Past Annual Meetings

Year
Date
Location
Featured Presentations
2008  Oct 16, 2008  Opryland Nashville, TN Will be Hosted at The Radisson Market Square.
2007  October 25, 2007  Opryland Nashville, TN Hosted at the Radisson Hotel
2006  October 12, 2006  Myrtle Beach, S.C. Hosted at the Embassy Suites at Kingston Plantation.
2005 Thursday, September 15, 2005 Las Vegas, NV "Contact Voltage Meter Regulations and Testing Procedures" (Jeff Moris of Salisbury), "In-Service Testing of Personal Protective Grounds" (Huel Gunter of White Rubber), "Transmission & Substation Personnel Safety Ground Testing" (Shashi Patel & Frank Lamber of Georgia Tech & John Miller of Skarshaug Testing Lab).
2004 Thursday, September 30, 2004 Vancouver, BC
2003 Thursday, September 18, 2003 Orlando, FL
2002 Meeting Cancelled Due to huricane.    
2001 Thursday, March 14, 2002
(Rescheduled from Fall '01)
 Pittsburgh, PA "Glove Manufacturing Methods in Compliance with ASTM D-120" by Joe Krocheski & Vladimir Ostrovsky. "ANSI/SIA A92.2 Sept. 2001 Revision" by Fred H. von Herrmann, P.E.
2000 Friday, September 8, 2000 Albuquerque, NM "Portable Grounding Equipment--Basic Equipment Design per ASTM F855" by Huel Gunter, "Special Salisbury Presentation" by V. Ostrovsky, and "Testing of Portable Ground Sets--Equipment & Procedures" by Ross Bender.
1999 Monday, November 8, 1999 Miami, FL "Effects of Ozone on Rubber Products" presented by Tom Kulp of North Safety; "Testing of Repaired Plastic Guard Equipment" by Randy Shipley of Arnett Testing Laboratory; and "Report and Test Procedure Writing." Florida Power and Light also gave a presentation and guided tour of their Laboratory.
1999 Friday, September 17, 1999 Ft. Lauderdale, FL This meeting, was canceled due to Hurricane Floyd, and rescheduled for Miami on November 8, 1999.
1998 Monday, October 5, 1998 Norfolk, VA The Use of HFEs and PFCs as Replacement for CFCs in Sleeve Testing; Vertrel and the Hammock Test Method in Sleeve Testing; Acoustic Emission Testing of Insulated Aerial Personnel Devices & Digger Derricks
1997 Friday, September 26, 1997 Reno, NV DuPont and 3-M Chemical Co. present options for substitute fluids for freon use in sleeve testing. Presentation of alternate equipment for cleaning rubber products.
1996 Friday, September 13, 1996 San Diego, CA Tour of San Diego Gas & Electric Test Laboratory, presentation on testing of personal protective grounds, update on EPRI project on Molded gloves, Alpha Software presentation on asset tracking and inventory control software for labs.
1995 September 29-30, 1995 Houston, TX Freon Substitutes for Sleeve Testing; Hot-Stick Testing per OSHA 1910.269;
1994 September 23-24, 1994 North Myrtle Beach, SC Automated Test Equipment; FED/OSHA 29CRF 1910; Sleeve Test Methods; Cleaning, Washing, and Drying of Rubber Goods; Insurance & ADA
1993 October 1-2, 1993 Scottsdale, AZ Testing Low-voltage Gloves; ANSI A 92.2; EPA Clean Air Concerns; Systematic Hazard Analysis; Insurance & the ADA
1992 April 24-25, 1992 Memphis, TN Automated Test Equipment, Dry-test Method for Sleeves, Alternate Rubber Goods ID Methods.
1991 March 15-16, 1991 Baltimore, MD History of Sleeve Test Methods; Alternate Sleeve Test Methods; Update of NESC, NFPA, and OSHA Regulations; Update on ANSI A92.2 Standard for Vehicle-Mounted Elevating and Rotating Aerial Devices.
1990 March 30-31, 1990 New Orleans, LA OSHA Inspections; New Developments in Temporary Grounding of Energized Conductors; Line Hose Testing; OSHA Standards; Protecting Equipment & Tools; New Developments from Rubber Goods Manufacturers; Insurance
1989 March 13-14, 1989 Charlotte, NC Liability Insurance; Testing of Rubber Gloves & Sleeves; Hot Line Tools; 15-kv Gloving; Rubber Blanket Testing; Aerial Device Testing