General

The electrical industry is rapidly changing requiring electrical contractors to be at the cutting edge of safety and health requirements. Clients are demanding evidence of effective safety performance and the integration of safety and health management systems to jobsite safety. Safety and Health has evolved from a regulatory drive activity to and business development tool. The safety forum will serve a new captive audience whose primary role is safety, health and risk management. Other safety forum participants are more diverse in nature, ranging from business owners, project management staff and supervisory personnel seeking to enhance their knowledge on safety and health.

Arc Flash Hazard and Protective Strategies

Date and Time: Saturday, September 29, 2012 from 8:15 am - 9:30 am

Description: This energetic presentation reviews electrical hazards and protection techniques for workers exposed to the hazards. The program provides details about electric shock, arc flash and arc blast and how to avoid these hazards. Effective arc-flash demonstrations provide attendees with a first-hand look at how arc flash incidents cause serious injury and death from exposure. This program assists the industry in understanding the hazards and selecting the appropriate personal protective equipment for the tasks when justified energized electrical work must be performed.

NECA NFPA 70E: NECA's System Approach to Safety 2012

Date and Time: Saturday, September 29, 2012 from 10:00 am - 11:30 am

Description: The course has been designed to provide a systematic approach to establishing an electrically safe working condition. The course will address energized vs. de-energized work, Personal Protective Equipment Selection and LOTO procedures. Participants will gain simplified approach to electrical safety as it relates to NFPA 70E Standard.

Leading Safety Indicators — A proactive Approach to Enhancing Workplace

Date and Time: Saturday, September 29, 2012 from 10:00 am - 11:30 am

Description: This session is an overview of how traditional injury and loss measurements (Mod/DART/TRIR) are lagging indicators and only show past performance. Leading Indicators are now being used in the construction trades. Several Leading Indicators (safety observations, site & facility inspections, timing and quality of training) will be introduced and a discussion regarding use of these indicators of how to apply them to a pro-active safety program will take place.

NFPA 70E-2012 Changes — Contractors and Electricians Need to Know

Date and Time: Saturday, September 29, 2012 from 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Description: The session will review the most significant changes in the NFPA 70E 2012 edition as it relates to contractor and employee involvement. Find out how revisions to safety related work practices benefit contractor safety programs. OSHA set the minimum requirements for safety and NFPA70E provides the most effective road map to deal with establishing and maintaining electrically safe working environments. This high-energy authoritative program is presented by two active members of the NFPA 70E Technical Committee. Participants will gain valuable input the host/contractors relations, establishing electrically safe working conditions and work involving the electrical hazards.

OSHA's New Electric Power Transmission and Distribution & Electrical: PPE

Date and Time: Saturday, September 29, 2012 from 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Description: The course will provide a regulatory update on what to expect from the pending Electrical Power Transmission and Distribution rule. The rule making process has been ongoing for several years and is expected to reveal some significant changes to safety and health practices as it relates to line contractors. Participants will gain access to critical information that will help better prepare for the final results of the pending rule.

National Electrical Safety Code 2012 Changes

Date and Time: Saturday, September 29, 2012 from 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Description: The session will review the most significant changes to the NESC 2012 edition as it applies to electrical line construction. Participant will gain the knowledge required to implement changes in their electrical safety programs.

Electrical Transmission and Distribution (ET&D) Partnership 2012 — Panel Discussion

Date and Time: Sunday, September 30, 2012 from 8:00 am - 9:30 am

Description: The session will review some of the ET&D Partnership activity during the 2012 calendar year. Some of the updates will include task team projects on data collection, training activity, newly adopted and development of best practices and communications means used to make partnership material accessible to the industry. Participants will gain valuable information on partnership activity and means for accessing information.

OSHA's Enforcement Initiative: What you need to know

Date and Time: Sunday, September 30, 2012 at 8:00 am - 9:30 am

Description: This session will provide participant will a high level review of OSHA's most recently released rules impacting the electrical construction industry. The update will include, HazCom, interpretation letters and enforcement memos, confined space in construction and emerging issues. Participants will gain a better understanding of the new rules and how it will impact electrical contractor's safety programs.

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Safety Roundtable

Date and Time: Sunday, September 30, 2012 at 1:00 am - 2:00 pm

Description: The Safety Roundtable is being conducted for the third consecutive year. The roundtable allows for two-way discussion on NECA's Safety related activities and electrical industry needs. Participants will have the opportunity of hearing and engaging in the lively discussions.

ET&D OSHA 10 Course

Description: The ET&D OSHA 10 Hour is introductory awareness course for electrical line construction. The course is conducted over a two days of classroom instruction. The course objective is to train trainers to enhance accident prevention, review electrical safety principles and how it relates to today's electrical line construction industry. It's intended to prepare workers to gain an understanding of how to identify concepts and techniques of electrically safety related work practices of line workers. The course also covers an overview of OSHA construction safety regulations with an emphasis on electric generation, transmission and distribution (1910.296 and 1926 Subpart V). Upon completion participants will receive an OSHA 10 Hour card with the ET&D Partnership logo.

Pricing: $450 (Course is not part of the Safety Forum Weekend Package)

Weekend Packages (NECA members only)

Package #1:
Includes: Energy Forum or Safety Forum, Opening Reception, Sunday General Session, Sunday Management Seminar, Sunday Tradeshow lunch, Sunday Daily Prize tickets, Sunday Tradeshow pass, Sunday Technical Workshops, and Sunday Showstopper Showcase $599

Package #2:
Includes: Energy Forum or Safety Forum, Sunday General Session, Sunday Management Seminar, Sunday Tradeshow lunch, Sunday Daily Prize tickets, Sunday Tradeshow pass, Sunday Technical Workshops, and Sunday Showstopper Showcase. $499