International Safety Equipment Association (ISEA) will be holding a roundtable Aug. 21, 2012, in Arlington, VA, in which experts will discuss their perspectives and examine the challenges of confined space worker safety. The event is free, but registration is required by July 20.
Panelists will include OSHA's Sherman Williamson; Willam "Chico" McGill, of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers; Jim Thornton, Newport News Shipbuilding's safety chief; marine chemist Ken Congleton; and confined space experts from ISEA members Honeywell Analytics, Mine Safety Appliance Co. and Scott Safety. ISEA President Dan Shipp will pose a series of questions for each panelist to address on various safety challenges of confined space entry.
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