30th Annual Occupational Safety and Health
Winter Institute
Toxicology of Chemicals by Chemical Class
For Health and Safety Professionals
February 15-17, 2010
Tradewinds Island Grand
St. Pete Beach, Florida
TECH EXAM WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17 at 11:30 AM.
PLEASE MAKE TRAVEL PLANS ACCORDINGLY.
This course is designed for health and safety professionals with little or no background in toxicology. Upon completion of the course, students will be familiar with the general toxicology associated with most chemical classes. They will also understand the unique, more serious, toxicology of individual chemicals within each chemical class. An overview of how to search for toxicology information, find pertinent standards, regulations, and guidelines for chemicals of interest to the workplace will be presented.
Course Faculty
Finis L. Cavender, PhD, DABT, CIH, President, CEI, Hendersonville, NC
Content
Survey of the general toxicology of the chemical classes; principles of toxicology; workplace exposure routes; hazard classifications; occupational standards (TLVs, PELs, IDLHs); guidelines (TRI, ERPGs, MCLs); searching for toxicology information; and dealing with multiple chemical exposures.
Agenda Topics
- Aliphatic hydrocarbons
- Alicyclic hydrocarbons
- Aromatic hydrocarbons
- Amines
- Alcohols
- Glycols
- Polymers
- Chlorinated hydrocarbons
- Organic acids
- Sulfur compounds
- Halides
- Heavy metals
- Acids and bases
- Acid mists
- Exposure Routes
- Thresholds
- Absorption, Distribution, Excretion
- Occupational Standards: TLVs, PELs, ERPGs, WEELs, MACs, STELs, etc.
- Searching TOXNET, EPA, ATSDR
- Special topics
Credit
1 Elective Tech Credit
2.5 ABIH (Category 4)
1.5 BCSP
CEUs requested
Meeting Times
Course begins Monday, February 15 at 8:00 am and ends Wednesday, February 17 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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