COMING EVENTS
November 16-18 —Health and safety issues will be highlighted at this year’s ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BUILDING SCIENCES. Asbestos, lead-based paint, radon, formaldehyde, and PCBs are some of the topics that will be addressed at the conference, which will be held in Washington, D.C. For more information, call Dean Phelus of the NIBS at (202) 347-5710.
November 30-December 1 A seminar on INSPECTION AND TESTING OF UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS win be conducted by Keyworth Safety Consultants, Ltd. in Elk Grove Village, Illinois. The two-day seminar, designed for fire and building inspectors, will address underground storage tank management, installation of steel tanks and fiberglass reinforced plastic tanks, and secondary containment systems. For more information, contact Keyworth Safety Consultants, 1645 Von Braun Trail, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007, or call (312) 980-0253.
January 9-10, 1989 – A seminar on STEEL CONSTRUCTION, CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION, and HIGH RISE BUILDINGS win be taught by Frank Brannigan in Orlando, Florida. The author of Building Construction for the Fire Service will discuss the defects of each type of construction, which can cost firefighters’ lives. The seminar, which will be accompanied by slides, will be held at Valencia Community College. For more information, contact Bob Milke, Valencia Community College, P.O. Box 3028, Orlando, FL 32801, or call (407) 299-5000 ext. 3265.
January 21, 1989 — The first national video teleconference on MEMBER/EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS win be aired via satellite between 1 to 3:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. It’s sponsored by the International Association of Fire Chiefs Foundation and the Fellowship of Fire Chaplains, and will explain how to start and maintain a member/ employee assistance program and how to evaluate those that are in existance. For more information, contact Publisher Services Inc., Seminar Division, 80 South Early Street, Alexandria, VA 22304, or call (703) 823-6966.
