Schedule

08:00 AM ET - 05:00 PM ET

Level VI Inspection Certification Refresher

Instructor: Carlisle Smith, CVSA

This session is for CVSA-certified Level VI inspectors only. This eight-hour refresher course is offered by the CVSA Level VI Inspection Program and its completion meets CVSA’s maintenance of certification requirement for Level VI certified inspectors as outlined in the CVSA Operations Manual. Note: Pre-registration is required for this session.

10:00 AM ET - 05:00 PM ET

Event Registration and Member Services

10:00 AM ET - 12:00 PM ET

U.S. HMRs and Canadian TDG Regulations Town Hall

Instructors: TBD

Do you have burning questions about the U.S. Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMRs) or Canadian Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) regulations you would like answered? In this session, those questions will be answered. Note: Questions must be submitted prior to the conference, so we have time to prepare the answers and related materials. Questions must be sent in advance to Bill Reese.

01:00 PM ET - 05:00 PM ET

Training Session

03:00 PM ET - 03:30 PM ET

Network Refreshment and Snack Break

05:15 PM ET - 06:15 PM ET

Introduction to COHMED

Instructors: COHMED Leadership

This session is for first-time attendees to the COHMED Conference. Attendees will be introduced to COHMED leadership and provided with a brief history of the COHMED Program.

07:00 AM ET - 05:30 PM ET

Event Registration and Member Services

07:00 AM ET - 08:30 AM ET

Networking Breakfast

08:30 AM ET - 09:30 AM ET

General Session and Regulatory Updates

• Welcome Remarks – Sgt. Robert “Joey” Daniels, California Highway Patrol, COHMED Chair
• CVSA President’s Welcome Remarks
  
• Stand-up Introductions of Attendees
• COHMED Awards (Read about the awards)

09:30 AM ET - 10:00 AM ET

Networking Refreshment Break

10:00 AM ET - 12:00 PM ET

General Session and Regulatory Updates (Continued)

Federal Panel for Regulatory Updates

• Transport Canada Regulatory Update 
• FMCSA Regulatory Update 
• PHMSA Regulatory Update

12:00 PM ET - 01:30 PM ET

Lunch on Your Own

01:30 PM ET - 03:30 PM ET

Hazmat Olympics

Instructors: COHMED Leadership

Conference attendees, organized into teams, will compete to find out who knows the hazardous materials regulations best. The winning team will be awarded COHMED Olympic-style gold medals.

03:30 PM ET - 04:00 PM ET

Networking Refreshment and Snack Break

04:00 PM ET - 05:30 PM ET

Region I Enforcement Meeting

Region I Chair: Sgt. Carl Huddleston, New Hampshire State Police

Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, Puerto Rico, Quebec, Rhode Island, U.S. Virgin Islands and Vermont.

04:00 PM ET - 05:30 PM ET

Region II Enforcement Meeting

Region II Chair: Sgt. Brad Gibson, Texas Department of Public Safety

Alabama, American Samoa, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.

04:00 PM ET - 05:30 PM ET

Region III Enforcement Meeting

Region III Chair: Nicholas Wright, Kansas Highway Patrol

Alberta, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Northern Mariana Islands, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Ohio, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Wisconsin and Yukon.

04:00 PM ET - 05:30 PM ET

Region IV Enforcement Meeting

Region IV Chair: Matt Caudill, Montana Department of Transportation

Alaska, Arizona, British Columbia, California, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Mexico, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming.

04:00 PM ET - 05:30 PM ET

Industry Meeting

This meeting is for individuals from transportation safety organizations, truck and bus companies, training institutions, state and provincial truck associations, insurance companies and trade associations, as well as owner-operators, consultants and industry suppliers and vendors.

06:30 PM ET - 08:30 PM ET

Welcome Networking Reception

07:00 AM ET - 04:30 PM ET

Event Registration and Member Services

07:00 AM ET - 08:00 AM ET

Networking Breakfast

07:00 AM ET - 10:00 AM ET

FMCSA HM Team Meeting (Invitation Only)

08:00 AM ET - 09:30 AM ET

Morning Training Session

08:00 AM ET - 09:30 AM ET

Morning Training Session

08:00 AM ET - 11:30 AM ET

(Advanced Track)

Instructors: TBD

Note: This is an advanced session and will take the entire morning to complete.

09:30 AM ET - 10:00 AM ET

Networking Refreshment Break

10:00 AM ET - 11:30 AM ET

Repeat of Morning Training Session

10:00 AM ET - 11:30 AM ET

Repeat of Morning Training Session

11:30 AM ET - 01:00 PM ET

Lunch on Your Own

01:00 PM ET - 02:30 PM ET

Afternoon Training Session

01:00 PM ET - 02:30 PM ET

Afternoon Training Session

01:00 PM ET - 04:30 PM ET

(Advanced Track)

Instructors: TBD

Note: This is an advanced session and will take the entire afternoon to complete.

02:30 PM ET - 03:00 PM ET

Networking Refreshment and Snack Break

03:00 PM ET - 04:30 PM ET

Repeat of Afternoon Training Session

03:00 PM ET - 04:30 PM ET

Repeat of Afternoon Training Session

06:30 PM ET - 08:30 PM ET

Chairman's Reception

07:00 AM ET - 08:00 AM ET

Networking Breakfast

07:00 AM ET - 05:30 PM ET

Event Registration and Member Services

08:00 AM ET - 09:30 AM ET

Morning Training Session

08:00 AM ET - 09:30 AM ET

Morning Training Session

08:00 AM ET - 11:30 AM ET

(Advanced Track)

(Advanced Track)

Instructors: TBD

Note: This is an advanced session and will take the entire morning to complete.

09:30 AM ET - 10:00 AM ET

Networking Refreshment Break

10:00 AM ET - 11:30 AM ET

Repeat of Morning Training Session

10:00 AM ET - 11:30 AM ET

Repeat of Morning Training Session

11:30 AM ET - 01:00 PM ET

Lunch on Your Own

01:00 PM ET - 02:30 PM ET

Afternoon Training Session

01:00 PM ET - 02:30 PM ET

Afternoon Training Session

01:00 PM ET - 04:30 PM ET

MC330/MC331 Cargo Tanks (Advanced Track)

Instructors: TBD

This session will cover the inspection process for high-pressure MC330 and MC331 cargo tanks. It will include hands-on training with training tanks in the classroom. Note: This is an advanced session and will take the entire afternoon to complete.

02:30 PM ET - 03:00 PM ET

Networking Refreshment and Snack Break

03:00 PM ET - 04:30 PM ET

Repeat of Afternoon Training Session

04:30 PM ET - 05:30 PM ET

Region Meeting: Region I (Joint Meeting of Industry and Law Enforcement)

Region I Chair: Sgt. Carl Huddleston, New Hampshire State Police

Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, Puerto Rico, Quebec, Rhode Island, U.S. Virgin Islands and Vermont.

04:30 PM ET - 05:30 PM ET

Region Meeting: Region II (Joint Meeting of Industry and Law Enforcement)

Region II Chair: Sgt. Brad Gibson, Texas Department of Public Safety

Alabama, American Samoa, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.

04:30 PM ET - 05:30 PM ET

Region Meeting: Region III (Joint Meeting of Industry and Law Enforcement)

Region III Chair: Nicholas Wright, Kansas Highway Patrol

Alberta, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Northern Mariana Islands, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Ohio, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Wisconsin and Yukon.

04:30 PM ET - 05:30 PM ET

Region Meeting: Region IV (Joint Meeting of Industry and Law Enforcement)

Region IV Chair: Matt Caudill, Montana Department of Transportation

Alaska, Arizona, British Columbia, California, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Mexico, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming.

07:00 AM ET - 12:00 PM ET

Member Services

07:00 AM ET - 08:00 AM ET

Networking Breakfast

08:00 AM ET - 12:00 PM ET

Class 7 for the Non-Level VI Inspector

Instructors: TBD

This session will focus on inspecting Class 7 radioactive materials that are commonly shipped but do not fall under the Level VI Inspection criteria. These materials include radioactive materials, such as radiopharmaceuticals, density gauges, radiography cameras and smoke detectors

09:30 AM ET - 10:00 AM ET

Networking Refreshment Break

12:00 PM ET - 01:00 PM ET

Lunch on Your Own

01:00 PM ET - 03:00 PM ET

COHMED Leadership Meeting (Invitation Only)