Wednesday, April 24, 2024

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8:00 am - Registration and Exhibits Open

9:00 am - Opening Keynote and Annual Meeting

9:00 - 10:15 am - General Session/Keynote -
"The Bridge to Excellence: Building Capacity for Sustainable Performance"
Shawn Galloway - Chief Executive Officer - ProAct Safety, Inc.

10:15 - 11:00 am - Networking break with Exhibitors

11:00 - 11:45 am | Breakout Sessions 1

(choose one session to attend)

1A: Emergency Action Plan - Your Pathway Forward
Michael Mulherin - Owner & President - Informmics, LLC - North Liberty, IA
1B: How Wearable Safety Tech Enhances HOP Initiatives While Reducing Incidents & Claims!
Tom West - Vice President - MakuSafe - West Des Moines, IA
1C: Industrial Hygiene & Safety
James Baxter - Environmental Group Manager/Sr. Project Manager - Terracon Consultants, Inc. - Bettendorf, IA
1D: OSHA Update
Brian Bothast - Safety & Occupational Health Specialist - U.S. Dept of Labor, OSHA - Peoria, IL
1E: Benchmarking, How Do You Measure Up?
Carl Vass - EHS Consultant - Falcon Safety Group - Danville, IA

12:00 pm - 12:45 pm | Breakout Sessions 2

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2A: How Situational Awareness Impacts Safety
Cadrien Livingston - Regional Safety Manager - Viterra - Hubbard, NE
2B: Smart Safety Solutions: How to Enhance EHS with Microsoft Power Platform
Linden Terpstra, CPS - CEO/Founder - EHS Support Source - Cedar Falls, IA
2C: Exploring HOP Principles Through a SIF Prevention Lens

Lisa Brooks - Owner, ergoHOP, LLC - Bettendorf, IA
2D: IISC Safety Awards Overview
Brian Bothast - Safety & Occupational Health Specialist - U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA - Peoria, IL
2E: Current RCRA Hazardous Waste Trends and Regulatory Updates
Andrew Ewald - Senior Consultant & Business Development - Trinity Consultants - West Des Moines, IA

12:45 - 2:00 pm - Lunch and time with the Exhibitors

2:00 - 2:45 pm | Breakout Sessions 3

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3A: Improving Your Safety Culture
Corwyn P Sperry - Health & Safety Manager - Sterling Steel Company, LLC - LeClaire, IA
3B: Using Safety to Create Stability in Uncertain Times
Zach Finn, MSM, ARM, AINS, HACCP - Director, Risk Management & Crisis Response - Henriott Group, Inc. - West Layfayette, IN
3C: Critical Steps - Managing Work That Cannot Go Wrong
Lisa Brooks - Owner - ergoHOP, LLC - Bettendorf, IA
3D: Improving Your Lockout and Confined Space Entry Program
Brian Bothast - Safety & Occupational Health Specialist - U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA - Peoria, IL
3E: Generate, Curate, Disseminate: Pairing Artificial Intelligence with Expert Intelligence to Lower Risk
Andrew Lang - Founder/CEO - Omega Notes - State College, PA

2:45 - 3:15 pm - Break w/Exhibitors

3:15 - 4:00 pm | Breakout Sessions 4

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4A: Active Threat Preparedness
Drew Moldenhauer - Owner and Master Instructor & Rich Webb - Owner and Master Instructor - Blue Ethos Specialized Training - Elk River, MN
4B: Safety Through AI Analytics
Ram Kumar - CRO - SIERA.AI - Austin, TX
4C: Infectious Disease: It’s Not Just COVID
George Gruetzmacher - Industrial Hygiene Engineer / Scientist - WI State Laboratory of Hygiene - UW Madison - Madison, WI
4D: Understanding the Basics to NFPA 70E and Updates in 2024