The Arkansas Department of Labor recently announced the schedule of health conferences for 2010.
The agency schedules annual worker safety conferences. There are separate conferences for public and private employers. The conferences focus on worker safety and compliance including improving safety for teen workers. Initial findings show that fatal workplace accidents were down in 2009, due in part to increased safety awareness by employers, including those who attended conferences.
For private employers including businesses, the first 2010 Arkansas Safety and Health Conferences was held on February 25 in Little Rock. Additional conferences will be held in Pine Bluff on March 25, in Russellville on May 6 and in Ft. Smith on May 12.
For the summer, Arkansas Health Conferences are scheduled in West Memphis on June 10, El Dorado on July 22, Bentonville on August 12 and in Ashdown on August 19.
Fall conferences are scheduled in Jonesboro on September 9, in Batesville on October 7, and in Hope on October 14. The final conference of the year for private employers is in Blytheville on October 28. Contact Judy Harwell at 501-682-9092 to register, or for more information on conferences for private employers.
For public employers including state and municipal government agencies, 10 Health Conferences are scheduled. They will take place in Johnson on March 10, in Hot Sprints on March 18, in West Memphis on March 22, in Dermott on April 8 and in Jonesboro on May 19.
Summer conferences for employers in the public sector will be held in Mena on June 17, and in Bella Vista on August 5. In the fall, conferences will be held in hope on September 9, in Forth Smith on September 22 and in North Little Rock on October 20.
Contact Kevin Looney at 501-682-4521 for information concerning the Public Sector Conferences.