WEDNESDAY, May 16, 2012

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

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

Coffee Sponsored by Greensboro Orthopaedics

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  “The Most Important Question with Regard to WC Costs and How to Apply It”

Speaker:  Jeff Hathaway, CEO/Owner,  BreakThrough PT Clinics, Greensboro, NC

8:30 – 8:45    Break

WORKERS' COMPENSATION SESSION 8:45 am – 9:15 am - Victoria Ballroom A

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

Sponsored by Carolina Back Institute

8:45 - 9:30      “The Most Important Question with Regard to WC Costs and How to Apply It Continued”

Speaker: Jeff Hathaway, CEO/Owner, BreakThrough PT Clinics, Greensboro, NC

9:30 – 10:15     “NC Industrial Commission Worker’s 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 Administration, NC Industrial Commission, Raleigh, NC

10:15 -10:30   Break

10:30 – 12:00  NC STATEWIDE SAFETY TALK CONTEST AND AWARDS

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

ASSE LUNCHEON - 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm – GRANDOVER WEST

Moderator:    Phil Lewis, Delegate, Eastern Chapter ASSE

Luncheon Tickets Required - Tickets available at ASSE Booth # 07 in the Exhibit Hall or from your local ASSE Chapter President

“The Future of ASSE”

Speaker:  Richard Pollock, ASSE President-Elect, President & Founder Comprehensive Loss Management Inc., Minneapolis, MN

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

(1) PINEHURST

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

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

1:30 - 2:15     PESTICIDE APPLICATORS CONTINUING CERTIFICATION CREDIT - (1 Hour Credit for Subclasses L, D, N, O, X)

Speaker: Wick Wickliffe, NC Cooperative Extension Guilford Center, Greensboro, NC

2:15 - 3:15     Visit the Exhibits

3:15 - 4:00     “Safety in the Hospitality Industry”

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

(2) COLONY B

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

1:30 - 2:15     “Texting & Driving: A Life Altering Ride”

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

2:15 - 3:15    Visit the Exhibits

3:15 - 4:00     “Stay Injury Free”

Speaker:  Bryan Fass, President, Fass Consulting, LLC, Charlotte, NC

(3) COLONY A

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

1:30 - 2:15    “The 10 Essential Elements of a Successful Safety Recognition Program”

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 a Successful Safety Recognition Program”

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

(4) COLONY C

Moderator:    Eric Johnson, Safety Consultant, NC Industrial Commission, Raleigh, NC

1:30 - 2:15     “Quit Feeding the Monsters: Creating a Positive Safety Culture”

Speaker:  Kevin Cobb, Senior Safety Consultant, Safe Start, Ontario, Canada

2:15 - 3:15      Visit the Exhibits

3:15 - 4:00      “Slaying the Monsters through Better Observations”

Speaker:  Kevin Cobb, Senior Safety Consultant, Safe Start, Ontario, Canada

(5) TURNBERRY

Sponsored by NC Trucking Association, Safety Management Council

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   “Disaster Recovery Planning in the Trucking Industry.  A Framework for Business Continuity”

Speaker:  Mike Webb, Regional Maintenance Manager, Old Dominion Freight Line, Conley, GA

2:15 - 3:15   Visit the Exhibits

3:15 – 4:00 “Disaster Recovery Planning in the Trucking Industry.  A Framework for Business Continuity - Continued”

Speaker:  Mike Webb, Regional Maintenance Manager, Old Dominion Freight Line, Conley, GA

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!