Schedule

8:00am – 8:30am
Coffee and Networking
8:30am – 10:00am
Session:
M1
I'm a LQG now what?
Laurel Flythe
Speaker
Session:
M2
Climate Health and Sustainability 101
Cyndy Klein-Banai & Dr. Sheetal Khedkar Rao, MD
Speaker
Session:
M3
Use of Virtual Reality in Machine Safety Trainings
Chris Gerges
Speaker
Session:
M4
First-Year Advantage: Reducing Risks for New Employees
Gene T. Mattis
Speaker
Session:
M5
Spill Response Training
David Osadjan
Speaker
10:15am – 11:45am
Session:
M6
Working with Work Comp
Don Phillips
Speaker
Session:
M7
New Era of Sustainability Programs
Catherine Hurley
Speaker
Session:
M8
IH Fundamentals You Can Use
Julie Hanebuth
Speaker
Session:
M9
Cinderfella: Three Decades as a Remote Worker!
Tim Pottorff
Speaker
Session:
M10
Protect Yourself and Your Employees: Workplace Violence Prevention
Brandon Grodsky
Speaker
11:50am – 1:00pm
Lunch Break
1:15pm – 2:45pm
Session:
M11
Harnessing Feminine Strength for Workplace Success
Jennifer Bugajsky
Speaker
Session:
M12
Why do I need ISO50001 when I'm ISO14001?
Laurel Flythe
Speaker
Session:
M13
Illinois Workers' Compensation Crash Course
Tim O’Gorman
Speaker
Session:
M14
Introduction to Combustible Dust Hazards and the new NFPA 660
Ashok Ghose Dastidar
Speaker
Session:
M15
Crane Safety from the Ground Up
David Wessin & Michael Walsh
Speaker
3:00pm – 4:30pm
Session:
M16
New Hire Safety Orientation: 8 Practical ways to make it effective, impactful, stick and yes fun
Jean Ndana
Speaker
Session:
M17
Psychological Safety as Structural Safety: Rethinking Workplace Standards
Rupinder K Legha, MD
Speaker
Session:
M13
Illinois Workers' Compensation Crash Course
Tim O’Gorman
Speaker
Session:
M14
Introduction to Combustible Dust Hazards and the new NFPA 660
Ashok Ghose Dastidar
Speaker
8:00am – 8:30am
Coffee and Networking
8:30am – 10:00am
Session:
T1
Speaker
10:15am – 11:45am
Session:
T2
'Dig-in' on OSHA's National Emphasis Program (NEP) for Trenching and Excavation Safety.
Emil Szotko
Speaker
Session:
T3
Managing Steel Erection in Construction
Greg Marquez & Brittany Selin
Speaker
Session:
T4
The Psychology of Choice: How Perspectives Shape Decisions
Scott W. Stephens
Speaker
Session:
T5
USACE Project Safety-How to Succeed
Mark L. Bernhard, CHST
Speaker
Session:
T6
Survival in a Violent Situation: Active Shooter Training
Brandon Grodsky
Speaker
Session:
T7
Budget Friendly Way to share audit results
Matthew Springer
Speaker
11:50am – 1:00pm
Lunch Break in Exhibit Hall
1:15pm – 2:45pm
Session:
T8
You Can Count On Me!
Dan Comiskey
Speaker
Session:
T9
Big, Mean Trichlorethylene: the TSCA ban
Matthew Halm
Speaker
Session:
T10
Let's get Drastic with Microplastic
Katie Hoyt, PE, PhD
Speaker
Session:
T11
Safe 4 the Right Reasons
Dale Lesinski
Speaker
Session:
T12
The OSHA Explorer - Tips and Tricks for Information on the OSHA Website
Todd Loushine
Speaker
Session:
T7
Budget Friendly Way to share audit results
Matthew Springer
Speaker
3:00pm – 4:30pm
Session:
T13
Blueprint for a successful Disposal/ Recycling event
Catherine Hurley & Bob Leppink
Speaker
Session:
T14
Kaizen + Ergonomics: Safer Work, Better Results
Jeffrey Smagacz
Speaker
Session:
T15
Validating OSHA's Proposed Heat Stress Acclimatization Schedule
Rod Harvey
Speaker
Session:
T16
First Responders Shouldn’t Be Last--for Ergonomics & Safety
Tim Pottorff
Speaker
Session:
T17
The OSHA Explorer - Tips and Tricks for Information on the OSHA Website
Todd Loushine
Speaker
8:00am – 8:30am
Coffee and Networking
8:30am – 10:00am
Session:
W1
Deposed to the Stand: Are You Defended?
Don Phillips & Brian Rosenblatt
Speaker
Session:
W2
Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze?
Sally J. Smart
Speaker
Session:
W3
Industrial Hygiene Assessment and Decision Making
Joseph Lohkamp
Speaker
Session:
W4
Fall Protection Solutions in Construction
Mitch Lovejoy & Brittany Selin
Speaker
Session:
W5
Understanding Healthcare Strategy in just 4 moves
Donovan Ryckis
Speaker
10:15am – 11:45am
Session:
W6
Protect Yourself and Your Employees: Workplace Violence Prevention
Brandon Grodsky
Speaker
Session:
W7
Improving Safety Outcomes: Construction Safety Training as a Leading Indicator
Robert Evangelisti, P.E., CEA, CHMM, CSP
Speaker
Session:
W8
Illinois Workers' Compensation Crash Course
Tim O’Gorman
Speaker
Session:
W9
The Struggle is Real: Safety and the Mind
Marie Dinwiddie
Speaker
Session:
W10
Big, Mean Trichlorethylene: the TSCA ban
Matthew Halm
Speaker
11:50am – 1:00pm
Lunch Break in Exhibit Hall
1:15pm – 2:45pm
Session:
W11
Win The Day: 7 Habits to Achieve Optimal Mental Health
Michael Towers
Speaker
Session:
W12
Annual RCRA Hazardous Waste Refresher
Martin Hamper
Speaker
Session:
W13
Facility Water Systems Safety and Legionella
Salvatore Cali
Speaker
Session:
W14
The Struggle is Real: Safety and the Mind-Marie Dinwiddie
Robert Evangelisti, P.E., CEA, CHMM, CSP
Speaker
Session:
W15
TSCA: EPA Chemical Risk Assessments for Worker Exposure
Joseph Lohkamp & Kevin Aikman
Speaker
3:00pm – 4:30pm
Session:
W16
Want to change behaviors? Try behavioral economics
Kevin Rader
Speaker
Session:
W17
Storm Ready: Mastering Industrial Stormwater Compliance in Illinois
Lila Frick
Speaker
Session:
W18
Construction Safety Training As A Leading Indicator
Robert Evangelisti & Shoji Nakayama
Speaker
Session:
W19
Building Safer Workplaces Through Early Intervention
Kim Cecchi
Speaker