COMING EVENTS
JULY 25-28—A California Mountain Company, Ltd. ROPE RESCUE COURSE I, hosted by the Downers Grove Fire Department, will be held in Downers Grove, Illinois. It is a 32hour class on modern rope rescue techniques. Rope Rescue II will be held July 29August 1. Contact: Lieutenant Friedrich, Downers Grove Fire Department, (708) 719-4590.
AUGUST 3-4-COMMAND AND MANAGEMENTSENIOR OFFICER, a course conducted at the New York State Academy of Fire Science, will be held in Montour Falls, New York. Subjects include communication, water supplies, and commanding multiple companies. Contact: New York State Department of State Office of Fire Prevention ami Control, Academy of Fire Science, P.O. Box 811, Montour Falls, NY 14865-0811.
AUGUST 3-4-COMMANDING THE INITIAL RESPONSE. a course conducted at the New York State Academy of Fire Science, will be held in Montour Falls, New York. Establish command. performing size-up, and command are among the skills taught. Contact: New York State Department of State Office of Fire Prevention and Control, Academy of Fire Science, P.O. Box 811, Montour Falls, NY 14865-0811.
AUGUST 7-8 —A one-day conference sponsored by General Physics to inform industry of the impending impact of OSHA REG. 29 CFR 1910.119, PROCESS SAFETY MANAGEMENT OF HIGHLY HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS will be held in Houston, Texas. Contact: larry Posluszny, (215) 327-3550 or (8(H)) 544-4555
AUGUST 6-8-EMERGENCY RESPONDERS 24HOUR BASIC HEALTH AND SAFETY COURSE, sponsored by the New England Consortium, will be held in Lowell, Massachusetts. It meets OSHA requirements for operations level emergency responders to hazardous substance releases. Contact: Helen Butler, Work Environment Laboratory, University of Lowell, Lowell, MA 01854.
AUGUST 13-15-FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS a course presented by the Division of State Fire Marshal and the Alarm Association of Florida, will be held in the Dade-Broward area. The curriculum is structured for all persons involved in design, specification, plan review, inspection, maintenance, testing, and installation of fire alarm systems. Contact: Alarm Association of Florida, (813) 465-2166.
AUGUST 13-16-LIFE SAFETY CODE a work shop offered by the National Fire Protection Association, will be held in Sturbridge, Massachusetts. Contact: Kenneth Backman, Assistant Vice President, Member Programs, NFPA, One Battcrymarch Park, P.O. Box 9101, Quincy, MA 02269-9101.
AUGUST 19-20-ON-SCENE INCIDENT COMMANDER, a 16-hour course for individuals with management control responsibilities during a haz-mat incident response, will be held in Columbia, Maryland. W ith completion of first responder operations training, it satisfies 29 CFR 1910.120 training requirements for incident commanders. Contact: Registrar. HazMat, Inc., (301) 964-0940 or (800) 777-8474.
AUGUST 19-22-HEALTH AND SAFETY TRAINING PROGRAM FOR HAZARDOUS WASTE OPERATIONS: 40-HOUR WORKSHOP FOR SUPERFUND AND RCRA REMEDIATION SITE PERSONNEL, a course offered by the College of Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, addresses the safety issues associated with hazardous waste operations. Contact: Department of Engineering Professional Development, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 432 N. Lake St., Madison, WI 53706.
SEPTEMBER 4-7-EMERGENCY VEHICLE AND FLEET MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE AND EXPOSITION, offered by The Conference Corporation, will be held in Kissimmee, Florida. Contact: The Conference Corporation, (619) 431-8088.
SEPTEMBER 21-25 — The International Association of Fire Chiefs is sponsoring IAFC ’91: LEADERSHIP FOR LIFE SAFETY, to be held in Toronto, Canada. The conference and exhibition includes more than 300 educational sessions, live outdoor demos, a parade, and an apparatus maintenance workshop. Contact: IAFC. 1329 18th St. NW, Washington, DC 20036-6516, (202) 833-3420.
SEPTEMBER 25-ADAPT TO SURVIVAL: THE EVOLUTION IN FIRE SPRINKLER TECHNOLOGY, a one-day technology update seminar offered by the National Fire Sprinkler Association, Inc. (NFSA), will be held in Los Angeles, California. Topics covered include NFPA 13, 13R. and 13D; backflow protection; earthquake protection; and the proposed NFPA 25. Contact: NFSA, P.O. Box 1000, Patterson, NY 12563, (914) 878-4200.
