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DOI Wide ActivitiesSEPTEMBER 2008 | OCTOBER 2008 | NOVEMBER 2008 | DECEMBER 2008 September 20082008 Employee Relations-Labor Relations-Worker’s Compensation Training Event: “Expanding Your Horizons”The Department of the Interior, Office of Human Resources (HR) announces the 2008 ER-LR-Workers’ Compensation (WC) Training Event, “Expanding Your Horizons” for Federal HR and Workers Compensation Specialists. There is a registration fee for Department of the Interior (DOI) employees of $535. Registration is also open to Safety and Occupational Health Professionals who want to expand their knowledge of HR issues. Additional information and registration is available at our website at www.doi.gov/hrm/OHRFY08TrainingEvent.html During the HR Training Event, held in Denver, CO, from September 9-11, 2008, DOI is offering a variety of sessions to help you increase your knowledge and improve your skills in the HR/WC. These sessions will be lead by representatives from DOI, Office of Personnel Management, Department of Labor, Federal Labor Relations Agency, and MicroPact. Subject matter experts will offer an intensive, high-energy learning experience on the selected topics. If you work with the employee relations, labor relations or workers’ compensation folks in your bureau, or provide information to managers or employees in these related areas, you don’t want to miss out on these informative sessions. In order to accommodate everyone’s needs, some sessions will be offered more than once. In addition to the sessions held on September 9, 10, and 11, 2008, this year’s training event will feature a pre-event workshop on Performance Management the afternoon of September 8, 2008. We are also featuring Sam Vitaro’s update on the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) case law on September 10, 2008, and Bill Wiley of the Federal Employment Law Training Group (FELTG) will present a full-day training session on Employee Relations on September 11, 2008. If you need further assistance, please contact Joy Buhler, Department of Interior Work-Life Coordinator, Office of Human Resources at (202) 219-0811, or via e-mail at joy_buhler@ios.doi.gov. DOI Safety and Health Training at Red RocksThe next two courses offered by DOI for professional development, Machine Guarding and Fundamentals of Industrial Hygiene, will be conducted at Red Rocks during the weeks of September 8th and 15th. The DOI Safety and Health Council has requested that full time safety professionals get first priority for attending these courses. Collateral Duty Safety Officers (CDSOs) will be admitted to these courses once all full time safety personnel have been enrolled. For those interested in attending, please contact Bob Garbe through your bureau or office safety manager at: (303) 236-7128 ext 230. Bob will send a list of confirmed participants for each class and responses to travel funding requests to each bureau safety manager by 8/8/08. Second Annual OSHA SHARP/VPP ConferenceThe Second Annual OSHA SHARP/VPP Conference is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Onsite Consultation. This year’s Conference will be held at Northern Illinois University, 1120 E. Diehl Road, Naperville, Illinois. Registration and information on the Conference are available at: www.chisafetyconf.org. For further information, contact Nancy Quick, Compliance Assistance Specialist at the OSHA North Aurora Area Office, (312) 896-8700.
October 2008Georgia Safety, Health and Environmental ConferenceThe annual Georgia Safety, Health and Environmental Conference will be held on October 7 to 9, 2008, in Savannah, Georgia. The conference is hosted by the Georgia Department of Labor and will be held at the Savannah River Marriott Hotel, 100 General McIntosh Blvd, Savannah, Georgia, 31401. For further information, contact Project Safe Georgia at (678) 205-0651 or icaringella@hcageorgia.org. OSHA Alliance Symposium: Preventing Workplace ViolenceThe OSHA Alliance Symposium will be held Friday, October 31, 2008 in Mobile, Alabama. The event is sponsored by the Workplace Violence Alliance, and will be held at the Student Center Ballroom, University of Southern Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, 36688. For directions, go to www.southalabama.edu/studentcenter/directions. For registration information, contact Gigi Talley, Project Coordinator, Deep South Office of Occupational Health and Safety, (205) 934-7178, or gtt@uab.edu.
November 2008DOI Safety Council Meeting, Washington, DCThe next DOI Safety and Health meeting will be in Washington D.C., November 17-20, 2008. The meeting schedule includes:
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North Carolina Safety and Health Congress and Annual MeetingThe North Carolina Safety and Health Congress and Annual Meeting will be November 20 to 21, 2008, in Charlotte, North Carolina. For information and registration, please contact: www.safetync.org
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