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PITTCON Trade Show, March 9-12, 2009 Chicago, IL.

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National Ergonomics
  The most important event of the year for professionals looking to improve productivity, reduce workplace injuries, dealing with aging workforce and grow the bottom line.

With more than a decade of service to the ergonomics industry, the NECE has earned it's reputation for excellence. The conference provides the best in ergonomics education for the widest possible variety of workplaces: manufacturing, offices, warehousing facilities, call centers, healthcare and lab environments, assembly, construction, 24/7 operations, uncontrolled and virtual workplaces - and much more!

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National Safety Council 2008 Congress & Expo
  The National Safety Council's annual Congress & Expo is the premier forum for the safety, health and environmental professions and is quickly becoming the same for the security industry, as well as your home and community.

Learn:

  • Keynote Speakers
  • 135 Technical Sessions in 9 subject categories
  • 30, 1/2 - 3 day, Professional Development Seminars

Explore:

  • Over 800 Exhibitors
  • NSC Resource Center on the Expo floor
  • New Product Showcases
  • Live Product Demonstrations
  • NEW - Attendee lunch on the Expo floor, Monday and Tuesday

CONGRESS.NSC.ORG
 

ISA Expo
  Keynote speak sponsored by Rimbach Publishing Inc in honor of Richard Rimbach a founding member of the ISA.

Wednesday 15 October 9:00 a.m. - 10 a.m.

Rimbach Lecture 2008
Instrumentation for Low Energy Nuclear Reactions

Dr. David J. Nagel
The George Washington University 

Two chemists announced in 1989 that they could produce nuclear reactions and energy under ordinary conditions of temperature and pressure. They were Martin Fleischmann and Stanley Pons. Their reactions were termed "cold fusion", even though no one really knew then what nuclear reactions might be occurring. In the years since 1989, hundreds of experiments have been done on what is now called Low Energy Nuclear Reactions, or the Fleischmann-Pons Effect. The experiments have involved electrochemical, gas phase, plasma and beam interactions with solids. Power production and new materials have been reported in many studies. The total body of experimental evidence shows that it is indeed possible to produce nuclear reactions at low input energies. However, the field remains controversial and poorly understood. There is no satisfactory theory now for what has been observed. Past and current experiments require sophisticated instrumentation, including both multiple sensors and automated control of relevant conditions. Many people, including those in several start-up companies, believe that understanding, control, optimization and commercial exploitation of this new means to trigger nuclear reactions will follow in the coming years. That could lead to a new industry that manufactures individual nuclear power units for homes and offices, which produce very small amounts of prompt radiation and negligible radioactivity. The units could have many uses, notably the production of clean drinking water. If the anticipated advances occur, including significant scaling up in power levels, a new nuclear reactor industry will emerge. Sensing and control instrumentation will be as critical in that industry as they are in current energy production and process control industries.

For more information on the ISA Expo 2008 in Houston TX go to: http://www.isa.org/expotemplate.cfm
 

OSHA appoints new head of the newly named Directorate of Technical Support and Emergency Management
 

WASHINGTON -- Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Edwin G. Foulke, Jr. has appointed Thomas M. Galassi as the new director of the newly named Directorate of Technical Support and Emergency Management (TSEM), formerly the Directorate of Science, Technology and Medicine. Galassi most recently served nine years as deputy director of OSHA's Directorate of Enforcement Programs.

He began his career with OSHA in 1986 as a compliance officer in the Milwaukee, Wis., Area Office. He is a certified industrial hygienist and holds a master's degree in public health in environmental/occupational health from the University of Illinois. Galassi received a Bachelor of Science degree in physiology from Illinois State University.

"Tom has been an invaluable member of the OSHA team for the past 22 years," said Foulke. "I congratulate him on his new position, and I am confident that we will continue to benefit from his vast experience as we move forward to accomplish the agency's mission and ensure that OSHA is effective for years to come."

Foulke said the importance of emergency preparedness became clear after the attack on the World Trade Center and anthrax exposures in 2001. In the aftermath of these attacks, OSHA undertook an unprecedented effort to collaborate with federal, state and local governments, as well as private sector employers, to provide employee safety and health technical support and services.

"I am confident that the creation of the Directorate of Technical Support and Emergency Management, and the support of the talented OSHA team we already have, will further enhance the agency's leadership in protecting the working men and women of this country, whether they are engaged in their normal work or involved in the challenging tasks of response and recovery," Foulke said.

Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, employers are responsible for providing a safe and healthy workplace for their employees. OSHA's role is to promote the safety and health of America's working men and women by setting and enforcing standards; providing training, outreach and education; establishing partnerships; and encouraging continual process improvement in workplace safety and health. For more information, visit www.osha.gov.
 

International Safety Equipment Association
 

ISEA (International Safety Equipment Association) has submitted comments to the US Department of Health and Human Services and US Occupational Safety and Health Administration to promote proper respirator use during a potential influenza epidemic.
 
 

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