Presenter Bio: Jason Green
Jason is a Certified Occupational Hygienist (COH)® and Full Member of the Australian Institute of Occupational Hygiene (AIOH). Jason is a licensed Asbestos Assessor in Australia. Jason is an Indoor Environmental Practitioner, is a Certified Water Damage Restoration Technician with the Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC) and he holds a master’s degree in Occupational Hygiene Practice (OHP) from University of Wollongong. Jason is also a board member with the Indoor Air Quality Association (IAQA) in Australia. Jason is a RESP FIT Accredited Respirator Fit Tester (Australia), a RESP FIT approved fit test assessor and competent in the training and instruction of persons to become competent in Respirator Fit Testing. Jason has over 29 years’ experience in the fields of occupational hygiene, indoor air and environmental quality (IAQ/IEQ), chemical exposure, hazardous materials, workplace health and safety (WHS) and environmental consulting. Jason has conducted a diverse range occupational hygiene, IAQ, IEQ risk assessments for a wide range of government, commercial, residential and industrial projects. Jason has acted as Lead Occupational Hygienist, project manager and provided onsite supervision on a multiple large project covering multi-site assets. He has particular experience in the areas of occupational exposure monitoring; occupational noise assessments; qualitative and quantitative health risk assessments for occupational/community exposures and hazardous chemicals investigations. Jason is the current Chair of the National Mentoring Program for the Australian Institute of Occupational Hygiene (AIOH) and a current mentor people within Australia and internationally in such places as Africa. Jason is the current President of the Workplace Health Without Borders (WHWB) in Australia. He is a member of the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA), the British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS) and the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH).
Presentation Description:
Respiratory Protection prevents inhalation to the body against dusts, mists, fumes, smoke, gases vapours or a combination of other contaminants inclusive of atmospheres deficient in oxygen. Understanding the principles of respiratory protection in the context of Indoor Air Quality is a vital part of our Risk Assessment in the prevention of exposure to airborne contaminants. This session will look at the selection, use and maintenance of RPE to ensure optimal protection. This session is for people that do not want to compromise their health in Indoor Air Quality by workplace and other related potential exposures. This informative session is intended for persons of varied backgrounds, and it does assume the attendees have some basic previous experience with respiratory protection.