COMING EVENTS
NOVEMBER 8-9 – J.T. Baker Inc.’s Office of Training Services’ HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS SAFETY SEMINAR will be held in Saddle Brook, New Jersey. The seminar covers a wide range of chemical topics including hazard analysis, fundamentals of hazardous chemical safety, labeling, flammable liquids and solids, corrosive chemicals, and chemical waste disposal. Contact: J.T. Baker Inc., Office of Training Services, 222 Red School Lane, Phillipsburg, NJ 08865 (201) 8599400.
NOVEMBER 8-9 – Urban Search and Rescue, inc.s DISASTER MEDICAL CARE: SAVING LIVES IN THE PREHOSPITAL SETTING win be held in Ventura, California. Topics covered include: EMSA and prehospital care in disasters, mass casualty incident management, crush syndrome diagnosis and treatment, and emergency field procedures. Contact: Jan Smith, (805) 654-2551.
NOVEMBER 11-14 – The NFPA’s 1990 Fall Meeting, with the theme of DISASTER MANAGEMENT, will be held in Miami, Florida. I’he 1991 edition of the Life Safety Code® will be presented for adoption along with 25 other codes and standards. Contact: Julie Reynolds. (617) 984-7270.
NOVEMBER 12-14 – The New York State Department of State Office of Fire Prevention and Control is sponsoring FIRE INVESTIGATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY, a course geared to give the fire investigator the necessary knowledge and skills to photographically document a fire scene in a manner suitable for courtroom presentation. Contact: Office Fire Prevention and Control, Academy Fire Science, P.O. Box 811, Montour Falls, NY 14865-0811.
NOVEMBER 12-15 – The seminar LOSS CONTROL MANAGEMENT, conducted by the International Loss Control Institute, will be held in Atlanta, Georgia. Contact: Pat Bennett at (800) 554-6001 or (404) 466-2208.
NOVEMBER 13-15-FUNDAMENTALS OF SEARCH AND RESCUE will be held in Newington Connecticut by the National Association of Search and Rescue. Newcomers as well as professionals welcome. Contact NASAR. P.O. Box 3709, Fairfax, VA 22038, (703) 3521349.
NOVEMBER 13-15 – The New England Consortium is sponsoring the EMERGENCY RESPONDERS 24-HOUR BASIC HEALTH AND SAFETY COURSE in Augusta, Maine. The course meets OSHA requirements for operations level emergency responders to hazardous substances releases. Contact: Helen Butler, Work Environment Laboratory, University of Lowell, Lowell, MA 01854, (508) 934 3257.
NOVEMBER 14-16 -The New York State Department of State Office of Fire Prevention and Control is sponsoring INTERVIEWING TECHNIQUES FOR THE FIRE INVESTIGATOR, a course to improve the fire investigator’s ability to recognize and interpret psychological and physiological symptoms of stress/ truthfulness. Contact: Office of Fire Prevention and Control, Academy of Fire Science, P.O. Box 811, Montour Falls, NY 14865081 1.
NOVEMBER 15-16- J.T. Baker Inc.’s Office of Training Services’ SPILL RESPONSE SEMINAR will be held in Houston, Texas. It is a laboratory standard and safety seminar addressing chemical safety review; spill response, evacuation, and decontamination procedures; personal protection equipment; and spill control media. Contact: J.T. Baker Inc., Office of Training Services, 222 Red School tne, Phillipsburg, NJ 08865 (201) 859-9400.
NOVEMBER 17-18-The New York State Department of State Office of Fire Prevention and Control is sponsoring COMMAND AND MANAGEMENT FOR THE CHIEF OFFICER, a course covering the management process, budgeting, stress management, analyzing fire data, fire risk analysis, and incident command system organization. Contact: Office of Fire Prevention and Control, Academy of Fire Science, P.O. Box 811, Montour Falls, NY 14865-0811.
NOVEMBER 17-18-Hu* New York State Department of State Office of Fire Prevention and Control is sponsoring BUILDING CONSTRUCTION FOR FIRE SUPPRESSION FORCES: NONCOMBUSTIBLE & FIRE-RESISTIVE CONSTRUCTION, an introductory course to the special characteristics of noncombustible and fireresistive construction of particular concern to the fire service. Contact: Office of FirePrevention anti Control, Academy of FireScience, P.O. Box 811, Montour Falls, NY 14865-0811.
NOVEMBER 26-28 – HMCHI’S 11th annual national conference* and exhibition, SUPER- FUND ’90, will be held in Washington, DC. There will be 13 seminars and numerous lectures and manuscripts on various wasteissues offered. More than 400 companies will be displaying equipment and products. Onsite registration. Contact: HMCRI at (301) 587-9390.
NOVEMBER 26-29 – The New York StateDepartment of State Office of Fire* Prevention and Control is sponsoring CODES #44 ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT, a course to acquaint code enforcement officials with the basic principles of administering and enforcing codes program. Contact: Office of Fire Prevention and Control, Academy of FireScience, P.O. Box 811, Montour Falls, NY 14865-0811.
NOVEMBER 26-30 – The New York StateDepartment of StateOffice of Fire Prevention and Control is sponsoring COMPUTERAIDED MANAGEMENT OF EMERGENCY OPERATIONS (CAMEO), a course designed to help emergency planners and first responders to plan for and safely handle chemical accidents. Contact: New York StateDepartment of StateOffice of Fire Prevention and Control, Academy of Fire Science, P.O. Box 811, Montour Falls, NY 14865-0811.
DECEMBER 2-4-THE GLOBAL OUTLOOK FOR ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY FLAME-RETARDANT SYSTEMS, sponsored by Falmouth Associates, will be held in St. Louis, Missouri. The conference will bring together regulatory experts, resin suppliers, formulators of flame-retardant compounds, and the fire service to discuss halogen-free fire-retardant and smoke-suppressant additives. Contact: Hugh Olmstead, (207) 781-3932.
DECEMBER 3-4-J.T. Baker Inc.’s Office of Training Services’ SPILL RESPONSE SEMINAR will be held in San Mateo, California. It is a laboratory standard and safety seminar addressing chemical safety review; spill response, evacuation and decontamination procedures; personal protection equipment; and more. Contact: J.T. Baker Inc., Office of Training Services, 222 Red School Lane, Phillipsburg, NJ 08865 (201) 859-9400.
DECEMBER 10-11 -J.T. Baker Inc.’s Office of Training Services’ HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS SAFETY SEMINAR will be held in San Mateo, California . The seminar covers a wide range of chemical topics including hazard analysis, fundamentals of hazardous chemical safety, labeling, flammable liquids and solids, corrosive chemicals, and chemical waste disposal. Contact: J.T. Baker Inc., Office of Training Services, 222 Red School Dine, Phillipsburg, NJ 08865 (201) 859-9400.
DECEMBER 10-13 – The seminar LOSS CONTROL MANAGEMENT, conducted by the International Loss Control Institute, will beheld in Calgary, Alberta. Contact: Pat Bennett at (800) 554-6001 or (404) 466-2208.
DECEMBER 13-14-J.T. Baker Inc.’s Office of Training Services’ HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS SAFETY SEMINAR will be held in Dallas, Texas. The seminar covers a wide range of chemical topics including hazard analysis, fundamentals of hazardous chemical safety, labeling, flammable liquids and solids, corrosive chemicals, and chemical waste disposal. Contact: J.T. Baker Inc., Office of Training Services, 222 Red School Lane, Phillipsburg, NJ 08865 (201) 859-9400.
