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September 10, 2026 – The Wild Side of Safety

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šŸ¦šŸ¦ŗ What can the Akron Zoo teach us about keeping PEOPLE safe? Quite a lot!

Join us for our next Monthly Safety Luncheon and take a walk on The Wild Side of Safety! šŸŒæšŸ’

šŸ“… Thursday, September 10, 2026
ā° 11:30 a.m. ā€“ 1:00 p.m.
šŸ“ Ravenna Elks Club

Weā€™re excited to welcome Brenna Erjavec, Senior Manager of Safety & Security at Akron Zoo, for an engaging presentation on what it really takes to build a strong safety culture in an environment where every day brings unique challenges.

šŸ¾ The Wild Side of Safety will explore practical strategies such as:

šŸ”¹ Monthly training and live drills
šŸ”¹ Two person lock and key systems
šŸ”¹ Spotters for high risk tasks
šŸ”¹ Leadership practices that make safety everyoneā€™s priority

There are few tougher groups to keep safe than people! Brenna brings more than nine years of experience at the Akron Zoo, from Animal Keeper and Lead Animal Keeper for Hoofstock and Primates to her current role leading Health, Safety and Security.

Her unique blend of animal care experience and expertise in occupational health, safety and emergency management offers a fresh perspective that applies far beyond the zoo. šŸ¦’āž”ļøšŸ­

Come discover how lessons from the wild can help your organization build a stronger safety culture!

šŸ“² Ready to join us? Register for the event by scanning the QR code!

We hope to see you there! šŸ¦ŗšŸ¾šŸŒŸ

#Safety #WorkplaceSafety #SafetyCulture #SafetyLeadership #OccupationalSafety #SafetyLuncheon #AkronZoo #TheWildSideOfSafety

Jan 9, 2020 – Reboot Your Health

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Greetings Safety Council Members!

Our next meeting is Thursday, January 9, 2020, 11:30am-1:00pm, at the Ravenna Elks Club which is located at 776 N Freedom St in Ravenna. Sponsored By US Safety Gear

January is Workplace Wellness Month!!!

Our topic for this month isā€¦

Reboot Your Health, presented by Dr. Aubree Jones, D.C., Peak Health & Wellness.

Dr. Aubree Jones is a native of Chautauqua County, New York. She graduated from Falconer Central school in 2008 and continued her studies at the University of Mount Union in Alliance, OH earning her Bachelors of Science in Exercise Physiology in 2012. Dr. Aubree then went on to earn her Doctorate in Chiropractic from New York Chiropractic College in 2016.Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

Please RSVP online no later than 12pm on Monday, January 6. Cash, credit cards and checks are accepted at the door. Please make your check payable to: ā€œPortage County Safety Council.ā€ Please note: $5 fee will be charge for walk-ins including members who do not RSVP by deadline, no shows will be invoiced. Invoicing at the door is no longer available.

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