31st Annual Safety and Health
Update
Compliance and Beyond
December 3-4, 2009
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 30 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 31st Annual Occupational Safety and Health Update will include a broad array of topics of interest, including CDC Update on Pandemic Influenza (H1N1) Virus and Vaccine, Global Occupational Health, Globally Harmonized System and OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard and much more.
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Who Should
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The 31st 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 the North Carolina Occupational Safety and Health Education and Research Center at 919-962-2101.
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Agenda
Thursday, December 3, 2009
8:00 - 8:30
Registration and Continental Breakfast at the Friday Center
8:30 – 8:45
Welcome & Introduction
Kathleen Buckheit, MPH, RN, COHN-S/CM/SM, FAAOHN
8:45 – 10:00
OSH Update- What’s New and Different this Year?
David Coble, CSP
10:00 – 10:15
Refreshment Break
10:15 – 10:45
New OSHA Letters of Interpretation
Bill Taylor, CSP
10:45 – 11:45
Emerging Issues in Industrial Hygiene
Pat Curran, CIH
11:45 – 12:45
Lunch (Trillium Dining Room)
12:45 – 1:00
People Do the Darnedest Things! The Lighter Side of Safety
Bill Taylor, CSP
1:00 – 2:00
Update on Pandemic Influenza (H1N1) Virus and Vaccine for Occupational Health
William Atkinson, MD, MPH, CDC, Atlanta, GA
2:00 – 2:15
The New 2009 NFPA 70E
Jim Jones, ARM
2:15 – 2:30
Refreshment Break
2:30 – 2:45
ANSI Z244.1/OSHA LOTO letters
Jim Jones, ARM
2:45 – 3:15
New EPA Lead Requirements for 2010
National Lead Renovation Accreditation
Don Chaney
NC Health Hazards Control Unit
3:15 – 4:00
OSHA Recordkeeping – What’s New?
David Coble, CSP
4:00 – 4:30
Questions and Answers
4:30
Adjourn
Friday, December 4, 2009
8:00 – 8:30
Continental Breakfast
8:30 – 9:15
What’s New in Confined Spaces (Letters of Interpretation and the 2009 ANSI Z117.1)
Bill Taylor, CSP
9:15 – 9:45
Global Occupational Health: It’s a Necessity!
Bonnie Rogers, DrPH, COHN-S, LNCC, FAAN
9:45 – 10:00
Refreshment Break
10:00 – 10:45
Globally Harmonized System and OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard
Kathy Landkrohn, Health Scientist, UD DOL/OSHA Directorate of Standards and Guidance
Deana Holmes, Health Scientist, US DOL/OSHA Directorate of Standards and Guidance
10:45 – 11:15
Work Zone Safety Update
Robert K. "Bob" Andrews Jr., CSP, MBA
NC Department of Transportation
11:15 – 11:45
The Top Ten Most Cited
Bill Taylor, CSP
11:45 – 12:00
Be Prepared! You and Your Organization May Be Sued Due to a Workplace Accident.
Ray Boylston, CSP
12:00-12:15
Questions, Discussion, Evaluation, Wrap Up
David Coble, CSP
12:15
Program Adjourned
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Conference Presenters (partial
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The team 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-plus 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.
Robert K. "Bob" Andrews Jr., CSP, MBA is Director of Safety and Risk Management for the North Carolina Department of Transportation.
William Atkinson, MD, MPH is a Medical Epidemiologist in the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Atkinson received his undergraduate and medical degrees from the University of Missouri Kansas City School of Medicine followed by postgraduate training in Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases, and Preventive Medicine. He has worked in Public Health his entire professional career, first with the Louisiana State Health Department in New Orleans, and since 1989 with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. Until 1995, he was responsible for measles surveillance and outbreak investigations for the National Immunization Program. Since 1995 his principle responsibility has been to develop technical and training materials for immunization providers. He is the author or coauthor of 50 scientific papers and book chapters on vaccine-related topics, including Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases, commonly known as the “Pink Book”, now in its 11th edition (2009). He has conducted more than 100 vaccine training courses, given more than 600 invited lectures on immunization, and is the principal writer and presenter for 97 nationwide satellite broadcasts and webcasts on vaccine-preventable diseases. These courses have been attended by more than 300,000 health care providers throughout the country.
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. Ray is also a very accomplished author.
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, NC Institute for Public Health, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She has over twenty 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.
Donald Chaney is an Industrial Hygiene Consultant with the Health Hazards Control Unit, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health, Occupational & Environmental Epidemiology Branch.
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.
Pat Curran, CIH has over 34 years of industrial hygiene expertise. Prior to retiring from the North Carolina Division of Public Health in 2004, Pat’s career in Public Health included conducting OSHA inspections and providing industrial hygiene consultative services to industry, government agencies and the public. He has served on numerous safety, health and environmental committees pertaining to respiratory protection, industrial hygiene, industrial ventilation, asbestos and lead. He continues to provide consultative services and present continuing education programs in occupational health and safety.
Deana Holmes is a Health Scientist in OSHA’s Directorate of Standards and Guidance, Office of Chemical Hazards-Metals, Washington, DC. She has been with OSHA for six years and works in the area of Hazard Communication.
Jim Jones, 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.
Kathy Landkrohn is a Health Scientist for OSHA’s Directorate of Standards and Guidance, Office of Chemical Hazards -Metals, Washington, DC. She has over 30 years of experience in environmental, safety and health. Her work with OSHA includes Hazard Communication, Process Safety Management, and Reactive Chemical Hazards.
Bonnie Rogers, DrPH, COHN-S, LNCC, FAAN is an Associate Professor in the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health's Public Health Leadership Program and Director of the North Carolina Occupational Safety and Health Education and Research Center and the Occupational Health Nursing Program. Dr. Rogers is also Vice-president of the International Commission on Occupational Health (ICOH) which is an international, nongovernmental, professional society whose aims are to foster the scientific progress, knowledge and development of occupational health and safety in all its aspects. Dr. Rogers has practiced as a public health nurse, occupational health nurse clinician and educator and is a widely recognized researcher in the field of hazards to health care workers. She has published more than 150 articles and two textbooks, and is associate editor for a third text.
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 31st Annual Safety and Health Update is approved for the following credit:
1.5 ABIH
0.8 BCSP
1.0 CEU
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Course Site
The 31st 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
If you need overnight lodging, please check the following list. The Marriott Courtyard is nearest the course site and has a UNC Rate of $119.
Comfort Inn University
919-490-4949
3508 Mt Moriah Rd, Durham, NC UNC Rate: $64
Hampton Inn & Suites
919-403-8700
Farrington Rd, Chapel Hill, NC UNC Rate: $89
Holiday Inn Express
919-489-7555
6119 Farrington Rd, Chapel Hill, NC UNC Rate: $82
Homewood Suites
919-401-0610
3600 Mt Moriah Rd, Durham, NC, Exit 270 from I-40 UNC Rate: $119
Marriott Courtyard
919-883-0700 Chapel Hill, NC
(adjacent to the Friday Center) UNC Rate: $129
Residence Inn Marriott Chapel Hill
866-876-5260
101 Erwin Road, Chapel Hill, NC UNC Rate: $139
Staybridge Suites Durham-Chapel Hill-RTP
3704 Mt. Moriah Rd, Durham, NC, Exit 270 from I-40
919-401-9800 UNC Rate: $94
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Travel Arrangements
By Air
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. | 
