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The Heat is On | Protecting Workers from Heat Illness and Wildfire Smoke

About this event

Oregon employers and workers face increased possibilities for heat illness and smoke exposures with rising temperatures and increased wildfire risks. Oregon OSHA implemented new rules to protect workers against these hazards in 2021. We will provide an overview of those rules, discuss health impacts, challenges, and strategies for protecting workers against heat and smoke.

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    Luke Betts Senior Safety Management Consultant @ SAIF

    Luke is a Senior Safety Management Consultant at SAIF Corporation. He is an active member of the American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) and is currently the Region I Assistant Regional Vice-President: Government Affairs & Professional Development. He was a founding member and past president of the ASSP Broken Top Chapter in Central Oregon. He has been a member of the Blue Mountain Occupational Safety & Health Conference planning committee since 2015. He is also a past president of the ASSP Columbia-Willamette Chapter and past chair of the Oregon Governor’s Occupational Safety and Health Conference. He is a Certified Safety Professional (CSP) and holds the professional designation of Associate in Risk Management-Enterprise-Wide Risk Management (ARM-E

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    Kim Henry Industrial Hygienist @ SAIF

    Kim is a board-certified industrial hygienist with SAIF Corporation. She also holds her Certified Hazardous Materials (CHMM) designation and has 20 years of experience in the environmental, health, and safety field. She has a Master of Science degree in Environmental Health from Colorado State University with a specialty in Industrial Hygiene. She has worked in the aerospace and biotech industries, consulting, worker’s compensation, and a large school district. Prior to working at SAIF, Kim was EHS Manager for Ball Aerospace in Colorado. She currently services on the External Advisory Board on the University of Washington Northwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety (NWCOHS) and the Oregon OSHA Safe Employment Education and Training Advisory Committee (SEETAC).

SAIF Corporation

SAIF is a not for profit company providing workers comp insurance in the state of Oregon. Our vision is for SAIF to be an industry innovator that makes Oregon the safest place to work. We exist to serve and protect the Oregon workforce, meeting the nee...