Learn from your colleagues -- three days of educational opportunities afford you time to interact with new people and exchange useful information. Participants say the Ohio Safety Congress & Expo is an invaluable source of professional growth. Business professionals like you have this to say about the Ohio Safety Congress & Expo:

Going to the Ohio Safety Congress allows me to make and renew acquaintances with environmental health and safety folks from all over Ohio and the nearby states. -- Pat McCon, risk engineering consultant, Zurich Services Corp.;

The Ohio Safety Congress & Expo provides an excellent opportunity for a wide variety of training that is free and very beneficial. It also provides an opportunity to network with fellow safety and health professionals. -- Beth Johnson, industrial hygienist, American Electric Power;

We’re always looking for ideas on how to keep Northwest a safe place to work and our attendance at the Ohio Safety Congress & Expo has increased our commitment to safety. -- Grace Seurkamp, human resources supervisor, Northwest Local Schools;

The Ohio Safety Congress & Expo has caused me to be more proactive with our safety program, which has changed the perception on the floor from negative to positive. This positive safety attitude resulted in fewer accidents/injuries. Now our president and controller agree that spending money on safety pays with lower workers' compensation claims. -- Norbert Boyk, safety director, Concorde Castings Inc.;

I view the Ohio Safety Congress & Expo as an outstanding opportunity to learn more about health and safety issues that affect our public schools. With the limited amount of time and resources for administrators and school staff, this event affords an excellent opportunity to learn as well as network with others in both the public and private sectors of our society. In addition, the fact that there is no monetary fee to pay in order to attend and receive the information available is most appealing to the school community. The attention placed on the Ohio Safety Congress & Expo by all players in the public school arena is a principal reason for both the change in attitude and the change in action. -- Bill Wilcox, management development specialist, Ohio School Boards Association;

I am an occupational health nurse and have been involved in safety issues in various plants that I have worked in. The selection of programs that are available at the Safety Congress has always been broad enough to cover educational needs at any facility that I have been assigned to.

In the past, I have chosen programs based on the overall needs of the company. I have put information from the speakers and the vendors in a large binder in plastic page protectors which is then kept in my office for the following year. It is available to members of the safety committees, department co-workers and anyone who was unable to attend the Safety Congress. It has been a valuable resource tool. -- Mary Louise Cachet, occupational health nurse, Tri-Health.