This year’s conference continued a long tradition of collaboration among the ASSP Greater Chicago, Northeastern Illinois (NEIL), and Three Rivers Chapters, bringing together safety, health, and environmental professionals for three days of education, professional development, networking, and industry engagement. The conference has been serving the EHS community for more than three decades, with proceeds supporting scholarships, safety programs, and advancement of the safety profession.

2026 highlights included:

• 174 conference attendees
• More than 65 CEU-credited educational sessions offered over three days
• 67 presenters and subject-matter experts
• A strong Wednesday attendance of 283, demonstrating the added draw of the Conference Expo
• More than 45 safety exhibitors participating in the Wednesday Business Expo, with approximately 50 exhibit spaces across the main exhibit hall and lobby
• Educational programming covering OSHA and EPA compliance, industrial hygiene, environmental management, process safety, ergonomics, workplace violence prevention, Total Worker Health, AI applications in safety, leadership, professional development, and more
• Opportunities for attendees completing the full three-day conference to earn up to 1.8 ASSP CEUs.

The Wednesday Business Expo was an especially strong component of this year’s event, bringing safety professionals together with organizations showcasing products, technology, training, and services supporting the EHS profession. The conference website describes the Expo as featuring businesses from across the United States and making the exhibit area available to conference attendees.

Beyond the numbers, the conference continues to demonstrate the value of ASSP chapter collaboration. By combining the resources, volunteers, networks, and expertise of the Greater Chicago, Northeastern Illinois, and Three Rivers Chapters, CSHEC provides high-quality professional development while strengthening the safety community throughout Chicagoland and the surrounding region.

Since 2016 alone, CSHEC has drawn more than 6,600 session attendees, delivered hundreds of educational sessions, and reached professionals from 34 states, four countries, 155 Illinois communities, 467 companies, and 32 industries.

We appreciate ASSP National’s continued support of our chapters and the professional development of safety professionals. We are proud of what our volunteers, presenters, exhibitors, sponsors, and attendees accomplished together in 2026 and look forward to building on this momentum for the 2027 Chicagoland Safety, Health & Environmental Conference, September 20–22, 2027.

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Thank you for helping us celebrate another successful year for the Chicagoland safety community.