>TCC/ACIT EHS Seminar

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Monday, June 7, 2010

7:30 - 8:30	Registration and Breakfast
	TRACK 1 EHS Management/Sustainability	TRACK 2 Safety	TRACK 3 Sharing Best Practices	TRACK 4 Security	TRACK 5 Industrial Disasters
	Leaders: Kristy Stewart Jack McVaugh	Leaders: Kimberly Hubenak Sterling Simoneaux	Leaders: Dan Lehtola Dewey Miles	Leaders: James T. Hosel Larry Hensley	Leaders: Maria Gallegos Kari Teague
8:30 - 9:25	Environmental Ethics: A Panel Discussion Christina T. Wisdom Vice President & General Counsel Texas Chemical Council Harless R. Benthul Attorney Tom Ballou Legal and External Affairs Coordinator Sherwin Alumina	How to Conduct an Effective EHS System Audit Bill Taylor, CSP Vice President CTJ Safety Associates, LLC	Improving Your Reporting Culture Kip Carter Director of Industry Solutions Syntex Management Systems	Security Breaches: What Facilities Need To Know Ensign Brent Mellen Marine Inspector US Coast Guard James Rankin Intel Specialist US Coast Guard Phillip (Matt) Long MSTC (Chief) - Marine Inspector US Coast Guard	Bhopal: A Retrospective Ronnie Powell Safety Manager Powell Safety Consulting
9:25 - 9:45	Break
9:45 - 10:40	Sustainable Compliance — Help for the Fined or Frustrated Victoria Weller Business Analyst, EHS Management Information Systems Consultant RMT, Inc.	Maximizing Safety in a Slow Economy Bill Taylor, CSP Vice President CTJ Safety Associates, LLC	VPP: Are We There Yet? Bill Shaw, SGE Vice President of Health Safety and Environmental and Human Resources Evergreen	CFAT The Latest Word Richard Cary Chemical Security Inspector Departmant of Homeland Security Madalyn E. Ferrell Inspector Departmant of Homeland Security Jesse M. LeGros Jr. Chemical Security Inspector Departmant of Homeland Security Douglas E. Collins Chemical Security Inspector Departmant of Homeland Security	BP America Refinery Explosion Donald Holmstrom, JD Investigations Supervisor U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
10:40 - 11:00	Break
11:00 - 11:55	2010 Texas Elections and Beyond: A Look at the 2011 Legislative Session Christina T. Wisdom Vice President & General Counsel Texas Chemical Council Royce P. Poinsett Legislative & Government Relations McGinnis, Lochridge & Kilgore, L.L.P.	How To Spice Up Your Safety Meetings Michelle Baker PSD Safety Coordinator ExxonMobil Baytown Refinery Abby Webb Specialties Department Safety Coordinator ExxonMobil Baytown Complex	Why Behavior-Based Safety Fails to Sustain John Grubbs, MBA, RPIH, CSIT GCI	FBI's Take on Terrorism David Baker Special Agent Bomb Technician Federal Bureau of Investigation	PEMEX Cactus & West Pharmaceuticals Kimberly A. Dejmek, P.E., C.F.S.E. Senior Principal Engineer BakerRisk Roy Moses BakerRisk
12:00 - 1:30	Lunch: Gerald R. (Jerry) Ehrman, Plant Manager (Retired), DuPont Sabine River Works
1:30 - 2:25	Partnering for EHS&S Performance Excellence David M. Sandidge Director, Responsible Care American Chemistry Council	NFPA 70 E – Arc Flash Craig Richardson Senior Project Manager ICU Environmental, Health & Safety	Reducing Hydroblasting and Incidents Through Partnership and Technology Kathy Krupp Managed Services Administration Leader The Dow Chemcial Company Roger Raney, CSP, OHST Vice President - Health, Safety, Environmental Training Aquilex HydroChem	Workplace Violence Prevention Greg M. Johnson, CPP President and COO Huffmaster Companies	Phillips 66 Pasadena Plant Disaster 1989 Russ Woods Operator Texas Brine Company, Baytown LLC
2:25 - 2:45	Break
2:45 - 3:40	Sustainability 2010 and Beyond: A Chemical Trucker’s Experience Neil Voorhees Director of Safety Services and Security USA Trimac Transportation	OSHA Updates Mark A. Hernandez Compliance Assistance Specialist OSHA – Houston South Area	Novel Approaches to Electrical Area Classification Roy Moses BakerRisk	Physical Security Technologies and The Long-term Costs of Deployment Jeffrey S. Leonard Vice President of Security Solutions Securitas Security Services USA, Inc. Darin R. Dillon, CPP Business Development Manager Convergint Technologies, LLC	Combustible Dust Explosion at Imperial Sugar: A CSB Case Study — Are You Prepared? Kathy Harkey Manager of Energy Services ICU Environmental, Health and Safety — A Total Safety Company

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

7:30 - 8:30	Registration and Breakfast
	TRACK 1 Environmental: Air — Essential Air News & Practical Tools You Can Use	TRACK 2 Safety	TRACK 3 Process Safety Management / Chemical NEP	TRACK 4 Shared Learnings	TRACK 5 Contractor Management
	Leaders: Laura LaValle Stephanie King	Leaders: Steven Reed Larry Green Alisha Nash	Leaders: Jim Thompson Kim Gray	Leaders: Yvonne Haislar Becky Keasler Maria Gallegos	Leaders: Sheryl Kuhfeldt Ray Supak
8:30 - 9:25	EPA Objections to Texas Title V Permits Jeff Robinson Section Chief—Air Permits Division US Environmental Protection Agency—Region VI	Human Performance and the Driving Forces Behind It Joel N. Tietjens, CSP, CSHM President T-JENS & T-JENS, INC	A Review of the OSHA Chemical NEP Directive J.S. (Steve) Arendt, P.E. Vice President ABSG Consulting, Inc.	Avoiding Confined Space Fatalities Terry Gray National Director of Marketing Oilind Safety	Celanese/Contractor Safety Council Success Story Nick Alaniz Safety/ IH Specialist Celanese Ticona Polymers, Inc.
9:25 - 9:45	Break
9:45 - 10:40	Texas Air Rules in Motion: What You Need to Know About Recent and Upcoming Changes Jess McAngus, PE, QEP Co-Founder Spirit Environmental Brad Herrin Co-Founder Spirit Environmental	Sustainable Safety Cultures Shawn M. Galloway President and Chief Operating Officer ProAct Safety	The OSHA Chemical NEP Directive — Lessons Learned from the RNEP, CNEP Preparation, and Managing Inspections James R. Thompson Senior Risk/Reliability Engineer ABSG Consulting Inc.	Retrofitting Existing Buildings for Blast Paul Gugenheim Chairman and CEO Delta Structural Technology, Inc.	2009 OSHA Citations for Industry Fatalities Mark A. Hernandez Compliance Assistance Specialist OSHA – Houston South Area
10:40 - 11:00	Break
11:00 - 11:55	TCEQ & EPA Flaring Reviews & MACT SSM Vacatur Madeleine Kadas Principal Beveridge & Diamond, PC	Accident Proneness — Fact or Fantasy Henry J. Smahlik, CIH, CSP Manager, Consulting Services: Homeland Security Division Hagemeyer Vallen – Knowledge Systems Group	OSHA Refinery and Chemical NEP Findings Mike Marshall PSM Director U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA, Directorate of Enforcement Programs Lisa Long Safety Engineer OSHA	Industrial Disaster Cleanup — A Personal Viewpoint Mike Mitchum President ODIN Demolition & Asset Recovery, LLC	Supervisor Training for New Foremen Amanda A. Allred, CAE Vice President Houston Area Safety Council
12:00 - 1:30	Lunch: Exhibitor Show, TCC/ACIT Exhibitor Show
1:30 - 2:25	MSS Permitting & Compliance Strategies Shishir Mohan Regional Director Gulf Coast Operations Trinity Consultants, Inc. Monica Singleton Senior EHS Specialist BASF Corporation	Tag! You’re It... Again! Lori K. Hackfeld Sr. Safety Communications/Training Coordinator ExxonMobil Baytown Refinery & Chemical Plant	A Legal View of NEP Preparation Mark Farley Partner Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP	Recovering After a Hurricane Brian Lewis BAP Alliance Manager ExxonMobil Chemical Company	Managing Contractors In The Workplace Once They Are Working Onsite Craig Richardson Senior Project Manager ICU Environmental, Health & Safety
2:25 - 2:45	Break
2:45 - 3:40	Air Enforcement Challenges & Utilizing EPA/Texas Audit Privileges Laura LaValle Principal Beveridge & Diamond, PC	Safety Leadership Development Sean Benoit, ASP Regional Safety & Program Compliance Director PSC	Complying with OSHA’s RNEP, CNEP, and VPP RAGAGEP James R. Thompson Senior Risk/Reliability Engineer ABSG Consulting Inc. Chad Patschke Senior Risk/Reliability Engineer ABS Consulting	Learning the Lessons Learned Paul Balmert Principal Balmert Consulting V. Scott Pignolet Vice President Balmert Consulting	Making the Right Moves With the CHESS Team — Contractor Involvement in Safety Performance A. W. "Skip" Greenwade Maintenance Services Coordinator LyondellBasell Mike McNallen Senior Leader Webb-Murray & Associates, Inc. Lita Comeaux HSE Tech Austin Industrial Sam Comeaux HSE Tech Austin Industrial

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

7:30 - 8:30	Registration and Breakfast
	TRACK 1 Environmental: Water and Waste — Are Your Programs Inspection Ready?	TRACK 2 Safety	TRACK 3 Process Safety Management / Regulatory Issues	TRACK 4 Employee Health	TRACK 5 Hazard Recognition / Awareness
	Leaders: Sherman Hampton Leslie Ray Shiraz Sheikh Deanna Strain	Leaders: Becky Keasler Buster Keasler	Leaders: Jennifer Bitz Bob Gaither Kim Dejmek	Leaders: Lee Haring Brian Akins Sharon Jackson	Leaders: Jennifer Bitz Cindy Wright Sheryl Kuhfeldt
8:30 - 9:25	2010 Surface Water Quality Standards and Implementation Procedures: What, Me Worry? Lial Tischler Principal, Environmental Engineer Tischer and Kocurek Environmental Engineers	Measuring Safety Climate Dr. Robert Emery, DrPH, CHP, CIH, CSP, RBP, CHMM Vice President for Safety, Health, Environment & Risk Management The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston	The Push Toward Inherently Safer Technology Mark Farley Partner Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP	Personal Risk Assessment Norman W. Ritchie Director vPSI Group, LLC	What Happens When We Fail to Recognize Workplace Hazards? Kathy Harkey Manager of Energy Services ICU Environmental, Health and Safety — A Total Safety Company
9:25 - 9:45	Break
9:45 - 10:40	2010 Surface Water Quality Standards: Sublethal Effects and TRE Testing James D. Horne Technical Director, Associate Vice President PBS&J, Inc.	Your Actions Speak So Loudly, I Can't Hear Your Words Karen Jenkins, CSP EHS Manager Weeks Island Facility Dow Advanced Materials	MOC — Lessons Learned Katherine E. Pearson Process Safety Engineer BP Exploration & Production	How to Stay Young the First 100 Years: Treatment of Musculoskeletal and Sports Injuries Dr. Richard Hall Chiropractor Allendale Bone and Joint Clinic	The Layered Approach to Hazard Recognition David F. Coble, MS, CSP President Coble Taylor & Jones Safety Associates, LLC
10:40 - 11:00	Break
11:00 - 11:55	EPA Region VI, SPCC Enforcement: What Your Facility Should Do Now to Avoid SPCC Enforcement Donald P. Smith SPCC / FRP Coordinator U.S. EPA Region 6	Managing Contractors Using a Site Contractor Host Process Linda Blais, CSP Sr. Safety Engineer LyondellBasell Industries	Consistent LOPA Consequence Severity Estimation Steven F. Smolen Senior Consultant SIS-TECH Solutions, LP	Nutrition and Fitness — Press Until Something Happens (PUSH) Sharon Jackson Senior Safety Specialist ISP	Focus 4 — Hazard Recognition Mark A. Hernandez Compliance Assistance Specialist OSHA – Houston South Area
12:00 - 1:30	Lunch: Exhibitor Show, TCC/ACIT Exhibitor Show
1:30 - 2:25	2010 Emerging Issues in Water/Waste Compliance: Do We Know Where We Are Headed? Sara Burgin Special Counsel Baker Botts LLP	Safety Motivation Scott Whitelaw Vice President EHS Texas United Management	PSM Fundamentals — Keep it in the Pipe Ronald Nichols BakerRisk	Exercise and Diet — The Healthy Partnership Larry T. Wier, Ph.D. Director Health Related Fitness Wyle Laboratories Glenda Blaskey, RD, LD JSC Registered Dietitian Wyle Laboratories	Identifying The Unique Hazards in Excavation and Trenches Jack Pettyjohn Business Development/Program Manager University of Texas at Arlington, Division for Enterprise Development
2:25 - 2:45	Break
2:45 - 3:40	Is Your Facility Waste Compliance "Inspection Ready"? What you can do now to prepare for an EPA/ TCEQ Waste Inspection Debbie Morrison Senior Technical Specialist Sage Environmental Herb Clark President H.A. Clark, Inc.	ANSI Z359 — Fall Protection Standard Updates Thomas Kramer, P.E., C.S.P. Principal LJB Inc.	Managing Quality for Site-wide Relief and Flare Systems Projects Georges A. Melhem, Ph.D. President ioMosaic Corporation	Preventive Maintenance for the Body Petti Redding, OTR Consulting Ergonomist P.R.I.D.E. Wellness Systems, Inc.	Frontline of the Future: Moving Subjective Risk Assessments into Effective Work Controls Rick Hoover Sr. Training Consultant Petrotechnics USA Inc.

Thursday, June 10, 2010

7:30 - 8:30	Registration and Breakfast
	TRACK 1 Smart Energy Management: Realizing Short and Long Term Gains	TRACK 2 Safety	TRACK 3 Process Safety Management / Emerging Issues	TRACK 4 Professional Certification and Ethics	TRACK 5 Emergency Response / Preparedness
	Leaders: Kathey Ferland	Leaders: Ken Martin Melissa Rosales	Leaders: Phil Cuevas Brady McCollum	Leaders: Buster Keasler Kimberly Hubenak	Leaders: Larry Hensley Steve Mason Malinda Tange Pat Daigle
8:30 - 9:25	Use Corporate Standards and Procedures to Promote a Hassle-free Sustainable Energy Program Jimmy D. Kumana Kumana and Associates	Using Root Cause Analysis to Improve Your Safety Performance Jimmy Marullo Director of Instructor Certification Apollo Associated Services	Incorporation of Reaction Chemicals Testing Data in Reactivity Hazard Evaluation Ken First Process Safety Leader The Dow Chemical Company	Eating the Elephant: Developing Your Path to Health and Safety Certification Russell Bowen, CIH, CSP Bowen EHS, Inc.	Complying to Codes and Standards — Recent Changes Gordon Lohmeyer, CFPS Private Sector Program Director TEEX/ESTI
9:25 - 9:45	Break
9:45 - 10:40	Have you “hugged” your flares lately? Sumit Chatterjee LyondellBasell Steven Barre Huntsman Performance Products	Incident Investigations Are A Gold Mine — Are You Digging All The Data From Yours? Nolan J. Millet Technology Manager DuPont	Revised API RP752 — Building Siting Evaluations Quentin Baker President Baker Engineering and Risk Consultants, Inc.	Resolving Ethical Dilemmas... Legally Speaking Katherine Mize Board Certified Labor and Employment Mize, Minces, and Clark PC David Clark Mize, Minces and Clark PC	Emergency Preparedness: Findings from CSB Accident Investigations The Honorable William B. Wark CSB Board Member U.S. Chemical Safety Board
10:40 - 11:00	Break
11:00 - 11:55	Energy Survey Overview T. R. (Tom) Theising Energy System Manager BASF Corporation	How To Effectively Train Your Non-English Workforce Mark A. Hernandez Compliance Assistance Specialist OSHA – Houston South Area	Thermal Analysis of Buildings for Process Unit Fires Matthew T. Edel Senior Engineer Baker Engineering and Risk Consultants, Inc.	Code of Ethics for CIHs and CSPs and Recognition of Ethical Issues Carolyn F. Phillips, CIH, CSP, PE (Ret) Consultant	Emergency Preparedness: Are you really prepared? Vicki L. Huebler, MS, CSP, CHMM Consultant
12:00 - 1:30	Lunch: The Honorable John S. Bresland, Chief Executive Officer, U.S. Chemical Safety Board
1:30 - 2:25	Super Boiler Installation Demonstrating Near Zero NOx and 93% Efficiency Riyaz Papar Hudson Technologies Company Robert Benz Benz Air Engineering Co.	Safety Fact or Fiction? Ed Tyler EHS Manager (Retired) ZaCh System	Benefits and Perils of a Worker Fatigue Program April (South) O'Connell Wellness Coordinator Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. LP	History and Framework for Considering Ethical Issues J. Torey Nalbone, Ph.D., CIH Associate Professor Department of Civil Engineering The University of Texas at Tyler	TCEQ Responsibilities, Jurisdictions, Resources — Hurricane Ike Response Jim Indest State On-Scene Coordinator Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Region 12 Hilary Gafford Associate Project Scientist Weston Solutions
2:25 - 2:45	Break
2:45 - 3:40	Achieving Superior Energy Performance via a Management System for Energy Kathey A. Ferland Project Manager Texas Industries of the Future	The Four Keys To Safety — Do You Know Them? Kenneth E. Martin Senior Safety Consultant DuPont	Managing Management of Change Jack Chosnek KnowledgeOne	Ethic and OSHA Recordkeeping Cindy Lewis Outreach Program Coordinator and OSHA Challenge Administrator Gulf Coast Safety Institute	Emergency Response Roundtable Larry Hensley, CSP Consultant INEOS (Retired) Pat Daigle Senior Loss Prevention Supervisor INEOS Nitriles Jim Indest State On-Scene Coordinator Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Region 12