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Wednesday, June 11
Technical Forum:
Renewable Fuels
Moderator: Gary Bevers,
Bevers & Co.
10:00 a.m. – 10:45
a.m.
A
Practical Roadmap for Biofuels
Gary Bevers, Bevers &
Co.
This presentation will
provide a comprehensive look at today’s biofuels market and its impact on
the storage industry. An update on the Renewable Fuels Standard will be
provided as well as current statistics on production, handling and
financing for biofuels facilities and related infrastructure. Compliance,
recordkeeping and reporting will also be
discussed.
11:00 a.m. – 11:45
a.m.
Bio-fuels Equipment Design
Chuck Myers, FMC
Technologies
This presentation will
provide an overview of the considerations and requirements for the design
and construction of skids or for loose equipment to measure and blend
bio-fuels such as ethanol and gasoline or B100 and diesel. A description
of each method of blending (ratio, side stream, wild stream, sequential
and hybrid) will also be given and the advantages and disadvantages of
each will be explored complete with diagrams showing the piping layouts of
each.
12:30 p.m. to 1:15
p.m.
Stress Corrosion Cracking of Fuel Ethanol Tanks
Chuck Travelstead,
Brown Minneapolis Tank Co.
This presentation will
cover tank failures cased by ethanol-induced stress corrosion cracking,
provide results of known research and recent studies on tank integrity,
and give recommendations for additional study to reduce risk of failure in
specific ethanol storage applications.
Wednesday, June 11
Educational Forum:
Human Resources
Moderator: Ken Gunn,
Caliber Consulting
9:30 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Recruiting from the U.S. Military: Finding the Leadership, Technical and
Sales Talent You Need
Paul Fierszt, The
Lucas Group
Military personnel
making the transition to the civilian workforce are strong candidates for
a number of jobs in the terminal industry. Strong leaders, engineers,
logisticians, technicians and maintenance managers are among the many
military members who are about to separate from the service. This
presentation will focus on the types of candidates coming from the
military and the diverse set of skills they bring.
10:45 a.m. – 11:30
a.m.
Interviewing Tips to Hire the Best Candidate the First Time
Mike Cabrera,
Cabreragroup
Hiring the best person
for a job requires knowing how to ask the right questions to ensure a
match between the position and the applicant. This presentation will
provide tips for developing interview questions quickly and accurately to
save valuable time and improve the odds of getting the right person the
first time.
11:45 p.m. to 12:30
p.m.
Handling Workers’ Compensation Claims and Managing Rising Costs
Kathie Maley, Marsh
Risk Consulting
The cost of workers
compensation claims remains a top concern for virtually every employer.
Most costs have been rising every year. What can employers do to control
their workers’ compensations costs? This presentation will focus on a
variety of strategies that companies can use to help manage workers
compensation claims. It will also cover the procedures that must be
followed when an employee is injured at work. |
