Green Chemistry — Update your school's values and technical skills to live safely with 21st century chemicals and technology.

The City of Los Angeles and NPPR's Green Chemistry Guide provides state agencies and technical assistance providers with tools and resources to support clients in greening their operations, supply chains, processes, and products. WSPPN will announce a series of webinars to begin in May that will cover the content of the manual chapter-by-chapter. Download Manual

Green Chemistry 101 Video Training Modules (Produced by the Western Sustainability and Pollution Prevention Network -WSPPN)

Learn the twelve principles of green chemistry taught during The Green Chemistry & Engineering Student Workshop ( Monday, June 17, 2013, Washington D.C.)  
The course content is provided by the American Chemical Society Green Chemistry Institute whose mission is to catalyze and enable the implementation of green chemistry and engineering throughout the global chemical enterprise.  

This material is the property of the ACS GREEN CHEMISTRY INSTITUTE® and is being shared by WSPPN with permission. For a listing of upcoming trainings, visit their site. (http://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/greenchemistry.html.)

WSPPN thanks its sponsors:
The American Chemical Society Green Chemistry Institute (ACS-GCI)
The National Pollution Prevention Roundtable (NPPR)
The Washington State Department of Ecology

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MAKING THE MORAL CASE FOR SAFETY

OSHA Whistleblower Investigator Blows Whistle on Own Agency

Employee says the federal whistleblower program isn't protecting whistleblowers or the public.

“I want that pilot to know everything they need to know,” said Stookey, “so everyone aboard that aircraft can safely get to their destination and see their families that night.”  

See story at: http://www.nbcbayarea.com/investigations/OSHA-Whistleblower-Investigator-Blows-Whistle-on-Own-Agency--293711041.html

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EG: Are whistleblowers trouble makers or heroes?

‘Midnight Rider’ Accident Still Resonates One Year Later  
http://variety.com/2015/biz/news/midnight-rider-accident-still-resonates-one-year-later-1201435528/

Family and friends of Sarah Jones are calling for a moment of silence on Feb. 20, on movie sets, work locations and elsewhere in the industry. That is the date, one year ago, when Jones was killed, and eight others injured, as the crew of “Midnight Rider” scrambled to get out of the way of a train speeding through their shooting location near Jesup, Ga. While there have been dozens of serious accidents on film sets over the past 20 years, often with calls for safety fading over ensuing months, Jones’ death triggered a massive outpouring of anger, frustration and protest — raising an awareness of on-set safety that has endured.

Read full article: Variety, February 18, 2015 http://variety.com/2015/biz/news/midnight-rider-accident-still-resonates-one-year-later-1201435528/

Indoor Air Quality Plus Energy Efficiency: A Formula for Saving Money While Protecting Health

IAQ Master Class series

 

Thursday, March 12, 2015, 1:00–2:00 p.m. EDT Followed by a live mentoring and Q&A session, 2:00–2:30 p.m. EDT

Participants will learn how to —

• Explain the critical connection between IAQ and Energy Efficiency and the importance of properly integrating the two for optimal occupant health and building performance.
• Take a proactive approach to saving energy and money, including possible processes, procedures, policies, and key principles that facility managers need to understand to effectively protect IAQ while increasing energy efficiency.
• Replicate best practices to integrate IAQ and Energy Efficiency into building operations and maintenance activities, including facility design, construction and renovation.
• Use resources to help with their energy efficiency efforts, including ENERGY STAR^® tools, and EPA's new guide, Energy Savings Plus Health: Indoor Air Quality Guidelines for School Building Upgrades.
• Implement energy efficiency measures while maintaining occupant health with examples from a successful model school district.

Featured IAQ Experts from the SHIELD Network

• Kudret Ütebay, The Cadmus Group
• Bill Orr, Collaborative for High Performance Schools (CHPS)
• Model School District (to be announced)

Register today to learn more about how effectively managing IAQ in schools can contribute to a healthier learning environment, improved academic performance, and more efficiently performing facilities.

Visit https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/100000000065847312 to register today!

Safety Exercises to Mark the 4th Anniversary of Deadly 2011 Gas ExplosionWFMZ Allentown.

Four years ago Monday, a gas explosion rocked the city of Allentown killing several people.

Read more from WFMZ.com at: http://www.wfmz.com/news/news-regional-lehighvalley/anniversary-of-deadly-gas-explosion-in-2011/31185272
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February 10 is the four year anniversary of the 2011 Allentown gas explosion that killed five people, ranging in ages from 4 months to 79 years old...

Officials said the blast was caused by a crack in an old UGI cast iron pipe.

A spokesman for the utility company said safety exercises were conducted Monday to mark the four year anniversary of the Allentown explosion.

Photo Gallery http://www.mcall.com/news/breaking/mc-pictures-4-years-ago-the-13th-and-allen-gas-explosion-20150210-photogallery.html

WATCH: The Honorable Ed Pawlowski, Mayor, Allentown PA

One Year Later – What has the Public Learned from the San Bruno Tragedy? Pipeline Safety Trust Annual Conference 2011. Following the 2011 Allentown Explosion, Mayor Pawlowski’s explains the need for regulations to require safety measures such as regular inspections, remote shutoff valves, and other protections to prevent leaks and explosions in the nation’s aging infrastructure such as Allentown's 120 year old gas distribution pipelines.

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The Need for a Mayors’ Council on Pipeline Safety, Ed Pawlowski, Mayor, Allentown, PA (pdf, 6.9MB) http://pstrust.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/pipeline-safetyII.pdf

Mayor's Council on Pipeline Safety http://www.mayorspipeline.org/  MCPS is a national, bipartisan team of mayors, elected officials, fire chiefs, first responders, government, NGOs, educators and citizens.

Get Smart! Make Every Day Count.

The Indoor Air Quality Master Class Webinar Series

 WATCH NOW:

The Creating Healthy Indoor Environments in Schools: The Knowledge,Network and Actions You Need Sixteen IAQ Champions demonstrate how to start, improve and sustain an Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) management program using the proven approaches and strategies in EPA's Framework for Effective IAQ Management.  

The Making the Case for Environmental Health, Academic Performance and High-Performing Facilities webinar Hear about the most compelling and motivational evidence for Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) management in schools and what award-winning school districts are achieving, such as increased cost savings and improved student performance. 

AIA CEUs Now Available! To receive 1.5 Learning Units toward American Institute of Architects' (AIA) Health, Safety, and Welfare and Sustainable Design (HSW/SD) standards, please send your full name, AIA#, email address and the webinar topic to iaqschools@epa.gov.