BioRefinery Safety -- Agenda

Agenda

Morning Sessions:

10:00	Registration
10:30	BioFuels Initiatives in Iowa Keynote Speaker: Dr. Robert Anex Associate Director, BioEconomy Institute Iowa State University
11:00	Process Safety Challenges in the BioRenewables Era Keynote Speaker: Dr. M Sam Mannan Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center Texas A & M University
Noon	Lunch and Networking

Afternoon Sessions:

Session 1: Process Safety Engineering for BioFuel Industries

1:00

If You Don't Know Where You Are Going, You'll Never Get There
Dr. M Sam Mannan
Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center
Texas A & M University

2:00

Hazard Analyses in the Biological/Chemical Process Industries
Dr. Nir Kiren
Department of Agricultural and BioSystems Engineering
Iowa State University

Session 2: Practices for Process Safety Management in the Biorenewables Era

1:00

Enhancing Employee Competencies to Adress Process Safety Challenges-An Integrated Module
Dr. James Wright
Safety, Training and Instruction Research Program
Department of Agricultural and BioSystems Engineering
Iowa State University

2:00

IOSHA--How Can We Help?
Mr. Dave Neil
Labor Commissioner
Iowa Workforce Development

3:00

Closing Comments

3:30

Adjourn