Governor's Safety and Health Conference

Conference Program

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52nd Governor’s Safety & Health Conference

Tuesday Afternoon, October 24th

1200-1:00pm: Registration Opens

1:00-1:20: Opening Remarks/Honor Guard/Labor Commissioner Statement

1:20-2:20: Conference Keynote – Brenda Clark Hamilton – “You Got This”

2:20-2:50: Break/Vendors- Refreshments only

2:50-15:30: Iowa OSHA Update– Peggy Peterson, Bureau Chief, Iowa OSHA Consultation and Education

3:30-4:25: Cyber Risk Panel Discussion – Karen DeBartolo, Jim Hoflen, James Pray

4:30-6:00: Vendor Reception

Wednesday, October 25th

7:45-8:00: Morning Announcements

8:00-9:00: Morning Keynote: Bob Edwards – “Intro to Human and Organizational Performance”

9:05-10:05: Breakout Session 1

  1. Missouri OSHA Hazard Lab
  2. Don’t Get Stopped in Your Tracks – Steven Fry, Safety Superintendent, Northern Plains Rail Companies
  3. Avoiding Mistakes in Environmental Compliance: What to do when they happen – James Pray, J.D., Brown Winick Law Firm
  4. Occupational Health Nurse and the Safety Professional – Cristin Eichenberger and Michael Kloth

10:05-10:35:  Vendor Break

10:35-11:35: Breakout Session 2

  1. Intro to Learning Teams – Bob Edwards
  2. Don’t Get Buried Alive: Jerry Eslick, Professional Rescue Innovations
  3. Are you ready to publish your OSHA 300 Logs…You better get it right – Steve Flann
  4. Preventing Workplace Burnout: Nicholas D’Amico, MA, LMFT, COO, Covenant Family Solutions

11:40- 12:40: LUNCH/AWARDS/VENDORS 

12:45- 1:45: Breakout Session 3

  1. Achieving VPP from a Safety Professional’s Perspective – Robert Archibald, EHS Manager, Collins Aerospace
  2. The Ethics of Using Chatbots in OSH – Dr. Thomas Peters, Faculty, University of Iowa College of Public Health
  3. Say THIS, Not THAT – Brenda Clark Hamilton
  4. Recent Case Law Updates and Analysis of the Iowa Workers Compensation System Post 2017 Legislative Changes– Ben Merrill, J.D. Brown Winnick Law Firm

1:45-2:05: VENDOR BREAK 

2:05-3:05 Breakout Session 4

  1. Preventing Your Worst Day from Occurring – Joe Melton, VP of Industry Services, MBI
  2. Making Prequalification Easy and Painless – David Bougger, Corporate Safety Manager, Waldinger Corp.
  3. Mental Health First Aid as a workplace safety, well-being, and culture strategy: Megan Hammes, MS, MCHES Owner/Founder, Hammes Homestead and Consulting

3:10-4:10: Closing Keynote: The Psychology of Caring for Workplace Injuries: Science of Benefits Extend Beyond the Injured Human – Dr. Claire Muselman, CM Advertising

4:10-4:30: Closing Statements/Announcements/Drawings