This page contains many of the presentations the Central Valley Chemical Safety Day has put on since 2009. The titles below are in PDF format and require a program like Adobe Reader to open. Feel free to open, download and learn from our past speakers. We look forward to seeing you at our next event! Please note that we cannot always get speakers to let us post their talks to the internet. If you can’t find the talk you are looking for feel free to contact us and let us know and we will try to hunt it down for you.
Past Events
Morning Talks
Emergency Response
Management Track
Spanish Track
Oil and Gas Track
Agriculture Track
Afternoon Talks
Morning Talks
Dr. Paul Nony – Health and Physiology
Oil & Gas Track
David Lam – Greenhouse Verification Preparedness
Jordan Schultz – PSM-RMP-Changes and Modernization
Jeff Gurican – Implementing PSM in Oil and Gas Operations
Afternoon Talks
Gary Smith – Facility Incident Case Studies
Monique Whitney – Speak and be Heard
Executive Track
Gary Smith – Internal Communications
Monique Whitney – Communication Secrets of the Pros
Morning Talks
Toxicity: Chlorine & Anhydrous Ammonia – Doug Romine, Airgas
Developing a State Framework For Refinery Air Monitoring – Gary Vlasek, Air Resource Board
Management Track
Cost & Risk of Non-Compliance – Charles Daniels, Bolthouse Farms
Cost & Risk of Non-Compliance – Christopher Cullison, Taft Manufacturing
Process Safety Value & Learnings – Randy Benette, Aera Energy
Sustainability & Continuous EHS Compliance – Noel Pacheco, PPG Aerospace
Compliance on a Budget – Crestwood
Morning Talks
Health & Physiology – Dr. Shelley DuTeaux
The Jose Mata Story – Gary Smith, ASTI
Management Track
How to Prepare for a CUPA Audit – Beronia Beniamine, Stanislaus County Environmental Health
The Cost and Risk of Non-Compliance – Greg Taylor., Foster Farms
Use of Pesticides in an Industrial Setting – Kamal Bagri, Stanislaus County Agricultural Commissioner’s Office
Mechanical Integrity – Todd Seely, E&J Gallo
How to Prepare for a CalARP Audit from an Industry Point of View – Lucy Valdovinos, Ratto Brothers
Spanish Track
Conozca a su equipo a través de la Educación Y La responsabilidad sobre el manejo de refrigerante en el
Lugar de Trabajo – Juan Case
Chlorine & SO2 Track
Chlorine – How to Use it, Not Abuse it – Carter Redding, Condor Earth Technologies
SO2 Uses & Safety – Carter Redding, Condor Earth Technologies
Pesticides Track
Safe Handling of Pesticides in Food Processing – Ed Hosoda, Cardinal Professional Products
Minimizing Risk While Maximizing Control – Ed Hosoda, Cardinal Professional Products
Afternoon Talks
Lessons Learned Cause vs. Aftermath – Michael Schreck, PSIG
Review of Upcoming Global Harmonization Standard – Eugene Glendenning, California Department of Industrial Relation
Aplicaciones Practicas de los Programas CalARP RMP & PSM – Juliana Chambers, Risk Management Professionals
CVCSD VPP presentation – Terry D. Coble, Covanta Energy
Importance of a Strong Safety Culture – Mary Wesling, US EPA Region 9
Procedures for Chemical Safety – Michael Jaurena, Safety Management Systems
Wall of Shame – What We Found and What You Should Look For – Miguel Sanchez, Cal Ca & Michael Schreck, PSIG
Effective SOP Program – Michael Schreck, PSIG
What’s Going on Inside My System – Michael Schreck, PSIG
How to Develop, Use, and Apply System Entry/Line Break/SOP’s During Component Repair – Russ Ramos, Air Treatment Corp.
John Bresland – Safety Cultures – What’s Yours?
Mary Wesling – CAA Section 112(r) Accidental Release Prevention Program
Jim Ryel – Importance of Selecting a Contractor
Russ Ramos – Advanced Refrigeration
Russ Ramos – Operator Challenge
Judith Sicairos – Aplicaciones Practicas de los Programas CalARP/ RMP/PSM en los Sistemas de Amoniaco
AM 2010 Hot Topics Panel
Mike Chambers – Chemical Safety-Ammonia
Andrea Hurford – Teamwork
Bill Greulich – Compliance Self Audits
David Shankel – When an Inspector comes Knocking
Ed Ford – Mechanical Integrity Inspections
Gary Dun – Investing in the Trade
Ken Hufford – Standard Operating Procedures
Russ Ramos – Central Valley Chemical Safety Day
The Ramos Challenge