FMA Conference provides solutions for best safety practices.
Press Release Summary:
Scheduled for April 13-14, FMA Safety Conference 2010 will focus on safety issues affecting the 3 P's - People, Profit, and Planet. Collaborative event will include safety presentations by Jeff Jeffery, president and CEO of IRMCO; Terri Roessler, CEO of United Alloy, Inc.; and Paul Seidlitz, registered professional nurse who served as occupational safety consultant for OSHA. Conference will also feature panel discussions, roundtables, and tour of Amada Solution Center.
Original Press Release:
FMA's Safety Conference 2010 Provides Solutions for Best Safety Practices
ROCKFORD, Ill. - Safety issues affecting the 3 P's - People, Profit and Planet - is the theme and focus of the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association (FMA) Safety Conference 2010, April 13-14, at Amada America, Inc., in Schaumburg, Ill.
The collaborative event will provide safe workplace solutions for business owners, risk management supervisors, human resources personnel, and safety professionals within the manufacturing industry. It will include keynote presentations, panel discussions, roundtables, and a tour of the Amada Solution Center.
Safety presentations will be led by Jeff Jeffery, president & CEO of IRMCO, an advanced film technology firm specializing in metal strain, friction analysis and process optimization; Terri Roessler, CEO of United Alloy, Inc.; and Paul Seidlitz, registered professional nurse and industry consultant who served as an occupational safety consultant for OSHA.
Participants will have the opportunity to connect with valuable industry contacts during networking events and luncheons. The event also will recognize FMA member companies who have achieved excellence in safety for 2009.
"Last year's FMA safety conference included a great blend of speakers who had valuable information to share on best practices," said Karl Laws, human resources and safety manager for GH Metal Solutions. "It was refreshing to hear common safety issues and participate in the lively discussions - it created a real learning community to exchange thoughts and ideas freely."
The Safety Conference 2010 is sponsored by industry partners Amada, CNA Insurance, Paragon Industrial Controls, Inc. and Withrow Industries, Inc.
For more information about the Safety Conference 2010 and conference fees, or to register to attend, visit www.fmanet.org/training/event.cfm?eventid=379, or call 888-394-4362. For sponsorship and exhibit opportunities, contact Jake Peterson at 815-227-8209 or jacobp@fmanet.org.
Based in Rockford, Ill., the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, Intl. (FMA), is a professional organization with more than 2,100 members working together to improve the metal forming and fabricating industry. Founded in 1970, FMA brings metal fabricators and fabricating equipment manufacturers together through technology councils, educational programs, networking events, and the FABTECH Show. FMA also has a technology affiliate, the Tube & Pipe Association, International (TPA), which focuses on the unique needs of companies engaged in tube and pipe producing and fabricating.
