On November 14, 2018, Shareholder Kevin G. Owens partnerrf with Anne Mathias, P.E., Senior Managing Consultant and Director of the Safety and Risk Assessment Practice Group of Engineering Systems, Inc., for a presentation on Risk Assessment and Hazard Analysis to the Valley Industrial Association in Geneva, IL. Mr. Owens addressed how formalized risk assessment and hazard analysis can make a manufacturer “more defendable” in product liability litigation, while Ms. Mathias provided attendees with practical, hands on tools for conducting risk assessment and hazard analysis in the design process for product manufacturing. The Valley Industrial Association provides northern Illinois area manufacturers and the businesses that serve them a place to connect for professional growth, shared information and common resources that can help operations, and to support causes important to industry. Originally founded by 16 member companies, three of which remain members today (Richards Wilcox, Aurora Metals, and Aurora Textiles), the VIA currently serves more than 200 members, including manufacturers and businesses that serve them, area educational institutions and municipalities. For more information on this presentation, contact Kevin G. Owens at (312) 984-0270 or owensk@jbltd.com.
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