2022 Southwest Chapter ASSP – Professional Development Conference (PDC)

  •  April 28, 2022
     8:00 am - 5:00 pm

The 2022 Southwest Chapter PDC will be held on Thursday, April 28, 2022 at the Grapevine Convention Center located at 1209 S. Main Street in Grapevine, Texas.

This annual PDC provides one of the most sought after events for attendees to learn the profession’s best practices focusing on Safety, Health & Environmental Issues. The PDC is attended by over 175+ attendees annually and features an Exhibition of over 30+ Sponsors and Vendors. The event features a keynote speaker and 12 breakout sessions with three concurrent tracks running throughout the day.

In terms of logistics, all 2020 PDC registrations have been rolled over to the 2022 PDC. Registration will open in September 2021 for the 2022 PDC. You do not need to be an ASSP member to attend.

Southwest Chapter ASSP’s 2022 PDC Keynote Speaker is Ricky Rollins, who will be presenting “The Day We Will Remember.”

26 years ago, Ricky experienced a workplace accident that nearly took his life. In his keynote presentation, Ricky explores how this near-death experience in the workplace affected not only his own family, but also his coworkers, supervisors, and everyone around him. Ricky’s unique, multi-perspective reflection on this pivotal moment in his life and how it relates to the audience and the safety profession as a whole is guaranteed to be a memorable experience for our attendees.

Ricky Rollins graduated from Clemson University 1980 with a B.S. in Administrative Management. He started his career in the steel industry with Nucor Steel in 1980, holding various hourly and salary job with Nucor and two refractory companies during his first 14 years. Ricky then transitioned to Steel Dynamics Butler Flat Roll Division where he spent 19 years as the Melting Department Manager. In January 2017, Ricky retired from the steel industry and started his own company, Ricky Rollins Safety Speeches, where he has been recognized by the National Safety Council as a 2019 Congress & Expo Top Five Speaker and served as the National Safety Council’s 2020 Congress & Expo Keynote Speaker.

For more information on the 2022 Southwest Chapter ASSP PDC, please visit https://www.southwestpdc.com/