The 5th Annual

Aroostook County Safety Symposium

NMCC 33 Edgemont St. Presque Isle ME

March 30 – April 2, 2015

www.acsda1.com

Aroostook

County Safety

Director’s

Association

Aroostook County Safety Symposium The Aroostook County Safety Directors Association is proud to once again offer the opportunity for a local safety symposium to benefit the businesses and municipalities in Aroostook County. This year’s conference features extended offerings, running over four days. The symposium is broken into sessions over the 4 day period and the cost for registration is listed with each session. You may attend as many or as few sessions as your schedule allows. (Please note: Pre-registration is required for the M.U.S.T. Excavation Safety session on Monday March 30, the Forklift - Train the Trainer on Monday March 30, ADA on Monday March 30, NFPA Life Safety on Wednesday April 1, the MSHA Refresher on Wednesday April 1, and the 10-Hour OSHA Construction class on Wednesday April 1 & Thursday April 2 . You cannot sign up at the door for these six sessions.

Safety Professionals

Health Care Administrators

Supervisors

Construction Workers, Foremen and Supervisors

Wood & Food Manufacturing Workers

Area Businesses

Municipal Workers

The Aroostook County Safety Symposium is proudly sponsored by:

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

Office of Maine

State Fire Marshal

7:00 AM – 8:00 AM Registration - FREE Reed Commons - Breakfast served at 7:30

Pre-registration required. Register online at: www.must-ne.com Click on Safety Training & Events Scroll to Maine-Presque Isle. Click on “register now” button

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM Registration - FREE

Check-in at Edmunds Conference Center Lobby Instructor, Joseph L. Bergan, Safety Works Class will be held in the welding lab at the Mailman Trades Building

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM Check-in at Edmunds Conference Center Lobby

The updated ADA Standards include new specifications for employee areas, entrances, single user toilet rooms, recreation areas and more. We focus on what’s new, what’s been dropped, requirements when alterations are undertaken, when an elevator is required and the revised formatting. Representatives from the Maine State Fire Marshall’s Office, the Maine Human Rights Commission and the Maine Accessibility Coordinator Office, Bureau of Rehabilitation Services will discuss unique Maine requirements and their roles with plan review, implementation and enforcement. This class is a must for design professionals, code enforcement, contractors, municipal/school officials, recreational organizations and other agencies.

Co-Sponsors

Maine State Fire Marshal’s Office

Maine Human Rights Commission

Maine Accessibility Coordinator Office, Department of Labor, Bureau of Rehabilitation Services

New England ADA Center

MONDAY, MARCH 30

8:00 AM - 11:00 AM Morning Session – M.U.S.T Excavation Safety (Dig Safe)

Join us for our FREE, 3-hour safety seminar to prepare you and your crews for a safe excavation season ahead! Learn about the potential safety hazards of utility damage, the “Dig Safe” laws and rules, call center notification, best practices, utility marking standards, what to do if a line is damaged, and the enforcement process.

12:00 AM - 4:00 PM Afternoon Session – Forklift – “Train the Trainer”

Pre-registration required. Call at 207-746-3938 or e-mail info@acsda1.com This program will train participants to meet and exceed the

certification requirements of 1910.178 and methods to develop and maintain individual programs.

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM All-Day Monday Session Introduction to the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design

Pre-registration required. $40 - $20 Student Lunch included Register 207-746-3938 or e-mail info@acsda1.com Printable Reg. Form www.acsda1.com

Instructors: Eric Dibner, State of Maine Accessibility Coordinator DOL Mark Stevens, Plans Review Supervisor State Fire Marshal’s Office Barbara Archer Hirsh, Maine Human Rights Commission Counsel New England ADA Center

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM Registration Edmunds Conference Center Lobby

8:30 AM Keynote Address “Active Shooter”

Shawn Cunningham will moderate a group of officers from private and public security services about what to do if you become involved with an active shooter.

Session #A1 Chainsaw Safety

Instructor, Andy Wood, MEMIC Safety Management Specialist – Forest Products

This session will cover hazards inherent with chainsaw operation and some of the controls

to minimize them, including: maintaining the chainsaw in serviceable condition, personal

protective equipment, kickback, - causes & prevention, basics of operation, accessing

advanced medical services.

Session #A2 Lockout – Tagout

Instructor, Peter Noddin, CSP, OHST, Twin Rivers Paper

An overview of the essential elements of a hazardous energy control program as required by

OSHA standard 29 CFR 1910.147 with an emphasis on identifying tasks requiring Lockout, the

inter-relationship between machine guarding and lock-outs, adequate written lockout

procedures, and the three most common causes of lockout-related accidents since the

adoption of the standard 24 years ago.

Session #A3 Fall Protection

Instructor, Joe Ditzel, N.H. Bragg

The new standards clearly identifies the responsibility of an employer to; develop and

implement a fall protection policy; provide adequate fall hazard abatement before

employees can perform workplace activities; provide and verify that continuous fall

protection is available for their employee.

Session #A4 Confined Space/Air Monitoring

Instructor, Bob Williams, Oil and Hazardous Material Responder II, Maine DEP

TUESDAY, MARCH 31

9:30 AM – 11:30 AM AM Session

9:00 AM – 4 PM All-Day Tuesday Session

Pre-registration required. $40 Pre-Reg. - $50 at door - $20 Student Lunch included Register 207-746-3938 or e-mail info@acsda1.com Printable Reg. Form www.acsda1.com

11:30 AM – 12:00 PM Vendor Visitation in the Akeley Center

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Lunch - Provided in the Campus Dining Commons

Confined Spaces are some of the most dangerous work environments employees are

exposed to. Hazardous atmospheres are a deadly and prevalent hazard in confined spaces.

This session will cover the how and why of air monitoring in confined spaces. The OSHA

requirements for air monitoring in confined spaces will be covered.

Session #B1 National Fire Protection Association - 70E

Instructor, Roy Dutcher, TMC Group

70E is a practical approach to comply with protecting the safety and health of qualified

employees working on or near live electrical parts.

Session #B2 Compressed Gas Safety

Instructor, Gene Lynch, Lynox

This session presents information on the safe operation of compressed gas cylinders.

Discussion will also include the identification of common problems and solutions associated

with the use of compressed gas cylinders.

Session #B3 Trenching and Excavation

Instructor, Mark Heffron, Region 1 OSHA

This session will cover, basic trench box, cave-in protection

Session #B4 Incident Investigation

Instructor, Tim Lowell, Senior Fire Investigator, State Fire Marshal Office

This session will discuss how to properly conduct an incident investigation.

Session #C1 Bureau of Labor Standards/OHSA

Instructors, Steve Greeley, Director of Workplace Safety and Health Division, Maine BLS

Marianne Medeiros, OSHA Area Director

This session will cover what’s new with public safety enforcement.

Session #C2 Global Harmonized System Update

Safety Works

Global Harmonized System has replaced the Haz-com program for identifying, labeling, and

classifying chemicals. The program will cover the updates to the program.

Session #C3 Welding Safety

Instructor, Ken Gendreau, Twin Rivers Paper welder/trainer

1980-1984 USAF Aircraft Welder, Rantoul Illinois Welding School (USAF), St. John Valley Tech

Instructor (4 yrs.), AWS/Maine High Pressure Certified Welder (35 years)

This session will cover basic welding safety, hotwork permits, equipment inspection.

Session #C4 Abrasive Safety

Instructor, Mark Coolidge, Saint Gobain

3:45 Closing comments and door prizes. Ed Plourde, President Aroostook County Safety Dir. Assoc.

1:00 PM – 2:15 PM Afternoon Session B

2:30 PM – 3:45 PM Afternoon Session C

9:00 AM – 4:00 PM NFPA Life Safety 101 Code Class

Instructor, Richard McCarthy, Assistant State Fire Marshal Maine

9:00 AM – 4:00 PM First Aid/CPR/AED

9:00 AM – 4:30 PM MSHA Refresher

Instructor Cliff Berry, Safety Works

Wed 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM and 10 Hour OSHA Construction Class

Thurs. 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM Instructors, Joseph Bergen & Sam Knight, Safety Works

Wednesday, April 1

Pre-registration required. Limited Seating $10 Lunch and OSHA Card Call 207-746-3938 or E-mail info@acsda1.com Printable Reg. Form www.acsda1.com

Pre-registration required. $30 - $20 Student Lunch included Register 207-746-3938 or E-mail info@acsda1.com Printable Reg. Form www.acsda1.com

The Life Safety Code is the most widely used source for strategies to protect people based on building construction, protection, and occupancy features that minimize the effects of fire and related hazards. This class will go over the basics of Life Safety Code.

Pre-registration required. $110 Lunch included Register 207-746-3938 or E-mail info@acsda1.com Printable Reg. Form www.acsda1.com

Wednesday & Thursday, April 1 and April 2

Pre-registration required. $5 lunch card Call 207-746-3938 or E-mail info@acsda1.com Printable Reg. Form www.acsda1.com

The OSHA Outreach Construction Training Program provides training

for workers and employers on the recognition, avoidance, and

prevention of the safety and health hazards in the construction

workplace.

This one-day course will cover generic MSHA training.

However, site-specific training will also need to be

conducted once you return to your respective job sites.

Directions

From South:

Exit I-95 in Houlton and travel to Presque Isle via Rt.1. Travel

north through town and at the traffic light after WalMart, turn

left onto Rt. 163 (Connector Street). Continue on Route 163

for one mile until you see a sign (to your right) for Skyway

Industrial Park, Northern Maine Regional Airport and

Northern Maine Community College. Turn right at that

intersection onto Central Drive. Turn Right onto Edgemont

Drive (first right on Central) until you see the sign for NMCC.

Park in the General Purpose parking lot.

Registration will take place in the lobby of the Edmunds

Building.

From North:

Travel South on Rt. 1 into Presque Isle. Proceed straight

through the first traffic signal (by the entrance to the

Aroostook Centre Mall), remaining in the farthest right lane of

traffic. Just prior to the next traffic signal the lane will merge

right onto Rt. 163 (Connector Street). Continue on Route 163

for one mile until you see a sign (to your right) for Skyway

Industrial Park, Northern Maine Regional Airport and

Northern Maine Community College. Turn right at that

intersection onto Central Avenue. Turn right onto Edgemont

Drive (first right on Central) until you see the sign for NMCC.

Park in the General Purpose parking lot.

Registration will take place in the lobby of the Edmunds

Building.

Registration

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Wednesday

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Aroostook County Safety Directors Association

Safety Symposium 2015

Presque Isle, ME - Northern Maine Community College

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Monday March 30, 2015 Tuesday March 31, 2015

ADA 9 AM – 4 PM $40 (includes lunch) M.U.S.T. 8 AM – 11:30 AM FREE Fork Truck Train the Trainer 12 PM – 4 PM FREE

Morning Session A $40 Pre-Reg. $50 at door (includes

lunch)

A1 Chainsaw Safety A2 Lockout/Tagout A3 Fall Protection A4 Confined Space/Air Monitoring

Tuesday March 31, 2015 Tuesday March 31, 2015 Afternoon Session B B1 NFPA 70E B2 Compressed Gas Safety B3 Trenching & Excavation B4 Incident Investigation

Afternoon Session C C1 OSHA/BLS Update C2 GHS System Updates C3 Welding Safety C4 Abrasive Safety

Wednesday April 1, 2014 Wed April 1 and Thurs April 2 NFPA Life Safety 101 Code Class 9AM – 4 PM $30

(includes lunch) First Aid/CPR/AED 9 AM – 4 PM $110 (includes

lunch)

MSHA Refresher 9 AM – 4 PM $5 Lunch Card

10 Hr. OSHA Construction Class $10 Lunch and OSHA Card Wed. 9 – 4:30 PM and Thurs. 8:30 – 12:30

Mail this form with payment to: (Make checks payable to Aroostook County Safety Directors Association)

Geri Fraser, ACSDA 47 Western Ave East Millinocket, ME 04430 For more information: call 207-746-3938 or e-mail info@acsda1.com

Monday March 30 – Wednesday April 1

Breakout Sessions - Select one topic of interest per time slot.

Register on or before

March 23, 2015