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    • 12 Mar 2024
    • 6:00 PM
    • 2 May 2024
    • 9:00 PM
    • Virtual - Zoom

    The Potomac Local Section will be hosting a Certified Industrial Hygienist® (CIH®) Prep Course (Virtual Only)

    Course Start and End Dates

    • Start Date: March 12
    • End Date: May 2
    • Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6PM - 9PM

    Cost

    • Members: $350.
    • Non-members: $400.

    Course Information

    • Press here for the course syllabus.
    • Students attending this course will receive a 15% discount on a CIHprep V11.0 license from DataChem Software, Inc.
    • Students will be given the Industrial Hygiene Reference and Study Guide, 4th edition (PDF).
    • Various instructors with years of industry experience will teach the course.

    Course Location

    • Virtual

    Refund Policy

    • 100% refund on or before February 13
    • No refunds after February 13  
    • NOTE: If the course does not meet minimum registration requirements, the course will be canceled and all registrants refunded.

     Please email tim.paz.cih@gmail.com for more details.

    • 6 Apr 2024
    • 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
    • FDA White Oak Campus, 10903 New Hampshire Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20993

    Science Fair judging will be held at the FDA White Oak Campus in Silver Spring, MD on Saturday, April 6, 2024.

    Projects can be previewed from 9:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. before students arrival. Judging interviews will be from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

    Lunch and light refreshments will be provided.

    There will be a link in your confirmation email, please also register directly with the science fair.

    We accept volunteers who are not Potomac Local Section members - but having a science background helps.

    • 9 Apr 2024
    • 5:00 PM
    • Virtual via Zoom
    Register

    Join us virtually on 4/9 @ 5pm  to learn about IH Performance Metrics from Celia A. Booth, MA, CIH, CSP, ARM!

    This session will provide background and information on the updates included in the AIHA 2023 Industrial Hygiene Performance Metrics (IHPM), second edition, publication.  The use, and potential misuse, of metrics will be discussed, including tips on how to develop an occupational and environmental health and safety (OEHS) management system using the building blocks suggested in the 2023 2nd Edition Industrial Hygiene Performance Metrics publication.

    Ms. Booth is a principal consultant with CAB Enterprises LLC, a firm specializing in occupational health and safety and leadership consulting. She is also a reservist for FEMA in the safety cadre.  Her civilian career encompassed 42 years in occupational safety and health practice, starting with safety surveys in a variety of industries to corporate safety and risk management with Fortune 500 companies.  Her 25-year military career included safety surveys in shore and afloat facilities as well as leadership of three Naval Reserve units in three states.  Ms. Booth has presented workshops in leadership and ethics for occupational health and safety professionals for over 15 years. She has also authored numerous articles for the Synergist and is one of the editors of the 2023 edition of the AIHA Industrial Hygiene Performance Metrics publication.  Her service to AIHA includes 5 years on the Leadership & Management Committee, including all officer positions, for which she was recognized as Volunteer of the year in 2020 and the Birkner Leadership Award winner for 2023.

    Members:  Free

    Non-Members:  $10

    • 14 May 2024
    • 3:00 PM
    • UMD Nuclear Reactor

    Join us for a tour of University of Maryland's Nuclear Reactor.

    This will be a free member's only event.

    • 1 Jun 2024
    • TBD

    Join us for a social event this June.

    Details TBD.

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