Presented by National Grain and Feed Assn. Grain Elevator and Processing Society, and Grain Journal
CONVEY’22 is a unique opportunity for grain handling employees and leaders to gain practical knowledge and training on real-world compliance issues, best practices and emerging industry trends and will feature expert speakers covering the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Department of Transportation (DOT), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Federal Grain Inspection Service (FGIS) rules and regulations.
In addition to sessions on OSHA and FDA inspections, operations best practices and grain quality management, the conference offers training focused on behavioral safety and incident management as well as safe driver training and development.
This is an incredibly cost-effective, well-rounded training opportunity for young employees and front-line workers. However, any employee involved in operations, compliance or safety would benefit from the comprehensive program and networking sessions.
PROGRAM
Tuesday, July 26
7:00 a.m.
Breakfast in Trade Show Area
Welcome and Introductions
Human Organizational Performance – Behavior Safety
This session will focus on how and why employees make mistakes or errors and how they were dealt with either from an organizational or individual perspective.
Speaker:
Rob Boyd, Regional Human Performance Lead – North America Corporate Environmental, Health and Safety, Cargill Inc. • bio
9:45 a.m.
Fumigation Practices and Safety Techniques
Fumigations take place at grain facilities on a regular basis. The presentation will include an overview of the fumigation process with emphasis on the safe application of fumigants, monitoring for efficacy, bystander safety, and the receiving of materials fumigated in transit.
Speaker: Blake Buckner, Business Development Manager, Degesch America, Weyers Cave, VA • bio
10:45 a.m.
Grain Grading Operations Best Practices
The effectiveness of the U.S. grain inspection system depends largely on the ability to sample, inspect, grade, and certify the various grains for which standards have been established under the United States Grain Standards Act, as amended. This session is designed to discuss best practices in working with producers, grain handlers, officially designated agencies and the Federal Grain Inspection Service during the sampling, inspection and grading process.
Panel Discussion:
Kia Adams-Mikesh, Vice President, NDGI • bio
Don Wray, Director of Operations, The Andersons, Maumee, OH
11:45 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Managing a Safety and Health Incident
This session will address effective techniques to identify, prevent, respond to, record, and analyze exposure to health and safety risks in the workplace.
Speaker: Dr. Christopher Jankosky, M.D., Senior Vice President, Medical Operations, Workcare, Inc. • bio
How to Perform a Safety and Health Incident Investigation and Analyze Hazards
This session will provide recommendations on how to use the safety and health incident investigation to determine the root cause and establish corrective actions. This includes identifying appropriate safety measures to be used to mitigate the identified hazards.
Speaker: Doug Fletcher, OSHA Training, Safety Consulting, Fletcher Safety Consulting, Omaha, NE
Airflow: Lessons Learned in Practical Applications of Air Facilities
A comprehensive discussion about air movement throughout a facility, including static pressure, fresh air, circulations, and air filtration.
Speaker: Jeremy Dose, PMP, Senior Project Manager, ADM, Metamora, IL • bio
5:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, July 27
7:00 a.m.
Breakfast in Trade Show Area
Welcome and Introductions
FDA Inspection Plans for 2022
This session will focus on FDA’s priority areas of focused domestic inspections and intended guidance for FSMA, including certain enforcement provisions for Preventive Controls.
Speaker: David Fairfield, Senior Vice President, Feed, NGFA, Waukee, IA • bio
9:00 a.m.
Hiring, Training, and Retaining Employees – Entry Level Driver Training, Drug Testing, Safety
The panel discussion will focus on employee training and development efforts as a tool in employee retention efforts; and will address critical issues that are an important part of many grain handling facilities’ business strategies moving forward. Panel Discussion:
Shawn Lambert, Safety & Risk Manager, Co-Alliance Cooperative Inc., Avon, IN • bio
Ryan Janssen, EHS Director, Key Cooperative, Roland, IA • bio
Jeffrey Willis, Senior Safety & Security Manager, Perdue AgriBusiness LLC, Salisbury, MD • bio
Break in Trade Show Area
10:30 a.m.
A Real Hot Topic: Preparing For and Surviving Inspections Under OSHA’s New Heat Illness National Emphasis Program
OSHA recently announced the launch of a new enforcement imitative as part of its National Emphasis Program (“NEP”) for Outdoor and Indoor Heat-Related Hazards. To meet the inspection goals set by the Heat Illness NEP, OSHA’s Area Offices will be conducting surprise programmed inspections of agriculture/grain handling employers as well as traditional inspections of fatalities, hospitalizations, and certain complaints. This session will focus on what employers can expect during Heat Illness NEP inspections and how to prepare for them to hopefully achieve a better outcome.
Speaker: Aaron Gelb, Conn Maciel Carey LLP, Chicago, IL • bio
Adjourn