28TH ANNUAL ALABAMA GOVERNORS
SAFETY AND HEALTH CONFERENCE
REGISTRATION
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August 31 – September 2, 2015
Perdido Beach Resort • Orange Beach, AL
SAFETY AND HEALTH CONFERENCE
Safety and Health - A Universal Language
This three-day conference is scheduled for August 31-September 2, 2015. The host hotel for all conference activities is the Perdido Beach
Resort in Orange Beach, Alabama. There will be a general session on Monday and Wednesday mornings, along with technical breakout sessions
beginning late Monday morning and all day Tuesday. General session speakers will address key issues affecting the work environment and provide
pertinent information on current topics of interest. Breakout sessions will include topics covering a wide range of occupational safety, health,
and environmental subjects plus updates on regulatory matters. The conference program will blend new and traditional topics based on requests
from past participants.
Register Early for this Conference
• Save on registration fee: Register early to receive the discounted fee.
PRE-CONFERENCE
• Choice lodging accommodations: Early registrations will help attendees
get accommodations in the Perdido Beach Resort. You must have a
confirmed registration for the conference to receive the group number
for lodging. The hotel will fill up quickly – so register today!
Pre-Conference Programs: Join us Thursday and Friday prior
• Limited attendance: The host hotel has limited meeting rooms, which
determine the number of conference attendees that can register.
Conference registrations will be limited to 600 people and preregistration is required.
OSHA 7105 Evacuation and Emergency Planning
Thursday, August 27th • 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. • Course Fee – $50
to the conference for our pre-conference programs. Attendance is not
required at the conference to register for the pre-conferences.
• Dynamic speakers providing timely information you can apply directly
to your workplace for improving your safety and health programs.
This course covers OSHA requirements for emergency action and fire
protection plans. Course topics include purpose and requirements of
emergency action and fire prevention plans, elements of emergency
evacuation plans, and features of design and maintenance of emergency
exit routes.
• Meal package that includes three breakfasts, two lunches, exhibitor
reception, and casino night festivities.
OSHA 7100 Introduction to Machinery and Machine Safeguarding
Thursday, August 27th • 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. • Course Fee – $50
• Enthusiastic vendors displaying their latest services and products showing
what is in the future for the safety and health market.
This course covers the process to identify, select and properly safeguard
machinery to protect employees and others in the work area and deliver
appropriate training in safe work practices. Course topics include types
of machinery requiring guarding, point of operation, emergency eyewash/
shower requirements, hazard communication, OSHA Machinery and
Machine Guarding Standards violations, and corrective actions.
What You Can Expect
• Network with your peers from across the southeast.
SPECIALTY TRACKS
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Leadership
• New Safety Professionals
Construction
• Manufacturing/General Industry
Industrial Hygiene
• Best Practices
Transportation/Risk Management/Workers’ Compensation
Continuing Education Credits
Pending approval from the following associations:
• American Nursing Credential Commission (ANCC)
• Alabama State Nursing Association
• Certified Safety Professional
• American Board of Industrial Hygiene
The University of Alabama College of Continuing Studies is an approved provider
of continuing nursing education by the Alabama State Nurses Association, an
accredited approver of continuing nursing education by the Alabama State
Nursing Association, an accredited approver of continuing nursing education
by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accredition.
Who Should Attend?
Are you involved with a safety and health program in your company?
Then you should attend this conference. Individuals benefiting from this
conference include:
• Safety & Health Professionals
• Plant Superintendents
• Human Resource Managers
• Compliance Managers
• Loss Control Specialists
• Building Superintendents
• Safety Training Supervisors
• State Agencies
• Environmental Professionals
• Occupational Health Nurses
• Case Managers
• Workers’ Comp. Managers
OSHA 7505 Introduction to Accident Investigation
Friday, August 28th • 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. • Course Fee – $50
This course covers an introduction to basic accident investigation
procedures and describes accident analysis techniques. Course topics
include reasons for conducting accident investigations, employer
responsibilities related to workplace accident investigations, and a six step
accident investigation procedure. The target audience is the employer,
manager, employee or employee representative who is involved in
conducting accident and/or near-miss investigations.
Topics include:
• Management Leadership
• Employee Participation
• Organization Planning
• Implementation and Operation
• Evaluation and Corrective Action • Management Review
WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK LAST YEAR’S
MAJOR SPONSORS OF THE CONFERENCE:
• AM/NS Calvert
• Hyundai Motor Mfg
• Elk River
• R.L. Zeigler Co., Inc.
• Honda Mfg of Alabama • Solutia, Inc.
SPEAKERS
CONFERENCE INFORMATION
General Sessions - General Sessions will address key issues affecting
Hotel Information: A block of rooms has been reserved at the Perdido
the work environment and provide pertinent information on current topics of
interest. There will be a general session on Monday and Wednesday morning.
All participants will be able to attend both general sessions.
Monday Speakers:
Clay Clark - Senior Partner
Huie, Fernambucq & Stewart
Charles H. Clark, Jr. (Clay) is a senior partner in Huie,
Fernambucq & Stewart, LLP and is actively engaged in the practice
of employment law, workers’ compensation, product liability,
toxic exposure litigation, industrial accident litigation, retaliatory
discharge, sexual harassment, ADA litigation, discrimination, errors
and omissions, motor carrier litigation, premises liability, and general liability litigation.
Clay represents a wide range of local and national clients and is a frequent lecturer,
speaking throughout the Southeast on the topics of employment law, industrial accident
litigation, and workers’ compensation.
He is consistently “AV” rated by Martindale-Hubbell. He is listed in “Birmingham’s Top
Attorneys”, Birmingham Magazine, “Top Lawyers” by the Birmingham Business Journal,
and Alabama Super Lawyers. He has been named the Best Lawyers’ Birmingham Workers’
Compensation “Lawyer of the Year” and in 2014 he was awarded the designation of
Certified Litigation Management Professional (CLMP).
Fred Fohrell - Shareholder
Wilmer & Lee, P.A
Fred Fohrell is a shareholder in the Huntsville office of
Wilmer & Lee, P.A. Mr. Fohrell is a frequent lecturer at workers'
compensation seminars, including those sponsored by the the
University of Alabama School of Law, Cumberland School
of Law, the Department of Labor, and the Alabama Workers'
Compensation Organization, Inc. Mr. Fohrell obtained his law degree from The University
of Alabama where he won the Moot Court Competition, was selected as Outstanding
Oral Advocate, and co-authored the Best Brief in the 1981 National Annual Moot Court
Competition. He has served as Chair of the Alabama State Bar Worker's Compensation
Section, President of the Huntsville-Madison County Bar Association, and on the Legal
Advisory Committee of the Department of Labor's Workers' Compensation Division. Mr.
Fohrell has been selected to The Best Lawyers in America, is featured in Alabama Super
Lawyers, and in addition to his time in private practice, has served as a Chief Assistant
District Attorney for Madison County and as counsel to the Governor of Alabama.
Wednesday Speaker:
Rick Bragg - Author
Rick Bragg learned to tell stories by listening to his family,
the people of the foothills of the Appalachians. The stories
he heard, of deprivation, sacrifice, love, violence and family,
form the backbone of all three of his memoirs, the critically
acclaimed and best-selling All Over But The Shoutin'', Ava's
Man, and The Prince of Frogtown, and his most recent work,
The Most They Ever Had.
Bragg was born and raised in the country outside Jacksonville, Alabama, and,
after a brief but influential stint at Jacksonville State University, worked at several
newspapers from The Jacksonville News to The New York Times. He covered stories
such as the murder and unrest in Haiti, the Oklahoma City bombing, the Jonesboro
killings, the Susan Smith trial, and the tensions in Pakistan following 9/11.
In 1992, Bragg was awarded a Nieman Fellowship at Harvard University. He
received the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing in 1996 while at The New York Times
for his elegantly written stories about contemporary America. He has received the
Harper Lee Award, the Clarence Cason Award, the James Beard Award, the American
Society of Newspaper Editors Distinguished Writing Award, and more than 50 other
writing awards. He is a contributing editor at Southern Living and writes about his
native South for several other publications. He is the Clarence Cason Professor of
Writing in the College of Communications and Information Sciences at The University
of Alabama.
Beach Resort for this conference. The conference rate of $112 plus 11% tax is
available. The Perdido Beach Resort requires a three night (Sunday, Monday,
and Tuesday) minimum reservation. Rooms for this conference are limited and
the host hotel will fill up quickly. Please pay particular attention to any special
deposit/cancellation requirements listed below.
Additional Lodging Information: Lodging reservations can be made after
you have registered. Once your paid conference registration is confirmed, you
will receive an email confirmation with the group number necessary for lodging
reservations. When you receive the group number, you may call the hotel toll
free (800) 634-8001 to make your lodging reservation, or make your reservations
online by going to www.perdidobeachresort.com and following the instructions
given on your confirmation letter. Rooms are limited so complete your conference
registration and lodging as soon as possible.
The Perdido Beach Resort will allow guests the right to cancel their individual
guest room reservation without penalty up to five (5) days prior to arrival. Based
on contracted billing arrangements, the Perdido Beach Resort will charge the
individual’s credit card for three nights’ room rate for any reservations cancelled
within five (5) days of arrival or the guest’s failure to check in. “No show” rooms
will be held until 9:00 am the day following the arrival date on the reservation.
Any remaining nights of a “no show” reservation will be cancelled and charged
for three nights’ room rate.
Check the conference website for additional hotel information at
http://algovshc.ccs.ua.edu.
Special Assistance: Should you require special arrangements due to diet
restriction or a disability, please contact The University of Alabama at 205-348-8665.
Social Activities: Casino Night - Get to know your colleagues by attending
the Las Vegas style casino from 7:30 to 10:00 p.m. on Monday, August 31st. Start
the night out by enjoying dinner at your favorite restaurant. When you return
to the Perdido Beach Resort Hotel, be sure and enter the Casino, where you
will be handed play money to use at the craps, black jack, roulette, and wheel
of fortune tables. After you break the bank, you can win some extraordinary
prizes. Take advantage of this opportunity to network and win! This is included
in your conference registration and in the guest meal package. However, if
you wish to bring a guest to the casino only, please see the registration form.
Guest Package - Conference participant guests are invited to join all the festivities
and meals with a guest package. The conference guest package includes three
breakfasts, two lunches, exhibitor reception, and casino night.
Additional Information: All conference announcements including a
schedule-at-a-glance and session list will be available on the conference web
page. Also, use the web address to expedite your registration: http://algovshc.
ccs.ua.edu. Click on the “Online Registration” link to register online.
Electronic Recording: No audio or video recording permitted.
Sponsorship Opportunities: This conference represents a collaborative
effort from state government, education, and corporations to offer high quality
speakers for the conference program. This collaborative effort requires additional
monetary support. We would like to offer you an opportunity to be part of this
effort in the form of a corporate sponsorship. Sponsorship contributions will
be allocated to cover various expenses of the conference including speaker
honorarium/expenses and conference memorabilia. All forms of sponsorships
will be duly recognized in the conference program and will send a visual message
throughout the state that safety and health is important to your company. Your
contribution will help the conference to continue providing the latest and most
valuable information relating to safety and health issues in the workplace.
Please call Tiffany Blount for information on the different levels of sponsorships.
Phone: 205-348-8590; email: [email protected]
REGISTRATION FORM & POLICY
Registration Policy – The conference registration price is $495. This fee will be honored through August 14, 2015.
Some form of payment must accompany a registration that is made by phone or fax before it can be confirmed. A verbal registration without some form of payment
does not reserve the early fee. Registrants will receive a confirmation letter via email.
Treasury regulations may permit an income tax deduction for educational expenses (registration fees, travel, meals and lodging) undertaken to maintain or improve
professional skills.
PLEASE MARK ALL THAT APPLY:
Pre-Conference OSHA 7105 Evacuation and Emergency Planning
Pgm# 20-382-15
o $50 non-refundable
o Alabama Governor's Safety and Health Conference
August 31st-September 2nd
Pgm# 20-003-15
Pre-Conference OSHA 7100 Introduction to Machinery and
Machine Safeguarding
Pgm# 20-383-15
o $50 non-refundable
o OSHA 7105 Evacuation and Emergency Planning
Thursday, August 27th Pgm# 20-382-15
o OSHA 7100 Introduction to Machinery and Machine Safeguarding
Thursday, August 27th Pgm# 20-383-15
o OSHA 7505 Introduction to Accident Investigation
Friday, August 28th
Pre-Conference OSHA 7505 Introduction to Accident Investigation
Pgm# 20-389-15
o $50 non-refundable
ADD OPTIONAL EVENTS FOR GUESTS
Pgm# 20-389-15
Registration for Social Activities
CONTACT INFORMATION
Guest Package (Includes Casino) o $150
o Dr. o Miss o Mr. o Mrs. o Ms.
Guest Name: ______________________________________________
Name ____________________________________________________
Casino Night Only
Company _________________________________________________
Position___________________________________________________
Badge Name______________________________________________
o $25
Total Registration Due
Total Social Registration Due
$____________
+ $____________
Mailing Address ____________________________________________
Total Amount Due
= $____________
City _________________________State_______ Zip Code_________
Method of Payment:
o Check
o Discover Card
Day Phone(____)_________________ FAX(____)________________
Email Address_____________________________________________
EMAIL IS REQUIRED TO RECEIVE A CONFIRMATION.
PAYMENT OPTIONS
o VISA
o MasterCard
o American Express
Account Number_______________________ Expiration Date_________
INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF
Card Holder’s Signature _______________________________________
o I would like information on corporate sponsorship.
o First-time attendee.
Make Check Payable to: The University of Alabama
A percentage of this registration fee goes to the Capstone Lifelong Learning
Society to cover a portion of the expenses for this conference.
REGISTRATION RATES
Please check appropriate fee/s.
Full Conference Fee
o If received by August 14
o
If received after August 14
THREE EASY WAYS TO REGISTER
By Phone:
Registration Services
Toll Free: 1-866-432-2015
205-348-3000
8:00 a.m. – 4:45 p.m. CST
Mon. – Fri. $495
$545
One-Day Registration Fee
o If received by August 14 $295
o If received after August 14 $345
Check Day to Attend o Monday o Tuesday
CEU Certificate (optional)
o $10 Conference
o $10 Pre-Conference – OSHA 7105 Evacuation & Emergency Planning
o $10 Pre-Conference – OSHA 7100 Introduction to Machinery and Machine Safeguarding
o $10 Pre-Conference – OSHA 7505 Introduction to Accident
Investigation
By Mail:
Registration Services
College of Continuing Studies
Box 870388
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0388
Online: http://algovshc.ccs.ua.edu
The University of Alabama is an
affirmative action/equal opportunity institution
CANCELLATION AND REFUNDS - If you must cancel from the conference
a full refund may be granted if request is received by August 14. After August 14, an
administrative fee equal to 25% of the registration fee will be charged against your
refund. A refund cannot be made after August 25; however, a substitute participant may
be designated. There is a $50 transfer fee for any substitution made after August 25.
The University of Alabama reserves the right to cancel, postpone, limit registration,
and/or change speakers.