2016 National Occupational & Process Safety Conference & Exhibition

2016 National Occupational & Process Safety Conference & Exhibition

Tuesday, May 17 - Wednesday, May 18, 2016
Grand Hyatt San Antonio
600 E. Market Street
San Antonio, TX 78205-2600

Schedule of Sessions and Special Events


Monday May 16, 2016

09:00 am - 05:00 pm Registration

10:00 am - 05:00 pm Pre-Conference Workshop - Welding Health Hazard Control in Petrochemical Turnarounds
Presented by: Mike Harris, Hamlin & Harris, Inc.

This course describes common Petrochem welding and thermal cutting processes and the health/safety hazards associated with each of these processes.


Tuesday May 17, 2016

07:00 am - 06:30 pm Registration

08:00 am - 12:00 pm General Session -
Welcome: Bob Bahr, Exxon Mobil Corporation

Keynote
Process Safety Leadership At The Frontline

Dave Dotson
Managing Director, Operations Excellence and Compliance
Koch Industries, Inc.

Motivational Speaker
Safety Leadership – What The Most Influential Do Differently

Garrison Wynn, Author and Speaker, Wynn Solutions

Safety in the U.S. Navy
Captain Gerald Prendergast
Safety, Environmental, Maintenance and Modernization Division
United States Navy

A New Approach for Thinking About How Behaviors Influence Safety
Jim Stump, Sr. Vice President, Refining Operations
HollyFrontier Corporation

Distinguished Safety Award Presentations

BRPO Safety Communication Strategy

Angela Zeringue, ExxonMobil Chemical Company, Baton Rouge Polyolefins

High Consequence Task Safeguard Verification
Frank Semancik, Formerly Chevron El Segundo Refinery

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 Breakout Sessions -
Tracks 1-5


Track 1 - Reduce Your Risk!
Root Cause Analysis for Safety – Revisited
Shanahan Mondal, CVR Energy and Mark Galley, ThinkReliability

High Consequence Events, Keeping Life Critical Rules Fresh
Panelists:
Sean Horne, Valero
Fritz Kin, Marathon Petroleum Corporation
Dean Maniatis, Phillips 66


Track 2 - Industrial Hygiene
Contractor IH Programs
David Cawthon, Center for Toxicology & Environmental Health, Raul Carrillo, U.S. Department of Labor - OSHA, and Krystal Zwinggi, Zachry Industrial

June 1 is Coming. Are You Ready for GHS?
Karen Powers, Turner Industries, and Bob Borman, HSE Solutions


Track 3 - Process Safety
Risk Assessment Tool for Liquid Overfill of Process and Storage Vessels
Ryan Wong, ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company

API ANSI RP 754 Changes
Dan Wilczynski, Marathon Petroleum Corporation


Track 4 - Human Reliability
I Walk the Line: Panel Discussion
Panelists:
Jerry Forest, Celanese Ltd.
Willis Jernigan, Flint Hills Resources
Lynn Richardson, Alon USA
Tim Murphy, Calumet Specialty Products

Human Performance: Between the Lines
Susan Worley, Chevron USA

Learning Teams
Michael Stewart, LyondellBasell Industries


Track 5 - Process Safety Culture and Leadership
We Who Are About to Live, Salute You! - Building a Process Safety Leadership Culture
Kathy Harbison & Joe Cunningham, Marathon Petroleum Corporation

Empowering Leaders
Liz McDaniel & Greg Oliver, Huntsman Corporation

03:00 pm - 03:30 pm Break

03:30 pm - 05:00 pm Breakout Sessions - Repeated -
Tracks 1-5

Track 1 - Reduce Your Risk!
Track 2 - Industrial Hygiene
Track 3 - Process Safety
Track 4 - Human Reliability
Track 5 - Occupational Safety

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


Wednesday May 18, 2016

07:30 am - 04:00 pm Registration

08:00 am - 12:00 pm General Session -
Keynote Address
An Update from the Chemical Safety Board

The Honorable Vanessa Sutherland, Chair, U.S. Chemical Safety Board

It Happened Here: First-Hand Accounts of Significant Events
Dawn Wurst & Willis Jernigan, Flint Hills Resources

OSHA and EPA Regulatory Update
Eric J. Conn, Conn Maciel Carey PLLC

Lessons Learned from an EHS Professional
Cassandra Dillon, Compliance Solutions

Incident at Tank 122
Lynn Richardson, Alon USA

Lessons Learned From A Heater Detonation Event
Thor Forseth, HollyFrontier Corporation

Occupational Safety Focus Project
Fritz Kin, Marathon Petroleum Corporation

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 Breakout Sessions -
Tracks 1-4

Track 1 - Emergency Response
Developing Comprehensive Training and Drill Programs
Peter Greco, LyondellBasell Houston Refining

The Challenge of Maintaining Plant Emergency Response Teams - Doing More with Less
John Gross, Marathon Petroleum Corporation, and Cody Fikes, HollyFrontier Corporation


Track 2 - Leadership
Safety Accountability
Bill Shaw, Evergreen Industrial Service

Supervisors – Safety Force Multiplier
Rixio Medina, Board of Certified Safety Professionals


Track 3 - Contractors
Living Zero: Delivering Projects & Turnarounds Injury Free
Brian Burre, Chevron Phillips Chemical Company

Hazard Recognition and Mitigation Success Story
Robert Myak, BP Husky Refining, and Ron Horner, Nexus Engineering Group


Track 4 - Focusing on What is Important
Panel Discussion: Developing and Implementing High Potential Event Metrics Corporate Wide
Panelists:
Willis Jernigan, Flint Hills Resources
Dean Maniatis, Phillips 66
Mike Smith, Exxon Mobil Corporation

06:00 pm - 09:00 pm Safety Awards Event - Sunset Station - Come join us as AFPM honors our members who have achieved safety excellence.


Thursday May 19, 2016

09:00 am - 04:00 pm All Regional Networks' Meeting -

Regional Network Members Only
Any questions regarding this meeting can be directed to either Eileen Scherzinger or Laura Naso.