JEFFERSON COUNTY

AREA SAFETY NETWORK

May Meeting Notice

DATE: Thursday, May 9, 2013

TIME: 12:00 Noon - Lunch

12:30 PM - Program (program approximately 1 – 1 ½ hours)

COST: $15.00 for Member/Students-$20.00 for non-members

Cash or checks payable at the door- Jefferson County Area Safety Network (JCASN)

LOCATION: Workforce Development Center

UW Extension Office

864 Collins Road

Jefferson, WI 53549 Rooms 08 & 09-Lower Level

CALL TO

ORDER: Traci Skolaski – Chairperson

Milwaukee Transport Services, Inc.

PROGRAM: Assessing and Reducing Your Company’s Risk for Occupational Illnesses

Industrial hygiene hazards often go unrecognized and uncontrolled putting workers at risk of suffering occupational illness and disease and businesses at risk of receiving workers compensation claims or OSHA violations. This presentation will:

• describe basic industrial hygiene terminology
• identify common and often overlooked chemical & biological exposures
• describe processes and tasks that increase risk of exposure or present compliance issues
• describe steps in evaluating risks
• discuss methods of protecting employees

YOUR SPEAKER: Kay Rowntree is the owner of the industrial hygiene consulting firm Industrial Hygiene Sciences, LLC. She has over 32 years of experience in the field of industrial hygiene conducting air and noise surveys, training employees and management, providing expert witnessing and attorney consultation services, investigating occupational disease claims, preparing Safety Data Sheets and assessing the risks associated with chemical, noise and biological exposures to workers. Kay has also worked as an industrial hygienist for the State of Wisconsin and was the Industrial Hygiene Manager for a workers compensation insurance carrier for many years. She is certified by the American Board of Industrial Hygiene in comprehensive practice and holds a B.S. degree in Bacteriology from the UW-Madison and a M.S. degree in Environmental Health-Industrial Hygiene specialty from the University of Minnesota.

NOTES: Please contact Susan Ott/Fort HealthCare Business Health to RSVP no later than Tuesday, May 7, 2013

To RSVP, CALL (920) 568-5018, FAX this meeting notice with your name(s) to (920) 568-5023, or REPLY via this e-mail.

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