2013 National Occupational & Process Safety Conference & Exhibition

Schedule of Sessions and Special Events


Monday May 13, 2013

12:00 pm - 05:00 pm Registration

01:00 pm - 05:00 pm Workshop 1: Taking Safe Work Practices to the Next Level: Electronic Permitting - Presider: Ronnie Meyers, Shell Oil Products

Implementation of an Electronic Safety Permit System Application at a Chemical Manufacturing Facility in the U.S., Omer Wolff, Formosa Plastics

Electronic Tag Out Database, James Harrison, BASF TOTAL Petrochemicals LLC

Valero’s Journey to Electronic Permitting, Charles Johnson, Valero Energy Corporation

Workshop 2: Human Reliability Does Impact Process Safety Performance – Fatigue Management, Alarm Management, and Physical Procedure Execution - Presider: Fritz Kin, Marathon Petroleum Company

Hazard Recognition: Sometimes An Overlooked Contributing Factor to Incidents, Faheem Kazimi, Pasadena Refining Company

Process Safety Requires Human Reliability, Susan Koen, RoundTheClock Resources

Conduct of Operations and Operational Discipline, Representative, Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS)

Human Reliability in the Aviation Industry, Don Gunther, Gunther & Associates


Tuesday May 14, 2013

07:00 am - 06:30 pm Registration

08:00 am - 12:00 pm General Session - Presider: Fritz Kin, Marathon Petroleum Corporation

Welcome, Mike Mayo, Enterprise Products Operating LLC and AFPM Safety & Health Committee Chairman

Keynote Address: Safety - From a Small Refiners Perspective, Jim Loving, Senior Vice President Refining, Pipelines, and Terminals, CHS Inc., and AFPM Executive Committee Member.

Motivational Speaker, Garrison Wynn, Wynn Solutions

Advancing Process Safety Programs, Willis Jernigan, Flint Hills Resources

Lessons Learned from a Hydrogen Compressor Fire, David Maher, Alon USA

DSA Presentations:
To be announced

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 - Workshops- Tracks 1-5
Track 1 - Learnings from Advancing Process Safety
Track 2 - Industrial Hygiene Monitoring
Track 3 - Front Line Employee Involvement
Track 4 - Leadership and Accountability
Track 5 - Utilizing Technology to Improve Safety

03:00 pm - 03:30 pm Break

03:30 pm - 05:00 pm Workshops - Workshops - Repeated Tracks 1-5
Track 1 - Learning from Advancing Process Safety
Track 2 - Industrial Hygiene Monitoring
Track 3 - Front Line Employee Involvement
Track 4 - Leadership and Accountability
Track 5 - Utilizing Technology to Improve Safety

05:00 pm - 06:30 pm Reception in Exhibit Hall


Wednesday May 15, 2013

07:30 am - 04:00 pm Registration

08:00 am - 12:00 pm General Session - Presider: Fritz Kin, Marathon Petroleum Corporation

Keynote Address, Jerry Wascom, Director, Americas Refining, Exxon Mobil Corporation and AFPM Executive Committee Member

It's Not Easy Being Mean: Enforcing EPA's RMP Regulation, Jim Belke, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Lessons Learned from HollyFrontier's Tulsa Refinery Diesel Hydrotreater Fire, Invited

Lessons Learned from Delek's Tyler Refinery Saturated Gas Plant Explosion, Mike Norman, Delek Refining

Regulatory and Legal Update, Mark Dreux, Arent Fox

Vertical Can Pump Case Failure, Quentin Baker, Baker Engineering and Risk Consultants

Lessons Learned from Pampa Acetic Acid Plant Explosion, Jerry Forest, Celanese

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. The Passport Drawing will take place during this lunch session.

01:30 pm - 03:00 pm Workshops - Workshops - Tracks 1-4
Track 1 - API Site Assessments
Track 2 - Industrial Hygiene - What You Think You Know vs. What You Should Know
Track 3 - Planning Safety into Turnarounds
Track 4 - Process Safety

05:00 pm - 10:00 pm Safety Awards Event - Come join us as AFPM honors our members who have achieved safety excellence.