Registration is now open at www.chisafetyconf.org for the Chicagoland Safety Health and Environmental Conference. The conference is being held September 17-20, 2018 at the Naperville campus of NIU. Celebrating 30 years, the conference is the premier, once a year, 4-day professional training event for business owners, Environmental, Health and Safety professionals, municipalities, safety committee members, plant managers, HR professionals and others who have EHS responsibilities. The conference also reaches out to business owners that may not have an EHS employee on staff. All business owners are required to know and comply with the OSHA and EPA regulations that apply to their business. The Chicagoland Safety Health and Environmental Conference is the place where business owners can learn about those regulations and how to comply with them. This year's conference will feature speakers from the U.S. Small Business Administration who will share information about SBA Funding for Small Business, Disaster Preparedness and Cyber Security for Small Business. Other educational training topics include Introduction to OSHA for Small Business, OSHA Inspections and Reporting Requirements, Active Shooter, Opioid Crisis, Multi-Generational Workforce, Environmental Compliance 101, Safety and Workers Comp, Marijuana in the Workplace, Clean Air Basics and Updates, Respectful Workplace -- Sexual Harassment and Bullying, Diversity, Electrical Hazards in the Workplace, When Stuff Hits the Fan, Ergonomics and many more. A complete list of training sessions can be found at www.chisafetyconf.org.

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