AHMP 2010 National Conference Technical Program

Technical Program Highlights
AHMP 2010 will deliver a range of information in more than 80 presentations in eight technical tracks:

#1 EHS Management Systems and Principles
#2 Career & Professional Development
#3 Safety and Industrial Health
#4 Waste Minimization/Pollution Prevention/Green Facilities with
     emphasis on Sustainability
#5 Emergency Preparedness, Response and Homeland Security
#6 Environmental Actions—Case Studies
#7 Regulatory Requirements, Updates and Legal Trends
#8 International Issues/Native American Perspectives

Informative technical presentations will be made by your peers—EHS&S/hazardous materials/waste management industry professionals as well as engineers and students engaged at private firms, government and military agencies, colleges and universities. The following sessions have been accepted and are subject to change. Use the itinerary builder online to create your schedule starting April 12.


EHS Management Systems and Principles Track Sessions

  • Common Findings from Auditing Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans at Industrial Facilities
  • Regulatory Compliance and Risk Management: Relevancy of Both in Environmental, Health and Safety (EH&S) Management Programs
  • Beyond the Checklist: Risk-based EHS Compliance Process Audits
  • How to Promote the Business Value of EHS&S
  • ISO 14001 for Energy Use
  • The New ISO 19011 Standard: Guidelines for Auditing Management Systems
  • Step-By-Step Instructions on How to Develop Your Own ISO 14001 EMS or OHSAS 18001 H&S System
  • Integrating EHS and Quality Management Systems
  • Monitoring and Measuring Global EH&S Audit Business Plan Objectives
  • Cost-Effective Strategies and Techniques for Compliance Assurance
  • Reverse Logistics: Where Customer Service and Compliance Collide
  • Success Secrets from a Nine-Year-Old ISO 14001 Environmental Management System


Career & Professional Development Track Sessions

  • How to Prepare and Deliver Effective Speeches to Get What You Want
  • Six Tips for Crisis Management
  • Career Pathways through Professional Certification and Membership Organizations
  • Essentials of AHMP Social Networking
  • Certified Hazardous Materials Professional (CHMP) Overview Course


Safety and Industrial Health Track Sessions

  • Risk Management of Refractory Ceramic Fiber Through Product Stewardship
  • Potable Water Takes Flight: The New EPA Aircraft Drinking Water Rule
  • Preparing, Prevention and Intervention for Workplace Violence (WPV) Events/Situations at Your Facility
  • Contractor Safety, Complex Business Relationships
  • Halogenated Flame Retardants in Consumer Products: Do the Fire Safety Benefits Justify the Health and Environmental Risks?
  • Intermodal Movable Hard Lid Safety
  • Quit Feeding the Monsters: New Techniques to Create a Positive Safety Culture
  • Safety for New Employees at a Superfund Site
  • Complacency: The Silent Killer


Waste Minimization/Pollution Prevention/Green Facilities, with Emphasis on Sustainability Track Sessions

  • Riding The Green Wave: Is Your Safety Program Wiping Out?
  • Beneficial Reuse of a Former C&D Landfill as a Sports Park
  • Decreasing Your Energy Use Footprint Through Industrial Energy Auditing
  • Strategic Waste Management: Benefits & Strategies of Remaining Conditionally Exempt
  • Environmentally Conscious Design Using ISO 14006, 14040, 14044, 14062 and IEC 62430
  • Low-Energy Density Wastewater Treatment Systems
  • Managing Global Sustainability Initiatives with Economic and Social Benefit
  • How Does The EH&S Professional Fit Into A Green Building Team? Let Us Count The Ways
  • Management of Tritium Exit Signs


Emergency Preparedness, Response and Homeland Security Track Sessions

  • Information-Driven Planning and Response During An Accidental or International Toxic Chemical Event Via Real-time, Analyzer-based, Chemical Plume Measurement, Monitoring, Reporting and Analysis
  • Environmental Insurance: Strengthen Your Emergency Preparedness
  • Derivation of Dermal Vapor Protection Factors for Chemical Warfare Agents: NFPA 1994 Class 2 Non-Encapsulating (Level B) CBRN Chemical Protective Ensembles
  • Emergency Preparedness: What Do You Mean Writing A Plan Is Not Enough?


Environmental Actions—Case Studies Track Sessions

  • Case Study: What’s That Smell? Unanticipated Ammonia Emissions From Landfill Materials During Landfill Upgrades
  • Remedial Action for Contaminated Soils and Sediment At Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee
  • Brownfield Reclamation Meets Historic Preservation
  • Sustainable Groundwater Remediation Reduces Municipal Burden
  • Green From The Bottom Up
  • A Novel Approach To Substrate Formulation For Enhanced Reductive Dechlorination
  • The Pervasiveness of Site Contamination Related to Mercury Cell Use
  • In-Situ and Ex-Situ Bioremediation Pilot Test Case Studies for Pesticide Impacted Soils
  • Quantification of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Energy Consumption from Remediation Systems
  • Expedited Large Scale NAPL Plume Removal Utilizing Mobile Remediation Solutions
  • Toxicity Distribution In Soil And Ground Water In An Illegal Dumpsite—A Case Study
  • Remedial System Installation at Yellowstone National Park
  • Hurricane Katrina—Waterway Recovery Operations: Marine Vessel Salvage
  • A Self-Critical Look at the University of Minnesota Football Stadium Brownfield Cleanup


Regulatory Requirements, Updates and Legal Trends Track Sessions

  • GHS—Making the Transition and What’s in the OSHA NPRM
  • Waste Training or Wasted Time? Applying Pre-Transportation Training Requirements
  • Chemicals Management in the United States: Changes Are Coming
  • Trends and Considerations for Achieving OSHA and Local Regulatory Compliance Throughout the Multiple Site Enterprise
  • General Stormwater Permitting: State-by-State and Federal Initiatives
  • The U.S. DOT Hazardous Materials Transportation Regulations—Emerging Trends in Enforcement and Rulemaking and How Employers Can Minimize Risk
  • Federal Aviation Administration Hazmat Regulatory Requirements
  • Supplemental Environmental Projects (SEPs): Good for Regulated Community and Everyone Else, Too?
  • Complying With New SPCC Regulations and Utilizing Thermal Desorption for Tank Sludge
  • Vapor Intrusion: Regulatory Updates and Practical Strategies for Assessing the Risk
  • Proposed Lithium Battery Air Transport Regulations


International Issues/Native American Perspectives Track Sessions

  • International Soil & Groundwater Remediation


NESHTA Track Sessions

  • Learning Without Lecture
  • Scenario Planning in Training and Exercises
  • Trainer Liability: Who’s Got Your Back?
  • Overview of Public Internet Sources and Software for Emergency Responders
  • Infrastructure Preparedness Training: Planning, Preparedness, Protection, Response, Mitigation and Recovery
  • The Remote Engagement Challenge: Designing Interactivity into Training Webinars
  • The Devil is in the Details: Anatomy of Interactive Web Conference Training—The Role and Challenges of a Stand-up Trainer
  • Work Zone Safety and the HazMat Worker: Training Strategies for Working Safely On and Off the Road (Part 1)
  • Work Zone Safety and the HazMat Worker: Training Strategies for Working Safely On and Off the Road (Part 2)