Safety conference coming to Eastern Oregon
Blue Mountain conference aims to improve workplace safety culture
The latest workplace safety and health information will be showcased at the third annual Blue Mountain Occupational Safety and Health Conference. Scheduled for June 10, 2009 at the Blue Mountain Conference Center, 404 12th St. in La Grande, the event will highlight safety leadership and employee involvement.
Oregon’s Occupational Safety and Health Division (Oregon OSHA), a division of the Department of Consumer & Business Services, encourages workers and employers to attend this event to help improve safety and health performance. Transforming the workplace safety culture is a major step in reducing injuries and accidents, and decreasing workers’ compensation costs.
Some of the topics featured at this year’s conference include:
• Key elements of accident investigation
• Safety leadership
• Hazard identification
• Exhibits showcasing the latest in safety and health products and services
For some companies, managing safety and health can become more challenging in the current economic climate.
"Unfortunately, some employers can lose sight of the fundamentals of workplace health and safety when times are tight," said Michael Wood, Oregon OSHA’s administrator and conference speaker. "The Blue Mountain conferences, and others like it, are one way to avoid that dangerous oversight. It’s a cost-effective way to improve your efforts and results. And it’s a valuable way to make connections with others in the area that have faced some of the same challenges."
Registration fee for the event is $50, which includes lunch. For more information about the conference or to register, call Oregon OSHA's Conference Section, (503) 378-3272 or (888) 292-5247, then option one or visit the Conferences Web page at www.orosha.org/conferences.
The conference is a joint effort of the Oregon SHARP Alliance (Safety and Health Recognition Program), Oregon OSHA, and a coalition of employers and employees from northeast Oregon.
Oregon OSHA, a division of the Department of Consumer & Business Services, enforces the state's workplace safety and health rules and works to improve workplace safety and health for all Oregon workers. The Department of Consumer and Business Services is Oregon's largest business regulatory and consumer protection agency. For more information, visit www.orosha.org.
Contact information:
Melanie Mesaros, Public Information Officer
503-580-5689
melanie.l.mesaros@state.or.us
Blue Mountain conference aims to improve workplace safety culture
The latest workplace safety and health information will be showcased at the third annual Blue Mountain Occupational Safety and Health Conference. Scheduled for June 10, 2009 at the Blue Mountain Conference Center, 404 12th St. in La Grande, the event will highlight safety leadership and employee involvement.
Oregon’s Occupational Safety and Health Division (Oregon OSHA), a division of the Department of Consumer & Business Services, encourages workers and employers to attend this event to help improve safety and health performance. Transforming the workplace safety culture is a major step in reducing injuries and accidents, and decreasing workers’ compensation costs.
Some of the topics featured at this year’s conference include:
• Key elements of accident investigation
• Safety leadership
• Hazard identification
• Exhibits showcasing the latest in safety and health products and services
For some companies, managing safety and health can become more challenging in the current economic climate.
"Unfortunately, some employers can lose sight of the fundamentals of workplace health and safety when times are tight," said Michael Wood, Oregon OSHA’s administrator and conference speaker. "The Blue Mountain conferences, and others like it, are one way to avoid that dangerous oversight. It’s a cost-effective way to improve your efforts and results. And it’s a valuable way to make connections with others in the area that have faced some of the same challenges."
Registration fee for the event is $50, which includes lunch. For more information about the conference or to register, call Oregon OSHA's Conference Section, (503) 378-3272 or (888) 292-5247, then option one or visit the Conferences Web page at www.orosha.org/conferences.
The conference is a joint effort of the Oregon SHARP Alliance (Safety and Health Recognition Program), Oregon OSHA, and a coalition of employers and employees from northeast Oregon.
Oregon OSHA, a division of the Department of Consumer & Business Services, enforces the state's workplace safety and health rules and works to improve workplace safety and health for all Oregon workers. The Department of Consumer and Business Services is Oregon's largest business regulatory and consumer protection agency. For more information, visit www.orosha.org.
Contact information:
Melanie Mesaros, Public Information Officer
503-580-5689
melanie.l.mesaros@state.or.us
