The Gaylord Resort Hotel & Convention Center at National Harbor, Md., is the site for the August 2014 event.
Cindy Lewis, director of the Gulf Coast Safety Institute and an OSHA Challenge administrator, told the audience at her workshop that contractor safety is an issue for every site she visits.
Three students received VPPPA scholarships this year, and Deb Clingan of Miller Coors was chosen as Special Government Employee of the Year during VPPPA’s annual conference.
A presentation by officials from Saint Thomas Health, TOSHA, and federal OSHA traced the Midtown Hospital's four-year effort to become the first health care VPP site in the state last year.
The DOL assistant secretary maintained it is clear to employers and managers how to implement an incentives program that OSHA will approve, but questioners said they’re not so sure.
One has been filed in the U.S. House of Representatives, and the Senate version will be filed the week of Sept. 9, VPPPA's board chairman announced.
About 2,300 people pre-registered for the event, and 300 more registered on Aug. 25 to attend it.
Dr. David Moody, DOE-Savannah River operations manager, presented a Merit certificate of achievement and a VPP Merit flag to Parsons employees at the SWPF construction site on Aug. 6.
The show's cast and crew began shooting 24 new episodes last month, with financial support from the city and the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development.
The forum taking place Monday morning, Aug. 26, will be moderated by VPPPA board member Stephen Gauthier and is scheduled to be attended by OSHA Assistant Secretary Dr. David Michaels.
The Bridge Building, erected in 1908, earned LEED Platinum status with one of the highest scores ever awarded, The Tennessean reported recently.
The association's room block at the Gaylord Opryland hotel will expire this Friday.
The Aug. 26-29 national conference, one of the top annual events on the safety community's calendar, will take place at the Gaylord Opryland Convention Center in Nashville.