Animal Ag Environmental Sustainability Summit – January 26-27 at IPE

The Animal Agriculture Environmental Sustainability Summit will be held January 26-27, 2010 in Room A-411 of the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta during the International Poultry Expo. On Tuesday afternoon learn the basics, the building blocks of a successful sustainability program as well as hear how John Vrieze, a Wisconsin diary producer, and Tom Clemens of Hatfield Quality Meats developed and communicated their programs. On Wednesday morning Larry Pope, CEO of Smithfield Foods, will keynote a discussion of the importance of corporate sustainability efforts. Also on Wednesday’s program are Christian Richter of The Policy Group and Suzy Friedman of The Environmental Defense Fund giving the Washington and the environmental group perspectives. Admission to the Summit is included with your IPE registration. Take a look at the complete agenda and don’t miss this exciting program!

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Plan to attend Machine Guarding workshop at IPE

On January 28, 2010 Paul Schlumper of Georgia Tech Research Institute and Ed Foulke, a partner with Fisher & Phillips LLP and a former Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA, will present a workshop on machine guarding and equipment safety. The workshop will focus on hazard identification, avoidance and control and on OSHA’s approach to enforcement. The workshop is geared for plant management, engineering, maintenance and safety personnel. It will be held in Room A-405 of the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta from 9-11 AM. If your company is a member of U.S. Poultry & Egg Association or AFIA and is actively producing eggs, poultry meat or feed, you are eligible for a complimentary registration to the International Poultry Expo by completing the online registration (www.ipe10.org) before January 8, 2010.

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Do Your 'Team Leaders' Have the Same Harassment-Reporting Duties as Your Supervisors?

Supervisors and managers MUST report harassment to senior management. What about the reporting obligations of your team leaders or leads, those employees who have more responsibilities than most other employees but less than actual members of management? Are they trained like managers to report suspected harassment?

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Cell Phone Driving Laws

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), at any given time, more than ten million drivers in the United States are talking on cell phones. In response to safety concerns some states have banned certain types of cell phone use while driving, such as handheld cell phone use, use of wireless phones by bus drivers, novice or juvenile drivers, or even texting. Are you aware of the specific laws that govern your state?

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Employment Law 2009 in Review... and a Look Forward

With a new president comes new laws. The following is a brief review, provided by Jackson Lewis, of significant 2009 workplace law developments. Although a complete list of the laws is beyond the scope of this summary, hopefully this review will assist you.

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COBRA Subsidy Eligibility Extended by Two Months

On December 16, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a provision that extends the eligibility date for the COBRA premium subsidy through February 28, 2010. The extension was authorized by a provision in the 2010 Defense Appropriations Act (Act). The bill now goes to the Senate. Employers subject to state “mini-COBRA” laws will need to monitor developments under applicable state law to see how their state reacts to the changes made by the Act.

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Educational Opportunities at IPE 2010 - - - January 25-29, 2010

International Poultry Scientific Forum
Pet Food Conference
Animal Agriculture Environmental Sustainability Summit
USPOULTRY Education Program – "Animal Ag Under Attack"
AFIA International Feed Education Program
FSIS Noncompliance Record Workshop
Equipment Safety - Machine Guarding Workshop
Nutrient Management Plan Workshop
Market Intelligence Forum

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