2025 Annual VPPPA Safety Conference
35 Years of Safety in the Workplace
MAY 19TH – 22ND
AMERICAN BANK CENTER
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX
THIS EVENT HAS EXPIRED. NEXT CONFERENCE IS MAY 18-21, 2026 IN LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS
The Region VI Voluntary Protection Program Participants’ Association is excited to host their 35th Annual Safety & Health Conference. In 2025 we are traveling to Corpus Christi, TX where the conference will be held at the American Bank Convention Center. This conference is open to Association members and non members alike. We have attendees across all professional demographics as safety affects everyone. The course offerings from TEEX OSHA Training Institute, as well as a wide variety of industry peer taught courses which makes this safety conference stand out among others. As this conference is hosted by a volunteer organization dedicated to safety education in the workplace, they are able to keep costs as low as possible for everyone.
EARLY RATE
$625
EXPIRED
JAN 5TH – MAY 11TH
ONSITE RATE
$725
REGISTRATION CLOSED! IT WAS A GREAT EVENT!
American Bank Center, Corpus Christi TX
EXHIBITOR RATE STARTING AT
$1550
FLOOR IS FULL!
McKee Foods Corporation
McKee Foods is best known for our line of Little Debbie brand snack cakes. Little Debbie® is America’s leading snack cake brand because consumers know they’ll always get the best quality for the best value. We are a privately-held company that’s now into its third and fourth generations of family ownership and leadership. McKee foods has a long history of innovation and a deeply-held belief in doing business the right way — with honesty and integrity every step of the way. The McKee family is still actively involved in guiding our overall business direction as well as our day-to-day operations.
Westlake
Westlake (NYSE: WLK) is a global diversified industrial company that manufactures and supplies essential products that enhance the daily lives of people around the globe. Our products, now under a One Westlake brand, supply the necessary building blocks for everyday products across housing and infrastructure, packaging and healthcare, and automotive and consumer goods. Consumers gain the benefits of materials Westlake produces in products such as food packaging, medical devices, soaps and detergents, car interiors, fashion, toys, shoes, furniture, electronics, siding, stone veneer, windows, outdoor living, roofing, and pipe & fittings. Westlake is proud to contribute to driving a sustainable future through the creation of essential products that are Enhancing Your Life Every Day®.
PSRG
PSRG is a leading global consulting and training firm specializing in integrated Health, Safety, Security, and Environmental (HSSE) solutions. PSRG isn’t just an HSSE firm, it’s your trusted global partner. Since 1997, our 100+ seasoned experts, averaging 29+ years in the field, have empowered 1000+ clients in 98 countries to achieve operational excellence while safeguarding people, assets, and the environment.As a full-service firm, we specialize in Process Safety, Risk Management, Fire Protection, Emergency and Crisis Management, and Security Risk Management. Our mission is to provide you with the finest quality, responsive, and reliable solutions that are not only effective but also cost-efficient.At PSRG, our commitment extends beyond consultancy – we are here to help facilities both at home and abroad, onshore and offshore, achieve a multitude of goals:
- Protect Employees and the Environment: Your safety and environmental stewardship are our top priorities.
- Increase Productivity and Quality: We work to enhance your operational efficiency and output quality.
- Reduce Likelihood and Severity of Adverse Consequences: Our proactive approach minimizes risks to keep your operations running smoothly.
- Maintain Compliance and Good Industry Practices: PSRG ensures that your practices align with regulations and industry standards.
- Achieve Community Social Goals: We believe in contributing positively to the communities where we operate.
- Enhance Overall Business Performance: Our services are designed to elevate your business performance holistically.
Hunter
When your work places team members in extreme environments, within industrial blast zones — or up against breakneck turnaround times — blast-resistant buildings help keep projects moving safely and efficiently forward. Since 1999, Hunter has proudly led our industry, delivering custom modular buildings that safeguard people and property against fire, explosions, blasts and related dangers. And those looking for the convenience of modular construction without the need for blast resistance, we offer everyday building solutions to meet any project or facility request. With custom design/build services and rental options that can be quickly deployed, your operations can benefit from safe surroundings absolutely anywhere. Quality engineering, modular builds and all-encompassing site services move your project along efficiently and on schedule, while keeping your budget in check. Trust your next project to Hunter and stand covered on every front.
ONEOK
At ONEOK (NYSE: OKE), we deliver energy products and services vital to an advancing world. We are a leading midstream operator that provides gathering, processing, fractionation, transportation, storage and marine export services. Through our approximately 60,000-mile pipeline network, we transport the natural gas, natural gas liquids (NGLs), refined products and crude oil that help meet domestic and international energy demand, contribute to energy security and provide safe, reliable and responsible energy solutions needed today and into the future.We deliver what’s important. The products we deliver help to heat homes, generate electricity and create end-use products that power healthier, safer and more connected lives.We are proud of our role in providing today’s essential services and believe our expertise will be important in the future energy transformation.Our primary business strategy is to maintain prudent financial strength and flexibility while growing our profits, fee-based earnings and dividends per share with a focus on safe, reliable, environmentally responsible, legally compliant and sustainable operations for our customers, employees, contractors and the public through the following:
- We are committed to operating in a safe, reliable, environmentally responsible and sustainable manner. Our strong business fundamentals and operating philosophies are anchored by our participation and investments in the communities where we live and work. Click here to view our values in detail.
- We operate primarily fee-based businesses in each of our four reportable segments. We continue to invest in organic growth projects in markets we already serve to provide a broad range of services to producers and meet demand in end-use markets.
- We manage our balance sheet and seek to maintain investment-grade credit ratings.
- We attract, select, develop, motivate, challenge and retain a diverse group of employees. We regularly monitor our benefits and compensation package to remain competitive.
Nucor
North America’s most diversified steel and steel products company. But we’re also a team forged around a vision for leading our industry by providing unparalleled customer care, building trusted partnerships and creating sustained value. Since 1998, the President’s Safety Award has been awarded to Nucor divisions that record Injury and Illness and DART (Days Away, Restricted or Transferred) rates 2/3 below the national average for comparable facilities. High-performing divisions that are VPP-certified are given CEO Recognition.
Valero
How We Fuel the World
We are the best-in-class producer of essential fuels and products that are foundational to modern life.Not just today, but for generations to come.We are the world’s largest independent petroleum refiner and the world’s largest producer of low-carbon transportation fuels. We’re proud of fueling lives while protecting our communities and the environment with industry-leading safety records and continued efforts to reduce emissions.
Lanxess
Smart products and smart minds: Our products protect the health of people, animals and plants – make materials more durable and safer, and fulfill important functions in lightweight construction and modern mobility. To drive our innovations forward, we rely on know-how, curiosity and talent. Good Exciting careers are possible in chemical companies – also and especially at LANXESS.
Always In Mind
ABOUT A.I.M. (Always In Mind, Inc.) is a products distributor, printer, and program administrator that specializes in safety awareness through VPP and Safety Education, Custom Banners and Posters, Promotional Products, and Employee Engagement Programs. We are a VPP Star Site so we understand what it means to cultivate and maintain a safe work environment.
Nouryon
Our name, Nouryon, is inspired by two of our company’s many pioneers: Jan Nourij and Gerrit van der Lande. The pioneering spirit of Nourij & Van der Lande continues to inspire us to work together to create success, innovate to meet customer needs, take pride in working safely, and be a leader that can shape an industry.Over the course of our long history, we’ve built up a wealth of expertise, forged long-term partnerships, and earned a place among the industry’s best in terms of safety, sustainability, and reliability. Now that we’re Nouryon, we’re putting even greater focus on what it takes to be a global specialty chemicals leader.
Brock
Across the United States and Canada, Brock serves diverse industries, including petrochemical, refining, power generation, offshore, heavy manufacturing, pipelines and transmission, nuclear, and pulp and paper. Brock provides customers with solutions for scaffolding, painting, insulation, shoring, lead and asbestos abatement, fireproofing, facilities maintenance, and fabrication.
Flint Hills Resources
Flint Hills Resources is an independent company and wholly owned subsidiary of Koch Industries, Inc., one of the largest private companies in America. According to Forbes magazine, the estimated annual revenues of Koch Industries, Inc. are as high as $100 billion. The company traditionally reinvests 90 percent of earnings back into its businesses ranging from transportation fuels, fertilizers, process and pollution control equipment and technologies, minerals, energy, ranching and more.
MOTIVA
Reaching our goal depends on 2,500 dedicated US employees working together across our operating territory, bringing the country the energy it needs and giving back to the communities where we operate.Our legacy of delivering quality products dates back over 100 years with our Port Arthur refinery. Now, it’s North America’s largest, with a crude capacity of 630,000 barrels a day. And today, our strategic network of equity terminals has extended our reach, supplying gasoline and diesel to thousands of retail outlets under the iconic Shell and 76® brands.Our actions make us a different kind of energy company. We see obstacles as new challenges that fuel us to higher levels of performance. We’re nimble, agile and decisive. We manage and mitigate risks carefully. But most importantly, we are not afraid to question the status quo and try new things.Motiva is an investment-grade, independent, and entrepreneurial enterprise. As a wholly owned affiliate of Saudi Aramco, we have an owner company that supports our growth and expansion plans and enables us to respond quickly to the market and capitalize on opportunities.
Zachry Group
We work with customers to plan, build and renew their most critical facilities, so they can achieve their immediate and long-term goals, all at the highest safety standards. Since 1924, we have been a purpose-driven organization, united by a shared set of values and the desire to deliver the very best outcome for our customers.
Chevron Phillips Chemical Company
We are committed to conducting our business in a sound, responsible manner consistent with the highest standards and principles of our industry, our leadership, our employees and our public. Our mission and value statements help us maintain our focus — both as individuals and as a company.Our Code of Conduct highlights CPChem’s ethical standards and informs employees of relevant compliance policies, procedures, and reporting, empowering employees to make the right decisions in their actions and job responsibilities. All employees are required to comply with our Code of Conduct, as it reflects our core values and establishes the principles that must guide our conduct.
Our Vision
To be the world’s premier chemical company, known as the employer, supplier, neighbor and investment of choice.Our Mission
We responsibly manufacture chemicals and polymers the world needs, provide enriching careers and create shareholder value because we care about each other, our customers and our communities.Our Values
- Safety. We have a safety record that is among the best in our industry, and we strive continually to improve.
- Respect. We must always treat one another with respect, to ensure that we all have positive, fulfilling work experiences and contribute our best efforts and ideas.
- Integrity. We operate with integrity in every aspect of our business. This defines how we interact with our customers, our communities and each other.
- Drive. The drive to succeed is the foundation of our culture, a trait we all share and the reason we continue to thrive as a company.
lyondellbasell
LyondellBasell is one of the largest plastics, chemicals and refining companies in the world. Every day, our employees work around the clock to reliably and safely deliver the chemicals, polymers, fuels and technologies that advance solutions to our world’s biggest challenges.
We are the leading producer of oxyfuels worldwide, as well as polypropylene in North America and Europe. We are also the world’s largest global licensor of polyolefin technologies.
Total Tent Solutions
Our name says it all – Total Tent Solutions. Our team has solutions for your temporary or permanent space requirements. We are based in the heart of the industrial energy infrastructure in Houston, Texas. We service the Gulf Coast and beyond in the continental United States. Our products are engineered to meet the demanding needs of the industries we serve. The experience and qualifications of our crews separates us from other companies. Industrial and commercial work is our focus. We adhere to the highest safety standards and invest hundreds of hours annually to maintain the proficiency of our crews.
Four Seasons Hotel Houston
We can’t wait to welcome you to Houston, the country’s capital of southern cool, where urban sophistication meets bold Texas hospitality. Gather where business deals get done, friends and family reconnect and celebrities and athletes make their home. After a day exploring our city, unwind at our rooftop pool oasis, enjoy the ultimate in entertainment at our Topgolf Swing Suites, indulge and pamper at The Spa and our Krigler perfumery boutique and savour flavourful dishes from Chef Partner Richard Sandoval at Toro Toro and Bayou & Bottle.
Ohmstede Industrial Services
Ohmstede has the reputation for being the “go-to” resource when project scope and/or emergencies demand leverage from a large capacity provider. Our multifaceted operations, along with our various Gulf Coast locations, can quickly adapt and modify work activities to accommodate our client’s needs for quality work and timely delivery.
For optimum performance, partner with Ohmstede during the initial planning phase to establish collaborative communications, leverage expertise for an optimized organization, efficient operation, and integrity and reliability of event control systems.
Shop Services
Ohmstede Ltd.’s (LTD), provides integrated shop services including state-of-the-art safety programs, manufacturing/fabrication technologies, engineering design capabilities and quality programs. These assets enable Ohmstede to offer our clients a wide range of services and products including new capital equipment, new components, repair and cleaning.
Field Services
Ohmstede Industrial Services (OIS), operates as a single source provider for management and execution of process turnarounds, specialty maintenance, and small capital projects. Our values, culture and mindset are to complete each event safely, per specification, on schedule, and within budget. Our clients benefit from the ability to source offerings for different event types that are being performed simultaneously during the same project with field and shop services.
INEOS Olefins & Polymers
On target, on time, with service you can count on. INEOS Olefins & Polymers USA has the capacity to manufacture over 14.9 billion pounds of product at our 13 wholly owned manufacturing sites and our joint venture site with Chevron Phillips. Our mission is to transform hydrocarbon raw materials into high quality olefins, high density polyethylene, polypropylene and to convert high density polyethylene resin into manufactured pipe. We constantly strive to be the best at what we do, consistently delivering quality products, strong financial performance and returns to our stakeholders while building a profitable enterprise for another generation.
Mary Kay
An iconic brand isn’t built in a day. For more than 50 years, Mary Kay Inc. has empowered women while changing the world of business. Below are just a few landmark moments from decades of visionary work. Want to know more about the iconic woman behind the brand? Learn more about Mary Kay Ash.
Tribalco Rescue and Safety
The goal of Tribalco’s Rescue and Safety Division is to create the safest work environment for every member of the global industrial workforce and reduce all preventable accidents to zero. Whether you need on-demand services for rescue operations or support for long- or short-term projects, Tribalco’scomprehensive OSHA-compliant rescue and safety services and solutions will make your facility a safer place to work.Tribalco’s on-demand rescue and safety services and embedded confined space rescue services are performed by skilled technicians with decades of safety and rescue experience. Our timely and responsive rescue teams can augment your in-house rescue and safety personnel.
CINTAS
Our diverse team is passion-driven to help, and to elevate. We’re inspired by your team, your business, and your customers. We apply that inspiration to delivering the right solutions, products, and services to help you run better than ever. We start every day by asking how we can have an even greater impact: safer, cleaner, more efficient, better designed, more sustainable and inclusive. Our sensibilities and principles are rooted in always seeking to do better for you, for our partners, and for our planet. We’re with you, for a better workday.
LSB Industries
We are a leading North American producer of industrial and agricultural chemicals. We bond the elements of nature to deliver life-changing products. But our most important bond is the one we share with all of our stakeholders. Our formula for success is simple. We do the right thing. We go the extra mile. And we keep our promises. That’s how we create chemistry — because relationships built on chemistry are relationships built to last.
MARKETS WE SERVE
AGRICULTURAL, INDUSTRIAL AND MINING. THERE’S NOTHING WE CAN’T HANDLE.
We make chemicals that feed America and drive the country’s commerce. Our chemicals are used in hundreds of products used by thousands of people every day. We are a vital supplier to world’s leading chemical and industrial companies and to the U.S. agriculture market.
Draeger
Dräger manufactures medical and safety technology products. We protect, support, and save people’s lives around the world in hospitals, with fire departments, emergency services, authorities, and in mining as well as industry. Founded in Lübeck in 1889, Dräger has grown into a worldwide, listed enterprise in its fifth generation as a family-run business. Dräger has more than 16,000 employees worldwide and is present in over 190 countries around the globe. In 2024, the company generated net sales of EUR 3.4 billion.Dräger technology is used all over the world. We operate in around 50 countries with our own sales and service companies directly on location where our customers are.
Vistra Corporation
Vistra (NYSE: VST) is a leading Fortune 500 integrated retail electricity and power generation company based in Irving, Texas, that provides essential power resources to customers, businesses, and communities from California to Maine.Vistra is the largest competitive power generator in the U.S., with a capacity of approximately 41,000 megawatts, or enough to power 20 million homes, operating in all of the major competitive wholesale markets in the country. Vistra is a leader in the energy transformation and expansion with an unyielding focus on reliability, affordability, and sustainability, powered by a diverse portfolio that includes natural gas, nuclear, coal, solar, and battery energy storage facilities. The company continues to grow its zero-carbon resources, operating the second-largest fleet of competitive nuclear power plants in the country, substantial battery energy storage capacity, and a growing number of solar facilities.Vistra is one of the largest competitive electricity providers in the country and takes an innovative, customer-centric approach to retail, offering solutions to meet customers’ needs, including more than 50 renewable energy plans. Through its family of retail brands, Vistra serves approximately 5 million residential, commercial, and industrial retail customers.As a leader in the responsible transformation of the country’s energy supply, Vistra has made significant progress towards its 2030 and 2050 targets. The company has committed to a 60% reduction of Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, as compared to our 2010 baseline, and net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, assuming necessary technological advancements and public policy incentives are achieved. Learn more about our environmental, social, and governance efforts and read the company’s sustainability report at https://vistracorp.com/sustainability/.Vistra’s hardworking team is committed to its purpose, “lighting up lives, powering a better way forward” and is guided by four core principles: we do business the right way, we work as a team, we compete to win, and we care about our stakeholders, including our customers, our communities where we work and live, our employees, and our investors.
Health & Safety Council
The Health and Safety Council™ (HASC™) is a 501(c)3 trade association that serves the Texas Gulf Coast and beyond. With a comprehensive offering of industry solutions, we facilitate and simplify the training process for employers to ensure training is consistent and verifiable. We serve 3,000 member companies and an additional 12,000 non-member companies, providing a wide range of integrated industry solutions.
Roco Rescue
When Roco Rescue started training and equipping emergency responders, confined space rescue didn’t even exist as a discipline.
Roco was, at the time, a leader in what was referred to as Structural Rescue (now referred to as Technical Rope Rescue, or simply Rope Rescue). As Roco developed and refined specialized rope techniques for the fire service and law enforcement, the industrial safety world was identifying an alarming trend of serious and fatal incidents in confined spaces. As emergency responders themselves, Roco personnel soon recognized and saw first-hand the impact that improved safety and rescue training could have on industrial responders. And, that’s how it all began.
Hunter Onsite
Everyday Hunter Onsite builds on a 20-plus-year reputation for delivering unparalleled quality and service. When it comes to protecting personnel and equipment, HUNTER is the #1 name in safety for blast-resistant buildings (BRBs) in industrial areas, disaster preparedness and conflict zones.
Choose Hunter Onsite!
✓ Superior design and construction quality✓ Large inventory with flexible configurations✓ Ease of Doing BusinessWorry Free. Guaranteed.
- On-time delivery and pickup
- Rapid response customer service
- Friendly and helpful team members
Bulwark
The Bulwark® FR brand came into existence more than 50 years ago on the frontlines of the Canadian oil fields. We understand that there is a demand for PPE that looks just as good and fits just as well as it protects. And, for the first time ever, the world’s most trusted names in FR and PPE are uniting, to provide the ultimate one-stop safety solution. When you need to outfit your team with protective garments that are purposefully designed to boost comfort, spirits and productivity you can rely on Bulwark® FR, Bulwark® CP, and Workrite® Fire Service to protect your crew from head to toe.
Total Safety
When it comes to dangerous or hazardous conditions, no matter what industry you are in or where you are in the world, Total Safety is the company of people you can count on to keep your employees, neighbors and the environment safe.We work everyday to be the best performing and most valued provider of integrated safety strategies and solutions for hazardous environments globally. We are committed to building a company that provides the most advanced technology, largest catalog of equipment, broadest compliance solutions, and most passionate people in the industry.
RandyRoyall.com
An emotionally gripping real life experience, delivered so authentically that it will change the way you view safety for yourself and others.
While the topic of Safety is serious, Randy keeps it funny, real, and fulfilling. You’ll laugh, fight back tears, and thoroughly enjoy his presentation. You may even participate! It is a truly transformational experience!
Pampered Chef
Whether you want to shop for new kitchen tools, get free products by hosting an online party, or start your own Pampered Chef business, I can help you do it all!! At Pampered Chef, we celebrate the power that mealtimes have to become something more: a way to transform relationships, share stories, create traditions, and build happier and richer lives. But, with today’s expectations, we know finding the mealtime win can be difficult. We’re here to help bridge that gap between the ideal mealtime and the realities of today. We do this through our distinctive, high-quality kitchen tools, parties that show you how to make delicious, timesaving recipes, and the opportunity to join our supportive international community of more than 65,000 consultants.
Paradise Consulting
Paradise Consulting specializes in conference and event support. Our services include site selection, hotel and facility contracts and negotiations, vendor management, exhibitor and sponsorship management, food & beverage, on-site registration, speaker management, incentive trips, golf tournaments and special events.The event planning professionals at Paradise Consulting have the expertise and commitment to quality that you seek when planning a conference or event. We are dedicated to meeting those needs and ensuring that any event we produce is smoothly executed and extremely successful.Paradise Consulting and its associates bring together one of the most experienced event management teams in America. With over 50 years of combined experience, Paradise Consulting will provide your organization the skill and technical expertise that your assignment demands.
Kontoor / Wrangler
Wrangler® has represented genuine style and comfort since it first started making jeans in 1947. Rooted in the American West, the brand blends a rich legacy of cowboy cool with a commitment to unmatched quality and timeless design. Wrangler’s collections for men, women and children look and feel great – making them ready for life, every day. It’s an iconic lifestyle brand that’s driving authentic engagement with consumers around the world.Kontoor Brands is a global lifestyle apparel company, with a brand portfolio that includes Wrangler® and Lee®. We design, manufacture and distribute high-quality clothing that looks good and fits right.
Knowledge and connections..
Join us for an unparalleled opportunity to enhance your safety expertise by attending a wide range of safety-related classes designed to equip you with the latest industry best practices. Whether you’re a seasoned safety professional or just starting out, our expert-led sessions offer valuable insights tailored to all experience levels. Additionally, meet face-to-face with our diverse exhibitors, where you’ll discover cutting-edge safety products and solutions, network with industry leaders, and exchange ideas that will help drive safety excellence in your organization. Don’t miss out on this chance to stay ahead of the curve in workplace safety and health!
Conference Location
Convention Center:
American Bank Center
1901 N Shoreline Blvd
Corpus Christi, TX 78401
Conference Hotel:
OMNI Corpus Christi
900 N Shoreline Blvd, Corpus Christi, TX 78401
Sponsorship Information
Every year this conference is made possible due to the support of our sponsors. We sincerely thank you for your investment in workplace safety!
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