The DEOHS Continuing Education Programs are committed to delivering high quality professional development courses, building partnerships, and engaging regional communities to promote safe workplaces and sustainable environments. We offer professional development courses for practitioners working in occupational medicine, occupational health nursing, industrial hygiene, safety, hazardous materials management, and related disciplines. These courses are partially supported by the Northwest Center for Occupational Health & Safety, one of 18 Education and Research Centers (ERCs) funded by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
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Essentials of Hazardous Materials Management
December 6-8, 2016
OEM Grand Rounds Lecture: Medical Surveilance
October 12, 2016
Leadership in Health and Safety
September 21, 2016 | Resources
Process Safety Management: Principles and Industry Applications
June 27-30, 2016 | Seattle, WA | Resources
OEM Grand Rounds: A Participatory Approach to Reducing Discomfort and Injuries among Custodial Workers- Essential Clinical and Organizational Lessons Learned
May 4, 2016 | Resources
Worker Memorial Day 2016
April 28, 2016 | Resources
Treating Patients with Highly Contagious Infectious Diseases: Using Technology to Advance Safety
April 6, 2016 | Resources
Loss Prevention Through Ergonomics: Best Economic Practices for Sustaining Worker Health
March 8-9, 2016 | Resources
OEM Grand Rounds: Shoulder Pain: From Physical Examination to Clinical Diagnosis
March 2, 2016 | Resources
Process Safety Management: Ammonia
February 24, 2016 | In conjunction with the 2016 Washington Agriculture Safety Day
OEM Grand Rounds: Fatigue Risk Management in Commerical Aviation: Performance, Self-Report, and Inflight Sleep
February 3, 2016 | Resources
OEM Grand Rounds: Return to Work After Burn Injury: Barriers and Opportunities
November 18, 2015 | Resources
OEM Grand Rounds: Tactics for Tough [Worker's Compensation] Cases: A Multi-dimensional Approach
September 24 , 2015 | Resources
Bakken Oil Transport: Emerging Risks Awareness Training
July 27 & 31, 2015 | Resources
The Future of Occupational Health Symposium
June 24-25, 2015 | Resources
OEM Lunch Break Lecture: Cardiovascular Disease and Sudden Cardiac Death in Law Enforcement and Firefighting
Dr. Stefanos N. Kales | June 8, 2015
OEM Grand Rounds: Multi-Modality Treatment for Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
May 7, 2015 | Resources
Green Labs Webinar Series
January - April, 2015 | Resources
Workers Memorial Day 2015
To honor the 90 Washington State workers who lost their lives due to work-related injury or illness in 2014.
April 29, 2015 | Resources
Design of Safer Chemicals and Materials: The Nexus of Toxicology and Chemistry
April 23-24, 2015
OEM Grand Rounds: Diagnosis and Treatment of Concussion
April 2, 2015 | Resources
Ignitable Coating Operations: Preventing Fires, Explosions and Toxic Exposures
March 19, 2015 | Resources
Current Topics and Best Practices in Environmental and Occupational Medicine in Agricultural Communities
February 27-28, 2015 | Resources
OEM Grand Rounds: Medical Evaluation of Workers with Hops-related Respiratory Disease
February 5, 2015 | Resources
Best Practices for Transitioning to Safer Chemicals
January 29, 2015 | Resources
OEM Grand Rounds: Mycobacteria in Work-Related and Environmental Illness
December 4, 2014 | Resources
Zoobiquity 2014
November 1, 2014
Introduction to Accident Investigation
September 23, 2014
Guidance for Safe Handling of Hazardous Drugs
September 5, 2014
OEM Grand Rounds: Exposure to Hazardous Drugs
September 4, 2014 | Resources
Health and Safety Trainers Exchange
June 26, 2014
Best Practices for Sustainable Laboratories
March 25, 2014
Process Safety Management: Ammonia
in Conjunction with 10th Annual WA State Ag Safety Day | February 19, 2014
Construction Site Logistics February 6, 2014
Hazardous Materials Requirements of the International Codes 2015-2015 Webinar Series
Art and Science of Safe Tunneling
May 29-30, 2013
Essentials of Hazardous Materials Management
November 4-6, 2013
Peter A. Breysse Memorial Lectureship: Biomarkers and Their Relevance to Exposure Sciences
Dr. Glenn Talaska
in Conjunction with the PNS AIHA NOHC Conference | October 9, 2013
Best Practices for Return to Work
Dr. June Spector
in Conjunction with 2013 NAOEM Conference | September 27, 2013
Communication Techniques for Effective Safety Programs
in conjunction with the Washington State Governor’s Industrial Safety and Health Conference | September 24, 2013
Courses that require re-certification and/or refresher courses are offered on a recurring basis, click on a thumbnail below for more information on a recurring course.
NIOSH Approved Spirometry: Initial 2-Day Training and 1-Day Refresher Training
Annual Refresher for Hazardous Waste Sites (HAZWOPER) w/ John Malool
