2024 General Meeting Agenda

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This is a PRELIMINARY agenda. Changes can occur at the discretion of the Program Committee. We apologize for any disappointment or inconvenience.

Updated April 30, 2024 Download a PDF of the agenda (to come)

September 21-23 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSES

Professional Development Courses will be offered Saturday/Sunday/Monday
(September 21-23). View the Professional Development page for details. Each course requires separate registration from the meeting using the meeting registration form.

Monday, September 23 BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING

5:15-7:15

Board of Directors Meeting - SCHC Members are invited to attend. Reservations required. RSVP

Tuesday, September 24 MEETING
7:30-8:30	REGISTRATION / MEET AND GREET - Coffee provided in Exhibit Hall (breakfast is on your own) Hazard Communication Products Display is Open View the list of 2024 exhibitors (to come)
8:30-9:00	WELCOME AND SCHC AWARDS PRESENTATION, including President’s welcome, introduction to SCHC Board of Directors, and presentation of Awards (Professional Development Recognition, Jennifer Silk Memorial Lifetime Achievement Award, Outstanding Service Award, and Outstanding Volunteer Awards) Tracy Graham, SCHC President
MORNING PROGRAM: Facilitator - Claire Mathis, SCHC Program Committee
9:00-9:45	OSHA Updates Speaker Invited
9:45-10:30	WHMIS Updates Speaker TBD
10:30-10:45	Break Hazard Communication Products Display is Open
10:45-11:15	EU CLP Updates Gill Pagliuca Ricardo
11:15-11:45	Asia Pacific Updates Robert Kiefer
11:45-11:55	Announcements Tracy Graham, SCHC President
11:55-12:00	SPONSOR: "___" Tbd
12:00-1:30	Lunch (on your own - consider grabbing a small group for a networking lunch President's Luncheon (by invitation only) Hosted by Tracy Graham, SCHC President Hazard Communication Products Display is Open
AFTERNOON PROGRAM: Facilitator - TBD, SCHC Program Committee
1:30-3:00	EU Regulatory Impacts
1:30-2:15	Evaluating Ingredient Portfolios for the New Endocrine Disruption Hazards Under the European Union (EU) Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) Regulation Ari Lewis
2:15-3:00	Substances of Concern in Articles: EU & US Legislative Frameworks, Substance Forecasting, Data Management and Enforcement Domonick Zanarini
3:00-3:05	SPONSOR: TBD
3:05-3:30	Break - Hazard Communication Products Display is Open
3:30-5:00 3:30-4:15 and again 4:15-5:00	FORUM SESSIONS - The forum sessions will last 45 minutes each, and will be repeated to allow an opportunity to attend both. OSHA HazCom Standard Updates – Hosted by John Howell, others invited TBD – Hosted by ____ and ____
6:00-7:30	Reception / Poster Session / Hazard Communication Products Display Food and Cash Bar provided View the Poster Abstracts View the 2023 Exhibitors Don't forget to Vote for your favorite Poster and also get your passport stamped for a chance to win one of several $100 gift cards!! To be eligible for the passport program, you must provide the vendors you visit with your contact infomation.
8:00-10:00 NETWORKING	Join Member Engagement
Wednesday, September 25 MEETING
7:30-8:30	Networking / Coffee Available (breakfast is on your own)
MORNING PROGRAM: Facilitator - TBD, SCHC Program Committee
8:30-12:00	HazCom Programming, Processes, and Best Practices
8:30-9:00	A Novel Approach To SDS Author Training Lesley Gelbart
9:00-9:45	Hazard Classification Data - The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly Scott Sieber
9:45-10:30	Auditing (internal), Inspections, Program Documentation (multi-site and company assessments) - OSHA, EPA, DOT Practical Advice Speaker Invited
10:30-10:45	Break
10:45-11:15	How Emergency Operations Centers Utilize Safety Data Sheets Joseph Milazzo Chemtrec
11:15-11:45	Consumer Product SDSs and Labels - Effective HazCom Measures Speaker Invited
11:45-11:55	Announcements Tracy Graham, SCHC President
11:55-12:00	SPONSOR: "_____" TBD
12:00-1:30	LUNCH (on your own - consider grabbing a small group for a networking lunch)
AFTERNOON PROGRAM: Facilitator - TBD, SCHC Program Committee
1:30-3:00	Industry and Worker Safety Highlights
1:30-2:15	Characterizing and Communicating Hazards Posed By Engineered Nanomaterials (ENJs) in Construction Gavin West
2:15-3:00	Occupational Exposures and Worker Protection: OSHA PELS/OELs/MOU/ECELS/NCELs Speakers invited
3:00-3:05	SPONSOR: TBD
3:05-3:30	Break
3:30-5:00 3:30-4:15 and again 4:15-5:00	FORUM SESSIONS - The forum sessions will last 45 minutes each, and will be repeated to allow an opportunity to attend both. • TBD - Hosted by • TBD - Hosted by
5:15-6:00	**Committee Meetings - Hosted by the Committee Chairs Review the committees and plan to attend a committee meeting!**
6:00-10:00 NETWORKING	Join Member Engagement for
Thursday, September 26 Meeting
7:30-8:30	Networking / Coffee Available (breakfast is on your own)
MORNING PROGRAM: Facilitator - TBD, SCHC Program Committee
8:30-9:00	Committee and AIHA Reports, including announcement of the Best Poster
9:00-11:45	Special Topics in HazCom and Product Stewardship
9:00-9:45	TSCA and HazCom Speaker Invited
9:45-10:30	Transport Classification and HazCom Chandra Gioiello
10:30-10:45	Break
10:45-11:15	Case Study of International HazCom Implementation, Making GHS Work Worldwide OR Isocyanates Under REACH Speaker Invited
11:15-11:45	Product Circularity and HazCom Speaker TBD 3E
11:45-12:00	CLOSING REMARKS Tracy Graham, SCHC President Ecolab Inc.
12:00	MEETING ADJOURNS

1:00-5:00	AIHA Registry Programs' SDS and Label Authoring Competency Assessment