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Coming Soon: Spring 2010 Conference DetailsKickoff Safety and Health
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Workplace safety and OSHA compliance
MASHA was organized as a not for profit alliance in October, 2007
to promote awareness of proactive safety and health practices
through education and professional networking opportunities.
We are pleased to announce that our Kick-Off Safety and Health Conference will be held at the Regional Learning Alliance in Cranberry Township, PA on October 1, 2009. You are cordially invited to attend our event.
Choose from three separate tracks to meet your Safety and Health
needs:
General Industry
Construction
Health Care
Featuring Keynote Speaker: Richard Fairfax, Director, Directorate of
Enforcement Programs (OSHA)
Richard Fairfax is a certified industrial hygienist and is
presently the Director of Enforcement Programs for the Occupational
Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in Washington, DC. Mr.
Fairfax has worked for OSHA for 32 years as a field industrial
hygienist, Regional industrial hygienist, and as a senior industrial
hygienist before taking his current position.
Mr. Fairfax also writes a column and serves on the Editorial Review
Board for the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene.
7:30-8:00 AM Registration
8:00-8:15 AM Introduction - William Bernhart, CIH, JD
President MASHA
8:15-9:00 AM Keynote Address
“The Changing Face of OSHA Under the Obama Administration”
Richard Fairfax, Directorate, OSHA Enforcement
10:00 - 10:15 Morning Break
12:15 - 1:00 Lunch for all participants
2:00 - 2:15 Afternoon Break
3:15 - 4:00 Panel Discussion TBA
General Industry
9:00-10:00 Globally Harmonized System/REACH
Alicia Butler/Mike Pardus, ARCADIS
10:15-11:15 Management Based Safety
Sam Guarlardo, National Safety Consultants
11:15-12:15 Arc Flash and NFPA 70E
Erwin Brandt, United Power
1:00-2:00 Managing Combustible Dusts Steve Luzik, Chilworth
Technology
2:15-3:15 Joint Union/Management Cooperative Efforts at ATI
Allegheny Ludlum
Mark Shirey, Corp. Safety Terry Davidek, Corp. USW Safety George
Kolesar, Plant Safety Supervisor Jeannie Nesbit, Plant, USW Safety
Coordinator
Construction
9:00-10:00 Update on Cranes
Bill Davis, Zurich
10:15-11:15 Fall Protection (Focus on Confined Spaces)
Bob Wengryn, Miller Fall Protection
11:15-12:15 The Financial Impact of Construction Safety
Bob Hegberg, CRS
1:00-2:00 Scaffolding
Rob Winters, CSP Patton Scaffolding
2:15-3:15 The Real Cost of Safety Rich McElhaney, Taggart
Global
Healthcare
9:00-10:00 Healthcare Life Safety Compliance Update
Tom Whalen, PA DOH
10:15-11:15 Going Green- Sustainability in Healthcare
Allison Robinson, PhD, UPMC
11:15-12:15 Safety Benefits and Challenges of Automated
Materials Management
Todd Smith, CSP, Cleveland Clinic
1:00-2:00 Effective Healthcare Workmen’s Comp Management
Kim Morrison, UPMC
2:15-3:15 Mold in the Healthcare Environment: Sources and
Solutions
Michele Slinkard, MS, CIH, CSP, CIH Services
Be sure to complete the brief conference
survey before leaving today!
Contact Person: Bill Bernhart
4008 Alden Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15220-1022
Phone: 412-260-5240
Fax: 412-561-0191
E-mail: info@mashainc.com
Web: www.mashainc.com
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