GreenScreen™ Training Workshops
Clean Production Action is hosting six separate one-day experiential training workshops on the GreenScreen™ for Safer Chemicals from 2012 - 2014 in the Great Lakes Region. The first three workshops, held in Ann Arbor, Chicago and Minneapolis were a great success.
Schedule:
September 25, 2013, Indiana: This training will be held in conjunction with the 16th annual Indiana Partners for Pollution Prevention conference and trade show at the Primo West Banquet and Conference Center in Plainfield, Indiana.Details to follow.
December, 2013, Boston, MA: This training is not part of the Great Lakes series, but will be held in conjunction with the BizNGO Annual meeting. Details to follow.
Additional Dates: The remaining Great Lakes sessions will be posted to this website once scheduled. Please check back regularly or sign up for the GreenScreen listserv (at the bottom of the left hand margin of this page).
Customized Trainings: GreenScreen trainings, either in-person or webcast, can also be scheduled for individual organizations. Please contact us at GreenScreen@CleanProduction.org for additional information.
Event Description:
The GreenScreen™ for Safer Chemicals is a comparative chemical hazard screening method developed by Clean Production Action to help move our society quickly and effectively toward the use of greener and safer chemicals. The GreenScreen™ is used by organizations including Washington State Department of Ecology and Hewlett-Packard to evaluate the hazards associated with specific chemicals and identify safer alternatives. These in-depth experiential workshops are intended to educate designers and decision-makers on how to implement the GreenScreen™ to compare and select safer chemicals for use in products and manufacturing processes.
Audience:
The GreenScreen workshops are intended for both those who perform chemical assessments and decision-makers who utilize chemical assessments to inform their decisions, i.e., design, material selection, purchasing, prioritization for replacement decisions, etc. The training is relevant for businesses at all levels in the supply chain that face increasing market and regulatory pressures to design, purchase, and sell products made with the least hazardous materials available. The training will be of particular interest to business professionals in the following areas:
- supply chain management
- materials selection
- procurement
- product and process design
- environmental health and safety
- sustainability
- regulatory affairs
