This year’s symposium features 3 learning tracks including: Industrial Hygiene, Safety Management, and Emergency Contingency Planning. In addition there are 2 featured keynote speakers and numerous vendor displays.

salad; Grilled breast of chicken Marsala; Rice and fresh vegetables; Rolls/butter; and Beverage.

If you have special dietary needs, please specify so with your registration (Where possible we will try to accommodate special needs, given enough lead time).

A registration form for the event is included on the back page of this newsletter as well as being available on the symposium web page http://jts.scaiha.org.

General Directions:

The ideas you will learn at this JTS presentation work. They work for construction companies with the best safety programs throughout the country. If your current safety program does not put you in that category adding some of these powerful ideas might help you get there. Among the “tricks of the trade” you will hear about are daily task analysis, huddles, push back programs, safety management day-by-day, employee empowerment, perception surveys, and leading from behind. Pick those that will work for you and your company and make them a part of your enhanced safety program.

Patrick J. Conroy has been a safety and health practitioner since 1969. As Vice President of King & Neel, Inc., he directs business development and service delivery of risk control services throughout the Pacific-Rim.

His company develops and assists with the implementation of total risk control programs for construction contractors and commercial businesses. His company’s work with their clients emphasizes the prevention of injury accidents, property damage, environmental mishaps and security program requirements, as well as, the containment of insurance, risk control and work disruption costs. Mr. Conroy also assists clients with human resources issues, such as hiring practices, workplace stress, drug testing, sexual harassment programs and violence in the workplace. Mr. Conroy has a degree in Business Administration. He is an academic instructor with the OSHA Outreach Training Programs for Union Building Trades at Honolulu Community College. He is the past president of the Council on Certification of Health, Environmental and Safety Technologists (CCHEST); he is a board member of the Safety and Health Hall of Fame International; Mr. Conroy is also a board member of the National Safety Council and Chairman of the National Safety Council’s Construction Division.

In April 2005 Mr. Conroy was name the first Chairman of the newly formed Hawaii Construction Safety Council. Mr. Conroy has been honored many times for his professional volunteer activities. He is most proud of being named a fellow in 1997 by the Veterans of Safety. He was also the recipient of the Distinguished Service to Safety Award in 1998, which is the highest award bestowed by the National Safety Council. During 2000 Mr. Conroy was recognized by the State of Hawaii’s 20th Legislature for his innovative safety training programs which have educated the working people of Hawaii.

Captain Al Haynes was born in Paris, Texas and raised in Dallas. He attended Texas A&M College before joining the Naval Aviation Cadet Training program in 1952. He was released from the service in 1956 after serving as a Marine Aviator. He joined United Airlines that year as a flight engineer and served in that capacity until his promotion to first officer in 1963. He flew the DC-6, DC-7, DC-8, Boeing 727, and DC-10. Al was promoted to captain in 1985 and flew the Boeing 727 and DC-10 up to his retirement in August 1991, accumulating over 27,000 hours of flight time.

Al has been a volunteer umpire for Little League Baseball for the past 34 years and a stadium announcer for high school football for the past 25 years.

That 184 people survived the crash landing of United 232 can be attributed to five main factors: Luck, Communications, Preparation, Execution, and Cooperation. Luck involved the fact that the airplane remained flyable, location, weather, and time of day. Quick and total response by Air Traffic Control, cockpit and cabin crew training, proper inter-communications training among ground units, and proper use of available facilities contributed to the communications factor. A live drill leading to improvements and better planning for disasters coupled with thorough training of cockpit and cabin crews helped prepare everyone of this seemingly impossible task. Everyone responded as his or her training dictated and required a total team effort coupled with complete cooperation from every agency involved as well as the general public. These factors allowed what appeared to be a non-survivable accident to be one in which a large percentage of those aboard survived.

JTS Keynote Speaker II:

Art Pedroza

This Mock Disaster Table Top Exercise will provide participants with an opportunity to evaluate current response concepts, plans and capabilities in response to a disastrous situation. Participants will share their expertise with one another by discussing strategies and practices currently implemented at their respective organizations.

Mr. Steve Goldfarb is the Fire Safety/ Emergency Planning Specialist for the University of Southern California. He is responsible for all aspects of disaster and emergency response planning for all USC properties. Prior to joining USC in January 2006, Steve was the Emergency Planning and Response Supervisor for the J. Paul Getty Trust for seven years. He was responsible for emergency preparedness, response and recovery for the Getty Center in Brentwood, CA and the new Getty Villa Museum in Pacific Palisades, CA. Steve developed and managed what is considered to be the model emergency management program for museums, libraries and cultural institutions throughout the world. Just prior to leaving the Getty, the program received the Business and Industry Council for Emergency Planning and Preparedness (BICEPP) Outstanding Achievement in Emergency Preparedness Award and the program has been recognized by local emergency management professionals as one of the best private organization programs in Southern California.

Join us in supporting two of our members are counted on among the speakers this year. Mr. Guillermo (Bill) A. Taylor, CSP, is the Safety Officer for the City of Burbank, California and past President of our Chapter. He will present “10 Practical & Successful Methods of Selling Safety To Top Management”.

In addition, Ed Pederson a noted leader in emergency planning in the Transportation Industry will present "Emergency Preparedness and Planning in Today's Transportation Industry". Mr. Pederson is counted on among the speakers in this year’s Contingency Planning Track.

Among the vendors who registered early this year, are: Woodward, Alpert & Associates, Inc., Pacific Safety Council, Chair-Pros., SKC-West Inc., PureSafety, Ashtead Technology Rentals, 3M, Ergonomic Comfort Design, RL Enterprises, EMS Laboratories, RGA Environmental, Inc., Rehab Solutions, TSI, Allergan, and DNA Industrial Hygiene. The complete list of vendors and their respective web pages are listed at: http://jts.scaiha.org.

Join us for the 2006 Joint Technical Symposium hosted by Orange County AIHA, Southern California AIHA, Orange County ASSE, and Los Angeles ASSE. This year's event is designed for EH&S practicioners looking to expand on their knowledge of the field, as well as for those seeking continuing education credit for the maintenance of their professional certifications.