2012 National Occupational and Process Safety Conference & Exhibition

Schedule of Sessions and Special Events


Tuesday May 15, 2012
12:00 pm - 05:00 pm Registration

01:00 pm - 05:00 pm Advancing Process Safety in the Refining and Petrochemical Industries Workshop - AFPM Members Only


Wednesday May 16, 2012
07:00 am - 06:30 pm Registration

08:00 am - 12:00 pm <font color="#0065BD">General Session</font> - Presider: Fritz Kin, Refining Safety and Security Manager, Marathon Petroleum Corporation

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

Keynote Address: PSM ≠ Process Safety Leadership: Practical Actions That Set PS Leadership Apart, James Mahoney, Executive Vice President, Operations Excellence and Compliance, Koch Industries, Inc., and AFPM Chairman of the Board of Directors

No One Can Stop You, But You, Walter Bond, "Mr. Accountability," former NBA Player

Career Safety Rate, Loenard Schooler, BASF Corporation

HES&S Metrics, Robert Donahue, Occidental Chemical Corporation

Improving Your Organization's Ability to Prevent Life-Altering Injuries and Other Catastrophic Events, Donald Groover, Behavioral Sciencce Technology, Inc.

Secrets of DSA Winners:
To be announced

12:00 pm - 01:30 pm <font color="#0065BD">Lunch in Exhibit Hall</font> - 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 <font color="#0065BD">Workshops</font> - Track 1 - Employee Involvement in Process Safety
  • Improving Workforce Involevement in the Process Safety Program, Dawn Farrar HollyFrontier Corporation

  • Overview of Employee Participation in Health and Safety Programs, Amie Grenier, Marathon Petroleum Company

    • Track 2 - Industrial Hygiene - Hazard Communication Standard
  • OSHA's Globlly Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals Standard, Dr. Dean Lillquist, Occupational Safety and Health Administration

  • Hearing Protection Fit-Testing: No More Guessing, Otto Kampa, ConocoPhillipps, Inc.

    • Track 3 - Hazard Recognition and Situational Awareness
  • Safe Acts Index(SAI)- Worker Engagement in Work Permit Auditing, Jeff Potthoff and Greg Ruiz, ExxonMobil Corporation

  • Hazard Recognition and Situational Awareness, Ron Rhodes, TOTAL Petrochemicals USA, Inc.

    • Track 4 - Process Safety
  • API 752-Considerations and Features for Buildings Designated as Toxic Release Safe Havens, Stephen Haines, Haines Fire & Risk Consulting

  • Operational Discipline & Conduct of Operations, Jerry Forest, Celanese Ltd.
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    03:00 pm - 03:30 pm Break

    03:30 pm - 05:00 pm <font color="#0065BD">Workshops</font> - Workshops Repeated - Tracks 1-4
    Track 1 - Employee Involvement in Process Safety
    Track 2 - Industrial Hygiene - Hazard Communication Standard
    Track 3 - Hazard Recognition and Situational Awareness
    Track 4 - Process Safety

    05:00 pm - 06:30 pm <font color="#0065BD">Reception in Exhibit Hall</font>


    Thursday May 17, 2012
    07:30 am - 04:00 pm Registration

    08:00 am - 12:00 pm <font color="#0065BD">General Session</font> - Presider: Fritz Kin, Refining Safety and Security Manager, Marathon Petroleum Corporation

    Lessons Learned from Signifiant Workplace Acidents and Recent Case Law, Mark Dreux, Arent Fox LLP

    Lessons Learned, 2007 Coffeyville, KS Flood, Chris Swanberg, Vice President, CVR Energy

    Hydroblasting Fatality Investigation, Joe Davis, and Rick Pitman, PSC

    12:00 pm - 01:30 pm <font color="#0065BD">Lunch in Exhibit Hall</font> - 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 <font color="#0065BD">Workshops</font> - Track 1 - Mechanical Integrity
  • Equipment Corrosion and Cracking Mechanisms, Jim McVay, Tesoro Corporation

  • Assessing Mechanical Integrity Programs, Dave Moore, AcuTech

    • Track 2 - Contractors
  • Monitoring, Mentoring, Partner - To Achieve VPP Success, Darrel Ault and Eric Biernbaum, Lytle Electric

  • BP-United in Safety(UIS), David Langell, GEM, Inc. and Ron Horner, Nexus Engineering Group
    Track 3 - Electronic Permitting
  • Refinery Process Safety Management Awareness Training and Employee Involvement, Dawn Wurst and David Thompson, Flint Hills Resources

    • Track 4 - HF Response & Mitigation
  • Planning and Conducting HF Drills, James Pursell Valero Energy Corporation

  • Honeywell HF Presentation
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    05:00 pm - 10:00 pm <font color="#0065BD">Safety Awards Event</font> - Come join us as AFPM honors our members who have achieved safety excellence.