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Alabama Governor's Safety and Health Conference

Safety: Our Right, Our Duty, Our Purpose

August 24-26, 2026

Perdido Beach Resort in Orange Beach, AL

Mission:

To promote occupational safety and health in Alabama by providing an annual forum for the sharing of knowledge and the recognition of excellence.

Why do our attendees return year after year?

The Alabama Governor’s Safety and Health Conference is the premier safety and health conference in the Southeast. You will receive top-quality training from experts across the industry via engaging keynote speakers and more than 50 concurrent sessions. You will have time to interact with 70+ vendors who are excited to share innovative products and services. You will also increase your professional network with activities designed to create connections among attendees.

Available Dates	August 24-26, 2026
Registration Fee	$595
Location and Lodging	Perdido Beach Resort in Orange Beach, AL
Keynote Speakers	Danny Smith & Dr. Kevin Elko

Who Should Attend

Is safety your job or have you been thrust into safety? Are you a front-line supervisor responsible for other workers? Are you in workers’ comp or human resources? Do you work for a small company, and wear many hats? Are you involved with a safety and health program in your company? Then you should attend this conference!

Safety & Health Professionals
Plant Superintendents
Human Resource Managers
Compliance Managers
Loss Control Specialists
Building Superintendents
Safety Training Supervisors

State Agencies
Academic Researchers in the Safety Arena
Environmental Professionals
Occupational Health Nurses
Case Managers
Workers’ Compensation Managers

Pre-Conference

The 2026 Alabama Governor’s Safety and Health Conference will offer pre-conference workshops on August 21-22, 2026

Sampling Workshop for Industrial Hygiene and Workplace Safety

This introductory sampling workshop is designed for technicians and EHS staff who want to learn the basics of workplace sampling for industrial hygiene and safety.

The course is primarily hands-on and provides an overview of key principles and practices for identifying workplace hazards and conducting sampling for air contaminants, noise, vibrations, radiation, mold, hazardous chemicals, and thermal stressors. Practice with commonly used sampling equipment and interactive exercises will help reinforce practical skills, making this course ideal for those new to workplace sampling.

Participants will also explore foundational topics such as developing sampling plans, adhering to QA/QC protocols, completing chains of custody (COCs), communicating with laboratories, and interpreting and reporting results.

Additionally, valuable resources will be provided that students can take with them for use on the job, including sampling templates, checklists, and guides to help apply the knowledge gained in the course to real-world situations.

Cost $250

Location: Perdido Beach Resort

Instructors for Workshop: Kalyn Tew, Claude Santiago, Kevin Covington

Date: Friday, August 21, 2026 8:00 am – 5:00 pm (lunch provided)

OSHA 7845 Recordkeeping Rule Seminar

This four-hour course covers OSHA requirements for maintaining and posting records of occupational injuries and illnesses and reporting specific cases to OSHA. Upon course completion students will have the ability to identify OSHA requirements for recordkeeping, posting, and reporting and to complete OSHA Form 300 Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses, OSHA Form 300A Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses, and OSHA Form 301 Injury and Illness Incident Report.

For questions, contact uaosha@ua.edu or phone toll-free at 877-508-7246.

Cost: $195

Location: Perdido Beach Resort

Instructor for Workshop: Scott Herndon

Date: Saturday, August 22, 2026 8:00 am – noon.

Instructor Biographies

Kalyn Tew

Kalyn Tew is the Environmental Services Manager for the University of Alabama, SafeState. She has experience in many aspects of environmental health and safety and consulting, including environmental sampling, environmental site inspections, creating and reviewing stormwater and SPCC plans, recommending risk mitigation strategies, and performing site cleanups. She also has project management, teaching, and training experience in geological, environmental, and health and safety fields. Ms. Tew has a Master’s of Science in Geology from the University of Alabama and is currently pursuing a Doctorate in geochemistry.

Claude Santiago

Claude Santiago is an Environmental Consultant for the University of Alabama, SafeState. He has seven years of field, lab, and regulatory experience in various disciplines of environmental, health, and safety, including environmental and biological sampling and result interpretation, industrial hygiene sampling, environmental compliance and ISO 14001 internal audits, and industrial pollution prevention (P2) assessments. He also has teaching/education and project management experience in the environmental, zoological, and health and safety fields. Mr. Santiago has a Bachelor’s of Science in Environmental Science with a concentration in Natural Resource and Environmental Management from the University of Alabama.

Kevin Covington

Instructor Bio: Kevin Covington has a bachelor’s degree in environmental science from the University of Alabama. He has 5 years of experience in the environmental regulatory and consulting field. He designs sampling schemes and manages the field services team at UA SafeState as they provide environmental services across the southeast US. Additionally, he conducts third-party environmental compliance reviews for companies across Alabama to ensure they meet their environmental goals and obligations

Scott Herndon

Scott Herndon is owner and principal consultant/trainer at Cornerstone Safety L.L.C. Since 1984, Scott has worked to train and provide working conditions that allowed workers to go home at the end of their workday better than when they arrived. Scott has held management positions in industries including valve manufacturing, steel, petroleum refining, textiles, and brick making, as well as serving as instructor at the OSHA Training Institute Education Center at the University of Alabama. He led the process that resulted to having the first facility in the brick industry participate in the OSHA Voluntary Protection Program at the Star level.

Scott volunteers as a Firefighter/EMT/Trainer at Carroll’s Creek Fire Department in northern Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. He and Kay, his wife of 47 years, began Operation Backpack several years ago to provide backpacks and school supplies to elementary school students in the aftermath of hurricanes, tornados, and flooding events. To date, over 4,000 students have benefited from these efforts.

Agenda

Sunday, August 23, 2026

Time	Event
2:00 – 6:00 pm	Vendor Registration/Check-in
3:00 – 7:30 pm	Conference Registration/Check-In (Hotel check-in begins at 4:00 pm)
5:30 – 7:00 pm	Welcome Reception

Monday, August 24, 2026

Time	Session	Speaker(s)
7:00 – 8:00 am	Conference Breakfast Buffet
8:15 – 8:30 am	Opening, Welcome, and Pledge
8:30 – 8:45 am	Introduction of Keynote Speaker
8:45 – 9:45 am	Keynote Presentation: Saving Your Safety Culture with No-Blame Accountability	Danny W Smith, SMP, CIT Senior Safety Consultant
9:45 – 10:45 am	Break in the Exhibit Hall
10:45 am – noon	Breakout Sessions Group I
	Session 101 Wait! We Didn’t Retaliate: Understanding an OSHA Whistleblower	Todd Logsdon, Partner and Co-Chair, Workplace Safety Practice Group, Fisher Phillips Catherine “Ree” Harper, Partner, Fisher Phillips
	Session 102 Getting the Right Fit: Chemical Protective PPE Selection	Adam Turner, Regional Sales Manager, DuPont Personal Protection
	Session 103 Electric Utility Safety	Danny Lee Raines, Owner and OSHA Authorized Trainer, Raines Utility Safety Solutions LLC
	Session 104 Pain Isn’t Always Damage! Rethinking Safety Through Neuroscience	Josh Steed, Director, TherapySouth At Work Ben Angle, Onsite Manager, TherapySouth At Work
	Session 105 Crane Safety	Cameron Andrews, Risk Consultant, Ross and Yerger
	Session 106 ADEM NPDES Update/TBA	Scott Jackson, ADEM TBA, ADEM
	Session 107 Technology as a Tool for Prevention	Paul Thurber, Senior VP of Sales, Everguard.ai
	Session 108 Occupational Health- Best Practices	Donald Herip, Medical Director, GE Vernova and Armstrong World Industries
12:00 – 1:00 pm	Conference Luncheon
1:30 – 2:45 pm	Breakout Sessions Group II
	Session 209 Resilience in the Face of Adversity: Building a Culture of Mental Wellness	Donna Chetta, Safety and Health Consultant/Trainer, Wellness Dimensions, LLC
	Session 210 Beyond Compliance: Critical Safety Components of Confined Spaces Most Professionals Miss	Aspen Ulmer, Owner, Lead Instructor, Fighting Gravity Rescue Dynamics
	Session 211 Safety Meets Chaos – Why safety plans collapse and how to build one that survives in the "real world"	Garrett Griffith, CEO, Griffith Business Services, LLC
	Session 212 Risk Assessment Strategies for Industrial Hygiene	Chase Murphy, Certified Industrial Hygienist, EnSafe Megan Butts, EHS Specialist, EnSafe
	Session 213 What Keeps You Up At Night? A Roundtable Discussion	Danny Smith, Senior Consultant, SafeStart Butch Owens, Retired – Transportation Safety Director Formerly – Golden Flake Snack Foods
	Session 214 Beyond the SDS: How Smart Chemical Substitutions Pay for Themselves	Kevin Covington, Manager of Environmental Consultation Services, UA SafeState
	Session 215 What Effects Electrical Shocks Have on the Human Body and Why This is Important	David R. Carepnter, President, Integrity Institute of Technology Christian Carpenter, Registered Nurse /Researcher, Integrity Institute of Technology
	Session 216 Why Most Leading Indicators Fail and How to Build Ones That Actually Work	Michelle Garner-Janna, Chief Experience Officer & Co-founder, What Works Institute
2:45 – 3:00 pm	Break
3:00 – 4:15 pm	Breakout Sessions Group III
	Session 317 Building a Proactive Safety Culture: Practical Methods That Strengthen HSE Performance with the Younger Working Generation	Jeremy Stevens, Safety Director, InLine
	Session 318 From Burnout to Breakthrough: Sustainable High Performance Through Energy Management	Deborah Rosa, Executive Director, Health & Well-being Services, Element Health
	Session 319 "Rescue" The Forgotten Requirement Within The Standard	Justin Brown, Territory Manager, Sales Solutions Inc
	Session 320 An Exploration of AI Use in Workplace Hazard Analysis	Claude Santiago, Environmental Consultant, SafeState
	Session 321 Beyond the Binder: How Safety Programs Save Lives (and Dollars)	Charley Bishop, Safety Services Manager, Resourcing Edge – One Digital
	Session 322 ADEM Hazardous Waste Roundtable and 8700-12 Update	Lanny Sasser, ADEM Bailee Dykes, ADEM
	Session 323 Review 1910 Subpart D Walking/Working Surfaces (Fall Protection)	Dennis Keplinger, MSOS, CSP, CIT, CHCM, Owner, Professional Safety Training LLC
	Session 324 8 Pillars of a Holistic Industrial Ergonomics Program w/ Case Studies!	Brock Anderson, Founder / Professional Ergonomist, Ergo-ology, Inc.
7:30 – 10:00 pm	EVENING NETWORKING EVENT (Casino Night)

Tuesday, August 25, 2026

Time	Session	Speaker(s)
7:00 – 7:45 am	Breakfast
8:00 – 9:15 am	Breakout Sessions Group IV
	Session 425 Listening for a Change	Merle Heckman, Master Trainer and Consultant, Dale Carnegie and Associates
	Session 426 Industrial Hygiene for Safety Managers	Holden Phillips, Industrial Hygiene Division Manager, KBD Technic
	Session 427 Use the Numbers so Superman doesn't have to	Mark Ballengee, Safety Manager, C.S. Beatty Construction
	Session 428 Topic TBD	Nick Warner
	Session 429 OSHA Enforcement Overview	Jose Gonzalez, Area Director, OSHA Mobile Area Office
	Session 430 ADEM Air Division Update / ADEM EPCRA Reporting Requirments	Wes Thornhill, ADEM Beth Donaldson, ADEM
	Session 431 Machine-Specific Lockout/Tagout: Maintaining a Safe and Efficient Workplace and Meeting OSHA‘s Expectations	Todd Logsdon, Partner and Co-chair, Workplace Safety Practice, Fisher Phillips Keith Harned, Vice President, FDRsafety
	Session 432 Frontline Eyes on SIF. Closing the Gap Before It Kills	Scott Gaddis, Vice President, Safety and Health, Intelex Technologies
9:30 – 10:45 am	Breakout Sessions Group V
	Session 533 Turning Senior Leaders into Safety Champions	Scott Gaddis, Vice President, Safety and Health, Intelex Technologies
	Session 534 Combustible Dust: Standards and Practical Applications	Richard Sarnie, Executive Director of Safety & Health Services, United Alliance Services Corporation
	Session 535 Construction Health Hazards	Stacy Stepp, Senior Safety and Health Consultant, CAC, Part of the Baldwin Group
	Session 536 Alternative Fuel Hazards	Chris Schemel, The University of Alabama
	Session 537 The Art, Science, and Skill of Conducting Incident Investigations	Matthew Simon, CSP, EHS Manager, BASF Corporation
	Session 538 ADEM AEPACS System/ADEM Communications and Website Update	Lynn Roper, ADEM M. Lynn Battle, ADEM
	Session 539 Seeing the Human in Your Risk Assessment	Spencer Harris, Safety/Training Manager, A.C. Legg Inc
	Session 540 Digging Deeper: Getting to the Root of Safety Incidents	Tim Croley, EHS Project Engineer, Alabama Training Network
11:00 am – 12:15 pm	Breakout Sessions Group VI
	Session 641 Making Safety Work for Everyone: What's in it for ME ??	Robert Folk, CDS, Sr. Loss Prevention Consultant, Strategic Comp Brad Jordan, Strategic Comp
	Session 642 Practical Applications of Ten Important Principles of Ergonomics	Richard Wyatt, President/Consultant, Wyatt Technical Services
	Session 643 The Other Killer	Tom Robinson, Safety Coordinator/Loss Control Consultant, Alabama AGC
	Session 644 TBD	Solomon Sesesie Ajasa, MS, Graduate Teaching and Research Assistant, The University of Alabama
	Session 645 Safety is a Discipline and Curriculum: Teaching Workplace Safety to Non Safety Professionals	Tunzyaan A. Griffin, Certified Fire/ Building Inspector, Instructor, and Consultant, HGS Engineering Inc
	Session 646 Watts Next? Case Studies in Industrial Energy Evolution	Kevin Covington, Manager of Environmental Consultation Services, The University of Alabama Joseph Carpenter, Director of the University of Alabama Industrial Training and Assessment Center, The University of Alabama
	Session 647 HazCom Compliance and EHS Reporting: Is your chemical inventory accurate and up to date?	Michael Rasbury, Director, UA SafeState- Environmental Programs
	Session 648 Importance of Safety and HR Working Together	Matt Spencer, Vice President HR & Safety Programs, U.S. Poultry and Egg Association
12:15 – 1:15 pm	Conference Luncheon
1:45 – 3:00 pm	Breakout Sessions Group VII
	Session 749 Leading with Heart: Cutting Mental Stress while elevating Safety & Productivity	Spencer Harris, Safety/Training Manager, A.C. Legg Inc
	Session 750 Play It Safe: Learning Safety Through Games and Hands-On Activities	Tina Arthur-Peterworth, EHS Project Enginner, Alabama Training Network
	Session 751 We have a plan for that; Don't We?? Construction Crisis Management	Stephen Irving, Partner, Chair of the Occupational Safety & Health practice, and Co-Vice Chair of the Labor & Employment practice, Peckar & Abramson, P.C.
	Session 752 TBA	Nick Warner
	Session 753 Recognize. Report. Respond. Workplace Violence Basics	Carol Dodgen, Owner, Dodgen Security Consulting
	Session 754 ADEM Emergency Response Update and ADEM UST/AST Overview	Chris Harris, ADEM Latoya Hall, ADEM
	Session 755 TBA
	Session 756 Managing Care. Improving Outcomes. Controlling Costs. The benefits of Nurse Case Management	Tana LeMay, Case Manager/ Owener, The Case Management Group
3:15 – 4:30 pm	Breakout Sessions Group VIII
	Session 857 The Art of Motivation	Torrey Garrison, VP of EHS/Leadership Development – USAFR Lt Col, Performance Contractors, Inc.
	Session 859 Whose Fine is it Anyway?	Eric Barlow, Director of EHS, SDAC Ron Gosnell, Vice President of EHS, SDAC
	Session 860 PFAS as Legacy Chemicals: What Wastewater Streams Inherit and How Treatment Responds	Ricky McWhorter, VP of Sustainability & Environmental Strategies, Enersolv Corp/SET
	Session 861 Understanding Safety Prescription eyewear programs and benefits	Ryan Pappas, National Accounts Manager RX, Bolle Safety
	Session 862 How to Pressure Test “Level A" Chemical Suits as per ASTM F1052	Adam Turner, Regional Sales Manager, DuPont Personal Protection
	Session 864 RISK…Why do we take them?	Robert Tomlinson, Project Engineer, Alabama Technology Network
4:30 – 6:30 pm	Vendor Networking Event and Door Prizes!

Wednesday, August 26, 2026

Time	Session	Speaker(s)
7:00 – 8:00 am	Conference Breakfast Buffet
8:30 am	Introduction of Keynote Speaker	TBA
8:45 – 9:45 am	Keynote Presentation	Dr. Kevin Elko
9:45 – 10:00 am	Closing Notes / Conference Concludes

Keynote Speakers

Danny W Smith, SMP, CIT

Senior Safety Consultant

Danny, distinguished for his thought leadership in human factors management for SafeStart, regularly speaks at state, regional and national conferences on a variety of topics related to injury reduction, engagement and culture. He has the ability to make the concepts being taught relatable and valuable to every participant.

Much of this practical application stems from Danny having over 25 years of EHS experience and working with industries including aerospace, oil & gas, construction, iron and steel, chemical processing, automotive, and pharmaceutical.

Danny represents SafeStart as a member of the NSC’s Exhibitor Advisory Board and is a long-standing member of the Alabama Governor's Safety and Health Conference Planning Committee. He also serves in a variety of roles with the ASSP including the Advisory Committees of the Training/Communication and Management Practice Specialties and sits on the ANSI/ASSP Z16 – Safety and Health Metrics and Performance Measures standards committee.

He can also be heard as the co-host of the SafeTalk with SafeStart podcast, which he co-founded.

Dr. Kevin Elko

Dr. Elko is a nationally known Performance Consultant, Speaker and Author. He
received his Bachelor’s Degree in Biology, Education and Coaching from California
University of Pennsylvania where he later received the Alumni Professional Achievement
Award in 2000. He then went on to West Virginia University where he received two
Masters and a Doctorate and was later inducted into The West Virginia University Hall of
Fame.
He went on to intern at the United States Olympic Committee in Colorado Springs. In
Sports he has consulted for various Professional and Collegiate Teams and has earned 30
championship rings.
His corporate clients have included Nationwide, New York Life Investments, State Farm
Insurance, The Hartford, Jackson National Life, Pioneer Investments, Lincoln Financial,
Wells Fargo and Prudential just to mention a few.
He has seven books published: Nerves of Steel, The Pep Talk, True Greatness,
Touchdown, The Sender and The Sender Companion Journal and Believing is Seeing.

Conference Location and Lodging

The Conference will be held at the beautiful Perdido Beach Resort in Orange Beach, Alabama.

Once you register for the conference, you will receive a confirmation email by the end of the day that contains the booking code and other details needed to reserve your hotel room. You should receive this email within 30 minutes of completing your registration. To see more details about the space, please visit Perdido Beach Resort.

Overflow rooms are available at Island House Hotel–A Doubletree by Hilton. Book online or via phone, call 251-981-6100 and use code: CDT91Q.

Hotel	Perdido Beach Resort
Cost	$199/night plus tax
Check In	Check-in time is 4:00 p.m. and check-out time is 11:00 a.m. Guest check-in cannot be guaranteed prior to 4:00 p.m
Overflow Rooms	Island House Hotel–A Doubletree by Hilton

Workshop Registration

Conference Registration will open on March 24, 2026.

The registration fee for the Conference is $595 until June 30, 2026. Beginning July 1, 2026, the registration fee increases to $645. Your registration fee includes a Sunday night welcome reception, breakfast on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, as well as lunch on Monday and Tuesday. Lodging is the responsibility of the attendee.

Special Accommodations Requests

Note: The University of Alabama is committed to complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Requests for accommodation of physical and/or dietary needs should be made at least 30 calendar days in advance of the program date. Please email your request to professionaldevelopment@ua.edu. A portion of the invoice amount for this program will go to the Capstone Lifelong Learning Foundation to support activities of The University of Alabama and the Office of Teaching Innovation and Digital Education.

Need our STAARS Vendor Number? Please use VC000118827 for UA Office of Teaching Innovation and Digital Education.

Cancellation Policy

A cancellation charge of 100% of the registration fee will be assessed on cancellations occurring within seven (7) days of the start of this session. Any changes to the session registration type (example: in-person to virtual or virtual to in-person) within seven (7) calendar days of the program will be assessed a $25.00 administrative fee. Refunds will not be granted after the program has begun. The University of Alabama reserves the right to cancel, postpone or combine class sections, to limit registration or to change instructors. Contact the Registration Services department at 205-348-3000 or registration_services@ua.edu to cancel your registration. View the OTIDE Cancellation Policy.

Call for Proposals

Presenting at the Alabama Governor’s Safety and Health Conference provides an opportunity to build your professional network and experience lifelong learning with lifelong friends. Presenting a content-rich session individually or as part of a team is a wonderful way to share knowledge, experiences, and ideas. The conference’s community-generated program will showcase future directions, best practices, stories of successful collaborations, lessons learned, and solutions to community-wide issues within various program tracks.

Proposal and Policy Guidelines

We invite those interested in presenting at the 2026 Alabama Governor’s Safety and Health Conference to submit a proposal for review by our Conference Planning Committee. Speaker proposals are evaluated objectively with emphasis on the following criteria (listed in order of significance):

Degree to which the proposed session meets the conference/program objectives
Desirability of the topic
Speaker’s presentation skills and experience

Proposals must contain and convey sufficient detail to allow our Conference Planning Committee to understand how the proposed session will support the conference objectives. Selection is competitive, so you must submit a compelling and complete proposal.

Submission Details

Submission Deadline is January 31, 2026

We will consider no more than two proposals from each speaker. Please complete a separate application for each proposal. We will not consider incomplete submissions.

Length of Presentation

Presentations are in person, 75 minutes, including 15 minutes for questions.

Presenter Contact Information

Provide contact information for each presenter/co-presenter. Please be as accurate as possible, as this will be posted on the conference website and app.

Presentation Description and Learning Outcomes

Provide a brief description of the presentation. Maximum length is 60 words.

Use these tips to help create an effective description of your session:

Highlight how the presentation will help an attendee solve a problem, overcome a challenge or launch a new initiative, and how what they will learn will directly impact their work/life.
Create action-oriented learning objectives.
Set accurate expectations. Clearly describe what the session will cover and highlight the learning activities an attendee can expect.
Use active tense. For example, change “Strategies to improve safety management will be examined” to “Learn strategies to improve safety management.”
Avoid repeating the title in the description and phrases like “In this presentation” or “The presenters will.”

Additionally, please specify up to three expected learning outcomes for attendees using measurable action verbs. These outcomes should be tailored to the audience members. Maximum length is 100 words.

Topic Track

Please select the track where your presentation best fits:

Construction Safety
Environmental
Research and Data Driven Innovation & Best Practices
Manufacturing
New to Safety (Emerging Professionals)
Occupational Health and Safety
Risk Management
Safety Leadership and Organizational Development
Transportation
Workers’ Compensation

Biographical Information

Offer a brief description of your qualifications that relate to the presentation topic. Maximum length is 600 words. At a minimum, please include:

Name
Education
Current position
Certifications and designations

This will be posted in the conference app, exactly as provided.

Proposal Acceptance

The conference planning committee has the sole authority and responsibility for selecting the topics and content of all educational programming it delivers.

We will email notification of acceptance by March 7, 2026.

Honoraria

Our speakers receive a full complimentary conference registration. Travel, lodging and meal expenses are your responsibility.

Submit your Proposal

Achievement Award Criteria

Recognition of Excellence

The recipient must have contributed significantly to occupational safety and/or occupational health and must have been born, educated or worked in the state of Alabama.
The award described above is typically given for a single outstanding event from the previous year.

William H. Weems Lifetime Achievement Award

The William H. Weems Lifetime Achievement award is an award for an individual’s total career where he or she contributed to and/or influenced the occupational safety and/or health field.
All the requirements for the first award will apply, and all the recognitions will be the same; however, the recipient’s life work will be judged rather than a “headline event”.

The Award recipient(s) or their family representative will be invited as guests to the Conference in the year of the award. The recipient(s) will be recognized at the conference with an award.

The Awards Subcommittee for the Alabama Governor’s Safety & Health Conference must receive nominations for both awards by June 16, 2026.

Submit your Award nomination

Welcome Exhibitors and Sponsors!

Exhibit Registration will Open on March 24, 2026

This year, the Alabama Governor’s Safety and Health Conference celebrates its 38th year and is the premier safety and health conference in the Southeast. The conference is designed for workers’ compensation and human resources supervisors, along with occupational health and environmental professionals. Attendees will receive top-quality training from experts across the industry through engaging keynote speakers and informational sessions.

Exhibitor Opportunities

Exhibit Registration opens March 24, 2026. Exhibit booths are $1,000 for an 8×10 or $895 for an 8×8 and additional booth personnel are $250 each (up to three).

Sponsor Opportunities

The Annual Alabama Governor’s Safety and Health Conference connects your business with an engaged audience interested in learning and developing their toolbox. Choose a level below to reach your targeted audience.

Premier Sponsor $10,000 (1 available)

Only one premier sponsor opportunity is available and includes the following:

Two (2) booths in a prime location inside the exhibitor’s hall
Five (5) conference passes
Logo on the conference website
Company name included in conference email communication to attendees (based on time of commitment; how many emails are we sending? Average of 5-7 emails)
Company logo listed in sponsor recognition slides displayed in the exhibit hall
Recognition in Conference App
Recognition on social media
Recognition during sponsorship and awards reception

Signature Sponsor $5,000 (8 available)

Signature sponsor level includes the option of sponsoring:

Sunday Night Welcome Reception Sponsor (1 sponsor)
Casino Games Sponsor (2 sponsors)
Casino Bar Sponsor. Logo will be displayed on the front of the bar (1 sponsor) SOLD!
Casino Prize Sponsor (1 sponsor)
Exhibit Networking reception sponsor (1 sponsor) SOLD!
Networking event entertainment sponsor (1 sponsor)
Conference padfolio sponsor includes the sponsor logo printed/embossed on front (1 sponsor) SOLD!
Conference bag sponsor (1 sponsor) SOLD!
Conference lanyard sponsor Casino night music sponsor (1 sponsor) SOLD!

Sponsor opportunity includes one item above and the following:

One (1) premium location booth inside the exhibitor’s hall
Three (3) conference passes
Logo on the conference website
Company name included in conference communication to attendees
Conference App
Recognition during sponsorship and awards reception
Company logo listed in sponsor recognition slides and signage

Scholarship Sponsor $2,500 (4 available)

Sponsor opportunity includes the following:

This sponsorship will award 5 scholarships to first time attendees. Recipients selected through an application process and awarded on a first come basis
Logo on the conference website
Company name listed under Scholarship Sponsor in sponsor recognition slides
DOES NOT INCLUDE A VENDOR BOOTH

Governor’s Circle $2,000 (10 available)