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 (5:30 - 6:30 p.m.)

Reception sponsored by Ecology & Environment

Dinner on your own

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

Refreshment Break (10:00 - 10:30 am)

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

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

Conference Dinner & Entertainment (6:00 pm)                                       

Friday, June 27, 2008

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

Regulatory Update / OSHA Multi Worker Site  (8:30 - 10:00 am)

Bill Robins, Cheniere Energy

Best Practices

• Driver Safety
• Others

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 Thursday night
• Breakfast Thursday morning
• Lunch on Thursday
• All refreshment breaks
• Admission to the exhibit hall

On-line registration will be available here soon. To register now, download the Env-SH-TP-HR-Early Registration 2008 form; complete and fax it back to SGA (972-620-1613).

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?

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.)

Questions?

Contact Pat Turman (pturman@southerngas.org)