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September 2008 Events

1-4 September 2008 - Third ICOH International Conference on Psychosocial Factors at Work: From knowledge to action
Quebec, Canada
Contact: Prof. Renée Bourbonnais, Département de réadaptation, bureau 3275, Faculté de médecine, Université Lavail, Ste-Foy, Québec, G1K 7P4, Canada. | Email: Prof. Renée Bourbonnais

4-5 September 2008 - 5th Annual European Health and Productivity Congress
Organized by the Institute for Health and Productivity Management (IHPM), sponsored by the Crédit Suisse and Novartis: Themes: Wellness strategies for the aging workforce; employee engagement through well-being programmes; how to measure presenteeism and prove return-on-investment; weight management programs at the workplace; hypertension and cardiovascular disease - Managing a global "killer"
Zürich, Switzerland
Email: Mr Wolf Kirsten wk@wolfkirsten.com | www.ihpm.org

11 September 2008 - Challenges that face practitioners in the use of materials for building acoustics, within sustainable design
London, UK
Contact: Linda Canty, Institute of Acoustics, UK | Tel: +44 (0)1727 848195 | Email: linda.canty@ioa.org.uk | www.ioa.org.uk/events

11-12 September 2008 - EUROSHNET: the 3rd European Conference on Standardization, Testing and Certification - Safer Products for Competitive Workplaces
Cracow, Poland
Contact: CIOP, Warsaw, Poland | www.ciop.pl/16650.html#2

14-17 September 2008 - Leveraging Partnerships - CSSE 2008 Professional Development conference
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Contact: The Canadian Society for Safety Engineering (CSSE) 39 River St Toronto ON M5A 3P1 | Tel: +1 416-646-1600 | Fax: +1 416-646-9460 Email: csseinfo@associationsfirst.com | www.csse.org

14-18 September 2008 - 14th International Society for Respiratory Protection
Dublin, Ireland
Contact: www.isrp.com

15-17 September 2008 - 35th Seminar of the European Group of Risk and Insurance Economists
Toulose, France
Contact: Julie Debout, Toulouse School of Economics (INRA-LERNA) & IDEI, Université Toulouse, Sciences Sociales Manufacture des Tabacs - Aile Jean-Jacques Laffont, 21 allée de Brienne, 31000 Toulouse. France | Tel: +33 (0)56112 8621 | Fax: +33 (0)56112 8637 | Email: contact@egrie2008.fr | www.egrie.org

15 September - 15 October 2008 - 5th International Cyberspace Conference on Ergonomics 2008 - CybErg08- Local Knowledge - global applications
Online Conference

17-18 September 2008 - 7th Behavioural Safety and Leadership User Conference and Awards 2008
Edgbaston Cricket Club, Birmingham, UK
Contact: Lexis/Nexis Conferences, London WC2A 1EL | Tel: +44 (0) 20 7347 3573 | Fax: +44 (0) 207 3576 | Email: registrations@lexisnexis.co.uk

17-19 September 2008 - 19th Asia Conference on Occupational Health
Singapore
Contact: Conference Secretariat, Messe Dusseldorf Asia Pte Ltd, 9 Temasek Boulevard, #23-03 Suntec Tower Two, Singapore 038989, Singapore | Tel: +65 6332 9620 | Fax: +65) 6332 9655 / 6337 4633 | Email: acoh2008@mda.com.sg

22-23 September 2008 - Health and Safety Training for Managers and Supervisors
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Contact: Irene Brelsforth, Canadian Centre for Occupational Health & Safety (CCOHS), 135 Hunter Street East Hamilton ON L8N 1M5 | Tel: +1 905 572-2981 x4467 | Fax: +1 905 572-2206 | Email: ireneb@ccohs.ca | www.ccohs.ca

22-24 September 2008 - National Safety Council 2008 Congress and Expo
Anaheim, California, USA
Contact: National Safety Council, 1121 Spring Lake Drive, Itasca IL 60143 | Tel: 1-800.621.7619 or 630-775-2056 | Fax: 708-344-4444 | E-mail: customerservice@nsc.org | Web: www.congress.nsc.org

22-25 September 2008 - Promoting the health and safety of cleaners - a comprehensive approach to cleaning work (4811)
Hotel Barclay, Tartu, Estonia
Contact: NIVA, Topeliuksenkatu 41 a A, FIN-00250 Helsinki, FINLAND | Tel: +358 30 474 2498 | Email: annika.barlund@ttl.fi | www.niva.org

22-28 September 2008 - Saving Life and Limb: National Fork Lift Safety Week
UK
Contact: Fork Lift Truck Association | www.fork-truck.org.uk
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23 September 2008 - Update to Changes in the EMC (Electromagnetic Compatibility) Directive (Half Day course)
ERA Technology Ltd, Cleeve Road, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT22, UK
Contact: The Events team, ERA Technology Ltd, Cleeve Road, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT22 7SA, UK | Tel: +44 (0)1372 367319 | Fax: +44 (0)1372 367099 | Email: events@era.co.uk | www.era.co.uk

23-25 September 2008 - 10th International Particles Conference
Manchester, UK
Contact: British Occupational Hygiene Society 5/6 Melbourne Business Court, Millennium Way, Pride Park, Derby, DE24 8LZ, UK | Email: admin@bohs.org | www.bohs.org

24 September 2008 - Scotland Safety and Health at Work Congress
Glasgow Hilton Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Contact: Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA), Edgbaston Park, 353 Bristol Road, Birmingham B5 7ST, UK | Tel: +44 (0)121 248 2120 | Email: events@rospa.com | www.rospa.com
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25 September 2008 - National Fork Truck Safety Conference 2008
Warwick University, Warwick, UK
Contact: The John Knowles Company Mariners, Penwerris Lane, Falmouth TR11 2PF, UK | Tel: +44 (0) 1256 381 441 | Email: mail@fork-truck.org.uk | www.fork-truck.org.uk

25 September 2008 - Safe operations - the FLTA - Fork Lift Truck Safety Conference
Warwick University, UK
Contact: Fork Lift Truck Association | Tel: +44 ( 0) 1256 381 441 | Email: mail@fork-truck.org.uk | www.fork-truck.org.uk

25-26 September 2008 - Western States Occupational Network (WEST-ON)
The Sheraton Denver Hotel, 1550 Court Place, Denver, Colorado 80202, USA
Contact: Yvonne Boudreau, MD, MSPH, Medical Epidemiologist CDC/NIOSH/DRO | Tel: +1 303 236-5945 | Email: yboudreau@cdc.gov

29 September - 1 October 2008 - The Shape of Safer Practice 2008: National Back Exchange Conference
Hinckley Island Hotel in Hinckley, UK
Contact: May Butcher, Conference Coordinator, National Back Exchange, Linden Barns, Greens Norton Road, Towcester, Northamptonshire, NN12 8AW, UK | Tel: +44 (0)1327 358855 | www.nationalbackexchange.org

29 September - 1 October 2008 - National Back Exchange Conference 2008
Hinckley, Leicestershire, UK
Contact: HSE, UK
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30 September - 3 October 2008 - 4th International Conference: Prevention of Occupational Accident in a Changing Work Environment
Organized by the Hellenic Institute for Occupational Health and Safety (ELINYAE) and supported by the International Labour Office (ILO), the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work and the European Network of Safety & Health Professional Organisations (ENSHPO).
Contact: Conference secretariat, Heliotopos Conferences, 28 Ypsilantou str. GR-172 36, Dafni, Athens, Greece | Tel: +30 210 9730697 | Fax: +30 210 9767208 | Email: wos2008@heliotopos.net | wos2008.conferences.gr