Safety focus of SeminarFest in January

Providing professionals with a week-long source to enhance their workplace safety skills and management techniques, the American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) SeminarFest 2006 will feature 45 education sessions this January 22-28 at the Flamingo Las Vegas Hotel in Las Vegas, NV.

SeminarFest offers management sessions on such topics as corporate safety, emergency response, hazardous materials, safety and health system audits, risk control and contractor safety. Sessions include such topics as nanotechnology, confined space safety, communicating with the Spanish workforce, risk assessment for pregnant workers, hearing conservation, incident investigation, and much more. SeminarFest will also address executive safety leadership, safety metrics, strategic planning, and ways to gain participation in building workplace safety culture. Sessions last one to three days, and vary in skill level.

In addition, two special luncheon presentations will focus on techniques to create a positive environment for workers and ways to enhance employee involvement in identifying and controlling hazards. SeminarFest features required courses for the Certificate in Safety Management program and the Executive Program in Safety Management through ASSE. Workshops will also be held for professionals preparing for certification exams such as the Associate Safety Professional (ASP), Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Construction Health and Safety Technician (CHST), and Occupational Health and Safety Technologist (OHST).

For more information on SeminarFest contact ASSE customer service at 847-699-2929.