Safety and Health Round Table

• June 25-27, 2008
• Charlotte, North Carolina

The Safety and Health Round Table is part of the SGA Environmental, Safety and Health, HR, and Training Professionals Conference.

Sponsored by

• SGA Safety and Health Committee
• Chairman: Ron Broadstone, Williams

Program Outline

Wednesday, June 25, 2008

McDowell Nature Center Tour (8 - 11 am)

Hosted by Bob Honig, AMEC Paragon

For more details about this event, please contact Marsha Short (mshort@gmrc.org)

SGA Safety & Health Committee Meeting (8 to 11 am)

Registration (11:00 am to 5:00 pm)

Welcome to Charlotte! Coffee Break  (Noon)
Sponsored by ENSR

General Session  (1:00 – 2:30 p.m.)

• SGA Service Awards
• Meritorious Awards
• Environmental Excellence Awards                               

Keynote Presentation

Mike Mullane - Stories From Space

Mike Mullane, retired NASA Astronaut. As a professional speaker, Colonel Mullane has thrilled tens of thousands of adults and a half million children with his inspirational motivational and humorous descriptions of the astronaut experience.

Refreshment Break (2:30 - 2:45 pm)
Sponsored by Golder & Associates, Inc.

Safety Round Tables (2:45 to 4:45 p.m.)

• Distribution
• Transmission

Exhibits Open - Business Mixer

Reception sponsored by Ecology & Environment

NOTE SCHEDULE CHANGE: The Conference Dinner & Entertainment sponsored by R. Christopher Goodwin & Associates, ENSR and Natural Resource Group will be held on WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25 (after the reception in the exhibit hall) instead of Thursday evening.

Special event: "Old Fashioned Carolina Pig Pickin' Picnic and Barbecue"

Carolina cloggers, beach music, hayrides, clydesdales, softball, volley ball, beer and wine, pork & chicken barbecue, sweet corn, banana puddin', carrot cake and more!

Thursday, June 26, 2008

Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall (7:00 to 8:30 a.m.)

Excavation Safety (8:00 - 10:00 am)

Bobby Hillin Jr. - T-Rex Excavation and fomer NASCAR Dirver

• Safety in the workplace (with a NASCAR theme)
• "Mindset" of safety
• Stories from the race track

Refreshment Break (10:00 - 10:15 am)

Contractor Safety (10:15 - 11:30 am)

• LG&E - Gas Company Perspective
• Local Contractor - Contractor Perspective

Lunch in the Exhibit Hall (11:30 am - 1:00 pm)

Does Your Gas Operations have a Culture of Safety? (1:00 - 2:00 pm)

Robert Sumwalt, Vice Chair, National Transportation Safety Board

Safety Round Tables (2:15 to 4:45 p.m.)

• Distribution
• Transmission

Dinner on your own

Friday, June 27, 2008

Continental Breakfast (7:00 - 8:30 am)

Numeric Filing System for Compliance Documents   (8:30 - 9:00 am)

Tim Mason, CenterPoint

Regulatory Update / OSHA Multi Worker Site  (9:00 - 10:00 am)

Bill Robins, Cheniere Energy

Best Practices - What's Working for You?

If you are doing something unique in your organization, or have had success with a program or other safety related item, please come prepared to share your success story. Remember last year? We all learned about the Trench Collapse Protractor! 

Other topics than can be discussed in this session:

• Driver safety
• Leading and lagging safety measures
• Audiometics guidelines
• Safety meeting training
• Risk reduction culture
• Near hits
• Others (add to this list)

Meeting Adjourns (11:00 am)

Registration Information  - 2008

The Conference REGISTRATION FEE of $425 ($625 for non-SGA members) includes:

• Reception on Wednesday in the exhibit hall
• Dinner & entertainment on Wednesday night
• Breakfast Thursday morning
• Lunch on Thursday
• All refreshment breaks
• Admission to the exhibit hall

Hotel Information

Hilton Charlotte City Center

Conference rate:  $140 (single or double)

Call 877-667-7213 before June 4, 2008

Plan Your Trip to North Carolina

Charlotte Convention & Visitors Bureau

Visit North Carolina

Want to Exhibit in 2008?

• Exhibit Brochure
• ESHRT Floor Plan
• Contact Marsha Short (mshort@gmrc.org); 972-620-4024

Interesting Factoid - places this round table has been held:

1996 - Opryland - Nashville (Chairman: Robert Bates, Columbia Gulf)
1997 - Hyatt - San Antonio (Steve Rushing, Enogex)
1998 - Worthington - Ft. Worth (Bill Robins, Panhandle)
1999 - Peabody - Memphis (Jesse Wallis, Texas Gas Service, a ONEOK Co.)
2000 - Buena Vista Palace - Orlando (Don Bishop, Enron)
2001 - Intercontinental Hotel - New Orleans (Robert Mohler, Piedmont)
2002 - Hyatt - Albuquerque (Jimmie Tullis, Atmos Energy)
2003 - Baltimore (Steve Howard, Williams)
2004 - Sheraton - Colorado Springs (Marshall Balk, Laclede)
2005 - Renaissance - Nashville (Ray Sanders, Oklahoma Natural Gas Co.)
2006 - Renaissance/Worthington - Ft. Worth (Ed Grubb, Dominion)

2007 - Colorado Springs CO (Ed Randolph, PSNC Energy, a SCANA Co.)

Future Dates for this Meeting

• July 1-3, 2009 -  Dallas
• June 9-11, 2010  -  Kansas City, MO

Visit the SGA Safety & Health Committee's Web Page for more information about this Interest Group.

Questions?

Contact Pat Turman (pturman@southerngas.org)

If you would like to submit any discussion topics, please enter them in the space below.

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