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Safety Fest TN opens with Community Safety Forum on Tuesday

Posted at 2:48 pm September 11, 2017
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On September 12, Safety Fest TN will hold a Community Safety Forum, an annual event that officially kicks off Safety Fest TN and its Safety Expo.

Safety Fest TN offers free safety classes to residents and companies September 11-15.

This year’s Community Safety Forum will be held in the Wamp Auditorium at 9 a.m. Tuesday, September 12, at the New Hope Center at Y-12 National Security Complex. More than 900 people have registered for the event.

Headlining the Community Safety Forum are Burns Phillips, commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce; Steve Hawkins, administrator of the Tennessee Occupational Safety and Health Administration; David Purkey, commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security; and Patrick Sheehan, the director of the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency.

“We wanted to offer our audience a statewide perspective on workplace safety and emergency preparedness, and who best to deliver that message than the commissioners and their administrators?” said Tom Wantland, a Safety Fest TN organizer. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Front Page News, Top Stories, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: Burns Phillips, CNS, community safety forum, Consolidated Nuclear Security LLC, Dave Neubauer, David Purkey, J.J. Rochelle, Jenny Freeman, Joe Estey, Michelle Keever, New Hope Center, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Patrick Sheehan, Pollard Technology Conference Center, Safety Expo, Safety Fest TN, Secret City Fire Officer Conference, Steve Hawkins, Strata-G LLC, Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce, Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security, Tennessee Emergency Management Agency, Tennessee Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Tom Wantland, UCOR, URS-CH2M Oak Ridge LLC, Wamp Auditorium, Y-12 National Security Complex

Safety Fest TN in Oak Ridge, Knoxville to feature more than 80 free safety & health classes, sessions, demonstrations

Posted at 2:57 pm August 31, 2016
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Safety Fest TNThe Fifth Annual Safety Fest TN is scheduled for September 12-16 in Oak Ridge and Knoxville, and it will feature more than 80 free safety and health classes, sessions, and demonstrations. In addition to the free classes, a Safety Expo and Safety Demonstrations will take place on September 13 and 14, along with the “Secret City” Fire Officer Conference on September 14 and 15, a press release said.

The majority of the classes and sessions will be hosted by Consolidated Nuclear Security LLC, or CNS, at the New Hope Center at 602 Scarboro Road in Oak Ridge and Oak Ridge Associated Universities, or ORAU, at Pollard Technology Conference Center at 210 Badger Avenue in Oak Ridge. But classes are also being offered at seven other area locations including two in Knoxville, the press release said.

“It’s all about safety and health at work, at home and in the community,” said Michelle Keever, the Safety Fest TN class coordinator from URS | CH2M Oak Ridge LLC, or UCOR. “And what a community! In collaboration and with the irreplaceable help of United Steel Workers Local 9-288, we’re thrilled that 20 seniors at Sunbright School will receive OSHA 40-hour HAZWOPER training.” Sunbright is a one-campus pre-kindergarten through 12th-grade school located in rural Morgan County. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Front Page News, Oak Ridge, Top Stories, U.S. Department of Energy, Y-12 National Security Complex Tagged With: CNS, Consolidated Nuclear Security LLC, Dave Neubauer, J.J. Rochelle, Jenny Freeman, Joe Estey, Michelle Keever, New Hope Center, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, ORAU, Pollard Technology Conference Center, Pro2Serve, safety and health, safety demonstrations, Safety Expo, Safety Fest TN, Secret City Fire Officer Conference, Strata-G LLC, Tom Wantland, UCOR

Safety Fest TN scheduled September 12-16

Posted at 1:12 am August 11, 2016
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Safety at work, at home, and in the community! Why? Because accidents know no boundaries and safety shouldn’t either. It’s needed everywhere. Once a year, an event is held to promote safer workplaces, home-life, and communities by offering free safety and health classes to everyone. Last year, more than 850 workers from 79 cities in six states registered for the free classes.

For the fifth consecutive year, Safety Fest TN—partnering with numerous public, private, government, and nonprofit organizations—will host a week of safety and health classes, live demonstrations, a Safety Expo, and a community safety forum, all free of charge to everyone who registers. The event is scheduled for September 12-16 with classes in multiple locations in Oak Ridge and Knoxville.

Rosie Abrams organizes Safety Expo, a two-day trade show with booth space for up to 41 sponsors. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Front Page News, Oak Ridge Tagged With: Dave Neubauer, J.J. Rochelle, Jenny Freeman, Joe Estey, Michelle Keever, Rosie Abrams, Safety Expo, Safety Fest TN, safety forum, Tennessee Occupational Safety and Health Administration, TOSHA, World Class Safety

Expanded Safety Fest 2015 set for September

Posted at 12:16 am September 1, 2015
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Safer workplaces result in safer communities. Why? Because workers who learn safe practices on the job take them home and into their communities. In Oak Ridge, once a year, an event is held to ensure safer communities by offering free safety classes to anyone who registers.

For the fourth consecutive year, the Oak Ridge Business Safety Partnership, partnering with numerous businesses and organizations will host Safety Fest TN, a week of safety classes, live demonstrations, a Safety Expo, and a community safety forum—all free of charge.  The event is scheduled for September 14-18 with classes at six locations in Oak Ridge and Knoxville.

“This year’s Safety Fest TN is popping at the seams with classes, demonstrations, seminars, a Safety Expo, and a community brunch that celebrates safety,” said Jenny Freeman, chair of the ORBSP planning committee, which is responsible for organizing the event. “We’ve got something for everyone.”

One of the main events is a community safety forum with Joe Estey, a national safety specialist, who brings innovative solutions to potential safety challenges facing some of the country’s highest hazard and complex industries. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Front Page News, Oak Ridge, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: J.J. Rochelle, Jenny Freeman, Joe Estey, Oak Ridge Business Safety Partnership, ORBSP, Safety Expo, Safety Fest, Safety Fest TN, safety forum

Expanded Safety Fest 2015 set for September

Posted at 12:34 am August 20, 2015
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Safety Fest TN

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Safer workplaces result in safer communities. Why? Because workers who learn safe practices on the job take them home and into their communities. In Oak Ridge, once a year, an event is held to ensure safer communities by offering free safety classes to anyone who registers.

For the fourth consecutive year, the Oak Ridge Business Safety Partnership, or ORBSP, partnering with numerous businesses and organizations will host Safety Fest TN, a week of safety classes, live demonstrations, a Safety Expo, and a community safety forum—all free of charge. The event is scheduled for September 14-18, with classes at six locations in Oak Ridge and Knoxville.

“This year’s Safety Fest TN is popping at the seams with classes, demonstrations, seminars, a Safety Expo, and a community brunch that celebrates safety,” said Jenny Freeman, chair of the ORBSP planning committee, which is responsible for organizing the event. “We’ve got something for everyone.”

One of the main events is a community safety forum with Joe Estey, a national safety specialist, who brings innovative solutions to potential safety challenges facing some of the country’s highest hazard and complex industries. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Front Page News, Knoxville, Meetings and Events, Oak Ridge, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: J.J. Rochelle, Jenny Freeman, Joe Estey, Oak Ridge Business Safety Partnership, ORBSP, safety classes, Safety Expo, Safety Fest, Safety Fest TN, safety forum, World Class Safety

Safety Fest TN to feature free courses, demonstrations, workshops

Posted at 2:57 pm September 3, 2013
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

An annual safety training event in Oak Ridge next week is designed to help Tennessee become one of the safest places to work in the country, a press release said.

It’s Safety Fest TN, and it’s scheduled from Sept. 9-13 at the New Hope Center on Scarboro Road. The purpose is to provide free training to anyone wanting to work safer at work and at home, a press release said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Top Stories Tagged With: courses, demonstrations, Jenny Freeman, Joe Estey, New Hope Center, Safety Conscious Work Environment, Safety Expo, Safety Fest TN, safety training, Steve Hawkins, Tennessee Occupational Safety and Health Administration, workshops

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