The Governors Pacific-Rim Safety and Health Conference is the premier safety and health conference in Hawaii, attracting attendees from all over the pacific region. It is a nationally recognized conference that is world class in breadth and quality.
It is designed to meet the needs of Hawaii businesses, institutions, federal - state and local government providing safety practitioner's access to vendors, a state of the art program and dynamic technical presentation to help you maximize the safety efforts of your organization. >*<[Conference Highlights]>*<
Some highlights of our conference this year will include:
| Chris Patton - We are pleased to announce that the current President of ASSE will be joining us for our conference. Chris is a long standing member of the ASSE board coming after having served as a leader in his local chapter and he took on other significant society duties including chairing the 2006 and 2007 Future Leaders Conference Task Force. Chris holds the Certified Safety Professional designation. He has delivered many presentations, both nationally and abroad. Patton was twice awarded the Water Environment Federation Safety Award. He was honored with the Safety Professional of the Year award by his local ASSE chapter in 2004 and received the Charles V. Culbertson Award for outstanding volunteer service to ASSE in 2007. |
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The Bernie Inman Story
- from critically injured to critically acclaimed - Bernie has a
burning desire to make a difference in the lives of others. Bernie
will be our Keynote speaker for 2010 - come and
hear his story. |
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Cynthia Roth - Ergonomist
- founder of ETC (Ergonomic Technologies Corporation) she was
recently elected Chair of the ASSE Foundation and has lectured at
hundreds of companies and conferences on ergonomics. Cynthia's
presentation will be "Ergonomics for the Safety Professional" |
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Eddie Greer - has
developed and delivered numerous keynotes, presentations and
seminars on leadership, team building, crisis management, and
behavior based safety across the United States, Canada, Middle East
and the United Kingdom. He is past society president of the
American Society of Safety Engineers where he is a professional
member and sits on the Society Ethics Committee. He currently serves
on the Board of Certified Safety Professionals in Savoy, Illinois,
and is a trustee for the Texas Safety Association Foundation.
Eddie's presentation will be "Safety Professional… Are YOU
Kidding Yourself?" |
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Fay Feeney - Consultant
Extraordinaire she established Envision Strategic Group, an
organization who's primary concerns are her customers bottom line
and business success by using risk to your advantage, keeping an eye
on emerging business trends like enterprise risk management,
sustainability and other good ideas. Fay's presentation will be
"The Safety Professional and the Down Economy" |
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Gary Higbee - Safety
Specialist is an internationally known safety professional and
public speaker. Gary is a frequent speaker at international safety
conferences such as the National Safety Council Congress, the
American Society of Safety Engineers Annual Professional Development
Conference, the International Accident Prevention Association Annual
Conference and regional conferences all over the United States and
Canada. Gary
will be one of our General Session speaker -
and will also be doing a break out session as well -
"Beyond Compliance…The Human Factor" |
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Jeffrey Camplin -
Environmentalist is president of Camplin
Environmental Services Inc. in Rosemont, Ill a firm that
provides safety and environmental consulting services, including
asbestos, lead, indoor air quality and OSHA compliance assistance.
He received ASSE's Presidents Award in 2003 for his work with the
USEPA's Lead Safe Work Practices initiative and is currently working
with their environmental practice specialty to develop programs to
help bridge the gap between the safety and environmental
professions. Jeffrey's presentation will be "Volunteers leading
Volunteers" |
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Kelly Bernish -
Disney
Safety is a past-president of the ASSE Central Florida Chapter,
chairs and helped found the ASSE Women in Safety Engineering (WISE)
Common Interest Group and is their current Chairperson. Kelly also serves as a board member on the ASSE
Diversity Committee. In addition, she is a board member of the
International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions Safety
& Maintenance and of the United Safety Council. She currently serves
as Manager, Safety and Health Operations, Walt Disney World. |
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Larry Wilson - a Strategist
who pulls together the strategic message you want to convey, and
creates the organizational focus for that message to support your
people with the passion, commitment, and new behaviors needed to
achieve your goals, he brings profound, insightful, understandable
ways to think about leadership, customers, employees, and the
powerful and creative leader we can all become. He works with you to
involve your group totally—emotionally and intellectually. Larry
will be one of our Keynote General Session speaker - will be doing a
break out session as well - "Complacency - The Silent Killer" |
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Mark Hansen - is the
Vice President, Environmental & Safety for Range Resources
Corporation in Ft. Worth, Texas. Mr. Hansen has over twenty-six
years experience in the field and holds certifications in safety and
ergonomics and is a licensed professional engineer. Mr. Hansen has
a B.S. in Psychology and a M.S. in Industrial Engineering,
specializing in Safety, both from Texas A&M University. He is a
Past-President and Fellow of the ASSE. Marks' presentation will
be "The Dollars and Sense of Safety Programs". |
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Mike W. Thompson, CSP -
is an ASSE Society Past President, 2007-2008, a professional
member serving on the Finance and Government Affairs Committees,
ASSE Representative and Board Member for the International Network
of Safety and Health Practitioners Organization and one of our
chapters most highly acclaimed members. Mike is the Information
Technology and Services Global HSE Advisor for BP Exploration and
Production located in Houston, TX. Thompson has 24 years of
experience in safety, health and environment
(SH&E) positions and six years in manufacturing and
general management. He holds a BSc. in Safety Engineering from Texas
A&M University and is a Safety Professional of the Year (SPY) award
recipient from the Gulf Coast Chapter. Mike's presentation will be
"Using Social Technologies to Promote SH&E Excellence". |
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Rick Pollock -
Safety Educator extraordinaire is degreed in Safety Education
and Management, awards include the1990 ASSE Northwest Chapter Safety
Professional of the Year, the 1991 Distinguished Alumni Award from
the UW Whitewater, the 1999 ASSE Charles V. Culbertson Outstanding
Service Award and the 2004 ASSE President’s Award. He founded CLMI
Safety Training and the Direct Delivery Leadership Council. Rick has
been involved with the ASSE at the Chapter and Society levels,
including National PDC Chairperson, VP- Council on Professional
Development, member of the Congress of Councils and served on the
Board of Directors. Currently, he is Chairing of the Board Task
Force planning the ASSE 100th Anniversary Celebration. Rick's
presentation will be "Steering Clear of the Black Hole: Tips for
Engaging Adult Learners". |
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Skipper Kendrick -
named by Occupational Hazards magazine as
one of the most influential safety leaders of the last decade he has
over 30 years experience in the fields of safety, education and
training. He is currently the Director, EHS
Training for Textron Inc., Providence R.I..
Textron Inc. is a $14.2 billion Fortune 500
multi-industry conglomerate with major brands such as Bell
Helicopter, Cessna, E-Z Go, Greenlee and Jacobsen. As such
he is responsible for developing and leading
EHS training strategies for businesses in 29 different countries
with 37,000 employees worldwide. He recently received ASSE’s highest
honor, that of being named a Society Fellow. He holds ASSE’s
Certificate in Safety Management and Executive Safety Certificate
and has been named 2009 Safety Trainer of the Year. He has been
named Safety Professional of the Year at the Chapter, Region and
National level. Oh and did I mention he is also a
Past-President and Fellow of the ASSE. Skipper's presentation will be "Safety Secrets
of Santa Clause". |
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Lawrence Bamber - is a well known, well-respected and fully qualified health
and safety/risk management professional having a wealth of practical
experience concerning the implementation of risk management systems
over a wide range of industrial and commercial organizations. A
health and safety trainer/communicator, who has presented published
papers on many aspects of risk management/ health and safety. He is
a past president and fellow of IOSH (Institution of
Occupational Safety and Health in the UK), a Registered Safety
Practitioner (RSP) and a Fellow of the Institute of Risk Management.
Lawrence is giving a joint presentation on "Corporate Governance
for the OSH Professional". |
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Julius E. Rhodes -
HR Specialist is a life-long resident of Chicago's Southeast
Side. His greatest accomplishment is his marriage to wife, Linda,
and their two children, Jerome and Lauren. A graduate of Mt. Carmel
High School he has a Bachelors of Science degree in Human Resources
from Roosevelt University and a Masters of Science degree from
Loyola University's Institute of Human Resource and Industrial
Relations. In 1992 Mr. Rhodes completed a certified arbitrator
development program through Cornell University and the New York
State Employment Relations Board. In 1994 he received designation as
a Senior Professional in Human Resources, the highest level of
professional accomplishment in human resources. In March of 2000 he
received an Illinois Consortium for Educational Opportunities
Program Fellowship for Ph. D. studies in Business Ethics. Mr. Rhodes
has 10+ years of corporate exposure with firms such as Mobil,
General Electric, Baxter Healthcare and Sara Lee Bakery, as well as,
the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). In 1996 he began the mpr
group, a broad based human resources consulting firm
providing customized training, consulting and project management
services. Julius
will be one of our General Session speaker - and will be
doing a break out session as well
"Personal
Branding" |
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Martin Jeppeson - CSP, ARM, CHS-V started his career in safety with Erickson Environmental in Richmond, CA as a Safety Manager in 1991; this was followed in 1996 as the Safety Director for CALAMCO (California Ammonia Company) in Stockton, CA, and he is currently their Director of Regulatory Affairs with responsibility for safety, health, environmental, regulatory affairs, transportation and security. Numerous informal safety requirements existed during his 24 years in the U.S. Army; he retired in 1990 as a Lieutenant Colonel, Special Forces. An A.S.S.E. member since 1992, Martin held several Chapter Board positions over a nine-year period to include two terms as the Sacramento Chapter President; he is currently the Region 1 Vice President. |
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