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SAFETY IN THE LABORATORYJames A. Kaufman, Ph.D. This one-day seminar will be held on Saturday, July 19, 2008 and will include fundamentals of lab safety and effective lab safety programs. Among the topics are: accidents, legal aspects, labeling, chemical handling and storage, eye and face protection, disposal of chemicals, electrical safety, planning your safety program and safety information resources. There will be time for a question and answer session as well as an informal roundtable discussion. For more information call 508-647-1900 or email severin@labsafety.org. Click here to download registration form. HOW TO BE A MORE EFFECTIVE CHEMICAL HYGIENE OFFICERJames A. Kaufman, Ph.D. On Sunday, July 20, 2008 important issues will be covered for Chemical Hygiene Officers-lab hazards, chemical hygiene plan development and implementation, the lab standard, other lab regulations, beyond the lab standard, resources, and sample exam. This is the RJG Associates prep course for taking the NRCC CCHO Certification exam. Dr. Kaufman is the director of the Laboratory Safety Institute. He has been sharing ideas about improving lab safety programs for more than 25 years. More than 50,000 scientists and science educators have attended his seminars and short courses. He is the author/narrator of the American Chemical Society audio course on lab safety and the LSI Two-day Lab Safety Video Short Course. For more information call 508-647-1900 or email severin@labsafety.org. Click here to download registration form. The Parallel BangJack Bacon, Futurist, New Epoch Productions 
Humans have been doubling what we know and what we can do every 30 years since the Renaissance, and after each lifetime of such change, it is always easy for an older person to believe that life is now "too fast." If you step back and take the broader view, you can soon see that in THIS generation, they might be right. The pace is showing lots of signs of actually picking up in many facets of society, giving new reasons to share in our elders' bewilderment. Economic cycles are ten times shorter than a century ago, manufacturing efficiencies are taking off at greater rates, global communication and digital storage are essentially free, and basic science and technology are making huge leaps that defy the 30 year doubling rule. If the universe started with a Big Bang, it appears that human understanding of that universe now going through an explosive new creation of its own. A shift in human society is going on today that will totally eclipse the growth increases of the Renaissance, and history will look back at this decade with reverence and awe. We'll explore some of the data that supports this prophecy, and look at what may happen to the world as we go through this "Parallel Bang" of understanding. A copy of the book “The Parallel Bang” is to be provided.Jack Bacon has often been called "A New Carl Sagan." He is an internationally-known motivational speaker, a distinguished lecturer (emeritus) of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), and one of the most requested speakers in the world for topics concerning technology and the factors that shape human society. His lectures have captivated tens of thousands of all ages in thirty-two countries on six continents, and he has appeared on numerous radio and television broadcasts. Chemical Storage and the Dean Martin Chemical Management SystemJames A. Kaufman, Ph.D. Effective chemical management requires attention to a wide range of issues: purchasing, inventory, storage, use, and disposal. This presentation will focus on the storage aspect while also addressing the others as well. How can we avoid the errors of the past? The answers lie in some of the often heard words of Paul Crocetti (Dean Martin). Join us to find out the simple, yet incredible step you can take to avoid unidentified chemicals, orphans, overcrowding, damaged, leaking containers, and more. Learn the five words that can change your chemical management system forever! Dr. Kaufman is the founder and President/CEO of The Laboratory Safety Institute – an international, non-profit center for safety in science and science education. LSI's lectures and training programs, AV-lending library, Mini-Grants, Internet discussion list, and publications help both academic and non-academic institutions throughout the world. LSI is supported, in part, by grants from individuals, foundations, companies and professional societies. LSI conducts seminars, short courses, audits and inspections for schools, colleges, and companies. They also provide advice on regulatory compliance, safety program development, facilities design, editorial commentary on laboratory texts, and expert witness testimony. Earning your NAOSMM CertificationLori Keen, Lab Services Manager,
The step-by-step process of obtaining certification as a Scientific Materials Manager will be explained. Members of the Certification Committee will be available at this informal Q&A about how to get this certification. Lori Keen has been a NAOSMM member since 1990. She has served six years on the NAOSMM Executive Board and is Co-chair of the Certification Committee. Lori has been employed as lab services manager at Calvin College for twenty-three years. What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You – The Importance of Regulatory Audits and InspectionsRussell Phifer, President, Regulations and public opinion pressure academic and industrial facilities to comply with stringent environmental regulations or face severe legal penalties. Failure to pay attention to these environmental concerns can be costly - in dollars as well as public image. Civil and criminal liabilities face those who don't properly manage hazardous materials and wastes. Environmental surveys address a variety of regulatory compliance issues; topics typically include worker safety, air quality, water quality and waste management. Environmental impairment may be the most important issue addressed in a survey. Leaking underground storage tanks, for instance, can result in substantial short and long term costs for remediation. With few companies being covered by pollution liability insurance, the capital expenditure for cleanup costs may have to be funded through operating expenses. With this in mind, an environmental survey can be an excellent investment for anyone handling hazardous materials. Potential problems can be identified and addressed before regulatory and environmental liability can escalate the cost of compliance. Russell W. Phifer has been active in the environmental health & safety field since 1979. He is active in the American Chemical Society's Division of Chemical Health and Safety, having served as Chair, Councilor, Secretary, and as Workshops Committee Chair. Mr. Phifer has also served as a member of the ACS Task Force on Laboratory Environment, Health & Safety since 1981, and as Chair from 1987-1993 and 2003. Other ACS activities include service on the Committees on Chemical Safety and Environmental Improvement. He has been an active member of the Chester County Occupational Education Advisory Board since 1989 and as Vice-Chair of the Chester County Local Emergency Planning Committee since 1987. He wrote the approved PA state curriculum for Environmental Technology. Through his employment, Mr. Phifer has served as Project Manager and Health & Safety officer on two Superfund cleanup sites. He routinely develops and presents safety-oriented workshops, including on-site emergency management training programs for the federal HAZWOPER standard. He has consulted for such clients as Proctor & Gamble, Bethlehem Steel, and Dartmouth College. Mr. Phifer has received professional certifications from the National Environmental Training Association, Academy of Hazardous Materials Managers and the Environmental Assessment Association. Mr. Phifer is the author of several publications on hazardous materials management, and has delivered over 75 technical papers at regional and national meetings. Custom Lab Manual DevelopmentRick L. Simonson, Scientific Illustrator and Project Manager In my experience as an educator I’ve found that the lab manuals offered by many textbook publishers are not ideal for most laboratory courses. They are often too bloated with information and contain many exercises that are not appropriate for the material covered in my course. This excess content is often burdensome. Students find themselves confused by all of this extra material. It can be confusing for the instructors as well! Having to dig through extra, unused content is not an efficient way to conduct a lab course. I have created a completely customizable lab manual service. We will develop the perfect lab manual specifically for your course. It can be modified at any time and is completely free of charge for the instructor. Attend this lecture to learn more! Rick Simonson is the Lead Illustrator and Project Manager of RLSimonson Studios (www.RLSimonson.com). He works with college science instructors to develop custom lab manuals specifically for their laboratory courses. He has many years of experience in textbook art development and in creating custom educational materials. Rick is also a Senior Lecturer in the Biology Department at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. SECRETS OF ECONOMIC LABORATORY WASTE MANAGEMENTRussell W. Phifer Two thousand and eight compliance with hazardous waste management regulations often seems like trying to put a round peg in a square hole. These regulations, which were designed for industry, place a significant burden on laboratories. Laboratories pay the highest per unit cost for disposal of any industry segment. However, there are opportunities to manage lab wastes in compliance with the regulations and still be cost effective. These include inventory control methods, managing by-products before they become wastes, and careful control of disposal contracting. Mr. Phifer has been working in and around laboratories for 40 years. His experience includes working in a production laboratory, for a hazardous waste TSDF, as a H&S manager on a Superfund site, and as a consultant & trainer in the environmental health & safety field. He currently serves as Chair of the American Chemical Society’s Committee on Chemical Safety and as Chair-Elect of the Division of Chemical Health and Safety. Ethics in Purchasing: Understanding Your PowerMs. Suzanne McIntyre, Administrative Associate, School of Biological Sciences, All purchasing professionals must have a highly developed sense of professional ethics to protect their own and their institution’s reputation for fair dealing. As a whole, we must learn to strengthen ethical awareness among ourselves by adhering to the proper guidelines and procedures set out before us. That being said, Ms. McIntyre will share a few of these basic guidelines that have helped her over the years. These few simple rules have not only helped in her professionalism and ethics at the University of Texas, but have extended to enhance and enrich her personal life as well. Ms. McIntyre has been an Administrative Associate/Senior Procurement Officer for the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Texas at Austin for the past 17 years. Management StrategiesLinda Perez-Saldana, Learn various management techniques to succeed in supervision, time and project management and reporting. As in all things, different things work for different people. By learning a little about different strategies, you can implement the appropriate one at your institution to help streamline your work and reduce the amount of stress. You will also learn about some of the styles that are NOT effective in the long run. With over fourteen years in on-the-job management and five years in volunteer management with the Girl Scouts of the Rio Grande, Linda has seen all styles of management at work. Some have been successful and some have not. Through personal experience, extensive training and research, this information has been consolidated here for your use and success. The Care and Use of MicroscopesJerry Bodemann, This seminar will explain setting up microscopes for use, proper care and cleaning, terminology and when to call for repair. Jerry was instrumental in starting National Optical & Scientific Instruments. He was also a key element in National’s acquisition of National Optical & Scientific Instruments, making us the largest distributor of microscopes in the educational market today. He has 40 years experience in design and repair of microscopes. He and his wife, Janice, live in New Braunfels, Texas. They have two grown daughters, two grandchildren, and one on the way. First Responders Emergency PreparednessGypzy LindH, Whether you live in an urban, suburban, or rural setting, find out what you and your neighbors can do to help each other, saving critical time and money for emergency personnel. Complete with handouts and easy guidelines, this presentation will help you prepare for disaster situations at work, home or away no matter what part of the country you live in. Even if you and your family are safe, you may be called to help at other locations. Working with schools, churches, emergency personnel, city/state government officials, this information can turn a terrifying situation into a working, helping, saving mode of progression in your community. Gypzy LindH graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Geology and did postgraduate research for four years in chemistry and geology at BYU-Provo. Moving to Hawaii, she managed and renovated the BYU-HI stockroom and labs for two years. For six years, she managed and renovated the stockrooms at University of Hawaii, opening the stockroom to the rest of campus. After moving to AZ, she worked retail for several years, managing several departments and renovating stockrooms in several stores. Being asked to return to BYU to manage their Chemistry Central Stockroom (campus-wide) six years ago, Gypzy not only renovated the stockroom, but went from 430 to 1700+ accounts. Gypzy has also worked with university, community and church officials on improving emergency preparedness measures and training. An avid nature lover, she enjoys working in her yard, hiking, camping, exploring and making unusual flower arrangements. She continues to help former professors with research projects, including scanning sections for fossils in environmental studies. Gypzy has worked on the NAOSMM Program for the past three years. DEA: Over the Border and Into Our BackyardThomas Hinojosa, Assistant Special Agent in Charge (ASAC), ASAC Hinojosa will address in general terms the criminal activity on the border as it relates to the trafficking of drugs from Mexico into Texas, as well as the repatriation of bulk currency into Mexico and weapon smuggling into Mexico. He will also discuss pseudoephedrine and its use in the manufacture of methamphetamine and the sentencing guidelines for purchasing excessive pseudoephedrine over the counter for the purpose of manufacturing methamphetamine. He will also discuss any other topics related to drug trafficking that fit into your specific concerns. ASAC Hinojosa entered on duty with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in 1987 and was assigned to the Laredo Resident Office, Laredo, Texas. In 1993, ASAC Hinojosa transferred to the Guatemala City Country Office, Guatemala, where he remained until 1996, after which ASAC Hinojosa transferred to the McAllen District Office, McAllen, Texas. In 1998, ASAC Hinojosa received a promotion to Group Supervisor while in the McAllen District Office and in 2001 was transferred to DEA Headquarters, Arlington, Virginia, where he served as a Staff Coordinator in the Office of Congressional and Public Affairs. ASAC Hinojosa was later promoted to the position of Executive Assistant to the Chief of Operations in September 2002. In June 2004, ASAC Hinojosa was transferred to the Laredo District Office in Laredo, Texas where he remained until October 2007, when he was transferred to San Antonio, Texas as the ASAC of the San Antonio District Office. ASAC Hinojosa received his Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice – Police Administration in 1986 from the University of Texas – Pan American, Edinburg, Texas. Promega Express PlatformCherri Bell, PromegaExpress® Channel Manager Ms. Bell will discuss the Promega Express Platform. This system uses radio frequency identification (RFID) to monitor inventory transactions. Ms. Bell brings an extensive knowledge of inventory management to her role as the spokesperson for the PromegaExpress® Channel. Cherri Bell works for Promega Corporation and is based in Madison, WI. Over the past 12 years, she has been affiliated with life science research. After completing her Master’s of Science in the field of Biotechnology, she spent three years as a protein chemist at the University of Texas at Tyler. In 2000, she joined Promega as a Field Application Specialist for Northern Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico. In 2005, she was promoted to her current position as the Manager of the PromegaExpress® Channel. Her primary focus is educating researchers and inventory management personnel on the convenience, time and cost savings associated with the PromegaExpress® technology. Care and Maintenance of Freshwater AquariumsElisa Willadsen, University Account Manager Southern Midwest Region, Did you know the most common name for a goldfish is Jaws? You don’t have to feel like a fish out of water when caring for your aquatic friends. Come learn sound fish keeping principles and discover how to successfully maintain a freshwater aquarium. This informative session covers setup, living materials, equipment & supplies, and prevention of common mistakes. FREE materials & door prizes will be given away at the session. Elisa Willadsen has a B.S. in Zoology, M.S. in Toxicology, with a background of ichthyology from the University of Texas at Austin. She has conducted animal behavior research studying the mating preferences of the female swordtail, Xiphophorus, in response to visual stimulus and the cost of choice due to predation risk. Her hobbies include maintaining an African Cichlid tank, scuba diving, hiking and exploring. Maintaining Laboratory BalancesDoug Morse, President, Mr. Morse will discuss the practicality of testing lab balances yourself, the advantages of doing so, and the required tools. Doug Morse graduated from RIT in 1974 in electrical engineering, and then worked at Tektronix designing electronic circuits. In 1980, he started IES Corporation. IES is focused on repairing lab balances, and he has developed the key processes used. He is a member of the International Society of Weighing and Measurement. Doug has 17 years Kung-Fu training, is a cancer survivor, and grows great tomatoes. Bio-Rad Genes in a BottleTM KitSherri Andrews, Ph.D., Curriculum and Training Specialist, Can I see your DNA? Introduce your students to molecular biology with their own DNA. In this hands-on workshop you will extract the DNA from your own cheek cells then watch it precipitate. Bring only your imagination and take home your own DNA — in a necklace! Sherri Andrews joined Bio-Rad as a Curriculum and Training Specialist after 22 years of teaching at the middle school, high school, and undergraduate levels. She received her B.S. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, an M.A.Ed. from Western Carolina University, and a Ph.D. from UNC-Greensboro. She has served on committees for the National Academies of Science, the Destiny Science Program, NABT, etc. Sherri has also received several teaching awards including NABT’s Outstanding Biology Teacher Award and the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science Teaching. New Technology Offers Energy Cost Savings up to 80% in Class II Biosafety CabinetsBonny Webber, Manager, Strategic Contract Management, Theoretical research indicates that Class II biosafety cabinets that have brushless Direct Current (BLDC) motors can save up to 80% in energy costs over today’s standard cabinets with Alternating Current (AC) motors. To validate this theory, Bonny Webber from the University of Michigan, Jennifer Ferguson from Thermo Fisher Scientific, David Phillips from Thermo Fisher and a team of U-M observers from Engineering, Office of Safety and Environmental Health conducted a field-study on three major manufacturer brands of biosafety cabinets. Depending upon how the cabinets were used, the study showed that the BLDC cabinets could save up to 90% of energy consumption. The presentation today shares the results of the field-test and opens a dialog on what one should consider before purchasing new or replacing Class II biosafety cabinets. Bonny Webber is a Manager at the University of Michigan and has a Master’s Degree in Business Communication and Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration. She manages the Strategic Contract Management Core which is a division of the U-M’s Procurement Services. Bonny has been with the U-M for 25 years. She began her career in the Engineering Department and moved to the U-M’s Warehouse Operation. In 1995, she changed direction and focused developing the Strategic Contract Management program for academic, research and auxiliary departments. Late in 2006, the U-M closed its central warehouse facility. Tax-Free Alcohol had been one of the major laboratory/research commodities distributed through the central warehouse. Bonny was the project leader charged with finding and implementing desktop delivery of Tax-Free Alcohol to U-M departments. Today, Bonny is here presenting with Becky Dunlavy, U-M Procurement Supervisor. Becky Dunlavy is a Procurement Supervisor at the University of Michigan and is a Certified Purchasing Manager (C.P.M.) with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration. She leads the Strategic Procurement Team which is a division of the U-M’s Procurement Services. Becky has been with the U-M for 9 years. She began her procurement career in 1994 with the Huron-Manistee National Forest in Cadillac, Michigan, coming to the University as a Purchasing Agent in 1998. After assisting specific departments for a few years, Becky was recruited to the Strategic Procurement Team to help with the quickly expanding program. Late in 2006, when U-M closed its central warehouse facility, procurement was asked to assist with negotiating agreements that would provide desk-top delivery solutions to the U-M customers. Tax-Free Alcohol had been one of the major laboratory/research commodities distributed through the central warehouse. Becky worked with Bonny to put an agreement in place that would allow for desktop delivery of Tax-Free Alcohol to U-M departments. Today, Becky is here presenting with Bonny Webber, Manager of the Strategic Contract Management Core. From Biodefense to HIV – Applications of ELISASherri Andrews, Ph.D., Curriculum and Training Specialist, Are you positive? Explore HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases with this topical, hands-on classroom lab. The highly specific nature of antibodies allows for rapid detection of disease-causing agents such as those found in HIV, anthrax and mad cow disease. For biology, physiology, and health science courses. Establishing a Tax-free Alcohol Desktop Delivery Program at the University of MichiganBonny Webber, Manager, Strategic Contract Management, Procuring and delivery tax-free 190 and 200 proof alcohol became exceptionally challenging at the University of Michigan when its central warehouse closed. It quickly became evident that the University did not have a qualified department that could manage the ordering, receiving, storing, distributing, and paying for approximately 200,000 pounds of alcohol a year across three campuses and 50 delivery locations. Desktop delivery for case quantities appeared to be the only viable solution. Today’s presentation walks the audience through how the University of Michigan established a desktop delivery program for case quantity deliveries and a relationship with the University’s Biomedical Research Store for the distribution of single pints and gallons. It’s Alive, It’s Alive!: Sharing the Science behind Maintaining Live OrganismsLawrence Wallace, Group Director, Live Biology, Do you see dead things? Maintaining live organisms in the classroom can be a nightmare, but Carolina Biological Supply Company has the solution! It starts with the highest-quality organisms that are carefully shipped so they are in good condition when they reach their destination in classrooms supported by the materials manager. Our company expert then shares techniques and advice for keeping the organisms alive and healthy. Troubleshooting has never been easier! In addition to the valuable information and care manuals you’ll take away from the session, you’ll also receive a coupon good for 25% off your next order of live organisms from Carolina. Lawrence Wallace has been with Carolina Biological Supply for 37 years. From 1971 to 1980, he served as a Field Biologist. From 1980 to 1999, he was the Department Head of Living Zoology. Since 1999, he has been the Director of Live Biology. Ethanol, Tax Free Review for Academia, Part IIKarin J. Barwick, Supervisor, Wine & Tobacco Applications Abstract will be posted soon! Karin Barwick currently manages one of two, Wine & Tobacco Application Units at the Tax and Trade Bureau’s (TTB), National Revenue Center. As Supervisor, Ms. Barwick is responsible for eight specialists who conduct application investigations for all new, amended and renewal permit applications. These applications relate to wineries, bonded wine cellars, tobacco manufactures, tobacco importers, and export warehouses. She is also responsible for overseeing permit related compliance pertaining to the Federal Alcohol Administration Act and the Internal Revenue Code. Before joining TTB’s Wine & Tobacco unit, Ms. Barwick, was responsible for applications involving tax free alcohol, specially denatured alcohol, alcohol fuel plants, and distilleries in the United States. Prior to beginning her career with ATF (now TTB) as a clerk, she graduated with an Associate’s of Applied Business degree from the University of Cincinnati. Ms. Barwick also spent three years at the Bureau of Housing & Urban Development (HUD), and the United States Post Office. She has also worked in the private sector brokerage industry. eRPortal Inventory SystemsFred Tracy, The eRPortal Software Group is a leading developer of web and mobile enabled inventory, asset, safety, and logistics automation software solutions. Our current product suite addresses a wide range of higher education campus operations including Materials Management of Chemistry and Scientific Materials Stockrooms and Central Stores Warehouses. We also handle Distribution from these two inventory locations as well as Work Order Administration and Preventive Maintenance for physical plant and housing facilities, and cradle-to-grave Environmental Safety Tracking and Hazardous Waste Management. The Environmental Safety Tracking Module will allow you to track any chemical issued out of your stockroom to any lab location on campus. It will also allow you and any researcher to see any chemical in the entire campus inventory so that chemicals can be borrowed and moved from one satellite lab location to another to eliminate the need for duplicate orders of expensive chemicals. Fire departments will also be able to ascertain the location of all chemicals in emergency situations. Finally, the Safety Tracking Module permits you to either decrement or delete any serialized bar-coded chemical container using a PC Browser. After graduating from Harvard College, Fred co-discovered a spectrophotometric reagent to detect ultramicro amounts of copper in the blood. A monograph describing his research was published in the Journal of Analytical Chemistry. As a result, Fred received a fellowship to Yale University Graduate School. He followed Yale with a two year stint at Merck & Company and then moved into sales and sales management positions with Xerox Corporation. Fred left Xerox to become General Manager of the Education Division of Computer Systems Research, Inc. (CSR). While working for CSR, he helped negotiate the sale of the company to Macmillan McGraw-Hill. He then worked for a year as National Software Consultant for the CTB Division of McGraw-Hill. Following his work for CTB, Fred founded and became president of his own educational consulting company, Applied Educational Technology. Fred ended his consulting career working as consultant, agent, and finally Regional Director of Tudor Publishing Company prior to his current employment as National Account Manager for the eRPortal Software Group. How Do I…?Roundtable Interaction This roundtable discussion is directed to members who are new to their jobs and want to ask about unusual projects that have come up, to members who have found creative ways to solve problems, and to members who would like share their wealth of knowledge and experience. Bring your ideas and questions to this session and take advantage of one of the greatest assets of our organization...its members. Market Situation of Organic Solvents for Laboratory Research, QC and Pilot-scale Applications – A Few Twigs from the Oil TreeGuenter Niessen, Over the past 5 years the market for organic solvents has undergone dramatic changes. In most instances, macro-economic changes are the direct or indirect causes. Some are based on governmental policies such as the modification of gasoline formulation changes from MtBE to ethanol. However, most organic solvents are either directly or indirectly based on crude oil or natural gas. With prices for these basic commodities on a continual rise, many companies have had to review their product portfolios and make hard decisions. As a consequence, many of these products are no longer produced in North America, while others have deteriorated in quality to the extent that they must be refined to meet many laboratory applications. This presentation will provide a number of examples to highlight these changes. BS Chemistry, Rowan University EMD Chemicals, Sr. Product Manager, Organic Solvents EMD Chemicals, Technical Service Representative Harleco, Methods Development Chemist Sadtler Research Laboratories, Consultant Shell Oil, Technician Bayer, AG, Agfa Div. Technician Securing the Chemical Sector: An UpdateWade Townsend, The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) promulgated the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) on April 9, 2007. This rigorous new program was designed to secure the nation's chemical infrastructure by identifying high risk chemical facilities and requiring them to implement risk-based performance standards (RBPS) and other requirements. This requirement is triggered by the possession of chemicals of interest (COI). Brian will give an overview of the Top Screen, Security Vulnerability Assessment (SVA), Site Security Plan (SSP), and the inspections process. |