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2007 APHIS/NIEHS Avian Influenza Conference: Protecting Avian Influenza Responders

Wednesday, September 19, 2007

Click on the links below to view presentations and breakout session reports from Tuesday, September 18, 2007, at the Avian Influenza Conference: Protecting Avian Influenza Responders.  Please note: presentations and breakout session reports can be accessed by clicking on the individual presenter's name or title.  A full day's summary of presentations and breakout session reports is available at the bottom of the page.

8:30 - 9:45 a.m.

Breakout Sessions

Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Standard (HAZWOPER)
Sven Rundman, Senior Industrial Hygienist, OSHA and Peter Petch,
Industrial Hygienist, USDA-APHIS  Download Adobe Reader(626 KB) 
Sven Rundman, Review of Emergency Response  Download Adobe Reader(720 KB)


Disinfection and Cleaning Hazards
Steven W. Downs,
Response Preparedness Group, National ER Group/ Strike Team, CleanHarbors Environmental Services  Download Adobe Reader(542 KB)
Jeff Kempter, Senior Advisor Anti Microbials Division, EPA Office of Pesticide Programs  Download Adobe Reader(747 KB)
Gary Babb, Response Preparedness Group, National ER Group/Strike Team, CleanHarbors Environmental Services  Download Adobe Reader(542 KB)

Personal Protective Equipment
Bernie Mizula, Industrial Hygienist, National Clearinghouse for Worker Safety and Health Training  Download Adobe Reader (99 KB)

ICS/NIMS
Paul Ganem, Training Specialist, Incident Management Systems Division, NIC and Marie Martinez, Fire Program Specialist, US Fire Administration, FEMA  Download Adobe Reader(99 KB) 

Setting Up/Preparing for a Local Avian Influenza Response
Dr. Fraser Owens,
Area Emergency Coordinator, USDA-APHIS 
Steven Smith, Animal Identification Coordinator, USDA-APHIS USDA/APHIS Health and Safety Plan (HASP) Template Workshop

USDA/APHIS Health and Safety Plan (HASP) Template Workshop

Tom Franklin, Environmental Protection Specialist, USDA-APHIS

Carcass Disposal and Associated Hazards
James Howard, Consultant, North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services  Download Adobe Reader(7.6 MB)

On-Scene Coordinator's Train-the-Trainer Program for AI Response (Part 1)
Erica Canzler,
Environmental Protection Specialist, Office of Emergency Management, EPA

10:00 - 11:15 a.m.

Breakout Sessions

Heavy Equipment Hazards
William R. Byrnes,
Instructor, IUOE / NJ TF-1 Liaison and Aaron A. Ondo, Industrial Hygienist / Instructor, IUOE National Training Fund  Download Adobe Reader(3.6 MB) 

Back-yard bird issues and Associated Hazards
Dr. James Davis, Senior Staff Veterinarian, USDA-APHIS   Download Adobe Reader(676 KB)  

Depopulation Operations Hazards (Bird Flu Control)
Harm Kiezebrink, CEO, Bird Flu Control, Netherlands  Download Adobe Reader(1.2 MB) 

Responder Training in the Field: Considerations and Delivery
Ron Snyder, Program Director, Environmental Training Center, Hazardous Materials Training and Research Institute  Download Adobe Reader(5.9 MB) 

Critical Stress Management
Dori B. Reissman, MD, MPH, CAPT, US Public Health Service, Senior Medical Advisor, NIOSH  Download Adobe Reader(336 KB) 

Confined Space Hazards
Arthur W. (Bill) Benson, Project Manager, EnviroHygiene LLC  Download Adobe Reader(1.4 MB) 

Instituting Control Zones
Dr. Elizabeth Rohonczy, Biosecurity Officer, Canadian Food Inspection Agency  Download Adobe Reader(1.1 MB) 
Dr. Elizabeth Rohonczy Handout  Download Adobe Reader(31 KB) 
Dr. Elizabeth Rohonczy Exercise 1  Download Adobe Reader(839 KB)
Dr. Elizabeth Rohonczy Exercise 2  Download Adobe Reader(549 KB)

On-Scene Coordinator's Train-the-Trainer Program for AI Response (Part 2)
Erica Canzler,
Environmental Protection Specialist, Office of Emergency Management, EPA

11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Last Thoughts and Recommended Next Steps  Download Adobe Reader (40 KB)


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