Agenda

Day 1
Saturday October 14, 2023

08:00 AM - 04:00 PM

  • Location: Sinatra Salons Foyer
09:00 AM - 10:00 AM

All members welcome.

  • Location: Sinatra Salon 3
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

APA Members Only

  • Location: Sinatra Salons 1-2
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

All members welcome.

  • Location: Sinatra Salon 3
12:30 PM - 02:30 PM

APA Members Only

  • Location: Sinatra Salons 4-5
03:00 PM - 05:00 PM

APA Members Only

  • Location: Sinatra Salons 4-5
04:00 PM - 05:30 PM

APA Members Only

  • Location: Sinatra Salons 1-2
05:30 PM - 07:00 PM

Sponsored by EWTA – The Engineered Wood Association

  • Location: Sinatra Salons 7-14
Day 2
Sunday October 15, 2023

08:00 AM - 01:00 PM

  • Location: JW Marriott Valley Course
09:00 AM - 01:00 PM

  • Location: JW Marriott Tennis Club
11:00 AM - 05:00 PM

  • Location: Sinatra Salons Foyer
03:30 PM - 05:00 PM

  • Location: Sinatra Salons 4-5
05:00 PM - 07:30 PM

  • Location: Sinatra Salons 7-14
Day 3
Monday October 16, 2023

07:00 AM - 08:30 AM

  • Location: Directors Terrace
08:00 AM - 04:00 PM

  • Location: Sinatra Salons Foyer
08:30 AM - 10:15 AM

  • Location: Springs Salon F
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

  • Location: Sinatra Salon 3
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

  • Location: Sinatra Salons 1-2
10:30 AM - 04:00 PM

10:30 amWelcome and Introductions, Steve McKenney
Western Regional Safety Manager, Roseburg Forest Products Company
Chairman, APA Safety and Health Advisory Committee

Review of APA Anti-Trust Policy
10:45 amThe Successful Safety Professional
Terry Evans – Wood Products Division Safety Manager, Boise Cascade Company
11:15 am Engaged to Be Safe: Focusing on 24/7 Safety in Today’s World
Presentation, discussion, and Q&A with Special Guest – Eddie LeMoine
12:00 pmLunch and Learn (Lunch Break)
12:15 pmConnecting and Relating to Employees: USNR’s Behavioral Safety Program,
Adrienne Bootsma – Director of Safety, USNR
12:45 pmIndustrial Process Fire Protection System for Engineered Wood Manufacturing Mills
and the Importance in Maintaining Those Systems,

Ed Pridgen – Vice President, Flamex
1:15 pmIncident Investigation Including Interviewing Techniques and Cause Mapping
Steven McKenney – Western Regional Safety Manager, Roseburg Forest Products Company
1:45 pmInternal Lessons learned – Highlighting Key Incidents Throughout the Year
Steve McKenney – Western Regional Safety Manager, Roseburg Forest Products Company
2:15 pmHigh Prairie Press Fire – Lessons Learned
Kevin Blau – Manager, Product Development & Quality, Tolko Industries Ltd.
2:45 pm“Facetime” Program – Promoting Face-to-Face Conversations on Safety – Lessons Learned
Terry Evans – Wood Products Division Safety Manager, Boise Cascade Company
3:15 pmEquipment-Based Innovation winner – Tolko Armstrong PLY
“Veneer Load Marking Robot”
Kevin Blau – Manager, Product Development & Quality, Tolko Industries Ltd.
3:30 pmProcess-Based Innovation winner – BC Alexandria EWP
“New Hire Mentoring Program”
Mark Bossier
3:45 pmLessons Learned from a Combustible Dust Explosion
Derek Descant – Safety and Health Director, Willamette Valley Company
4:00 pmAdjourn

  • Location: Sinatra Salons 4-5
12:00 PM - 01:30 PM

  • Location: Sinatra Salons 7-14
01:30 PM - 04:00 PM

  • Location: Springs Salon F
05:30 PM - 07:00 PM

  • Location: Sinatra Salons 7-14
07:00 PM - 09:00 PM

  • Location: Springs Salons A-F
Day 4
Tuesday October 17, 2023

06:30 AM - 07:30 AM

  • Location: Directors Terrace
07:30 AM - 11:30 AM

  • Location: Director 1

2023 Sponsors