Continuing Education for Chemical Professionals
Laboratory Safety course 2009 Schedule August 24–25
T
he Chemical Institute of Canada
(CIC) and the Canadian Society for Chemical Technology (CSCT) are
the knowledge and working experience of
• Safety Policies, Training and Audits
chemical technologists and chemists. All course
• Hazard Classification Systems
participants receive the CIC’s Laboratory Health
• WHMIS, NIOSH, and beyond
and Safety Guidelines, 4th edition. This course is
• Hazardous Materials
intended for those whose responsibilities include
• Flammable and Combustible Materials
improving the operational safety of chemical
September 21–22
audits of laboratories and chemical plants. During
plants or research facilities, conducting safety the course, participants are provided with an integrated overview of current best practices in laboratory safety.
$550 CIC members $750 non-members $75 student members
• Toxic Materials • Reactive Materials • Insidious Hazards • Compressed Gases • Cryogenic Liquids • Radiation
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• Physical Hazards
Instructor Eric Mead, FCIC, a former instructor with the chemical technology program at SIAST, has taught and practised laboratory workplace
For more information about the course and locations, and to access the registration form, visit:
safety for more than 30 years. A former chair
www.cheminst.ca/ profdev
• Corrosive Chemicals
Day
Edmonton, AB Registration fees
• Introduction • Occupational Health and Safety Legislation
Montréal, QC
October 5–6
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presenting a two—day course designed to enhance
laboratories, managing laboratories, chemical
Toronto, ON
Day
of the Chemical Institute of Canada, Mead has been commended for his work on behalf of the chemical industry.
• Fire • Glassware • Electrical Hazards • Machinery • Storage • Chemical Storage • Chemical Inventory • Storage Methods for Specific Hazard Classifications • Chemical Spills and Waste Disposal • Spill Containment and Cleanup
“The chemical field and profession are
• Spill Control Kits
built on a foundationof trust with society.
• Properties of Wastes
An integral part of that trust is the safe
• Large Chemical Spills
operationof facilitiesincludinglaboratories,
• Hazard Assessment and Control
whether industrial, academicor government.
• Identification and Control
The educationof engineers, scientists and
• Eye and Face Protection
technologistsmust reflect that level of trust.
• Head, Feet and Body Protection
We all share in the responsibilityfor safe
• Hearing and Breathing Protection
and ethical research, chemical processing
• Fume Hoods and HVAC
and analysis." —Eric Mead
• Machinery
Canadian Society for Chemical Technology