PRELIMINARY CONFERENCE AGENDA  JUNE 7-9, 2010



Region II 2010 VPPPA CONFERENCE


    Monday June 7, 2010

    07:00am         Exhibit setup
    09:00 am        Registration and Exhibits open
    10:00 am         Bonus Workshops
    11:30 am        Lunch on your own
    01:00 pm         Welcome
    01:30 pm         Opening Keynote Speaker - Bill Margaretta, NJ Safety Council
    02:30 pm         Break
    03:00 pm        Workshops
    04:30 pm        Adjourn
    05:00 pm        Poker Tournament  


    Tuesday June 8, 2010

    06:30 am         Fun Walk/Run
    08:00 am         Continental Breakfast/Exhibits Open
    08:30 am        Workshops
    10:00 am        Break
    10:30 am         Keynote Speaker - Pete Rose
    12:00 pm        Lunch
    01:30 am         Workshops
    03:00 pm         Break
    03:30 pm        Workshops
    05:30 pm        Reception – Beach Party


    Wednesday June 9, 2010

    07:30 am                 Continental Breakfast/Exhibits Open
    08:00 am                 Workshops
    09:30 am                 Break
    10:00 am                 Workshops
    11:30 am                 Lunch/Closing Ceremony
    01:00 pm                Networking Session
    •        Fishing Trip  
    •        Battleship New Jersey/NJ State Aquarium  
    •        Bus Trip to Cape May  
    •        Plant Tour: Camden County Energy  




    POST-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS

    Thursday June 10, 2010

    8:00am - 3:30pm         The following workshops will be conducted by
    Region II Chapter. Separate registration is required.

    “VPP Application Workshop TM ”  
     “NFPA 70E”  
    Combustible Dust  
    Incident Command System For Industrial Facilities

FEATURED WORKSHOPS-SPECIALTY TRACKS

GENERAL
  • Understanding Why Employees Do What They Do and How to Get Them to Value Safety
  • Our Safety Meetings and Training Stinks
  • Risk Assessment/Management
  • Next Level Approach to Safety - Part 1
  • Next Level Approach to Safety - Part 2
  • Using High Impact 3D Technology to Generate Safety Awareness
  • Keeping Planes from Crashing-The Implications for Workplace Safety

OSHA/VPP
  • Everything You Want to Know About VPP
  • The Value of VPP
  • Surviving Your Initial VPP Evaluation
  • HAZCOM Compliance - Fact & Fiction
  • HAZCOM Compliance - Best Practices
  • OSHA is Cracking Down on Recordkeeping - Are You Prepared?
  • Combustible Dust  

CONSTRUCTION
  • The Math of Rigging
  • Dig Safety New York Training Presentation
  • Implementing an Occupational Exposure Assessment Strategy
  • Fall Protection
  • Site Inspection - Using The Data for Continuous Improvement
  • Work zone Safety
  • Safety Orientation for the Construction Workforce

EMERGENCY RESPONSE
  • ERT Survival in Tough Economic Times

HOURLY
  • Mindfulness of Safety
  • Get Your Employees Involved in the Annual VPP Program Evaluation
  • Employee Incentive Programs
  • Labor Management Open Forum
  • Hourly Behavioral Based Safety Programs
  • The Significance of Hourly Involvement
  • VPP - What's In It For Me

HEALTH
  • Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs
  • IH Exposure Assessments
  • Stretching/Strengthening Programs for the Workplace

VPP BEST PRACTICES
  • The Ten E's in Safety Leadership
  • Future of VPP and the VPPPA
REGISTRATION
 FEATURED EXHIBITORS
 HOTEL INFORMATION