Governor's Safety and Health Conference

Conference Program

2023 Tentative schedule: 

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

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

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

3:30-4:25: Cyber Risk Panel Discussion-

4:30-6:00: Vendor Reception

Wednesday, October 25th

7:45-8:00: Morning Announcements

8:00-9:00: Morning Keynote:

9:05-10:05: Breakout Session 1

  1. Missouri OSHA Hazard Lab
  2. Don’t Get Stopped in Your Tracks; Steven Fry, Safety Superintendant, 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. The Importance of Hydration

10:05-10:35:  Vendor Break

10:35-11:35: Breakout Session 2

  1. Incident Investigation: Bob Edwards
  2. Don’t Get Buried Alive: Jerry Eslick, Professional Rescue Innovations
  3. Effective Management of Permits:
  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. The Occupational Health Nurse and the Safety Professional: Cristin Eichenberger, MSN, COHN-S, Koch Industries and Michael Kloth, Safety Program Specialist, POET LLC

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