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
- Missouri OSHA Hazard Lab
- Don’t Get Stopped in Your Tracks; Steven Fry, Safety Superintendant, Northern Plains Rail Companies
- Avoiding Mistakes in Environmental Compliance: What to do when they happen. James Pray, J.D., Brown Winick Law Firm
- The Importance of Hydration
10:05-10:35: Vendor Break
10:35-11:35: Breakout Session 2
- Incident Investigation: Bob Edwards
- Don’t Get Buried Alive: Jerry Eslick, Professional Rescue Innovations
- Effective Management of Permits:
- 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
- Achieving VPP from a Safety Professional’s Perspective; Robert Archibald, EHS Manager, Collins Aerospace
- The Ethics of Using Chatbots in OSH; Dr. Thomas Peters, Faculty, University of Iowa College of Public Health
- Say THIS, Not THAT: Brenda Clark Hamilton
- 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
- Preventing Your Worst Day from Occurring: Joe Melton, VP of Industry Services, MBI
- Making Prequalification Easy and Painless; David Bougger, Corporate Safety Manager, Waldinger Corp.
- 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