This workshop will identify the various regulatory requirements that apply to laboratories that generate hazardous waste and provide insight into the options for on-site management and off-site disposal. Focus will include discussion on waste management systems, recycling & reclamation techniques, economical handling of wastes, and liability issues. Included will be an update on the new regulations for academic laboratories.

Learn all the tricks that disposers use to increase their profit and use them to increase your savings. Mr. Phifer has over 30 years experience in managing laboratory wastes for academic and industrial laboratories and is a member and past chair of the ACS Task Force on Environmental Health & Safety.

An intensive full day seminar covering the fundamentals of lab safety and effective lab safety programs. Covers scope of the problem, accidents, legal aspects, emergency planning, chemical handling, chemical storage, biological and animal hazards, eye and face protection, chemical disposal, electrical safety, and safety program planning. This seminar is intended for industrial government, medical, and post secondary academic institutions.

Take a close look at the Chemical Hygiene Officer position, and prepare at the same time for the NRCC -CHO Certification exam to be held the next day. Phifer and Wahl give a different slant to safety issues in the laboratory, focusing on what you do and how you can do it better. The presenters bring a wide variety of experience to the table, but the real stars of the workshop are you - past attendees note the interactive approach focusing on their problems, from getting administrators involve in safety to dealing with regulatory concerns. The course covers all of the content areas of the certification exam, including a sample test in the same format as the real one. Whether you are a new Chemical Hygiene Officer or an "old" one, you will find something to put to real use in this fast-paced presentation. (NOTE: to register for the CHO certification exam, you must contact the National Registry of Certified Chemists in advance.) Their website is: