29th Annual Safety and Health
Update
Compliance and Beyond
December 6-7, 2007
The Friday Center, University
of North Carolina
Chapel
Hill, North Carolina
Cosponsored
by
North Carolina
Occupational Safety and Health Education and
Research Center
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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Introduction
For 28 years, beginning with ELB and Associates
and continuing through Coble, Taylor & Jones
Safety Associates, LLC the Annual Occupational
Safety and Health Update has been presented
to inform attendees of the latest developments
in safety and health trends and regulatory issues
facing US employers.
The 29th Annual Occupational Safety and
Health Update includes a broad array
of topics of interest listed below. There
will also be a special presentation by Ray Boylston,
founder of ELB and Associates.
- OSHA Update: What's New and Different?
- FEMA’s Catastrophe Response & GAO Analysis
- Pandemic Planning (OSHA and CDC)
- New OSHA Electrical Standard
- New ANSI Z358.1 Eyewashes & Showers
- ANSI A1264.1 (2006)
- New OSHA Letters of Interpretation
- Safety at Walt Disney World
- Confined Space Update
- Lockout/Tagout Update
- OSHA Recordkeeping – What’s New
- Lighter Side of Safety
- Thoughts on the Safety Buzz Works!
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Who Should
Attend
The 29th Annual Occupational Safety and
Health Update is planned for all managers,
supervisors, and safety, health, medical and
environmental staff who are responsible for assisting
management and employees in establishing systems
necessary for protection of people, property
and resources.
For additional information about topics to be
covered, contact Coble, Taylor & Jones Safety
Associates, LLC at 919-466-7506, or visit their
website at www.ctjsafety.com.
You may also contact the North Carolina Occupational
Safety and Health Education and Research Center
at 888-235-3320, fax: 919-966-7579.
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Agenda
Thursday, December 6, 2007
8:00 - 8:30
Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30 – 8:45
Welcome & Introduction
Kathleen Buckheit, MPH, RN, COHN-S/CM/SM,
FAAOHN
8:45 – 9:45
OSH Update- What’s
New and Different?
David Coble, CSP
9:45 – 10:30
New OSHA Letters of Interpretation
Jim Jones, ARM
10:30 – 10:45
Refreshment Break
10:45 – 11:45
Pandemic Planning (OSHA and CDC New Documents
Mary Carol Lewis
11:45 – 1:00
Lunch (Trillium Dining Room)
1:00 – 1:15
People Do the Darnedest Things! The Lighter
Side of Safety
Bill Taylor, CSP
1:15 – 1:45
ANSI A1264.1 (2006)
Bill Taylor, CSP
1:45 – 2:15
Safety at Walt Disney World
Todd Beach, CSP
2:15 – 2:45
Refreshment Break
2:45 – 3:15
Lockout/Tagout Update
Jim Jones, ARM
3:15 – 4:00
OSHA Recordkeeping – What’s
New
David Coble, CSP
4:00 – 4:30
Questions and Answers
4:30
Adjourn
Friday, December 7, 2007
8:00 – 8:30
Continental Breakfast
8:30 – 9:15
OSHA's New Electrical Standard
Jim Jones, ARM
9:15 – 9:45
Confined Spaces Update
Bill Taylor, CSP
9:45 – 10:00
Refreshment Break
10:00 - 10:30
FEMA's Catastrophe Response and GAO Analysis
Karen Brown, US Government Accountability Office
10:30 - 11:00
Top 20 Most Cited in 2007
David Coble, CSP
11:00 – 11:15
Newest ANSI Z358.1 Eyewashes and Showers
Bill Taylor, CSP
11:15 – 11:45
Thoughts on the Safety Buzz Words!
Ray Boylston, CSP
11:45 – 12:00
Questions, Discussion, Evaluation, Wrap
Up
David Coble, CSP
12:00
Adjourn
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Conference Presenters (partial
list)
The staff of Coble, Taylor & Jones Safety
Associates, LLC and their special guest speakers
will bring objective observations and practical
advice about safety and health issues facing employers. Each
conference presenter brings numerous years of experience
in the field of occupational safety and health.
Mr. Coble, Mr. Taylor and Mr. Jones each have 30
years of experience in safety and health with government,
private industry, working for OSHA, and as consultants
to a wide variety of employers in North America,
South America, Europe and Africa.
D. Todd Beach, CSP, is a senior
safety and health technical manager at Walt Disney
World in Orlando, Florida. He has 14 years
safety experience including two years with ELB
and Associates, ten years as assistant director
of environmental, health and safety at Universal
Orlando Resorts and two years in his current role
with Walt Disney World. He has a Bachelor of Science
in Management with a concentration in Industrial
Safety and Health from Clemson University. He is
a professional member of the Central Florida Chapter
of the ASSE and member of the ASSE Hospitality
Branch.
Raymond P. Boylston, CSP is semi-retired
after a 45-year safety career. He was with DuPont
for 22 years helping the DuPont Kinston plant set
a world safety record, was NC OSHA's first Director,
founder of Ennis Lumsden Boylston and Associates
in 1978, and was national president of the ASSE
in 1989-1990. He is also a Fellow in the ASSE,
and has received every major safety recognition.
Kathleen Buckheit, MPH, RN, COHN-S/CM/SM,
FAAOHN is the Director of Continuing
Education at the North Carolina Occupational
Safety and Health Education and Research Center
at the University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill. She has over seventeen years experience
in occupational health, including industry, ergonomics
and occupational health nursing. She received
an MPH at the University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill, BSN at Western Connecticut State
College and RN from Mt. Sinai Hospital School
of Nursing. Kathleen is passionate about
providing quality education to occupational and
environmental health and safety professionals.
David F. Coble, MS, CSP has a
total of 30 years of safety experience: 12 years
with NC OSHA and 17 years in consulting. He is
President of Coble, Taylor & Jones Safety Associates,
LLC. He is an authorized OSHA Outreach Instructor,
Chairman of the ASME/ANSI B15.1 Committee, a professional
member of the ASSE since 1976, a frequent author
and conference speaker, and has a Master's Degree
in Safety Management from the University of Arizona.
Mary Carol Lewis joined the executive management team at the NC Employment Security Commission on June 1, 2002. She currently serves as the Director of Support Services. She has over 28 years of experience in workplace safety and health programs. For approximately the first 20 years of her career, she worked in various capacities with the state of NC OSHA program. From April 1998 until January 2001, Ms. Lewis served as Chief of Staff and Associate Assistant Secretary of OSHA at the U.S. Department of Labor in Washington, DC. A native of Sanford, NC, Ms. Lewis earned her baccalaureate in 1977 from Meredith College. She has also participated in graduate studies at NC State University in the fields of environmental toxicology, atmospheric pollution, ergonomics, and public administration.
Jim Jones, ME, ARM, is Vice President
of Coble, Taylor & Jones Safety Associates,
LLC. He has 30 years of safety experience including
5 years with NC OSHA, 12 years as corporate safety
manager for a large retail and manufacturing chain,
and 12 years in consulting. Mr. Jones is an authorized
OSHA Outreach Instructor, professional member of
the ASSE, and member of the ANSI 01 Woodworking
Machinery committee.
Bill Taylor, CSP, is Vice
President of Coble, Taylor & Jones Safety
Associates, LLC. He has 29 years of safety experience
with a large tobacco processing company, Safety
Manager for the City of Durham for 10 years and
14 years in safety consulting. He is a professional
member and a past president of the NC Chapter of
the ASSE and the Mid-State Safety Council. He is
also an authorized OSHA Outreach Instructor.
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Comments
from Past Attendees
"This was the most informative seminar
I've attended. It brought me up to date on all
of OSHA's new regulatory issues."
"I have no suggestions for improvement
- absolutely great conference. Needs to be offered
multiple times!"
"The picture examples are FABULOUS! All
speakers were very good."
"I've attended this seminar for 12 years
now, and will continue as long as you keep offering
it. Keep up the good work!"
"Your selection of agenda topics was
right on target. I learned everything I had hoped
to!"
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Credit
The 29th Annual Safety and Health Update is
approved for the following credit:
- 1.5 ABIH
- 0.8 BCSP
- 0.85 CEU from UNC-CH (8.25 Contact Hours)
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Course Site
The 29th Annual OSH Update will be held at The
Friday Center located at 100 Friday Center Drive,
Chapel Hill, NC 27599 approximately three miles
east of the UNC-Chapel Hill campus, just off Highway
54 East (Raleigh Road). The Center is a short distance
from Interstate 40 (from Raleigh, I-40 exit 273A;
from Greensboro, I-40 exit 273).
The Friday Center provides complimentary parking. Visit
The
Friday Center website.
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Lodging
A room block has been arranged at the Courtyard
by Marriott Chapel Hill, 100 Marriott Way, Chapel
Hill, NC 27517. The hotel is adjacent to
The Friday Center. This new hotel provides
exactly what you need: spacious guest rooms, free
high-speed wireless Internet and a restaurant offering
breakfast. Visit the Courtyard by Marriott Chapel
Hill at www.courtyardchapelhill.com
To assure accommodation availability, reservations
must be received by the cutoff date of November
26, 2007. After that date, reservations
will be accepted on a space available basis. Please
make reservations before the cutoff date!
To reserve a room, call 919-883-0700 and ask for
the group name of Annual OSH Update to
receive the group rate of $119.00, single
or double occupancy. Room rates are subject to 12%
state and local sales tax. Guest check
in time is 3:00 PM and check out is 12:00 Noon. Parking
is complimentary.
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lodging.
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Travel Arrangements
By Air
You may fly into Raleigh-Durham
International Airport (RDU) approximately
30 minutes from Chapel Hill via I-40 West. Taxis,
shuttles and rental cars are available at the airport.
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Tuition and
Registration
Please review our Registration
Policies.
Tuition for this course is $250 which
includes all course materials, continental breakfast,
refreshments breaks and lunch on Thursday.
Class size is limited so please register
early.
To register online, go to the Course
Registration Form. You may also submit your
registration via email;
please be sure to include the course title and
date.
For further information on this course, contact
the NC ERC office at osherc@unc.edu,
or call us at 919-962-2101, toll free at 888-235-3320. | 
