June 2, 2026
9:15AM - 10:15AM

Safety Excellence: Award Winning Best Practices Track

Building Tomorrow’s Safety Professional

Speaker: Deanna Lambert

As workforce demographics evolve and new generations enter the field, a recurring challenge has emerged: many individuals complete collegiate and certification programs with limited real-world experience. To help bridge this gap, Marquis has partnered with Brazosport College’s Safety and Health Management (SHEM) Program and its faculty to provide meaningful, hands-on learning opportunities. Through this collaboration, SHEM students are given access to a safe, guided work environment where they can conduct audits and inspections and develop essential communication skills by engaging directly with workers. Coating booths, fabrication shops, and scaffold yards are open five days a week, allowing students to review operational data and trends and gain practical, firsthand exposure to real workplace conditions.