2025 National Occupational & Process Safety Conference and Exhibition

Tuesday, May 13 - Thursday, May 15, 2025
Marriott Austin Downtown 
304 East Cesar Chavez Street
Austin, TX 78701

Schedule of Sessions and Special Events

Tuesday May 13, 2025
08:00 am - 03:00 pm	All Region Networks Meetings — Invite Only - Invite Only - For Process Safety or Occupational Safety Regional Network Members Any questions regarding the All Region Networks Meeting for Process Safety can be directed to Jasmine Beasley. Any questions regarding the All Region Networks Meeting for Occupational Safety can be directed to Robina Ahmed.
08:00 am - 04:00 pm	Immersive Learning Committee Meeting — Invite Only
12:00 pm - 05:00 pm	Registration
01:00 pm - 05:00 pm	Pre-Conference Workshop: How Human and Organizational Performance (HOP) Enhances Root Cause Analysis (RCA) - An additional fee is required to attend Speakers: John Terry, Flint Hills Resources LLC Mark Galley, ThinkReliability
	Mr John Terry Process Safety Manager Flint Hills Resources, LLC Biography
	Mark Galley President ThinkReliability Biography
05:00 pm - 06:30 pm	Emerging Leaders Reception
Wednesday May 14, 2025
07:00 am - 08:00 am	Continental Breakfast
07:00 am - 05:00 pm	Registration
08:00 am - 10:00 am	General Session - Welcome Fritz Kin, Director, Safety, Security, Emergency Response & PSM, Marathon Petroleum Corporation Keynote Address: Chet Thompson, President & CEO, AFPM Safety Leadership & Empowering the Next Generation Moderated by Willis Jernigan Bill McEnroe, Monroe Energy, LLC Fritz Kin, Marathon Petroleum Corporation Dean Maniati
	Mr. Fritz Kin Director of Refining Safety, Security & Emergency Response Marathon Petroleum Corporation Biography
	Mr. Chet Thompson President and CEO AFPM Biography
	Willis Jernigan Consultant AFPM
	Mr. Bill McEnroe HS&S Senior Director / Retired Monroe Energy, LLC Biography
	Mr. Dean Maniatis HSE Manager Global Refining Biography
10:00 am - 11:00 am	Practice Share Poster Session - Good practices from industry members and sites that have won AFPM Safety Awards will be highlighted in this year’s poster session.
11:00 am - 12:00 pm	Emergency Response - Speakers: Brian McDonald, RTFC Paul Swetish, RTFC
	Brian McDonald Refinery Terminal Fire Company
	Paul Swetish Refinery Terminal Fire Company
	Emerging Leaders - Emerging Leaders Speaker: Sarah Link, ExxonMobil Products Solutions Company Kaitan Smiley, BrandSafway Neil Trevisani, Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
	Sarah Link Process Safety Engineer ExxonMobil Product Solutions Company
	Kaitan Smiley Regional EHS Manager BrandSafway Biography
	Neil Trevisani Field Safety Team Lead Chevron U.S.A. Inc. Biography
	Integrating a New Process Unit into a 129-Year-Old Facility - Speaker: Drew Graham, Phillips 66 Jared Lyautey, Phillips 66
	Mr. Andrew Graham HSE Manager Phillips 66 Biography
	Mr. Jarad Lyautey Health & Safety Team Lead Phillips 66 Biography
	Mobile Rounds: Innovative Programs to Enhance Operators’ Knowledge and Safety Performance - Speaker: Gloria Blanco, Goodyear Chemical Yuri Brooman, Goodyear Chemical Michael Quave, Goodyear Chemical Allen Ward, Goodyear Chemical
	Mrs. Gloria Blanco Manufacturing Director Chemical Operations The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Biography
	Yuri Brooman Plant Services Manager Goodyear Chemical Biography
	Michael P. Quave Operations Excellence Coordinator Goodyear Chemical Biography
	Mr. Allen R. Ward Small Business Team Leader Goodyear Chemical Biography
	Test Your Industrial Hygiene Knowledge with Trivia! - Speaker: Zach Fridge, Valero Energy Justin Mecham, Valero Energy
	Mr. Zach Fridge Manager of Occupational Health & Safety Valero Energy Corporation Biography
	Justin Mecham Director of Occupational Health and Safety Valero Energy Corporation Biography
12:00 pm - 01:30 pm	Lunch
01:30 pm - 01:50 pm	Testing of LNG Storage Tank Vacuum Relief Valves - Innovation Award Winners Process Safety, Award Winners, Process Safety Representative TBD, Cheniere Energy, Corpus Christi LNG, LLC
01:30 pm - 02:15 pm	Good Practices Seen from Host Employers Around Energy Isolation and Turnarounds - Occupational Safety Sponsored by the AFPM Occupational Safety Regional Networks
	What I Wish I Knew Before I Started My Digital Transformation Journey - Digital Transformation/Technology Speaker: Representative, Chevron U.S.A. Inc. Representative, Flint Hills Resources LLC Representative, Phillips 66 Representative, Marathon Petroleum Corporation Representative, HF Sinclair Corporation
01:50 pm - 02:10 pm	Hands On 3-D Training Models - Innovation Award Winners Process Safety, Award Winners, Process Safety Representative TBD, Delek US, El Dorado Refinery
02:10 pm - 02:30 pm	Flange Make Up Learning Trailer - Innovation Award Winners Process Safety, Award Winners, Process Safety Representative TBD, Flint Hills Resources LLC, Pine Bend Refinery
02:15 pm - 03:00 pm	CSB BP-Husky Oregon, OH Investigation - Occupational Safety Sponsored by the AFPM Occupational Safety Regional Networks
	Field Execution-Based Assurance: Impact on Human Performance - Human and Organizational Performance (HOP) Speaker: Miles Hansen, HF Sinclair Corporation
	Mr Miles Hansen Director of Safety, Security and ER HF Sinclair Corporation Biography
	Re-Imagining Job Safety through Digital Innovation: The Valorian Digital JSA Platform - Digital Transformation/Technology Speakers: Randy Decker, Valorian Solutions William Gonzales, Evergreen Industrial Services James Bergeron, Marathon Petroleum Corporation Felicia Johnson, Valorian Solutions
	Randy Decker VP of Industrial Services Valorian Biography
	William Gonzales Evergreen North America Industrial Services Biography
	Mr. James Bergeron HSE Professional Marathon Petroleum Corporation
	Felicia Johnson Product Manager
02:30 pm - 02:50 pm	Check Valve Integrity Management Strategy - Innovation Award Winners Process Safety, Award Winners, Process Safety Representative TBD, Cheniere Energy, Sabine Pass LNG, LLC.
03:00 pm - 03:30 pm	Practice Share Poster Session - Good practices from industry members and sites that have won AFPM Safety Awards will be highlighted in this year’s poster session.
03:30 pm - 03:50 pm	Testing of LNG Storage Tank Vacuum Relief Valves - Innovation Award Winners Process Safety, Award Winners, Process Safety Representative TBD, Cheniere Energy, Corpus Christi LNG, LLC
03:30 pm - 04:15 pm	Good Practices Seen from Host Employers Around Energy Isolation and Turnarounds - Occupational Safety Sponsored by the AFPM Occupational Safety Regional Networks
	What I Wish I Knew Before I Started My Digital Transformation Journey - Digital Transformation/Technology Speaker: Representative, Chevron U.S.A. Inc. Representative, Flint Hills Resources LLC Representative, Phillips 66 Representative, Marathon Petroleum Corporation Representative, HF Sinclair Corporation
03:50 pm - 04:10 pm	Hands On 3-D Training Models - Innovation Award Winners Process Safety, Award Winners, Process Safety Representative TBD, Delek US, El Dorado Refinery
04:10 pm - 04:30 pm	Flange Make Up Learning Trailer - Innovation Award Winners Process Safety, Award Winners, Process Safety Representative TBD, Flint Hills Resources LLC, Pine Bend Refinery
04:15 pm - 05:00 pm	CSB BP-Husky Oregon, OH Investigation - Occupational Safety Sponsored by the AFPM Occupational Safety Regional Networks
	Field Execution-Based Assurance: Impact on Human Performance - Human and Organizational Performance (HOP) Speaker: Miles Hansen, HF Sinclair Corporation
	Mr Miles Hansen Director of Safety, Security and ER HF Sinclair Corporation Biography
	Re-Imagining Job Safety through Digital Innovation: The Valorian Digital JSA Platform - Digital Transformation/Technology Speakers: Randy Decker, Valorian Solutions William Gonzales, Evergreen Industrial Services James Bergeron, Marathon Petroleum Corporation Felicia Johnson, Valorian Solutions
	Randy Decker VP of Industrial Services Valorian Biography
	William Gonzales Evergreen North America Industrial Services Biography
	Mr. James Bergeron HSE Professional Marathon Petroleum Corporation
	Felicia Johnson Product Manager
04:30 pm - 04:50 pm	Check Valve Integrity Management Strategy - Innovation Award Winners Process Safety, Award Winners, Process Safety Representative TBD, Cheniere Energy, Sabine Pass LNG, LLC.
05:00 pm - 06:30 pm	Welcome Reception in Exhibit Hall
Thursday May 15, 2025
07:30 am - 06:00 pm	Registration
08:00 am - 10:00 am	General Session - Welcome Fritz Kin, Director, Safety, Security, Emergency Response & PSM, Marathon Petroleum Corporatio Contractor Keynote Representative, TBD Lessons Learned Kristine Boehnke, Marathon Petroleum Corporation What Employers Should Expect from OSHA Under a Second Trump Administration Eric Conn, Conn Maciel Carey LLP
	Eric J. Conn Founding Partner and Chair, OSHA Practice Group Conn Maciel Carey LLP Biography
	Mr. Fritz Kin Director of Refining Safety, Security & Emergency Response Marathon Petroleum Corporation Biography
	Mrs Kristine H Boehnke Process Safety Engineer - HOP Lead Marathon Petroleum Corporation
08:00 am - 12:00 pm	Process Safety Advisory Group Meeting
10:00 am - 10:30 am	Break
10:30 am - 10:50 am	Chemical Methanator Dump and Reload without Inert Entry - Innovation Award Winners Occupational Safety, Award Winners, Occupational Safety Representative TBD, Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP, Port Arthur
10:30 am - 11:15 am	Lessons Learned Around Emergency Response and Firefighting Foam - Emergency Response Representative, TBD
10:30 am - 12:00 pm	DSA Finalists Panel - Award Winners ExxonMobil Product Solutions Company - Baton Rouge Plastics Plant ExxonMobil Product Solutions Company - Beaumont Chemical Plant LyondellBasell Industries - Bayport Polymer Plant BYO LyondellBasell Industries - Louisiana Integrated PolyEthylene JV LLC Marathon Petroleum Corporation - El Paso Refinery Marathon Petroleum Corporation - Kenai Refinery Marathon Petroleum Corporation - Michigan Refining Division
10:30 am - 11:15 pm	Incident Share - Contractors Representative, TBD
	Lessons Learned through Growth, Expansion, and Cross-Pollination - Process Safety Sponsored by the AFPM Process Safety Regional Networks Speaker: Mason Martin, Phillips 66
	Mason Martin Corporate PHA Facilitator Phillips 66 Biography
10:50 am - 10:50 am	Customized Hose Bridges - Innovation Award Winners Occupational Safety, Award Winners, Occupational Safety Representative TBD, Refined Technologies Inc.
11:10 am - 11:30 am	Self-Dumping Hopper Tool - Innovation Award Winners Occupational Safety, Award Winners, Occupational Safety Representative TBD, LyondellBasell Industries, Matagorda Complex
11:15 am - 12:00 pm	Drones - Emergency Response Representative, TBD
	Process Controls to Reduce Human Error - Process Safety Sponsored by the AFPM Process Safety Regional Networks
	Walk the Job - Contractors Speakers: Ben Way, Phillips 66 Drew Ashcraft, Brock Group David Folmar, STARCON International Inc.
	Ben Way Global Occupational Safety and Programs Manager Phillips 66 Biography
	Mr. Drew Ashcraft Vice President of Health, Safety, Environmental, & Quality Brock Group
	Mr. David Folmar Corporate Safety Manager STARCON International Inc.
11:30 am - 11:50 am	Error Proofing Motor Control (MCC) for Lockout-Tagout - Innovation Award Winners Occupational Safety, Award Winners, Occupational Safety Representative TBD, Flint Hills Resources LLC, Corpus Christi Complex
12:00 pm - 01:30 pm	Lunch
01:30 pm - 01:50 pm	Chemical Methanator Dump and Reload without Inert Entry - Innovation Award Winners Occupational Safety, Award Winners, Occupational Safety Representative TBD, Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP, Port Arthur
01:30 pm - 02:15 pm	Incident Share - Contractors Representative, TBD
	Lessons Learned Around Emergency Response and Firefighting Foam - Emergency Response Representative, TBD
	Lessons Learned through Growth, Expansion, and Cross-Pollination - Process Safety Sponsored by the AFPM Process Safety Regional Networks Speaker: Mason Martin, Phillips 66
	Mason Martin Corporate PHA Facilitator Phillips 66 Biography
01:30 pm - 03:00 pm	DSA Finalists Panel - Award Winners ExxonMobil Product Solutions Company - Baton Rouge Plastics Plant ExxonMobil Product Solutions Company - Beaumont Chemical Plant LyondellBasell Industries - Bayport Polymer Plant BYO LyondellBasell Industries - Louisiana Integrated PolyEthylene JV LLC Marathon Petroleum Corporation - El Paso Refinery Marathon Petroleum Corporation - Kenai Refinery Marathon Petroleum Corporation - Michigan Refining Division
01:50 pm - 02:10 pm	Customized Hose Bridges - Innovation Award Winners Occupational Safety, Award Winners, Occupational Safety Representative TBD, Refined Technologies Inc.
02:10 pm - 02:30 pm	Self-Dumping Hopper Tool - Innovation Award Winners Occupational Safety, Award Winners, Occupational Safety Representative TBD, LyondellBasell Industries, Matagorda Complex
02:15 pm - 03:00 pm	Drones - Emergency Response Representative, TBD
	Process Controls to Reduce Human Error - Process Safety Sponsored by the AFPM Process Safety Regional Networks
	Walk the Job - Contractors Speakers: Ben Way, Phillips 66 Drew Ashcraft, Brock Group David Folmar, STARCON International Inc.
	Ben Way Global Occupational Safety and Programs Manager Phillips 66 Biography
	Mr. Drew Ashcraft Vice President of Health, Safety, Environmental, & Quality Brock Group
	Mr. David Folmar Corporate Safety Manager STARCON International Inc.
02:30 pm - 02:50 pm	Error Proofing Motor Control (MCC) for Lockout-Tagout - Innovation Award Winners Occupational Safety, Award Winners, Occupational Safety Representative TBD, Flint Hills Resources LLC, Corpus Christi Complex
03:00 pm - 03:45 pm	Safety and Health Committee Meeting
06:00 pm - 09:00 pm	AFPM Annual Safety Awards Event - AFPM Recognizes outstanding performance and achievement in areas of Occupational Safety, Process Safety, and Innovation among our member and associate member companies.