Impressive Presenters for GEAPS Exchange Opening Workshop on Creating an Effective Safety Culture
Including experts in the health and safety fields from the nation's top universities and corporations
GEAPS’ Educational Programming Committee has lined up an impressive field of speakers for the Exchange 2012 Opening Workshop. The speakers for the program, “Creating an Effective Safety Culture: No Longer a Choice,” are experts in the field of health and safety at some of the top universities and corporations in the nation.
The information you need to create a safety culture for your company will be covered at the Exchange 2012 opening workshop. The three-hour program is March 4, from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. The workshop will be presented in three components. The first examines what is a safety culture and discusses how to assess whether your company’s culture is effective. The second part will feature a wide-ranging discussion on what people should know about effective safety cultures, and university research on developing a safety culture specifically for grain companies. Following a short break, the final section will assess the costs and benefits of established safety cultures, and includes a case study.
Speakers are: Mark Daniels, director of safety and health, CHS; Steve Simmons, associate vice president of agribusiness risk management, Nationwide Agribusiness; Michael Boland, professor of agricultural economics, University of Minnesota; Carol Jones, associate professor, stored product engineering, Oklahoma State University; Chris Goulart, director, consulting services, RCI; and Roger Price, vice president, California Business Group, J.D. Heiskell & Co.
