ENVIRONMENTAL, HEALTH AND SAFETY SUMMIT

August 7-8, 2024 | Indianapolis, IN

The Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) Summit is designed to share best leadership and safety practices with industry professionals hoping to achieve world-class safety within their companies.

This one-of-a-kind learning and networking conference will focus on uniting manufacturing executives from across the United States. Attendees will learn best practices in environment, health and safety along with becoming a better leader.

This Summit promises to provide high-level safety professionals with implementable ideas they can take back to their facilities to improve their operations and achieve world-class safety.

Registration

Members:

Individual: $575

Group Rate (4+ people): $2,100

Non-Members: 

Individual: $650

Group Rate (4+ people): $2,400

(To take advantage of the group rate, email the ARPM Team at info@arpminc.org)


CANCELLATION POLICY

Cancellations received by Friday July 26, 2024 will receive a refund minus a $50 per person cancellation fee. Cancellations received after July 26, 2024 are non-refundable (substitutions are allowed). No refunds for event day no-shows.

Cancellation requests must be sent in writing to the ARPM Staff at info@arpminc.org

Agenda

The EHS Summit Event Committee is hard at work preparing programming for this event. Please continue to check back for more updates. 

Interested in presenting your organizations best practices? Reach out to Kaitlyn Triplett at ktriplett@arpminc.org. 


Wednesday, August 7 (All times are in EDT)

7:30 AM - Coffee / Networking

8:00 AM - Welcome and Introductions

8:15 AM – Leader-Inspired Safety: Safety as the Conduit for Operational Excellence
Trinnie Cortez, Caterpillar Safety Services

Employees make choices every day on whether to work safely.  The most powerful influence on those choices is the leader, who must do certain things every day to create the type of culture that inspires safe behavior in employees. After five years of research, Caterpillar has learned exactly what those things are. To be an effective safety leader requires mastery of four core skills, or domains. These four statistically validated domains, along with fourteen elements of leader-inspired safety, are introduced in this dynamic presentation. Mastering these skills enable a leader to produce a strong culture of accountability, create meaningful connectivity with others, demonstrate credible safety consciousness, and build trust. The effective safety leader becomes an effective business leader.

9:15 AM - Networking Break

9:45 AM - Breakout Sessions 

10:50 AM - This Isn't Just Another OSHA Presentation - Why I Should Care
Nelva Smith, Steptoe-Johnson

This presentation will not be just another OSHA presentation, but an interactive, engaging meeting on what’s new with OSHA in year-to-date 2024, what OSHA has been focusing on with enforcement and why it matters to my company. You may think you are up to date on OSHA matters, but be prepared, you will learn a lot in this presentation! What are tactics during current OSHA investigations, what does my company need to be prepared for, and what can I do in EHS to be ready if OSHA shows up on my doorstep.

12:00 PM - Networking Lunch

1:00 PM - Peer Networking 

Growing your network by having the opportunity to meet other individuals in similar roles and responsibilities is a primary component of the 2024 EHS Summit. During these roundtable discussions, professionals will exchange ideas on the most pressing EHS topics. This is a perfect way for professionals to find new ideas, expand their professional networks and explore new methods of improvement. 

2:00 PM - Breakout Sessions

5:00 PM – Day 1 Ends

Thursday, August 8 (All times are in EDT)

7:30 AM - Coffee / Networking

8:00 AM - Breakout Sessions

9:15 AM - Networking Break 

9:45 AM - Safety Talks

During this session, attendees will have the opportunity to hear what members are implementing in their facilities to develop a culture of safety. These short 20-minute presentations will leave attendees inspired to take best practices and actionable steps back to their organization.  

11:30 AM – Safety Awards Ceremony

The 2024 Safety Awards recognize companies in the manufacturing industry that have achieved excellent safety techniques that go beyond the average regulations. The awards will be given out based on OSHA 300's Log of work-Related Injuries and Illness statistics and Safety Best Practices. 

12:15 PM – Adjourn Event

Speakers

 

Trinnie Cortez, with over 25 years in safety, operations and executive roles, has been coaching leaders, developing teams, and designing processes that have created highly motivated and effective teams in multiple industries ranging from construction to technology. His ability to understand and align the concerns of all levels of employees, operational demands, and stakeholder needs has helped him create work environments that fulfill the basic needs of employees, to be both physically and psychologically safe. Today Trinnie is putting his experience to work at Caterpillar Safety Services in Tucson, AZ helping companies understand themselves and improve their safety culture by changing mindsets, developing leaders, and engaging employees.

 

Nelva Smith, known as a fervent advocate for her clients, is a labor and employment attorney whose wide-ranging experience makes her an extremely effective advisor for her clients. Smith is diligent and aggressive in defending her clients’ interests and is experienced assisting clients in the automotive, aviation, construction, and manufacturing industries. As a member of the firm’s Workplace Safety Team, she has defended employers in front of the Industrial Commission on a variety of issues that arise out of Ohio workers’ compensation matters, and she also has extensive experience in safety and health issues, with an emphasis on OSHA. She has presented on several occasions nationally on OSHA topics, and she has twice been a contributing editor to the national treatise on Occupational Safety and Health Law. Nelva is a member of the Environment, Social, Governance (“ESG”) group, a group of attorneys with experience and knowledge about how ESG impacts all aspects of business.

     

Sponsors

Sponsorships are open for the 2024 EHS Summit! 

Contact Kaitlyn Triplett at ktriplett@arpminc.org for more information. 


Gold Sponsor

 

Bronze Sponsor

 

Hotel

The EHS Summit will take place at the newly renovated Sheraton Indianapolis Hotel at Keystone Crossing

A room block has been secured for $149/per night. The last day to book at the discounted rate is Tuesday July 23rd, 2024. 

Booking link: https://www.marriott.com/event-reservations

Or call Sheraton Indianapolis Reservations at 888-627-7814 and ask to make a reservation within the 2024 EHS Summit Group Block. 

Awards

The Association for Rubber Products Manufacturers (ARPM) invites you to participate in the 2024 Safety Achievement Awards and the 2024 Safety Best Practices Awards. Awards will be presented at the 2024 Enviornmental, Health and Safety Summit. Submissions close May 31, 2024.


The Safety Achievement Awards are a way to recognize safety in the industry and facilities that have achieved a level of safety performance above the industry average. Awards are based on data reported on a company's annual OSHA 300 Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses. A copy of the facility's OSHA 300 and O300A forms are required to submit. 

Submit for the Safety Achievement Awards Here


The Safety Best Practice Awards are a way to recognize the best practices that organization's have implemented to increase overall safety. Submissions should generally align with at least one of the following topics: employee safety training, safety committees, safety audits/walk-throughs, emergency training, behavior-based safety, tracking/displaying safety metrics, equipment and mold change safety, safety communication or other innovative safety best practices. Please include photos, videos, policies, checklists, or any materials that help outline your best practices. 

Submit Your Safety Best Practice Here

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