Oregon OSHA presenting at 2025 Western Pulp, Paper, & Forest Products Safety & Health Conference

The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division (Oregon OSHA) is one of several partners presenting at the 33rd annual Western Pulp, Paper, & Forest Products Safety & Health Conference.

The conference will be held Dec. 2-5 at the Holiday Inn Portland - Columbia Riverfront in Portland, Oregon.

The conference will focus on safety and health issues in Oregon's forest products and pulp & paper industries.

CEU and registration information

Attendees can earn continuing education credits (CEUs) by submitting the form provided in their on-site packet to their accrediting organization.

Registration is $450 to attend the full conference, $150 for one day Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday, and $50 for Friday.

Those with questions or who require help registering should call the Oregon OSHA Conference Section at 503-947-7411, or email [email protected].

Sessions include emergency planning, line break, OSHA codes

Attendees will have opportunities to connect with each other, discuss new and emerging topics, and refresh their safety and health knowledge.

Topics include chemical safety, effective communication, safety leadership, electrical safety, air monitoring, and control of hazardous energy.

The conference will include exhibits, roundtable discussions, numerous workshops, and company safety meetings for Georgia-Pacific, International Paper, and Smurfit WestRock.

Sessions include:

• Planning for Emergencies for Our Daily Lives
• Trust Me – It's Safe! Psyching You Out With Psychological Safety
• Hand Safety
• Hazardous Line Breaking: Program Overview and Best Practices
• Health Impacts of Occupational Exposures in the Wood Products Industry: Evaluating Risk
• So You Think You Know OSHA Codes – Test Your Safety Knowledge!
• Fundamentals of Keeping Steam and Condensate
• Synthetic Ropes in the Forest Products Industry

The event will also offer learning opportunities that apply to workplaces outside the lumber and pulp industries. Those sessions include:

• Nutrition and wellness in the workplace
• Tools for creating effective safety committees
• Heat-illness prevention and root cause analysis
• Resources for improving driver safety

The conference will feature a keynote presentation Tuesday, Dec. 3. Matt Pomerinke, safety specialist for Smurfit WestRock in Longview, Washington, will address how workplace accidents and injuries go well beyond immediate outcomes, with long-lasting effects for everyone, including family, friends, and co-workers.