October 2015 Joint Chapter Meeting with NJ-ASSE
TOPIC 1: Process Safety Management
SPEAKER: Steve Barnett, Esq, P.E, CIH.
TOPIC 2: Workplace Health Without Borders (WHWB)
SPEAKER: Bernard L. Fontaine, Jr. CIH, CSP, RPIH
MEETING SPONSOR: Connell Foley LLP
LOCATION:
Charlie Brown’s Fresh Grill
522 Southern Blvd.
Chatham, NJ 07928
PROGRAM DETAILS
Process Safety Management
OSHA June 5, 2015 Process Safety Management memo:
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Changing PSM applicability thresholds
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Commercial grade concentration to 1% PSM Appendix A substances
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Effectively makes many more facilities subject to the PSM standard
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Status of industry comments/actions
Workplace Health Without Borders (WHWB)
Vision – A world where workers do not get sick because of their work
Workplace Health Without Borders (WHWB) was founded in 2011 as a not-for-profit charity to address global occupational health concerns in the developing world. WHWB collaborate with other partners in achieving established goals and objectives related to worker health.
COST
$25 early registration for chapter members
$10 for student & unemployed members
$35 for non-members and late registration
Pay online or at door by cash or check, payable to “AHMP-NJ” – only pre-registered attendees
Printable Flyer
ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Steve Barnett PE, CIH, MSPH, Esq.
Partner, Environmental Law, Connell Foley LLP
Steve Barnett is an experienced attorney who applies a unique combination of industrial hygiene, engineering and legal skills to make his client’s case in toxic tort and environmental matters. Steve is a Professional Engineer (PE), Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH), and holds a Master of Science in Public Health, Industrial Hygiene Emphasis. He is formerly Counsel - Health, Safety & Environment for the specialty chemicals manufacturer, Elementis and previously a Captain, United States Air Force, Bioenvironmental Engineer. Mr. Barnett was Past President of the NJ section of the American Industrial Hygiene Association (NJAIHA)
Bernard L Fontaine, Jr. CIH, CSP, FAIHA
Managing Partner, The Windsor Consulting Group, Inc.
At Windsor Consulting Group, Inc., the focus is growing the business through marketing and sales of occupational and environmental health and safety services using the most qualified personnel – CIH, CSP, and Fellow and Distinguished Lecturer of AIHA. Business development covers all types of general industry (manufacture, process, and services), construction (building, bridges, tunnels, roadways, and demolition), maritime and marine (ports, terminals, and shipyards), upstream and downstream oil and gas production, energy and renewable sources, mining and mineral process, insurance, national defense, environmental (planning and development), logistics and transportation.
Besides being a trusted partner to business and industry, Mr. Fontaine is the President-Elect of the NJ section of the American Industrial Hygiene Association (NJAIHA) and Board of Director member of Workplace Health Without Borders (WHWB). Both NGOs provide support regarding industrial hygiene and occupational health. In these capacities, Mr. Fontaine provides direction for fund rasiings and project initiatives to protect workers from crystalline silica dust in brick kiln and agate workers, heavy metal exposures in artisanal mining in Africa, and training and education to both graduate and medical students in a variety of developing countries. As a charity, WHWB seeks to partner with allied organizations around the world.
