TOWA is offering the content of this program at NO-CHARGE as a service to the industry. To view it, you will need to create an account and only provide your name and e-mail, along with your OSSF License or registration number. At the end of the program you have the option to get an hour of CEU credit by paying $25 and taking a simple 10 question post test. The test is simple, on what you just watched and you may take as many times as you need to get a 70%.
Pathogen Exposures for Installers, O&M Inspectors and Pumpers in Onsite
We all know the business we're
in...."Building and managing Decentralized Wastewater
infrastructure". Sounds pretty good! But the reality is that much of the
work that we do involves working with and in untreated raw human
waste. This presentation will give an overview of the results of one of the
only field studies done in the country on the actual exposure of pathogens to
workers in the workplace and some simple steps to take to minimize them.Pathogen Exposures for Installers, O&M Inspectors and Pumpers in Onsite
Objectives:
- To Study and quantify pathogen exposures to workers in the OSSF Industry
- To discuss "Treatment Plant" exposures and see how they relate to onsite
- Field Observations and workplace sampling
- Identify risk mitigation and commonly used tools and PPE
- Raise Awareness to the exposures through education & training
- Identify useful tools to manage exposures in the workplace
John
Thomas - Thomas Consulting
Mr. Thomas is the former
Executive Director for the Washington Onsite Sewage Association holding that
position for 18 years. He continues to provide support for the WOSSA Education
program in Washington with educational resource development and consults to
state Onsite Associations in program development and strategic planning.
In addition to industry related technology training for Design, Installation
and Maintainer’s, he has developed safety focused training resources that are
specific to the Onsite industry under both Federal OSHA Susan Harwood and
Washington SHIP (Safety Health Investment Program) grants. He is the principle
developer and trainer for WOSSA for Industry related safety issues including;
OSHA Focus Four for Onsite, Confined Space Entry, Excavation and Trenching
Safety for Onsite and Pathogen Exposures for Workers in Onsite. He has spoken
nationally on these topics at NOWRA, WWETT Pumper Expo, and various State
Conference in: Colorado, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Michigan,
Iowa, Oregon, Florida and Texas at which CEU’s were approved and awarded. He holds a B.S. Degree in Environmental Earth Sciences
from Northern Michigan University.