Conference on Worker Safety, Human Resources and the Environment
Wednesday,
March 9, 2011
Opening General Session: "The Winners Edge"
Bruce Boguski
Worker Safety Track
OSHA Regulatory Update (Worker Safety and Human Resources Joint Session)
Neil Wasser, Partner, Constangy, Brooks & Smith, LLP
Accidents and Near Misses: Case Studies
Paul Rutledge, EHSS Director, Johnsonville Sausage, LLC
Tom Young, Corporate Safety Director, John Morrell & Co.
Proactive Safety Programs: Case Study
Ken Wengert, Director, Safety & Environment, Kraft Foods, Inc.
Managing Worker Safety Costs (Work Safety and Human Resources Joint Session)
Kevin Boteler, CSP, Senior Vice President, Marsh Risk Consulting
Randi Urkov, Marsh Claims Consulting
Advanced Machine Guarding
Ray Butler, Principal Consultant, Butler Professional Services
Ammonia Release Response (Worker Safety and Environment Joint Session)
Kim Dirks, Senior Director EHS Services, Tyson Foods, Inc.
Gary Walters, Corporate Safety Director, Smithfield Foods, Inc.
Human Resources Track
OSHA Regulatory Update (Joint Worker Safety and Human Resources Session)
Neil Wasser, Partner, Constangy, Brooks & Smith, LLP
Health Care Reform: What You Need to Know About the Changed Ahead
Michael Paton, Partner, Barnes and Thornburg, LLP
Connect the Dots: The I-9 Form
Mark Reed, Founder, Border Management Strategies, LLC
Managing Worker Safety Costs (Work Safety and Human Resources Joint Session)
Kevin Boteler, CSP, Senior Vice President, Marsh Risk Consulting
Randi Urkov, Marsh Claims Consulting
Family Medical Leave Act Update
Sue K. Willman, JD, SPHR, Spencer Fane Britt & Browne LLP
American's with Disabilities Act Update
Sue K. Willman, JD, SPHR, Spencer Fane Britt & Browne LLP
Environmental Track
Regulatory and Legislative Update for the Environment
Thomas J. Grever, Partner, Shook, Hardy, & Bacon LLP
TMDL Update
Tabatha Adkins, TMDL Coordinator, US EPA Region 7
TMDL Update: Chesapeake Bay
Adrienne Nemura, P.E., Vice President, LimnoTech
Case Studies in Nitrogen Removal
Bill McAllister, Project Manager, Burns & McDonnell Engineering and Construction
Case Studies in Phosphorous Removal
Bill McAllister, Project Manager, Burns & McDonnell Engineering and Construction
Air Emissions: What did the national study tell us?
Al Heber, Ph.D., Professor in Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Purdue University
Reduction Technologies: Scrubber Opacity Issues
Eric Lassalle, Director of Energy Initiatives, Smithfield Foods, Inc.
Reduction Technologies: Singers Heat Recovery
Paul Gomes, Environmental and Regulatory Compliance Engineer, Indiana Packers Corporation
Ammonia Release Response (Worker Safety and Environment Joint Session)
Kim Dirks, Senior Director EHS Services, Tyson Foods, Inc.
Gary Walters, Corporate Safety Director, Smithfield Foods, Inc.
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Worker Safety Track
OSHA Recordkeeping: Common Mistakes that Result in "Willful" OSHA Citations
Art Sapper, Partner, McDermott, Will & Emery
AMI Equipment Safety Checklist and Guidelines
Travis Ellis, Corporate Director, Environmental, Health & Safety, Land O'Frost, Inc.
Dan McCausland, Senior Director, Worker Safety and Human Resources, American Meat Institute
Slips, Trips and Falls: Program and Process Update
Eric Reynolds, Safety/Ergonomics Manager, Cargill Regional Beef
Ergonomics: Program and Process Update
Monty Hahn, Manager of Industrial Engineering, Tyson Fresh Meats Beef Division
Jim Lehmkuhl, Manager of Industrial Engineering, Tyson Fresh Meats Pork Division
Tom DeRoos, Ergonomics Program Manager, Tyson Foods, Inc.
Human Resources Track
Managing Diversity in the Workplace
Tezzie Wells, Supervisory Investigator, Kansas City Area Office, US EEOC
Managing an Aging Workforce
Ken Matos, Ph.D., Senior Research Associate, Families and Work Institute
(To request presentation, contact Jessica Mosley at jmosley@meatami.com.)
Motivating Employees for Culture Change
Fritz Galette, Ph.D., Principal, Center for Optimal Performance
Environmental Track
Chlorides, Total Dissolved Solids and Ammonia Water Quality Standards
Greg Sindt, Bolton & Menk, Inc.
Greenhouse Gases: Reporting and Calculation Update
Robynn Andracsek, Senior Environmental Engineer, Burns and McDonnell
Micronutrients in Anaerobic Treatment
Willis Sneed, Senior Professional Associate, HDR Engineering, Inc.
AMIF Environmental Achievement Award Winner: Resource Conservation
John Meyer, Director of Environmental Affairs, John Morrell & Co.
AMIF Environmental Achievement Award Winner: Adavncement in Environmental Technology
Paul Gomes, Environmental and Regulatory Compliance Engineer, Indiana Packers Corporation
Stormwater - E.coli
Paul Gomes, Environmental and Regulatory Compliance Engineer, Indiana Packers Corporation
AMI Environment and Sustainability Update
Dennis Boik, Director, Environmental Affairs, American Meat Institute
Closing General Session: Washington Update
J. Patrick Boyle, CEO and President, American Meat Institute
Opening General Session: "The Winners Edge"
Bruce Boguski
Worker Safety Track
OSHA Regulatory Update (Worker Safety and Human Resources Joint Session)
Neil Wasser, Partner, Constangy, Brooks & Smith, LLP
Accidents and Near Misses: Case Studies
Paul Rutledge, EHSS Director, Johnsonville Sausage, LLC
Tom Young, Corporate Safety Director, John Morrell & Co.
Proactive Safety Programs: Case Study
Ken Wengert, Director, Safety & Environment, Kraft Foods, Inc.
Managing Worker Safety Costs (Work Safety and Human Resources Joint Session)
Kevin Boteler, CSP, Senior Vice President, Marsh Risk Consulting
Randi Urkov, Marsh Claims Consulting
Advanced Machine Guarding
Ray Butler, Principal Consultant, Butler Professional Services
Ammonia Release Response (Worker Safety and Environment Joint Session)
Kim Dirks, Senior Director EHS Services, Tyson Foods, Inc.
Gary Walters, Corporate Safety Director, Smithfield Foods, Inc.
Human Resources Track
OSHA Regulatory Update (Joint Worker Safety and Human Resources Session)
Neil Wasser, Partner, Constangy, Brooks & Smith, LLP
Health Care Reform: What You Need to Know About the Changed Ahead
Michael Paton, Partner, Barnes and Thornburg, LLP
Connect the Dots: The I-9 Form
Mark Reed, Founder, Border Management Strategies, LLC
Managing Worker Safety Costs (Work Safety and Human Resources Joint Session)
Kevin Boteler, CSP, Senior Vice President, Marsh Risk Consulting
Randi Urkov, Marsh Claims Consulting
Family Medical Leave Act Update
Sue K. Willman, JD, SPHR, Spencer Fane Britt & Browne LLP
American's with Disabilities Act Update
Sue K. Willman, JD, SPHR, Spencer Fane Britt & Browne LLP
Environmental Track
Regulatory and Legislative Update for the Environment
Thomas J. Grever, Partner, Shook, Hardy, & Bacon LLP
TMDL Update
Tabatha Adkins, TMDL Coordinator, US EPA Region 7
TMDL Update: Chesapeake Bay
Adrienne Nemura, P.E., Vice President, LimnoTech
Case Studies in Nitrogen Removal
Bill McAllister, Project Manager, Burns & McDonnell Engineering and Construction
Case Studies in Phosphorous Removal
Bill McAllister, Project Manager, Burns & McDonnell Engineering and Construction
Air Emissions: What did the national study tell us?
Al Heber, Ph.D., Professor in Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Purdue University
Reduction Technologies: Scrubber Opacity Issues
Eric Lassalle, Director of Energy Initiatives, Smithfield Foods, Inc.
Reduction Technologies: Singers Heat Recovery
Paul Gomes, Environmental and Regulatory Compliance Engineer, Indiana Packers Corporation
Ammonia Release Response (Worker Safety and Environment Joint Session)
Kim Dirks, Senior Director EHS Services, Tyson Foods, Inc.
Gary Walters, Corporate Safety Director, Smithfield Foods, Inc.
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Worker Safety Track
OSHA Recordkeeping: Common Mistakes that Result in "Willful" OSHA Citations
Art Sapper, Partner, McDermott, Will & Emery
AMI Equipment Safety Checklist and Guidelines
Travis Ellis, Corporate Director, Environmental, Health & Safety, Land O'Frost, Inc.
Dan McCausland, Senior Director, Worker Safety and Human Resources, American Meat Institute
Slips, Trips and Falls: Program and Process Update
Eric Reynolds, Safety/Ergonomics Manager, Cargill Regional Beef
Ergonomics: Program and Process Update
Monty Hahn, Manager of Industrial Engineering, Tyson Fresh Meats Beef Division
Jim Lehmkuhl, Manager of Industrial Engineering, Tyson Fresh Meats Pork Division
Tom DeRoos, Ergonomics Program Manager, Tyson Foods, Inc.
Human Resources Track
Managing Diversity in the Workplace
Tezzie Wells, Supervisory Investigator, Kansas City Area Office, US EEOC
Managing an Aging Workforce
Ken Matos, Ph.D., Senior Research Associate, Families and Work Institute
(To request presentation, contact Jessica Mosley at jmosley@meatami.com.)
Motivating Employees for Culture Change
Fritz Galette, Ph.D., Principal, Center for Optimal Performance
Environmental Track
Chlorides, Total Dissolved Solids and Ammonia Water Quality Standards
Greg Sindt, Bolton & Menk, Inc.
Greenhouse Gases: Reporting and Calculation Update
Robynn Andracsek, Senior Environmental Engineer, Burns and McDonnell
Micronutrients in Anaerobic Treatment
Willis Sneed, Senior Professional Associate, HDR Engineering, Inc.
AMIF Environmental Achievement Award Winner: Resource Conservation
John Meyer, Director of Environmental Affairs, John Morrell & Co.
AMIF Environmental Achievement Award Winner: Adavncement in Environmental Technology
Paul Gomes, Environmental and Regulatory Compliance Engineer, Indiana Packers Corporation
Stormwater - E.coli
Paul Gomes, Environmental and Regulatory Compliance Engineer, Indiana Packers Corporation
AMI Environment and Sustainability Update
Dennis Boik, Director, Environmental Affairs, American Meat Institute
Closing General Session: Washington Update
J. Patrick Boyle, CEO and President, American Meat Institute