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Wednesday - April 8, 2009
7:30 - 8:00

Registration

8:00 - 8:15 Welcome and Opening Remarks
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Russell McCue, President
8:15 - 8:45 NC Commissioner of Labor
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Cherie K. Berry
Keynote Speaker
9:00 - 10:30
 
“The Energized Approach for Achieving a Safe, Healthy, and Productive Workplace”
-Michael Melnik, Owner/President, Prevention Plus, Inc.
10:30 - 11:00 Break and Visit with Vendors
11:00 - 12:00 NFPA 70E “What you Should Know”
-Kathy Wilmer, P.E., CSP Duke Energy
12:00 - 1:00 Lunch and Visit with Vendors
1:00 - 2:00
Workshop 1
 
Ergonomically-Based Functional Screening Tests
-Jim Briggs, VP, Advanced Ergonomics, Inc.
Workshop 2 Workers Compensation Panel Discussion- Effective Case Management
-Charlie BonDurant, Director, Claims & Litigation, Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated
-Andrew Ussery, Attorney, McAngus Goudelock & Courie LLC
Workshop 3 Mobile Cranes
-Lewis Williams, NC DOT
Workshop 4 Risk Management 101
-Larry Bowen, Marsh
2:00 - 2:30 Break and Visit with Vendors
2:30 - 3:30
Workshop 1
Ergonomics Plugged In
-Eric Kennedy, Marsh Risk Consulting
Workshop 2 OSHA Hot Topics
-Robby Jones, Compliance Supervisor, NC DOL/OSH
Workshop 3 Developing an Effective Wellness Program
-Danielle Smith, TargetCare
Workshop 4 New Workzone Safety Rules
-Jim Kellenberger, Kellenberger Engineering
3:30 - 4:00 Break and Visit with Vendors
4:00 - 5:00
Workshop 1
 
Managing Contagious Disease in the Workplace
-Maury Altmann, Sonafi – Aventis
Workshop 2 Overhead Cranes- A higher level
-Cohen Elgin, Corporate Safety Director, SteelFab, Inc.
Workshop 3 Clean Air Works!
-Alan T. Giles, Senior Air Quality Specialist, Mecklenburg County Gov’t Air Quality
5:30 - 8:30 Attendee Appreciation Reception

 

Thursday - April 9, 2009
 
7:00 - 8:00 Breakfast and Visit with Vendors
8:15 - 9:15 "From Knowing to Doing; Getting the Maximum return on investment from Your Safety Training Efforts"
-Michael Melnik, Owner/President, Prevention Plus, Inc.
9:15 to 9:45 Break and Visit with Vendors
9:45 - 10:45

Emergency / Disaster Preparedness
-Cotton Howell, Director, Emergency Management York County

10:45 - 11:00 Break and Visit with Vendors
11:00 - 12:00

OSHA's Top Enforcment Initiatives Under a New Obama Administration
-Ethan R. Ware, McNair Law Firm, P.A.

12:00 - 12:15 Closing Remarks
 
12:15
Grand Prize Drawing!!!

An attendance certificate will be provided.