Illinois Safety Council 2009 Winter Newsletter
Grant for CPR / First Aid / AED Training – Combustible Dust Explosion Inspection Seminars 3 Day Process Safety Management Course Radon Action Month – Free Radon Testing Kit John Newquist of OSHA Honored for OSHA NEP Combustible Dust Outreach Construction Safety Council Conference & Expo Information-FEB. 2008
National Safety Administrator Training-Now in 3 Locations!
Meet Our Newest National Safety Administrator Recipients!
Congratulations to John Rickert - IUOE Local 150, Tom Spangler - IUOE Local 150, Alexandra Pulido - Superior Ambulance, Martin Turek - IUOE Local 150, Gregg Nadess - Hydro-Exc, Inc, John Altman - International Truck & Engine for earning their NSA designations in December 2008. Also congratulations to Peter Hurst – Comcast Cable, Adam Schremser-Henkles & McCoy who are not pictured. Our first qualifiers were Robert Robinson – Comcast Cable, Pam West – ITW Bernard Welding and William Pineda – CEW Corp. all earned their designations earlier in 2008. Complete the program in any order to earn the National Safety Administrator designation. CEU approved through the University of Illinois at Chicago. National Safety Administrator designation training is recognized by the OSHA/ISC Alliance.
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Additional National Safety Administrator Information Below
 
Illinois Citizens Urged to Test Homes During Radon Action Month
Illinois Emergency Management Agency Study finds that 42 Percent of homes tested in Illinois had excess levels of Cancer –causing Radon/ January 7th, 2009 Governor’s News Release - PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML Free Radon Test Kit – Illinois Emergency Management Agency at (800) 325-1245 /www.radon.illinois.gov
 
2009 Seminars Combustible Dust Explosion Inspection Seminars
Feb: 18, 2009
Mar: 26, 2009 Naperville, IL
John Newquist of OSHA Honored by the Illinois Safety Council In 2008 John Newquist was honored by the Illinois Safety Council for his part in series of “Combustible Dust Explosion Inspection Seminars” that were presented through the OSHA/ISC Safety Alliance. Mr. Newquist was on hand to answer questions and gave the wrap presentation at the end of these sessions. Mr. Newquist is a Certified Safety Professional and a Certified Fire Inspector. He is the Region V�s Assistant Regional Administrator for Cooperative and State Programs.
 
February 17-19, 2009 - Donald E Stephens Convention Center Rosemont, IL Registration is now open! MORE INFORMATION... or Call: (708)544-2082
 
 
 
3 Day Process Safety Management Course
OSHA Compliance / OSHA NEP Awareness / OSHA – ISC Safety Outreach

Monday March 16 • Tuesday March 17th • Wednesday March 18th
University of Illinois – BIS – 1100 East Warrenville Rd. – Naperville IL 60563
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Train at 3 Campuses For Your National Safety Administrator Designation
        

NSA Training is OSHA Recognized

Urbana/Champagne - Campus

Downers Grove - Illinois Campus

Matteson - Illinois Campus
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2009 NSA Registration Form
National Safety Administrator training sessions. Take one or more sessions.
Complete the series to earn theNational Safety Administrator” designation.

  1. 101 X - “Understanding Federal OSHA & Illinois Department of Labor–Organizations/Standards”
  2. 102 X - “Accident Investigation Techniques & OSHA Record Keeping”
  3. 103 X - “Job Safety Analysis / Conducting Internal Audits & Inspections”
  4. 104 X - “On-Site Emergency Response Planning / On-Site Security Program Elements”
  5. 105 X - “Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) & Material Handling/Storage Issues”
  6. 106 X - “Accident Prevention Programs/Preparation/ Insurance/Compensation”
  7. 107 X - “Principles of Building an Effective Safety Committee”
  8. 108 X - “Workplace Hazardous Material Regulations”
  9. 109 X - “OSHA Essential Workplace Safety Procedures & Programs”
  10. 110 X - “Office & Fleet Safety Programs /Fundamentals of Industrial Hygiene”
 
University of Illinois: Urbana/Champaign Campus
Complete in three - three day sessions! Click Here For: 2009 Training Schedules/Locations
Session One: Tuesday, March 3rd - Wednesday, March 4th - Thursday March 5th
Session Two: Tuesday, March 31st - Wednesday, April 1st - Thursday April 2nd
Session Three: Tuesday, May 5th - Wednesday, May 6th - Thursday May 7th

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