2004 Program
2005 Program
2006 Program
2007 Program
2008 Program
2009 Program

2007 Program

Thursday - April 26, 2007 7:30 - 8:30 Registration 8:30 - 8:40 Welcome and Opening Remarks -Jack Hawkins, President 8:40 - 9:00 Keynote Speaker -Cherie K. Berry, NC Commissioner of Labor 9:00 - 10:00 SafeStart - Advanced Safety Training for Life -Don Wilson, Electrolabs, Inc. 10:00 - 10:30 Break and Visit with Vendors 10:30 - 11:30 Workshop 1   Electrical Safety - Practical Application of NFPA 70E -Greg Strickland, Corning, Inc. Workshop 2 Back @ Work -Debbie MacLean, Healthworks (TCCC) Workshop 3 Forklift Safety -Cohen Elgin, SteelFab, Inc. 11:30 - 1:00 Lunch and Visit with Vendors 1:00 - 2:00 Workshop 1   Workers Compensation Panel Discussion -Charlie BonDurant, Director, Claims & Litigation, Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated -Andrew Ussery, Attorney, McAngus Goudelock & Courie LLC -Bobby Bolinger, Attorney, Bollinger & Piemonte Law Firm -Cindy Cook, RN, COHN, Case Manager, Carolina Case Management -Gail Blevins, Workers Compensation Manager, Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated -Craig Brigham, MD, Carolinas Medical Center, Spine Reconstruction/Surgery Workshop 2 Safety Performance Metrics -Tom Lott, Wachovia Insurance Services Workshop 3 Leadership in Safety - Beyond Management -Robby Jones, Compliance Supervisor, NC DOL/OSH Workshop 4 Hands-on, Interactive Defensive Driving Simulator (parking lot) -L-3 Communications, Bill Graham 2:00 - 2:30 Break and Visit with Vendors 2:30 - 3:30 Workshop 1   Dynamic Training Techniques -Jim Poulin, Lowe's Home Improvement Workshop 2 Environmental Affairs -Robert Loveall, Delta Environmental Workshop 3 Having Fun with Ergonomics -Eric Kennedy, Marsh Risk Consulting Workshop 4 Hands-on, Interactive Defensive Driving Simulator (parking lot) -L-3 Communications, Bill Graham 3:30 - 4:00 Break and Visit with Vendors 4:00 - 5:00 Workshop 1   Wellness and the Aging Workforce -Jim Briggs, VP, Advanced Ergonomics, Inc. Workshop 2 Safety Champions -Dennis Padgett, Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated Workshop 3 People-Based Safety -Sherry Perdue, Safety Performance Solutions Workshop 4 Hands-on, Interactive Defensive Driving Simulator (parking lot) -L-3 Communications, Bill Graham 5:30 - 8:30 Attendee Appreciation Reception   Friday - April 27, 2007   7:00 - 8:00 Breakfast and Visit with Vendors 8:15 - 8:45 NC Industrial Commission Update -Buck Lattimore, Chairman NC Industrial Commission 8:45 - 9:15 Combustible Dust -Paul Sullivan, C.I.H., Compliance Supervisor, NC DOL/OSH 9:15 to 9:45 Break and Visit with Vendors 9:45 - 10:45 What you need to know about Pandemic Flu -Stephen R. Keener, M.D., M.P.H., Mecklenburg County Public Health Medical Director 10:45 - 11:00 Break and Visit with Vendors 11:00 - 12:00 Leadership Organizational Change -E. Scott Geller, Ph. D., Safety Performance Solutions 12:00 - 12:15 Closing Remarks 12:15 Grand Prize Drawing!!!

An attendance certificate will be provided.