Be a Part of the 6th Annual

Greater St. Louis Safety and Health Conference

Thursday, October 15, 2009 Busch Student Center Saint Louis University

20 N. Grand St. Louis, MO 63103

Featuring

Jordan Barab

Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA

2009 Greater St. Louis Safety and Health Conference Program 7:15-8:00: Conference Check-in

8:00-9:00 Welcome, Opening Remarks, and Keynote Speaker

Jordan Barab Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA

9:00-9:30: Exhibitor Review, Door Prizes

9:30-10:30 Breakout Session I Material Handling in Construction—Dick Miller Marcal Rope and Rigging, Inc. One of leading causes of fatalities on construction sites is struck-by injuries. This session will center on how to move materials

safely on a jobsite.

Machine Guarding—David Paul Lighthouse Safety & Training Inc. Prevent amputations and other devastating injuries by learning the latest in machine guarding techniques.

Workers’ Compensation in Missouri & Illinois (Special 2 hour session) Mike Banahan & Robert Hendershot, Evans & Dixon LLC Explore some of latest cases involving workers’ compensation law, on both sides of the river.

Ergonomics & Aging—Dr. Jerome Congleton Texas A&M University How should your ergonomics program address the needs of an aging workforce? Find out from an expert!

Nanotechnology Awareness—Dr. Charles Geraci National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health Expand your knowledge of nanotechnology and how it may impact you and your workplace in 2009 and beyond.

10:35-11:35 Breakout Session II: The IH Ingredient in the Green Building Recipe— Nate Sanders Air Quality Sciences With “green” buildings seemingly sprouting everywhere, what are the industrial hygiene issues that need to be addressed?

OSHA Standards Review—Dorothy Dougherty Director of OSHA Office of Standards and Guidance So what is on the agenda for OSHA over the coming years? This session will address this question and more.

Chuck Adkins Forum—OSHA Compliance Officers Delve into the world of OSHA Compliance Officers as they discuss interesting industrial hygiene cases. This forum is named in

honor of IH pioneer and longtime OSHA Region VII Administrator Chuck Adkins.

FAA/DOT Update—Lois Umland Messer, Federal Aviation Administration Get up-to-date on the latest FAA/DOT regulations relating to transportation of hazardous materials.

EHS Professionalism—Chris Patton President, American Society of Safety Engineers What is expected in our roles as environmental, safety, and health professionals?

11:35-12:30 Lunch (Provided)

12:35-1:35 Breakout Session III Nanotechnology—Dr. Charles Geraci National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health(3-hour session!) This in-depth session will explore the details of nanotechnology past, present, and future. It includes demonstrations of equipment

for measurement of nanoparticle levels. (IH Advanced Level Training—Nanotechnology Awareness Required for Certification

Maintenance Points—ABIH)

Focus 4 Hazards in Construction—Barry Cole Preferred Safety Products (Special 2-hour session) This special 2-hour session will provide best practices in protecting workers from the leading causes of fatalities in construction.

This special session sponsored by the St. Louis chapter of the ASSE.

2009 Greater St. Louis Safety and Health Conference Arc Flash—Dave Ritter Aschinger Electric Company Arc flash incidents and new standards have been in the spotlight recently. Find out what you need to know to comply with the newly

promulgated requirements.

ABCs of Medical Issues in the Workplace—Drs. Aubuchon, Benz, and Crandall This session will help you identify special medical issues (diabetes, knees, & general trauma) that may be present or occur in your

workplace. Learn from the doctors who respond to these issues every day.

Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT)—Tim Bono AT&T CERT members assist others in their neighborhood or workplace following an event when professional responders may not be

immediately available to help. Find out how and why you should be involved.

Management, Motivation, and Employee Buy-in—Mark Riggs University of Illinois Champagne-Urbana

How do you get employees to work safely? Explore techniques to achieve compliance with your company’s safety and health program.

1:35-2:00 Final Exhibitor Viewing

2:00-3:00 Breakout Session IV Recent Trends in Workplace Injuries and Illness—Jacqueline Michael-Midkiff Bureau of Labor Statistics This Regional Economist for BLS will discuss what the data says about injuries and illness in the U.S.

The Shocking Truth about AEDs—Chip Georges Marelly Products Discover the latest information on these life-saving devices.

OSHA’s Voluntary Protection Program (VPP)—Panel Discussion Want to hear the true story of VPP? Learn how VPP can be that catalyst to help improve the safety culture within your company.

Project Owner Construction Safety Requirements—Patrick Wineburner Budrovich Excavating and

Contracting Find out what is required from project owners before a contractor brings equipment and craftworkers on the owner’s property, and why.

Safety & Security/Workplace Violence: Before, During, and After—Mike Panneri Schnucks Markets

and Sgt Catherine Dennis St. Louis County Police Department Do you know how to prepare and respond to security situations in your workplace? Visit this session and discover what you need to

know!

3:05-4:05 Breakout Session V Safe Driving—Robert Brown, Safety Council of Greater St. Louis and Frontline Counseling, LLC Motor vehicle accidents remain as the #1 workplace killer. Learn what’s new in effective driving training techniques and

programs.

Business Continuity—Fred Klapletzky Marsh USA, Inc. How would your business recover in the event of a disaster? Learn how to become better prepared.

Corporate Wellness—Nathan Place Excel Sports and Physical Therapy A corporate wellness program can produce dividends for your employees and business and improve your bottom line.

Effective Ergonomics—Bill Kincaid Lockton Insurance Ergonomics issues continue to be the largest source of workplace injuries. This session will offer practical solutions in

addressing potential soft tissue injuries.

Jordan Barab joined OSHA as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational

Safety and Health as well as Acting Assistant Secretary on April 13, 2009.

He previously served as Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of Labor for

OSHA from 1998 to 2001, when he helped the Agency to promulgate the ergonomics

workplace safety and health standard that was repealed by Congress in March 2001.

For the House Education and Labor Committee, he was Senior Labor Policy Advisor

for health and safety from 2007 to April 2009.

Mr. Barab worked on workplace safety issues for the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard

Investigation Board from 2002 to 2007; he was a Health and Safety Specialist for the

AFL-CIO from 2001 to 2002; and he directed the safety and health program for the

American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees from 1982 to 1998.

He also created and wrote the award-winning weblog, Confined Space, from 2003 to

2007.

He holds a master's degree from The Johns Hopkins University and an undergraduate

degree from Claremont McKenna College.

2009 Greater St. Louis Safety and Health Conference

Comments from 2008 Conference:

“All Presenters were very good, knowledgeable, and helpful.”

“Breakout sessions were very informative and relevant to my field.”

“Good material, good exhibits — will be back next year!”

“Lots of take home training material.”

“First time attending conference—will return next year. Thought the conference had a lot of good information,

and very good flow.”

“Very informative. Very knowledgeable speakers. Will return next year.”

“First time attendee — very impressed.”

“Conference has always been a great experience.”

“Great conference! This is my first time attending. See you next year!”

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Special Professional

Development Opportunities!

October 14th, 2009

□ OSHA 10-hour for General Industry - 8 am - 5 pm Cost: $180 per person

All mandatory topics covered on Oct 14th, with attendance at Greater St.

Louis Safety & Health Conference on Oct 15th fulfilling remainder of

requirements. Registrants receive 1.2 total CEUs for 2- day attendance

(not in addition to the Conference CEUs).

Instructors: A.J. Gajdosik, Amerisure & Chris Merli, Chris’ Safety & Health

Attendee(s):

□ Lift Truck Train-the-Trainer - 9 am - 3:30 pm

Cost: $425 NSC Members, $555 Non –NSC Members Includes Instructor Kit & DVD, Classroom portion only,

no hands-on training. Instructor: Keith Wyatt, Safety Council & US Postal Service

Attendee(s):

Session I: ___ Material Handling in Construction

___ Machine Guarding

___ Workers Comp-Mo & Il (2 hrs)

___ Ergo & Aging

___ Nanotechnology Awareness

Session II: ___ IH in Green Buildings

___ OSHA Standards Review

___ Workers Comp-Mo & Il (cont’d)

___ Chuck Adkins Forum

___ FAA/DOT Update

___ EHS Professionalism

Session III: ___ Nanotechnology (3 hrs)

___ Focus 4 Hazards (2 hrs)

___ Arc Flash

___ ABCs of Medical Issues

___ CERT

___ Mgmt, Motivation, & Buy-in

Session IV: ___ Nanotechnology (cont’d)

___ Focus 4 Hazards (cont’d)

___ Trends in Workplace Injuries

___ The Shocking Truth!

___ VPP Panel

___ Project Owner Constr Safety

___ Safety, Security, etc

Session V: ___ Nanotechnology (cont’d)

___ Safe Driving

___ Business Continuity

___ Corporate Wellness

___ Effective Ergonomics

Please add the appropriate charge for your Professional Development

Seminar to your registration fee in the box above.

Registration Fee: Early Bird On or Before Friday, October 9th, 2009: $130 for Government & National

Safety Council Members - $155 for Nonmembers; After October 9th: $225 for All Attendees;

Conference Walk-in Registration: $260; - PLEASE PRINT NEATLY—Thank You!

To ensure space availability: For EACH

ATTENDEE please select ONE topic for

EACH session.

Parking is available at the Olive/Compton Garage in the Northeast section of campus. Take I-64 (Hwy 40) to the Grand Blvd. exit, proceed North, make a right on Olive. Parking garage is located

at the Southwest corner of Olive & Compton.

2009 Greater St. Louis Safety and Health Conference

Conference Check-in & Walk-in

Registration Begins at 7:15 am at the Lower Level

of the Busch Student

Center (North End by the

Coffee Shop)

Students and unemployed safety and health professionals may be able to attend conference at no charge.

Please call 314-621-9200 for details.

Hotel and travel

information may be found at

www.stlsafety.org in the Conference

section.

FREE PARKING Compton Garage

ONLY!

Application has been made for 1 CM and 0.6

CEU points. This program has been submitted to HRCI

for review.

LUNCH INCLUDED!

REGISTRATION, SPONSORSHIP, EXHIBITION, OR QUESTIONS?

Contact: Safety Council of Greater St. Louis 1015 Locust Street, Suite 902

St. Louis, MO 63101 314-621-9200

314-621-9204 Fax safetycouncil@stlsafety.org

www.stlsafety.org

2009 Greater St. Louis Safety and Health Conference

Hosted by:

Saint Louis University School of Public Health

Safety Council of Greater St. Louis

OSHA-St. Louis Area Office

Sponsored by:

St. Louis Chapter of the American Society of Safety Engineers

Please Join Us for the 6th Annual Greater St. Louis Safety and Health Conference!

Thursday, October 15, 2009

The Premier Safety and Health Event in the Midwest!

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UNIVERSITY

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