NGFA & TGFA
Regulatory Compliance Seminar 

Registration

TGFA Members: Free
Non-members: $100
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Location

Look at map to your right.

Hotel Accommodations 

Overnight hotel accommodations at Courtyard:
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Book by phone: (817) 753-6100
Ask for Texas Grain & Feed group rate $139+/night
Cut-off date: 2/10/18

Schedule

7:30am: Breakfast provided in meeting room
8:00am: Welcome and Introductions

8:15am: Update on Emerging and Evolving Regulatory Issues – OSHA
Speaker: Jess McCluer, NGFA Vice President, Safety and Regulatory Affairs

• New administration and OSHA
  • Increased fines
  • Injury and Illness Recordkeeping
  • Walking/Working Surfaces
• Combustible Dust – Revised NFPA Standards
• Top OSHA citations in general and grain handling industry
• Regulatory Reform

Update on Food Safety and Modernization Act Requirements- FDA

• FDA’s Final Rule for CGMP and Preventative Controls for Animal Food  
• Sanitary Transportation of Food

9:30am: Cracking the new Walking & Working Surface Regulation
Speaker: Jim Seibert, NGFA Manager, Regulatory Affairs, Education and Training 

• Understanding Walking & Working Surfaces Final Rule
• Training Requirements
• Subpart D: Revision to Fixed Ladders
  • Ladder Requirements
• Staircases, Handrails, Stairrails, Guardrails
• Fall Protection Program
• Rolling Stock Fall Protection

11:00am: Break 

11:15pm: Grain Quality
Speaker: Anthony Goodeman, Acting Director, FGIS Field Management Division, Washington, DC 

• Quality Concerns
• Official vs. Unofficial
  • Geographic Boundaries
  • Exceptions
• Sampling and Testing
  • Customer Specs
  • Equipment
  • Procedures
  • Quality Control

12:15pm: Lunch provided in meeting room

1:00pm: Bin Entry and the Boot Pit Discussion
Speaker: TBD NGFA/Member

• What is the issue?
• How do you define a confined space? How does OSHA?
• Mitigating the potential for hazards to exist
• Creating entry as the “last resort mentality”
• Bin Entry Permits; a Step List which helps identify and mitigate risks prior to entry
• Safe Practices
  • Rolls and Responsibilities
  • Personal Protective Equipment
  • Actions once inside
  • Emergency Procedures, Employee Rolls, and Equipment
• Augers; Sweep, Subfloor and Side Discharge 

2:00pm: Break

2:15pm: Dealing w/non-Compliant Behavior
Speaker: TBD NGFA/Member

• Managing the unmanageable
• Timely counseling and performance improvement plans
• When is it time to cut ties

3:00pm: Overview of OSHA Region VI Grain Handling Local Emphasis Program
Speaker:  Jack Rector, Area Office Director

• Regional and Area Inspection Data
• OSHA Policy on Grain Related Issues
  • Confined Space/Bin Entry
  • Sweep augers
  • Fall Protection
  • Combustible Dust

3:45pm: Adjourn

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