University of Central Missouri Safety Science Symposium

7:30 – 8:00 a.m.
Registration/Continental Breakfast, Visit Vendors and Posters

8:00 -8:10 a.m.
Welcome to UCM & The 18th Annual Safety Sciences Symposium, Roger Best, President UCM

8:10 – 8:15 a.m.
Welcome from CHST, Alice L Greife, PhD, CIH, FAIHA Dean College of Health, Science and Technology, UCM

8:15 – 9:30 a.m.
Importance Issues for Consulting Professionals, Gary Ganson, CIH, CSP, Former National Practice Leader, and Director of Industrial Hygiene Services, Nova Consulting

9:30 – 10:30 a.m.
Key issues for International Construction/Engineering Companies, Kent Kringen, CSP, Head Energy Business, Black & Veatch

10:30 – 10:45 a.m.
Break/Visit Posters and Vendors (A preview of student posters many of which will be submitted for AIHA and ASSP for summer 2019)

10:45 – 11:45 a.m.
Occupational Health, Safety and Injury Prevention at a Research I Univeristy. Brandi Kissel, CIH, MS, Evironmental Health and Safety, Cornell University.

11:45 -12:45 p.m.
Lunch, Visit vendors and student posters

12:45 – 1:45 p.m.
Musculoskeletal disorders: findings from NASA, aging and obesity-related studies. Miaozong Wu, Assistant Professor, Safety Sciences

1:45 – 2:30 p.m.
What skills and knowledge do OSH Professionals seek in new hires: A summary of five graduate research studies. Lindsey McFarland, MS-IH, MS-OSM, GSP. Nova Consulting, Kansas City, MO., John N. Zey, EdD, CIH, FAIHA, Professor, UCM.

2:30 – 2:45 p.m.
Break/Visit Posters and Vendors

2:45 – 3:30 p.m.
Leadership and Influencing Safety Culture: Key skills for OSHE Professionals. Shoji Nakayama, Associate Professor, Purdue NW.

3:30 – 4:15 p.m.
Food Safety: Important Now & More Important in the Future, Janet Adams, MS, Head of Safety, Sodexo, UCM

4:15 – 4:30 p.m.
Concluding Remarks, John N. Zey, EdD, CIH, FAIHA, UCM.

• Announcement of Student Poster Winners
• Recognition of Faculty & student recognition
• Safety Sciences Fund Raiser

Registration Deadline is March 19, 2019
Send check to UCM Safety Sciences Symposium, Humphreys 327, Warrensburg, MO 64093 or click on the appropriate link below to register via Paypal.

Cost
$125 – OSH Professional
$50 – Faculty
$200 – Vendor
$15 – Student

Student Poster
Students are encouraged to submit a poster on an occupational safety and health topic. Poster Registration is due by March 29, 2019. Poster will be judged by the conference attendees. Winning post-er receives $50, 2nd place $25 and 3rd place $20.

Questions or Information
John Zey
660-543-4410
jzey@ucmo.edu

Tvestan Popov
660-543-4442
tpopov@ucmo.edu

Kate Kuhlman
660 543-4626
kuhlman@ucmo.edu