2016 Annual Academy for Lab Safety Excellence

Becoming safety savvy in the laboratory is much like baseball. There will be hits and misses, but the goal is to hit a home run every time.  With innovative programs and NEW option offers, the 2016 Academy for Lab Safety Excellence will make you a World Series winner and a home run champion in your laboratory!

Over 1,000 of your colleagues have participated in the Academy for the past 6 years.

 The 2016 Academy is a perfect way to advance your safety knowledge if you:

•    Find it frustrating to locate safety information from a variety of sources
•    Want to expand the impact of your lab safety expertise
•    Want to increase your effectiveness in educating staff on lab safety issues
•    Need ready access to colleagues whose expertise in lab safety is well known
•    Would like to network with your peers on a regular basis for lab safety ideas
•    Have a limited budget for safety education

You can expect:  Six 90-minute webinars over a 12 month period with other members of the Academy to brainstorm safety issues and cover a particular safety topic.

The schedule and topics are listed below.  For more detailed information, click here.

1. 01/13/2016 - The ABC's of Lab Safety - Regulations and More

Speakers:  Lab Regulatory Agency guest speaker (to be announced)
Dan Scungio, MT(ASCP)SLS, CQA (ASQ), Dan the Lab Safety Man™, Williamsburg, VA

2. 02/10/2016 - Employee Exposures and Injuries int eh Laboratory:  Track and Trend

• the six part lab safety webinar series ($600 value) for up to ten (10) participants.  That's only $49 per session if you use the early bird registration.
• does NOT include P.A.C.E.® contact hours (see **below)

• a  one-on-one phone call between the site coordinator and Dan the Lab Safety Man™, a lab safety expert with over 20 years in the field prior to the start of the series ($150 value)
• the six part lab safety webinar series ($600 value) for up to ten (10) participants
• ten (10) P.A.C.E.® contact hours of continuing education that can be used for recertification or licensure for up to ten (10) participants
• access to current safety information as it applies to the clinical laboratory from a variety of experts and sources
• enrollment in the 2015 Safety Concierge program
• unlimited access to laboratory safety experts until December 2015
• networking opportunities with your fellow safety officers to solve your safety issues in real time and avoid heavy OSHA penalties or lack of accreditation due to safety issues by CAP, COLA or the Joint Commission  (priceless!)

• All of Option 2 PLUS
• New in 2016: Safety Savvy Solutions- a personalized path to solving the biggest safety challenges in your lab!
  
• one copy of the recently updated Complete Guide to Laboratory Safety - Fourth Edition, authored by Dan Scungio and Terry Jo Gile, the Safety Lady®, and published by HCPro in 2014 ($230 value)
• one copy of the 2015 edition of 101 Lab Safety Questions and Answers authored by Dan Scungio ($15 value)
• A copy of the Safety Lady® DVD Chemical Management – Update on Hazard Communication/Chemical Hygiene – 2012 edition complete with leader’s guide and quiz perfect for training staff ($125 value)
• a six month follow up email in June, 2015, to assess your progress ($25 value)
• networking opportunities with your fellow safety officers to solve your safety issues in real time and avoid heavy OSHA penalties or lack of accreditation due to safety issues by CAP, COLA or the Joint Commission (priceless!)