OSHA Safety Day | Environmental Health and Safety

February 15, 2024 | Fawcett Center, 2400 Olentangy River Road

The Ohio State University and the Columbus OSHA office, in conjunction with the Central Ohio chapter of the American Society of Safety Professionals, are pleased to present OSHA Safety Day 2024.

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Ohio State staff or students - register by emailing Cathy Black.

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2024 Agenda

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OSHA Day Welcome | 7:30 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.

Chris Potts and Rebekah Gayley (OSU Planning , Architecture & Real Estate)

MORNING SESSIONS

Injury Prevention & Management from Boots on the Ground | 8:10 a.m. to 9:10 a.m.

Elliot Gilbert, Kim Turner & Brett Sulonen (ATS)

OSHA Warehousing National Emphasis Program | 8:10 a.m. to 9:10 a.m.

Owen Wagner (BWC) & Emily Lauderback (OSHA)

Tricks & Challenges with Silica Monitoring | 8:10 a.m. to 9:10 a.m.

Ashley Griesenbrock (Safex)

Full Circle Well Being: Nutrition, Fitness & Mental Health | 9:20 a.m. to 10:20 a.m.

Monica Poirier & Paul Lawson (Mid City Electric)

Hostility/Civility/De-escalation in the Workplace | 9:20 a.m. to 10:20 a.m.

Dyann McDowell (Training Marbles)

Ethics in Safety | 9:20 a.m. to 10:20 a.m.

Ken Saunders (Messer Construction)

Conversation with Ohio OSHA Area Directors | 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. - Ballroom

Larry Johnson - Columbus Area Director, OSHA

Howard Eberts - Cleveland Area Director, OSHA

Todd Jensen - Toledo Area Director, OSHA

Ken Montgomery - Cincinnati Area Director, OSHA

Lunch, Keynote Speaker and Expo | 11:30 am to 1:00 pm - Ballroom

Keynote Speaker | 11:30 am to 12:15 pm - Ballroom

Thom Kramer, P.E., CSP (LJB Engineering) - Suspension Trauma - Begin with the End in Mind

Networking and Expo | 12:15 pm to 1:00 pm - Ballroom

AFTERNOON SESSIONS

ANSI Z359 Fall Protection Code – What do You Need to Know? | 1:10 p.m. to 2:10 p.m.

Dan Buck (LJB Engineering)

Applied Technology: A Better As-Built Process to Enhance Safety | 1:10 p.m. to 2:10 p.m.

Anthony Hartke (Turner Construction)

Drug Free Workplace: Marijuana & Policies | 1:10 p.m. to 2:10 p.m.

Katie Szumigala (Safex)

Developing a Culture of Safety | 2:20 pm to 3:20 pm

Berry Grant IV (Ohio State University, Department of Environmental Health & Safety)

We Know We Need a Mental Health Program… How Do We Get It Started? | 2:20 p.m. to 3:20 p.m.

Chris Sanders (Valley Interior Systems)

Is My Employee Under the Influence? Employer Drug-Testing Post-Marijuana Legalization | 2:20 p.m. to 3:20 p.m

Sue Roudebush (Taft, Stettinius & Hollister LLP)

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SESSION 8:10 a.m. - 3:20 p.m.

CPR/AED/Standard First Aid Training | 8:10 a.m. - 3:10 p.m. (Break for OSHA Panel, Lunch and Keynote 10:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.)

Nick Seitz (Firefighter Safe) - *Separate sign-in required at registration & must attend both sessions. Upon completion, participants will receive a Health & Safety Institute (HSI) certification card valid for two years. Dress comfortably.