BHSC 2026 Spring Meeting

from Wednesday, 29 April 2026 (08:30) to Thursday, 30 April 2026 (18:00)
CERN (500/1-001)

        : Sessions
    /     : Talks
        : Breaks
29 Apr 2026
30 Apr 2026
AM
08:30 --- Badge & Coffee ---
09:00
Presentations 29th a.m. (until 10:20)
09:00 Welcome & Logistics  
09:20 Engineering Solutions for Safe Processing of Beryllium at CERN  
09:40 Application of Remote Sensing Technologies in Addressing Beryllium Challenges  
10:00 Satellite-Based Alteration Mapping for Beryllium Resource Delineation at Spor Mountain: A Scalable Framework for Critical Mineral Exploration  
10:20 --- Coffee break - Group Picture ---
10:40
Presentations 29th a.m. - 2 (until 12:00)
10:40 Challenges and solutions for Respiratory Equipment in Beryllium Industry  
11:00 Quantitative Assessment of Particulate Generation in Beryllium Processing Operations at CERN  
11:20 Beryllium Health & Safety in Fusion Materials Research and Laboratory Decommissioning at KBHF  
11:40 The Benefits of Wet Decontamination for the Beryllium Industry  
08:00 --- Welcome coffee ---
08:30
Presentations 30th am (until 10:30)
08:30 An Introduction to the Beryllium Associated Worker Registry: Past, Present, and Future  
08:50 Integrated Legislative and Training Approach to Beryllium Hazard Control at CERN  
09:10 United States Transuranium and Uranium Registries: Human Data on Beryllium  
09:30 Exposure Characteristics Relevant for Beryllium Sensitization  
09:50 Beryllium safety in the Swiss watch industry  
10:10 Diagnosing Beryllium Sensitization and Chronic Beryllium Disease in Beryllium Exposed Workers  
10:30 --- Coffee ---
11:00
Industrial partners (until 12:00)
11:00 Presentation colortech  
11:15 Presentation Sunstrom  
11:30 Presentation SMH  
PM
12:00 --- Lunch (Free time) ---
13:00
Presentations 29th pm (until 14:40)
13:00 Preparation and planning considerations for decontamination and decommissioning  
13:20 The Origins and Current State of FLiBe Research at U.S. Department of Energy Facilities  
13:40 Scaling Up FLiBe Operations In the Fusion Industry  
14:00 Safety and Health Aspects of FLiBe  
14:20 Occupational Hygiene Review of Women’s Occupational Health Issues and Beryllium  
14:40 --- Coffee Break ---
15:00 CERN Visit (HL-LHC And Beryllium Facility)  
19:00 --- Social Dinner ---
12:00 --- Lunch (free) ---
13:00
Presentations 30th pm (until 14:00)
13:00 Effective Beryllium Release Incident Response  
13:20 AI in Occupational Health & Safety  
13:40 Beryllium as an Effect Modifier of Radiation Mortality Risk at the Rocky Flats Plants  
14:00 --- Coffe break ---
14:20
Subcommittees (until 15:20)
14:20 Subcommittee Breakouts  
14:50 Reports from Subcommittee Breakouts  
15:20
Wrap up (until 16:30)
15:20 BHSC Business Meeting  
15:50 Announcement of BHSC 2026 Autumn Meeting  
16:00 Closing Remarks / Wrap-up