Centers for Education & Training E-NEWS

December 2003


Office of Public Health Practice
Centers for Education and Training

Website: sph.umdnj.edu/ophp
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            In this edition:

1. 2004 CET Course Catalog is Available
2. Upcoming Courses in December and January
3. Atlantic OSHA Training Center Courses
4. Public Health Seminar Series
5. Occupational Safety and Health News


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1.         2004 CET Course Catalog is Available

Our NEW 2004 Course Catalog can be downloaded in Adobe Acrobat 5.0 format (or later) from our website, or by following this link: http://www2.umdnj.edu/ophpweb/Brochures/2004_Catalog.pdf (2.9 MB). For information about all courses offered during the remainder of this year, the 2003 Catalog can be downloaded from our web site or by following this link http://www2.umdnj.edu/ophpweb/Brochures/2003_catalog.pdf to download in adobe acrobat format (~1.7 MB). To have a copy of the 2004 course catalog mailed to you, and to get on the mailing list for 2004, please call Bonnie at 732-235-9450. 

2.  Upcoming Courses in December and January

December 2003

* Occupational Hearing Conservation, December 1-3

* Asbestos Inspector, December 1-3

* Asbestos Manager, December 4-5

* Annual Refresher for the 40-Hour Health and Safety for Hazardous Waste, December 5 and 19

* 40-Hour OSHA Hazardous Waste, December 8-12

* Ecological Toxicology and Environmental Risk Assessment, December 8-11

* AHERA Inspector Refresher, December 12

* AHERA Management Planner Refresher, December 12

* OSHA 511: Occupational Safety and Health Standards for General Industry (Pre-requisite for 501), December 15-18

* 10-Hour OSHA General Industry, December 15-16

* New Jersey Lead Inspector/Risk Assessor Refresher, December 19

January 2004

* 40-Hour OSHA Hazardous Waste, January 5-9

* Annual Refresher for the 40-Hour Health and Safety for Hazardous Waste, January 12 and 30

* OSHA 502: Update for Construction Industry Outreach Trainers, January 14-16

* OSHA 500: Trainer Course in Occupational Safety and Health Standards for Construction, January 20-23

* OSHA 222A: Respiratory Protection, January 26-28

* Spirometry, January 28-30

* Respiratory Administration with Fit-Testing, January 28

* OSHA 7500: Introduction to Safety and Health Management, January 29


3.  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 2003-2004 course dates, follow this link http://www2.umdnj.edu/ophpweb/CET/OSHAindex.htm

Courses in Piscataway, New Jersey

á      OSHA 511- Occupational Safety and Health Standards for the General Industry (pre-requisite for 501, equivalent to 30-hour outreach), December 15-18

á      OSHA 502- Update for Construction Industry, January 14-16

á      OSHA 500- Trainer Course in Occupational Safety and Health Standards for Construction, January 20-23

á      OSHA 222A- Respiratory Protection, January 26-28

á      OSHA 7500- Introduction to Safety and Health Management, January 29

Courses at Nassau Community College, NY, January 12-15, 2004 Contact Melinda Rachlim for registration at (516) 572-7488

á      OSHA 500- Trainer Course in Occupational Safety and Health Standards for Construction, January 12-15

á      OSHA 501- Trainer Course in Occupational Safety and Health Standards for the General Industry, January 12-15

á      OSHA 510- Occupational Safety and Health Standards for the Construction Industry, January 12-15

á      OSHA 511- Occupational Safety and Health Standards for the General Industry, January 12-15

á      10 Hr. Construction, January 12-13

á      10 Hr. General Industry, January 12-13

Offered in Buffalo, NY, Contact: Joseph Syracuse, 716-829-2125

á      OSHA 510- Occupational Safety & Health Standards for the Construction Industry, December 15-18

á      OSHA 500- Trainer Course in Occupational Safety & Health Standards for the Construction Industry, December 1-4

á      OSHA 502- Update for Construction Industry Outreach Training, December 8-10


4. 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; contact Robyn Shumer to register at 732-235-9451 or e-mail: shumerrb@umdnj.edu

December 17  HIV/AIDS, Sindy Paul, M.D., M.P.H, Medical Director, NJDHSS; President, New Jersey Public Health Association

January 21     Diet and Cancer, Elissa Bandera, MD, Ph.D., Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

 

.     5. Occupational Safety and Health News

OSHA

New Emergency Response Training Tool Available

OSHA has developed a new web-based training tool for Incident Command System (ICS). The electronic assistance tool highlights planning and preparation and the implementation of an ICS system. For more information, please visit www.osha.gov.

NIOSH

NIOSH Approves First Upgrade to CBRN Protection for SCBA Devices

 

 

NIOSH announced that specified models of previously deployed self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) could be upgraded for protection against chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) agents using procedures and materials certified by NIOSH. The upgraded SCBA are NIOSH-certified for occupational use by emergency responders and will display this label designating the respirator as having received a CBRN retrofit. All new certifications are posted on http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npptl/cbrncheck.html as soon as they are issued.

 

 

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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.

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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
683 Hoes Lane West, 1st Floor
Piscataway, NJ 08854
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

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