Exxon, PCL, Koch Industries Join Thought Leaders in Houston Next Month

On April 23-24, 2015 the crane, rigging, and load handling industry will descend upon Houston with a fury unbeknownst to mankind. Okay so that was a little bit dramatic, but in all honesty, if you are going to attend one educational event this year, make it this one.

Building on a successful 2014 Workshop, instruction this year will come from David Duerr, PE, President of 2DM Associates, Mike Parnell, Technical Director & CEO of ITI and Joe Kuzar, Assistant Training Manager of ITI. The 2015 event will return to the Hilton Houston North and the crane, rigging, and load handling knowledge will be free flowing. Get ready to join attendees Exxon Mobil, PCL, Koch Industries, and others. To help you process all the possible information about the workshop here are the answers to four most asked questions about the Houston Workshop. 

1. What do I get for attending?

We touched on the crane, rigging, and load handling knowledge and skill building right? If you think of the Workshop as a gourmet meal, then then that is the main course. The resources you walk away from the Workshop with, the ones that you can refer back to for years after the workshop is over, those are the appetizers. Everyone loves appetizers right? This year every attendee will walk out the door with:

• The ITI Workshop Workbook (containing all the presentations from the Workshop)
• Telescopic Hydraulic Gantry Systems, by David Duerr, PE
• The recently released Mobile Crane Support Handbook, by David Duerr, PE

Don’t forget dessert! All attendees receive a certificate of completion as well as 1.6 ITI Continuing Education Units (CEUs).

2. What are the individual workshop sessions?

Each day will be made up of four individual sessions including:

The Workshop is a single track event, so you will not miss out on any of the amazing workshop sessions. 

3. What type of personnel and industries should attend?

If you organization conducts load handling activities at any level you should look into attending the 2015 Houston Workshop. Building knowledge and an organizational culture that values safety and efficiency starts at the top, and the goal of ITI Workshops is to improve lifting operations by educating organizational leaders. Titles of previous Workshop attendees include:

• Crane Compliance Manager
• Rigging Superintendent
• EHS Manager
• Lift Director
• Project Manager
• Crane Superintendent
• And many, many more

At the 2014 Workshop event attendees came from the following industries:

• Oil & Gas
• Fabrication & Maintenance
• Heavy Lift & Transport
• Mining
• OEMs
• Offshore Construction
• Insurance
• Rigging Distribution

4. How do I sign up?

Visit iti.com/houston and click on the registration button, then follow the prompts, there’s nothing to it! Of course you also have the option to call 1.800.727.6355 and speak with a Training Solutions Expert. To make it even easier, you can click on the button below!