Pool Inspector Training (pre-conference)

Monday, May 8, 9:00 am - 12 pm

     The Department of Health Water Recreation Team invites you to join us in an interactive pool inspection training.  Learn about WRF inspection violations, which ones are common and which are most associated with voluntary or ordered closure. Learn how a swimming pool (WRF) is put together and how to understand the system at a glance. Then see an actual pool facility for some hands-on training. Learn how to conduct an inspection, use the DOH enforcement guidance, and identify imminent health hazards. Learn the basics of lifeguarding and how to evaluate a lifeguard operation for compliance. Learn how to evaluate and understand a pool system and help your pool operators do a better job managing their pools for safety and health.

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Wright Park Playground (501 South I St, Tacoma)

Monday, May 8; 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

     Start your Annual Educational Conference at beautiful Wright Park in Tacoma to learn more about playground safety. We will be going over inspection basics, pointing out how to identify hazards such as falls, head entrapments, entanglements and more. Park staff will also be giving a brief presentation on playground maintenance. Use this map to navigate your way to the playground in this 27 acre arboretum – be aware that parking is limited in this location. Wear sturdy, nonslip shoes and comfortable clothes as you may be playing on some of the equipment! Bring your own inspection tools if you have them.

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School of the Arts (1950 Pacific Ave location)

Monday, May 8; 3:30 – 5:00 PM

     SOTA opened in 2001 in downtown Tacoma to allow easy access to organizations like the Museum of Glass, Tacoma Art Museum and Tacoma Arts Live. Coursework focuses on visual and performing arts.

     We will visit science rooms, a photography room, a sculpture room and a visual arts room. During the site visit, we will be looking at environmental health and safety items. We will be looking at things like lighting, sound and ventilation. We will be demonstrating testing emergency eyewash stations. We will peek in cabinets and storage areas to point out proper storage, labeling and age appropriateness of chemicals.

     We will leave as a group from the Hotel Murano at 3:15 for the half mile walk to the school.

 

Tour Tacoma's Center for Urban Waters

Tuesday, May 9, 1:30-2:30 or 2:30-3:30

Space limited!!  Sign up at registration desk on Tuesday morning

Award-winning environmental engineering. World-class applied research. Innovative water technologies. Collaborative Puget Sound policy.

Join us at Center for Urban Waters on Tuesday, May 9. You’ll tour the world-class research center and learn about their leading role in:

•       Creative and sustainable solutions to restore and protect Puget Sound.  

•       Conservation work in action at their building—certified as a LEED Platinum® project (the highest rating possible) in 2012. 

•       State-of-the-science analytical laboratories that support scientists who monitor levels of pollutants in water, soils, sediment, flora and fauna, and air throughout the Puget Sound region. 

•       The side-by-side work of undergraduate and graduate students with Urban Waters scientists and analysts, developing necessary skills for successful careers in environmental science and management.  

 

Space is limited to 14 people each tour. Sign up for one of the two available tour times.

Tuesday, May 9, 1:30-2:30 p.m. or

Tuesday, May 9, 2:30-3:30 p.m. 

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Environmental Learning Center (5715 Animal Loop Rd)

Wednesday, May 10; 1:00 – 2:30 PM

     End your AEC experience by visiting a school in a zoo! Bring your box lunch to eat on the way or after the visit and spend a few hours exploring Point Defiance Park before you drive back home.

     The ELC was built in 2017 to complement the Science and Math Institute (SAMI) located adjacent to Point Defiance Zoo. Students are able to focus on science and math and choose a pathway of natural sciences or physical sciences.

     We will visit science rooms and a fabricating/prototyping room. During the site visit, we will be looking at environmental health and safety items. We will be looking at things like lighting, sound and ventilation. We will be demonstrating testing emergency eyewash stations. We will peek in cabinets and storage areas to point out proper storage, labeling and age appropriateness of chemicals. We will also hear from students about their work with a water treatment infiltration system at Point Defiance Park, which you can drive by on your way home.

     Park in zoo parking and then walk over to the ELC, located to the left.

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Washington Stormwater Center and Washington On-Site Sewage Association (WOSSA) Training Center
Wednesday, May 10, 1–2:30 p.m.
     Wrap up your AEC experience by visiting two innovative education and research facilities! Join us at the Puyallup WSU Research and Extension Center to tour Washington Stormwater Center and WOSSA.
     Tour the country’s largest stormwater research center. Washington Stormwater's mission is to provide stormwater management solutions and leadership through research, training and education.
     The center provides a gateway to research and information about new, innovative and emerging technologies. Join us and learn about the effects of stormwater on the ecosystem and alternates to traditional methods of stormwater management.
     Washington State has approximately 1.5 million onsite wastewater systems in use. Founded in 1990, WOSSA hosts a network of septic industry and experts, and offers education and advocacy. The training center offers online and in-person courses, including on-site designers and inspector’s exam review. You’ll have a chance to explore the onsite training grounds.
     Both are located a short walk from each other at Washington State University, Puyallup Research and Extension Center (2606 W Pioneer, Building 1045 Puyallup, WA 98371) 9.3 miles from Hotel Murano. 
Sign up at the registration desk.

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