External hazmat incidents (influx of contaminated patients vs. ED walk – ins)
- NIMS / HICS implementation for hazardous materials and waste incidents
- Coordination with local and outside agencies, including local emergency planning committees
- Spill reporting and incident investigation
- Training requirements and expectations
- Statement of physical and medical qualification
- 29 CFR 1910.120 – Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response
- OSHA Best Practices for Hospital–Based First Receivers of Victims from Mass Casualty Incidents Involving the Release of Hazardous Substances
- 2009 Joint Commission Environment of Care and Emergency Management standards
- Utilization of hospital MSDS management system, DOT Emergency Response Guidebook, and NIOSH pocket guide
- Inventory, maintenance, and selection of appropriate personal protective equipment
- Industrial hygiene in healthcare hazardous materials response initiatives
- Planning and coordinating response actions with the emergency department and treating physicians
- Case studies and scenarios
Course Faculty
Scott Harris, PhD, MPH, IESO, LLC, Lexington, KY
Tony Stewart, CSP, CHMM, REA, Sutter Health, Sacramento, CA
Credit
1 Elective Tech Credit
ABIH (Category 4) requested
1.5 BCSP
CEUs requested
Additional Information
Course begins Wednesday, February 17 at 1:00 pm and ends Friday, February 19 at 11:00 am.
Tuition and Registration
Please review our Registration Policies.
Tuition for this course is $815, $915 after Jan. 29.
To register online, go to the Winter Institute Registration Form. You may also submit your registration via email; please be sure to include the course title and date.
For further information on this course, contact the NC ERC office at osherc@unc.edu, or call us at 919-962-2101, toll free at 888-235-3320.
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