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TUESDAY SESSIONS – May 12, 2020 “CERTIFICATION DAY”

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION - 8:00 am - 5:00 pm – HERITAGE ROOM - 3rd Floor Atrium EXHIBIT HALL OPEN – 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM – 3rd Floor Atrium

NCALGESO WORKSHOP – 8:45 am - 12:00 pm – BLUE ASH

Moderator: Alisa Cornetto, President, NCALGESO, Orange County, Hillsbourgh, NC

  • 8:45 - 9:00 “NC Statewide Safety Conference Welcome” Speaker: Dennis E. Parnell, Executive Director, NC Statewide Safety Conference, Inc., Surf City, NC “Welcome and Announcements” Speaker: Alisa Cornetto, President, NCALGESO, Orange County, Hillsbourgh, NC
  • 9:00 - 10:45 “Incivility in the Workplace: The Safety and Health Connection” Speaker: Karen Mastroianni, Co-principal, Consultant, Dimensions in Occupational Health & Safety, Inc., Raleigh, NC
  • 10:45 – 11:00 Visit the Exhibits
  • 11:00 – 12:00 “Total Worker Health-The Latest buzz?” Speaker: Karen Mastroianni, Co-principal, Consultant, Dimensions in Occupational Health & Safety, Inc., Raleigh, NC
  • 12:00 – 1:00 Visit the Exhibits

WATER/WASTEWATER OPERATORS WORKSHOP - CLOSED SESSION ($50.00 per person) -

8:00 am - 4:00 pm – TIDEWATER Sponsored by Eastern Environmental Management (6 hours Professional Growth – Pre-registration REQUIRED) To Register, CLICK HERE

Moderators: Stephanie Glasgow, OWASA, Carrboro, NC - David Vann, Consultant, NC Safety Conference, Sanford, NC

OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY & HEALTH WORKSHOP - 1:00 pm – 3:45 pm BLUE ASH

Co-sponsors: North Carolina Department of Labor; Eastern Carolina, North Carolina, Tar Heel, Triad & Western Carolina ASSE Chapters

Moderators: Joseph Davis, Safety Education Specialists, NC Department of Labor, Raleigh, NC

  • 1:00 – 2:00 “OSHA Update” Speaker: Kevin D. Beauregard, CSP, CPM, Deputy Commissioner, NC Department of Labor/OSH Division, Raleigh, NC
  • 2:00 – 2:15 Visit the Exhibits
  • 2:15 – 3:00 “Recognition Program Update” Speaker: Tim Hogan, Star Consultant, NC Department of Labor/OSH Division, Raleigh, NC
  • 3:00 – 3:15 Visit the Exhibits
  • 3:15 – 4:00 “Consultative Services Update” Speaker: Kevin Obarr, Bureau Chief, Consultative Services Bureau, NC DOL/OSH Division, Raleigh, NC

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION – 8:00 am – 4:30 pm – HERITAGE ROOM – 3rd Floor Atrium EXHIBIT HALL OPEN – 8:00 am – 4:00 pm – 3rd Floor Atrium

GENERAL SESSIONS

EARLY BIRD SESSION – 8:00 am- 8:30 am- BLUE ASH

Moderator: Dennis E. Parnell, Executive Director, NC Safety Conference, Inc, Roanoke Rapids, NC

  • 8:00 – 8:30 “Administration of First Aid Level Care” Speaker: Leslie Aldrich, ATC, CEAS, Director of Employer Services, Benchmark Rehab Partners, Atlanta, GA
  • 8:30 – 8:45 Visit the Exhibits

WORKERS’ COMPENSATION SESSION 8:45 am – 10:15 am – BLUE ASH

Sponsored by Moderator: Dennis E. Parnell, Executive Director, NC Safety Conference, Inc., Roanoke Rapids, NC

  • 8:45 – 9:30 “Skin Cancer - Cause & Affect - Zinc Oxide” Speaker: Jamey Westbrook, Sales Manager, R & R Lotion, Scottsdale, AZ
  • 9:30 -10:00 Visit the Exhibits
  • 10:00-10:45 “Traumatic Brain Injury as it relates to construction falls - #1 killer in falls” Speaker: Nicole Waters, Territory Manager North Carolina, Sales Solutions, Monroe, NC
  • 10:45 – 11:15 Visit the Exhibits
  • 11:15 – 12:00 “Refresh your Safety Process/Hazard Recognition” Speaker: John Martin, President, John Martin Consulting, Flat Rock, NC

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

(1) BLUE ASHE

Moderator: Harry Kagel, Safety Coordinator, Spirit Aero, Kinston, NC

  • 1:30 – 2:15 “Safety is a Tool for Life-Part 1” Speaker: Ron Goodrich, Motivational Speaker & Trainer, Ronald L. Goodrich, LLC, Harrisburg, PA
  • 2:15 – 3:15 Visit the Exhibits
  • 3:15 – 4:00 “Safety is a Tool for Life-Part- Part 2” Speaker: Ron Goodrich, Motivational Speaker & Trainer, Ronald L. Goodrich, LLC, Harrisburg, PA

(2) TANGLEWOOD

Moderator: Tim Spittle, Safety Manager for Biltmore Company, Asheville, NC
Moderator: Bill Walker, MSOS, CPEA, CRM, Vice President, Risk Management, SPC Mechanical Corp., Wilson, NC

  • 1:30 – 2:15 PESTICIDE APPLICATORS CONTINUING CERTIFICATION CREDIT – (1 Hour Credit for ALL Subclasses) “Pesticide Update” Speaker: Travis Snodgrass, NCDA&CS Structural Pest Control & Pesticides Division, Raleigh, NC
  • 2:15 – 3:15 Visit the Exhibits
  • 3:15 – 4:00 “The Perils of the “Controlling Employer” and his relationship to “Sub Contractors” Speaker: Rod Wilce, Safety Education Specialists, NC Department of Labor, Raleigh, NC

(3) SANDPIPER

Moderators: Matthew Schweitzer CIH, CSP, Safety Manager, City of Greensboro, Greensboro, NC
Denise Kennedy, Piedmont Natural Gas, Charlotte, NC
Monitor: David Bell, Safety Coordinator, Lenox China, Kinston, NC

  • 1:30 – 2:15 “Best in Class Fleet Safety Program: How to develop a great fleet program that will protects your company’s DOT and Non DOT fleet operations-Part 1” Speaker: Dan Warnock, Risk Control Manager, Marsh McLennan Agency, High Point, NC
  • 2:15 – 3:15 Visit the Exhibits
  • 3:15 – 4:00 “Best in Class Fleet Safety Program: How to develop a great fleet program that will protects your company’s DOT and Non DOT fleet operations -Part 2” Speaker: Dan Warnock, Risk Control Manager, Marsh McLennan Agency, High Point, NC

(4) TIDEWATER

Moderator: Wendy Shepherd, Occupational Safety, NC State University Environmental Health and Safety, Raleigh, NC
Monitor: Mel Harmon, Safety Consultant, NC Safety Conference, Inc., Sanford, NC

  • 1:30 – 2:15 “Fundamentals of Machine Guarding” Speaker: Glenn Clapp, Safety & Health Specialist, Southeastern OSHA Training Institute, Raleigh, NC
  • 2:15 – 3:15 Visit the Exhibits
  • 3:15 – 4: “Fundamentals of Machine Guarding” Speaker: Glenn Clapp, Safety & Health Specialist, Southeastern OSHA Training Institute, Raleigh, NC

EXHIBIT HALL CLOSES – 4:00 pm

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION – 8:00 am – 11:00 am – Heritage Room - 3rd Floor Atrium

GENERAL SESSIONS – HALF DAY

EARLY BIRD SESSION – 8:00 am- 8:45 am- BLUE ASH

Moderator: Dennis Parnell, Executive Director, NC Statewide Safety Conference, Inc., Surf City, NC

  • 8:00 – 8:30 “If the Fish Aren’t Biting, It’s Time To Change Bait!” Speaker: Danny Smith, Senior Safety Consultant, SafeStart®, Belleville, Ontario Canada
  • 8:30 - 8:45 Break

EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT SESSION – 9:15 am – 12:00 pm – BLUE ASH

  • 8:45 – 9:15 “What Keeps You Up At Night? Part 1” Speaker: Danny Smith, Senior Safety Consultant, SafeStart®, Belleville, Ontario Canada
  • 9:15 – 10:00 “NC Statewide Safety Talk Contest - Regional Safety Contest” Moderator: Charles R. “Buster” Dawson, Board Chairman, NC Safety Conference, Inc., Wilson, NC
  • 10:00 – 11:30 “What Keeps You Up At Night? Part 2” Speaker: Danny Smith, Senior Safety Consultant, SafeStart®, Belleville, Ontario Canada
  • 11:30 – 12:00 “NC Statewide Safety Conference AWARDS AND DOOR PRIZES” Moderator: Charles R. “Buster” Dawson, Board Chairman, NC Safety Conference, Inc., Wilson, NC. NC Safety Conference, Inc. Closing and Grand Door Prize Drawing” Speaker: Dennis Parnell, Executive Director, NC Statewide Safety Conference, Inc., Surf City, NC

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