Back on the Road: OH&S Goes to Austin for ASSP Safety 2021 -- Occupational Health & Safety

Episode 97

Back on the Road: OH&S Goes to Austin for ASSP Safety 2021

Curious what it was like at ASSP's Safety 2021 show in Austin, Texas last week? Editor Sydny Shepard gives an inside look at the conference as well as the planning that went into the event in the face of COVID-19.

By Sydny Shepard
Sep 20, 2021

It is Sunday, September 19, the day I am writing this and I am just now starting to recover from the wonderful three days my colleagues and I had in Austin, Texas last week for the American Society of Safety Professionals’ Safety 2021 Professional Development Conference and Exposition and I would be remiss if I didn’t talk about last week in the podcast today.

In this episode, you'll hear what it was like on the show floor as well as get an inside look into what it was like to plan for and implement safety precautions for ASSP's first hybrid Safety conference.

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About the Author

Sydny Shepard is the former editor of Occupational Health & Safety.

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