Centers for Education & Training E-NEWS

August 2003


Office of Public Health Practice
Centers for Education and Training

Website: sph.umdnj.edu/ophp

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            In this edition:

            1. Upcoming Courses in August and September

            2. Atlantic OSHA Training Center Courses

            3. OPHP To Move in August

            4. Occupational Safety and Health News
 


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1.  Upcoming Courses in August and September

August, 2003

*Asbestos Operation & Maintenance-Refresher, August 1

*Lead Inspector/Risk Assessor-Refresher, August 4

* Hazardous Materials Transportation, August 4

* Annual Refresher for the 40-Hour Health and Safety for Hazardous Waste, August 5 and 18

* Asbestos Worker, August 11-14

* OSHA 501: Occupation Safety and Health Standards for the General Industry, August 11-15

    - Special offering of OSHA 501, Trinidad & Tobago Institute of Technology, Couva, Trinidad & Tobago, August 4-7, contact K. Koshy, 732-235-9459 or koshyko@umdnj.edu for more info.


* AHERA Inspector Refresher, August 15

* AHERA Management Planner Refresher, August 15

* Certified Industrial Hygiene Review, August 18-22


September 2003

* Practical Occupational Safety and Health Management,            September 3-5

* Asbestos Awareness, September 5

* AHERA Inspector Refresher, September 8

* AHERA Management Planner Refresher, September 8

* 40-Hour Hazardous Waste, September 8-12

* Occupational Hearing Conservation, September 10-12

* Asbestos Inspector, September 15-17

* Hazardous Waste Supervisor, September 16

* Asbestos Management Planner, September 18-19

* Annual Refresher for the 40-Hour Health and Safety for Hazardous Waste, September 15 and 30

2.  Atlantic OSHA Training Center Courses

The Atlantic OSHA Training Center will offer the following courses in New Jersey


* OSHA 501 - Trainer Course in Occupational Safety and Health Standards for General Industry, August 11 – 14

* OSHA 301- Excavation, Trenching, and Soil Mechanics, September 22-24 (Princeton, NJ, Contact K. Koshy for more info., 732-235-9459 or koshyko@umdnj.edu

 

Offered in San Juan, PR, Contact: Javier Saracho, 787-766-1717 XT 6553

* OSHA 500 – Trainer Course in Occupational Safety and Health Standards for the Construction Industry, July 29-Aug 1
Prerequisite:  OSHA 510

* OSHA 501- Trainer Course in Occupational Safety and Health Standards for the General Industry, August 18-21

* OSHA 311- Fall Protection, September 15-17

 

For more information on the Atlantic OSHA Training Center, CLICK HERE

 
3.  OPHP To Move in August

The UMDNJ-School of Public Health, Office of Public Health Practice, will be moving to Piscataway in August.  We will be in the new School of Public Health building.  Details will be forwarded to all course participants who are registered for courses starting in August.  We look forward to our move to the Campus.
 


4. Occupational Safety and Health News and Resources

Videos available through NIOSH: “Working with Stress”, “TB Respiratory Protection in Health Care” and more….. http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/video/

 

OSHA’s Emergency Preparedness and Response Page

http://www.osha-slc.gov/SLTC/emergencypreparedness/index.html

·      What tools does OSHA have for responders?

·      What tools does OSHA have for the general worksite?

·      OSHAs support for national response system

·      Additional resources.

New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services: “How to Make the Workplace Healthier, Recognizing and Controlling Workplace Hazards in New Jersey”, produced by the Division of Epidemiology, Environmental and Occupational Health, is a comprehensive document on how to recognize health and safety hazards in the workplace, identify toxic substances in the workplace, and contact information for additional resources. http://www.state.nj.us/health/eoh/survweb/howto.pdf

 

 

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CET Courses at your Facility

CET courses can be presented in 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.

 

2003 CET Course Catalog

Our 2003 course catalog can be downloaded from our web site or CLICK HERE to download in adobe acrobat format (~1.7 MB).  To request a copy to be mailed to you, please call Bonnie at (732) 235-9450. 

Information about all of our courses are listed on our web site.

 
CET Listserv

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

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For a complete course schedule, please visit our website at:
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
317 George Street, Plaza II, Suite 203
New Brunswick, NJ 08901-2008
Phone: (732) 235-9450
Fax: (732) 235-9460
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

Janet J. Bandoy, BA
Program Coordinator
(732) 235-9453
janet.j.bandoy@umdnj.edu

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