Sigma-Aldrich and Lab Manager Magazine Present Webinar On Laboratory Environmental, Health and Safety Compliance ...( Online forum will review common U.S....)

Online forum will review common U.S. laws on research and process labs and

offer practical compliance solutions

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sigma-Aldrich (Nasdaq: SIAL), in association with Lab Manager Magazine, will present a Web conference on laboratory compliance strategies on September 19, 2007, at 1 p.m. EST. The online conference will review common U.S. federal laws pertaining to the research and process laboratories and provide attendees with practical compliance solutions. The speaker, George Bleazard, Corporate Director of Environmental Compliance, Health, Safety, and Security for Sigma-Aldrich, will discuss laws and compliance solutions from OSHA, EPA, CDC, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. An opportunity for questions will follow the 45-minute presentation. Lab Manager Magazine will host the webinar. Those interested can reserve a spot at http://www.viconpublishing.com/audio.asp.

Topics discussed will include:

-- Whether lab safety or hazard communication applies for occupational

exposure to hazardous chemicals in laboratories

-- Recording and reporting occupational injuries and illnesses

-- Assessing need, selection, and training for personal protective

equipment

-- Storing, using, and limitations on flammable and combustible liquids

-- Regulated areas for carcinogens

-- The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act and the Clean Water Act

-- The approvals needed to work with select biological and toxic compounds

-- The Standard for Protection against Radiation and the Chemical Facility

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George Bleazard is Corporate Director of Environmental Compliance, Health, Safety, and Security for Sigma-Aldrich where he is responsible for worldwide environmental compliance, occupational health
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