Cannabis Safety Conference In Bend Next Month

ACROSS OREGON - From Oregon Central Health and Safety: Cannabis growers and extractors are invited to an unprecedented opportunity to learn from government and business leaders about safety and health in the cannabis industry as part of a two-day event in Bend next month.

Oregon’s Occupational Safety and Health Division (Oregon OSHA), a division of the Department of Consumer and Business Services, is one of several partners presenting the Sept. 18-19 cannabis forum — “Safety and Health in the Cannabis Industry: From Seed to Shatter” — at the Riverhouse on the Deschutes.

The cannabis forum is part of the larger Central Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Conference, which will tackle a range of other workplace health and safety issues.

The forum arrives as the industry surrounding cannabis — a legal agricultural commodity in Oregon — continues to evolve. It will address multiple health and safety topics, and afford participants a question-and-answer session. It will feature speakers from Oregon OSHA; the Oregon Liquor Control Commission (OLCC); Oregon Department of Agriculture; the Portland and Bend fire departments; and Oregon-based grow and extraction operations.

Topics include:

• OLCC requirements
• Cannabis grow operations
• Hydrocarbon extraction
• Carbon dioxide extraction
• CO2 and alcohol extraction
• Fire marshal regulations
• Pesticide regulations
• Ergonomic risk factors
• Oregon OSHA consultation services

Registration for the Central Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Conference, which includes the cannabis forum, is now open. The cost to attend ranges from $55 to $210.

For more details about the cannabis forum — including specific presentation times and topic areas — or to register, go to SafetySeries.cvent.com/central18.

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