3224.0: Monday, November 17, 2003: 12:30 PM-2:00 PM | |||
Oral | |||
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| The past two years have witnessed the rapid rise of controversies concerning hazardous chemical facilities and their threats to workers and the community. Some issues result from terrorism, while others result from structural evoluation within the chemical handling industry and systemic flaws in policies regarding hazardous materials. This session addresses the safety and security of chemical plants in the United States. Topics include: tracking toxic events, improving state and national regulations to manage reactive chemicals problems, fixing chemical plant security vulnerabilities, addressing the competition between right-to-know about hazards and security secrecy, the growing use of immigrant and contract labor in chemical facilities, and locating hazardous facilities in highly populated commercial or residential areas. This session will include members of the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board as well as other state officials and community activists that have been active in these issues. | |||
| Learning Objectives: Refer to the individual abstracts for learning objectives | |||
| See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information. | |||
| Jerry Poje Rosemary Sokas, MD, MOH Ted Smith | |||
| Jordan Barab Jerry Poje | |||
| Chemical plant safety: How is it communicated?, Rosemary K. Sokas, MD, MOH | |||
| Community perspectives on chemical safety, Ted Smith | |||
| Role of the U.S. chemical safety and hazard investigation board, Gerald poje, PhD | |||
| Organized by: | Occupational Health and Safety | ||
| Endorsed by: | Environment | ||
| CE Credits: | Pharmacy | ||