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Avian Flu, Disaster Preparedness Top Agenda for Symposium; SESHA 28th Annual High Tech ESH Symposium & Expo Begins April 18th
MCLEAN, Va. --(Business Wire)-- April 13, 2006 -- SESHA:
What are the health and safety implications associated with the
industrial use of nanomaterials?
How did Air Products, the nation's leading hydrogen supplier, handle
the effects of Hurricane Katrina at its New Orleans plant?
How will Intel's Avian Flu Preparedness Plan work if this potential
pandemic becomes a reality?
Environmental, safety and health professionals gather next week in Santa Clara, California (April 18-22) to discuss these and other issues at the SESHA 28th Annual International High Technology ESH Symposium & Exposition at the Marriott.
ESH professionals today must be expert in a wide-range of issues to keep up-to-date on best practices for workplace safety. "We are in constant learning mode," said SESHA president and EORM's Bernie Frist.
From policymaking trends in China to the soon-to-be released European Union directives that have enormous impact on the electronics industry, this year's sessions also address global regulatory issues that affect how companies compete and conduct business.
Karl G. Albrecht, director of Environment, Health and Safety for Fairchild Semiconductor will be sworn in as the 2006-2007 President, taking the helm against the backdrop of significant changes in the semiconductor/high technology industry. With industry downsizing in the U.S. marked by fab closures, a maturing of the industry and of EHS engineering, and reductions in EHS staffs, the work of SESHA continues to evolve.
"Among the biggest challenges for the industry today are addressing worldwide green initiatives, banned and restricted substances, and voluntary programs to reduce global warming gas emissions," Albrecht stated.
"SESHA members are under enormous pressure to maintain EHS performance while constantly reducing costs and increasing productivity--necessities for companies competing in today's global market. SESHA's focus is on the specific needs of this unique industry sector, therefore we can address these challenges, helping members and their companies succeed in this ever-changing environment," he added.
View program: http://seshaonline.org/meetings/2006/index2.php3
The Semiconductor Environmental Safety and Health Association (SESHA) was formed in 1978 as the Semiconductor Safety Association and has evolved over the past 28 years to become the premier nonprofit association working to improve the environmental, safety and health (ESH) performance of stakeholders in the global semiconductor, electronics and related high technology manufacturing industries.
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