Conference Presentations

2011 AIHce in Portland, OR – PDC 107: “If I’m Teaching, Why Aren’t They Learning?  How to Provide World Class Training That Works!” (1-day course) (scheduled)

2011 MIAQC Annual Conference in Augusta, ME – “Conflict Management and Resolution for IAQ Professionals”  (scheduled)  

2010 ASSE-NEA PDC in Sturbridge, MA – “Conflict Management and Resolution for EHS Professionals”

2010 Lewiston School Department Annual Training Day in Lewiston, ME – “How to Improve Your Conflict Management Skills Now!”

2010 R.O.S.E. Environmental in Trinidad & Tobago – “Train-the-Trainer” (1-day course)

2010 R.O.S.E. Environmental in Trinidad & Tobago – “Comprehensive Industrial Hygiene” (4-day course)

2010 ASSE PDC in Baltimore, MD – “Anything But Lecture - How to Use Other Training Approaches and Methods!”          

2010 AIHce in Denver, CO – EHS Crossover CR 311: “Anything But Lecture – Other Approaches and Methods for Safety Training!”   

2010 AIHce in Denver, CO – PDC 111: “If I’m Teaching, Why Aren’t They Learning?  How to Provide World Class Training That Works!” (1-day course)        

2010 SHCNNE NH H&S Conference in Nashua, NH – “Keeping Training Fun and Interesting – All New, Part 2 !”          

2010 ASSE Virtual Symposium – “E-Learning and Web-Based Training 2.0 – How to Do It Now!”          

2009 ASSE-NEA PDC in Sturbridge, MA – “The Ins and Outs of Web-Based Training (WBT)!”          

2009 National Safety Congress in Orlando, FL - “If I’m Teaching, Why Aren’t They Learning?  How to Provide World Class Training That Works!” (1-day course)        

2009 National Safety Congress in Orlando, FL - “135 Trainer’s Tips and Tricks in 90 Minutes!”        

2009 WorkSafe Iowa Semi-Annual Meeting in Des Moines, IA – “Occupational Medicine and Worker Health – Improving Outcomes, Expanding Services” (1/2-day course)        

2009 IA/IL-AIHA PDC in Altoona, IA – “If I’m Teaching, Why Aren’t They Learning?  How to Provide World Class Training That Works!” (1-day course)        

2009 ASSE PDC in San Antonio, TX – “Culturally Appropriate Training (CAT) – How to Get it Right!”       

2009 AIHce in Toronto, ON – EHS Crossover CR 301: “Culturally Appropriate Training – How to Get It Right!”     

2009 AIHce in Toronto, ON – PDC 120: “Wellness and Health Education for the Workforce – Making the Connection between Industrial Hygiene and Worker Health!” (1-day course)

2009 SHCNNE NH H&S Conference in Nashua, NH – “Keeping Training Fun and Interesting!”

2009 VPPAC Conference in Las Vegas – Training Tips and Techniques – Panel Discussion and a “Meet the Experts” Discussion

2008 ASSE-NEA PDC – “How to Develop Culturally Appropriate Training (CAT)!”

2008 Douglas Publications Audio Conference – “Integrate Your Wellness Program with Your Safety Program Now!”

2008 National Safety Congress in Anaheim, CA - “If I’m Teaching, Why Aren’t They Learning?  How to Provide World Class Training That Works!” (1-day course)

2008 Progressive Business Conferences Webinar – “Incorporating Wellness Programs into Safety Programs”

2008 BC Teachers Federation Conference in Kamloops, BC, Canada – “The Challenges of EHS (or any) Training” (1/2-day course)

2008 CSHEMA in St. Louis, MO - “If I’m Teaching, Why Aren’t They Learning?  How to Provide World Class Training That Works!” (1-day course)

2008 CSHEMA in St. Louis, MO – “The Challenges of EHS (or any) Training” (1/2-day course)

2008 ASSE PDC in Las Vegas, NV – “Health Education and Wellness for EHS Practitioners!”

2008 AIHce in Minneapolis, MN – RT 205: “SH&E Training Issues for the Industrial Hygiene Professional – Games for Trainers”

2008 AIHce in Minneapolis, MN – CR 301: “The Challenges of Safety (or any) Training”

2008 AIHce in Minneapolis, MN – PDC 109: “If I’m Teaching, Why Aren’t They Learning?  How to Provide World Class Training That Works!” (1-day course)

2008 AIHce in Minneapolis, MN – PDC 426: “Wellness and Health Education for the Workforce – Making the Connection between Industrial Hygiene and Worker Health!” (1-day course)  

2008 IAPA in Toronto, ON, Canada –“If I’m Teaching, Why Aren’t They Learning?  How to Provide World Class Training That Works!” (1-day course)         

2008 IAPA in Toronto, ON, Canada –“The Challenges of EHS (or any) Training!”        

2008 SafetyXChange/Bongarde Media Webinar – “Why You Need to Integrate Your Wellness Program with Your Health/Safety Program Now!"        

2008 ACHMM Webinar – “To Test or Not to Test – What Was the Question?!”        

2008 Portland Water District Corporate Day in Portland, ME– “Changing Habits – Easy As Pie, Tough As Nails!”         

2008 Nova Scotia Safety Council Conference in Halifax, NS, Canada – “135 Trainer’s Tips and Tricks – Parts 1 & 2!”         

2008 R.O.S.E Environmental IH PDC in Claxton Bay, Trinidad, West Indies – “Industrial Hygiene Essentials”         

2008 Quad State Conference in Indianapolis, IN – “Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Adult Education and Training Methods – But Only Had 6 Hours to Spare!”        

2007 Maine Rural Water Association Annual Conference in Freeport, ME – “Motivating Safe Behavior Does Not Involve a Whip and a Chair!”        

2007 SafetyXChange/Bongarde Media Webinar – “How to Bulletproof Your Company with Health and Safety Audits!”       

2007 ASSE-NEA PDC in Worcester, MA – “To Test or Not to Test – What Was the Question?!”       

2007 PCIH in Louisville, KY – “How to Develop Culturally Appropriate Training!”      

2007 PCIH in Louisville, KY – “If I’m Teaching, Why Aren’t They Learning?  How to Provide World Class Training That Works!” (1-day course)     

2007 Maine Safety & Health Conference – “Indoor Air Quality in the Real World: Anticipate, Evaluate, and Solve the Problem!”     

2007 Lewiston Schools 2^nd Annual Conference – Opening Keynote – “How to Make Someone Else’s Day and Feel Great!”     

2007 ASSE Webinar – “Training Needs Assessments - Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How!” 

2007 ASSE PDC in Orlando, FL – “Games for Trainers!”

2007 AIHce in Philadelphia, PA – PDC 408: “If I’m Teaching, Why Aren’t They Learning?  How to Provide World Class Training That Works!” (1-day course)    

2007 AIHce in Philadelphia, PA – PDC 130: “Wellness and Health Education for the Workforce – Making the Connection between Industrial Hygiene and Worker Health!” (1-day course)   

2007 New England ACHMM PDC – “Train-the-Trainer” (1-day course)  

2007 IAPA in Toronto, ON, Canada –“If I’m Teaching, Why Aren’t They Learning?  How to Provide World Class Training That Works!” (1-day course)   

2007 IAPA in Toronto, ON, Canada –“Trainer’s Tips and Tricks – Parts 1 & 2)!”  

2006 ASSE-NEA PDC in Boxborough, MA – Closing Keynote: “How to Make Someone Else’s Day and Feel Great!”  

2006 ASSE-NEA PDC in Boxborough, MA – “Games for Trainers!”

2006 MEMIC’s Comp Summit – “The Challenges of EHS (or Any) Training!”

2006 Maine Safety & Health Conference – “Silica and Silicosis: What You Need to Know Now!”

2006 Lewiston Schools 1^st Annual Conference – Opening Keynote – “Customer Service – The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly!”

2006 ASSE PDC in Seattle, WA – “World-Class Safety Training for the Adult Learner!” (1-day course)

2006 ASSE PDC in Seattle, WA – “Training from Hell!”

2006 AIHce in Chicago, IL – PDC 412: “If I’m Teaching, Why Aren’t They Learning?  How to Provide World Class Training That Works!” (1-day course)

2006 AIHA-Lehigh Valley Section PDC in Bethlehem, PA - “If I’m Teaching, Why Aren’t They Learning?  How to Provide World Class Training That Works!” (1-day course)

2006 ASSE Seminar Fest in Las Vegas, NV – “How to Make Someone’s Day at your Own Expense and Still Feel Great!” (Lunch-time presentation) (scheduled)

2006 ASSE Seminar Fest in Las Vegas, NV – “World-Class Safety Training for the Adult Learner!” (1-day course) (scheduled)

2005 NEHA/NESHTA Conference in Providence, RI – “The Challenges of EHS Training!” and “How to Be Healthy Using EHS Principles!”

2005 ASSE PDC in New Orleans, LA – “Diving Deeper into Training: The Challenges of Safety Training!” and “World-Class Safety Training for the Adult Learner!”

2005 AIHce in Anaheim, CA – PDC 414: “If I’m Teaching, Why Aren’t They Learning? How to Provide World Class Training That Works!” (1-day course)

2004 ASSE Training Symposia in Scottsdale, AZ – “The Challenges of Safety Training!”

2004 Maine Safety & Health Conference – Closing Keynote – “One Crazy Closing Keynote! How to Make Someone Else’s Day and Feel Good in the Process!”

2004 ASSE PDC in Las Vegas, NV – “75 Proven Trainer’s Tips and Tricks (in Under 75 Minutes) – Part 1!

2004 AIHce in Atlanta, GA – PDC 402: “If I’m Teaching, Why Aren’t They Learning? How to Provide World Class Training That Works!” (1-day course)

2003 Maine Safety & Health Conference – “Diving Deeper into Training!”

2003 ASSE-So. NV Chapter 295’s Professional Development Conference – “How to Be a Better Trainer!”

2003 American Industrial Hygiene Conference & Exposition (AIHce) – “If I’m Teaching, Why Aren’t They Learning? How to Provide World-Class Training that Works!”

2002 Maine Safety & Health Conference – “All I Know about Training I Learned at the Movies!”

2002 NM-ASSE Conference – “Proven Training Tips: What’s Old is New in 2002”

2002 Alaska Governor’s Safety & Health Conference – “Training-the-Trainer – Proven Tips for Keeping You at Peak Performance”

2001 Maine Safety & Health Conference – “Training from Hell!”
ü 2000 Maine ASTD Conference – “Over 120 Proven Trainer’s Tricks and Tips - (In Under 120 Minutes)!”

Fairchild Semiconductor – “Proven Trainer’s Tips and Tricks”

1999 and 2000 Maine Safety & Health Conferences – “Proven Trainer’s Tips and Tricks” – Parts 1 and 2, respectively.

Maine Safety Council Members – “Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Adult Learners – But Only Had a Day to Spare!”

Maine Department of Labor – Bureau of Labor Standards – “Educating the Adult Learner: How to Build More Interaction and Hands-on Activities into Your Training Now!”

1998 Maine Safety & Health Conference – “Improve Your Training Now – Why Adults Learn the Way They Do!”

RPM Chemicals, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio – “Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Adult Learners – But Only Had an Hour and a Half to Spare!”

1995 Central Maine Technical College’s Center for OHS Conference – “Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Adult Learners – But Only Had an Hour and a Half to Spare!”

Presenter’s Biography:

Jonathan Klane, M.S.Ed., CIH, CHMM, CET is the owner and founder of Klane’s Education Information Training Hub ^SM (KEITH ^SM). He has over 21 years of experience in occupational and environmental health & safety (O&EHS) providing training and education and other consulting services to business, industry, government, and higher education. He formerly taught full-time in a college level OHS degree program for three years, and is still an adjunct college faculty member and frequent guest speaker on training adults and many other subjects.

Mr. Klane has trained thousands of persons in a wide variety of subjects including adult learning and train-the-trainer courses. Related presentations include the above list.

Mr. Klane has a Masters Degree in Adult Education (M.S.Ed.) with a concentration in Training and Development from the University of Southern Maine. His degree influences how he delivers training in that he seeks to promote a learner-centered environment. As part of his Masters Degree program, he published an article titled “Mandatory Continuing Education – How Can We Make It Better?” which appeared in Occupational Health & Safety Magazine as did the more recent article “Really Effective Training!”. Mr. Klane is the author of the chapter on “Training Delivery” in the National Environmental Safety and Health Training Association’s (NESHTA’s) published guide for implementing the ANSI standard Z 490 on EHS training and is the author of the chapter “Controlling Workplace Chemical Exposures” in the text book Managing Hazardous Materials published by the Institute of Hazardous Materials Management.

He has worked to develop and deliver training on a wide variety of areas with many clients including Chevron, CCOHS, IDEXX, L.L.Bean, Fairchild Semiconductor, the various Native American Tribes in Maine, Maine’s OSHA consultative service, and several universities and colleges.

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