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Labor-Management Sessions AGENDA 7:00-8:30 am REGISTRATION - Labor Management 7:30 am Early Morning Refreshments for Workshop participants 8:30 11:00 am Morning Plenary (Spirit of Pittsburgh Ballroom Convention Center) Mike Wright John DeFazio Director, Health, Safety & Environment Department United Steelworkers Director, District 10 United Steelworkers Leo Gerard International President United Steelworkers Remembering USW/CWA Fatalities Dr. Jeffrey Lating Professor of Psychology Loyola University 11:00 am 12:30 pm LUNCH (on your own) 12:30 2:30 pm Session A Workshops (See page 3) Page 2
TUESDAY (Sept 24) - Session A (12:30-2:30 PM) Westin Allegheny 1 Dealing with Workplace Tragedy (Repeats in Session B) Allegheny 2 Effective Health and Safety Committees (Repeats in Sessions B & C) Transforming Ineffective Behavior-Based Safety Programs (Repeats in Session Allegheny 3 B) A Training Guide to U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration Guarding Butler East & West Regulations (Repeats in Session B) Industrial Hygiene-Preventing Occupational Illness and Disease (Repeats in Cambria East & West Sessions B, C & D) Fayette Job Task Analysis (Repeats in Session B & C) Pennsylvania East Workplace Violence (Repeats in Session B, C & D) Pennsylvania West Fatigue Prevention Programs (Repeats in Session B, C & D) Conducting Corporate Labor-Management Health and Safety Audits (Repeats Somerset East & West in Session B) Washington Principles of Radiation (Repeats in Session B) Westmoreland West Environmental Training for Industrial Workplaces Westmoreland Central Health & Safety Apps and New Media (Repeats in Sessions B, C, D, E & F) Westmoreland East Measuring Workplace Stress (Repeats in Session B) Convention Center 301 Hazard Mapping Part 1 of 2 (Repeats in Sessions C, E & G) 302 Logic Tree Part 1 of 2 (Repeats in Sessions C, E & G) 303 Chemical Hazard Awareness Part 1 of 2 (Repeats in Sessions C, E & G) 304 Combustible Dust Hazards and National Fire Protection Association Standards (Repeats in Sessions B, C & D) 305 Electrical Hazards Recognition and Abatement (Repeats in B, C, D & E) 306 Heat Stress (Repeats in Sessions B, C, D, E, F, G & H) 308 Fixing Hazards (Repeats in Sessions B, C, D, E & F) 309 Working with Corrosives (Repeats in Session B) 310 Ergonomics (Repeats in Session B, C, D, E & F) 311 The Globally Harmonized System an Overview (Repeats in Session B) 315 Overview of the Triange of Prevention (TOP) Program (Repeats in Session B & C) 316 Machine Safeguarding and Assessment (Repeats in Sessions B, C, D, E, & F) 317 Incident Investigation Part 1 of 2 (Repeats in Sessions C, E & G) 318 Tools for the New Safety Rep (Repeats in Sessions B, C & D) 319 New Worker Awareness Program (Repeats in Session B) 320 Industrial Process Safety Management Training Part 1 of 2 (Repeats in Sessions C & E) 321 What You Don't Know About Fuel and Combustion Systems Can Kill You (Repeats in Sessions C, & D) Rights of Employees and Unions Under the U.S. Occupational Safety and 405 Health Act (Repeats in Sessions B, C & D) Page 3
3:00 5:00 pm Session B Workshops (See page 4) TUESDAY (Sept 24) - Session B (3:00-5:00 PM) Westin Allegheny 1 Dealing with Workplace Tragedy Allegheny 2 Effective Health and Safety Committees (Repeats in Session C) Allegheny 3 Transforming Ineffective Behavior-Based Safety Programs A Training Guide to U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration Guarding Butler East & West Regulations Industrial Hygiene-Preventing Occupational Illness and Disease (Repeats in Cambria East & West Sessions C & D) Fayette Mold Remediation (Repeats in Sessions C, D, F & H) Pennsylvania East Workplace Violence (Repeats in Sessions C & D) Pennsylvania West Fatigue Prevention Programs (Repeats in Sessions C & D) Somerset East & West Conducting Corporate Labor-Management Health and Safety Audits Washington Principles of Radiation Westmoreland West Job Task Analysis (Repeats in Session C) Westmoreland Central Health & Safety Apps and New Media (Repeats in Sessions C, D, E & F) Westmoreland East Measuring Workplace Stress Convention Center 301 Hazard Mapping Part 2 of 2 (Repeats in Sessions D, F & H) 302 Logic Tree Part 2 of 2 (Repeats in Sessions D, F & H) 303 Chemical Hazard Awareness Part 2 of 2 (Repeats in Sessions D, F, H) 304 Combustible Dust Hazards and National Fire Protection Association Standards (Repeats in Sessions C & D) 305 Electrical Hazards Recognition and Abatement (Repeats in Sessions C, D & E) 306 Heat Stress (Repeats in Sessions C, D, E, F, G & H) 308 Fixing Hazards (Repeats in Sessions C, D, E & F) 309 Working with Corrosives 310 Ergonomics (Repeats in Sessions C, D, E & F) 311 The Globally Harmonized System an Overview 315 Plotting and Planning Your Emergency Response (Repeats in Sessions D, E, F, G & H) 316 Machine Safeguarding and Assessment (Repeats in Sessions C, D, E & F) 317 Incident Investigation Part 2 of 2 (Repeats in D, F & H) 318 Tools for the New Safety Rep (Repeats in Sessions C & D) 319 New Worker Awareness Program 320 Industrial Process Safety Management Training Part 2 of 2 (Repeats in Sessions D & F) 321 Overview of the Triangle of Prevention (TOP) Program (Repeats in Session C) 405 Rights of Employees and Unions Under the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Act (Repeats in Sessions C & D) Page 4
TUESDAY EVENING MEETINGS 5:00 pm MEETING: Gerdau - Local Union Caucus Unity Council Westmoreland West (Westin) 5:00 pm MEETING: Chemical Sector Local Union Caucus Westmoreland Central (Westin) 5:15 pm MEETING: CWA Local Union Caucus Pennsylvania East (Westin) 5:15 pm MEETING: USW Local Union Reps from VPP Sites Westmoreland East (Westin) 5:30 pm MEETING: Bridgestone Local Union Caucus Fayette (Westin) 5:30 pm MEETING: Health & Safety District Coordinator Staff and USW HSE, USW TMC Staff Butler East & West (Westin) Page 5
AGENDA 7:30 am Early Morning Refreshments for Workshop participants 8:30 11:00 am Morning Plenary (Spirit of Pittsburgh Ballroom Convention Center) David Michaels Joe Main Assistant Secretary of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) Assistant Secretary of Labor Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) Charles Kernaghan Brian Kohler Ken Neumann Director, Institute of Global Labor & Human Rights United Steelworkers Director, Health, Safety and Sustainability Industriall Global Union National Director for Canada United Steelworkers Announcements 11:00 am 12:30 pm Lunch (on your own) 12:30 pm 2:30 pm Session C Workshops (see page 7) 12:30 pm 4:00 pm MEETING: USW local unions from Department of Energy (DOE) council caucus - Room 312 (Convention Center) Page 6
WEDNESDAY (Sept 25) - Session C (12:30-2:30 PM) Westin Lessons from Workers Killed on the Job-What the Victims Would Tell us if Allegheny 1 They Could (Repeats in Session D) Allegheny 2 Effective Health and Safety Committees Allegheny 3 Fatigue Prevention Programs (Repeats in Session D) Butler East & West Building Partnerships to Make Our Jobs Safer (Repeats in Session D) Industrial Hygiene-Preventing Occupational Illness and Disease (Repeats in Cambria East & West Session D) Miners Rights and Regulations Under the U.S. Federal Mine Safety and Health Fayette Act (Repeats in Session D) Pennsylvania East Workplace Violence (Repeats in Session D) OSHA's Commonly Cited General Industry and Construction Standards Pennsylvania West (Repeats in Session D) Railroad Safety in the 21st Century - Achieving Success Through Somerset East & West Labor/Management Collaboration (Repeats in Session D) Washington Biological Effects of Radiation (Repeats in Session D) Westmoreland West Job Task Analysis Westmoreland Central Health & Safety Apps and New Media (Repeats in Sessions D, E & F) Westmoreland East A Brief History of U.S. Worker Health and Safety Laws (Repeats in Session D) Convention Center 301 Hazard Mapping Part 1 of 2 (Repeats in Sessions E & G) 302 Logic Tree Part 1 of 2 (Repeats in Sessions E & G) 303 Chemical Hazard Awareness Part 1 of 2 (Repeats in Sessions E & G) 304 Combustible Dust Hazards and National Fire Protection Association Standards (Repeats in Session D) 305 Electrical Hazards Recognition and Abatement (Repeats in Sessions D & E) 306 Heat Stress (Repeats in Sessions D, E, F, G & H) 308 Fixing Hazards (Repeats in Sessions D, E & F) 309 Indoor Air Quality (Repeats in Session D) 310 Ergonomics (Repeats in Sessions D, E & F) 311 The Globally Harmonized System - Classification and Communication (Repeats in Sessions E & G) 315 Overview of the Triange of Prevention (TOP) Program 316 Machine Safeguarding and Assessment (Repeats in Sessions D, E & F) 317 Incident Investigation Part 1 of 2 (Repeats in Sessions E & G) 318 Tools for the New Safety Rep (Repeats in Session D) 319 Mold Remediation (Repeats in Sessions D, F & H) 320 Industrial Process Safety Management Training Part 1 of 2 (Repeats in Session E) 321 What You Don't Know About Fuel and Combustion Systems Can Kill You (Repeats in Session D) 405 Rights of Employees and Unions Under the U. S. Occupational Safety and Health Act (Repeats in Session D) Page 7
3:00 5:00 pm Session D Workshops 4:00 pm 6:00 pm MEETING: DOE - USW - Room 312 (Convention Center) Westin Lessons from Workers Killed on the Job-What the Victims Would Tell us if They Allegheny 1 Could Allegheny 2 Hours of Work (Repeats in Sessions E & F) Allegheny 3 Fatigue Prevention Programs Butler East & West Building Partnerships to Make Our Jobs Safer Cambria East & West Fayette Pennsylvania East WEDNESDAY (Sept 25) - Session D (3:00-5:00 PM) Industrial Hygiene-Preventing Occupational Illness and Disease Miners Rights and Regulations Under the U.S. Federal Mine Safety and Health Act Workplace Violence Pennsylvania West OSHA's Commonly Cited General Industry and Construction Standards Railroad Safety in the 21st Century - Achieving Success Through Somerset East & West Labor/Management Collaboration Washington Biological Effects of Radiation Westmoreland Central Health & Safety Apps and New Media (Repeats in Sessions E & F) Westmoreland East A Brief History of U.S. Worker Health and Safety Laws Convention Center 301 Hazard Mapping Part 2 of 2 (Repeats in Sessions F & H) 302 Logic Tree Part 2 of 2 (Repeats Sessions in F & H) 303 Chemical Hazard Awareness Part 2 of 2 (Repeats in Sessions F & H) 304 Combustible Dust Hazards and National Fire Protection Association Standards 305 Electrical Hazards Recognition and Abatement (Repeats in Session E) 306 Heat Stress (Repeats in Sessions E, F, G & H) 308 Fixing Hazards (Repeats in Sessions E & F) 309 Indoor Air Quality 310 Ergonomics (Repeats in Sessions E & F) 311 Developing a Comprehensive USW Health and Safety Program (Repeats in Sessions E & F) 315 Plotting and Planning Your Emergency Response (Repeats in Sessions E, F, G & H) 316 Machine Safeguarding and Assessment (Repeats in Sessions E & F) 317 Incident Investigation Part 2 of 2 (Repeats in Sessions F & H) 318 Tools for the New Safety Rep 319 Mold Remediation (Repeats in Sessions F & H) 320 Industrial Process Safety Management Training Part 2 of 2 (Repeats in Session F) 321 What You Don't Know About Fuel and Combustion Sytems Can Kill You Rights of Employees and Unions Under the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health 405 Act Page 8
WEDNESDAY EVENING MEETINGS 5:15 pm MEETING: Alcoa - Local Union Caucus Westmoreland West (Westin) 5:15 pm MEETING: Gerdau USW labor-management meeting Unity Council Westmoreland East (Westin) 5:30 pm MEETING: Young Worker Activist Caucus USW Next Generation: Allegheny I (Westin) 5:30 pm MEETING: Arcelor Mittal USW labor-management meeting Allegheny III (Westin) 5:30 pm MEETING: Tesoro USW labor-management meeting Fayette (Westin) 5:30 pm MEETING: USW District 4 union conference participant s caucus Allegheny II (Westin) 5:30 pm..meeting: Friends of Bill W. - Butler East & West (Westin) Page 9
AGENDA 7:30 am Early Morning Refreshments for Workshop participants 8:00 am 5:00 pm MEETING: Alcoa - USW labor-management meeting OMNI HOTEL (Lawrence Welk Room) 9:00 am 5:00 pm MEETING: Goodyear USW labor-management meeting Butler East & West (Westin) 9:00 am 5:00 pm MEETING: TOP (Triangle of Prevention) USW labor-management meeting Allegheny III (Westin) 8:30 11:00 am Morning Plenary (Spirit of Pittsburgh Ballroom Convention Center) Dr. Margaret Kitt Deputy Director for Program National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Dr. Steven Markowitz David Foster Anna Fendley Director and Professor, CBNS Queens College Executive Director of the BlueGreen Alliance President of the BlueGreen Alliance Foundation Legislative Office United Steelworkers Rafael Moure-Eraso Chairman U.S. Chemical Board Mike Wright 11:00 am 12:30 pm LUNCH (on your own) Director, Health, Safety & Environment United Steelworkers 12:30 2:30 pm Workshop E Session (see page 11) Page 10
THURSDAY (Sept 26) - Session E (12:30-2:30 PM) Westin Allegheny 1 Advanced Health and Safety Inspections (Repeats in Session F) Allegheny 2 Don't Let Low Incident Rates Fool You (Repeats in Session F) Developing a Comprehensive USW Health and Safety Program (Repeats in Cambria East & West Sesson F) Combustible Dust Explosions - Lessons Learned from Case Studies (Repeats in Fayette Session F) Pennsylvania East Repair America (Repeats in Session F) Lessons Learned from the U.S. Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board's Pennsylvania West Disaster Investigations (Repeats in Session F) Somerset East & West Toxicology Review (Repeats in Session F) Washington Worker Centers and Unions Fighting for Safe Jobs (Repeats in Session F) Westmoreland West ChemHAT (Repeats in Session F, G & H) Westmoreland Central Health & Safety Apps and New Media (Repeats in Session F) Westmoreland East Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety (Repeats in Session F) Convention Center 301 Hazard Mapping Part 1 of 2 (Repeats in Session G) 302 Logic Tree Part 1 of 2 (Repeats in Session G) 303 Chemical Hazard Awareness Part 1 of 2 (Repeats in Session G) 304 Workers Health Protection Program (WHPP) Medical Screening and Lessons Learned (Repeats in Session F) 305 Electrical Hazards Recognition and Abatement 306 Heat Stress (Repeats in Sessions F, G & H) 308 Fixing Hazards (Repeats in Session F) 309 Hazard Identification vs. Risk Assessment (Repeats in Session F) 310 Ergonomics (Repeats in Session F) 311 The Globally Harmonized Systems - Classification and Communication (Repeats in Session G) 315 Plotting and Planning Your Emergency Response (Repeats in F, G & H) 316 Machine Safeguarding and Assessment (Repeats in Session F) 317 Incident Investigation Part 1 of 2 (Repeats in Session G) 318 Putting Breast Cancer out of Work (Repeats in Session F, G & H) 319 The Globally Harmonized System - Occupational Health (Repeats in Session F) 320 Industrial Process Safety Management Training Part 1 of 2 321 Environmental Laws - Important Tools to Improve Workplace Health and Safety (Repeats in Session F) 405 Hours of Work (Repeats in Session F) 3:00 5:00 pm Workshop F Session (see page 12) Page 11
Westin Allegheny 1 Allegheny 2 Cambria East & West Fayette Pennsylvania East THURSDAY (Sept 26) - Session F (3:00-5:00 PM) Advanced Health and Safety Inspections Don't Let Low Incident Rates Fool You Developing a Comprehensive USW Health and Safety Program Combustible Dust Explosions - Lessons Learned from Case Studies Repair America Lessons Learned from the U.S. Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board's Pennsylvania West Disaster Investigations Somerset East & West Toxicology Review Washington Worker Centers and Unions Fighting for Safe Jobs Westmoreland West ChemHAT (Repeats in Sessions G & H) Westmoreland Central Health & Safety Apps and New Media Westmoreland East Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety Convention Center 301 Hazard Mapping Part 2 of 2 (Repeats in Session H) 302 Logic Tree Part 2 of 2 (Repeats in Session H) 303 Chemical Hazard Awareness Part 2 of 2 (Repeats in Session H) 304 Workers Health Protection Program (WHPP) Medical Screening and Lessons Learned 306 Heat Stress (Repeats in Session G & H) 308 Fixing Hazards 309 Hazard Identification vs Rick Assessment 310 Ergonomics 311 Mold Remediation (Repeats in Session H) 315 Plotting and Planning Your Emergency Response (Repeats in Sessions G & H) 316 Machine Safeguarding and Assessment 317 Incident Investigation Part 2 of 2 (Repeats in Session H) 318 Putting Breast Cancer Out of Work (Repeats in Sessions G & H) 319 The Globally Harmonized System - Occupational Health 320 Industrial Process Safety Management Training Part 2 of 2 321 Environmental Laws - Important Tools to Improve Workplace Health and Safety 405 Hours of Work THURSDAY EVENING MEETINGS 5:30 pm MEETING: Bridgestone USW labor-management meeting Fayette (Westin) 5:30 pm MEETING: Oil Industry Sector Local Union caucus Westmoreland Central (Westin) 5:30 pm MEETING: Solvay USW labor-management meeting - Cambria East & West (Westin) Page 12
AGENDA 7:30 am Early Morning Refreshments for Workshop participants 9:00 am 5:00 pm MEETING: TOP (Triangle of Prevention) USW labor-management meeting Allegheny III (Westin) 9:00 am 2:00 pm MEETING: TMC Advisory Board meeting OMNI HOTEL (Allegheny Room) 8:00 10:00 am Session G Workshops FRIDAY (Sept 27) - Session G (8:00-10:00 AM) Westin Butler East Hazard Mapping Part 1 of 2 Butler West Logic Tree Part 1 of 2 Cambria East Chemical Hazard Awareness Part 1 of 2 Cambria West Incident Investigation Part 1 of 2 Pennsylvania East Plotting and Planning Your Emergency Response (Repeats in Session H) Somerset East Putting Breast Cancer Out of Work (Repeats in Session H) Somerset West Heat Stress (Repeats in Session H) Westmoreland West ChemHAT (Repeats in Session H) Westmoreland East The Globally Harmonized System - Classification and Communication 10:15 am 12:15 pm Session H Workshops FRIDAY (Sept 27) - Session H (10:15-12:15 PM) Westin Butler East Hazard Mapping Part 2 of 2 Butler West Logic Tree Part 2 of 2 Cambria East Chemical Hazard Awareness Part 2 of 2 Cambria West Incident Investigation Part 2 of 2 Pennsylvania West Plotting and Planning Your Emergency Response Somerset East Putting Breast Cancer out of Work Somerset West Heat Stress Westmoreland West ChemHAT Westmoreland East Mold Remediation Page 13
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY Award Award Award Award 7:00 AM 7:00-8:00 Registration 7:30 AM 7:30-9:30 Labor-Management 8:00 AM Registration Union 8:00-10:00 Workshop 8:15 8:30 Only PLENARY 8:30-11:00 PLENARY 8:30-11:00 PLENARY 8:30-11:00 PLENARY 8:30-11:00 8:45 Union Only Session Labor-Mgt Session Labor-Mgt Session Labor-Mgt Session 9:00 G 9:15 9:30 9:45 10:00 10:00-10:15 Break 10:15 10:15-12:15 Workshop 10:30 10:45 Announcements Announcements Announcements 11:00 11:15 H 11:30 11:00-12:30 PM 11:00-12:30 PM 11:00-12:30 PM 11:00-12:30 PM 11:45 LUNCH (YOUR OWN) LUNCH (YOUR OWN) LUNCH (YOUR OWN) LUNCH (YOUR OWN) 12:00 NOON 12:15 CONFERENCE ENDS 12:30 12:45 Workshop Union Only 12:30-2:30 Workshop 12:30-2:30 Workshop 12:30-2:30 Workshop 1:00 12:30-2:30 1:15 A C E 1:30 1:45 2:00 2:15 2:30 2:30-3:00 Break 2:30-3:00 Break 2:30-3:00 Break 2:30-3:00 Break 2:45 3:00 Workshop Union Only 3:00-5:00 Workshop 3:00-5:00 Workshop 3:00-5:00 - Workshop 3:15 3:00-5:00 B D F 3:30 NOTE: REGISTRATION 3:45 3:00-5:00 LABOR-MGT 4:00 4:00-8:00 Registration 4:15 Union Only 4:30 4:45 5:00 5:15 Break Break Break Break 5:30 LU, labor-mgt or sector mtgs LU, labor-mgt or sector mtgs LU, labor-mgt or sector mtgs LU, labor-mgt or sector mtgs 6:00 6:30 RECEPTION 7:00 6:30-8:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 Page 14