Spring 2018 -
Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista Hotel

Walt Disney World Resort - 1751 Hotel Plaza Blvd., Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830 - 407.827.4000
Online Reservations // Phone Reservations: 800-782-4414 (use code "CHC")

Special rate of US$199/night available until March 28, 2018, includes complimentary high speed internet access in sleeping rooms.

As of March 8, there are still rooms available; if the online hotel system reflects that there are no rooms, please call them directly to check - 800-782-4414.
NOTE: The hotel requires a 1 night deposit at the time of reservation which will be charged to the credit card immediately.  The deposit is fully refundable any time up to 5 days before arrival date.

Optional Resort Package:  During the hotel check in process, attendees will be offered the opportunity to purchase an optional Resort Package for the duration of their stay.  The Resort Package fee is $24 plus tax per day and includes:

-   Unlimited local telephone calls and 800 number access;
-   Two regular 16 oz Starbucks coffees or two 16.9 oz bottles of Nestle Pure Life water
         per room night at the Main Street Market;
-   Unlimited DVD rentals from DVDNow.

The hotel is located within easy walking distance of the new Disney Springs entertainment area, an exciting mix of over 150 shopping, dining, and entertainment venues, many of which cater to adult tastes.  In addition, the hotel offers complimentary shuttle service to Disney Springs and Disney World.

News from the Membership Committee

Poster Session --

Globally Harmonized System for Classification & Labeling of Chemicals (GHS) - day 1 of 2-day course -- $850 Members // $940 Nonmembers

Globally Harmonized System for Classification & Labeling of Chemicals (GHS) - day 2 of 2-day course
Multi-Modal Hazardous Materials / Dangerous Goods Classification Training - day 1 of 2-day course - $850 Members // $940 Nonmembers
Industrial Hygiene and Safety for Hazard Communication - 1-day course - $450 Members // $540 Nonmembers

Monday, April 23, 2018

Multi-Modal Hazardous Materials / Dangerous Goods Classification Training - day 2 of 2-day course
Advanced Topics in EHS: Genotoxicity, Mutagenicity, & Carcinogenicity - 1/2 day course (a.m.) - $275 Members // $365 Nonmembers
Advanced Topics in EHS: Role of Human Data in Hazard Communication - 1/2 day course (a.m.) - $275 Members // $365 Nonmembers
Labeling for Consumer Products  1/2 day course (p.m.) - $275 Members // $365 Nonmembers
New Course!  Advanced Leadership Skills for Hazard Communication  - 1/2 day course (p.m.) - $275 Members // $365 Nonmembers  

8:00-8:30       REGISTRATION - Continental Breakfast provided

8:30-8:50       BUSINESS MEETING

MORNING PROGRAM:
                         Facilitator - Allan Jemi-Alade, SCHC Program Committee

8:50-9:30       What's New with the Hazard Communication Standard?
                             Joan Spencer, OSHA
9:30-10:15     WHMIS 2015 - An Implementation Update
                             Rosslynn Miller-Lee, Health Canada

10:15-10:30   Break
10:30-11:15   Mexican GHS Update
                             Michael Wenk, The Acta Group

11:15-11:55   GHS in South America
                             Michael Wenk, The Acta Group
11:55-12:00   Special Topics (A Description of the Afternoon's Breakout Sessions)
                            SCHC Forum Committee

12:00-1:30     LUNCH (on your own - please consider signing up for a small group networking lunch)
                         PRESIDENT'S LUNCHEON (by invitation only)

AFTERNOON PROGRAM:
                         Facilitator - Julia MacGregor, SCHC Program Committee
1:35-2:20       State Consumer Activities
                             Mark N. Duvall, Beveridge & Diamond, P.C.

2:20-2:35        Break
2:35-3:00        Challenges & Solutions To Revamping An SDS System
                             Barbara Cotton, Afton Chemical
3:00-3:25        GHS By Design: Using Pragmatic Decisions to Create SDS/Labels For Multiple Countries
                            Carrie Decatur, Sphera Solutions
3:25-4:30        Breakout Sessions - Hosted by the SCHC Forum Special Committee

A. Perfecting Safety Sheet Development: From Big Picture Management to Small Technical Issues
        Moderators: Lori Burry and Julia Diebol

Safety data sheet (SDS) development is challenging for manufacturers, suppliers and distributors of hazardous chemicals. While all countries/regions that have adopted the UN GHS classification system conform to the 16 section format, most adopters have added unique requirements per their own hazard communication regulations. This forum will provide an opportunity to discuss best practices and exchange ideas about how to produce compliant SDS documents while using a global viewpoint.

B. Optimizing the Protection of Confidential Business Information Around the World
        Moderators: David Peters and Jiaru Zhang

Confidential business information (CBI) is critical for businesses to maintain market advantage in commerce.  However, right-to-know regulations and initiatives for workers, consumers, health care providers and regulators put pressure on companies to disclose more and more information.  Managing and tracking CBI regulations and disclosures is difficult, especially for companies in global markets.  This forum will discuss some of challenges of managing CBI.

C. Proposition 65, Back in the Spotlight
        Moderators: Ari Lewis and Danielle Svestka

California's Proposition 65 is a longstanding regulation that requires manufacturers and retailers to provide warning labels on products containing chemicals that could pose carcinogenic and reproductive risks above a safe level (called a safe harbor level).  Recent changes to the law will require manufacturers to disclose the specific chemicals associated with the toxic effects on the label.  This forum will discuss some of the implications of this increased disclosure requirement, as well as strategies that compliance professionals can use to minimize legal and business risk.

D. GHS Around the World: What's New?
        Moderators: Michele Sullivan and Carrie Decatur

While the adoption of GHS is well integrated into our daily practices, there are always new developments.  This Forum session will discuss the on-going implementation of GHS around the world, including developments in Asia Pacific, South/Latin America, Canada and other regions/countries.  We will also discuss strategies for tracking updates, and making compliant GHS classifications, GHS SDSs, and GHS labels.  Any other challenges attendees face are also welcome to be brought to the floor!

4:30-5:45     COMMITTEE MEETINGS

                        Review our committees and plan to attend a committee meeting!

6:00-8:00     RECEPTION / POSTER SESSION - sponsored by the IU Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health at IUPUI
                        - Food and Cash Bar Provided
                        - POSTERS SUBMITTED - Abstract of all posters

• HazCom 2012 Labels for Small Reference Standard Packages – Darcy Ramisch (US Pharmacopeia)
  
  
• Winner!  Exploring the Intersection of REACH, CLP and EU MDR – Joshua Nevels, D.C. (Arcadis U.S., Inc.)
  
  

• Poison Centre Requirements within Europe  – Craig Thomson (The National Chemical Emergency Center (NCEC), Ricardo Energy & Environment, UK)

• Emergency Response and the Cost of Inaction - Craig Thomson (The National Chemical Emergency Center (NCEC), Ricardo Energy & Environment, UK)

• Selecting the Right Material for Your DOT Label and Placard Needs – Jim Garvic (Reliance Label Solutions)

• One Fish, Two Fish, Purple Fish, Orange Fish: Environmental Classification for Workplace and Transport – Kimberly Bull, M.Sc. (Sphera Solutions, Canada)

• Understanding Thailand's Chemical Regulations and Current Status – Dr. Piyatida (Tung) Pukclai (Dr. Knoell Consult Thai Co. Ltd., Thailand)

• EU Poison Centres - How to Keep Up with the Latest Changes – Tarn Brown, Fiona Moir, Orla Myers and Madhuri Sugand (Yordas Group, UK)

• Runner-up Product Stewardship Taken to a New Level – Panagiotis “Noti” Mikroudis and Josh Staniscia (Covestro, LLC)
  
  

• Visualizing the US EPA Sustainable Futures Program – Kate Sullivan, Jeffrey Hafer and Kelly Mayo (knoell USA, LLC)

• eLearning and Development: Internal Training for Global Hazard Communication Program – B. Reeves, H. Senlitonga, C. Arteaga-Forcelledo, S. Snajdr, J. Sims, S. Murray and L. Triboletti (DuPont)

• R&D Laboratory Risk Assessment Tool – Pam Sheets, CIH, SDSRP (The Redstone Group, LLC)

• A Product Is Classified as a Carcinogen in the United States, But Not in Another Jurisdiction… Why So? – Jeremy Long, Joanne Houck and Elizabeth Dederick, PhD (knoell USA)

• Runner-up GHS Labeling and Global Products: the Struggle is Real – Martina Werner and Jenny Altman (Henkel Corporation)

• Runner-up Are Your HMIS® Ratings Aligned with the GHS/HMIS® 4th Edition? – Michele Sullivan, Ph.D. (MRS Associates)

• Technical Challenges to Complying with the New Requirements of Proposition 65 – Ari S. Lewis, Kim Reid and Mike Peterson (Gradient)

• A Simple, Cost Effective Excel Application for Tracking Volumes under EU REACH – Helen Hatch, DGSA, SDSRP (FMC Corporation)

• How to Conduct Technical Due Diligence for Mergers and Acquisitions – Jiaru Zhang, MPH (Gradient)

• Hidden Hazards: What’s in Your Chemical Portfolio? – Jiaru Zhang, MPH (Gradient)

• Validation of the GHS Additivity Formula for Determining Acute Toxicity Classification of Mixtures: a Review of the Existing Research – Christian Thorvaldson and Raleigh Schmidt (3M)

• Lean Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) in the Real World: Error-proofing Chemical Safety for Fatigue and Other Cognitive Impairments – Kathy Malone, CHMM (Manguard Systems, Inc.)

• Investigation of the Impact of Learning Community Immersion on Chemical Hazard Communication Awareness, Knowledge and Commitment to Best Practices: Second Phase – Brooklynn Scherer and Joseph Lupica, Ph.D. (Walsh University)

• Hazard Communication Challenges with Consumer Cleaning Products – Michael Benjamin and Michael Maier, Ph.D. (University of Cincinnati)

• Antineoplastic Drugs in Clinical Healthcare Settings: Understanding Potential Exposure Pathways to Healthcare Professionals – Hannah Kaup and Susan Arnold, PhD, MSOH, CIH (University of Minnesota)

• Understanding the Occupational Health and Safety Knowledge and Behaviors Among Cosmetologists in Minnesota - Jennifer Saunders, MSW, Patricia McGovern, PhD, MPH, and Susan Arnold, PHD, MSOH, CIH (University of Minnesota)

Wednesday, April 25

8:00-8:30       Continental Breakfast provided

8:30-9:00       BUSINESS MEETING / COMMITTEE REPORTS

MORNING PROGRAM:
                        Facilitator - TBA, SCHC Program Committee

9:00-9:40      US EPA Strategic Plan for Developing and Implementing Alternative Test Methods and Strategies
                        to Reduce, Refine or Replace Vertebrate Animal Testing Under the Amended TSCA

                            Dr. Louis Scarano, EPA
9:40-10:20    Non-Animal Testing Technologies and Strategies Used for Chemical Hazard and Risk Assessment
                             Dr. Gertrude-Emilia Costin, Institute for In Vitro Sciences, Inc.

10:20-10:40  Break
10:40-11:15  PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) Selection in Hazard Communication

Ron Pearson, Environmental Health & Safety, Inc.

11:15-11:55  Emergency Preparedness/Response

                            Eddie Ferguson, Albemarle Corporation

11:55-12:00 CONCLUDING REMARKS
                        Ann C. Thompson, Ph.D., SCHC President
                        3M - Minneapolis, MN
12:00             MEETING ADJOURNS