BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P1H REFRESH-INTERVAL:P1H CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:Central Daylight Time END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:Central Standard Time END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260820T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260820T133000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:LAMA August 2026 Tour of Graphic Packaging DESCRIPTION:LAMA Meeting and Tour at Graphic Packaging InternationalThursday\, August 20\, 202611:30 AM - 1:30 PM\nSpeaker: Tim O'Connor\, Regional VP - Health & Safety\, U.S. Compliance (click here for US Compliance flyer). Tim O'Connor is the Vice President of the Central United States Region for U.S. Compliance\, where he leads regional operations\, business growth\, and environmental\, health\, and safety consulting services across multiple industries. With a background in occupational safety\, regulatory compliance\, and leadership development\, Tim specializes in helping organizations strengthen safety culture\, improve operational performance\, and reduce risk. He oversees multidisciplinary teams serving clients in construction\, manufacturing\, mining\, and general industry. Tim is passionate about developing leaders\, driving continuous improvement\, and delivering practical solutions that create safer workplaces and sustainable business results.Topic: OSHA Updates and Elevated Penalties - Gain valuable insight into the latest federal and Minnesota OSHA developments\, emerging compliance trends manufacturers are facing in the field\, and the increases in penalties associated with workplace safety violations. \nTour: Tour attendees will get a behind the scenes look at how Graphic Packaging International designs and builds advanced packaging machinery used by manufacturers around the world. The Crosby facility combines engineering\, machining\, fabrication\, electrical assembly\, and final machine assembly to create highly automated packaging systems for leading consumer brands.During the tour\, guests will see modern manufacturing in action and learn about the skilled workforce\, technology\, and innovation required to produce these complex machines. The experience provides a unique opportunity to explore the manufacturing processes\, career pathways\, and advanced equipment that help drive productivity and efficiency across the packaging industry.Schedule:11:30 AM - Lunch served11:45 AM - Welcome from LAMA Board Member11:50 AM - Welcome from Graphic Packaging International - Jason Jones\, Plant Manager12:00 PM - Keynote Speaker - TBD12:30 PM - Tour of Graphic Packaging InternationalTour Safety Policy & Programs:Safety glasses (provided by Graphic Packaging)Closed toe shoesLong pants X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

LAMA Meeting and Tour at \;

Graphic Packaging International

Thursday\, August 20\, 2026

11:30 AM - 1:30 PM


Speaker: \;Tim O'\;Connor\, Regional VP - Health &\; Safety\, U.S. Compliance (click here for US Compliance flyer).  \;

Tim O'\;Connor is the Vice President of the Central United States Region for U.S. Compliance\, where he leads regional operations\, business growth\, and environmental\, health\, and safety consulting services across multiple industries.  \;With a background in occupational safety\, regulatory compliance\, and leadership development\, Tim specializes in helping organizations strengthen safety culture\, improve operational performance\, and reduce risk. He oversees multidisciplinary teams serving clients in construction\, manufacturing\, mining\, and general industry.  \;Tim is passionate about developing leaders\, driving continuous improvement\, and delivering practical solutions that create safer workplaces and sustainable business results.

Topic:  \;OSHA Updates and Elevated Penalties - Gain valuable insight into the latest federal and Minnesota OSHA developments\, emerging compliance trends manufacturers are facing in the field\, and the increases in penalties associated with workplace safety violations. \;


Tour:  \;Tour attendees will get a behind the scenes look at how Graphic Packaging International designs and builds advanced packaging machinery used by manufacturers around the world. The Crosby facility combines engineering\, machining\, fabrication\, electrical assembly\, and final machine assembly to create highly automated packaging systems for leading consumer brands.

During the tour\, guests will see modern manufacturing in action and learn about the skilled workforce\, technology\, and innovation required to produce these complex machines. The experience provides a unique opportunity to explore the manufacturing processes\, career pathways\, and advanced equipment that help drive productivity and efficiency across the packaging industry.

Schedule:

Tour Safety Policy &\; Programs:



LOCATION:975 3rd Street SW Crosby MN 56441 UID:e.4727.1481471 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260721T081156Z URL:https://mma.midwestmanufacturers.com/calendar/Details/lama-august-2026-tour-of-graphic-packaging-1755777?sourceTypeId=Hub END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR