WCMA Health & Safety Group Meeting (Hybrid)

You’re invited to join us for WCMA's Health & Safety Group meeting on Thursday, October 17 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. (CT). WCMA is offering two ways to participate: in-person at the Wisconsin Trade Center, hosted by WCMA member Foremost Farms USA's corporate headquarters in Middleton, Wisconsin or online via Zoom. WCMA's Health & Safety Group is open to all WCMA member employees. Here's a look at our agenda:

10:00 a.m.: Participant Check-In & Networking (In-Person Attendees Only)

10:30 a.m.: Media Event: OSHA & WCMA Alliance Agreement Signing (In-Person Attendees Only)

11:15 a.m.: Hybrid Meeting Call to Order

• Agenda & Introductions
• OSHA Leadership Panel Discussion
  • Topics Include:
    • Alliance Details
    • Regional Emphasis Program for Food Processors
    • Proposed Heat Illness Rule
    • Severe Injury Report Dashboard
  • Moderator: Rebekah Sweeney, Senior Director of Programs & Policy, WCMA
  • Panelists:
    • Robert Bonack, OSHA Area Director
    • Darnell Crenshaw, OSHA ARA Cooperative State Programs
    • Chad Greenwood, OSHA Area Director
    • Dustin Schnipke, OSHA Area Director
    • David Schott, OSHA Assistant Area Director

12:30 p.m.: Networking Lunch (In-Person Attendees Only)

1:15 p.m.: Meeting Resumes

• Guest Presentation: Workplace Violence Prevention and Preparation
  • Presenters:
    • Kelli Humber, WisCon, Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene
    • Ann Jurkowski, WisCon, Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene
• Supplier Panel: Chemical Safety Practices
  • Panelists:
    • Steve Brennecke, General Sales Manager, Anderson Chemical Company
    • Joel Cook, Senior Technical Manager - Food Group, Hydrite
    • Erin Beitzel, Director of Technical Services, ProActive Solutions USA
• Committee Business
  • Presenter: Rebekah Sweeney

3:00 p.m.: Adjournment

Thanks go to WCMA member Foremost Farms USA for its generous sponsorship of this meeting.

Have questions?  Please contact WCMA Senior Director of Programs & Policy Rebekah Sweeney.