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Spring Occupational Safety & Health Committee Conference April 21-24, 2009 \| Alexandria, VA

Tuesday, April 21

5:00 - 5:30 PM	Manufacturer's Committee Meeting

WEDNESDAY, April 22

7:00 – 8:00 am	Recordkeeping Task Force Breakfast Meeting

8:00 – 8:30 am	Welcome Hallie Reese, Vice President Safety & Strategic Services Pepco Holdings, Inc. Kathleen C. Wilmer, Chairwoman, EEI Occupational Safety & Health Committee Duke Energy

8:30 – 9:45 am	The New OSHA – What You Need to Know Stephen C. Yohay, Ogletree Deakins

9:45 – 10:45 AM	OSHA Voluntary Protection Programs Cathy Oliver, Occupational Safety & Health Administration

11:00 am – 12:00 PM	What’s New In Equipment FR Fabrics - Jim Norad, Tencate

1:30 – 2:30 PM	Identifying & Developing Best Practices Joe O’Connor, Intec

2:30 – 5:00 PM	Washington Update Thomas K. Frank, Ameren Corp. Charles J. Kelly, Edison Electric Institute James R. Tomaseski, IBEW Kathleen C. Wilmer, Duke Energy Stephen C. Yohay, Ogletree Deakins

Thursday, April 23

7:00 – 8:00	Industry Practices Task Force Breakfast Meeting

8:00 - 9:00	Crisis Management: Ash Basin Event at TVA Ralph Dudley, TVA


SESSION 1		SESSION 2

9:00 – 10:00	Combustible Dust – Panel Discussion Steven J. Luzik, Chilworth Technology Gary W. Hatcher, AEP Rob Marvin, DTE Energy	9:00 – 10:00	What every EE should know about Handheld XRF John Pesce, Thermo Fisher Scientific

10:15 – 11:15	Human Performance David A. Varwig, American Electric Power	10:15 – 11:15	Changes & Innovations to Hearing Protectors Lee Hager, Aearo Technologies, a 3M Company

11:15 - 12:15

OSHA Health Standard Promulgation Priorities

Larry McGowan, CIH, CSP, OSHA

Update on OSHA standards and enforcement
Maureen Ruskin, OSHA


SESSION 1		SESSION 2

1:30 - 2:30	Medical Examination and the Workplace: When are they Legal, Medically-Correct and Worthwhile for the Company and the Workers? Howard M. Sandler, MD, Sandler Occupational Medicine Associates Inc.	1:30 - 2:30	NIOSH Health Hazard Evaluations Max Kiefer, NIOSH

2:30 - 3:30	Arc Flash – Industry Panel Clayton Abernathy, OGE Kathy Smith, National Grid Sam Teets, Dominion Gary Hatcher, AEP Levi Davenport, Centerpoint	2:30 - 3:30	Silica Regulatory Initiative Thomas K. Frank, Ameren Corp.

3:45 - 4:15	Statistical Analysis Raymond D. Kelly, DTE Energy Co	3:45 - 5:00	Industrial Hygiene Case Studies in the Electric Utility Environment Nuclear Plant Turbine Crash and subsequent insulation spill response – Gary Hatcher, AEP Mercury contamination and mitigation efforts – Paul Webb, National Grid Changing Conditions in a Confined Space Entry James Gartland, Duke Energy
4:15 - 5:00	Regulatory Compliance Training: Using Real-Time Internet Based Programs Forrest Carr, Carr Safety Services	3:45 - 5:00


Friday, April 24

8:00 - 9:00 AM	Future Air Pollutions Controls for Coal Fired Generation Plants James Roewer, USWAG


SESSION 1		SESSION 2

9:00 – 10:00	Accident/Citation Panel Frank Ginocchi, American Electric Power A serious injury from an overhead distribution system electrical contact. Matt McFarland, Consolidated Edison Co. of NY Three incidents: fatality in a manhole; electric shock from overhead power lines; vehicular fatality. Mark Downing, TECO Energy, Inc. Unusual support services incident involving a police motorcycle striking an employee during a demonstration. Samuel L. Teets, Dominion Salem Harbor, Massachusetts settlement - accident involving fatalities.	9:00 – 10:00	Industrial Hygiene Issues in Electric Utilities A roundtable discussion on current health issues in electric utilities. Hygienists will have opportunity to present issues and discuss possible solutions. Topics to include: Hexavalent Chromium compliance (exposure monitoring results) and Beryllium exposures in Coal Fired Generation Plants. John Pesce, Thermo Fisher Scientific
	DVD on Public Safety John J. Dugan, Northeast Utilities * Click on the above link to contact John about ordering copies of the DVD	9:00 – 10:00