The 67th Annual Governor's Industrial Safety and Health Conference
will be held September 26 - 27, 2018 at the Spokane Convention Center
The 66th Annual Governor's Industrial Safety and Health Conference
This year we were excited to offer over 70 different workshops over the course of two days! This conference brought together workers, employers, safety and health professionals and experts of all industries to deliver a program of cutting-edge education, best practices, peer networking and demonstrations in the Exhibit Hall as well as the surrounding areas outside the Convention Center.
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2017 Keynote
Address Jim Wetherbee, Captain, USN Ret., NASA Astronaut (Former) Controlling Risk in a Dangerous World A veteran of six space flights, James Wetherbee was the first American to command five space missions. He piloted the STS-32 Columbia and was mission commander on STS-52 Columbia, STS-63 Discovery, STS-86 Atlantis, STS-102 Discovery and STS-113 Endeavor. Selected by NASA in May 1984, Wetherbee became an astronaut in June 1985 and has since logged over 1,592 hours in space. Wetherbee left NASA in January 2005 to form Escape Trajectory LLC. In December 2006, he began working as a Safety Auditor with BP Global. James Wetherbee was inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame on May 2, 2009. |
Be sure to see these exciting events
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Drivers use expert forklift operating skills
to negotiate a fun and challenging driving course that includes various tasks
and hazards in the 20th Annual
Forklift Rodeo. Witness the finals
in our statewide competition! For more information please visit the Forklift
Rodeo website. |
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Teams of linemen from the electrical utility industry compete for honors in rescuing a victim from a utility pole in a mock industrial accident in the 44th Annual Pole Top Rescue Competition. Which team is the best in the state? For more information please visit the Pole Top Rescue website. |
Questions: Contact the Conference Hotline at 1-888-451-2004 or email info@wagovconf.org
