Centers for Education & Training E-News
May 2004

Office of Public Health Practice
Centers for Education and Training
Website: http://sph.umdnj.edu/ophp

In this edition:

1. Upcoming Courses in May and June
2. Atlantic OSHA Training Center Courses
3. Public Health Seminar Series

4. Safety and Health News

1. Upcoming Courses

May 2004

• 40-Hour Health and Safety Training, May 3 -7
• Asbestos Operations and Maintenance Refresher, May 7
• Annual Refresher for the 40-Hour Health and Safety for Hazardous Waste, May 10 and 24
• Asbestos Inspector/Management Planner Refresher, May 10
• OSHA 222A: Respiratory Protection, May 12-14
• Respiratory Program with Fit-Testing Workshop, May 14
• OSHA 301: Excavation, Trenching and Soil Mechanics, May 17-20
• Asbestos Operations and Maintenance, May 20-21
• OSHA 501: Trainer Course in Occupational Safety and Health for General Industry, May 17-20
• OSHA 201A: Hazardous Materials, May 24-27
• Spirometry Update, May 25
• NIOSH-Approved Spiometry Training, May 26-28

June 2004

• OSHA 503: Update for General Industry Trainers, June 2-4
• Hazardous Waste Supervisor, June 3
• 40-Hour Health and Safety Training, June 7-11
• OSHA 521: OSHA Guide to Industrial Hygiene Model Matrix, June 7-10
• Annual Refresher for the 40-Hour Health and Safety for Hazardous Waste, June 14 and June 24
• Asbestos Inspector, June 14-16
• Asbestos Management Planner, June 17-18
• OSHA 226: Confined Space, June 21-23
• NIOSH 582: Sampling and Evaluating Airborne Dust, June 21-24
• Asbestos Operations and Maintenance Refresher, June 25
• Hazardous Materials Transportation, June 26

OSHA Training at Nassau Community College, Long Island, NY
Contact Melinda Rachlim to register, 516-572-7488

• OSHA 500: Trainer Course in Occupational Safety and Health for Construction Industry, May 24-27
• OSHA 501: Trainer Course in Occupational Safety and Health for General Industry, May 24-27

2. Atlantic OSHA Training Center Courses

The Atlantic OSHA Training Center offers courses in New York, New Jersey and Puerto Rico.  For more information on the Atlantic OSHA Training Center and for a catalogue of 2004 course dates, follow this link http://www2.umdnj.edu/ophpweb/CET/OSHAindex.htm

Courses in Piscataway, New Jersey

• OSHA 222A: Respiratory Protection, May 12-14
• OSHA 301: Excavation, Trenching and Soil Mechanics, May 17-19
• OSHA 501: Trainer Course in Occupational Safety and Health for the General Industry, May 17-20
• OSHA 201A: Hazardous Materials, May 24-27
• OSHA 503: Update Training for General Industry Trainers, June 2-4
• OSHA 521: OSHA Guide to Industrial Hygiene (Fundamentals of Industrial Hygiene), June 7-10
• OSHA 226: Confined Space, June 21-23

3. Public Health Seminar Series

SPH-Office of Public Health Practice is offering a Mid-Morning Public Health Seminar Series, which will provide continuing education and learning opportunities for the public health work force, faculty, staff, students and other interested members of the community.  Seminars are held on the third Wednesday of the month from 10:30 am until noon, at 683 Hoes Lane West, Piscataway, NJ. Health Officer and CHES credits will be available.

Seminars are free; for a schedule visit http://www2.umdnj.edu/ophpweb/CET/PHSSIndex.htm
or contact Robyn Shumer to register at 732-235-9451 or e-mail: shumerrb@umdnj.edu  

4. Occupational Safety and Health News

OSHA

Unannounced plans to inspect approximately 4,000 facilities, including nursing homes and personal care facilities.
http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=NEWS_RELEASES&p_id=10786

NIOSH

NIOSH-approved disposable particulate respirators that health care workers can use to help protect themselves from dieseases potentially spread through the air, such as SARS or Tuberculosis.   
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npptl/respirators/disp_part/particlist.html

CET Courses at your Facility

CET courses can be presented at your facility.  For more information on how to schedule our courses at your facility, please contact Koshy Koshy at 732-235-9459 or koshyko@umdnj.edu

CET Listserv

Encourage others to join the CET Listserv.  E-mail us at sph-cet@rwja.umdnj.edu and type "subscribe sph-cet" in the message section of the e-mail or visit us online.

For a complete course schedule, please visit our website at:
http://sph.umdnj.edu/ophp

To register or for more information, please contact CET at:
732-235-9450 or e-mail cet-ophp@umdnj.edu
    

Thanks and hope to see you soon!

UMDNJ-School of Public Health
Office of Public Health Practice
Centers for Education and Training
683 Hoes Lane West, 1st Floor
Piscataway, NJ 08854
Phone: (732) 235-9450, Fax: (732) 235-9460
web:  http://sph.umdnj.edu/ophp

Contact information:

  Bonnie Wilson
  Registrar 
  (732) 235-9450 

  wilsonld@umdnj.edu

  Koshy Koshy, PhD
  Program Manager
  (732) 235-9459

  koshyko@umdnj.edu

  Robyn Shumer, MPH
  Health Educator
  (732) 235-9451

  shumerrb@umdnj.edu 

 Gina DeLeone, BS
 Program Coordinator
 (732) 235-9453
 deleongm@umdnj.edu

  Mitchel  Rosen, MS
  Director, OPHP
  (732) 235-9452
  mrosen@umdnj.edu