ESCANABA — The 19th Annual Upper Michigan Safety Conference will be held on Friday, April 26, 2019, at Bay College in Escanaba. This year’s featured speaker is author, speaker, and survivor Silouan Green. Silouan learned to live again after a tragic jet crash while serving in the United States Marine Corp. Silouan will speak on overcoming adversity and building resiliency and learning how to live “Life Strong”.

The full day conference offers timely and quality workplace safety and health presentations applicable for all industries. A sampling of presentations that participants may choose from include: Drugs in the Workplace, Executive Roundtable, Overhead Crane Inspections, ANSI A92 Standard Updates, Easy Choices to Improve Health, Top 10 MIOSHA and MSHA Violations, EPA and Lead Rules, Ergonomics, Silica: Federal Requirements and Medical Surveillance, Safety Investigation, The Five S’s of a Healthy Lifestyle, Fall Protection, Safe Cutting, Tree, Chipper and Chainsaw Safety, Slips, Trips, and Fall Prevention, HAZCOM, and Creative Ways to Address Safety Issues.

The 2019 Upper Michigan Safety Conference is hosted by Bay College Workforce Training and Development, and sponsored by: 44 North, Accident Fund Insurance, Airgas, Besse Forest Products Group, Boss Snowplow, Champion Concrete, Enbridge, Hy-Test Safety Shoe Service, J.F. Ahern Co., Marquette Board of Light & Power, Midway Rentals and Sales, MIOSHA, NMU – Public Safety/Police Services, OK Industrial Supply, Operating Engineers 324, PotlatchDeltec, Roy Ness Contracting & Sales, Total Tool Supply, Trimedia Environmental & Engineering Services, UPPCO, VAST, and Verso – Escanaba.

This conference is useful for anyone concerned about health and safety on the job including: Employee-led safety committees, Business managers and owners who want to learn about compliance and protecting the safety and health of their employees, Managers concerned about workers’ compensation costs, and anyone interested workplace safety and health.

Registration fee includes continental breakfast, lunch, and dedicated vendor time.

For the conference agenda, presentation descriptions, and registration information, go to baycollege.edu/safetyconference or call 906-217-4224.