The Cyber Chapter is Partnering with the Chesapeake Area Biological Safety Association to present:

David Farris, Ph.D., CEM

Executive Director, Safety and Emergency Management

George Mason University, Fairfax, VA

Will Present on:

“Emergency Management Overview: Elements of a Comprehensive Emergency Management Program”

Date and Time: November 13, 2018

                          Talk estimated to begins between 7:00 PM and 7:15 PM Eastern

Dr. David Farris is currently the Executive Director of Safety and Emergency Management at George Mason University. David joined GMU as Chemical Hygiene Officer in August 2004. In this role, he was instrumental in developing laboratory safety program and created emergency response plans in accordance with federal and state environmental regulations. David’s role evolved and he became responsible for managing and developing safety programs in a broader sense for the university specifically in the areas of occupational safety and environmental compliance where he established the university’s first Environmental Management System. In 2008, David became Director of Emergency Preparedness and Response. Since then, fire safety and occupational safety were added to his portfolio in 2010 and 2014 respectively. David focuses on ensuring that emergency plans are designed, implemented and practiced, as well as the development and implementation of fire safety and occupational safety strategies at GMU.

NOTE:  This is a live broadcast from a chapter meeting so the start time is estimated and not fixed.  The estimated start time is 7:15 - 7:30 PM Eastern.

The Cyber Chapter is Partnering with the Chesapeake Area Biological Safety Association and the Potomac Section of the AIHA to present:

Bruce A. Donato, CSP, CHMM, CECD

Principal at K&A First Aid and Safety and

AHMP 2018 President and AHMP Cyber Chapter Past-President

Will Present on:

“Laboratory Safety - What has been forgotten because it was "common knowledge" by experienced workers”

Over the years, many safe practices that "experienced workers" take for granted have fallen by the wayside and without realizing it our younger workers do not recognize the risks.  This talk will highlight many of the former practices that we assume everyone knows but does not.  This talk will be excellent for both those who remember and those who have never heard of these practices.

Date and Time: January 16, 2019

                          Talk estimated to begins between 7:00 PM and 7:15 PM Eastern

Bruce Donato is a principal with K&A First Aid and Safety Inc. a provider of  compliance training programs, developer of compliance programs, and facility safety audits.  Mr. Donato is the 2018 president of the Alliance of Hazardous Materials Professionals (AHMP), the Past-President of the AHMP Cyber Chapter and the webmaster of ChABSA.  He has been recongized nationally as an outstanding contributor in the EHS field with the BCSP Award of Excellence, the ACHMM "Friend of the Accademy" award, the AHMP Hazardous Materials Professional of the Year, and the AHMP Pete Cook Founders award.  Mr. Donato has a BSE in Chemical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania and has worked in the chemical, textile, biotech, and construction industries as well as running a TSDF.

EHMM Schedule:  Below are Essentials of Hazardous Material Courses that we have partenered with different AHMP Chapters on.  

February 26 - March 1, 2019 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Eastern, host chapter; National Capital Chapter  Click here to register.  Login in before registering as Cyber Chapter members get a $50 discount.

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