Overview

The AFPM National Occupational & Process Safety Conference is the premier event for safety professionals in the refining and petrochemical industries. Leverage the knowledge of your peers through practical, actionable practices, programs, and learnings that can improve safety performance at your site. 

What to Expect:

  • Timely & Relevant Tracks: Learn from industry experts on topics like human performance and big data.
  • Safety Awards Event: Come celebrate our Safety Award Winners from 2024 and honor their effort and achievements.
  • Exhibitors: Meet and talk with representatives of companies offering a variety of safety-related services to the refining and petrochemical industries.
  • All Regions: Meet and network with your peers from the Process and Occupational Safety Regional Networks.

Who’s Attending?

  • Process Safety Engineers
  • Process Safety Managers or Personnel
  • Facility Safety Managers
  • Corporate Safety Professionals
  • Contractor Safety Professionals
  • HSE Professionals 
Schedule
Thursday May 16, 2024
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
12:00 PM - 01:30 PM
01:30 PM - 03:00 PM
Tuesday May 13, 2025
08:00 AM - 04:00 PM
Immersive Learning Committee Meeting
09:00 AM - 12:00 PM
12:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Registration
01:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday May 14, 2025
07:00 AM - 06:30 PM
Registration
08:00 AM - 10:00 AM
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
12:00 PM - 01:30 PM
Lunch
01:30 PM - 03:00 PM
03:00 PM - 03:30 PM
Break
03:30 PM - 05:00 PM
05:00 PM - 06:30 PM
Welcome reception in Exhibit Hall
Thursday May 15, 2025
07:00 AM - 03:00 PM
Registration
08:00 AM - 10:00 AM
08:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Process Safety Advisory Group Meeting
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Break
03:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Safety and Health Committee Meeting
06:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Time Title
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Kellan Guarisco — Industrial Hygienist, ExxonMobil Product Solutions Company
Tyler Jackson — Industrial Hygiene Team Lead, Phillips 66
Kurt Haden Church — HSE Manager, Phillips 66
Justin A. Savage — Partner, Sidley Austin
Cody Fikes — Director; Occupational Health & Safety, Cheniere Energy
Ashley Hackler — Health & Safety Specialist, Phillips 66
Alfredo P. Morales — Refining Safety, Security and Emergency Response Manager, Marathon Petroleum Corporation
Sean Benoit — Senior Vice President, Health & Safety, HPC
Mike Phelps — Vice President, Turner Industries Group, LLC
Hope Gray — Refining HSE Manager, Phillips 66
Andrew Mezera — Director FCC Technology, Valero Energy Corporation
Stephen Gill — Director, Process Safety, HF Sinclair Corporation
Richard Evanson — Process Safety Engineering Superintendent, Cheniere Energy
Stephen Gill — Director, Process Safety, HF Sinclair Corporation
Mark Farley — Partner, Farley & Partners LLP
Cody Fikes — Director; Occupational Health & Safety, Cheniere Energy
Justin Newton — Health & Safety Specialist, Phillips 66
Audra Higgins — Operator, Product Control Operations, Phillips 66
David Coleman — Superintendent Refinery Safety, Valero Energy Corporation
Gerardo Rodriguez — Sr Safety Engineer, Valero Energy Corporation
Woodrow Henderson, Valero Refining Company
Tommy Sessum — Workforce Safety Specialist, Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
Justin Mecham — Director of Occupational Health and Safety, Valero Energy Corporation
Kurt Haden Church — HSE Manager, Phillips 66
Adrianne Switzer — Health and Safety Manager, Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
Darren Swisher — Global Safety & Risk Operations Support Manager, ExxonMobil Product Solutions Company
12:00 PM - 01:30 PM
01:30 PM - 03:00 PM
Kellan Guarisco — Industrial Hygienist, ExxonMobil Product Solutions Company
Tyler Jackson — Industrial Hygiene Team Lead, Phillips 66
Kurt Haden Church — HSE Manager, Phillips 66
Justin A. Savage — Partner, Sidley Austin
Cody Fikes — Director; Occupational Health & Safety, Cheniere Energy
Ashley Hackler — Health & Safety Specialist, Phillips 66
Alfredo P. Morales — Refining Safety, Security and Emergency Response Manager, Marathon Petroleum Corporation
Sean Benoit — Senior Vice President, Health & Safety, HPC
Mike Phelps — Vice President, Turner Industries Group, LLC
Hope Gray — Refining HSE Manager, Phillips 66
Andrew Mezera — Director FCC Technology, Valero Energy Corporation
Stephen Gill — Director, Process Safety, HF Sinclair Corporation
Richard Evanson — Process Safety Engineering Superintendent, Cheniere Energy
Stephen Gill — Director, Process Safety, HF Sinclair Corporation
Mark Farley — Partner, Farley & Partners LLP
Cody Fikes — Director; Occupational Health & Safety, Cheniere Energy
Justin Newton — Health & Safety Specialist, Phillips 66
Audra Higgins — Operator, Product Control Operations, Phillips 66
David Coleman — Superintendent Refinery Safety, Valero Energy Corporation
Gerardo Rodriguez — Sr Safety Engineer, Valero Energy Corporation
Woodrow Henderson, Valero Refining Company
Tommy Sessum — Workforce Safety Specialist, Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
Justin Mecham — Director of Occupational Health and Safety, Valero Energy Corporation
Kurt Haden Church — HSE Manager, Phillips 66
Adrianne Switzer — Health and Safety Manager, Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
Darren Swisher — Global Safety & Risk Operations Support Manager, ExxonMobil Product Solutions Company
Time Title
08:00 AM - 04:00 PM
Immersive Learning Committee Meeting
09:00 AM - 12:00 PM
12:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Registration
01:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Time Title
07:00 AM - 06:30 PM
Registration
08:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Fritz Kin — Director of Refining Safety, Security & Emergency Response, Marathon Petroleum Corporation
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Mitchell Blackburn — Operational Excellence Coordinator, Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP
Paige Smith — Safety Coordinator, ExxonMobil Product Solutions Company
Natarsha N. Carter — BT Area Safety Advisor, ExxonMobil Product Solutions Company
Johnathan S. Brenier — Advanced Safety Advisor, ExxonMobil Product Solutions Company
Brian Nagel — Mechanical Department Manager, ExxonMobil Product Solutions Company
Meghann Williams — Safety Advisor, ExxonMobil Product Solutions Company
John Hale — Safety, Security and EP&R SLS, Gulf Coast Growth Ventures
Michelle Baker — Safety & Risk Advisor, ExxonMobil Product Solutions Company
Taylor Roakes — HSE Engineer, LyondellBasell Industries
Jason C. Vincent — HSE Specialist, LyondellBasell Industries
Gary W. Stuck Jr. — Personal Safety Professional, Marathon Petroleum Corporation
Jeff Cantrell — Health & Safety Team Leader, Phillips 66
Matthew Lindquist — Refinery Safety Manager, Valero Energy Corporation
Gerardo Rodriguez — Sr Safety Engineer, Valero Energy Corporation
Emily Brooks — Safety Engineer, Valero Energy Corporation
Justin Cockrell — Refinery Safety Manager, Valero Energy (Three Rivers)
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Samantha Hall — Safety Supervisor, Flint Hills Resources, LLC
Bob Blundell — Consultant
Larry Webb — Health and Safety Director, Flint Hills Resources, LLC
Elizabeth A. Manning — Manager, Risk and Process Safety, Cheniere Energy
Ashley Hackler — Health & Safety Specialist, Phillips 66
Michael Roache — Safety Supervisor, Marathon Petroleum Corporation
Tommy Nipp — Director of Training, Health and Safety Council
Hope Gray — Refining HSE Manager, Phillips 66
Andrew Stow — Operations Health and Safety Manager, Phillips 66
Andrew Graham — HSE Manager, Phillips 66
Michael P. Quave — Operations Excellence Coordinator, Goodyear Chemical
12:00 PM - 01:30 PM
Lunch
01:30 PM - 03:00 PM
Emily Stewart — HES Professional, Marathon Petroleum Company
Miles Hansen — Director of Safety, Security and ER, HF Sinclair Corporation
Layne Boudreaux — Production Superintendent, Cheniere Energy
Gabe LaLande, Cheniere Energy
Todd Conner, Cheniere Energy
Lowell Nance, Cheniere Energy
David Ybarra — Inspection Program Leader, Flint Hills Resources, LLC
Sascha Schieke, Molex LLC
Bart Aupperle, Flint Hills Resources, LLC
Andrew Laszewski — Process Engineering Manager, Cenovus U.S. Corporation
Shanahan Mondal — Director - Health, Safety, & Environmental, Cheniere Energy
Samantha Hall — Safety Supervisor, Flint Hills Resources, LLC
Shannon Burnell — Operator, Flint Hills Resources, LLC
Willis Jernigan — Consultant, AFPM
Sheila Bottjen — Director Technology – Operational Risk Management, Valero Energy Corporation
Michael Smith — Senior Consultant, HF Alkylation Consultants, LLC
Liana Siegel — HF Alkylation Technologist, Marathon Petroleum Corporation
Bill McEnroe — Corporate HS&S Director, Monroe Energy, LLC
Shiva Krishnasamy — OT/PCD-IT Security, Motiva Enterprises LLC
Jed Comeaux — Health and Safety Innovation Team Lead, Motiva Enterprises LLC
Eric Roberts — Director - Health & Safety, Motiva Enterprises LLC
03:00 PM - 03:30 PM
Break
03:30 PM - 05:00 PM
Emily Stewart — HES Professional, Marathon Petroleum Company
Miles Hansen — Director of Safety, Security and ER, HF Sinclair Corporation
Layne Boudreaux — Production Superintendent, Cheniere Energy
Gabe LaLande, Cheniere Energy
Todd Conner, Cheniere Energy
Lowell Nance, Cheniere Energy
David Ybarra — Inspection Program Leader, Flint Hills Resources, LLC
Sascha Schieke, Molex LLC
Bart Aupperle, Flint Hills Resources, LLC
Andrew Laszewski — Process Engineering Manager, Cenovus U.S. Corporation
Shanahan Mondal — Director - Health, Safety, & Environmental, Cheniere Energy
Samantha Hall — Safety Supervisor, Flint Hills Resources, LLC
Shannon Burnell — Operator, Flint Hills Resources, LLC
Willis Jernigan — Consultant, AFPM
Sheila Bottjen — Director Technology – Operational Risk Management, Valero Energy Corporation
Michael Smith — Senior Consultant, HF Alkylation Consultants, LLC
Liana Siegel — HF Alkylation Technologist, Marathon Petroleum Corporation
Bill McEnroe — Corporate HS&S Director, Monroe Energy, LLC
Shiva Krishnasamy — OT/PCD-IT Security, Motiva Enterprises LLC
Jed Comeaux — Health and Safety Innovation Team Lead, Motiva Enterprises LLC
Eric Roberts — Director - Health & Safety, Motiva Enterprises LLC
05:00 PM - 06:30 PM
Welcome reception in Exhibit Hall
Time Title
07:00 AM - 03:00 PM
Registration
08:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Eric J. Conn — Founding Partner and Chair, OSHA Practice Group, Conn Maciel Carey LLP
Fritz Kin — Director of Refining Safety, Security & Emergency Response, Marathon Petroleum Corporation
08:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Process Safety Advisory Group Meeting
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Break
03:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Safety and Health Committee Meeting
06:00 PM - 09:00 PM

Registration

Registration fees are based on AFPM membership. If your company is a member of AFPM, you qualify for the member fees.

Save $100 on registration fees by registering on or before April 28th. Registration fees increase by $100 on April 29th. Online registration closes on May 9, 2025.

Registration Cancellation Policy

Cancellations may be made by April 11, 2025, with no penalty. Cancellations must be submitted in writing. Written cancellations postmarked, faxed, or emailed between April 12 and April 25, 2025, will receive a refund of fees, less a $100 processing fee. No refunds after April 25, 2025. No telephone cancellations.

Registration Fees
Name Price Available To
Member Registration - Early $1,300.00 Members
Member Registration - Late $1,400.00 Members
Non-Member Registration - Early $1,800.00 Non-Members
Non-Member Registration - Late $1,900.00 Non-Members
Spouse Registration $100.00

Special Events

All ticketed functions are open to registered attendees only. Tickets can be purchased at the time of online registration. To purchase tickets after registration is completed, click Register Now, and add the tickets you wish to purchase without making any other changes to the registration. You will only be charged for what has been added.

Tickets must be purchased by May 8th in order to attend. No tickets or same-day seating will be available on-site.

Special Events Fees
Name Price Available To
Immersive Learning Committee Meeting
Immersive Learning Committee Meeting $0.00
Pre-Conference Workshop
Pre-Conference Workshop $400.00
Pre-Conference Workshop Non-Member $550.00
Process Safety Advisory Group Meeting
PSAG Meeting $0.00
Safety and Health Committee Meeting
Safety and Health Committee Meeting \ $0.00
AFPM Annual Safety Awards Event
SA Event Ticket $125.00

Details

Online Registration Deadline:

May 9th is the last date to register online.  After that time, conference registrations can be made on-site in Austin.

Safety Awards Event Tickets:

Tickets may be purchased for any company employee and guest. To purchase Safety Award Event tickets ONLY, register the individual for the conference and select the registration option "Safety Award Event Only." Save through to the events page and indicate the number of tickets you wish to purchase.

Sponsorship Information:

Show your support for the industry and get additional exposure at the conference by sponsoring at the National Occupational & Process Safety Conference.

Sponsorship opportunities are available. Send an inquiry to sponsorships@afpm.org.

Meeting Attire: 

Business Casual - shirts with collars; no ties, no jeans, no sneakers and no shorts.

Travel:

Taxi: Approximate cost from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) is $24-$29 one way.

Parking: Valet -  $69 USD. Plus applicable taxes. 

Housing

Reservations cannot be made prior to conference registration. If you register before the hotel cut-off date, you will receive a link to make a hotel reservation once your registration is complete. You can also find the link to reserve your housing at the top of your confirmation email.

Be sure to register and reserve your room by April 28. The room block rate cannot be guaranteed after this date.

Marriott Austin Downtown
304 East Cesar Chavez St. 
Austin, TX 78701

Guest Room
Rate: $299.00 Single Occupancy

Please note: All exhibitors must register for the conference. One complimentary booth pass is in included in the booth space fee.

By registering for this meeting you signify that you have read, understand, and agree to abide by AFPM's policies on registration, housing, cancellation, spouse/guest registration, and fees.

Registration Policy
Those who are present at the site of an AFPM meeting and/or occupy a hotel room in the AFPM room block to conduct business with industry personnel gathered for that meeting are expected to register for that meeting and pay the registration fee, whether or not they attend a specific function.

Member Fee Eligibility
The member rate is based on membership information currently on file with AFPM. If your company is not currently a member, the non-member fees will be charged to your credit card.

Spouse/Guest Policy
A guest is a spouse/significant other, friend or an adult child (18 years old or older) who is not in an industry-related occupation. A co-worker, an associate, or a spouse who works within the industry may not use the Spouse/Guest Registration category.

Cancellation Policy
Registration cancellations must be submitted in writing and emailed to NSC@afpm.org. Substitute conference registrations may be made in advance or on arrival with no penalty. Substitutions can be made online by the individual who entered the registration or can be submitted in writing to NSC@afpm.org.

Cancellations may be made by April 11, 2025 with no penalty. Cancellations must be submitted in writing. Written cancellations postmarked, faxed, or emailed between April 12 and April 25, 2025 will receive a refund of fees, less a $100 processing fee. No refunds after April 25, 2025. No telephone cancellations.

No Suit-casing Please


Please note that while all meeting registrants are invited to the exhibition, any non-exhibitor registrant who is observed to be soliciting business in the aisles or other public spaces, in another company's booth, or in violation of any portion of the AFPM Exhibition Policy will be asked to leave the show floor. Please report any violations you may observe to show management.

Recording Policy
Video recording, streaming or broadcasting of the exhibit hall, general sessions, workshops and discussions is strictly prohibited. Audio recording is permitted only in the workshops and for the sole purpose of private use. Any recording for purposes of reproduction or distribution without the written consent of the AFPM is strictly prohibited.

Photo Release
By registering for this conference, I hereby grant AFPM, its licensees and assigns, the right to use my name, biographic material, as well as, photos, or videos taken of me during the conference in news media, websites, publications, programs, articles, and/or marketing materials.

AFPM Antitrust Guidelines
AFPM takes its antitrust compliance obligations seriously and our antitrust policy goes beyond the minimum requirements.

To ensure compliance with the antitrust laws and avoid any appearance of anticompetitive activity, every participant in AFPM meetings and AFPM activities must adhere to the AFPM antitrust guidelines.

Therefore, there should be no discussion or disclosure of information with respect to:

  • Individual company's prices, profits, premiums, surcharges, or discounts;

  • your intent to do business with specific customers;

  • proposed product offerings;

  • allocation of geographic or product markets;

  • any refusal to deal with a customer or supplier;

  • how to respond to the market behavior of a competitor;

  • company's non-public, confidential information; or

  • any other topic involving a potentially anticompetitive practice.


It is not only your duty to follow the AFPM policy, but also to affirmatively stop any conversations on impermissible subjects. If a discussion presents an antitrust issue, raise your concern immediately. If the discussion continues, announce that you are leaving the meeting because you have an antitrust concern and immediately report your concern to AFPM staff and legal counsel. These Guidelines apply both during the meeting and at informal social events involving AFPM members.

This reference is an overview of AFPM's Antitrust Guidelines. It is not a substitute for legal counsel. Any and all antitrust related concerns should be addressed to AFPM's General Counsel.

Ethical Responsibility and Professional and Personal Conduct Code
The American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers (“AFPM”) has adopted the following “Ethical Responsibility and Professional and Personal Conduct Code” (hereinafter, “the Code”). Every member of AFPM, their designated representatives, and non-member attendees at all AFPM meetings and forums agree to abide by the Code as a condition of membership in AFPM and attendance and participation at AFPM meetings and forums.

The Code requires the following of all individuals attending AFPM meetings and forums:

  • Adherence to the AFPM bylaws and the AFPM policies and procedures, as adopted by AFPM’s Board of Directors.

  • Strict compliance with antitrust laws.

  • Adherence to all applicable federal and state laws.

  • Maintenance of the highest level of professional and personal ethical behavior while attending AFPM meetings and forums.

  • Prevention of certain behaviors, including harassment, violence, intimidation and discrimination of any kind involving race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability or, where applicable, veteran or marital status.

  • Assurance that conduct at all times and in all professional and personal dealings with each other and other attendees is with the highest level of integrity and courtesy.

  • Sharing of knowledge and expertise as speakers at AFPM educational events and sessions whenever practicable, without soliciting or explicitly promoting their own organization's products or services.

  • Working to instill public and consumer confidence in the petrochemical and refining industries, its member companies, and its professionals, avoiding any action conducive to discrediting members of AFPM.

  • Refraining from scheduling general attendance meetings, receptions or other events at times that conflict with substantive programming or social events at AFPM meetings without express written permission of AFPM.


Failure to abide by the Code may result, for the first offense, in informal censure of a company or individual by the AFPM Executive Committee. If violations of the Code continue after such an informal censure, a company may be subject to expulsion from AFPM, or an individual to exclusion from participation in AFPM activities, by the Board of Directors.

Entertainment Policy
We ask your cooperation in observing Association policy on activities held in conjunction with any AFPM meeting:

  • Meetings or social activities should not be scheduled that take registrants away from AFPM programs and AFPM-sponsored activities;

  • Any company sponsoring a function to which 25 or more people are invited should outline its plans for advance approval by AFPM. In general, such functions will be approved if they do not unduly take registrants away from AFPM-sponsored activities;

  • All representatives of companies sponsoring hospitality activities are expected to register for the meeting;

  • Hospitality suites are expected to close by 12:00 a.m.;

  • Food, beverage and service personnel (bartenders, hostesses, etc.) must be obtained through the hotel catering department;

  • Suite promotional activities are to avoid the use of elaborate entertainment, expensive door prizes, suite attendance solicitation by individuals who are not full-time employees of the sponsoring company, or other similar activities.

Sponsorship Information

Show your support for the industry and get additional exposure at the conference by sponsoring at the National Occupational & Process Safety Conference.

Sponsorship opportunities are available. Send an inquiry to sponsorships@afpm.org.