A message from the Georgia DOL regards the 2009 October SHE Conference:

As most companies struggle and some companies fail during these tough economic times, it is more important than ever for everyone to concentrate on saving dollars and jobs. Rather than a general decrease your efforts and expenditures toward protecting your workers and facilities, it is much wiser and more practical to gain knowledge in cost saving measures, network with other experts and make each dollar spent return to you in greater savings and effectiveness. An investment of time and treasure should ultimately improve your bottom line, improve the efficiency and moral of your workers and help in the cost effective production of a quality product or service.

As good stewards of the time and treasure entrusted to us, the Georgia Safety, Health and Environmental Conference and the Georgia Employer Committee Annual State Conference have been combined this year. This combination results in an event of major importance for anyone involved in Safety, Human Resources, Health, Workers' Compensation, Risk Management, Environmental, Transportation, Wellness, Industrial Hygiene, Security, Product Distribution, Emergency Planning and more. With over 70 sessions, including OSHA 10 in General Industry and Construction, this conference will provide attendees an outstanding opportunity to choose sessions of maximum benefit to you and your employer. Please share this email with others who may not receive it over the Project Safe Georgia network.

If you are not familiar with the Georgia Employer Committee, please visit their website

http://ga-ec.com/  Employer Committee members are your neighbors and in many cases they work within your own company.

We have not cut back on service or substance. You will see even more improvements and initiatives over past years, even while we have held the line of your registration fees. I encourage you to look over the registration booklet which you may receive in the mail in the next few days. Remember, if you haven't applied for the Award of Excellence, do it right away. The AOE application is found on www.georgiaconference.org . We must receive this before you can be considered for a conference award. Conference award applications will be mailed to AOE recipients on August 1, 2009.

For more inclusive information on conference content and activities, you may open the 24 page Registration Booklet. Be sure to view General and Concurrent Sessions and Speakers, the Agenda, Continuing Education Units, Marriott facts and information on our team building and networking  activities including the Golf Tournament and Silent Auction to benefit Kids' Chance, the Karaoke Contest and the 5K Walk/Run.

This combined conference will definitely be a great experience!

Click the link to open the booklet and let me know if you have questions. JWM

http://www.georgiaec.com/pdf/2009conference/registrationform.pdf