PRLog (Press Release) -
Feb 12, 2009 -
Dr. James A. Kaufman, international expert on laboratory safety will be presenting a Two-Day Lab Safety Short Course at the Prince Kuhio Federal Building in Honolulu, Hawaii, beginning on February 24, 2009. Dr. Kaufman is the founder and President of The Laboratory Safety Institute (LSI), the only international, non-profit center for safety in science and science education. He is the author and narrator of the American Chemical Society's Audio Course on Laboratory Safety and editor of "Waste Disposal at Academic Institutions"
from Lewis Publishers. Most recently, he co-authored “Safety Is Elementary: the new standard for safety in the elementary science classroom”. And his publication “Laboratory Safety Guidelines – 40 suggestions for a Safer Lab” is the most widely circulated laboratory safety booklet in the world. Don’t miss this opportunity to experience lab safety as you have never seen it before, Dr. Kaufman will entertain you with music and magic as he shares with you simple inexpensive (even free) things you can do to create or improve your lab safety program. If you work in a lab, manage a lab, or provide lab instruction and want a better safety program then this training is for you.
Cost of attendance is $595 per person, discounts available for multiple registrations. And please note, elementary and secondary school teachers may qualify for a scholarship, please contact LSI to learn more or visit us on the web at www.LabSafetyInstitute.org
Call Ana Adams at 508-647-1900 or e-mail her at Adams@LabSafetyInstitute.org to register or for more information, space is limited so please register early.
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http://www.prlog.org/10181871/1The Laboratory Safety Institute (LSI)- an international, non-profit center for safety in science and science education. LSI's lectures and training programs, AV-lending library, Mini-Grants, Internet discussion list, and publications help both academic and non-academic institutions throughout the world. LSI is supported, in part, by grants from individuals, foundations, companies and professional societies.
LSI conducts seminars, short courses, audits and inspections for schools, colleges, and industry. LSI also provides advice on regulatory compliance, safety program development, facilities design, editorial commentary on laboratory texts, and expert witness testimony.
