2024 PDS Program

2024 33rd Annual CIHC Professional Development Seminar

The Westin San Jose
302 South Market Street,
San Jose, CA 95113

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PRESENTATIONS

Tuesday, December 03, 2024

  • Welcome — Megan Canright Racicot, MPH, CIH, Director of Scientific Operations, Forensic Analytical Consulting Services, Inc. (FACS); Conference Co-Chair and Vice President, CIHC
  • CIHC Update — Pamela Murcell, MS, CIH, CIHC Board President, President, KWA Safety & HazMat Consultants, Inc.
  • Session Chair Welcome and Introductions — Chris Laszcz-Davis, MS, CIH, FAIHA, FAIC, former CIHC President, President, The Environmental Quality Organization, LLC
  • National AIHA Update — Larry Sloan, MBA, FASAE, CAE, Chief Executive Officer, National American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA)
  • Update from Cal/OSHA — Debra Lee, Chief, Cal/OSHA, Division of Occupational Safety and Health, California Department of Industrial Relations, Eric Berg, MPH, Deputy Chief of Health, Cal/OSHA, Division of Occupational Safety and Health, California Department of Industrial Relations
  • CIHC Annual Legislative Update — Catherine Barankin, Executive Director, Sacramento Advocacy
  • Update From CDPH — Kristin Cummings, MD, MPH, Chief, Occupational Health Branch, California Department of Public Health (CDPH)
  • Session Chair Welcome and Introductions — Ken Cox, Product Manager, LarsonDavis
  • Introduction to Hand/Arm Vibration and Whole Body Vibration — Ken Cox, Product Manager, LarsonDavis
  • Demystifying Noise Exposure Assessment: Top 7 Myths — Robert Vannice, MS, CIH, CSP, Senior Industrial Hygiene Manager - Amazon
  • Introduction to EMF Exposure Assessments — Robert Johnson, Chief Executive Officer, EME Safety
  • Laser Safety: Incidents, Trends, and Emerging Issues — Eric Lawson, MS, Environmental, Safety & Health Laser Safety Officer, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
  • Evening Social – The Westin in CIHC exhibitor area

 Wednesday, December 04, 2024

Thursday, December 05, 2024

  • Session Chair Welcome and Introductions — Danie Tan, MBA, CIH, CSP, Senior Consultant/Manager, BSI Consulting
  • Industrial Hygiene Expert Witness Data vs. the Sanchez Hearsay Ruling — Dave Gold, CIH, CSP, President, Gold Health and Safety Consulting
  • Health and Safety in the Cannabis Industry — Sylvia Fontes, MS, CIH, Director of Environmental Health Services, Forensic Analytical Consulting Services, Inc. (FACS)
  • Incident Investigation Techniques and FACE Case Studies — Robert Kleinerman, MPH, CIH, Principal, Kleinerman & Associates Environmental Health & Safety, LLC
  • The Culture Metric: Assessing the Maturity of Workplace Well-Being Programs — Xavier Alcaraz, CIH, CSP, Managing Principal, BSI Consulting
  • Afternoon Session Theme – “Ethics in Industrial Hygiene”
  • Session Chair Welcome and Introductions — Pamela Murcell, MS, CIH, CIHC Board President, President, KWA Safety & HazMat Consultants, Inc.
  • Ethics in Industrial Hygiene — Nancy McClellan, MPH, CIH, CHMM Principal Industrial Hygiene Expert, Chief Executive Officer, Occupational Health Management PLLC, Vice President American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) Board of Directors
  • Closing Remarks — Megan Canright Racicot, MPH, CIH, Director of Scientific Operations, Forensic Analytical Consulting Services, Inc. (FACS); Conference Co-Chair and Vice President, CIHC