Tue, 5/20: 1:45 PM - 3:25 PM CDT
Pop-Up Education
Kansas City Convention Center
Room: Exhibit Hall D, Aisle 1200
CM Credit Hours: 1.5
Content Level
Introductory
Intermediate
Organizational Category
Academia/Education
Corporation/Company
Government/Military
Primary Industry
All Industries
Healthcare/Pharma
Laboratories
Mining
Oil & Gas
Topics
Also part of the Virtual Program
Available as part of AIHA Connect OnDemand
Hazard Recognition/Exposure Assessment
Radiation (Ionizing and Nonionizing)
Risk Assessment and Management
Sampling and Analysis
Standards, Regulations and Legal Issues
Presentations
Pop-Up 10a. Radioactive Material Security for Industrial Hygienists
10 CFR Part 37 "Physical Protection of Category 1 and Category 2 Quantities of Radioactive Material" has been around for more than 10 years and there is still misunderstanding with full implementation of all aspects of access control and physical protection of radioactive material. Using a review of the regulations, and citing examples, this presentation will summarize some methods for implementation of the requirements for security of your radioactive materials.
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion, you will be able to understand and follow guidance documents for implementation of the regulation.
Upon completion you will understand that Category 1 and Category 2 quantities of radioactive material, especially if aggregated, are relatively common.
Upon completion you will have the information to start your Access Control Program, Site Security Program and look at your physical security to find if there are gaps present.
Pop-up Presenter
David Jackson, CIH, Steris Corporation Madison, OH
USA
Pop-Up 10b. Ionizing Radiation and OSHA Compliance
Several organizations regulate ionizing radiation: NRC, DOE, MSHA, OSHA. Find out which regulation apply to different situations and industries. This lecture will provide a brief overview of the regulations and help you understand where the boundaries are between the different regulators.
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion, the participant will be able to discuss which regulator regulates ionizing radiation hazards. NRC DOE OSHA and MSHA all have worker protection rules for ionizing radiation encountered in various industries. Participants will also be able to recognize control methods, and manage different types of personal monitoring equipment to incorporate into a worker protection program
Pop-up Presenter
Wayne Taketa, CIH, CSP, MPH, San Francisco Department of Public Health South San Francisco, CA
USA
Pop-up Co-Presenter
David Jackson, CIH, Steris Corporation Madison, OH
USA
Pop-Up 10c. Improving Exposure Judgments With Bayesian Priors
The use of Bayesian statistics is a well-established practice in exposure assessment, is a core component of the AIHA Exposure Decision Analysis Registry Program, and has been proposed as part of a new NIOSH Strategy for exposure assessment. However, there are still many questions and some skepticism as to how to properly identify and translate data and information collected as part of the exposure assessment process into a proper Bayesian prior. This session will present the results of a performance assessment and best practices around the use of Bayesian priors completed in conjunction with the design of a new exposure dashboard tool. Based around a hands-on demonstration of the tool, the presentation will cover sources of information to use as Bayesian priors, including qualitative, modeling, and historical or analogous data, along with considerations in how to quantify a prior probability distribution from them. The conditions of use for priors and choice of when to use them or opt for a uniform or weakly informative prior will also be discussed. Finally, the interpretation of the Bayesian decision charts along with additional analyses that will help prevent over-confidence in the use of or reliance on a mis-specified prior will also be presented. The aim of this session is to aid occupational hygienists in improving their exposure assessments by promoting further use of Bayesian methods.
Learning Outcomes
Strengthen their use of Bayesian methods by addressing outstanding questions on how to create and use Bayesian priors.
Interpret the Bayesian decision charts and identify when to rely on a uniform or weakly informative prior to prevent over-confidence in results.
Pop-up Presenter
Ryan Hines, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Towson, MD