College of Public Health to Host Occupational Safety Meeting

LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 12, 2015) — The Central Appalachian Regional Education and Research Center, housed at the University of Kentucky College of Public Health, will host the fourth annual meeting of the Southeastern States Occupational Network (SouthON) on April 16-17 at the Hilton in downtown Lexington. 

The event features presentations from occupational injury and illness experts from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), in addition to other worker groups and organizations within the southeast region.

Discussions during the meeting will address topics such as worker safety interventions, occupational fatality surveillance, Ebola and emergency responder health monitoring, heat-related illnesses and more. There is no registration fee for the two-day meeting. Excursions are also planned before and after the event for those who wish to participate at their own cost.

For more information and online registration, visit SouthON 2015 Registration. Please call (859) 323-6836 with any questions.

MEDIA CONTACT: Sarah Noble, sarah.noble@uky.edu