Program

The 74th Safety and Health Conference program is your go-to resource for everything you need to know prior to and while attending the conference!

Coming Summer of 2024

Continuing Education

All continuing education for the Safety and Health Conference is on a self-submittal system. The conference will provide objectives, a program and attendance certificate (upon request).  

Coming Summer of 2024

Coming Summer of 2024

• Speaker Application
• Nominate a Speaker

PowerPoints

• A. Ken Brook Jr (Insurance Planning Inc)_OSHA Inspections - What to Expect and How to Prepare
• A. Ken Brook Jr (Insurance Planning Inc)_Workplace Incidents that Forever Changed Safety in the Workplace
• Andy Addis (Addi Media)_Do Something Super
• Craig Kibbe (KS Dept of Administration)_Humor in the Workplace
• Daniel DeBoer (PROtect LLC)_When are Drivers Considered Contractors
• David Praiswater (Washburn University Institute of Technology)_The Nine Causes of Accidents
• Denis Baker (Leader Influence LLC)_Selling Safety - Nine Principles of Selling
• Denis Baker (Leader Influence LLC)_Coaching for Behavior Change
• Doug Rush (Principal Scopus Consultants Inc)_Exposure Assessment-How to Implement the ARECC Process into Your Workplace
• Jacob Larson & Arthur Fink (K-State Pollution Prevention Institute)_Whats in Your Waste
• Kiersten Camp (Textron Aviation)_Return to Work_Stay at Work - Why it is Good Business and How EHS Can Help
• Kim Chacon & Scott Snodgrass (Spirit AeroSystems Inc)_Spirit AeroSystems-Planning and Deploying a Sustainable Ergonomics Process
• Melody Rayl (Fisher & Phillips LLP)_Drugs in the Workplace & Changing Marijuana Laws-Working Through the Haze
• Mindy Prichard (KS Dept of Labor)_Emergency Eye Wash Stations
• Ryan Hodge & Todd Underwood (OSHA)_OSHA Updates
• Shane Etzold (KS Dept of Labor)_Public Workplace Safety
• Tasha Schmeidler (The Bradbury Co Inc)_Steppingstones to a Safety Culture
• Tim Cruz (KS Dept of Labor)_ Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs)

Speaker Bios

Learn more about this year's speakers!

• Gary Higbee
• Andy Addis
• Craig Kibbe
• Denis Baker
• Duane Billinger
• Ken A. Brooks
• Kiersten Camp
• Kim Chacon and Scott Snodgrass
• Tim Cruz
• Daniel DeBoer
• Jorge Delatorre
• Oakley Douglass
• Shane Etzold
• Arthur Fink
• Henry Gleason
• Laurel Harris
• Ryan Hodge
• Curtis Leiker
• David Praiswater
• Mindy Prichard

For details on purchase, pricing, and refunds of the Annual Safety and Health Conference please click on the document below. 

• Purchase and Pricing

Special Accomodations

All reasonable attempts will be made to accommodate special needs. Persons with special needs are encouraged to report them at the time of registration to Dena.Ackors@ks.gov.

Helpers to persons with special needs are not required to register and can take part in all conference activities except the seated luncheons. Helpers can purchase extra lunch tickets in advance at $25 each by contacting Dena.Ackors@ks.gov or purchase the tickets on site at the registration desk.