Region 2 Chapter Voluntary Protection Programs Participants' Association
17th Annual Safety & Health Conference
June 15-18, 2009
Turning Stone Casino & Resort, Verona, NY
Conference Agenda
Monday, June 15, 2009


10:00 am – 4:30 pm    Conference Registration Open - Oneida
    Exhibitor Area Open - Oneida

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm      Conference Opens  - Cypress ABC
    Welcome from Brian Bennett Ph, CSP
    Chairperson, Region II VPPPA Board of Directors
    Business Meeting and Awards

2:00 pm - 2:15 pm      OSHA Regional Administrator’s Welcome /Cypress ABC
                                     Bob Kulick, Regional Administrator, OSHA Region II
2:15 pm – 2:20 pm      OSHA Area Director’s Welcome – Cypress ABC
                                     Chris Adams, Area Director, OSHA Syracuse Area Office

2:20 pm – 2:30 pm      OSHA VPP Manager’s Welcome – Cypress ABC    
                                     Mike Levy, VPP Program Manager, OSHA Region II

2:30 pm - 3:00 pm       Break - Oneida


3:00 pm – 4:30 pm              Opening Keynote Speaker  - Cypress ABC
                                     Eileen Scrutin
                                     New York Safety Council
   
4:30 pm                         Adjourn        

5:00 pm – 7:00 pm     Networking Reception/Entertainment  - Oneida
Tuesday June 16, 2009

7:30 am – 8:30 am             Continental Breakfast - Oneida
                                             Conference Registration Open - Oneida
                                             Exhibitor Area Open - Oneida

8:30 am – 10:00 am        Workshops  

10:00 am – 10:30 am       Refreshment Break, Exhibitor Review - Oneida

10:30 am -12:00 pm         Workshops  

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm         Lunch  - Oneida  

1:00 pm                 Networking Activity
    -        Plant Tour
    -        National Baseball Hall of Fame
    -        Golf Tournament
Wednesday, June 17, 2009

7:30 am – 8:30 am             Continental Breakfast - Oneida
                                             Conference Registration Open - Oneida
                                             Exhibitor Area Open - Oneida

8:30 am –10:00 am             Workshops  

10:00 am – 10:30 am         Refreshment Break - Oneida

10:30am – 12:00pm           Workshops

12:00pm – 1:00pm             Lunch - Oneida

1:00pm – 2:30 PM               Workshops

2:30pm – 3:00pm                Break - Oneida

3:00pm – 3:30pm               Conference Close – Oneida

3:30pm – 4:30pm                Closing Keynote Speaker - Oneida
-                                                Rocky Bleier
Thursday June 18, 2009

7:00 am – 8:00 am        Continental Breakfast – Cayuga-Onondaga
                                      Registration Open – Cayuga-Onondaga

8:00am – 2:30pm        Post Conference Workshops
-                                       NFPA 70E - Tuscarora
-                                        VPP Application Workshop - Seneca
Featured
Workshops
Conference Room
Information and Workshop
Descriptions
General

  • Quit Feeding the Monsters
  • Monkey See, Monkey Do
  • Safety Team Approach
  • Job Hazard Analysis
  • Ensure Your Safety
  • Vision Testing-Safety's Blind
    Spot
  • Employee Involvement
  • Tracking "luck truck" with
    People, Principles and
    Processes
  • Encouraging a Culture of Safety
  • Do you know what your
    employees Think They Know
    About Safety?
OSHA-VPP

  • Everything You Wanted to Know
    About VPP
  • The Value of VPP
  • HAZCom-Fact and Fiction
  • Surviving Your Initial VPP
    Evaluation
Construction

  • Chains Falls
  • Surviving the Arrested Fall
  • The Shell Model
  • Employee Based Safety Circles
  • VPP in Construction
Emergency Response

  • Planning for Workplace
    Emergencies and Evacuations
  • Compressed Gas Cylinder:
    Sleeping Giants
Hourly

  • Employee Safety Behavior: I'm
    only Human
  • Climate vs Culture
  • Employee Based Safety Circles
  • Increasing Hourly Involvement
    in the VPP
  • VPP What's in It for me?
Health

  • The Hidden Cost of Strain and
    Sprains
  • Cummulative Trauma
    Disorders and Ergonomics:
    Different Approaches to
    Address Employee Discomfort
  • How to Contract an Industrial
    Hygiene Consultant
  • Health Hazards in Older
    Workers
  • Disability Management
VPP Excellence

  • Our Safety Meeting Stinks
  • Improving an Effective S & H
    Inspection Program
  • Management Change- Best
    Practices
  • Supervisor Participation in VPP