Welcome to Safety Fest of the Great Northwest 2013. January 22-25, 2013

We are very proud to announce that this year you will have a total of 66 different classes during the 4 day conference. We also have new Founding Partners joining Safety Fest this year that greatly expands the class opportunities with a number of new classes now being offered at a number of locations. Safety Fest has grown significantly in both the number of classes offered and number of attendees since it began in Boise in 2005 and this year we have a lot of new classes plus many of our popular previous classes:

• The Opening Ceremony which will start at 7:30am on Tuesday will focus on personal aspects of Safety and Health including distracted driving and workplace violence.
• The always popular Trade Show and Vendor Bingo will be Tuesday and Wednesday.
• We'll be offering a 2½ -day Competent Person Class on Permit Required Confined Space starting on Wednesday January 23. You must attend all 3 days of the class.
• The HEOSI School will be teaching Heavy Equipment training for 4 hours on either Tuesday or Wednesday plus two Forklift Operator classes on Thursday.
• The 8 Hour Trenching and Excavation class will be offered again at United Water on either Wednesday or Thursday.
• This year a class on respirator use and fit testing will be offered by MSA in partnership with St. Luke's Medical that will allow you to be fit tested for respirator use-requires submittal of a medical questionnaire for physician approval prior to the class and you get to keep the respirator!
• There will be multiple First Aid/CPR classes including 1 in Spanish.
• Certification classes for Flagger Training, HAZWOPER Refresher, EPA Certified Renovator and MSHA Annual Refresher will be available.
• New topics added on Basic Management Techniques, Logging Safety, Drill Rig Safety, and Sustainability Business Practices expand the stretch of safety topics offered.
• Also new this year are multiple 1 hour training classes using a snow-plow simulator.

The biggest change this year though is the expansion of the Safety Fest to include personal health topics-after all working safely also means working healthy. The Quit with Nancy™ 8 hour class for Tobacco Cessation will be offered on Wednesday. Over 10,000 people have taken this class and this year, you or someone you know, has the opportunity to take the class for free and bring a positive change to your health. Plus, we will be offering Skin Cancer screenings, a Comprehensive Men's Health Screening (PSA, cholesterol, triglycerides, and glucose testing), and a Mobile Mammogram Unit as services to attendees or their family members- you still have to sign up for these services on the registration web site (walk ins may be accepted as available) but they are free and confidential, so add them to your classes and take advantage of this community service provided by our newest partners.

To sign up for the Men's Health Screening please go to www.workforcehealth.com, enter the password Safetyfest and complete the confidential questionnaire and select your appointment time. To sign up for the Mobile Mammogram e-mail Margaret (margaret.phelps@urs.com) with your name, birth date, phone number and time you want to sign up for (appointments are every 15 minutes between 9:00am-4:30pm on either Wednesday or Thursday).

Over the last 7 years, we are excited for the new classes and increased attendance and this year our new Health Care providers have greatly expanded this event. But, the one thing that has not changed is the price - it is still free and it's easy to register for classes.

To avoid confusion please register only once. If you need to change your registration please email Margaret.Phelps@urs.com. And please don't be a "No Show".