1. Preliminary Agenda Saturday, April 1st 8:30 am – 4:30 pm SGE Training
Hyatt Regency
San Francisco Airport
1333 Bayshore Highway Burlingame, CA
Saturday, April 1st 8:30 am – 4:30 pm SGE Training
(Pre-Summit)
Sunday, April 2nd 8:30 am – 4:30 pm SGE Training
Monday, April 3rd 8:00 am – 5:00 pm Registration
(Pre-Summit) 8:30 am – 4:30 pm SGE Training
8:30 am – 4:15 pm VPP Application Workshop
Tuesday, April 4th 7:00 am – 5:00 pm Registration
(Summit) 8:00 am – 9:00 am Labor and Management Committee Meeting
9:00 am – 10:00 am First Time Summit Overview Session
10:30 am – 11:30 am Region IX Meeting of the Membership
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm 2017 Region IX VPPPA Summit Opening Session
3:15 pm – 4:15 pm Opening Keynote Speaker: Mike Mullane, USAF/NASA
4:30 pm – 5:30 pm State Plan Updates (CA, AZ, NV, HI and Federal)
5:30 pm – 7:30 pm Exhibit Hall Grand Opening Reception
Wednesday, April 5th 7:00 am – 5:00 pm Registration
(Summit) 8:00 am – 5:00 pm Exhibit Hall
8:00 am – 12:00 pm VPP Element Breakout Sessions (See Page 2)
9:30 am – 11:00 am Blockbuster Session: Executive Leadership Panel
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Networking Lunch
1:00 pm – 5:00 pm VPP Element Breakout Sessions (See Page 2)
Thursday, April 6th 7:00 am – 12:00 pm Registration
(Summit) 8:00 am – 1:00 pm Exhibit Hall
8:00 am – 12:00 pm VPP Element Breakout Sessions
1:00 pm – 2:45 pm VPP Element Breakout Sessions (See Page 2)
3:15 pm – 4:30 pm Closing Keynote Speaker: Josh Davis, Olympic Medalist
Friday, April 7th 8:00 am – 12:00 pm VPP Recertification Workshop
(Post-Summit)
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Preliminary Agenda
Static Electricity, the Unseen Danger
Union Roundtable
Ames Research Center’s – Management and Employee Participation in VPP – Proof VPP Works!
Another Means of Worksite Analysis – NFPA 652’s Standard on Dust Hazard Analysis
I’m just a safety person, How can I make a difference? VPP is the way!
It Takes 2 to Tango – Journey to VPP
An Integrated Enterprise Approach to Risk Assessment and Control
The Grim Reaper of Complacency
Bridging the Gap, Effective Ways to Improve Safety Culture and Maximize Employee Involvement
Employee Engagement Strategies and VPP Ambassadors
What Do You See? Hazard Recognition for VPP
Safety Committees: Keystone to Workplace Safety
Just A Second Ago - The Brad Livingston Story
Violence at Work - Shooting your mouth off…or other things??
Risk and Ready: Trends in the workforce we should be fearing: Aging and Productivity Workforce
VPP 101
Industrial Hygiene, Providing a Safe Environment
Fundamentals of VPP
Value and Benefits of VPP for the 21st Century
VPP Processes for On-Site Hazard Recognition
Completing your Punch List Items
VPP Coordinator Panel
VPP and the Military
Power Hour R&D discussion
Ignite Safety
Machine Safeguarding – How to develop an effective machine guarding program
OSHA Updates for:
California
Arizona
Nevada
Federal OSHA and Hawaii
Plus Many More!
All summit events take place at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport 1333 Bayshore Highway Burlingame, CA Summit registration includes all activities Tuesday 4/4/17 thru Thursday 4/6/17. Additional registration required for SGE Training, VPP Application and VPP Recertification workshops. Discounts packages available.
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3. Opening Keynote Speaker
Mike Mullane, Colonel, USAF (Retired), Astronaut
Tuesday, April 4, :15 PM
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Closing Keynote Speaker
Josh Davis, Winner of Five Olympic Medals
Thursday, April 6, :15 PM
A graduate of West Point in 1967, Mike Mullane was commissioned in the US Air Force. As a Weapon Systems Operator aboard RF-4C Phantom aircraft, he completed 134 combat missions in Vietnam. Mullane was selected as a Mission Specialist in 1978 in the first group of Space Shuttle Astronauts. He completed three space missions aboard the Shuttles Discovery and Atlantis before retiring from NASA and the Air Force in  Read More
Josh Davis has established himself as one of America’s elite athletes and representatives through his extraordinary performance in and out of the pool... Considered by many to be one of the U.S.’ best team Captains in recent memory, Josh provides an insight and depth that is rare in sports today... Former Texas Governor and former U.S. President George W. Bush picked Josh as on of the 18 all-time greatest Texans... As the only male athlete in the World to win three Gold Medals at the Centennial Olympic Games, Josh has established a tremendous reputation as a swimmer who excels at the most important meets...   Read more
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