Dangerous Goods Instructors' Symposium IV-Closing the Knowledge Gap

September 23 - 25, 2009
Embassy Suites, Lakefront, Chicago.
The fourth Dangerous Goods Instructor's Symposium continues the symposium's focus on Professional Development and continues its theme of upgrading skills, knowledge and professionalism. Once again, we invite you to roll up your sleeves, sharpen your red pencil and turn up the brightness on the laptop to confront the most important issues facing our profession.
Program Agenda
 

Wednesday, September 23 - Professional Development #1

Building Bricks Workshops

Time Topic Facilitator/Presenter Description

1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. (1330 - 1500)

Dangerous Goods Training Tactical and Strategic Planning

[Open Presentation]

Bob Richard - DOT PHMSA
Nancy White - DOT PHMSA Rhonda Jessop - Labelmaster 		Training remains a key component and high priority in achieving safety through regulatory compliance. This workshop will focus on developing concrete steps for implementing the DGAC/PHMSA Training Guidelines.
3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. (1500 - 1530) Coffee
3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. (1530 - 1730)

Preparing for the Revised Packing Instructions

[Open Presentation]

 DGIS Packing Instruction Team An in-depth review of the 2011 revisions to the ICAO packing instructions, the single largest revision of the Technical Instructions ever. With the ICAO Dangerous Goods Panel meeting in October, what feedback do instructors have for the regulators? (Space limited)
3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. (1530 - 1730) Round Table on Battery and Other UN Packaging Tracie Cady - Labelmaster
Jay Johnson - INMARK 		UN specification packaging or not, dangerous goods packaging is more than the box it comes in.

Thursday, September 24, Morning "Mind the Gap"

Time Topic Facilitator/Presenter Description

8:30 a.m. (0830) Welcome Neil McCulloch - Labelmaster I'm a hazmat professional.
8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. (0830 - 0930)

Trainers at the Table-A Regulator's Guide

[Open Presentation]

 Katherine Rooney - ICAO DGP Bob Richard - Chair, UN Subcommittee of Experts Training implications of the ICAO Dangerous Goods Panel Meeting agenda. (Homework required.) Highlights of the UN Subcommittee of Experts program.
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. (0930 - 1030)

Assessing the Risk and Lithium Batteries

[Open Presentation]

 Bob Richard - Chair, UN

In January 2007, PHMSA established and executed a nationwide investigation team that focuses on lithium battery transportation safety.

10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. (1030 - 1100) Coffee

"Training the World"

Time Topic Facilitator/Presenter Description

11:30 a.m. - 11:50 a.m. (1130 - 1150)

It's an ERAP-the TDG changes are done!

[Open Presentation]

Dave Evans - Purolator Update and prognosis on the Canadian dangerous goods shipping scene.
11:50 a.m. - 12:10 p.m. (1150 - 1210)

Training/Enforcement Partnering

[Open Presentation]

Jorge Cardena - Instituto de Cap. Int. en Cargo Aerea Latin America's peculiar challenges.
12:10 p.m. - 12:30 p.m. (1210 - 1230)

Training the World

[Open Presentation]

Bashyam Govinarajan - Tirwin Management Services, India Dangerous goods management and training in the second largest country in the world.
12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. (1230 - 1400) Networking Lunch

Thursday, September 24, Afternoon Bridge Building 101

 

Time Topic Facilitator/Presenter Description

2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. (1400 - 1500)

Writing the Right Questions-a Round-Table Discussion

[Open Presentation]

 James Gaidry - Executive Director, Institute of Hazardous Materials Management The ultimate Q and A! What makes a good dangerous goods exam question? A peer review.
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. (1500 - 1600)

DGT Tactical and Strategic Planning Wrap-Up

[Open Presentation]

 PHMSA and DGIS Delegates The verdict is in-which strategies will work best! Other initiatives updates-DGTA, EIHMP and DGIS V.
4:00 p.m. - 4:10 p.m. (1600 - 1610)

Enhancing the Image of the DG/HazMat Professional

[Open Presentation]

 Jeanne Zmich, Labelmaster

Friday, September 25 Foundation and Empire

Time Topic Facilitator/Presenter Description

9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. (0900 - 1000) Pre- and Post-Incident Donna Lepik - CHEMTREC Anatomy of an incident and training factors arising.
10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. (1000 - 1030)

DG Training

[Open Presentation]

 Dick Elbourne - DG Instructor's Training Website Looking back over the last 30 years.
10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. (1030 - 1100)

Military Spec Training

[Open Presentation]

 Mark Ferguson - Chief Cargo Management, Wright Patterson AFB The critical differences between military and public dangerous goods training.
10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. (1030 - 1100) Coffee
11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (1130 -1200)

Practical Packing Instruction

[Open Presentation]

 Howard Skolnik - Skolnik Industries A clear language approach to writing package closure instructions and how to interpret and use them.
12:00 p.m. - 12:30 p.m. (1200 - 1230) "It's a Wrap!"-Open Mike Neil McCulloch - Labelmaster What's in store for 2010?