Southern Oregon hosting workplace safety and health conference Oct. 15-17

Salem, OR - A three-day event in southern Oregon will feature a variety of workshops and presentations designed to help employers and workers improve on-the-job safety and health. Topics include fall protection, hazard recognition, safety committees, excavation safety, and injury prevention.

In addition to addressing many standard safety and health topics, the Southern Oregon Occupational Safety & Health Conference - to be held Oct. 15-17 at the Ashland Hills Hotel & Suites in Ashland - offers a professional development workshop on safety culture, leadership, and business; a pre-conference workshop on drug and alcohol reasonable suspicion for supervisors; and first aid and other emergency training.

The conference is a joint effort of the Southern Oregon Chapter of the American Society of Safety Professionals and Oregon OSHA.

The three-day event will feature keynote speaker James Boretti, president and CEO of Boretti, Inc., a professional safety, health, and environmental firm in California that provides technical and business safety solutions. Boretti has more than 33 years of experience with an extensive background in occupational safety and health. He has been a certified safety professional since 1997.

On Wednesday, Oct. 16, Boretti's keynote presentation, "The Business of Safety: Intersection of Organizational Needs with Safety Values," will explore the challenges of understanding three key components of all organizations: business, culture, and leadership.

Other conference topic areas include:

• Construction safety
• General industry safety
• Human resources
• Health, wellness, and industrial hygiene
• Safety Committee University

Conference registration fees include early-bird pricing and discounts (fees increase Oct. 1), as well as different pricing for workshops and conference days (ranging from $65 to $210). More information, conference options, programs, and registration are all available online. Register now . For more information about upcoming workplace safety and health conferences, visit Oregon OSHA Conferences.

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About Oregon OSHA:

Oregon OSHA, a division of the Department of Consumer and Business Services, enforces the state's workplace safety and health rules and works to improve workplace safety and health for all Oregon workers. For more information, go to osha.oregon.gov.

The Department of Consumer and Business Services is Oregon's largest business regulatory and consumer protection agency. For more information, go to www.oregon.gov/dcbs/.