Safety & Education Seminar
The Kentucky Crushed Stone Association is hosting the annual Safety and Educational Seminar on Wednesday, March 1 and Thursday, March 2, 2023 at the Louisville Marriott East hotel in Louisville, KY. This is a great opportunity to attend and learn the latest safety trends and educational opportunities from the industry and partnering agencies. There are 33 available exhibit booths where our members will be showcasing the latest products and services. Don't miss this chance to network with the exhibitors.
The seminar will begin at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 1 with safety presentations and conclude with Brandon Schroeder. Brandon was in an electrical accident and lived to tell his story. Following the safety day, we invite you to join our associate members for an opening reception in the trade show area located just outside the meeting room.
Thursday morning, breakfast will start at 7:00 a.m. along with the exhibit hall being open for networking with the industry. Following breakfast, we will kick-off our second General Session at 8:00 a.m. with guest speaker Derek Anderson, former University of Kentucky Wildcat and NBA star. We have several technical presentations scheduled along with a financial, MSHA compliance, and screening, crushing and blasting round table. Lunch will be served at approximately 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Following lunch, we have prepared an afternoon focused on workforce development. The industry has asked and encourged us to help with this effort and this is a great opportunity to learn about some options to hire and retain employees. The day will conclude at approximately 4:05 p.m. where we will wrap up with door prizes.
Conference Registration Options:
Click Here to Register as an ATTENDEE
Click Here to Register as a SPONSOR/EXHIBITOR
Who Should Attend:
Owners, Operators, Foremen, HR Managers / Hiring Personnel, Financial Personnel, Sales Reps, Laborers, Safety Directors/Managers, etc.
Hotel Room Reservation Information:
Room Rate: $155 - Click here to reserve your hotel room
The Kentucky Crushed Stone Association has a block of rooms reserved for Wednesday night March 1 at the Marriott Louisville East Hotel. Deadline to receive the discounted room rate is February 15, 2023. To reserve a room, call 859-455-5000 and use the "KCSA Safety and Education Conference" rate. The room rate is $155.00 per night plus tax. We recommend reserving your hotel room early as the room block will fill up. Please note that check-in time is 3:00 p.m. and check-out time is 11:00 a.m. All room cancellations must be received no later than 48 hours prior to arrival. Cancellations made after this time, or no shows, will be charged for 1 night's stay.
Guest Speakers
Wednesday, March 1 - Brandon Schroder - Believe in Safety Tuesday, March 2 - Derek Anderson - Stamina...Don't Run Out of Breath, Before you Win!
Day 1 - Safety Day
Abstract
The impact of local aggregates on surface friction of roadways is a growing concern in Kentucky and surrounding areas. We will discuss current measures of friction and studies that are underway to evaluate our materials.
Everybody knows the cheapest way to crush rock is with explosives. And the highest efficiency of a processing plant is achieved through optimizing the blast design to maximize the amount of desired sizes of finished product in the shotrock pile. In this way, the minimum amount of mechanical crushing is required to produce the maximum amount of saleable products. In addition, the optimum blast design can result in minimizing the amount of undesirable sizes, such as fines.Once the optimum blast design is achieved to maximize desirable sizes and the plant is configured to take advantage of the blast design, the consistency of the shotrock size distribution must be maintained to assure the plant will perform at a consistent level of efficiency.In this session, industry experts in both blasting and processing come together to discuss the importance and benefits derived from optimizing the blast design and maintaining shotrock consistency to achieve maximum processing benefits. The panelists will also discuss the financial tradeoffs in achieving maximum overall blasting and processing efficiency.
Retaining and Developing Your Leaders This program will present these key concepts:
- Command and Control is being replaced by Collaboration and Teams
- Unlocking the Potential of Great Teams
- The Six Types of Working Genius is a program (developed by Patrick Lencioni) designed to help discover your natural gifts and thrive at work. Discover your genius!
Bronwyn and Maggie have been involved in these efforts in a variety of workplace scenarios and will share their perspectives about where to start, who should be involved, and how to set achievable goals. The program will be tailored to those with high-level responsibilities and influence involved in workforce development, leadership, marketing strategy, and communications. Topics will include:
- Assessing Culture and Creating a Shared Vision for Productivity and Success
- Best Managing Generational Shifts and Diversity
- Team-Driven Performance Support
1:45 - 2:15 p.m. Hiring Qualified Employees from Ft. Campbell
Derek Poor, Ft. Campbell, Veteran Transition Liaison, West Kentucky Workforce Board
Abstract
This presentation will provide information about the military transition process for service members separating from Fort Campbell, KY. Topics will include: The Transition Assistance Program, information about the installation, Fort Campbell’s workforce partners, transitioning family members and best practices when hiring a veteran.
2:15 - 2:25 p.m. Break
Abstract
Mary Taylor from the Kentucky Department of Education will inform the industry about the untapped and sustainable workforce pipeline through students in Career and Technical Education Pathways. These students are taught by industry professionals and have a good foundation in technical skills and a desire to complete career pathways and transition into related occupations. The key element to these students’ success is having committed employers willing to partner and invest in high school programs.
Conference Sponsorships:
This is your chance to help support the event and offset all costs including meals, meeting space rental fees, registration information, the reception, breakast, lunch, breaks, audio/video etc. This will also help offset the costs associated with our keynote speaker, which brings a lot of value to conference. We can't stress how important it is to have your support!
Sponsorship Levels:
Gold - $2,500
Signage Displayed Throughout Meeting
- Wednesday Business Meeting
- Wednesday Night Reception
- Thursday Business Meeting
Logo displayed on Association's App - NEW MEMBER FEATURE
Listed in program and mentioned during the meeting
Silver - $1,500.00
Signage Displayed Throughout The Following:
- Wednesday Business Meeting
- Wednesday Night Reception
Listed in program and mentioned during the meeting
Bronze - $750.00
Listed in program and mentioned during the meeting
*Your sponsorship includes one full registration including all meals.
Gold Sponsors
Brandeis Machinery & Supply Company
Bramco-MPS
Kentucky Equipment Distributors
Boyd Company
Brandeis Machinery & Supply Company
Construction Machinery Company
Meade Tractor
Process Machinery
Wilson Equipment
Rudd Equipment
Silver Sponsor
Belt Tech Industrial, Inc.
Bronze Sponsors
LOADRITE Southern Star
Conn-Weld Industries LLC
Unified Screening & Crushing
Stedman Machine Company
Conference Layout updated Jan. 30th
Booth 1 - Loadrite Southern Star
Booth 2 - Conn-Weld Industries LLC
Booth 3 - Thaman Rubber Co.
Booth 4 - Rock Drilling Inc.
Booth 5 - Franklin Rock & Recycle
Booth 6 - Roppel Ind.
Booth 7 - Bramco-MPS
Booth 8 - Brandeis Machinery & Supply Company
Booth 9 - Rudd Equipment Company
Booth 10 - SynTerra Corp
Booth 11 - Stedman Machine Company
Booth 12 - Quick Supply Company
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Booth 14 - Chicago Chain & Transmission Co. / Mine Duty Idlers
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Booth 16 - OB & E Rubber
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Booth 19 - Unified Screening & Crushing
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Booth 23 - Belt Tech Industrial, Inc.
Booth 24 - Midwestern Industries, Inc.
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Booth 26 - Aggregate Processing Inc
Booth 27 - Process Machinery, Inc.
Booth 28 - Construction Machinery Company
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