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Green Chemistry, Safer Alternatives and Work Share This OHSU Content

Presented by CROET and Oregon Health Authority, Public Health Division


Friday, June 15, 2012
Ambridge Event Center, Portland, Oregon

8 AM - 3:45 PM       Presentations & Panels
3:45 PM - 5:00 PM  Posters, Reception & Networking


Ready to register? Scroll down to "Register Online Now."

This program will also be available as a live webinar.

 

Symposium Objectives

To share the economic and health case for reducing toxic materials in the workplace. Current global and Oregon policies addressing and impacting use of toxic materials in the workplace will be briefly summarized. Diverse workplaces will share success stories and lessons learned in moving towards safer alternatives.
  • Explain the business and health case for reducing the use of toxic materials at work - learn now these strategies will save your organization money and better protect the health of your employees.
  • Describe case studies demonstrating how other organizations have reduced the use of toxic chemicals in their work and manufacturing processes.
  • Identify strategies to initiate and support reducing toxic chemicals within your organization and at your workplace.
  • Network with others interested in creating safer and healthier spaces.

Program


8:00 - 8:30  Registration and Refreshments

8:30 - 8:40  Welcome

8:40 - 9:30  Keynote: Green Chemistry and the Work Environment: Strategies for Practical Action

Michael Wilson, Ph.D., MPH

Director, Labor Occupational Health Program
Center for Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health
Associate Director of Integrative Sciences, Berkeley Center for Green Chemistry
University of California, Berkeley

Abstract: "Green chemistry at its best is revolutionary; at its worst, it can be allusive and off-putting. In his keynote presentation, Dr. Michael Wilson of UC Berkeley draws from his research and practice to make connections between the pressing needs of workers and the longer term imperative that is green chemistry. Dr. Wilson proposes practical steps to improve workplace health and safety while also advancing a more life-affirming and just economy, based--at least in part--on the practical application of greener chemistries."

9:30 - 9:45: Break

9:45 - 10:30 Leadership for a Healthier Oregon: The Role of Environmental, Health and Safety Professionals in Promoting Safer Alternatives 

Jennifer Allen, Ph.D.

Director, Institute for Sustainable Solutions
Portland State University, Portland, Oregon

10:30 -  11:15 Advancing Safer Workplaces through Safer Product Design - the Business Case for Reducing Chemicals of Concern

Roger McFadden, MS

Vice President, Senior Scientist, Staples, Inc.

 

11:15-11:30 Break

11:30 - 12:00 Morning Panel (Moderated by CROET/OHA)

Michael Wilson, UC Berkeley
Jennifer Allen, PSU
Roger McFadden, Staples
MIchael Wood, Administrator, Oregon OSHA

12:00 - 1:00 Lunch (provided)

Afternoon Session: Case Studies 

Highlighting four Oregon businesses and municipalities presenting successes and lessons learned in reducing toxic chemicals in their workplaces.

 

1:00 - 1:30 Environmentally Preferred Rubber and VOC Reduction, John Frazier

Director of Sustainable Chemistry, Nike


1:30 - 2:00 Chemical Product Inventory Assessment: The Good, Bad and the Ugly, Lisa Heigh

Senior Solid Waste Planner, Metro


2:00 - 2:15 Break

2:15 - 2:45 Connecting the Dots to PureBond, Paul Davis

Senior Marketing Analyst, Columbia Forest Products

2:45 -3:15 Disinfecting Products and Practices:  What Works.  A project with Qualified Rehabilitation Facilities Cleaning Crews, Gregory Hopkins

Training Specialist, State Procurement Office, State of Oregon


3:15 - 3:45 Afternoon Panel, Q's & A's (moderated by CROET/OHA)

3:45 - 5:00 Posters, Networking and Reception

 

Registration

Register Online Now

Registration Fees (include lunch, refreshments and parking):

  • $60 by June 14, 2012 ($75 the day of the symposium) SPECIAL: Register more than 1 from your organization and receive reduced rate of $40 for each additional registrant.

  • $30 reduced registration fee for Oregon government agencies (city/county/state), educational institutions, labor unions, companies with fewer than 25 employees, non-profit organizations and students). 

  • A live webinar of the meeting will be available for $20.

Attendees requesting continuing education points from the American Industrial Hygiene Association or other organizations will be provided cerfiticates of attendence for their records.

The Ambridge Event Center is on the MAX line and we encourage attendees to utilize mass transit for this event.

Do you have a poster describing a project or process relevant to green chemistry and the workplace that you would like to make available at this event? Contact us for more information.