2024 Chesapeake AIHA & ASSP Educational Seminar: Current Topics in Safety, Health And Environmental Issues

Tuesday, March 12, 2024
8:00 am - 4:45 pm

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Morning Keynote

 

We are thrilled to introduce our keynote speaker, Andrea Baker, an expert in Human and Organizational Performance (HOP)! 

Andrea Baker, HOP expert, pioneered principles at aglobal industrial giant. Teaching HOP Fundamentals and Learning Teams, she coached investigations across 300+ European locations. In 2018, Andrea left to guide 60+ global companies. Co-author of "Bob's Guide," she co-hosts "A HOP Podcast".

 

SPEAKERS

  • Ashton Alban CIH, REHS/RS, M.S., MPH, EA Engineering, Science, and Technology Inc., PBC
  • Wendy Amaya-Lopez, Teligent Masonry 
  • Andrea Baker, Opening Keynote Speaker, HOP Expert
  • Julie Barth MHS, CIH, CSP, Senior Industrial Hygienist, EFI Global, Inc
  • Leah Bentfield, BA, Mental Health Association of Maryland
  • Guy Campion, MS, CSP, CHST, CEA, REP, Principal, CTgroup Environmental health and Safety 
  • Marianne Cloeren, MD, MPH, FACOEM, FACP, Associate Professor, University of Maryland School of Medicine
  • Michelle Coutu, CIH, CSP, MSPH, Health and Safety Consultant, AECOM
  • Melissa DeSantiago, MPH, Doctoral Student, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health 
  • Ned Fitter, Safety Director, Telligent Masonry
  • Mike Frederick, CSP, CHST, Licensed Home Improvement Contractor business owner 
  • Jodi J. Frey, PhD, LCSW-C, CEAP, Professor, University of Maryland School of Social Work 
  • Mark Geiger, MS, MSE, CIH, CSP, Consultant, VolunteerChairperson, SAE EG1B1 Committee on Power Tool Safety
  • Cristina Campbell Harris, MS, CIH, Department of Labor - MOSH
  • Matt Koss, CSP, SMS, CHST, Director of Corporate Safety, ECS Corporate Services, LLC 
  • Dr. Towera Loper, Closing Keynote Speaker, T.L. Coaching and Consulting, LLC
  • Craig Lowry, CSP, Safety Manager, ICON 
  • Salvatore Milletich, MPH, Doctoral Student, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
  • Amber Nicholls, BGE 
  • Michael Quashne, CSP, CUSP, Manager, SIF Prevention, Baltimore Gas & ElectricProfessional TitleManager, SIF Preventionand Human Performance
  • Justin Rihn, Clark Construction
  • Mary Smith, Chesapeake ASSP Membership Chair 
  • Ed Stuber, CIH, ROH, FAIHA, Industrial Hygiene Portfolio Lead, SGS Galson
  • Grant Tore, MPH, Doctoral Student, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health 
  • James Woodward, Sr, MS, Safety Director, McLean Contracting

Agenda

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TIME
(EST)

Occupational Health Track

Safety/Management Track

Industrial Hygiene/ Environmental Track

Construction Safety Track
8:00 - 8:15 am Intro, PDC Chair. Matt Koss Intro, PDC Chair. Matt Koss Intro, PDC Chair. Matt Koss Intro, PDC Chair. Matt Koss
8:15 - 9:15 am
Opening Keynote		 Keynote 
Human Organizational Performance
Andrea Baker, HOP Expert		 Keynote 
Human Organizational Performance
Andrea Baker, HOP Expert		 Keynote 
Human Organizational Performance
Andrea Baker, HOP Expert		 Keynote 
Human Organizational Performance
Andrea Baker, HOP Expert
9:15 - 9:45 am Break - Vendor  Break - Vendor  Break - Vendor  Break - Vendor 
9:45 - 10:45 am Heat Stress in US Agricultural Workers
Grant Tore, MPH, Doctoral Student, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health 		 What’s Not Shaking – Control of Hand-Arm Vibration and Other Diseases
Mark Geiger, MS, MSE, CIH, CSP		 WELL/LEED
Ed Stuber, CIH, ROH, FAIHA
SGS Galson		 Panel Discussion: Not Getting Stuck on the First Floor of Vertical Construction
Justin Rihn - Clark Construction
Ned Fitter - Telligent Masonry
10:45 - 11:00 am Break - Vendor  Break - Vendor  Break - Vendor  Break - Vendor 
11:00 am - 12:00 pm Pesticide Exposure via Biomarkers in an Occupational Cohort in Chile
Melissa DeSantiago, MPH, Doctoral Student, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health 		 The Tyranny of TRIR
Michael Quashne, CSP, CUSP
Baltimore Gas and Electric

What's that Smell - Occupational Health Hazards in the Cannabis Industry
Cristina Campbell Harris, MS, CIH
Department of Labor - MOSH

 Safety is in Your Hands - A Success Story in Hand Injury Prevention
James Woodward, Sr, MS
McLean Contracting
12:00 - 1:15 pm Lunch
Vendor 		 Lunch
Vendor 		 Lunch
Vendor 		 Lunch
Vendor 
1:15 - 2:15 pm Workplace PROSPER – Partnering to Reduce Opioid Stigma and Promote Employment in Recovery
Marianne Cloeren, MD, MPH, FACOEM, FACP
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Jodi J. Frey, PhD, LCSW-C, CEAP
University of Maryland School of Social Work

Raising the Issues So We Can Raise the Bar:  Women in Safety
ASSP Women in Safety Excellence Panel

Ashton Alban CIH, REHS/RS, M.S., MPH 
EA Engineering, Science, and Technology Inc.
Wendy Amaya-Lopez, Teligent Masonry 
Amber Nicholls, BGE 
Mary Smith, Chesapeake ASSP Membership Chair 

 Mercury In Rubber Gym Floors: Overview and lessons Learned
Julie Barth MHS, CIH, CSP
LEED Green Associate 
EFI Global, Inc.		 Safety Mirage: Seeing Through the Illusion of Assumptions in Safety
Matt Koss, CSP, SMS, CHST
ECS Corporate Services, LLC
2:15  - 2:30 pm Break - Vendor  Break - Vendor  Break - Vendor  Break - Vendor 
2:30 - 3:30 pm From Calm to Crisis:  What you can do to Intervene
Leah Bentfield, BA 
Mental Health Association of Maryland		 Reviewing Multi-National Partnership Project Safety Challenges
Guy Campion, MS, CSP, CHST, CEA, REP
Ctgroup Environmental		 AgriCULTURE:  A Culturally Competent Educational Intervention To Promote Occupational Health and Safety in Crop Farmworkers
Salvatore Milletich, MPH
Johns Hopkins University		 Energy Kills, So Come Play the "Energy Wheel Learning Game"!
Craig Lowry, CSP
Mike Frederick, CSP, CHST
International Consultants (ICON)
3:30 - 3:45 pm Break Break Break Break
3:45 - 4:45 pm
Closing Keynote		 Door Prize Drawings followed by:
Passion Unearthed: Cultivating a Leadership Mindset Garden
Dr. Towera Loper
T.L. Coaching and Consulting, LLC		 Door Prize Drawings followed by:
Passion Unearthed: Cultivating a Leadership Mindset Garden
Dr. Towera Loper
T.L. Coaching and Consulting, LLC		 Door Prize Drawings followed by:
Passion Unearthed: Cultivating a Leadership Mindset Garden
Dr. Towera Loper
T.L. Coaching and Consulting, LLC		 Door Prize Drawings followed by:
Passion Unearthed: Cultivating a Leadership Mindset Garden
Dr. Towera Loper
T.L. Coaching and Consulting, LLC

EXHIBITORS

A special thank you to our exhibitors! Please make sure to visit them during breaks to learn more.

Location

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

Kossiakoff Center
11100 Johns Hopkins Road
Laurel, Maryland 20723-6099

Presented by

The American Society of Safety Professionals Chesapeake Chapter 

The American Industrial Hygiene Association Chesapeake Section  

 The American Industrial Hygiene Association Local Potomac Section 

The Johns Hopkins Education and Research Center for Occupational Safety and Health

WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE AN EXHIBITOR?

Contact Mitch Henry at mitch.henry@allanmyers.com to learn more. 


Registration Fees

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Attendees

Early Bird Rate (before February 26, 2024)

  • $99.00
  • Group Rate (5 or more): $75.00 ea

Regular Rate (after February 26, 2024)

  • $125.00 
  • Group Rate (5 or more): $100.00 ea

Student Rate

  • $25.00 

 

Exhibitors

  • $250.00
    • includes 1 free registration
    • Advertisement on this page and local AIHA and local ASSP pages

Contact Mitch Henry at mitch.henry@allanmyers.com for more information. 

 

Continuing Education Credits

Safety Professionals

  • ASSP has approved this seminar for 0.6 CEU.

Industrial Hygienists

  • 6.0 technical contact hours (or CEU value) for this event. Please see the Board for Global EHS Credentialing website here for more information. 
     
  • This event is worth 6.0 technical contact hours (or CEU value).

Nurses

  • 6.0 contact hours have been approved from the Washington DC Board of Nursing

TOPICS WILL INCLUDE

 

Morning Keynote

Four Concurrent Tracks: 

Occupational Health 

  • Heat Stress in US Agricultural Workers 
  • Pesticide Exposure via Biomarkers in an Occupational Cohort in Chile
  • Workplace PROSPER – Partnering to Reduce Opioid Stigma and Promote Employment in Recovery
  • University of Maryland School of Medicine

Safety/Management

  • What’s Not Shaking – Control of Hand-Arm Vibration and Other Diseases
  • The Tyranny of TRIR
  • Raising the Issues So We Can Raise the Bar:  Women in Safety
  • Reviewing Multi-National Partnership Project Safety Challenges

Industrial Hygiene/Environmental 

  • WELL/LEED
  • Heat Stress Update
  • Mercury In Rubber Gym Floors: Overview and Lessons Learned
  • AgriCULTURE:  A Culturally Competent Educational Intervention To Promote Occupational Health and Safety in Crop Farmworkers

Construction Safety 

  • Panel Discussion in Vertical Construction Safety
  • Hand Injury Prevention
  • Safety Mirage: Seeing Through the Illusion of Assumptions in Safety
  • Energy Kills, So Come Play the "Energy Wheel Learning Game"!

Closing Keynote

  • Passion Unearthed: Cultivating a Leadership Mindset Garden

Subject to change