Wednesday, April 23, 2025

 

Tuesday   |   Wednesday   |   Thursday 

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Sessions may change without notice.

 

8:00 am - Registration and Exhibits Open

9:00 am - Opening Keynote and Annual Meeting

 
   9:00 - 10:15 am - General Session/Keynote -
   "Leading with Intention: Empowering Safety from Leadership to the Field"
    Dr. Claire Muselman - Inspirational Thought Leader

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

 

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

     (choose one session to attend)
                                               
  • 1A: A Winning Safety Game - Marc McClure vs. Gary Higbee
    Marc McClure - Riskill / Gary Higbee - Higbee & Associates
  • 1B:Navigating New EPA Facility Response Plan Requirements; Key Insights for Compliance and Preparedness
    Misty Sinclair - Trinity Consultants
  • Opioid Overdose Prevention and Naloxone Administration
    Kelsey Montross - University of Iowa Addiction and Recovery Collaborative
  • 1D: ANSI Z359.14-2021 Standard Update and How it Applies to SRL’s and PFL’s
    Brian Sebastian - Safety Distribution Services, LLC
  • 1E: Building and Executing an Effective Auditing Program
    Ryan Kluss - Stantec

 

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

     (choose one session to attend) 
  • 2A: Beyond Compliance: Inspiring Safety Through Leadership
    Michael Mulherin - Informmics LLC / Karen Schumacher - Crescendo Leadership Development
  • 2B: NFPA 70E (2024) - Emphasis on Equipment Maintenance and PPE Best Practices Mitigate the Consequences of Human Error
    Scott Francis - Westex: A Milliken Brand
  • 2C: Keeping Workers Safe - The First 90 Days

    Larry Pearlman - SafeStart

  • 2D: OSHA Inspections in 2025
     Brian Bothast - U.S. Dept of Labor - OSHA
  • 2E: Bad Vibes and Painful Impact injury Prevention
    Jason McMeen - Impacto Protective Products

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

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

    (choose one session to attend)
  • 3A: Want the Truth about Safety Culture... Just Ask
    Brian Corbett - CSL Behring
  • 3B: How Wearables, AI, & Machine Learning Can Supercharge 
    Your Safety Program 
    Tom West - MakuSafe Wearable Tech
  • 3C: The Magic of Turning a List of Deficiencies into a List of Management Recommendations
    George Gruetzmacher - Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene
  • 3D: Understanding the Basics of NFPA 70E and Updates in 2024
    Kam Alipour - Cintas Corporation
  • 3E: Managing Common Workplace Environmental Hazards: Strategies for EHS Professional at All Levels
    Chris Nickell & Colton Page - Holmes Murphy

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


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

    (choose one session to attend) 
  • 4A: Safety Incentives - The Good, The Bad, The Illegal
    Sheri Saskowski - Wyffels Hybrids
  • 4B: Elevate Forklift Safety Standards with AI: Intelligent Deceleration to Mitigate Accident Risks
    Ram Kumar - SIERA.AI
  • 4C: More Stretching, Less Stressing!
    Mindy Oxenford - Clarke University
  • 4D: Learning Teams - A New Way to Review Incidents
    • Tony Engberg - Alliant Energy
  • 4E: Disaster Response: A Building Environmental Sciences (BES) Perspective on Planning, Response, and Recovery
    James Baxter - Terracon Consultants, Inc.

4:00 - 5:00 pm - Networking Reception
 Networking, drinks and snacks | Door prize drawings | Social time w/exhibitors