Registration Deadline!
Safety Leaders,
Get ready for one of the most impactful safety events of the year! The 2026 ASSP Oklahoma City & AIHA Joint Professional Development Conference is bringing together industry experts, safety professionals, and emerging leaders for a full day of learning, networking, and inspiration.
Friday, April 3, 2026
Registration & Breakfast begins at 7:30 AM
This year’s conference is designed to equip safety professionals with the knowledge, tools, and connections needed to protect people, property, and the environment while advancing the future of our profession.
Why You Should Attend
Inspiring Keynotes from respected leaders in the safety profession
Expert-Led Breakout Sessions covering real-world safety challenges
Powerful Networking with safety professionals across Oklahoma
Industry Insights you can take back to your workplace immediately
Featured Highlights
Opening Keynote:
Mike G. Safety Shepherds – Bringing an Ancient Profession into the Modern Workplace
Charles Hightower M.S., CSP Sessions on Protecting the Protectors,
Ashley Gill, DBA, CSP Capturing Critical Safety Knowledge,
Russ Bainbridge, PE, CFPS Fire Suppression Systems
NFPA 70E Electrical Safety Updates
Jennifer Styx, MS, CSP Women in Safety Panel featuring influential leaders in the field
Safety for Nonprofits- Community Support Keynote highlighting safety initiatives for nonprofits
Whether you’re an EHS leader, safety professional, consultant, or student, this conference will deliver powerful insights and meaningful connections that help strengthen our profession.
Join us for a day dedicated to learning, leadership, and building a safer future together.
We look forward to seeing you there!
William Young Amy McLain Sean Hickey, CSP Shawn Helton, MS, CSP Michael Messner, CSP, CFPS, CSRM Ashley Humphrey, GSP Jerrie Looney Jameson Ballinger, CSP Mark Huddleston M.Ed, CSP, CSD, CUSP, CHST, STSC
Call for Monetary Sponsors
2026 Region III ASSP PDC Planning is underway for the Fall 2026 Region III ASSP Professional Development Conference, taking place September 21–23, 2026, and we are seeking monetary sponsorship partners to support attendee materials.
Read MoreASSP Names 2025 Fellow Awardees
The American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) has bestowed its highest honor – the Society’s Fellow distinction – upon five trailblazing members whose lifelong dedication has profoundly shaped workplace safety and health. Felix Nakpodia, Tim Page-Bottorff, Lawrence Schulze, Leslie Stockel and Christine Sullivan join a distinguished list of only 152 Fellows since ASSP’s founding in 1911.
“Our Fellows are an elite group of influential safety leaders who are the architects of safer tomorrows,” said ASSP President Pam Walaski, CSP, FASSP. “They are highly respected experts who have broadly improved work environments to save lives while fundamentally advancing the safety and health profession.”
Each of these inspirational leaders brings a unique and powerful legacy to the safety and health field:
• Leslie Stockel, Ph.D., CSP, SMP: Oklahoma State University’s associate professor of professional practice is cultivating the next generation of safety leaders. Stockel is faculty advisor for an ASSP student section, recruiting students to pursue safety and health degrees. She speaks at national conferences and writes for peer-reviewed journals. Her 40 years of experience has influenced the safety profession in many ways, including work in the chemical and pulp manufacturing industries. Stockel’s supervision of undergraduate research, from nuclear power plant incidents to aerospace hazardous materials, broadens her impact on emerging professionals.
OKC ASSP Wearables
The Oklahoma City ASSP Chapter has partnered with our friends at Accurate Safety to provide our membership with OKC ASSP Logo wearables. Here are the links to their catalogs.
Once you find your item(s), give the folks at Accurate Safety a call and let them know the size, color, and style of the item(s) you want. Their phone number is 405-759-3720 or email them at Safety.Supplies@accuratesafetyco.com to place your order. Please allow three weeks for processing depending on the availability of your item(s). Be sure to let them know you want the OKC ASSP Logo on your item and where.
If you have your heart set on having our Chapter logo on your favorite Carhart Vest or a North Face Polo, no problem. Just buy the item(s) yourself and drop them off at their office and they will add our Chapter logo on the item(s) for a small embroidery fee.
Accurate Safety takes all major credit cards and cash.
Contact Mike Messner at 405-508-9794 or messnermik@aol.com if you have any questions.
ASSP Graduation Stoles
The Oklahoma City ASSP Chapter is selling ASSP Graduation stoles for the
Spring 2026 ASSP Graduates. The stoles are white satin 72 inch stoles with the ASSP logo embroidered on the lower left side of the stole. The cost of the finished stole is $30.00. Orders must be placed by midnight on March 31, 2026 for the Spring Graduation Season. All stoles will be shipped out the week of April 12th. The stoles will be ready for graduation events starting after April 26th, 2026. The $30.00 fee includes all ordering and processing. There is a flat $8.00 cost for packaging and shipping. To place your order, just click on the link at the bottom of this page. Payment is due at the time of order. All major credit cards are accepted except Apple Pay.
Be sure to send us some pictures of your graduates wearing their ASSP stoles.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Michael Messner at messnermik@aol.com or (405) 508-9794.
