Free Training | Atlanta, Georgia Metro Area

Synergy in Safety

Close the Gaps Between Pneumatics, Controls, and Compliance

Hidden risks in pneumatics and controls create blind spots that lead to compliance issues, downtime, and liability.

Safety Synergy 2025 gives you the knowledge, tools, and demonstrations to identify those gaps and fix them — the right way.

Date: Thursday, November 13, 2025
Time: 10AM - 3PM
Location:
Intelligent Office - Roswell
200 Mansell Court East, 305, Roswell, GA 30076
Free Event includes lunch and training
($500 value per person)

Address the Hidden Gaps You Can’t Afford to Ignore

Even if your equipment runs without obvious issues, safety blind spots are building risk:

Siloed Safety Systems
Pneumatics and controls are often treated separately, creating unseen vulnerabilities where the two don’t align.

Compliance Assumptions
Meeting one standard doesn’t guarantee compliance with OSHA, ISO, ANSI, or NFPA.

False Sense of Security
Lockout/tagout and manual checks may look safe on paper, but without system-level safeguards, hazards slip through.

Downtime Traps
Small breakdowns caused by safety oversights snowball into costly unplanned shutdowns.

Knowledge Gaps
Teams often rely on “the way we’ve always done it.” Outdated practices miss safer and more efficient solutions.

Technology Gaps
Outdated components and controls can’t integrate with modern safety systems, leaving weak links in your process.

👉 These blind spots stay hidden—until they become the reason for an accident, a failed audit, or a shutdown.

Join dozens of local industry leaders in strengthening their safety knowledge and closing the gaps that lead to accidents, failed audits, or costly shutdowns.

Leave with specific tools and methods you can apply immediately:

✔ Apply the Standards — Understand how ANSI, ISO, NFPA, and CSA requirements affect your machines.

✔ Assess and Reduce Risk — Follow a step-by-step process to identify hazards, measure severity, and apply safeguards.

✔ See Safety in Action — Watch live demonstrations of pneumatic and control functions like Safe Venting, Safe Stop, and Reduced Pressure Mode.

✔ Follow a Proven Roadmap — Learn the six-step approach (survey → design → build → install → validate → train) to achieve validated, compliant systems.

✔ Get Expert Answers — Engage directly with safety specialists from Airline Hydraulics, Omron, and SMC.

Gain Insights from a Unique Alliance of Machine Safety Leaders

Safety Synergy 2025 unites three major industry leaders — SMC, Omron, and Airline Hydraulics’ MPSA safety division — for one event.

Gain cross-industry insight from experts in pneumatic safety, control automation, and system integration, all focused on helping you build safer, compliant machines.

Agenda

10:00 AM - 10:15 AM: Sign-in and Refreshments

10:15 AM - 10:30 AM: Introduction and Overview
• Welcome and objectives of the training
• Introduce speakers
• Introduce importance of safety in controls and pneumatics

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM: Applicable Industry Consensus Standards
• Overview of ANSI, NFPA, SEMI, MIL-STD, CSA, NOM, and ISO standards
• Compliance with Safety Standards
• Focus on ISO 13849-1 compliance
• Regional requirements

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Risk Assessment Process
• Setting Limits
• Identifying Tasks and Hazards
• Risk Analysis & Identification
• Risk Control
• Validation & Documentation

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM: Lunch Break (provided) and Product Demos

1:00 PM - 1:15 PM: Safety Categories
• Categories B, 1, 2, 3, 4 with specific requirements and characteristics
• ISO 13849 & ANSI Requirements

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM: Safeguarding Selection
• Fixed & Movable Guarding
• Safe venting, safe stop, protection against unexpected start-up, safely limited speed and pressure

2:15 - 2:30 PM: Application Examples
• Successful safety solutions for motion control
• Differences between Integrated, Add-on, Distributed, and Stand-Alone Safety Solutions

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM: Open Discussion & QA
• Open floor for questions and further discussion on topics covered

Training Location

Who Should Attend:

Safety engineers
Controls engineers
Maintenance leaders
Plant managers
OEM designers
Anyone responsible for pneumatic or controls safety

Meet the Trainers

Ryan leads machine safety initiatives within Airline’s MPSA division, specializing in risk assessments, safety design, and compliance. A TÜV Rheinland–certified Functional Safety Engineer and voting member of the ANSI B11 committee, he brings practical, real-world expertise to safety system design.

RYAN HAYWORTH

Functional Safety Engineer (Machinery) (TÜV Rhineland), and voting member of the ANSI B11 Committee

With a sharp eye for detail and a passion for technology, Michael Schapoehler drives innovation in machine automation at Airline Hydraulics Corp. An expert in pneumatics, framing systems, industrial safety, and electrical controls, he combines creative thinking with strong problem-solving skills to push the limits of what’s possible.

Mike Schapoehler

Product Sales Manager Automation
and Controls

Mohammed manages Omron’s East Coast Application Engineering team. With over a decade in automation and prior experience at Siemens Canada, he brings strong expertise in factory and safety automation and a clear, practical teaching style.

Mohammad El-Naji

Reginal Technical Manager | Functional Safety Engineer (Machinery) (TÜV Rhineland)

Space is limited for this premium training event.

Don’t let safety gaps cost you. Join local industry leaders who are staying ahead of accidents, audits, and shutdowns.