Help the TAPPI community spread the word! A valuable PPSA course is right around the corner that many allied industry professionals in P&P based hygiene/safety departments and related project development might not want to miss out on. The Pulp and Paper Safety Association (PPSA) is pleased to announce their upcoming course "Introduction to Industrial Hygiene" to be held May 5-6, at PPSA headquarters located at 15 Technology Parkway South in Peachtree Corners, Ga., USA (Metro Atlanta). 

"This course is ideal for health and safety personnel who are looking for primary information on industrial hygiene," said Sue Cooper, M.S, CSP, manager of Safety/Ergonomics at Weyerhaeuser. "It will provide an introduction to IH principles along with practical information on hazard identification and methods of measurement and control that is sure to be of great value to all attendees."

 

 

 

In addition to gaining a basic understanding of the more common IH hazards that may be present at their site, participants will learn how to sample and measure those hazards, the primary methods of controlling and eliminating those hazards, and the IH standards and exposure limits.

 

Who should attend:

•     Safety managers and coordinators in the pulp and paper, converting, or forest products industries
•     Safety committee members
•     Occupational Health nurses
•     Environmental Health and Safety technical support.

The course will be taught by Bayless Kilgore, CIH, CSP, of EnSafe. Kilgore is a senior safety professional specializing in occupational hygiene exposure assessments and program management, as well as industrial safety compliance including auditing, program development, process safety management, and other safety consulting services. 

 

The course will be conducted from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on May 5, and from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on May 6.

For additional information please contact Ashley Westbrook at awestbrook@ppsa.org, or 770-209-7284.

 

 

PPSA is a non-profit, non-political, international organization devoted to the continuous improvement of safety throughout all aspects of the paper industry. From forest products to paper mills, to converting plants, to recycle collections centers, our membership is grouped by category to ensure a fair and appropriate basis for comparison. For more information, visit PPSA’s website.

 

The PPSA annual conference will also be returning in June to beautiful and historic Savannah, Ga., USA, at the city's Hyatt Regency Hotel.