Environmental Issues
For more information about a particular course, including the time, location, and cost, contact the person or department listed after the description for that course. All activities are held in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, unless otherwise noted.
Revised NC Environmental Health Law and Ethics
May 19–21; Greenville, NC
Attendance: 50
This course is required of all environmental health specialists and is recommended as a refresher every five years.
Contact Occupational Safety and Health Education and Research Center, 888-235-3320, 919-962-2101, or osherc@unc.edu.
Repairing Basic On-Site Sewage Systems
May 28–30; Fletcher, NC
Attendance: 50
This program for environmental health professionals, wastewater specialists, and primary soil scientists teaches how to analyze and repair wastewater failures, implement repairs, legally close a system, and get other agencies involved in finding solutions.
Contact School of Public Health Office of Continuing Education, 919-966-4032, oce@unc.edu.
Asbestos Operations and Maintenance
Jun 17–18
This course is required for those who perform operations, maintenance, and repair activities involving asbestos-containing material or presumed asbestos-containing material. It covers current regulations, hazards of asbestos, respiratory protection, use of glovebags, removal techniques, disposal methods, and other topics.
Contact Occupational Safety and Health Education and Research Center, 888-235-3320, 919-962-2101, or osherc@unc.edu.
Institutional Sanitation
Jun 18–20; Wilmington, North Carolina
Attendance: 50
This workshop teaches recommended procedures for conducting inspections of long-term care facilities. Patient needs, administrator concerns, and roles in protecting and providing healthy environments for senior residents are covered.
Contact School of Public Health Office of Continuing Education, 919-966-4032, oce@unc.edu.
Supervising Lead Abatement Programs: Refresher Course
Jul 10
This refresher course is designed for those responsible for designing, planning, or conducting the abatement of lead-based paint, soil, or dust, and who have completed the initial Supervising Lead Abatement Projects course. Emphasis is on safe removal techniques for steel structures, and residential and commercial buildings.
Contact Occupational Safety and Health Education and Research Center, 888-235-3320, 919-962-2101, or osherc@unc.edu.
Asbestos Operations and Maintenance: Refresher Course
Jul 15
This refresher course reviews the material covered in the initial course (see June 17 entry) for professionals who perform activities involving asbestos-containing material.
Contact Occupational Safety and Health Education and Research Center, 888-235-3320, 919-962-2101, or osherc@unc.edu.
Basic Private Wells Authorization Training: Groundwater Protection and Public Health
Jul 30–Aug 1; Greenville, North Carolina
Attendance: 50
This course focuses on safe drinking water, including the siting, inspection, and protection of private wells; it provides a review of state regulations and regulatory agencies.
Contact School of Public Health Office of Continuing Education, 919-966-4032, oce@unc.edu.
31st Annual Occupational Safety and Health Summer Institute
Aug 4–8; Norfolk, Virginia
The institute offers approximately thirty courses dealing with a wide range of occupational safety and health and environmental issues. It is designed for industrial hygienists, safety personnel, occupational physicians, occupational health nurses, managers, supervisors, personnel specialists, union health and safety professionals, and others with the responsibility of providing a safe and healthy work environment.
Contact Occupational Safety and Health Education and Research Center, 888-235-3320, 919-962-2101, or osherc@unc.edu.
Transitional Permitting Food Service and Renovated Spaces
Aug 13–15; Greensboro, North Carolina
Attendance: 50
This course provides information on a 180-day process related to food facilities’ renovation construction and special inspection issues.
Contact School of Public Health Office of Continuing Education, 919-966-4032, oce@unc.edu.
Pump Controlled On-site Wastewater Systems: Sewage Under Pressure
Aug 27–29; Fletcher, North Carolina
Attendance: 50
This course is designed for environmental health specialists and their supervisors responsible for the inspection, evaluation, and plan review of pump-operated single-home onsite sewage systems in North Carolina. Includes field experience.
Contact School of Public Health Office of Continuing Education, 919-966-4032, oce@unc.edu.