This Popular Event Provides Free Education, Awareness, and Connection to Positively Impact the Safety and Health of Montanans in the Workplace. The 2024 Missoula Conference Will Be Held in-person, May 14-16, 2024, at Missoula College’s River Campus

Schedule:

Tuesday, May 14

8:00am - 4:30pm - Hazwoper 8-hr Refresher - Larry Alheim, Montana Department of Environmental Quality - Room 339

8:30am - 10:00am - Ergonomics - Theresa Stack, Montana Safety and Health Consultation Program - Room 122

8:30am - 10:00am - Fentanyl & Methamphetamine Awareness - Tiffany Ott, Montana Safety and Health Consultation Program - Room 235

9:30am - 11:30am - Fmla & Ada - John Pavao, Montana Department of Administration - Room 340

10:00am - 11:00am - Introduction to Industrial Hygiene - Drew Sheehy, Montana Safety and Health Consultation Program - Room 122

10:00am - 11:30am - Safety Observations & Behavior Based Safety - Theresa Stack, Montana Safety and Health Consultation Program - Room 232

11:30am - 12:30pm - Lunch Cafe

12:30pm - 5:00pm - Osha 10 General Industry Day 1 - Consultation, Montana Department of Labor & Industry - Room 340

12:30pm - 5:00pm - Osha 10 Construction Day 1 - Montana Public Sector Safety Compliance - Room 122

12:30pm - 4:30pm - Fall Prevention and Fall Protection - Construction Education Foundation Colorado - Room 338

12:30pm - 1:30pm - Workers’ Compensation Claims Practices - Mike Bartow, Workers’ Compensation Compliance Bureau - Room 232

1:30pm - 2:30pm - Stay at Work, Return to Work - Cindy Zimmerman, Montana Department of Labor & Industry Employment Standards Division - Room 234

2:30pm - 3:30pm - Talk Saves Lives: Suicide Prevention in the Workplace Setting - Tracy Rass ley, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention - Room 235

3:30pm - 4:30pm - Mental Health and Self Care - Tracy Rassley, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention - Room 235

Wednesday, May 15

8:00am - 5:00pm - Osha 10 General Industry Day 2 - Consultation, Montana Department of Labor & Industry - Room 340

8:00am - 5:00pm - Osha 10 Construction Day 2 - Montana Public Sector Safety Compliance - Room 122

8:00am - 4:00pm - CPR - Jim Burrows, Montana Public Sector Safety Compliance - Room 339

8:00am - 12:00pm - Fall Prevention and Fall Protection - Construction Education Foundation Colorado - Room 338

9:00am - 10:00am - Lockout Tagout - Billy Chilton, Montana Safety and Health Consultation Program - Room 235

10:00am - 11:00am - Talk Saves Lives: Corrections Settings - Tracy Rass ley, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention - Room 235

11:00am - 12:00pm - Introduction to Supporting Someone at Risk - Tracy Rass ley, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention - Room 235

12:00pm - 1:00pm - Lunch Cafe

1:00pm - 5:00pm - Osha 7105 Evacuation and Emergency Planning - Construction Education Foundation Colorado - Room 338

1:00pm - 2:00pm - Workplace Violence - Drew Sheehy, Montana Safety and Health Consultation program - Room 232

2:00pm - 3:00pm - Montana Human Rights Overview - Meaghan Mulcahy, Montana Human Rights Bureau - Room 234

3:00pm - 4:00pm - Internal Safety Audits - Shawn Mclain, Montana Safety and Health Consultation Program - Room 235

4:00pm - 5:00pm - Electrical Hazards/awareness - Matthew Schonsberg, Montana Safety and Health Consultation Program - Room 232

Thursday, May 16

8:00am - 9:00am - Powered Industrial Trucks - Michael Anderson, Montana Public Sector Safety Compliance - Room 340

8:00am - 3:30pm - Osha 7410: Managing Excavation/trenching Operations - Shawna Page, Mountain West Osha Education Center - Room 232

9:00am - 10:00am - Slips, Trips, and Falls - Ryan Ashby, Montana Public Sector Safety Compliance - Room 340

10:00am - 11:00am - Montana Safety Culture Act Requirements- Alex Monteverde, Montana Public Sector Safety Compliance - Room 122

10:00am - 11:00am - Recovery Friendly Initiative - Shannan Sproull, RFW Montana & Leah Fitch-Brody, Missoula Public Health - Room 235

10:00am - 11:00am - Building Your Safety Program - Wendy Forgey, Montana State Fund - Room 340

11:00am - 12:00pm - Recordkeeping - Jim Messer, Osha - Room 122

11:00am - 12:00pm - Risk Assessments: the Underused Tool That’s Free! - Kellie Trudgeon, Montana State Fund - Room 340

12:00pm - 1:00pm - Lunch Cafe

1:00pm - 2:00pm - Confined Space - Michael Anderson, Montana Public Sector Safety Compliance - Room 122

1:00pm - 2:00pm - The Importance of New Hire Safety - Taunia Cherry, Montana State Fund - Room 340

Admission: Free

Date: May 14-16, 2024

Time: Tuesday, May 14 - 8am-5pm

Wednesday, May 15 - 8am-5pm

Thursday, May 16 - 8am-3:30pm

Location: Missoula College’s River Campus

1205 E. Broadway St, Missoula, MT 59802

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