2011 National Safety Conference & Exhibition


Tuesday, May 10 - Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Omni Fort Worth Hotel
1300 Houston Street [map]
Fort Worth, TX 76102-6556


Schedule of Sessions and Special Events



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Monday May 09, 2011

12:00 pm - 05:00 pm Registration
01:00 pm - 05:00 pm API ANSI RP 754 Process Safety Metrics Workshop
Click here for the workshop agenda.

Tuesday May 10, 2011

07:00 am - 06:30 pm Registration
08:30 am - 12:00 pm General Session
Presider: Ronnie Meyers, Motiva Enterprises LLC

Welcome, Fritz Kin , Marathon Petroleum Company and NPRA Safety & Health Committee Chairman

Keynote Address, Sam Smolik, Vice President HSE & Operational Excellence, LyondellBasell Industries

Motivational Speaker, Leadership Safety, Captain Larry Brudnicki, Perfect Storm Solutions

Major Industrial Accidents, Common Causes and Themes, Mark Farley, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman

Secrets of DSA Winners:
LyondellBasell Bayport Polymers, Guy Tremblay, LyondellBasell Industries

ConocoPhillips Santa Maria Facility, Tim Seidel, ConocoPhillips

Valero Energy Houston Refinery, Robert Gross, Valero Energy
12:00 pm - 01:30 pm Lunch in Exhibit Hall
The vendor exhibition offers attendees an opportunity to learn about the latest products and services available to the industry.
01:30 pm - 03:00 pm Workshops
Track 1 - Process Safety Metrics and Driving Improvement
Track 2 - Personnel Safety
Track 3 - Industrial Hygiene
Track 4 - Process Safety Management Practices
03:30 pm - 05:00 pm Workshops
Workshops Repeated - Tracks 1-4
Track 1 - Process Safety Metrics and Driving Improvement
Track 2 - Personnel Safety
Track 3 - Industrial Hygiene
Track 4 - Process Safety Management Practices
05:00 pm - 06:30 pm Exhibits - Reception

Wednesday May 11, 2011

08:00 am - 04:00 pm Registration
08:30 am - 11:30 am General Session
Presider: Ronnie Meyers, Motiva Enterprises LLC

Rafael Moure-Eraso, Chairman, U.S. Chemical Safety Board

Thomas Galassi, Director, Directorate of Enforcement Programs, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration

EPA's Risk Management Program: The Road Ahead, Jim Belke, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Regulatory and Legislative Update, Mark Dreux, Arent Fox LLP
11:30 am - 01:30 pm Lunch in Exhibit Hall
The vendor exhibition offers attendees an opportunity to learn about the latest products and services available to the industry. The Passport Drawing will take place during this lunch session.
01:30 pm - 03:00 pm Workshops
Track 1 - Fatigue Management: Panel Discussion
Track 2 - Contractors
Track 3 - Employee Involvement in PSM
Track 4 - Cranes with Tray and Contractor Panel
05:30 pm - 09:30 pm Safety Awards Dinner Ticket
Nestled in the Historic Stockyards of Fort Worth is Billy Bob's Texas - The World's Largest Honky Tonk and our venue for the Safety Awards event.

Come join us as NPRA honors our members who have achieved safety excellence.

In addition to the unique setting, NPRA is proud to announce Little Texas as our entertainment for the evening. Playing such hits as "God Bless Texas" and "You've Gotta Kick a Little" - we are sure to be kicking up our boots and making some noise.