2025 Program

7:30AM
Registration Open
Registration Open
7:30AM - 8:30AM
Audience:
JHSC Leadership People Safety
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8:00AM
Dust Hazard Analysis | 2-Day Certificate Course – APRIL 9 & 10
Dust Hazard Analysis | 2-Day Certificate Course – APRIL 9 & 10
8:00AM - 5:00PM
Audience:
Safety
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Jeramy Slaunwhite
■ Jeramy Slaunwhite
Explosion Safety Engineer
Rembe, Inc.
8:30AM
Opening | Make It Safe Okanagan 2025
Opening | Make It Safe Okanagan 2025
8:30AM - 8:45AM
Audience:
JHSC Leadership People Safety
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Wayne Arondus
■ Wayne Arondus
CEO
Manufacturing Safety Alliance of BC
8:45AM
Keynote Keynote: Solving Problems When Life Goes Sideways
Keynote: Solving Problems When Life Goes Sideways
8:45AM - 9:30AM
Audience:
Keynote JHSC Leadership People Safety
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Dan MacQueen
■ Dan MacQueen
International Keynote Speaker
D-MAC
9:30AM
Preventing MSI Injury
Preventing MSI Injury
9:30AM - 12:00PM
Audience:
JHSC Safety
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Heidi Hare
■ Heidi Hare
Senior Safety Advisor
Manufacturing Safety Alliance of BC
 Sasan Tahvili
■ Sasan Tahvili
Senior Safety Advisor, Specialist
Manufacturing Safety Alliance of BC
 Tami Der
■ Tami Der
Industry and Program Specialist
WorkSafeBC
 Tami Perkins
■ Tami Perkins
Ergonomist
WorkSafeBC
The Business Side of Safety
The Business Side of Safety
9:30AM - 10:30AM
Audience:
Leadership People Safety
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Feisal Nasser
■ Feisal Nasser
Managing Partner | Corporate
AIRPLUS Industrial Corp.
Lean 5S: The Safety Connection
Lean 5S: The Safety Connection
9:30AM - 10:30AM
Audience:
JHSC Leadership People Safety
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Bruce Ennis
■ Bruce Ennis
Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt & Process Improvement Guru
BE Quality Inc.
11:00AM
Changing Behaviour: Using Nudge Theory
Changing Behaviour: Using Nudge Theory
11:00AM - 12:00PM
Audience:
JHSC People
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Patrick McDonald
■ Patrick McDonald
National Hand Safety Program Manager
Superior Glove
 Michael Johannesson
■ Michael Johannesson
Regional Sales Manager, Canada
Superior Glove
1:00PM
Rigging Workshop | for Supervisors and Safety
Rigging Workshop | for Supervisors and Safety
1:00PM - 4:15PM
Audience:
JHSC Leadership Safety
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Rick Sikora
■ Rick Sikora
CEO & President
Cranemasters
Navigating Transitions in Life and Work
Navigating Transitions in Life and Work
1:00PM - 2:00PM
Audience:
JHSC Leadership People Safety
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Dr. Steve Conway
■ Dr. Steve Conway
Director of Leadership and Psychological Safety
Manufacturing Safety Alliance of BC
Navigating an Employer’s Duty to Accommodate Occupational Disability
Navigating an Employer’s Duty to Accommodate Occupational Disability
1:00PM - 2:00PM
Audience:
Leadership People Safety
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Amanda Peck
■ Amanda Peck
Claims Team Lead
TeksMed Services Inc.
2:00PM
Getting Action on Committee Recommendations
Getting Action on Committee Recommendations
2:00PM - 3:00PM
Audience:
JHSC Safety
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Allison Engbrecht
■ Allison Engbrecht
Employers’ Adviser
Employer’s Advisers Office | BC Ministry of Labour
Driving Down Risk
Driving Down Risk
2:00PM - 3:00PM
Audience:
JHSC Leadership People Safety
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Jeremy Armstrong-Waugh
■ Jeremy Armstrong-Waugh
Regional Safety Manager
Rahr Corporation
 Hassan Nedadahandeh
■ Hassan Nedadahandeh
OHS Audit Manager
Manufacturing Safety Alliance of BC
 Mark Lee
■ Mark Lee
Partner and Director, Commercial Customer Care, BC and Yukon
Acera Insurance
 Wayne Arondus
■ Wayne Arondus
CEO
Manufacturing Safety Alliance of BC
3:15PM
Keynote Industry Keynote Panel on Safety Leadership and Responsible Business
Industry Keynote Panel on Safety Leadership and Responsible Business
3:15PM - 4:15PM
Audience:
Keynote JHSC Leadership People Safety
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Mark Burleigh
■ Mark Burleigh
President
Northside Industries Inc.
 Wayne Arondus
■ Wayne Arondus
CEO
Manufacturing Safety Alliance of BC
 Chris Inkster
■ Chris Inkster
President
Freeport Industries
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