The Environment, Labor & Safety+ Conference (ELS+) is a platform designed for safety, environmental compliance, and HR professionals in the meat industry to stay ahead of emerging trends and challenges. Our experts focus on practical and applicable insights, sharing essential information to help keep your workforce and facilities safe, engaged, and up to date. 

This community provides a secure environment where you can discuss challenges and learn from peers about what strategies are effective and which ones aren't. Most importantly, you will leave equipped with tools and talking points to effectively communicate your valuable ideas back at your plant. 

ELS+ is where you need to be to stay ahead of the curve on safety, environmental compliance, and human resources. It offers practical and applicable takeaways and provides a place to collaborate openly and confidentially with peers. 

Leaders and professionals in: 

• Safety
• Human Resources
• Environmental Compliance 

This includes those juggling multiple responsibilities, navigating complex regulations, and striving to engage and motivate their teams within the meat and poultry industry. Whether you're a safety manager, an HR director, an environmental specialist, or a supervisor with safety responsibilities, ELS+ provides the knowledge, resources, and connections you need to excel in your role and drive positive change within your company.

The workplace is evolving faster than ever, shaped by AI advancements, generational shifts, and unpredictable challenges. In her keynote, Sarah Bohnenkamp, owner of Sarah J. Bohnenkamp Coaching & Consulting, LLC, will teach you how to: 

• Build a leadership brand that inspires massive trust from those around you
• Unleash the power of empathic listening - when people know you hear them, they are likelier to hear you
• Give feedback in a way that builds teammates up instead of feeling like a kick in the shin. 

Change isn't coming--it's here. Sarah will help you adapt boldly, lead authentically, and embrace the wild workplace with curiosity and confidence. 

2025 PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

Revel will demonstrate AI applications for enhancing worker safety, including Lockout/Tagout and PPE compliance monitoring, as well as identifying dangerous equipment and situations. This session will provide practical implementation tips and guidance on building a compelling business case for AI safety solutions. Attendees will gain actionable insights into leveraging AI to create safer work environments. 

This session explores the environmental, economic, and regulatory landscape of land-applying residual wastes from meat and poultry production. Experts from Denali and Pilgrims will share best practices, challenges, and innovative solutions in waste management, emphasizing the power of industry partnerships. Attendees will walk away with valuable insights into sustainable and compliant waste management strategies.

This session will address the ever-changing impacts of the new administration’s focus in myriad areas involving employee relations and best practices for employers in dealing with the shifting priorities within the enforcement agencies.  

SHRM RECERTIFICATION CREDITS AVAILABLE

SHRM credential-holders can obtain 13 SHRM Recertification Credits from the Environment, Labor & Safety+ Conference by participating in all the general sessions and a total of eight concurrent sessions. 

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