Upcoming Meetings and Events

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2024 Gulf Coast PDC

Gulf Coast Professional Development Conference - April 10, 2025

Norris Conference Center - Houston / CityCentre
816 Town & Country Blvd., Suite 210

The 2025 PDC will be held on Thursday, April 10, 2025 at the Norris Conference Center - Houston / CityCentre located at 816 Town & Country Blvd., Suite 210.

For complete details and to register online visit https://GulfCoastPdc.com.

This Annual PDC provides one of the most sought after events for attendees to learn the profession’s best practices focusing on Safety, Health & Environmental Issues. The PDC is attended by over 200+ attendees annually and features an Exhibition of over 30+ Sponsors and Vendors. The event features a keynote speaker and 16 breakout sessions with four concurrent tracks running throughout the day. You do not need to be an ASSP or AIHA member to attend.

If you have questions, contact us at [email protected] or by calling Erika May at 661-472-6591.

For complete details and to register online visit https://GulfCoastPdc.com.

DATE TO BE DETERMINED

December here! Join us for our AIHA/ ASSP Monthly Chapter meeting.

Topic: Exposure to Wildfire Smoke

Speaker: Isabel Bacarella​, MPH, CIH, CSP

Overview: Isabel Bacarella​, MPH, CIH, CSP is the Manager Safety Operations Gas Transmission & Midstream (GTM) with Enbridge since 2019. Prior to joining Enbridge, Isabel worked with PPG in specialty chemical and aerospace manufacturing sectors holding global environmental, health, and safety management roles. She earned her MPH degree from the University of Michigan in Environmental Health, Industrial Hygiene, and Hazardous Substances Management as well as a BS degree in Marine Biology from the University of Miami. Isabel is the current Co-Chair of Women at Enbridge Houston and the Outreach Chair of the FEMINEN (women in STEM, US chapter). She is also an active leader with the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA), holding current positions as the President of the Gulf Coast section, Chair of Women in Industrial Hygiene, Career and Employment Services Committee member, and the AIHA Member-at Large thus sits on the board nominating committee. ​

In her day-to-day role, she supports US and Canadian operations for Gas Transmission and Midstream which has undergone a vast amount of questionable work conditions during wildfire seasons from remote areas of Alberta, Canada to the highly concentrated New York city, where shutting down gas compression to utilities is not an option. This presentation focuses on the challenges faced to protect employees from wildfire smoke to keep operations running and the procedures they used to ensure safe work practices during high smoke seasons through the use of available air quality index data and area sampling.

Agenda:

11:00am - Networking and Lunch

11:30am - Introductions and Pledge of Allegiance

11:35am - ASSP Updates

11:40am - AIHA Updates

11:45am - Presentation

Location:

Battleground Golf Course

1600 Georgia Ave

Deer Park, TX 77536

In Person Details

$22 Advance Payment

$25 At the door

Free for Students

Payment & Registration


Gulf Coast ASSP Energy Corridor Meeting - TBD

Gulf Coast ASSP North Section Meeting - TBD

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Event Schedule - 2024 Event Schedule - Click Here

Session Overviews - 2024 PDC Speaker Bios / Learning Objectives / Session Overviews - Click Here

ASSP Continuing Education Unit Credits Approved – Attendees will receive 0.5 CEU Credits for attending the PDC.

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Sponsorship Opportunities - Download a PDF with all Sponsorship Options and Benefits - Click Here

Group Discounts - Group Discounts - Discounts are available for Groups of 4+ attendees, Save $100 e-mail [email protected] for more details.
CEU's - 0.5* Continuing Education Unit (CEU) Credits will be awarded for attending the 2023 PDC (*pending approval).

ABIH® Credits - IH Certificates of Attendance and CEUs will be awarded by Southwest Center for Occupational and Environmental Health (SWCOEH), a NIOSH Education and Research Center at UTHealth Houston School of Public Health. ABIH® Diplomates can claim CM credit for participation in this activity. See https://gobgc.org/practitioners_CIH_cmcategories/#cat4 for more information.


If you have any questions about the Gulf Coast PDC you can e-mail us at [email protected], fill out our contact form on the website, or call Erika May directly at 661.472.6591.

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