Pre-Conference Training
May
19

Pre-Conference Training

7:00 am - 5:00 pm Registration by VPPPA National Office

  • Registration Desk

8:00 am - 5:00 pm SGE Training

  • Cocoa Board Room - SGE Training

  • Cocoa Suite 1 - SGE Training

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Lunch is Served

  • Red Room

5:00 pm - 6:30 pm Networking Reception

  • Room TBD - Pre-Conference Attendee Networking

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Workshops (Included in Registration)
May
20

Workshops (Included in Registration)

7:00 am - 5:00 pm Early Registration by VPPPA National Office

  • Registration Desk

8:00 am - 5:00 pm SGE Class

  • Cocoa Board Room - SGE Training

  • Cocoa Suite 1 - SGE Training

8:00 am - 5:00 pm Workshops

  • Cocoa Terrace - Whole Worker Health Ready to Work

  • Tower 2 - VPP Application

8:00 am - 12:00 pm Workshops

  • Cocoa Suite 5 - Reasonable Suspicion for Supervisors

  • Cocoa Suite 6 - Culture

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Lunch is Served

  • Red Room

1:00 pm - 5:00 pm Workshops

  • Cocoa Suite 5 - Confined Space Awareness

  • Cocoa Suite 6 - Active Threat

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Conference
May
21

Conference

7:00 am - 4:20 pm Registration by VPPPA National Office

  • Registration Desk

7:45 am - 8:15 am Meeting of the Membership

  • Red Room - Region III

  • Cocoa Terrace - Region II

8:30 am - 10:15 am Conference Opening

  • Red Room

10:15 am - 11:15 am Vendor Hall (First 50/50 Drawing at 11:00am)

  • White Room

11:15 am - 12:15 pm Staying Focused on a Safety Mindset by Ryan Lavarnway

  • Red Room - Opening Keynote

12:15 pm - 1:15 pm Lunch is Served

  • Red Room

1:30 pm - 2:15 pm Breakout Session 1

  • Cocoa Terrace - Just Calling 911 is NOT an Emergency Plan Ensuring Safety for First Responders

  • Cocoa Boardroom - Basic Active Shooter Training with Demos

  • Cocoa Suite 1 - It’s Your Safety, Don’t Give it Away: The Kina Hart Story

  • Cocoa Suite 4 - A new Philosophy for EHS Compliance in “Green Energy”

  • Cocoa Suite 5 - Best Safety Message Ever Told

  • Cocoa Suite 6 - Navigating the Future of Occupational Safety & Health in an Era of Unprecedented Change in Cocoa Suite 6

2:15 pm - 3:15 pm Vendor Hall (50/50 Drawing at 3:00pm)

  • White Room

3:15 pm - 4:00 pm Breakout Sessions 2

  • Cocoa Terrace - Process Safety: It is Not Just for Chemical Plants & Refineries

  • Cocoa Boardroom - Mental Health & Suicide Prevention in Construction: The Next Dimension of Safety in Cocoa Boardroom

  • Cocoa Suite 1 - Fall Protection

  • Cocoa Suite 4 - Lithium Batteries in Your Community, What You Need to Know

  • Cocoa Suite 5 - Speaking the Same Language: Multi-Generational Communication

  • Cocoa Suite 6 - How to Build a Hand Safety Program: Reduce Hand Injuries & Improve Worker Safety

4:15 pm - 5:30 pm Stop, Collaborate and Listen: Improving Safety Outcomes with Teamwork by SAFESTART

  • White Room - Keynote

5:30 pm - 9:30 pm Conference Networking with Vendors/Chocolate World Event

  • White Room

  • 50/50 Drawing at 6:30pm Followed by Event at Chocolate World

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Conference
May
22

Conference

7:00 am - 12:00 pm Registration by VPPPA National Office

  • Registration Desk

7:00 am - 8:30 am Conference Attendee Breakfast

  • White Room

8:00 am - 8:50 am Breakout Session 3

  • Cocoa Terrace - VPP and PSM: A Discussion from A - C

  • Cocoa Boardroom - Seven Ways to Confine Hazmat Spills

  • Cocoa Suite 1 - Building an Effective Workers Comp Team: Who’s on Your Team

  • Cocoa Suite 4 - Respiratory Protection

  • Cocoa Suite 5 - Speaking the Same Language: Multi-Generational Communication

  • Cocoa Suite 6 - New Technology = New Results (AI)

9:00 am - 9:50 am Vendor Hall (50/50 Drawing at 9:40pm)

  • White Room

10:00 am - 10:50 am Breakout Session 4

  • Cocoa Terrace - Revolutionary Leader: How to Lead in a World that is Set Up for You to Follow

  • Cocoa Boardroom - Making Critical medical Training Exciting Again

  • Cocoa Suite 1 - The Industrial Athlete Mindset: Mindset Tools for Safety, Resiliency and Self-Mastery

  • Cocoa Suite 4 - How to Build a Hand Safety Program: Reduce Hand Injuries & Improve Worker Safety

  • Cocoa Suite 5 - Energizing Your Safety Team

  • Cocoa Suite 6 - Fall Protection - Should it be Engineered?

11:00 am - 12:00 pm FINAL Vendor Hall (50/50 Drawing at 11:45am)

  • White Room

12:00 pm - 12:45 pm Lunch is Served

  • Red Room

12:45 pm - 1:45 pm It Happened in a Moment by Ray Delfing

  • Red Room - Closing Keynote

2:00 pm - 2:50 pm Breakout Session 5

  • Cocoa Terrace - AI and Wearable Technology

  • Cocoa Boardroom - Making Critical medical Training Exciting Again

  • Cocoa Suite 1 - Making Safety Fun

  • Cocoa Suite 4 - Warehouse Safety

  • Cocoa Suite 5 - Therapy Dogs in the Workplace

  • Cocoa Suite 6 - Drones in the Workplace

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