HFC Safety Council Schedule: 2022/2023
**Meeting details subject to change.**
UPCOMING MEETINGS (stay tuned for more details!):
The HFC Safety Council meets on the First Wednesday of the month from 11:30AM to 1PM. We rotate between Hillsboro (Highland), Washington Court House (Fayette), and Wilmington (Clinton) locations.
September 14th (deviation from 1st Wednesday schedule!!): Hillsboro Orpheum, Hillsboro - Take A Break From Your Screen
October 5th: The Crown Room, Washington Court House - Be Red Cross Ready
November 2nd: Clinton County Fairgrounds, Wilmington - What to Expect in OSHA Inspection
December 7th: Hillsboro Orpheum, Hillsboro - Claims Happen: What's an Employer to Do?
January 4th: The Crown Room, Washington Court House - Ohio EPA's Rules: What You Need to Know to Stay Out of Trouble!
February 1st: Clinton County Fairgrounds, Wilmington - Workplace Violence: Specific Topic TBA
March 1st: Hillsboro Orpheum, Hillsboro - Do’s & Don’ts of Accident Investigation
April 5th: The Crown Room, Washington Court House - Doing Safety like a Child
May 3rd: Clinton County Fairgrounds, Wilmington - Crisis Communications, Outrage Management and Social Media
June 7th: Hillsboro Orpheum, Hillsboro - Topic TBA
(See below for more meeting details!)
The HFC Safety Council meets on the First Wednesday of the month from 11:30AM to 1PM. We rotate between Hillsboro (Highland), Washington Court House (Fayette), and Wilmington (Clinton) locations.
September 14th (deviation from 1st Wednesday schedule!!): Hillsboro Orpheum, Hillsboro - Take A Break From Your Screen
October 5th: The Crown Room, Washington Court House - Be Red Cross Ready
November 2nd: Clinton County Fairgrounds, Wilmington - What to Expect in OSHA Inspection
December 7th: Hillsboro Orpheum, Hillsboro - Claims Happen: What's an Employer to Do?
January 4th: The Crown Room, Washington Court House - Ohio EPA's Rules: What You Need to Know to Stay Out of Trouble!
February 1st: Clinton County Fairgrounds, Wilmington - Workplace Violence: Specific Topic TBA
March 1st: Hillsboro Orpheum, Hillsboro - Do’s & Don’ts of Accident Investigation
April 5th: The Crown Room, Washington Court House - Doing Safety like a Child
May 3rd: Clinton County Fairgrounds, Wilmington - Crisis Communications, Outrage Management and Social Media
June 7th: Hillsboro Orpheum, Hillsboro - Topic TBA
(See below for more meeting details!)
September 14th (deviation from 1st Wednesday schedule!!): Hillsboro Orpheum, Hillsboro - Take A Break From Your Screen - CLICK HERE TO REGISTER!
Date: Wednesday, September 14th, 2022
Time: Registration, Lunch, and Networking begins 11:30AM; Presentation from 12PM – 1PM
Cost: Lunch is $20/per person
Location: Hillsboro Orpheum, 135 N High St, Hillsboro, OH 45133
Who to Invite:
In addition to your primary Safety Council representative, we encourage you to invite any employees who would benefit from this month's topic!
The amount of time people spend in front of screens has increased substantially in recent years and living in a digitally connected world only makes it harder to get away from them. Just ask yourself what do you do when you realize you need to take a break from your computer, odds are you grab your phone and start scrolling. While studies have shown that looking at screens does not significantly impact vision, it does have an impact on the eyes’ muscles which can cause fatigue and strain. This presentation will discuss the hazards associated extended periods of screen time along with some techniques and exercises to help reduce the impact of our daily screen usage.
Speaker Bio: Dave Rice, Rubicon EHS
Dave has spent much of the past seventeen years providing assistance to a variety of industrial clients in handling their regulatory compliance responsibilities including but not limited to environmental, health and safety (EHS) compliance servicing, reporting, auditing, and management; environmental management system (EMS) and ISO 14001 development, implementation, and maintenance; industrial hygiene investigation and monitoring; hazardous materials management; and Process Safety Management (PSM). Through this work he has developed extensive experience in addressing a variety of EHS compliance aspects while working with and on behalf of clients.
October 5th: The Crown Room, Washington Court House - Be Red Cross Ready - CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
Date: Wednesday, October 5th, 2022
Time: Registration, Lunch, and Networking begins 11:30AM; Presentation from 12PM – 1PM
Cost: Lunch is $20/per person
Location: Crown Room Banquet Hall, 1801 Columbus Ave, Washington Ct Hs, OH 43160
Who to Invite:
In addition to your primary Safety Council representative, we encourage you to invite any employees who would benefit from this month's topic!
Floods, hurricanes and wildfires are becoming more frequent and can be devastating to our loved ones, homes and communities. Build confidence by learning simple steps you can take now, to help prepare and protect your family. It’s easy to learn through one of our free disaster preparedness trainings! Hosted by the American Red Cross, Be Red Cross Ready is a national, standardized preparedness education curriculum for adults taught by certified presenters. The program is designed to help people understand, prepare for and respond appropriately to disasters.
Speaker Bio: Linda Hamilton, American Red Cross Volunteer
I gave blood for over 30 years before I found out that the Red Cross also did disasters. (I've had to stop at 100 pints - they won't allow me to give blood anymore). I have been a volunteer with disaster cycle services (DCS) for 13 1/2 years now. Preparedness programs are part of DCS as that is what we talk about with groups before a disaster happens. I started in DCS with responding to house fires where the residents request help from the Red Cross, then added preparedness programs later. The Red Cross has 3 programs - Prepare with Pedro for grades K-2, Pillowcase Project for grades 3-5 and Be Red Cross Ready for grade 6-adult. Currently, I am also the regional deployment lead for our 47 counties in Ohio, Kentucky & Indiana, so I lead a team of people who send others to national deployments.
November 2nd: Clinton County Fairgrounds, Wilmington - What to Expect in OSHA Inspection
Are you prepared for an OSHA inspection? OSHA can visit you for a variety of reasons. You need to understand the who, what, where, when and why. If you are not prepared, or have never been through an inspection, join us for this free webinar.
SPEAKER BIO: Greg Harmon, Safety Consultant, Ohio BWC
Greg Harmon is a Safety Consultant with the BWC in Cincinnati, providing: safety training, facility inspections, claim review, compliance assistance. He is an OSHA Outreach Trainer for General Industry/ Construction and teaches a wide range of courses. Prior to the BWC, Greg gained 20 years of safety experience in the utility and theme park industries while earning a law degree in the evening program at Northern Kentucky University. He is a member of the Kentucky Bar and an ASP.
December 7th: Hillsboro Orpheum, Hillsboro - Claims Happen: What's an Employer to Do?
In this presentation, Kevin will discuss labor laws impacting workers’ compensation claim management, including the ADA, Title VII, the FMLA and the ADEA. He will also Ohio’s workers’ compensation system and claim management from injury preventing to managing a claim through the administrative hearing process.
SPEAKER BIO: Kevin E. Hess, Of Counsel, Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Growing up helping his family operate an Ohio-based dairy farm, Kevin Hess learned the value of hard work and integrity. Although no longer a dairy farm, his family still operates the farm and many of the lessons he learned during that time are with him today and have shaped his legal career. Kevin’s practice revolves around helping his clients be successful as they navigate workplace safety, labor and employment, and workers’ compensation legal matters. Kevin’s clients, who are in the manufacturing, commercial farming, and multi-family housing industries, appreciate his efforts to help them prevent legal issues by regularly performing audits, developing policies and procedures and, shining a spotlight on areas to address. When faced with an OSHA inspection or penalty, Kevin is the attorney clients want by their side to help remedy the situation and negotiate for reduced penalties, enabling them to focus on running their business, for ultimate success.
January 4th: The Crown Room, Washington Court House - Ohio's EPA Rules: What You Need to Know to Stay Out of Trouble!
This presentation will give an overview of the major areas of compliance (air, water, waste) within the agency and will give a rundown of proper waste management. The goal of this presentation is to provide information that will help businesses stay in compliance with environmental rules. This will ultimately help businesses save money, be more efficient, keep their employees safe, and protect the environment.
SPEAKER BIO: Kyle Fox, Compliance Assistance Specialist, Ohio EPA
Kyle Fox currently serves as the compliance assistance specialist for the central district office of Ohio EPA’s Office of Compliance Assistance and Pollution Prevention (OCAPP). OCAPP administers free and confidential assistance to help Ohio businesses and organizations comply with Ohio’s environmental requirements. Prior to this role, Kyle worked in the Ohio EPA’s Division of Surface Waters Modeling Section where he served as a field worker and water quality modeler. Kyle received a Bachelor of Science from the Ohio State University where he specialized in Environmental Science.
