Art and Science of Safe Tunneling

The purpose of this course is to provide information for owners, contractors, regulators, and health and safety professionals on best practices for safe tunnel construction. 

           DATE: May 29 & 30, 2013
           LOCATION: UW Tower Auditorium, 4333 Brooklyn Avenue NE, Seattle
           REGISTER NOW!                                               

End Factory Fires: A Panel with Bangladeshi Garment Workers - April 23rd, 6:00pm

Last November, a horrific fire killed 112 people trapped inside the Tazreen factory in Bangladesh, which produced clothes for Walmart and other major brands. In the last decade, more than 600 have died in preventable disasters at factories in Bangladesh.

What caused the fires? How are multinational brands involved? Why did these factories lack fire escapes and other safety measures? What is the place of Bangladesh in global supply chains? How do the fires impact consumers? Can future tragedies be prevented?

Please join us for a discussion with Kalpona Akter, a former child garment worker and executive director of the Bangladesh Center for Worker Solidarity. Kalpona is an internationally-recognized labor rights advocate and was interviewed extensively following the deadly fire at Tazreen Fashions in November 2012. Kalpona will be joined by Sumi Abedin, a garment worker and survivor of the Tazreen fire.

Tuesday, April 23
6:00pm-7:30pm
Room 260, Savery Hall (map), UW Seattle

For more information, call 206-543-7946 or e-mail hbcls@uw.edu

Sponsored by the Washington FairTrade Coalition, United Students Against Sweatshops, Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies, OUR Walmart, and UFCW Local 21

To request UW disability accommodations, contact the UW Disability Services Office 206-543-6450; 206-543-6452 (TTY) or e-mail dso@u.washington.edu

Worker Memorial Day Event - April 24th, 2013

Please join us for the Worker Memorial Day Event at the University of Washington to commemorate the lives of workers who lost their lives on the job. It will be held on Wednesday, April 24th, 2013 in the Husky Union Building, Lyceum Room, on the UW Seattle campus (map) from 11:30am to 1:00pm. The program is below.

PRESENTATION OF THE COLORS

University of Washington Air Force ROTC Honor Guard
Karl Zapf, Bagpiper
Seattle Firefighters Pipes and Drums

MASTER OF CEREMONIES
David Freiboth, Executive Secretary, ML King County Labor Council

KEYNOTE
The Importance of Workers’ Rights and Safety: A Call to Action
Michael Honey, PhD, Professor of Ethnic Gender and Labor Studies at UW Tacoma

MEMORIAL RECOGNITION
Karen Hart, President SEIU 925
Our Fallen Workers – 2012
Names read by UW students, staff, and faculty, and community
Our Fallen Workers Serving in the Armed Services – 2012
Names read by Cadet Justin Rees

SENATOR MURRAY
A Message from Honorable Senator Patty Murray

MOVING FORWARD
Jeff Johnson, President Washington State Labor Council
Marty Cohen, UW Field Research and Consultation Group
Megan Karalua, UAW Local 4121
Emily Garverick, UW United Students Against Sweatshops
Dow Constantine, King County Executive

CLOSING
Music by Michael Laslett and Mike Honey

GREEN CHEMISTRY: DESIGNING A SUSTAINABLE TOMORROW

“There are tremendous advantages—environmental, economic, and health- related—in implementing green chemistry into the design and production of the next generation of chemicals.”
—PaulAnastas (Applying 21st Century Toxicology to Green Chemical and Material Design)

Paul Anastas, PhD

Director of the Center for Green Chemistry and Green Engineering 

at Yale University

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

7:30 – 9:00pm 

Town Hall, Seattle, 1119 Eighth Avenue

(enter on Seneca Street) $5 at the door 

INFORMATION
206-543-1069 or 800-326-7568 ce@uw.edu 

FOR TICKETS CLICK HERE.

CO-SPONSORS
A Town Hall Seattle Science Lecture, in partnership with UW DEOHS, Sustainable Path Foundation, and Washington Toxics Coalition.

Grand Rounds | Season Opener: Work-related Asthma | October 4, 2012 | Seattle, WA

Work-related Asthma: An Overlooked Asthma Trigger

Presented by: Ken Rosenman, MD

Course Description:
Occupational and environmental health exposures cause thousands of illnesses each year. This Grand Rounds series will address the evaluation, treatment, and prevention of disease related to environmental and occupational exposures. Attendees will leave with an enhanced understanding for identifying and managing occupational and environmental illnesses and injuries
When: October 4, 2012

Date: Thursday, October 4, 2012
Time: 6:00pm Registration & Networking | 6:45pm Dinner | 7:30pm Lecture
Location: University of Washington Club
Cost: $50 dinner & lecture | $25 lecture only

View the brochure here & register for the lecture here.