CONFERENCE REGISTRATION - 8:00 am - 4:30 pm - 3^rd Floor Atrium

EXHIBIT HALL OPEN - 8:00 am - 4:30 pm - 3^rd Floor Atrium

Coffee Sponsored by Greensboro Orthopedics

GENERAL SESSIONS

EARLY BIRD SESSION - 8:00 am- 8:30 am- Victoria Ballroom A

Moderator: Dennis E. Parnell, Director Safety Education, NC Industrial Commission, Raleigh, NC

8:00 - 8:30 "More is Not Better, Less is Not Better, Better is Better Part I"

Speaker: Jeff Hathaway, CEO BreakThrough/PROactive PT Clinics

8:30-8:45 Break Vist Vendors

WORKERS' COMPENSATION SESSION 9:30 am – 9:15 am - Victoria Ballroom A

Sponsored by Carolina Back Institute

Moderator: Dennis E. Parnell, Director Safety Education, NC Industrial Commission, Raleigh, NC

Speaker: Jeff Hathaway, CEO Break Through/PROactive PT Clinics, Syracuse, NY

9:30-10:15 NC Industrial Commission Workers' Comp Update

Speaker:  Pamela T. Young, Chair, NC Industrial Commission, Raleigh, NC

“What to do when an employee gets injured on the job?”

Speaker:  Hugh A. Harris, Director of Claims, NC Industrial Commission, Raleigh, NC

10:15-10:30 Break

Moderator: Charles R. "Buster" Dawson, Board Chairman, NC Safety Conference, Inc., Wilson, NC

NC Statewide Safety Talk Competition – Regional Safety Contest Winners, AWARDS AND DOOR PRIZES

12:00 - 1:30 Visit the Exhibits

Speaker: Terrie S. Norris, CSP, ARM, CPSI, Risk Control Manager, Bickmore Risk Services & Consulting, Long Beach, CA. President-Elect, American Society of Safety Engineers

INDUSTRIAL SESSIONS - 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm

(1) AUGUSTA A

Moderator: Michael Nance, Safety Consultant, NC Industrial Commission, Raleigh, NC

1:30 - 2:15 "Vineyard Lab Safety"

Speaker: Andy Spradley, Safety Manager for Biltmore Company,

Asheville, NC

2:15 - 3:15 Visit the Exhibits

3:15 - 4:00 "Vineyard /Winery Safety"

Speaker: Andy Spradley, Safety Manager for Biltmore Company, Asheville, NC

(2) SANDPIPER

Moderator: Peggy Reynolds, Tyson Foods, Inc., Wilkesboro, NC

1:30 - 2:15 "Complacency: the Silent Killer"

Speaker: Don Wilson, Vice President, SafeStart Safety training and consulting division of Electrolab Training Systems, Belleville, Ontario.

2:15 - 3:15 Visit the Exhibits

3:15 - 4:00 "Workplace Safety Committees"

Speaker: Michael E. Bearak, MESH, ASHM, C-MESH, PS-MESH, Safety Programs Manager, MSC Waterworks Support Center

(3) TIDEWATER ROOM

Moderator: Buford Ellis, Corporate Account Manger, CA Short, Kings Mountain, NC

1:30 - 2:15 "THE 10 Essential Elements of Successful Safety Recognition Programs Part I"

Speaker: Jim Barr, VP of Sales, C.A. Short Company, Shelby, NC

2:15 - 3:15 Visit the Exhibits

3:15 - 4:00 "THE 10 Essential Elements of Successful Safety Recognition Programs Part II"

Speaker: Jim Barr, VP of Sales, C.A. Short Company, Shelby, NC

(4) AUGUSTA B

Moderator: Barbara Cassidy, Forsyth County, Winston Salem, NC

1:30 - 2:15 "Drug & Alcohol Testing in the Workplace: DOT Testing Program and/or Drug Free Workplace: Are you meeting the standards? The answer may be surprising!"

Speaker: Kim Claytor, Sales Manager, Nationwide Testing Association, Mooresville, NC

2:15 - 3:15 Visit the Exhibits

3:15 - 4:00 "Recognizing Substance Abuse in the 2011 Workforce: Current Trends in substance abuse - new drugs of abuse and old - what are they? Minimize your risk when faced with abuse of these substances in the workplace"

Speaker: Kim Claytor, Sales Manager, Nationwide Testing Association, Mooresville, NC

(5) COLONY A

Sponsored by NC Trucking Association, Safety Management Council & Eastern Environmental Management

Moderators: Rick Cates, NC Trucking Association, Raleigh, NC

Bill Seitz, Hickory Springs Manufacturing Company, Hickory, NC

Tim Long, Epes Carriers, Greensboro, NC

1:30 - 2:15 "The Potential Liability Exposure To Your Company When Employees Return to Work After a Medical or Injury Event"

Speaker: Randall R. Adams – Attorney-At-Law and partner with Poyner Spruill Law Firm, Rocky Mount, NC

2:15 - 3:15 Visit the Exhibits

3:15 – 4:00 "The Potential Liability Exposure To Your Company When Employees Return to Work After a Medical or Injury Event"

Speaker: Randall R. Adams – Attorney-At-Law and partner with Poyner Spruill Law Firm, Rocky Mount, NC

EXHIBIT HALL CLOSES – 4:30 pm

CONFERENCE - EXHIBITOR RECEPTION - 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm - Victoria Ballroom – Sponsored by Your Exhibitors!

The reception is open to all participants. Please join us for socializing with music and entertainment provided by Tom White, Classic Sound Entertainment, Lucama, NC.

Mr. Jerry Frazee and his associate will be on hand again this year in the Exhibit Hall providing FREE caricature drawings 10:00 am – 4:00 pm!

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