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201-Associate Safety Professional (ASP) Examination Preparation Workshop (3 days) (Room 29A)

06 Sep 19
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Speaker(s): Michael Weigand
Complete this intense workshop and you’ll be prepared for the Board of Certified Safety Professionals Fundamentals Examination. Lectures, dis... More...

202- Certified Safety Professional (CSP) Examination Preparation Workshop (3 days) (Room 29B)

06 Sep 19
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Speaker(s): Daniel Snyder
This workshop is designed to prepare individuals for the examination leading to the Certified Safety Professional (CSP) designation. The facilitato... More...

201 - Associate Safety Professional (ASP) Examination Preparation Workshop (3 days) (Room 29A)

07 Sep 19
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Speaker(s): Michael Weigand
Complete this intense workshop and you’ll be prepared for the Board of Certified Safety Professionals Fundamentals Examination. Lectures, dis... More...

202 - Certified Safety Professional (CSP) Examination Preparation Workshop (3 days) (Room 29B)

07 Sep 19
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Speaker(s): Daniel Snyder
This workshop is designed to prepare individuals for the examination leading to the Certified Safety Professional (CSP) designation. The facilitato... More...

203 - Principles of Occupational Safety & Health (POSH) (4 days) (Room 29C)

07 Sep 19
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Speaker(s): David Consider
This newly revised seminar will give you all-around safety knowledge and skills. It addresses technical and human relations aspects of occupational... More...

204 - Fundamentals of Industrial Hygiene (FIH) (4 days) (Room 29D)

07 Sep 19
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Speaker(s): Joann Dankert
This newly revised seminar helps safety professionals understand the concepts of anticipation, recognition, evaluation and control as they relate t... More...

205 - The Safety Training Ninja (Room 25A)

07 Sep 19
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Speaker(s): Regina McMichael
It’s hard to be a top-notch safety pro and still find time to deliver great training. Tired of compliance-based lectures and begging people t... More...

206 - Measuring Safety Performance: How Do You Know if Your Safety Management System is Working? (Room 25C)

07 Sep 19
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Speaker(s): Jonathan Thomas ; Ken Kolosh
You can’t evaluate how safe you are until you can measure safety in a valid and useful way. In this seminar, you’ll learn safety measur... More...

207 - Electrical Safe Work Practices: NFPA 70E (Room 26A)

07 Sep 19
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Speaker(s): Bob LoMastro
This dynamic seminar provides an update on electrical safe work practices in the NFPA 70E 2018 standard. You’ll receive training through demo... More...

208 - The Buzz on Drugs and Preparing a Sound Program for 2020 "NEW" "CANCELLED" (Room 25B)

07 Sep 19
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Speaker(s): christine clearwater
Today, the leading cause of death in the United States is drugs! The landscape surrounding workplace substance abuse is rapidly and radically chang... More...

209 - Conducting Workplace Safety Inspections (Room 26B)

07 Sep 19
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Speaker(s): John Vasquez
Are your workplace safety inspections adequate? Safety and health standards change. Materials, machinery and processes change. Get the skills and t... More...

210 - Workplace Violence, Sexual Harassment and Occupational Safety "NEW" (Room 28E)

07 Sep 19
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Speaker(s): Adele Abrams Esq., ASP, CMSP
In the wake of the #MeToo movement, workplace harassment is under increasing scrutiny from an employment law perspective. However, that’s jus... More...

211 - Greenbean Leadership Workshop "NEW" (Room 30A)

07 Sep 19
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Speaker(s): Bill Sims
In this leadership workshop, you’ll learn why most behavior-based safety processes fail soon after implementation, three ways to identify pot... More...

201 - Associate Safety Professional (ASP) Examination Preparation Workshop (3 days) (Room 29A)

08 Sep 19
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Speaker(s): Michael Weigand
Complete this intense workshop and you’ll be prepared for the Board of Certified Safety Professionals Fundamentals Examination. Lectures, dis... More...

202 - Certified Safety Professional (CSP) Examination Preparation Workshop (3 days) (Room 29B)

08 Sep 19
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Speaker(s): Daniel Snyder
This workshop is designed to prepare individuals for the examination leading to the Certified Safety Professional (CSP) designation. The facilitato... More...

203 - Principles of Occupational Safety & Health (POSH) (4 days) (Room 29C)

08 Sep 19
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Speaker(s): John Vasquez
This newly revised seminar will give you all-around safety knowledge and skills. It addresses technical and human relations aspects of occupational... More...

204 - Fundamentals of Industrial Hygiene (FIH) (4 days) (Room 29D)

08 Sep 19
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Speaker(s): Joann Dankert
This newly revised seminar helps safety professionals understand the concepts of anticipation, recognition, evaluation and control as they relate t... More...

212 - Job Safety Analysis (Room 26B)

08 Sep 19
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Speaker(s): David Consider
You can’t control job safety hazards and costs until you know how to identify and properly analyze them. Job Safety Analysis is a proven meth... More...

213 - "Safe 4", A Safety Culture Program...That Works! (Room 25C)

08 Sep 19
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Speaker(s): Dale Lesinski
The Safe 4 Culture Program identifies the key areas of influence required to have a positive safety culture and why so many companies are missing t... More...

214 - Improving Your Leadership With Effective Communication and Influence "NEW" (Room 25A)

08 Sep 19
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Speaker(s): Regina McMichael
Some people are born leaders. But if you’re not, leadership and influencing skills can be learned. You can practice and perfect your influenc... More...

215 - Safety Leadership and the Power of Emotional Intelligence: How Smart Are You? (Room 25B)

08 Sep 19
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Speaker(s): Eldeen Pozniak
This seminar takes us on a journey to explore why we do what we do and how we can be most effective at it. A lot of our work is getting people to d... More...

216 - Actively Caring for People’s Safety: How to Cultivate and Sustain a Brother's/Sister's Keeper Work Culture (Room 26A)

08 Sep 19
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Speaker(s): E. Scott Geller ; Krista S. Geller
In this workshop, based on humanistic behaviorism, we’ll discuss evidence-based guidelines for improving the quality and increasing the frequ... More...

217 - Reducing Slips, Trips and Falls in the Workplace "NEW" (Room 28E)

08 Sep 19
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Speaker(s): Namir George
Most of us have experienced a slip, trip or fall at one time or another. Most times we don’t sustain an injury, but the potential is high and... More...

218 - Behavior-Based Safety for Today’s Realities (Room 30A)

08 Sep 19
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Speaker(s): Shawn Galloway
30 years ago, behavior-based safety was touted to be the silver bullet of safety. Today, it is often labeled as outdated or old thinking. BBS is si... More...

Opening Session "Making the Impossible Possible" (Ballroom 20)

09 Sep 19
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Speaker(s): Lorraine Martin ; Mick Ebeling

Executive Forum: EHS & Sustainability - Beyond the Buzzwords (Ballroom 20)

09 Sep 19
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Speaker(s): Catherine Sheane ; Danyelle Lynne Phelps ; Kathy Seabrook, CSP, CFIOSH, EurOSHM ; Nancy Case
Environmental, health, and safety professionals have spent the last ten years or more grappling with sustainability. Yet as its scope continue... More...

1 - Injury Facts: Data You Can Count On (Room NSC Learning Lab Session, Expo Floor 5343)

09 Sep 19
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
Speaker(s): Ken Kolosh ; Mario Benjamin Jr.
In 2017, 5,147 workers were killed and another 4.5 million were injured on the job. Join Ken Kolosh, manager of statistics at the National Safety C... More...

10 - Radical Safety (Room 30A)

09 Sep 19
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Speaker(s): Tom Pitts ; Vince Poscente
Vince Poscente’s signature wit and wisdom, combined with his perspective on the neuroscience of safety, makes for a message you won’t s... More...

11- Reinventing Root Cause "CASE STUDY" (Room 24A)

09 Sep 19
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Speaker(s): Allyson Clark ; Cesar Castaneda ; Robert Braun ; Tim Tomerlin
In this session, three metal industry EHS experts share their experience tackling post-incident root cause investigations at multiple facilities &n... More...

12- Safety in the World of Industrial Automation (Room 26A)

09 Sep 19
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Speaker(s): John Kovacik ; Matthew Elson
Industrial automation has made the industrial world a more productive, more efficient environment. However, the complex, unique products and system... More...

13 - Solving Your Slip and Fall Problem in 5 Easy Steps (Room 24B)

09 Sep 19
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Speaker(s): Joann Dankert ; Russell Kendzior
This session will discuss the growing problem of slips and falls. We’ll explore how to control the high cost of slip and fall incidents throu... More...

15 - The Day We Will Remember "PERSONAL STORY" (Room 26B)

09 Sep 19
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Speaker(s): Ricky Rollins ; Twana McFann
In this session, Ricky Rollins will discuss the workplace incident that almost took his life 23 years ago and how it could have affected his family... More...

16 - The Undeniable Truths Every Leader Must Know About (Room 32A)

09 Sep 19
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Speaker(s): Craig Corey ; James Spigener
Join Jim Spigener as he shares the undeniable truths he has learned over the course of his career. This session will hone in on standards and conve... More...

17 - Understanding Your Environmental Responsibilities (Room 32B)

09 Sep 19
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Speaker(s): Jennifer Sinkwitts ; Salvatore Caccavale
This session is designed for the professional who has assumed environmental responsibilities in his or her organization, or who simply wants to ach... More...

18 - Using a Safety Culture Assessment to Drive Change: One Construction Company’s Five-Year Journey "CASE STUDY" (Room 24C)

09 Sep 19
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Speaker(s): Chris Plue ; Daniel Hartwig ; Sherry Perdue
In 2014, Webcor Builders, a large commercial construction contractor, began a journey to improve worker safety by focusing on safety culture. Effor... More...

19 - What Employees Think About Safety: Trends from Safety Culture Assessments and Focus Group Interviews (Room 25B)

09 Sep 19
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Speaker(s): Amanda Horner ; Ronnie Collins ; Steve Roberts
This session highlights more than 20 years of safety culture assessments – including information from more than 300,000 safety culture survey... More...

2 - “It’s Your Safety – Don’t Give it Away”: The Kina Hart Story "PERSONAL STORY" (Room 28E)

09 Sep 19
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Speaker(s): Ambrie Cwik ; Kina Hart
Kina Hart’s dramatic story about the traumatic amputation of her left arm will change forever the way you do your job. In just a matter of mi... More...

20 - Workplace Violence: What Really Happens? "HOT" (Room 31C)

09 Sep 19
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Speaker(s): Barbara Goto ; Lev Pobirsky
What really happens during an act of workplace violence? Drawing upon multiple combat tours as a Marine Corps infantry officer and extensive study ... More...

3 - Actively Caring for People – STEP into the AC4P Movement & Cultivate a Brother/Sister Keeper Culture (Room 31AB)

09 Sep 19
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Speaker(s): Cassandra Dillon ; Krista S. Geller
This presentation will explain the fundamental AC4P principles from psychological science essential for successfully addressing the human dynamics ... More...

4 - An Analysis of Ladder Fatalities (Room 29A)

09 Sep 19
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Speaker(s): Frank Perrino ; Seth Patterson
This session shares the findings of an analysis of 356 reports from the NIOSH Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program. Ladder use... More...

5 - Brothers/Sister’s Keeper: How to Make it Happen – Creating a Workplace Where Everyone Shares Safety! (Room 25C)

09 Sep 19
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Speaker(s): John Drebinger ; Troy Bonar
How many times have you heard someone admonish workers to be their Brother’s/Sister’s Keeper? Everyone knows what the concept means, bu... More...

6 - HR and the Safety/Risk Management Relationship (Room 25A)

09 Sep 19
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Speaker(s): Carl Heinlein ; Keith Wheeler SPHR, SHRM-SCP ; Wesley Wheeler SMS
The roles of human resources and safety/risk management are often intricately intertwined within many organizations. They even may be blended into ... More...

7 - Identifying Cultural Hazards: 4 Clues Your Organization is Out of Balance (Room 29B)

09 Sep 19
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Speaker(s): Devin Holck ; Rodney Grieve
Traditional health and safety risk assessments are focused on hazard identification. But what if the hazards aren’t physical or chemical? Wha... More...

8 - Multicultural Considerations with our Safety Communications and Training "HOT" (Room 29C)

09 Sep 19
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Speaker(s): Amy Stewart ; Eldeen Pozniak
As we become an increasingly global community, we will come across people from different cultures, either when working abroad or at home. It’... More...

9 - People, Not Policy: When Compliance Driven Safety Isn’t Working (Room 29D)

09 Sep 19
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Speaker(s): Lisa Robinson ; Regina McMichael
Can you tie a profitable company to a safe company, all without mentioning any regulating agencies? Let’s bring the humanity back into safety... More...

21 - Green Beans & Ice Cream: Beyond Zero Injuries (Room NSC Learning Lab Session, Expo Floor 5343)

09 Sep 19
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Speaker(s): Bill Sims ; Don Kramer
For years, safety leaders have been challenged with the goal of zero injuries. Millions of dollars have been spent by leading firms in search of ze... More...

22 - A Global Approach to Ladder Injuries: Working Together to Prevent Injuries and Save Lives (Room 24B)

09 Sep 19
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Speaker(s): Agastya Sagar Veesamsetty ; Chris Chivell ; Dave Francis ; Leslie John Haaf, Jr.
An international panel will share how its members’ countries are preventing workplace hazards, with a special focus on ladder-related inciden... More...

23 - Assessing and Addressing Risk Tolerance in the Workplace (Room 29C)

09 Sep 19
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Speaker(s): Allen Hajian CSP ; William Garnes
In the past, we believed workers didn’t recognize the hazards in the workplace, and our safety programs focused on safety awareness. When we ... More...

24 - Can You Defend Your Training? (Room 26A)

09 Sep 19
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Speaker(s): Daniel Snyder ; Jerry Bach
Training is an important element of an effective overall safety, health and environmental program. The American National Standards Committee Z490.1... More...

25 - Drug Tests and Disincentives: Effective Programs that Won’t Drive Down Injury Reporting (Room 25B)

09 Sep 19
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Speaker(s): Daniel Hartwig ; Lisa Neuberger ; Travis Rhoden
Does OSHA allow post-incident drug testing? Can you discipline an injured employee for not following safety rules? What about rate-based incentive ... More...

26 - Early Injury Intervention, Disrupting the Paradigm of Health and Safety – An Employer’s Perspective "CASE STUDY" (Room 24C)

09 Sep 19
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Speaker(s): Edward J. Best Jr ; Jackson Moss ; James Allivato ; Stacy Bierce
Traditional occupational health programs have long provided reactionary care for the injured worker. The increase in prevention and early intervent... More...

27 - How a Major American Airline Made the Shift From Truck to iPad Based Audiometry "CASE STUDY" (Room 25C)

09 Sep 19
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Speaker(s): Julie Ann Carter ; Kate Mosley ; Kim McDaniel
Frustrated by the cost, inconvenience, and unreliability of using a service provider to manage annual hearing testing, a major American airlin... More...

28 - I2P2 - Why Wait for OSHA? (Room 25A)

09 Sep 19
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Speaker(s): David Jewell ; Juan Calderon ; Peter Kuchinsky
Injury and Illness Prevention Programs (I2P2) are required in some state plans and OSHA's been working toward making them a requirement for all... More...

29 - Impaired Driving: Drowsy, Drunk, Distracted, Drugged (Room 24A)

09 Sep 19
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Speaker(s): Alex Epstein ; Emily Whitcomb ; Lisa Robinson ; Rachael Cooper
Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of injury in the workplace. Impaired drivers may account for this leading workplace safety issue. Learn... More...

30 - Just a Second Ago ... the Shortcut that Changed Everything "PERSONAL STORY" (Room 26B)

09 Sep 19
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Speaker(s): Brad Livingston ; Troy Bonar
Brad Livingston was involved in back-to-back explosions that were 100 percent preventable. The contributing factors were the same that exist in eve... More...

31 - OSHA Recordkeeping and ITA Electronic Reporting: What Goes Wrong? (Room 29D)

09 Sep 19
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Speaker(s): David Hunyar ; Phil Mole
Is your company in compliance with OSHA’s recordkeeping requirements? Do you know which workplace injuries and illnesses have to be recorded ... More...

32 - Rethinking Risk Assessment: Adding the 3rd Dimension (Room 28E)

09 Sep 19
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Speaker(s): Gary Higbee ; Kenneth Schriner
When risk assessments are discussed, the conversation often has several themes. Everyone agrees that risk assessment is helpful for prioritization ... More...

33 - Risk Assessment and Safety Review of Collaborative Robots and AMRs: Methodology and Case Studies (Room 30A)

09 Sep 19
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Speaker(s): Amy Stewart ; Mollie Anderson
New and sophisticated robotic applications are developing rapidly. Collaborative robots, autonomous mobile robots, and changing uses for convention... More...

34 - Safe 4 the Right Reasons: The Ticket to Employee Safety Engagement (Room 31AB)

09 Sep 19
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Speaker(s): Dale Lesinski ; Tom Pitts
The conventional approach to employee safety (rules, regulations, policies and procedures) misses the mark, delivering frustrating and meager resul... More...

35 - The Drug Buzz Now: Preparing for 2020 – Managing Marijuana and Rx in Your Workplace "HOT" "CANCELLED" (Room 29A)

09 Sep 19
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Speaker(s): christine clearwater ; James Solomon
The landscape surrounding a sound drug-free workplace policy is rapidly and radically changing, carrying a significant safety, financial and legal ... More...

36 - The Fatal Flub: Avoiding the Mental Mistakes That Will Kill You (Room 32A)

09 Sep 19
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Speaker(s): Michael Wahl ; Rodd Wagner
New York Times bestselling author Rodd Wagner began his career as a newspaper reporter covering “cops and courts,” including the emerge... More...

37 - The Psychology of Risk Homeostasis: Why Smart Technology Makes Us Take More Risks (Room 29B)

09 Sep 19
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Speaker(s): Mark Pergrem ; Robert Braun
Smart technologies, such as proximity alert systems, smartphones and automation, are supposed to make us safer. So why do humans react to them by t... More...

38 - The Workforce Labor Shortage: A Discussion of the Risks and the Solutions to Protect Our People (Room 32B)

09 Sep 19
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Speaker(s): Diane Malachowski ; Nicholas Kuntz
Labor experts have predicted that the United States won’t have the workforce to maintain or rebuild our country’s infrastructure. Curre... More...

39 - Why Safety Professionals Fail (Room 31C)

09 Sep 19
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Speaker(s): Brent Escoubas ; Cece Weldon
Are you having a difficult time communicating with your team or supervisor? Is it challenging to get your initiatives approved? Are you not advanci... More...

40 - Buried Alive: A Survivor’s Story "PERSONAL STORY" (Room NSC Learning Lab Session, Expo Floor 5343)

09 Sep 19
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
Speaker(s): Ambrie Cwik ; Joe Tantarelli
In this session, Joe Tantarelli recalls the events of June 5, 1983, when he was nearly buried alive by a trench that collapsed on him while he was ... More...

41 - Achieving EHS Excellence: Best Practices from the 2019 Campbell Award Winner (Room 28E)

09 Sep 19
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker(s): 2019 Campbell Award Winner ; Katherine Mendoza
Achieving and maintaining environmental, health, and safety excellence is a process of continuous improvement, primarily because of the integration... More...

42 - Culture Transformation Across Global Locations "CASE STUDY" (Room 24C)

09 Sep 19
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker(s): Don Kramer ; Shawn Galloway
Domtar Personal Care, a leading manufacturer of high-quality and innovative absorbent hygiene products with manufacturing plants throughout North A... More...

43 - Elevating Your Temporary Staffing Agency Worker Safety Programs (Room 25A)

09 Sep 19
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker(s): John Vasquez ; Max Torres ; Robert Lewellen
In this panel discussion, you’ll learn what it takes to initiate best safety practices for organizations –including temporary staffing ... More...

44 - Hang Up and Drive "PERSONAL STORY" (Room 25B)

09 Sep 19
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker(s): Amanda Horner ; Jacy Good ; Steve Johnson
Distracted driving has become an epidemic. In this presentation, Jacy Good recounts her tragic experience with distracted driving. With her husband... More...

45 - Joint Employers and Enterprisewide Liability: Navigating the New Rules for Safety "HOT" (Room 29A)

09 Sep 19
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker(s): Adele Abrams Esq., ASP, CMSP ; Julie Ann Carter
Joint employer and enterprisewide liability for safety has been the subject of evolving case law and agency policies in recent years. This session ... More...

46 - No One Likes a Safety Cop (Room 24B)

09 Sep 19
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker(s): Devin Holck ; Matthew Botzler ; Steven Perkins
One of the most potentially impactful roles you have as a safety leader – at any level within an organization – is your ability to coac... More...

47 - OSHA's Most Interesting Cases (Room 31AB)

09 Sep 19
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker(s): Barbara Goto ; Chad Schulenberg ; Darren Beck ; Fred Peterson ; Mike Wacker
This session aims to raise awareness about workplace safety hazards through unique and interesting real-life workplace scenarios. It will provide a... More...

48 - Safety Lessons From the Staffing Industry: What Temporary Workers Want You to Know (Room 25C)

09 Sep 19
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker(s): Brent Escoubas ; John Swartos ; Joyce Matson
Fifteen million temporary and contract employees are hired by staffing agencies each year, and they represent a vastly disproportionate number of w... More...

49 - Significant Changes to NFPA 70E (Room 26A)

09 Sep 19
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker(s): Craig Corey ; Palmer Hickman ; Wesley Wheeler SMS
NFPA 70E has become an effective tool in an effort to provide a practical means to comply with OSHA's performance electrical safety requirement... More...

50 - Slips, Trips and Falls: A Multi-Industry View of America’s Leading Cause of Unintentional Injury (Room 24A)

09 Sep 19
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker(s): Debra Cook ; Howard W. Harris ; Ken Kolosh ; Marc Adelman ; Russell Kendzior
Slips, trips and falls affect everyone, regardless of industry, and are one of the leading causes of unintentional injury in the home. The most lik... More...

51 - The Human Dynamics of Achieving an Injury-Free Workplace: Life Lessons from Psychological Science (Room 29C)

09 Sep 19
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker(s): E. Scott Geller ; Lee Patton
After researching and teaching the science of human experience for more than 50 years, E. Scott Geller has come to realize the utmost value of 50 e... More...

52 - Top 7 Fall Protection Equipment Misuses ... and What to Do About Them (Room 29D)

09 Sep 19
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker(s): Jody Rood ; Thomas Kramer
Fall protection equipment is the most visible aspect of a fall protection program, and it can be the most costly as well. Unfortunately, these inve... More...

53 - Using Data to Address Significant Injuries and Fatalities (Room 26B)

09 Sep 19
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker(s): Carl Heinlein ; Cary Usrey ; TODD HOHN
Total recordable incident rates in the United States have been steadily decreasing for many years. However, total worker fatalities increased in bo... More...

54 - Work to Zero: Eliminating Death in the Workplace Through Technology (Room 30A)

09 Sep 19
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker(s): Anthony Washburn ; Cassandra Dillon ; John Dony
Automation, wearables, augmented reality, virtual reality, drones, big data, machine learning, the internet of things – emerging technologies... More...

55 - You Can’t Bubble-Wrap the World (Room 29B)

09 Sep 19
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker(s): Danny Smith ; Scott Claffey
In the world of industrial safety, the Hierarchy of Controls has proven effective in reducing injury-causing exposures. But, even in the safest of ... More...

Occupational Keynote "It Can Happen Here: Workplace Security" (Ballroom 20)

10 Sep 19
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Speaker(s): Jack Jackson ; Tim Page-Bottorff
Does your organization have security/safety procedures preparing for unexpected incidents including threats, domestic/sexual violence, stalking or ... More...

56 - EHS & Sustainability - A Seat at the Table Workshop A (Room 6F)

10 Sep 19
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Speaker(s): Adriana Roccaro ; Darryl Hill ; Glenn Murray
Struggling to integrate or engage with sustainability in your organization? Challenged by the raft of metrics, reports, and expectations that ... More...

57 - Opioids in the Workplace: Building a Comprehensive Strategy "HOT" (Room 32B)

10 Sep 19
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Speaker(s): Bob McCall ; Heidi Sulman ; J.J Bartlett ; Kathleen Herath ; Nancy Lane ; Rachael Cooper
This session features a panel of experts who will discuss the background research and current best practices on opioids. It also will unveil the Na... More...

58 - OSHA's Top 10 Violations (Room NSC Learning Lab Session, Expo Floor 5343)

10 Sep 19
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Speaker(s): Kevin Druley ; Patrick Kapust
Make sure to be on the Expo Floor when an OSHA representative announces the agency’s Top 10 most-cited violations for fiscal year 2019. Congr... More...

59 - Safety at Heights: Using Innovation and a New Standard to Keep Workers Safer at Heights (Room NSC Learning Lab Session, Expo Floor 5343)

10 Sep 19
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Speaker(s): Amy Stewart ; Mathew Moreau ; Zack Winters
Safety professionals know very well that an effective fall protection program requires more than selecting the right equipment. According to 2... More...

60- EHS & Sustainability at Scale - Facility & Small/Medium Organization Excellence Workshop B (Room 6F)

10 Sep 19
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Speaker(s): Al Zucco ; Cathy Hayward-Hughes ; Ron Kurtz
The biggest organizations in the world are able to devote tremendous resources toward EHS and sustainability initiatives and integration. Yet ... More...

61 - How to Avoid the Most Common Combustible Dust Mistakes (Room NSC Learning Lab Session, Expo Floor 5343)

10 Sep 19
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Speaker(s): Jason Reason ; Jody Rood
OSHA and NFPA combustible dust standards require any potential combustible dust hazard to be assessed and mitigated. However, the complexity and ur... More...

62 - All Hands On Deck: How New and Updated Standards Will Help Safety Professionals Reduce Hand Injuries (Room 32A)

10 Sep 19
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Speaker(s): Devin Holck ; Jill Clements ; Rodney Taylor
The International Association of Drilling Contractors reports that injuries to fingers accounted for one-third of total recordable injuries and alm... More...

63 - Believe In Safety "PERSONAL STORY" (Room 29C)

10 Sep 19
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Speaker(s): Brandon Schroeder ; Twana McFann
“Believe In Safety” is the message Brandon Schroeder created more than 5 years ago after he experienced a near fatal arc flash inc... More...

64 - Challenges Implementing the New OSHA Respirable Silica Standard – Early Tales from the Trenches (Room 31B)

10 Sep 19
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Speaker(s): Kent Peterson ; Lisa Robinson ; Paul Papanek
The new OSHA Silica Standard requires offering medical surveillance to workers exposed to respirable crystalline silica. OSHA rules raise challenge... More...

65 - Creating a Safe Driving Workforce (Room 29B)

10 Sep 19
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Speaker(s): Charlie Halfen ; Ryan Pietzsch
Auto crashes still account for the highest number of severe injuries and fatalities in the workplace. Crashes will be reduced only by eliminating t... More...

66 - Dow Robotics Leading the Path to “Hazard Elimination” (Room 25A)

10 Sep 19
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Speaker(s): Matthew Elson ; Nasir Moosa
Every year, 2.1 million workers enter a confined space – largely to perform routine work. Dow Chemical Co.’s vision of creating world-l... More...

67 - Electrical Safety: 2018 NFPA 70E – What You Now Need to Know! (Room 29A)

10 Sep 19
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Speaker(s): Jay Smith ; Shannon Couch
What’s new in electrical safety? This session is for anyone who manages electrical work or electrical systems within a facility. We’ll ... More...

68 - Get(ting) Engaged: 101 Grassroots Teams Lead Culture Change at a Major Utility "CASE STUDY" (Room 31C)

10 Sep 19
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Speaker(s): Dan Pfeffer ; David Jewell ; Nathan Waters ; Steve Simon
Consumers Energy is the major utility in Michigan. In 2005, it initiated an enterprisewide safety culture change initiative that resulted in a 90 p... More...

69 - Getting Front-Line Leaders to Become Safety Leaders (Room 32B)

10 Sep 19
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Speaker(s): Chevon Cook ; Joann Dankert ; Roger Green ; Scott Claffey ; Steve Curry
Developing front-line leaders into EHS leaders is essential. During this panel discussion, you’ll hear about  various ways panel members... More...

70 - Great Process Safety Through People: A Case Study at Phillips 66 Bayway Refinery "CASE STUDY" (Room 30A)

10 Sep 19
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Speaker(s): Edward J. Best Jr ; Esteban Tristan ; Hope Gray
How can you achieve excellence in process safety by focusing on your people? In this session, which features a case study from Phillips 66 Bayway, ... More...

71 - Hazard Analysis Lessons Learned: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly ... the Untold Stories (Room 29D)

10 Sep 19
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Speaker(s): Julie Ann Carter ; Kelsey Forde ; Timothy Stirrup
Hazard Analysis is a systematic approach to identifying, analyzing and controlling hazards. Because hazard analysis has many different applications... More...

72 - High Performance Culture: What is it and Where Does it Come From? "HOT" (Room 28E)

10 Sep 19
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Speaker(s): Phillip Ragain ; Robert Braun
Why do some organizations consistently outperform others when it comes to safety and other critical performance metrics? The short answer: culture.... More...

73 - How Personality Tendencies Impact Risk (Room 24C)

10 Sep 19
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Speaker(s): Lee Patton ; Rob Fisher
This interactive workshop will provide you with an understanding of the impact our personalities and tendencies have on field and organizational pe... More...

74 - Leveraging Technological Innovations to Promote Safer Driving (Room 24B)

10 Sep 19
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Speaker(s): Frank Perrino ; Lance Bradford
USAA will share its research on driving behaviors and explore which innovative technologies are most effective at mitigating risky driving behavior... More...
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