NTSP History International Telecommunications Safety Conference

St. Louis, Missouri

September 13, 2005Chuck Hill, Former Chair National Telecommunications Safety Panel

Retired SBC

Chronology

• Mid 1960’s “Bell System Safety Council”

• 1970                     First recorded “Coordinator”

• December 29, 1970– Occupational Safety and Health Act

• 1974 U.S. Congress directive

Chronology (continued)• March 26, 1975 29 CFR 1910.268

• January 1, 1984 Divestiture of the Bell System

• June 1, 1984BellCore created Regional Bell Operating Companies

• September, 1985– First annual Telecommunications Conference

Chronology (continued)

• January 1, 1986 BellCore dissolved

• September, 1989– First conference with international delegates

• 1998 Safety panel name changed to NTSP

Recent Conference Hosts• YEAR LOCATION HOST COMPANY• 1996 Las Vegas, NV Sprint• 1997 Atlanta, GA Bell South• 1998 Indianapolis, IN Ameritech• 1999 Mesa, AZ AT&T• 2000 San Diego, CA Pacific Bell• 2001 Providence, RI Verizon• 2002 Las Vegas. NV Sprint• 2003 Marietta, GA Bell South &

Cingular• 2004 Golden, CO Qwest• 2005 St. Louis, MO SBC