April 2003
Office of Public Health Practice
Centers for Education and Training
Website: http://www2.umdnj.edu/ophpweb ******************************************************************
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April 2003
Office of Public Health Practice
Centers for Education and Training
Website: http://www2.umdnj.edu/ophpweb ******************************************************************
In this edition:
1. Upcoming Courses in April and May
2. New York/New Jersey NIOSH ERC 24th Annual Scientific Meeting
3. New Courses in 2003
*OSHA
500, 501, & 510 dates available
4. Environmental Health Training for Nurses
5. Nursing Credit Approval for “Training and Certification
in Occupational Hearing Conservation”
6. Occupational Safety and Health News
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1. Upcoming Courses in April and May
April, 2003
* Hazardous Waste Annual Refresher– April 1
* AHERA Inspector Refresher – April 2
* AHERA Management Planner Refresher – April 2
* NJ Asbestos Safety Technician – April 3-4
* Asbestos Awareness – April 7
* OSHA 10-Hour Construction – April 9-10
* 24th Annual Scientific Meeting – April 11
* Fundamentals of Occupational Safety – April 21-25
* Asbestos Supervisor – April 21-25
* Hazardous Waste Annual Refresher – April 28
* Asbestos Operations and Maintenance – April 28-29
* Asbestos Supervisor Refresher – April 30
May, 2003
* OSHA 10-Hour General Industry, May 1 - 2
* Toxicology A First Look, May 1 - 2
* Respirator Program Administration with Fit-Testing Workshop, May 5
* 40-Hour Hazardous Waste, May 5 - 9
* AHERA Inspector Refresher, May 7
* AHERA Management Planner Refresher, May 7
* Asbestos Operations and Maintenance Refresher, May 8
* Sampling for Hazardous Materials, May 12 - 14
* Annual Refresher for the 40-Hour Health and Safety for Hazardous Waste, May
15
* Supervisors of Hazardous Waste Operations, May 16
* Recertification in Occupational Hearing Conservation, May 19
* NIOSH 582: Sampling and Evaluating Airborne Asbestos Dust, May 19 - 22
* Spirometry Update, May 20
* NIOSH-Approved (#043) Spirometry Training, May 28 - 30
* Hazardous Waste Annual Refresher, May 30
On-going training opportunities
Occupational Medicine Seminar Series
* April 1 Pesticides, Mark Robson, PhD, MPH
* April 8 Health Care Consulting-Medical Benefits, Joseph Romano, MD
* April 15 International Occupational Medicine Follow-Up and Organization,
Steven E. Lerman, MD, MPH
* April 22 Corporate Medical Departments and Pharmaceutical Medical Issues,
Gary Udasin, MD
* April 29 Can Your Patient Be A Pilot? An Update of FAA Requirements, Steven
Swartz, MD
* May 13 Personal Protective Equipment and Control technology, Nancy Clark,
MA, CIH, CSP
* May 27 Health Care and the State Police, Donald Izzi, DO
The Occupational Medicine Seminar Series are one-hour seminars scheduled Tuesdays
at 1:30 PM in Conference Rooms A and B at the Environmental and Occupational
Health Sciences Institute in Piscataway, New Jersey.
For more information about the Seminar Series, please visit http://www2.umdnj.edu/ophpweb/courses/c46sem.htm
2. New York/New Jersey NIOSH ERC 24th Annual Scientific Meeting
Smoking in the Workplace: Science and Policy
April 11, 2003
Hatch Auditorium, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Presentations by:
John Howard, Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Thomas Frieden (invited), Commissioner, NYC Department of Health and Mental
Hygiene
Frank Mirer, International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural
Implement Workers of America (UAW)
Glorian Sorensen, Harvard University
Omowunmi Osinubi, UMDNJ-School of Public Health
Registration fee is $100 ($10 for students).
For more information, please
contact Janet Bandoy, 732-235-9453 or jaquezja@umdnj.edu. Additional details
will be
posted on the ERC web page at http://www.nynjerc.org/annual.htm.
3. New Courses
in 2003
The following new courses will be offered in 2003:
* Right-to-Know Training for NJ Public Employees - May 9, July 10, September
17, November 17
The Atlantic OSHA Training Center will offer the following courses:
* OSHA 510 – Occupational Safety and Health Standards for the Construction
Industry, June 9 - 12
* OSHA 500 – Trainer Course in Occupational Safety and Health Standards
for the Construction Industry, July 7 - 10
Prerequisite: OSHA 510
* OSHA 501 - Trainer Course in Occupational Safety and Health Standards for
General Industry, August 11 - 14
For more information on the Atlantic OSHA Training Center, visit www2.umdnj.edu/ophpweb/CET/OSHAindex.htm
4.
Environmental Health Training for Nurses
The UMDNJ-School of Public Health has developed a half day training program
to provide nurses with information on environmental health issues. The program
will
be held in Stratford, NJ on May 27 and in New Brunswick on May 28. Additional
sessions will be held in New York City and Upstate New York. For more information,
please visit www2.umdnj.edu/ophpweb or contact Robyn Shumer, (732) 235-9451
or shumerrb@umdnj.edu.
5.
Nursing Credit Approval for “Training and Certification
in Occupational Hearing Conservation”
The “Training and Certification in Occupational Hearing Conservation” course
is now approved for 21 contact hours for nurses. The University of Medicine
and Dentistry of New Jersey - Center for Continuing and Outreach Education,
is an
approved provider of continuing education in nursing by the New Jersey State
Nurses Association, Activity Number P173-7/2001-7/2003. NJSNA is accredited
as an approver of continuing education in nursing by the American Nurses Credentialing
Center Commission on Accreditation.
6. Occupational Safety and Health News
and
Resources
OSHA Ergonomics Guidelines Announced for the Nursing Home Industry
OSHA recommends eliminating manual lifting of residents when feasible
The guidelines are divided into five sections: developing a process for protecting
workers; identifying problems and implementing solutions for resident lifting
and repositioning; identifying problems and implementing solutions for activities
other than resident lifting and repositioning; training; and additional sources
of information.
For more information, visit www.osha.gov/wutsnew.html
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CET Courses at your Facility
CET courses can be presented in your facility. For more information on how
to schedule our courses at your facility, please contact Koshy Koshy at 732-235-9459
or koshyko@umdnj.edu.
2003 CET Course Catalog
Our 2003 course catalog can be downloaded from our web site. To request a copy
to be mailed to you, please call Bonnie at (732) 235-9450. Information about
all of our courses is listed on our web site.
CET Listserv
Encourage others to join the CET Listserv. E-mail us at sph-cet@rwja.umdnj.edu
and typing “subscribe sph-cet” in the message section of the e-mail
or by visiting us online.
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For a complete course schedule, please visit our website at: http://www2.umdnj.edu/ophpweb/.
To register or for more information, please contact CET at: (732) 235-9450
or e-mail cet-ophp@umdnj.edu.
Thanks and hope to see you soon!
UMDNJ-School of Public Health
Office of Public Health Practice
Centers for Education and Training
317 George Street, Plaza II, Suite 203
New Brunswick, NJ 08901-2008
Phone: (732) 235-9450
Fax: (732) 235-9460
http://www2.umdnj.edu/ophpweb/
Contact information:
Bonnie Wilson
Registrar
(732) 235-9450
wilsonld@umdnj.edu
Koshy Koshy, PhD
Program Manager
(732) 235-9459
koshyko@umdnj.edu
Robyn Shumer, MPH
Health Educator
(732) 235-9451
shumerrb@umdnj.edu
Janet J. Bandoy, BA
Program Coordinator
(732) 235-9453
jaquezja@umdnj.edu
Mitchel Rosen, MS
Director, OPHP
(732) 235-9452
mrosen@umdnj.edu