- NMSA Technical Committee Breakfast
- NMSA Technical Committee Sessions
- NMSA Technical Committee Lunch
- NMSA Technical Committee Business Meeting (Closed to the Public)
- NMSA Board Meeting
- Welcome Reception with Exhibitors
- Breakfast, sponsored by SSA Marine
- Opening Remarks and “State of NMSA” presentation with Carl Bentzel, Executive Director, NMSA
- Welcome from the Port of New Orleans with Beth Branch, President and CEO, Port of New Orleans
Beth Branch
President + CEO of Port of New Orleans
- Designing and Implementing Effective Workforce Safety Training with Al Weeks, Director of Safety/Training, CFS & Labor Relations South Atlantic & Gulf Coast, US Maritime Alliance (USMX)
- Exhibitor Presentations
- Morning Break with Exhibitors
- Behavioral Health Components • How Positive Mental and Physical Health Directly Contribute a Safe Workforce with Tona Trondsen, President, Workplace Safety Screenings
Tona Trondsen
Founder and CEO of Workplace Safety Screenings
- Ensuring the Safe Use of Equipment
- Lunch sponsored by Cooper/Ports America
- Developing Leadership at all Levels to Promote a Safety Culture with Christopher Hammond, Secretary-Treasurer, ILA Local 3000; Blaine Ehrlich, President, M&R ILA Local 2036 and Robert Henkel, Regional Vice President Cruise, SSA Marine
Robert Henkel•Nick Jumonville
Robert Henkel
Regional Vice President Cruise at SSA Marine Cruise Division
Nick Jumonville
Vice President, Labor Relations - New Orleans at WGMA
- Exhibitor Presentations
- Afternoon Break with Exhibitors
- Fire Response in the Marine Environment with Amy Dawson, Emergency Management Director, Port of New Orleans
Danny Simon
Danny Simon
Captain / Special Operations Coordinator at New Orleans Fire Department
- Awards Reception, sponsored by USMX
- Awards Dinner, featuring Wylie Davidson who will present "Leaving a Safety Legacy" (Advanced Ticket Purchase Required)
Join us for NMSA's annual Awards Dinner featuring amazingly talented Wylie Davidson who will speak about
Leaving a Safety Legacy.
Wylie Davidson is a motivational speaker and safety culture specialist from Buffalo NY. His ability to energize audiences while getting them to rethink their own personal safety values has been an effective resource with hundreds of companies at facilities all over the US, Canada and Mexico.
His unique ability to add fun and humor to a safety message have made him a desired speaker with companies looking to reset their own safety culture or to give a charge to an existing one.
Please register for this event separately.
Wylie Davidson
Legacy Safety Solutions
- Breakfast
- Update from OSHA with Alexander G. Novas, Compliance Assistance Specialist, U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA
Alexander Novas
Alexander Novas
Compliance Assistance Specialist at U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA
- Update on Relevant Legislative and Regulatory Issues with Stephen Peranich, Principal, BLANKROME Government Relations LLC
Stephen Peranich
Principal at Blank Rome Government Relations LLC
- Effective Emergency Management with Curtis Shaw, Associate Coast Director, Accident Prevention & Training Strategy, PMA
Madison Bundy•Curtis Shaw - Exhibitor Presentations
- Morning Break with Exhibitors
- Best Practices to Prevent Common Injuries with Dr. Sharifa Batts, Ports America; Alex Montoya, SSA Marine; Emmet Wright, CSP, Ports America and Bill Nelson, Husky Terminal
Dr. Sharifa Batts
Head of Environment & Sustainability at Ports America, Inc.
Alex Montoya
Health, Safety, & Environmental (HSE) Manager at SSA Marine
Bill Nelson
Health and Safety at Husky Terminal and Stevedoring, LLC
- Closing Remarks
- Riverside Tour of the Port of New Orleans (Space is Limited)