Session Summary and Speaker Bio

Session Title	Air Quality, Asbestos, and You
Target Audience	Grades 9 - 12
Session Summary	A brief discussion on air quality and asbestos health risks. Students will be asked to talk about their own experiences, and suggest answers to the question: What are some things that we can do, to reduce air pollution, and control the release of asbestos fibers in the air?

Presenter

Robert Wong

Program Supervisor

Broward County Resilient Environment Department, Natural Resources Division, Air Licensing, Compliance and Asbestos

For the past 8 years Robert Wong served as the supervisor of NRD’s Air Licensing, Compliance and Asbestos staff responsible for ensuring that facilities comply with applicable air quality and asbestos regulations in Broward County. He works with other state and local agencies in evaluating the effectiveness of air pollution control programs to meet the requirements of the federal Clean Air Act designed to protect public health and the environment. He has worked over 25 years for several state and local air quality protection agencies from Miami-Dade County to Tallahassee, Florida.

Robert believes in the benefits of implementing Poka Yoke at work and at home. Poka Yoke is a Japanese term that means “mistake-proofing”, to prevent avoidable mistakes from occurring. A facility performing routine inspections of equipment to ensure they are operating as designed and permitted and resolving issues before they become problems are forms of Poka Yoke. For entertainment, Robert loves creative art, cooking, and DIY projects.