2010 Safety School
August 17 - 18, 2010
Doubletree Hotel
Bloomington, IL
Bloomington, IL
Registration Coming Soon
2009 Conference Photos
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Safety School President, Kip Landwehr, presents Allan Noe a plaque in recognition of his service and commitment to the Safety School. |
Mary Nikityn with the Chemical Safety Board listens closely to a participants question. |
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Brian Bothast with Illinois OSHA presents OSHA's Top 25 Violations. |
Pam Guffain with The Fertilizer Institute examines a tie-down strap during Dr. Fred Whitford's presentation on Load Securement. |
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Nancy Fitz with US EPA and Marty Fitzpatrick with BASF demonstrate a refillable container inspection. |
Participants review materials as speakers present their topics. |
Tuesday, August 17
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Registration
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Amber Duke |
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| 8:30 am |
Welcome & Introduction
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Kip Landwehr EHS Manager Winfield Solutions, LLC |
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| 8:40 am |
Keynote Speaker
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William Nelson President Cenex Harvest States Foundation |
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| 9:10 am | Current Insights from the Hill | |||
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Nurse Tank Inspections
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Pam Guffain Vice President of Member Services The Fertilizer Institute |
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NPDES Permits
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Allan Noe Vice President of Development CropLife America |
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Spray Drift
Employee Free Choice Act |
Richard Gupton Vice President of Legislative Policy Agricultural Retailers Association |
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| 10:15 am | Break | |||
| 10:30 am |
Spotlight: OSHA's Top 25
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Brian Bothast Team Leader, Peoria Office Illinois OSHA |
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| 11:10 am | Pesticide Application & the Clean
Water Act: Is a Permit Needed?
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Gary Baise Principal Attorney Olsson, Frank, Weeda, Terman, Bode, Matz PC Law Firm |
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| 12:00 pm | Lunch (Provided) | |||
| 1:00 pm |
Securing the Load
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Fred Whitford, PhD Coordinator, Purdue Pesticide Programs Purdue University |
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| 1:45 pm | Raising the Bar... Employee
Background Checks
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Dave Furey Technical Operations Manager Validex |
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| 2:30 pm | Break | |||
| 2:45 pm |
Future of Ammonia on Rail
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Pat Brady Assistant Director, Hazardous Materials BNSF Railroad Company |
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| 3:45 pm |
How to Survive a WPS Audit
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Jerry Kirbach Manager, Permits & Downstate Field Operations Illinois Department of Agriculture |
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| 4:15 pm | Wrap Up | |||
Wednesday, August 18
| 7:30 am | Welcome |
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| 7:40 am | Nitrogen Manufacturing:
Out of Thin Air... Almost
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Jim Schellhorn Director, EHS Terra International |
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| 8:15 am |
Seed Treatment Safety
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Chip Witcher Staff Industrial Hygienist Syngenta |
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| 8:45 am |
Properly Securing Ammonium Nitrate
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Dan Walters Manager, Security & Environmental Risk Terra Industries |
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| 9:15 am | Break | |||
| 9:30 am |
CSB Reports: Large Tank Failures
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Mary Nikityn Chemical Incident Investigator Chemical Safety Board |
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| 10:15 am |
Refillable Container Inspections
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Nancy Fitz Office of Pesticide Programs US Environmental Protection Agency Marty Fitzpatrick Manager, Product Stewardship BASF Agricultural Products Group |
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| 11:45 am | Critique Sheets & Wrap Up | |||
| 12:00 pm | Lunch (Provided) | |||
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