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Stark County Safety Council Luncheon

 

Thursday, July 9

11:30 a.m. –  1 p.m.

RSVP by July 6

 

Meyer's Lake Ballroom

3218 Parkway St, NW, Canton 

 

Stephen Gronow, Colleen Maurer, Norman Hostetler

 

Attend the July 9 Safety Council luncheon and get guidance on establishing and maintaining effective safety committees

 

The July Stark County Safety Council luncheon will feature a panel of local safety experts who will guide attendees on how to design and implement effective safety committees. During this informative presentation, engaging speakers will guide attendees through the functions and responsibilities of the committee and its members, introduce proven techniques and approaches to create effective committees and tactics on how committees can make a positive contribution to improving workplace safety.

 

During the presentations, attendees will learn:

 

  • How to get started with a safety mission statement

  • Understanding and defining the role of committee members

  • Identifying problems and resolutions within committees

  • Understanding the principles of accident prevention and their context

  • Identifying an agenda and targets for the safety committee

  • Finding information sources that are available for safety committees

  • Improving the committee’s ability to communicate on safety issues

 

Our panel of speakers includes Stephen Gronow, safety compliance officer with the Stark County Engineer’s Office, Norman Hostetler, safety director for Beaver Excavating and Colleen Maurer, human resources manager for Paarlo Plastics, Inc.

 

Gronow has been responsible for safety compliance at the Stark County Engineer’s Office since 1994. He works to develop health and safety programs, interpret codes and standards, leads health and safety inspections, accident and illness investigations, manages record keeping, education and safety training for 160 employees and handles system safety method analysis.  He has a bachelor’s in engineering technology, fire protection and safety, from Oklahoma State University. Prior to joining the Stark County Engineer’s Office he was a lieutenant firefighter for the Mansfield Airport.

 

Hostetler has been with Beaver Excavating since 1976.  After working 14 years in the Dispatch and Field Operations Office, he was appointed full time company safety director in 1990 and reports directly to the president.  His educational background includes a bachelor’s degree from Kent State University. He attended the OSHA Institutes Basic Instructor Course and has been certified as an Instructor in Construction Safety and Health since 1990.  He has served on The Ohio Contractor Association’s Safety Committee and Environmental Committee every year since 1990.  He is also the Chairman of the Safety Committee of The Builder’s Exchange of East Central Ohio.

 

Maurer is responsible for the day-to-day operations of an effective human resources department for the North Canton-based plastic product molder company. In addition to her vast benefit and employee policy work, she is responsible for leading the safety committee to enhance the company’s safety culture by implementing programs and involving employees at all levels. She works to decrease the Experience Modifier Penalty Workers’ Compensation rating by adopting programs sponsored by the Division of Safety and Hygiene as well as the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation. She has a bachelor’s degree from Ohio Northern University in business administration. 

 

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Cost:  $16

 

Stark County Safety Council Luncheon

2009-2010 Season Passes Available

 

RSVP by June 30 

Meyer's Lake Ballroom
3218 Parkway St., N.W., Canton
 

 

STARK COUNTY SAFETY COUNCIL

Season  Pass – July 2009 thru June 2010

 

The FY10 season pass luncheon tickets are now available.  Cost for each pass booklet is $160.  Please purchase your season pass by June 30, 2009. The luncheon tickets will be mailed to you after July1, 2009. The passes are good for the regular monthly luncheons only.

 

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