Fall Occupational Safety & Health Committee Conference

October 4 - 7, 2009 | Henderson, NV
   
Sunday, October 4

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10:00 AM - 3:00 PM Benchmarking Networking Workshop
This workshop is part of a comprehensive effort by EEI to benchmark and help the industry establish best practices. It offers members an ideal opportunity to network on critical issues. Participants will be engaged in roundtable activities focused on those issues.

General Presentation
Joe O'Connor, Intec

Observations Case Study
Doug Mills
   
Monday, October 5

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7:00 – 8:00 am

Recordkeeping Task Force Breakfast Meeting
   

8:00 – 8:30  am

Welcome

Kathleen C. Wilmer, Chairwoman, EEI Occupational Safety & Health Committee Duke Energy

 

 

8:30 – 11:30 AM

Washington Update

Standards Update
James R. Tomaseski, IBEW

70E Update
Kathy Wilmer, Duke Energy

Industrial Hygiene Issues Update
Gary Hatcher, American Electric Power

Stephen C. Yohay
Ogletree Deakins

 

 
11:30 – 12:15 PM What's New In Equipment
 
3M Presentation                              Vivid Presentation

Workrite Presentation                        3E Presentation
   
1:30 – 2:15 PM Human Performance Initiatives – Industry Panel
Moderator: Ken Frazier, American Electric Power
Michelle Schulz, Southern California Edison
James Wilson, American Electric Power
   
2:15 – 3:15 PM Culture Change Initiatives – Industry Panel
Moderator: Kathleen C. Wilmer, Duke Energy
Patrick E. Bush, Westar Energy
Ken Flechler, Pike Energy Solutions
Hank Schmulling, Duke Energy
3:30 – 4:15 PM Results of Power Plant Silica Exposure Project
Kathleen H. Smith, National Grid
   
4:15 – 5:00 PM OSHA’s Proposed Silica Standard and the Epidemiology and Management of Silica Exposures
Howard M. Sandler, MD
Dennis Ertel, CIH, CSP
Sandler Occupational Medicine Associates Inc.
   
Tuesday,  October 6

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

8:00 - 9:00 AM

EPRI Ergonomics Issues for Specification, Selection, Design, Upfitting and Maintenance of Fleet Vehicles
Trisha Seeley, EPRI and Ergonomics Solutions LLC
   
9:00 - 10:15 AM

Fitness for Duty: Safety Implications
Moderator: Joe O’Connor, Intec
Judd Lea Clark, Altec Industries, Inc.
H. Andrew Batty, Buckingham Manufacturing
Kathleen C. Wilmer, Duke Energy
   
10:30 - 11:00 AM Vision Care: Impact on Diagnosing Diabetes and Hypertension
Robert Farrell, Jr. O.D., SVS Vision, Inc.
   
11:00 - 12:00 PM Arc Flash Testing Updates
Hugh Hoagland, e-Hazard.com
   
1:30 - 2:30 PM Improving Fleet Safety with Driver Risk Management Solutions
Del Lisk, DriveCam Inc.
   
2:30 - 3:00 PM Overview: Nuclear Industrial Safety & Health Association
Jim Walker, Florida Power & Light
   
3:15 - 4:30 PM

Work Zone Safety
Mike Kelly, MDI Traffic Control
   
Wednesday, October 7

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8:00 - 9:00 AM Accident / Citation Review Panel
Moderator: Kathleen C. Wilmer, Duke Energy
Michael Byrd, Electricities of North Carolina
Frank M. Ginocchi, American Electric Power
Paul C. Jeske, Xcel Energy Inc.
Scott Johnson, DTE Energy
John D. Weagraff, National Grid