The technical program for CSHEMA2000 will be one of the best ever! Many excellent papers have been submitted, promising new, exciting and very useful information. Concurrent sessions on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday will assure that attendees will always find presentations of great interest and direct application to their needs. Here is an idea of the topics on the program.

Emergency! Emergency! - Planning for and reducing the impact of all types of incidents.

Topics:

• Preparing for a Major Disaster
• Getting Ready for an Olympic-Sized Event
• Using GIS Technology for Emergency Preparedness and Response
• AutoCad and Emergency Information
• Putting an Emergency Response Team Together
• Examining Low-Probability, High-Consequence Accident Scenarios
• Using Automated External Defibrillators on Campus
• Designing the Disaster-Resistant University
• Preparing for Possible Terrorist Attacks on Campus
• Incident Tracking Systems

Fire Safety on Campus - New perceptions and ideas for managing an on-going problem.

Topics:

• Aquinas to Seton Hall - Impact of Major Events on Fire Safety Programs
• After the Fire - First-Hand Observations of Seldom-Reported Impacts
• Sprinkler Malfunction from Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion
• Maintaining Diverse Fire Systems on a Very Large, Very Old Campus
• Construction and Renovation - Effecting Compliance with F&LS Codes

Laboratory Safety - Protecting those who work in this unique campus environment - the laboratory.

Topics:

• New Approaches to Chemical Inventories
• Ventilation Systems Standards that Work
• Motivating Investigators to Work Safely
• How labsafetytraining.com Brought New Life
• Catastrophic Failure of a Centrifuge
• HASP - Hazard Assessment and Signage Program
• Choosing the Best Occupancy Classification
• A Lab Safety Plan Based on Risk
• Auditing Laboratory Safety
• Lab Safety Training Inspired by Leonard daVinci
• Lab Safety Training Using Adult Learning Techniques
• Chemical Cleanouts
• Research Security - A New Policy Issue
• Biological Safety Guidance for TAT Fusion Proteins
• Animals in Research: Occupational Health Issues
• Lasers in the Lab - Operational Inspections
• Ceramic Firing (RAKU) as an IAQ Problem

Training and Education - The latest and greatest methods and technological advances for teaching faculty, staff and students how to be safe. Platform presentations, computer-based demonstrations and posters.

Topics:

• Radiation Safety Training - New Approaches to an Old Topic
• Developing Industrial Hygiene Skills for EH&S Staff
• Web-Based Training - It Really Works!
• Health and Safety Management Certificate Program
• Tools for the Trade
• Integrated Training Management
• Training the CHO
• Can Your Workforce Read Well Enough to Understand You?
• Training Needs of Small and Minority Institutions

Emerging Issues - Updates on some of the topics identified as Emerging Issues in the 1999 CSHEMA Emerging Issues White Paper.

Topics:

• Forging New Frontiers - Working with Regulatory Agencies
• Hazardous Waste - Teaming with Regulators
• "Green" Architecture in University Construction
• Automated Data Collection for Hospital Safety

Management of EHS Programs - New ideas to try, new ways to look at existing programs.

Topics:

• Loss Control Auditing
• Increasing Reliance on New and Different Funding Sources - A Challenge for EHS
• Presenting a Unified Response - A Daily On-Call System
• Joint Health and Safety Committees - Allies or Barriers?
• Cross-Functional EHS Audits
• Palm Pilots - A Tool for EHS Management
• Team-Based EHS Management - A Success Story
• EHS Management Under External Regulation

Benchmarking - Using benchmarking data to develop programs.

Topics:

• Elements of a Sound Hazardous Waste Management Program
• Using Benchmark Data to Your Advantage - Getting More Resources
• A Hazardous Waste Benchmark that Galvanized Action

Environmental Issues - Air, water and waste on campus - keeping the environment clean and staying out of trouble.

Topics:

• Regulatory Issues - Current Enforcement Activities, TSCA Regulations, Clean Air Act
• Saving Money and Staying Out of Jail: Waste Minimization
• Historic Renovation: From Pesticides and Lead to a Child Care Center
• Air Quality Permits - The Catch Up Game

Plus Other Topics - More papers on indoor air quality, injury management, construction practices, student illnesses and traffic safety.