Diary of Events

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October 2006 Events

1 October 2006 - Benchmarking Risk Management in Europe
Brussels, Belgium
Contact: Federation of European Risk Management Associations (FERMA) in co-operation with Ernst & Young and AXA Corporate Solutions | www.ferma-asso.org

4 October 2006 - BOHS's Autumn 'Hot Topics' Meeting including a presentation by Professor Julian Peto entitled "Observations and speculations on mesothelioma risks in relation to past and present occupational and environmental asbestos exposure in Britain"
Manchester Conference Centre, Manchester, UK
Contact: Anthea Page, Communications Officer, BOHS, 5/6 Melbourne Business Court, Millennium Way, Pride Park, Derby, DE24 8LZ, UK | Tel: +44 (0) 1332 250701 | Email: anthea@bohs.org | www.bohs.org where the full programme is also available.

10 October 2006 - BOHS 'Webinar' COSHH Regulations 15.00 (UK time)
Contact: Anthea Page, Communications Officer, BOHS, 5/6 Melbourne Business Court, Millennium Way, Pride Park, Derby, DE24 8LZ, UK | Tel: +44 (0) 1332 250701 | Email: anthea@bohs.org | Book via the Event Calendar on www.bohs.org where the full programme is also available. The link to the Webinar website and the conference call telephone number are provided directly to those who have registered.

10 October 2006 - Fitness for work - the law and medical issues
Strand Palace Hotel, 372 Strand, London, UK
Contact: Customer Services, Croner Training, 4th Floor, North West Wing, Bush House, Aldwych, London WC2B 4PJ, UK | Tel: +44 0845 120 9602 | Fax:+ 44 (0) 845 120 9612 | Email: services@cronertraining.co.uk

11 October 2006 - FERMA - Federation of European Risk Management Associations Pan-European Risk Management Benchmarking Survey Seminar
Brussels, Belgium
Contact: The National Association for Safety & Health in Care Services (NASHiCS) | Tel: +44(0) 20 7403 3990 | www.nashics.org

11-14 October 2006 - 7th Asia-Pacific Conference on Computer-Human Interaction
Grand Hotel, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
Contact: Email: apchi@ie.nthu.edu.tw

11-14 October 2006, Vancouver, British Columbia (BC), Canada Health, Work & Wellness Conference 2006: People... Performance... Profit
Vancouver, Canada
Contact: Conference office, #400-425 Carrall Street, Vancouver, British Columbia V6B 6E3, Canada | Tel: +1 604 605 0922 / | Toll Free (within USA and Canada only) 1 877 805 0922 | Fax: +604 689 4486

16-17 October 2006 - Institute of Acoustics Autumn Conference 2006 Environmental Noise, WHO, Guidelines, and Mapping
The Oxford Hotel, Oxford, UK
Contact: Linda Canty, Institute of Acoustics, 77A St Pewter's Street, St Albans, Herts AL1 3B, UK | Tel: 01727 848195 | Fax: 01727 850553 | Email: linda.canty@ioa.org.uk | www.ioa.org.uk/events

16-20 October 2006 - CAHFES 50th Annual Meeting
Hilton San Francisco Hotel, San Francisco, California, USA
Contact: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES), P.O. Box 1369, Santa Monica, CA 90406-1369 USA | Tel: +1 (310) 394-1811 | Fax: +1 (310) 394-2410 | Email: info@hfes.org | www.hfes.org

17 October 2006 - CHCS Module 50 - Globally Harmonised Scheme for Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) - the basics of the UN scheme
IQA, London, UK
Contact: Chemical Hazards Communication Society (CHCS), P.O. Box 222, Lymington, Hampshire S042 7GY, UK | Fax: +07000 790 338 | Email: chcs@chcs.org.uk | www.chcs.org.uk

17-18 October 2006 - Firex North 2006
Harrogate International Centre, Harrogate, Yorkshire, UK
Contact: CMP, UK | Ticket-line Tel: 0870 429 4326

18 October 2006 - CHCS Module 51 - Hazard communication for North America
Watermen's Hall, 16 St-Mary-at-Hill, London EC3R 8EF, UK
Contact: Chemical Hazards Communication Society (CHCS), P.O. Box 222, Lymington, Hampshire S042 7GY, UK | Fax: +07000 790 338 | Email: chcs@chcs.org.uk | www.chcs.org.uk

18 October 2006 - CHCS Module 53 - Risk Characteristics - the Chemical Safety Report
Atlantic Suite, Manchester Airport, UK
Contact: Chemical Hazards Communication Society (CHCS), P.O. Box 222, Lymington, Hampshire S042 7GY, UK | Fax: +07000 790 338 | Email: chcs@chcs.org.uk | www.chcs.org.uk

18-20 October 2006 - The National Safety and Health at Work Exhibition
Main Hall, RDS, Dublin, Ireland
Contact: Key Events, Dublin, Ireland | Email: killian@keyevents.ie

19 October 2006 - CHCS Module 52 Hazard communication for Asia Pacific
Watermen's Hall, 16 St-Mary-at-Hill, London EC3R 8EF, UK
Contact: Chemical Hazards Communication Society (CHCS), P.O. Box 222, Lymington, Hampshire S042 7GY, UK | Fax: +07000 790 338 | Email: chcs@chcs.org.uk | www.chcs.org.uk

20 October 2006 - "Addictive conduct and occupational risks in Europe"
Paris, France
Contact: Isabelle LELEU, EUROGIP - Information Communication, Paris, France | Tel: +33 1 40 56 05 65 (direct) | Email: leleu@eurogip.fr | www.eurogip.fr

23-27 October 2006 - European Health and Safety Week
European Agency for Safety and Health at Work where you can find out more about the European Good Practice Awards 2006. www.hse.gov.uk/campaigns

24 October 2006 - BOHS 'Webinar' What the Material Safety Data Sheet doesn't tell you but you need to know', 15.00 (UK time)
Contact: Anthea Page, Communications Officer, BOHS, 5/6 Melbourne Business Court, Millennium Way, Pride Park, Derby, DE24 8LZ, UK | Tel: +44 (0) 1332 250701 | Email: anthea@bohs.org | Book via the Event Calendar on www.bohs.org where the full programme is also available. The link to the Webinar website and the conference call telephone number are provided directly to those who have registered.

25-26 October 2006 - PEMEC Conference Plant Engineering and Maintenance
Newbury Racecourse, Newbury, Berkshire, UK
Contact: PEMEC

25-27 October 2006 - International Symposium Wood Dust: Occupational exposure to wood dust: risk assessment and management
Organised by EUROSHNET
Contact: INRS - Wood Dust, Dpt MP, Avenue de Bourgogne - B.P. 27, 54501 Vandœuvre Cedex, France | Tel: +33 383 50 21 37 | Fax: +33 383 50 20 60 | Email: Wooddustconference2006@inrs.fr