2011 Health, Wellness & Safety Conference (Waterbury, March 31)

8:00 – 8:30 a.m. REGISTRATION, CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST, AND NETWORKING
   
8:30 – 8:45 a.m. WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS
  Mark D. Soycher, HR Counsel, CBIA 
8:45 – 9:30 a.m. OPENING PLENARY: Building a Safe and Ethical Workplace
  Chip Darius, OHST Safety Priority Consultants, LLC 
   
9:30 – 9:45 a.m. BREAK
   
9:45 – 11:00 a.m. CONCURRENT BREAKOUTS I (A & B)
  A.     First Aid Update:  AEDs & CPR
  Joseph P. Kuzma, Senior Director – Corporate Programs American Red Cross, Connecticut Region John Able, CSP, Occupational Safety Training Specialist CONN-OSHA
   
  B.      Distracted Driving:  Motor Vehicle Safety Programs
  Timothy C. Healey, Director of Safety The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection & Insurance Company 
   
11:00 – 11:15 a.m. BREAK
   
11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. CONCURRENT BREAKOUTS II (C & D)
  C.      Combustible Dust Hazard Assessment – OSHA NEP
  Mark B. Haskins, CSP, Principal Consultant Practical Safety Solutions, LLCJamison J. Scott, Executive Vice President/Corporate Officer Manufacturers Service Company Inc. 
  D.     General Duty Clause:  Just How Broad Is It?
  Carole W. Briggs, Attorney Levy & Droney, P.C. 
12:15 – 1:15 p.m. LUNCH

 

1:15 – 1:45 p.m. NETWORKING AND VENDOR VISITS
   
1:45 – 3:00 p.m. CONCURRENT BREAKOUTS III (E & F)
  E.      Incident Investigation and Root Cause Analysis
  David E. Boutin, CSP, CHMM, Health and Safety Manager Environmental Services, Inc. and President, American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Connecticut Valley Chapter 
   
  F.      Injury and Illness Prevention Programs:  I2P2
  Thomas Benedict, CSP, CPEA, CHMM Manager, Environment, Health & Safety Kaman Industrial Technologies Corporation and Past President, American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Connecticut Valley Chapter 
   
3:10 – 4:00 p.m. CLOSING PLENARY:  OSHA and Washington
  Joseph A. Wellington, Partner Carmody & Torrance LLP 
   
4:00 p.m. ADJOURN

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Where-When?

Thursday, March 31, 2011
Registration, continental breakfast, and networking: 8 a.m.
Program: 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Holiday Inn, 3580 East Main St., Waterbury

Co-presented with ASSE CT Valley Chapter

Description

Over the past two years, OSHA has been moving toward stricter enforcement of workplace safety standards. Join us for an update on how the changing political tide in Washington may affect that trend.

Cost per person

CBIA and ASSE members, $99
Nonmembers, $140

This program has been approved for 5.0 (General) recertification credit hours toward PHR, SPHR and GPHR recertification through the HR Certification Institute.  The use of this seal is not an endorsement by the HR Certification Institute of the quality of the program. It means that this program has met the HR Certification Institute’s criteria to be pre-approved for recertification credit.    

Please tune into WFSB Channel 3 or WTIC 1080 for cancellations due to inclement weather.