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SAFETY EXCELLENCE

Facing challenges in meeting your safety goals? Join our hands-on seminar to uncover practical tactics for advancing your safety processes and creating an effective, engaging strategy for your entire team.

October 6 – 8, 2026

Your facility's next zero-incident milestone starts October 6

You've done the compliance reviews, toolbox talks and safety programs. But somewhere between intent and execution, the needle stops moving. The October Safety Bootcamp, hosted by Milliken & Company, is a three-day, instructor-led training event for Safety Directors, Operations Managers, Plant Managers, and Risk and Safety Officers ready to move from awareness to action. Seats are limited. The results are not.

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Recordable incidents after 12 months

Increase in near-miss reporting

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WHAT YOU'LL LEAVE WITH

This isn't a conference. There are no passive presentations, no generic frameworks, and no content you'll file away and forget. Every session is built around practical, field-tested tactics grounded in Milliken's 9 Principles of Health and Safety Excellence, a methodology refined across more than 150 years of manufacturing leadership.

By the end of day three, you'll have a concrete action plan your team can execute the moment you're back on the floor.

Zero-incident isn't a slogan. It's an architecture. You'll learn how to design safety ownership into everyday operations—not just at the leadership level, but across every shift, every department and every associate interaction. You'll leave knowing how to translate commitment into culture.

Every strategy introduced at the boot camp maps directly to Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 45001 compliance requirements. That means every action item you implement serves a dual purpose: reducing risk and strengthening your regulatory standing.

Most safety programs measure the wrong things. You'll learn how to use leading indicators—participation rates, hazard assessments, risk-reduction activities—to generate real urgency and accountability across your organization, long before a lagging indicator ever appears.

From behavior-based safety and audit coaching to the constructive-versus-appreciative feedback ratio, you'll develop the communication tools that shift how your team thinks about safety—not just what they do during inspections.

See the principles in action. The boot camp includes a guided plant tour so you can observe how a world-class safety culture operates in a real manufacturing environment—not a case study, not a simulation.

Bringing your Safety Director, Operations Manager and Plant Manager together accelerates implementation. Group registration options are available so your leadership team can align on strategy before returning to your facility.

WHO ATTENDS OUR SAFETY BOOT CAMP

The October boot camp is built for decision-stage professionals in manufacturing and logistics who are done evaluating and are ready to act. Our attendees typically include:

  • Safety Directors: Building or scaling a safety culture with executive buy-in
  • Operations Managers: Integrating safety practices without disrupting production throughput
  • Plant Manager: Driving facility-wide accountability and reducing recordable incidents
  • Risk and Safety Officers: Strengthening compliance posture and managing incident liability

If you’re responsible for what happens on a manufacturing floor, this event was designed for you.

WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING

After day 2, our team met back at the hotel and brainstormed for 90 minutes and came away with 12 concrete actions we can implement short term to improve our safety performance. Rarely do you walk away from a conference with such a wealth of actionable items.

SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS, SCOT FORGE COMPANY

Not your typical boot camp! The mix of education, practical activities, team discussions, coaching and challenging us to self-assess as we learned about the 9 principles was extremely effective. We came together as a team and really listened to each other’s challenges. The next steps together are clear and we are all aligned and bought in. This outcome was beyond what I had hoped for so is a significant value-add for the event.

SAFETY BOOT CAMP PARTICIPANT

Very powerful and insightful event! My key take away for us is that we need to better develop our Clear Leadership Vision for Ownership.  Our organization has the heart to do something but the vision is too high level and has not been filtered down and communicated in a relatable and actionable way for the employees at all levels. I have learned that this potentially ‘steals’ the ownership away from the employees. I look forward to strengthening this when I gat back with our leadership team.

SAFETY BOOT CAMP PARTICIPANT

5/5! The boot camp exceeded my expectations in both content and connection with other companies and we found it to be extremely valuable and thought-provoking.

SAFETY BOOT CAMP PARTICIPANT

OCTOBER 6-8 IS CLOSER THAN IT LOOKS.

The professionals who walk out of the Safety Boot Camp don't leave with a binder of good intentions. They leave with 12 concrete actions—the kind that move metrics, shift culture and protect the people on your floor.

Limited seats remain for the October 6-8 session. Register your team now and arrive ready to build something that lasts.

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

The Safety Boot Camp is a three-day, on-site, instructor-led safety leadership training event hosted by Milliken & Company. Unlike generalized compliance training, it is grounded in Milliken's 9 Principles of Health and Safety Excellence and designed to produce a concrete, facility-specific action plan—not just awareness. Attendees work through real scenarios, participate in a live plant tour and leave with tactics they can implement immediately.

The boot camp is designed for experienced safety and operations professionals in manufacturing and logistics, including Safety Directors, Operations Managers, Plant Managers and Risk and Safety Officers. It is most valuable for those who already understand the fundamentals of workplace safety and are focused on building or strengthening a zero-incident culture within their organization.

Every principle and tactic covered during the three days maps directly to OSHA and ISO 45001 compliance frameworks. Participants gain a structured understanding of how leading indicators, hazard assessments, care management processes and safety ownership design all contribute to regulatory compliance—and how to demonstrate that alignment back at their facility.

Yes. Group registration options are available and strongly encouraged. Bringing multiple leaders—such as your Safety Director, Operations Manager and Plant Manager—ensures alignment before you return to your facility, which significantly accelerates implementation.

Registration includes all three days of instructor-led training, the live plant tour, materials from each session, lunches and snacks, and access to Milliken's safety leadership frameworks.

Seats for the Oct. 6-8 boot camp are limited to ensure an interactive, high-quality experience for every attendee. Specific seat availability and waitlist details will be shared upon inquiry. We recommend registering early to secure your place.

While the boot camp draws heavily from manufacturing and industrial environments, the 9 Principles of Health and Safety Excellence apply across any high-risk operational setting, including logistics, warehousing and distribution. If your work involves managing physical risk and a frontline workforce, the content will be directly relevant.
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NOT SURE IF YOU'RE READY FOR THE BOOT CAMP?

Join us for a free webinar on building a strong safety culture. This interactive session will provide you with actionable insights and real-world examples to help you assess your current practices and identify areas for improvement. It’s the perfect opportunity to explore our approach and understand how proactive safety measures can transform your operations.
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Live Safety Webinar · Sept 3, 2026

Improve the way your team approaches safety audits

Join Milliken safety practitioners for a focused live webinar on improving safety audits, strengthening employee involvement, and identifying practical changes your team can begin applying right away.

Led by experienced Milliken safety practitioners

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Associate engagement

Explore ways to involve employees more meaningfully in everyday safety efforts.

Training for new employees

New associates are crucial to our safety performance. Every new hire undergoes two months of engaging, easy, and fun safety education and training.

Leading and lagging indicators

Understand how leading and lagging indicators can provide a clearer view of safety performance.

Care management

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