Continuing Education Conference Spring 2015
| Spring 2015 | Keynote I - Kathrin Winkler | Kathrin Winkle, EMC. Keynote presentation on business, accountability, and sustainability. |
| Keynote II - Rich Murphy | Rich Murphy, EMC. Presentation on material substitution. | |
| Session A | ||
| Materials Accounting | Jeff Bibeau, Tighe & Bond Consulting Engineers. A demonstration on being a TURP and materials accounting. | |
| Materials Accounting Problems | Jeff Bibeau, Tighe & Bond Consulting Engineers. A demonstration on being a TURP and issues with materials accounting. | |
| Session B | ||
| Flame Retardant Evaluations at USEPA | Emma T. Lavoie, U.S. EPA. Assessing Higher, moderate, and lower hazard chemicals in flame retardants. Examples of alternatives. | |
| Flame Retardants and Fire Safety | Liz Harriman, TURI. Planning for unlisted hazards in flame retardants. | |
| Reducing Fires and Associated Losses | Marty Ahrens, NFPA. Presentation on fire safety and flame retardants. | |
| Flame Retardants of Concern | Courtney Carignan, Ph.D., Harvard School of Public Health. TURA listed flame retardants, non-TURA listed flame retardants, exposure and endocrine disruption. | |
| Session C | ||
| Update on Nanotechnology EHS | Michael Ellenbecker, Sc.D., CIH Director, TURI. Overview of nanotechnology and nanoparticles exposure. | |
| NIOSH CIB CNTs 2013-145 | Dept. of Health and Human Services. CDC. NIOSH. Occupational exposure to carbon nanotubes and nanofibers. | |
| Safe Development of Nanotechnology | Rick Reibstein, MA Office of Technical Assistance. Programs for worker safety and materials selection in regards to nanotechnology. | |
| Session D | ||
| Making the Business Case | Elyce Anne Biddle, West Virginia University. What is a business case, and how and why measure EHS value. | |
| Session E | ||
| EMS Implementation | Stephen J. Kmiotek, Ph.D., PE, Professor of Chemical Engineering, WPI. Overview of Dow Chemical and electronic materials, the Responsible Care 14001 and TURA plan, and challenges involved. | |
| Session F | ||
| Carbon Footprint Project Overview | Sally Edwards, Senior Research Associate, Lowell Center for Sustainable Production. Susan Baker, Vice President, Shareholder Advocacy Trillium Asset Management. Understanding Chemical Footprint Project and practice using the CFP Assessment Tool. | |
| Tools and Resources for Implementing the Carbon Footprint Project | Chemical Footprint Project. Chemical inventories, Legally Restricted Substances List and safer alternatives. | |
| Session G | ||
| A Green Energy- Anaerobic Digestor | Vanguard Renewables. Benefits and process of anaerobic digestion. Sources of feedstock and energy content. | |
| Solid Waste RC Planning | TWfoils. TURA resource conservation planning and examples. | |
| An Overview of Cellulose Based Technologies to Recycle/Reduce Solid Waste | University of Maine Orono Forest Bioproducts Research Institute (FBRI.) Mission of FBRI for sustainability. Examples of alternative chemicals tested in labs. |