Schedule

Tuesday, July 29
6:30-7:30 a.m. – Registration
7:30 a.m. – Welcome and seminar introduction
  Session 1 – Emerging and Evolving Issues
  Session 2 – Safety Standards for Grain Handling Facilities (Two parts)
      Part I – Grain Dust Fire and Explosion Hazard Recognition and Control
9:40-10:00 a.m. – Break
      Part 2 – Confined Space/Lockout and Tag
  Session 3 – Employee Training
12:00-2:00 p.m. – Lunch with the faculty and exhibiting sponsors
  Session 4– Environmental Quality and Responsibility (Two parts)
      Part I – Regulatory Overview, Practical Considerations and Due Diligence
3:50-4:20 p.m. – Break with the faculty and exhibiting sponsors
      Part II – Stewardship
5:05 p.m. – Wrap up day 1
5:10-7:00 p.m. – Dinner with the faculty and exhibiting sponsors

Wednesday, July 30
6:30-7:30 a.m. – Breakfast with the faculty and exhibiting sponsors
7:30 a.m. – Welcome back
  Session 5 – Electrical Safety
8:50-9:05 a.m. – Break
  Session 6 – Transportation Safety
10:05-10:20 a.m. – Break
  Session 7 – Facility Security – Food and Feed Defense
12:35 p.m. – Closing remarks

Tuesday, July 29

6:30-7:30 a.m. – Registration

7:30 a.m. – Welcome and seminar introduction – Kevin Danner, West Central, Chair, GEAPS/NGFA Safety, Health & Environmental Quality Committee; Gary Kearn, The Scoular Co, Chair, GEAPS/NGFA OM&T Safety, Health, Environmental Quality & Facility Security Seminar

Emerging and Evolving Issues

Our first session will address regulatory issues including OSHA priority issues and local/regional emphasis programs for grain handling, feed, milling and processing facilities; grain handling facilities standard; electrical standard and hazardous locations as specified by the National Electrical Code; and rolling stock fall protection.  Additional discussion will focus on OSHA’s consultation program.

Session Chair – Paul Luther, Land O’Lakes Purina Feed LLC

Faculty – Bill McDonald, St. Louis Area Dir, OSHA Region VII

Safety Standards for Grain Handling Facilities
(Two parts)

Maximize your safety and that of your coworkers with best practices for grain dust fire and explosion recognition and control, grain storage in confined spaces, and lockout/tagout for all energy/power sources.

Part I – Grain Dust Fire and Explosion Hazard Recognition and Control

This portion of the session will cover contractor safety oversight, emergency response planning, preventive maintenance, housekeeping and the 2008 edition of the National Fire Protection Association 61 (Standard for the Prevention of Fires and Dust Explosions in Agricultural and Food Processing Facilities).

Session Chairs – Barry Brandstetter, Cargill Inc; Dan Mehochko, Louis Dreyfus Corp

Part II – Confined Space/Lockout and Tag

Learn to recognize and control entry hazards in confined storage spaces and find out what the best rescue practices are during entrapment and engulfment.  Additional discussion will focus on lockout/tagout for all energy and power sources.

Session Chairs – Barry Brandstetter, Cargill Inc; Dan Mehochko, Louis Dreyfus Corp

Employee Training

The first half of this session will focus on regulatory overview and practical considerations, including OSHA requirements and documentation.  The second half of the session will be dedicated to adult learning preferences and resources.

Session Chair – Richard Galutia, JW Safety Management

Environmental Quality and Responsibility
(Two parts)

Part I –Regulatory Overview and Practical Considerations

Part one of this session will comprise the areas of air, soil and water (including water sources/uses, wastewater and storm water runoff) as well as an overview of current EPA rulemaking activities including the Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure rule and the New Source Performance Standard for Grain Elevators.

Session Chair – Mark Calmes, Archer Daniels Midland Company

Faculty – Kelly Jorgensen, Ag Processing Inc; Michael “Mick” Durham, Grain Processing Corp; Jerri Thibaut, Environmental Specialist, Bunge North America

Part II – Stewardship

Continuing recent trends, sustainability and the “green” movement remain important issues to today’s businesses, particularly those directly linked to the environment and natural resources.  Part two of the session will address “green” considerations for grain handling, processing and feed operations.  Attendees will learn about key topics ranging from carbon “footprints” to LEED engineering and the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).

Session Chair – Jim Collins, General Mills Inc

Faculty – Kim Callis, Group Leader – Global Sustainable Development, General Mills Inc

Wednesday, July 30

6:30-7:30 a.m. – Breakfast with the faculty and exhibiting sponsors

7:30 a.m. – Welcome back – Gary Kearn, The Scoular Co, Chair, GEAPS/NGFA OM&T Safety, Health, Environmental Quality & Facility Security Seminar

Electrical Safety

The electrical safety session will include topics such as National Electrical Code standards for hazardous locations, including location definitions and common applications, equipment selection/application and installation, and maintenance.  The second portion of the session will address employee qualification to work in potential arc flash hazard areas and required (?) personal protective equipment.

Session Chair – Bob Marshall, Bunge North America Inc

Faculty – Mark Wirfs, R&W Engineering Inc

Transportation Safety

An overview of U.S. Department of Transportation & Federal Railroad Administration regulations as well as practical considerations such as commercial vehicle fleet operations, rail operation, barge operation and rolling stock fall protection.  Additional topics will include truck staging and dock operations, hazardous materials, and transportation worker identification control.

Session Co-Chair – Larry Bongle, ConAgra Trade Group Inc

Faculty – Dwight Siewert, Driver Compliance Services Group, JJ Keller & Associates, Inc

Facility Security – Food and Feed Defense

Our final session will provide useful information in the area of facility security.  The session will begin with an overview of USCG, DHS, FDA and USDA regulations and practical considerations, and other session topics will include facility security vulnerability assessment and control; threat “agents,” both chemical and biological; facility, inventory and transportation security; and the NFGA/GEAPS facility security Web site.

Session Co-Chair – Stacy Schmidt, The Andersons

Faculty –Wayne Bauer, Safety & Security Dir, Star of the West Milling Co; David Powers, VP - Oper, RCI; Dr. David Acheson, Asst Commissioner for Food Defense/Food Safety, US Food and Drug Administration (invited)