American Industrial Hygiene Association Upper Midwest Section
26th Annual Professional Development Conference
Thursday, November 2, 2023
DoubleTree by Hilton Roseville Minneapolis (formerly Radisson)
2540 Cleveland Ave., Roseville, MN 55113
PRELIMINARY AGENDA
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7:30
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Registration, continental breakfast, exhibitor time
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8:00
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Welcome and Opening Remarks
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8:30
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Heat Stress: An update from the AIHA TSWG, and perspectives on occupational heat stress management
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Matt Zock |
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9:30
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Break and exhibitor time
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10:00
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Introduction to Inhalation Exposure Modeling |
Mandie Kramer |
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11:00
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Ventilation design considerations to comply with ASHRAE standard for control of infectious aerosols |
Mark Brengman |
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12:00
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Lunch and exhibitor time
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1:00
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IAQ and Mold
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Neil Carlson |
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2:00
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Break and exhibitor time
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IAQ Round Table |
David Abrams, Neil Carlson, Kevin Cairns |
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3:15
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MN OSHA Update
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Ron Anderson
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4:00
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Raffle Drawing / Closing Remarks
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4:30
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Meeting Adjourns
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Accreditation
This event contains 6.0 hours which may be eligible for CM points. See the ABIH website for CM credit criteria.
This course is designed to meet the criteria for COCs as specified by the Board of Certified Safety Professionals.
Presenters
Matt Zock
Bio: Matt Zock is the past-chair of the AIHA Thermal Stress Working Group and a Sr. Industrial Hygienist at Amazon. He has over 20 years of health & safety experience in industry and consulting. Matt is a Certified Industrial Hygienist and has a master’s degree in Environmental and Occupational Health Science from Hunter College in New York City. He lives in Pittsburgh, PA with his wife and two children.
Title: An update from the AIHA TSWG, and perspectives on occupational heat stress management
Abstract: This is a two-part presentation. The first part will include an update on the recent work by the AIHA Thermal Stress Working Group including projects aimed to provide tools and education for small businesses and health & safety generalists. The second part will be personal perspectives on occupational heat stress management for the health & safety professional, including current practices, risk communication, and emerging technology.
Mandie Kramer
Bio: Mandie Kramer is an EHS professional with experience in both product stewardship and industrial hygiene. She has a strong interest in exposure modeling and has experience with inhalation exposure modeling from manufacturing and product exposure perspectives as well as exposure modeling to limit risk of COVID-19 aerosol transmissions. She completed her master’s degree in industrial Hygiene from the University of Minnesota and her undergraduate degree in Environmental Health Sciences from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. She holds both the Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) and Certified Safety Professional (CSP) certifications.
Title: Introduction to Inhalation Exposure Modeling
Abstract: Inhalation exposure modeling is a critical tool for the practicing OEHS professional and is a primary exposure assessment methodology for scenarios where measurements cannot be collected, where high-throughput analysis is needed, or for emergency response planning. This introductory-level session will provide information on the purpose of exposure modeling, how modeling can be utilized to estimate inhalation exposures, and the strengths and weaknesses of modeling as a tool. Attendees will learn where to find exposure modeling resources such as the AIHA Mathematical Modeling textbook, AIHA Risk Assessment Tools page, and other resources. Instruction will be provided on selection of exposure models using a tiered approach recommended by various professional groups and agencies. A brief overview of model input parameter selection methods will be performed using the IHMOD 2.0 tool as an example modeling tool. The session will conclude with a case study.
Mark Brengman
Neil Carlson
David Abrams
Kevin Cairns
Ron Anderson
Presenter biographies are forthcoming.
AIHA-UMS 2023 Board
President: Mary Ferrian, CSP president@aihaums.org
President-Elect: Scott Norman, CIH, CSP Scott@NormanConsultingLLC.com
Treasurer: Shane Doggett treasurer@aihaums.org
Treasurer-Elect: Darius Szewczak, CSP, CIH, CHMM darius.Szewczak@anteagroup.us
Secretary: Andre Reed, CIH, CSP secretary@aihaums.org
Secretary-Elect: Caylin Crawford caylin.crawford@gmail.com
Student Section Rep: Katherine Twaddle twadd013@umn.edu
Webmaster: Shanna Kuehn webmaster@aihaums.org
2023 PDC Planning Committee
Scott Norman, CIH, CSP
Mary Ferrian, CSP
Andre Reed, CIH, CSP
Haley Saddoris
Caylin Crawford
Molly Coskran, CIH
Darius Szewczak, CSP, CIH, CHMM
Cathy Hovde, CIH, CSP
Phil Jensen, CIH, CSP, CHMM
