Local Emergency Planning Committee Offers Free Training in Emergency Response, Safety, Environmental Issues

9/7/2006

Business owners, educators, public safety professionals and many others will have the opportunity to learn about important environmental, safety and emergency response issues that affect them -- including information on terrorism, hazardous materials response and management; and infrastructure systems protection – at an upcoming free conference on February 1 in Raleigh.

The Business Environmental and Safety Training (BEST) Conference will be held at the Andrews Conference Center at WakeMed, 3024 New Bern Ave., on Tuesday, Feb. 1, from 8:45 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Conference registration, parking and lunch are free. Attendee sign-in and vendor exhibitions begin at 7:30 a.m.

This event is presented by the Wake County Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC), with assistance from the Emergency Management Division of Wake County Public Safety.

The Conference is designed for personnel from industries, small businesses, public safety agencies, educational institutions, state agencies and professional organizations who wish to learn about topics such as planning for severe weather, agricultural terrorism, infectious disease response and hazardous waste management. Four tracks will be offered as concurrent workshops: Public Safety, Regulatory, Emergency Planning and Emergency Response in the Workplace. Vendors from around the region are expected to display their products during the conference.

In addition to the LEPC, major event sponsors include Tyco Healthcare/Mallinckrodt, Progress Energy, HEPACO, Inc., and WakeMed.

Please visit the LEPC Web site at www.co.wake.nc.us/lepc for conference registration and further information or contact Wake County Emergency Management at (919) 856-6480.

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