Workshop on health and safety

The Preservation Section of the Society of American Archivists would
like to recommend the workshop described below to subscribers of
this list serv.  It will be taught as a pre-conference workshop to
our annual meeting in Denver, Colorado.

HAZCOM for Archivists
Workshop #0016
August 28, 2000
Fee: $215; SAA Members, $169
Continuing Education Units: .75
Instructor: Monona Rossol

This workshop will be of interest to archivists whose environment
includes chemical products from glues to fumigants; molds or dust
from paper and leather; poor ventilation; fungus, bacteria,
carcinogens and toxic substances; dyes, packaging chemicals and
other irritants. The workshop will cover all of the information
required by OSHA's hazard communication (HAZCOM) regulation as it
applies to archival work. The participants will gain insight into
basic concepts of archival health and safety and develop
transferrable strategies to prevent hazards in the workplace. At the
end of the workshop, the participants will be able to pass a
standard HAZCOM proficiency test, to recognize workplace hazards and
to implement strategies that will make the workplace safe. The
instructor for the workshop is Monona Rossol, president and founder
of Arts, Crafts and Theater Safety, Inc.

For information about registration and accommodations see
<URL:http://www.uwyo.edu/ahc/srma/saa2000/information.htm>

Glenda B. Stevens
Senior Archivist
Texas Christian University
Box 298400
Fort Worth, TX 76129
817-257-7595
Fax: 817-257-7282


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