Timetable

April 10th 2025 7:30am PST
Registration Opens
Coast Capri Hotel Kelowna
Conference Venue
1171 Harvey Avenue, Kelowna V1Y 6E8
Location
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7:30AM
Registration Open
07:30 - 08:30 AM
Audience:
jhsc
leadership
people
safety

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8:00AM
Dust Hazard Analysis | 2-Day Certificate Course – APRIL 9 & 10
08:00 - 17:00 PM
Jeramy Slaunwhite
Jeramy Slaunwhite
Explosion Safety Engineer
Rembe, Inc.
Audience:
safety

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8:30AM
Opening | Make It Safe Okanagan 2025
08:30 - 08:45 AM
Wayne Arondus
Wayne Arondus
CEO
Manufacturing Safety Alliance of BC
Audience:
jhsc
leadership
people
safety

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8:45AM
Keynote
Keynote: Solving Problems When Life Goes Sideways
08:45 - 09:30 AM
Dan MacQueen
Dan MacQueen
International Keynote Speaker
D-MAC
Audience:
jhsc
leadership
people
safety

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9:30AM
Preventing MSI Injury
09:30 - 12:00 PM
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
Audience:
jhsc
safety

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Lean 5S: The Safety Connection
09:30 - 10:30 AM
Bruce Ennis
Bruce Ennis
Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt & Process Improvement Guru
Manufacturing & Export Enhancement (MEE) Cluster
Audience:
jhsc
leadership
people
safety

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11:00AM
Getting Action on Committee Recommendations
11:00 - 12:00 PM
Allison Engbrecht
Allison Engbrecht
Employers’ Adviser
Employer’s Advisers Office | BC Ministry of Labour
Audience:
jhsc
safety

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The Business Side of Safety
11:00 - 12:00 PM
Feisal Nasser
Feisal Nasser
Managing Partner | Corporate
AIRPLUS Industrial Corp.
Audience:
leadership
people
safety

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1:00PM
Rigging Workshop | for Supervisors and Safety
13:00 - 16:15 PM
Rick Sikora
Rick Sikora
CEO & President
Cranemasters
Audience:
jhsc
leadership
safety

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Navigating Transitions in Life and Work
13:00 - 14:00 PM
Dr. Steve Conway
Dr. Steve Conway
Director of Leadership and Psychological Safety
Manufacturing Safety Alliance of BC
Audience:
jhsc
leadership
people
safety

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Navigating an Employer’s Duty to Accommodate Occupational Disability
13:00 - 14:00 PM
Amanda Peck
Amanda Peck
Claims Team Lead
TeksMed Services Inc.
Audience:
leadership
people
safety

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2:00PM
Behavioural Hand Safety: Nudging in Manufacturing
14:00 - 15:00 PM
Patrick McDonald
Patrick McDonald
National Hand Safety Program Manager
Superior Glove
Michael Johannesson
Michael Johannesson
Regional Sales Manager, Canada
Superior Glove
Audience:
jhsc
people

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Driving Down Risk
14:00 - 15:00 PM
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
Audience:
jhsc
leadership
people
safety

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3:15PM
Keynote
Industry Keynote Panel on Safety Leadership and Responsible Business
15:15 - 16:15 PM
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
Audience:
jhsc
leadership
people
safety

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