University of Minnesota
School of Public Health
http://www.sph.umn.edu/
612-624-6868
MCOHS

Midwest Center for
Occupational Health & Safety

About MCOHS

We support continuing education and graduate training in industrial hygiene (including a focus in hazardous substances), occupational and environmental health nursing, injury epidemiology and control, occupational medicine, agricultural safety and health, occupational health services research and policy and the national occupational research agenda.

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Upcoming Face to Face Courses

Course TitleDateCost
Derived No Effect Levels (DNELs): What Are They and How Will They Change the Occupational Health OEL Landscape3/3/2010 - 3/3/2010Free
Emerging Issues and Controversies in Occupational Health and Safety-Basic Registration3/4/2010 - 3/4/2010$95
Emerging Issues and Controversies in Occupational Health and Safety-Physician Registration3/4/2010 - 3/4/2010$135
Emerging Issues and Controversies in Occupational Health and Safety-Student Registration3/4/2010 - 3/4/2010$50
Advancements in Exposure Assessment - Improving Data Interpretation and Professional Judgment Using Bayesian Decision Analysis3/12/2010 - 3/12/2010$95
2010 National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) Symposium4/15/2010 - 4/15/2010Free
Confined Space Entry and Retrieval4/16/2010 - 4/16/2010$125
NIOSH Approved Spirometry Training4/19/2010 - 4/20/2010$450
Occupational Hearing Conservation Training (CAOHC Approved)4/21/2010 - 4/23/2010$600
NIOSH-Approved Spirometry Refresher4/26/2010 - 4/26/2010$225
Occupational Hearing Conservation Recertification Training (CAOHC Approved)4/27/2010 - 4/27/2010$330
For Emergencies Only? Successful Respiratory Protection Program Implementation5/6/2010 - 5/6/2010$95
Case Management: Tools for the Test and the Task9/8/2010 - 9/10/2010$550
Comprehensive Industrial Hygiene Review9/20/2010 - 9/24/2010$795
Hands-On Indoor Air Quality Assessment: A Practical Approach to Investigation, Sampling, and Reporting9/28/2010 - 9/28/2010$95
NIOSH Approved Spirometry Training10/11/2010 - 10/12/2010$450
Occupational Hearing Conservation Training (CAOHC Approved)10/13/2010 - 10/15/2010$600
NIOSH Approved Spirometry Refresher10/18/2010 - 10/18/2010$225
Occupational Hearing Conservation Recertification Training (CAOHC Approved)10/19/2010 - 10/19/2010$275

Nanotechnology and Occupational Health: Uncertainties in Science and Policy

The emergence of nanotechnology—the ability to fabricate and manipulate matter at the molecular scale, taking advantages of unique properties that emerge at the nanoscale—is sorely testing the ability of U.S. federal authorities including the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to provide oversight in occupational settings.

Watch the Nanotechnology and Occupational Health presentation.

Emerging Issues and Controversies in Occupational Health & Safety

March 4, 2010
Continuing Education & Conference Center
St. Paul Campus, University of Minnesota

This is an exciting one-day interdisciplinary symposium with sessions on controversial issues in OHS research, policy, and practice that examine the cross-section of sciences, politics, and practice. The program is designed for new and experienced occupational health and safety professionals.

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Contact the Midwest Center for Occupational Health & Safety

CE Director and Continuing Education Specialist: Ruth Rasmussen
E-mail: rasmu048@umn.edu

2221 University Avenue SE, Suite 350
Minneapolis, MN 55414

E-mail: mcohs@umn.edu
Phone: (612) 626-4515
Toll-free: (800) 493-2060
Fax: (612) 626-4525