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September 2012 Events

1 September 2012 - The Fire and Explosion Engineering MSc Award Programme (Timetable starts September each year)
Leeds University, UK
Contact: The programme can be taken on a full-time or part-time basis: www.engineering.leeds.ac.uk/speme/postgraduate/masters-fire-explosion-engineering
Other CPD short courses are available from the Faculty of Engineering: www.engineering.leeds.ac.uk/short-courses

1-2 September 2012 - 4th International Conference on Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering - ICBEE 2012
Phuket, Thailand
Contact: Asia-Pacific Chemical, Biological & Environmental Engineering Society (APCBEES) | www.icbee.org

1-2 September 2012 - 2nd International Conference on Biotechnology and Environment Management - ICBEM 2012
Phuket, Thailand
Contact: www.icbem.org

2-4 September 2012 - IOSH National Safety Symposium (NSS) 2012
Park Royal Hotel, Warrington, UK
Contact: IOSH, Leicester, UK | www.iosh.co.uk/events

3 September 2012 - Accident Investigation
Birmingham, UK
Contact: RoSPA | www.rospa.com/safety-training/work/ra/accident-investigation

3-6 September 2012 - A holistic approach to well-being among security workers (6206)
Emergency Services College (Pelastusopisto), Kuopio, Finland
Contact: Mia Latta, Director, PhD Nordic Institute for Advanced Training in Occupational Health (NIVA), Topeliuksenkatu 41 a A FI-00250 Helsinki, Finland | Tel: +358 30 4741 | Fax: +358 30 474 2497 | Email: niva@ttl.fi | www.niva.org

4 September 2012 - Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVs)
Health and Safety Laboratory (HSL), Buxton, UK
Contact: HSL, Buxton | Tel: +44 (0)1298 218806 | Email: training@hsl.gov.uk | www.hsl.gov.uk/health-and-safety-training-courses/hand-arm-vibration-syndrome-(havs).aspx

4-6 September 2012 - Nanomanufacturing Summit 2012 & 11th Annual NanoBusiness Conference
Seaport Convention Center, Boston, MA, USA
Contacts: www.internano.org/nmsummit

5-7 September 2012 - International Conference on Occupational Health & Safety Summit
DoubleTree by Hilton Philadelphia Center City, 237 S Broad St. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Contact: Mukul Singh | Tel: +1650 268-9744 | Email: occupationalhealth2012@omicsgroup.com | www.omicsonline.org/occupationalhealth2012

9-13 September 2012 - Annual Safety in Ammonia Plants and related Facilities Symposium
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Chicago, IL USA
Contact: www.aiche.org/conferences/annual-safety-ammonia-plants-and-related-facilities-symposium/2012

10 September 2012 - INTERPROTEC Trade Fair 2012
Brno, Czech Republic
Contact: www.bvv.cz/en/interprotec/interprotec-2012

10-11 September 2012 - Strategies for Setting Occupational Exposure Limits for Engineered Nanomaterials Workshop
George Washington University, 1957 E Street, NW, Washington, DC, USA
Sponsors: co-sponsored by the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services & the American Chemistry Council's Nanotechnology Panel
Contact: American Chemistry Council Meeting Services team | Tel: +1 202 249-6121 | Email: online@americanchemistry.com

10-12 September 2012 - 2nd World Congress on Cancer Science and Therapy
Hilton San Antonio Airport, 611 NW Loop 410, San Antonio, Texas, USA
Contact: Anil. G | OMICS Group Phone: +1 800 216-6499 | Email: cancerscience2012@omicsgroup.org | www.omicsonline.org/cancerscience2012

11-14 September 2012 - Towards Safety Through Advanced Solutions: 6th International Conference
Sheraton Hotel, Powstancow Warszawy 10, 81-718 Sopot, Poland
Contact: Tel: +48 22 623 37 82 | Fax: +48 22 840 08 11 | Email: wos2012@ciop.pl | www.ciop.pl
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11-15 September 2012 - BFE Meeting 2012
Rseszow, Poland
Contact: www.bfe.org

12-13 September 2012 - Changing landscapes, Shaping a Progressive WSH Culture
Singapore
Contact: Singapore WSH Conference Secretariat | Tel: +65 9128 8113 | Fax: +65 6270 0262 | Email: secretariat@singaporewshconference.sg | www.singaporewshconference.sg

12-13 September 2012 - FABIG event: 'Update on Fire and Explosion Guidance, Standards and Regulations'
Aberdeen, London, UK and via webcast
The meeting will be a half day event held on Wednesday the 12th of September 2012 in Aberdeen and on Thursday the 13th in London and via webcast (registering for the webcast also enables subsequent access to a video recording of the event for 2 weeks).
Contact: Lis Oliver, FABIG | Tel: +44 (0) 1344 636 537 | Email: fabig@steel-sci.com | www.fabig.com/events

13 September 2012 - Nordic Tour on Bullying and Harassment at Work
The House of Estates, Helsinki, Finland
Contact: For updated information on the seminars and the programmes, visit www.niva.org

16-19 September 2012 - 9th IOHA International Conference "Growing the Seeds of Occupational Hygiene"
Kuala Lumpur Convention Center, Malaysia
Contact: Malaysian Industrial Hygiene Association (MIHA), International Occupational Hygiene Association (IOHA) | Tel: +60-3 92823300 | Fax: +60-3 92823700 | Email: register@IOHA2012.net

17-19 September 2012 - Workplace Interventions - How can employees' return to work be facilitated after sickness absence? (6205)
Radison Blu Saga Hotel, Reykjavik, Iceland
Contact: Mia Latta, Director, PhD Nordic Institute for Advanced Training in Occupational Health (NIVA), Topeliuksenkatu 41 a A FI-00250 Helsinki, Finland | Tel: +358 30 4741 | Fax: +358 30 474 2497 | Email: niva@ttl.fi | www.niva.org

18 September 2012 - Nordic Tour on Bullying and Harassment at Work
National Institute of Occupational Health, Oslo, Norway
Contact: For updated information on the seminars and the programmes, visit www.niva.org

18-19 September 2012 - 2nd Global Health & Safety Forum in Mining
London, UK
Contact: Sandvik, Micromine and DuPont | www.fleminggulf.com

18-19 September 2012 - Safety Leadership: Health and Safety Summer School
The Queens's College, Oxford, UK
Contact: Events Centre, Eversheds LLP, 115 Colmore Row, Birmingham, B3 3AL, UK | Tel: +44 0845 497 1990 | Email: training@eversheds.com | www.eversheds.com/training

19-20 September 2012 - Human Factors in Health and Safety Module 2: Human Reliability and Failure
The Keil Centre and IChemE have organised this one year development programme on human factors in process safety
Norton House Hotel, Ingliston, Edinburgh EH28 8LX, UK
Contact: www.icheme.org/events/conferences/human%20factors%20in%20health%20and%20safety.aspx

19-21 September 2012 - 5th FOHNEU International Congress: Embracing the future - Influencing change
Tarragona, Spain
Contact: www.fohneu.org

20-21 September 2012 - First International Conference on Occupational Safety in Transport
Crown Plaza Gold Coast, Australia
Contact: QUT Events, Event Manager- Rachel Mortimer, Queensland University of Technology, Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety - Queensland (CARRS-Q) | Tel: +61 7 3138 9357 | Email: osit2012@qut.edu.au

25 September 2012 - Zero Tolerance: Tackling drink and drug driving
Birmingham, UK
Contact: | Email: admin@brake.org.uk | www.brake.org.uk/events

25-27 September 2012 - SibSecurity 2012
ITE Siberian Fair, Novosibirsk, Russia

25-28 September 2012 - Security Essen 2012
Essen Trade Fair Ground, Essen, Germany

26 September 2012 - The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health
Edinburgh, UK
Contact: RoSPA | www.rospa.com/safety-training/work/ra/coshh-training

27 September 2012 - International Environment Health and Safety Conference
Budapest, Hungary
Contact: Alemona Hungary Ltd, Váci út 76 3. emelet Budapest Capital Square 1133 Hungary | Tel: +36 30 218 88 61 | Email: office@alemonae.com

30 September - 3 October 2012 - 20th Cochrane Colloquium
Auckland, New Zealand
Contact: http://colloquium.cochrane.org/?utm_content=u-162548-7899785-117227-6

30 September - 4 October 2012 - Occupational lung diseases - Prevention and risk factors (6207)
Gothenburg, Sweden
Contact: Siv Jansson, NIVA, Topeliuksenkatu 41 a A, FI-00250 Helsinki | Tel. +358 30 474 2488 | Email: siv.jansson@ttl.fi | www.niva.org/courses