PFAS, persistent chemicals linked to health and environmental risks, are challenging to detect in chemical inventories using SDSs alone. This session guides OEHS professionals in identifying PFAS, exploring remediation options, and assessing exposures to protect employees and businesses while preventing regrettable substitutions.
Learning outcomes:
• What are PFAS, and why the concern?
• Understanding the ever-changing global regulatory landscape
• Quick ways of identifying possible PFAS chemistries in your portfolio
• Use of Big Data to identify PFAS
• Overview of existing PFAS remediation opportunities
• Use of exposure assessment strategies to further evaluate risk
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Kristi Hames, Head of Product Marketing, Chemical Management and Industrial Hygiene at VelocityEHS, combines her EHS, Product Stewardship, and ESG expertise to drive vision and go-to-market strategy for best-in-class solutions that help companies protect workers and achieve operational excellence. She brings over 20 years of experience as an EHS professional in the chemical and manufacturing industries, providing strategic leadership in industrial hygiene, product stewardship, ergonomics, and safety compliance and program management.
Kristi received a Bachelor of Science degree in industrial hygiene from Ohio University. She has achieved recognition as a Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) and Certified Safety Professional (CSP), and is an AIHA Registered Specialist in Exposure Decision Analysis. She is a member of the AIHA Ergonomics Committee and the Ohio University College of Health Sciences and Professions Dean’s Advisory Council.
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Lyn Ip, Director & Head of Product – Chemical Management and Industrial Hygiene at VelocityEHS, brings extensive knowledge of product stewardship, supply chains, and green chemistry to the VelocityEHS product team. She has over twenty-five years of experience working in and for multinational companies as well as investment banks. Lyn’s experience spans across the spectrum of ESG issues, from social impact and environment, health and safety to chemical management, supplemented with on-the-ground tactical auditing, assessment and evaluation of industrial facilities.
Lyn received a Bachelor of Science in environmental engineering from the University of Toronto, Canada, and a Master of Science in environmental management from the University of Hong Kong. She is a GRI Certified Sustainability Professional.
