[DOE LETTERHEAD]
December 21, 2006
Dr. Joseph Bader
Board Member
Defense Nuclear Facilities
Safety
Board
625 Indiana Avenue, NW
Suite 700
Washington, DC 20004
Dear Dr. Bader:
Thank you for agreeing to provide the Defense
Nuclear Facilities Safety Board’s (DNFSB) perspective on the importance of chemical safety at the upcoming Chemical
Safety Topical Committee’s (CSTC) ninth
annual Joint Energy Facility Contractors Group (EFCOG)/Department of E3nergy (DOE)
Chemical Management Workshop. The workshop will be held March 13-15, 2007. As in the past, the
workshop will be held in the main auditorium of the DOE Headquarters Forrestal
building, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC. The theme for this year’s workshop is
chemical safety and lifecycle management.
We have scheduled your presentation, “Defense
Nuclear Facilities Safety Board View on Chemical Safety,” for 9:35-10:05
am., Tuesday, March 13, 2007. You may register for the workshop
electronically by visiting the chemical safety Web page at http://www.eh.doe.gov/chem_safety/ws2007/registration.html. A draft
agenda is enclosed for your information.
The ongoing support and involvement of DNFSB
in CSTC projects is appreciated. We
anticipate that your opening remarks will be of great interest and value to
workshop participants. We expect an
onsite turnout of approximately 75-100,
as well as a remote audience via video links at DOE sites.
At your earliest convenience, but no later than January 15, 2007, please send a brief biography and short
abstract of your presentation to Dr. Dan Marsick, the workshop coordinator, at dan.marsick@hq.doe.gov. In
addition, please send him a copy of your presentation slides in Microsoft Power
Point format no later than January 31, 2007. If you need any assistance or have further questions
on the workshop, please contact
Dr. Bill McArthur, Director, Office of Worker Safety and Health Policy, at (301) 903-9674 or Dr. Marsick at (301) 903-3954.
On behalf of DOE, and Glenn S.
Pondonsky, Chief Health, Safety and Security
Officer, thank you again for your participation and continuing support.
Sincerely,
Patricia R. Worthington, PhD
Director
Office of Health and Safety
Office of Health, Safety and Security
cc w/ enclosure:
Mark B. Whitaker, Jr., HS-1.1