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November 2008 Events

3-4 November 2008 - Resilience, Response, Renewal (all about flooding)
University of Gloucestershire, Cheltenham, UK
Contact: For full details, including speakers and agenda: www.flood-fighters.com

3-5 November 2008 - 21st International Conference on New Trends in Safety and Health: Risks at work - assessment and implementation in practice; European OSH Strategy 2007-2012; new trends in OSH, good OSH practice experiences; prevention and protection services; examples of effective prevention solutions
Strbské Pleso, High Tatras, Slovakia
Contact: Information: Technical University of Kosice, Department of Safety and Quality of Production, Letna 9, 042 00 Kosice, Slovak Republic | Tel: +421 55 602 2513 | Fax: +421 55 602 2501 | Email: bozp2008@gmail.com

3-7 November 2008 - NANOSAFE 2008. International Conference on safe production and use of nanomaterials
Exposure issues; characterization, detection and monitoring; filtration and personal protection; toxicology; life cycle analysis; secure industrial production; safety parameters evaluation; standardization, regulations
Grenoble, France
Contact: Carole Sentein, CEA Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France | Tel: +33 (0)1 69 08 52 34 | Fax: +33 (0)1 69 08 82 52 | Email: nanosafe2008@cea.fr

3-7 November 2008 The Institution of Fire Engineers, Singapore Branch and National Fire Protection Association, USA have organised a series of workshops taking place in November 2008
3 and 4 November 2008 - NFPA 101: Life Safety Code
5 and 6 November 2008 - NFPA 13: Installation of Sprinkler Systems
7 November 2008 - NFPA: 20: Fire Pumps
Novotel Clarke Quay, Singapore - 9.00am to 5.00pm
Contact: The Secretariat, The Institution of Fire Engineers, 89 Short Street, #02-15 Golden Wall Centre, Singapore 188216 | Tel: +65 63389274 | Fax: +65 63366175 | Email: ifespore@singnet.com.sg | www.ife.org.sg
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4-7 November 2008 - 21st Expo Protection, the Risk Management International Exhibition
Paris-Nord Villepinte, France
Contact: Patrick Le Martin, AMT Europe Ergonoma, BP 00011, 28800 Bonneval, France | Tel: +33 .3744 0460 | Fax: +332.3744 04 50 | Email: patrick@ergonoma.com | www.ergonoma.com

4-7 November 2008 - 22nd EXPOPROTECTION tradeshow
Paris, France
Contact: www.ergonoma.com

8 November 2008 - 2008 National Vehicle Fire Investigation Course
Redhill Aerodrome close to Gatwick Airport, UK

11-12 November 2008 - Office health and safety
Strand Palace Hotel, London, UK
Contact: Customer Services, Croner Training, 7th Floor, Elizabeth House, York Road, London SE1 7NQ, UK | Tel: 0845 082 1170 | Fax: 0845 120 9612 | Email: services@cronertraining.co.uk

11-12 November 2008 - The Science Behind the Hygiene: BOHS Autumn Scientific Meeting 2008, Wednesday 12th November Plus FREE professional development session, Tuesday 11th November 2008
Health & Safety Laboratory (HSL), Buxton, UK
Contact: Anthea Page, Communications Manager, BOHS, 5/6 Melbourne Court, Millennium Way, Pride Park, Derby, DE24 8LZ, UK | Tel: +44 (0)1332 250701 | Email: anthea@bohs.org | www.bohs.org

12 November 2008 - Fire & Building Safety in the Single European Market. Does CE Compliance Ensure Fire Safety?
Royal Society of Edinburgh, Edinburgh City Centre, UK
Contact: www.fireseat.eng.ed.ac.uk

12-13 November 2008 - Annual Conference: Fire Related Research & Developments (RE08)
The Fire Service College, Moreton-in-Marsh, UK
Contact: Mrs Rachel Jones, The Events Department, The Fire Service College, Moreton in Marsh, Gloucestershire, GL56 0RH | Tel: +44 (0)1608 812166 | Fax: +44 (0)1608 651839 | Email: rjones@fireservicecollege.ac.uk | www.fireservicecollege.ac.uk

12-14 November 2008 - 8th Conference of the European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology
Valencia, Spain
Contact: www.eawop.org

13 November 2008 - Energise your health and safety training
Strand Palace Hotel, London, UK
Contact: Customer Services, Croner Training, 7th Floor, Elizabeth House, York Road, London SE1 7NQ, UK | Tel: 0845 082 1170 | Fax: 0845 120 9612 | Email: services@cronertraining.co.uk

17-19 November 2008 - 44th Annual Human Factors and Ergonomics Society of Australia National Conference
Theme: Sustainable Performance: Human factors, ergonomics and work environment
Adelaide, Australia
Contact: Conference Secretariat, Sapro Conference Management, PO Box 187, Torrensville SA 5031, South Australia | Tel: +61 8 8352 7099 | Fax: +61 8 8352 7088 | Email: pco@hfesaconference.org.au

17-20 November 2008 - 4th China International Forum on Work Safety and 4th International Occupational Safety & Health Exhibition
Co-hosted by the State Administration of Work Safety (SAWS), China, and International Labour Organization (ILO): Safe Development Concerns People's Well-being
Contact: Coordinators: Ms Zhou Weiqi / Miss Wang Jing, National Centre for International Exchange & Cooperation in Work Safety, 21 Hepingli Beijie, Beijing 10073, China | Tel: +(86-10) 6422 9939 6446 3382 | Fax: +86 10 6446 3003 | Email: cws@chinasafety.gov.cn / safetyforum@yahoo.com.cn | www.ncics.org.cn

20-21 November 2008 - Quality of Work - Quality of Life: The role of labour inspection in implementation of European and national strategies
2nd Joint Conference By The Latvian State Labour Inspectorate (SLI) Within The Framework Of The European Social Fund (ESF) Project And International Association Of Labour Inspection (IALI)
Islande Hotel, 20, Kipsalas str. Riga, LATVIA
Contact: Liene Maurite | Email: Liene.Maurite@vdi.gov.lv | Fax: +371 67021 718 | See full programme in CIS Newsletter November 2008: www.sheilapantry.com/cis/cis200811.html

24 November - 5 December 2008 - 18th International Conference of Labour Statisticians
General Report; measurement of working time; measurement of child labour
Geneva, Switzerland
Contact: Bureau of Statistics, International Labour Office (ILO), 4, route des Morillons, 1211 Genève 22, Switzerland | Tel: +4122 799 86 31 | Fax: +41 22 799 69 57 | Email: stat@ilo.org | www.ilo.org/stat

25 November 2008 - Protecting the well-being of UK workers: A HSE work-related stress event for Trade Union Representatives
Victoria Plaza Hotel, London, UK

27 November 2008 - HSE Seminar on Flexible Pipeline/Riser Integrity Management
Macdonald Pittodrie House Hotel, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Contact: www.hse.gov.uk/pipelines/pipelineseminar.htm