Monday Sessions | June 4

Key Issue Roundtable #3: America’s Changing Manufacturing Workforce

It’s your chance to SPEAK UP!
Do you have a lesson learned to share with fellow professionals? Are you looking to meet with others with mutual interests? This year’s Key Issue Roundtables will be hosted by the ASSE Practice Specialties in areas of their particular expertise.

Sponsors:

Sponsored by the Manufacturing Practice Specialty

Speakers:

Track:

Key Issue Roundtables

Time:

4:30pm - 5:30pm

Level:

Fundamentals of SH&E: Hazard Identification and Control 101B

This session will address essential elements of hazard identification and how hazards can be defined, eliminated or controlled. The major sources of hazards; systematic methods of evaluating them; system safety concepts; accidents and incidents defined, and the fundamental elements of accident/incident investigations will also be covered.

Speakers:

Steven F. Kane, P.E., CSP, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY

Track:

Fundamentals / Spanish

Time:

4:30pm - 5:30pm

Level:

Beginner - Two to five years of experience is identified as basic

Expo Education: Are Your Hands Being Protected? (B)

Hand injuries are one of the most common on the job. In this presentation you will learn about the different types of hand protection currently available in the market, along with the importance of hand protection and how to keep your hands safe, no matter what the application.

Speakers:

• Kimberly O'Leary, Wells Lamont Industrial, Niles, IL
• Jackie Consiglio, Wells Lamont Industrial, Niles, IL

Track:

Health / Industrial Hygiene

Time:

4:30pm - 5:30pm

Level:

Beginner - Two to five years of experience is identified as basic

Navigating the Hazmat Transportation Training Requirements (B-I-A)

Deciphering the training requirements for transporting hazardous materials can be daunting. With some practical tips, the safety professional can learn to speak the regulation’s language and develop a world-class training program that helps meet organizational and safety goals.

Sponsors:

Sponsored by the Consultants Practice Specialty

Speakers:

Ronald B. Gantt, CSP, Safety Compliance Management, San Ramon, CA

Track:

Environment / Hazardous Material, Transportation

Time:

4:30pm - 5:30pm

Level:

Advanced - 10 years plus experience is identified as advanced, Beginner - Two to five years of experience is identified as basic, Intermediate - Six to 10 years of experience is identified as intermediate

What’s Your Story? Understanding Work Cultures by Listening To Their Stories (I)

Understanding occupational cultures is key to developing and presenting safety training for high risk industries. Learn how workers’ stories can be used to create effective training, how to find stories that matter, how to capture them and the wisdom they contain.

Sponsors:

Sponsored by the Women in Safety Engineering (WISE) Common Interest Group

Speakers:

Elaine T. Cullen, Ph.D., CMSP, Prima Consulting Services, Chattaroy, WA

Track:

Career/Personal Development, Training / Education

Time:

4:30pm - 5:30pm

Level:

Intermediate - Six to 10 years of experience is identified as intermediate

Slip Sliding Away: Tribometers, Slip Testing and the Standards (B-I)

Preventing slips and falls is an important part of a safety professional’s responsibilities, but how do you go about it? Let’s look at walkway auditing, the devices used (tribometers), standards, the up to date information on standards development and what the future may hold.

Sponsors:

Sponsored by the Consultants Practice Specialty

Speakers:

Timothy L. McCarty, CSP, ARM, ALCM, CDS, MSc, OneBeacon Insurance Company, Gorham, ME

Track:

Executive, Technical / Engineering / Standards

Time:

4:30pm - 5:30pm

Level:

Beginner - Two to five years of experience is identified as basic, Intermediate - Six to 10 years of experience is identified as intermediate

Compatibility: Your Connection (I)

Workers at height routinely make connections when designing and implementing personal fall protection systems. The integrity of those connections determines the success or failure of the system and the end user that must make and evaluate the quality of their connections. This interactive session offers a fresh look at compatibility, emphasizing the active role of end users in determining compatible connections. The session will identify eight criteria that can be used to evaluate compatibility.

Speakers:

Kevin Denis, Gravitec Systems, Inc., Bainbridge Island, WA

Track:

Technical / Engineering / Standards

Time:

4:30pm - 5:30pm

Level:

Intermediate - Six to 10 years of experience is identified as intermediate

Implementation of ANSI Z-10 Process (A)

This session will demonstrate the effectiveness of the ANSI Z10 Standard as a sustainable world-wide safety, health and operational risk management program. Featuring best management practices that assess, develop, maintain and continuously improve the program. Project examples will be cited demonstrating reductions in incident rates by as much as 85% year-over-year.

Sponsors:

Sponsored by the Standards Development Committee

Speakers:

• John T. Bennett, CHCM, M.C. Dean, Inc., Dulles, VA
• David W. Beatty, CSP, M.C. Dean, Inc., Dulles, VA

Track:

Technical / Engineering / Standards

Time:

4:30pm - 5:30pm

Level:

Advanced - 10 years plus experience is identified as advanced

Influencing Behaviors for Better Safety Performance (I)

When costly safety programs don’t work, and ‘common sense’ seems lacking, how do we keep employees from being injured? By recognizing that it’s all about behaviors. This training provides insight on how to influence employee behaviors to prevent injuries. It’s not “behavior-based safety”. It’s understanding behaviors leading to safety.

Sponsors:

Sponsored by the Consultants Practice Specialty

Speakers:

Keith D. Robinson, CSP, CHMM, Stantec Consulting Services, Inc., Columbus, OH

Track:

Safety Management

Time:

4:30pm - 5:30pm

Level:

Intermediate - Six to 10 years of experience is identified as intermediate

On the Prevention of Serious Injuries & Fatalities (E)

Over the past five years a startling trend in injury data has become evident. As recordable injuries decline, serious and fatal injuries are level or increasing. This presentation will focus on significant implications of this pattern as well as new findings on its roots and the specific strategies it compels.

Sponsors:

Sponsored by the Chubb Group of Insurance Companies

Speakers:

• Thomas R. Krause, Ph.D., Behavioral Science Technology, Inc. (BST), Ojai, CA
• Glenn Murray, Exxon Mobil Corporation, Irving, TX

Track:

Executive, Safety Management

Time:

4:30pm - 5:30pm

Level:

Executive - Executive level sessions

Is Your Health and Fitness Club Really Healthy and Safe? Best RM Practices (B-I)

This session will provide crucial insight on how successful and proactive risk management techniques can positively impact your health and fitness facility’s bottom line, thereby minimizing risk exposure to employees and club members and increasing sustainability and profitability.

Sponsors:

Sponsored by the Risk Management / Insurance Practice Specialty

Speakers:

• Christine M. Sullivan, CSP, ARM, Lockton Companies, LLC, Denver, CO
• Dirk J. Duchscherer, CSP, ARM, InterWest Insurance Services, Sacramento, CA

Track:

Risk Management / Insurance

Time:

4:30pm - 5:30pm

Level:

Beginner - Two to five years of experience is identified as basic, Intermediate - Six to 10 years of experience is identified as intermediate

Improving Initial Safety Investigations to Realize Better Claim Outcomes (I)

Safety and claim professionals have overlapping objectives with regard to injury investigations. A thorough safety investigation can positively impact the Workers’ Compensation claim compensability process. Participants will be provided with practical recommendations and the framework to enhance existing investigation processes and forms to improve safety efforts and claim compensability decisions.

Speakers:

• David W. Bartko, CSP, Aon, Minneapolis, MN
• Christina Bergman, CWCP, Aon, Minneapolis, MN

Track:

Risk Management / Insurance

Time:

4:30pm - 5:30pm

Level:

Intermediate - Six to 10 years of experience is identified as intermediate

Is the Safety On or Off? OSHA Takes Aim at Workplace Violence (B)

In 2011, OSHA will issue a directive on reducing workplace violence. Safety professionals, however, must understand that legal landmines exist when it comes to workplace violence.  Addressing behaviors, if mismanaged, could create other liability under negligence laws, the Americans with Disabilities Acts, Guns at work laws, and others.

Speakers:

• Matthew T. Deffebach, Haynes and Boone, LLP, Houston, TX

Track:

Regulatory Issues / Government / Public Sector

Time:

4:30pm - 5:30pm

Level:

Beginner - Two to five years of experience is identified as basic

Implications of the Aging Workforce (B-E)

Do mature workers have more injuries than other workers? Do mature workers cost you more money? What are the benefits of retaining mature workers? What do you need to do now to maintain an effective workforce given the aging population, retirement of baby boomers and increase in the prevalence of chronic disease.

Speakers:

Nan Austin, Australian Red Cross Blood Service, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Track:

International

Time:

4:30pm - 5:30pm

Level:

Beginner - Two to five years of experience is identified as basic, Executive - Executive level sessions

Holistic? Behavior Based? Forget What You Call It, Here’s What Works (B)

Confused by academic terms, catchall phrases, and claims by consultants in choosing a behavioral improvement process? Do I address attitudes or behaviors? We will discuss the merits of a holistic, integrated approach, involving all levels of employees and using multiple methods to changing culture, unsafe attitudes and behaviors.

Speakers:

Michael D. Topf, M.A., Topf Initiatives, Wayne, PA

Track:

Human Behavior

Time:

4:30pm - 5:30pm

Level:

Beginner - Two to five years of experience is identified as basic

Medical Standards for Job Medical Evaluations: How to Design and Manage (I)

Medical standards are more vital than ever due to changing worker population demographics and decision making when placing workers. Session attendees will gain usable knowledge of key issues including: specific medical conditions and risks, proportion of hiring decisions involving difficult medical conditions, job task assessment and standards development, for performing job placement assessments.

Speakers:

Howard M. Sandler, M.D., Sandler Occupational Medical Associates, Melville, NY

Track:

Health / Industrial Hygiene, Safety Management

Time:

4:30pm - 5:30pm

Level:

Intermediate - Six to 10 years of experience is identified as intermediate

Infection Control Risk Assessments: Across the Construction Continuum (I-A)

The Infection Control Risk Assessment is no longer just for the construction phase of any project. This session will enable the participant to identify opportunities for designing infection prevention into the finished space as well as review mitigation, construction and monitoring protocols.

Speakers:

Marge McFarlane, Ph.D., CHSP, HEM, MEP, CHEP, Superior Performance, LLC., Eau Claire, WI

Track:

Construction / Mining, Health / Industrial Hygiene

Time:

4:30pm - 5:30pm

Level:

Advanced - 10 years plus experience is identified as advanced, Intermediate - Six to 10 years of experience is identified as intermediate

Combustible Dust… Managing the Hazards (B)

Three out of the four deadliest accidents investigated by the US Chemical Safety Board were combustible dust explosions. OSHA continues its Combustible Dust National Emphasis Program. A revised NFPA 654 will be voted on in 2012. How does the proposed NFPA 654 housekeeping criteria manage the dust hazard? Attend this session and find out what has happened recently about managing combustible dust hazards?

Sponsors:

Sponsored by the Fire Protection Practice Specialty

Speakers:

Walter S. Beattie, CSP, CFPS, CSHM, AXA Matrix Risk Consultants, Pottstown, PA

Track:

Fire Protection

Time:

4:30pm - 5:30pm

Level:

Beginner - Two to five years of experience is identified as basic

Engaging Engineers: The Key to Effective Workplace Ergonomics (I)

Ergonomics is an engineering discipline to control and reduce musculoskeletal disorders. Benchmarking shows that a key element of successful ergonomic programs is involvement by the engineering function including maintenance, process engineering, new product engineering, and lean manufacturing. This presentation will illustrate effective approaches and practices of leading companies and how they integrate their ergonomics process within the engineering process.

Sponsors:

Sponsored by the Ergonomics Practice Specialty

Speakers:

James Mallon, CPE, Humantech, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI

Track:

Ergonomics

Time:

4:30pm - 5:30pm

Level:

Intermediate - Six to 10 years of experience is identified as intermediate

Hostile Intruder, What Do We Do Now? (I)

A safe workplace has become a challenge in recent years with global instability and migrations in the workforce. Stress, disgruntled employees, activists and even sabotage/terrorism has heightened our concerns. Learn what steps can be taken to minimize potential problems and what to do should the worst happen.

Speakers:

Daniel G. Lehtola, CSP, CHCM, Huntsman Advanced Technology Center, The Woodlands, TX

Track:

Emergency Management / Security

Time:

4:30pm - 5:30pm

Level:

Intermediate - Six to 10 years of experience is identified as intermediate

Will Sustainability and CSR Expand Safety’s Focus? (I)

Sustainability and corporate social responsibility are increasing in visibility and importance. Today’s HSE professionals are challenged with how to better integrate their efforts with these larger strategies. Explore the constraints and opportunities for improved operational excellence. Integration, values and employee participation are keys to a better future.

Speakers:

Michael A. Taubitz, FDR Safety LLC, Fenton, MI

Track:

Corporate Social Responsibility / Sustainability

Time:

4:30pm - 5:30pm

Level:

Intermediate - Six to 10 years of experience is identified as intermediate

OSHA Construction: Rulemaking Update, Year-in-Review – Regs, Data, and More (I)

This session offers participants the latest from OSHA’s Directorate of Construction including current and recent rulemaking efforts, a retrospective of past year’s regulatory advancements, industry safety performance and enforcement statistics, as well as directive revisions, notable interpretations, and the Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH). Participants will be able to question OSHA staff and discuss the state of construction safety.

Speakers:

James G. Maddux, U.S. Department of Labor - OSHA, Directorate of Construction, Washington, DC

Track:

Construction / Mining

Time:

4:30pm - 5:30pm

Level:

Intermediate - Six to 10 years of experience is identified as intermediate

Business Lessons: The Politics of Safety and Managing Up (A)

Politics pervades every organization. Managing up is often defined as “sucking up”. There is a lot more behind managing up, than this. Master it and your path to the top may be cleared. Fail at it and you may find it to be a career stopper. Come and see how you can move your career to the next level.

Speakers:

Mark D. Hansen, P.E., CSP, CPEA, CPE, Natural Gas Partners, Irving, TX

Track:

Business Skills

Time:

4:30pm - 5:30pm

Level:

Advanced - 10 years plus experience is identified as advanced

Key Issue Roundtable #2: Lab Safety

It’s your chance to SPEAK UP!
Do you have a lesson learned to share with fellow professionals? Are you looking to meet with others with mutual interests? This year’s Key Issue Roundtables will be hosted by the ASSE Practice Specialties in areas of their particular expertise.

Sponsors:

Sponsored by the Environmental Practice Specialty

Speakers:

Track:

Key Issue Roundtables

Time:

3:15pm - 4:15pm

Level:

Spanish Session: Leading Changes in Occupational Safety and Health – Liderizando Combios en Sequridad y Salud Ocupacional

La implementación de sistemas de gestión y otras iniciativas de cambios para mejorar la actuación en seguridad y salud ocupacional está en aumento. El método usado para liderizar el proceso de cambio y las acciones de los líderes de la organización afectan estos esfuerzos bien intencionados. En esta sesión se discutirá cómo liderar y gestionar cambios exitosamente para mejorar la actuación de seguridad y salud ocupacional.

Speakers:

Rixio E. Medina, CSP, CPP, CMIOSH, Rixio Medina & Associates, L.P., Corpus Christi, TX

Track:

Fundamentals / Spanish

Time:

3:15pm - 4:15pm

Level:

Expo Education: Implementing a Safety Management System to Achieve World-Class Safety Performance (A)

This presentation will highlight how DuPont helped Midwest Generation move toward world-class safety performance and a 73 percent reduction in its incidence rate over a three year period by developing and implementing a safety management system that is focused on the organization’s operations as a whole.

Speakers:

• Patricia E. Hampel, DuPont Sustainable Solutions, Wilmington, DE
• Len J. Tully, Midwest Generation, Edison Mission Group, Bolingbrook, IL

Track:

Safety Management

Time:

3:15pm - 4:15pm

Level:

Advanced - 10 years plus experience is identified as advanced

Bag of Tricks – Presentation Design (B-I)

You said you’re going to give a presentation and you want it to be good. No wait, you want it to be great. Any idea how to do that? Millions of presentations are done every day, and most are just terrible. Presentations need to be a blend of plot, story, color, images and flow in today’s world. Creating and delivering an effective presentation is clearly an essential skill.

Sponsors:

Sponsored by the Training and Communications Branch of the Risk Management / Insurance Practice Specialty

Speakers:

Don Weatherbee, Reichhold, Inc., Newark, NJ

Track:

Training / Education

Time:

3:15pm - 4:15pm

Level:

Beginner - Two to five years of experience is identified as basic, Intermediate - Six to 10 years of experience is identified as intermediate

ANSI Doesn’t Certify Equipment…Who Does? (I)

One of the greatest misconceptions in the fall protection industry is that ANSI certifies fall protection equipment. This is an easy assumption to make, but it is incorrect. Too many loose interpretations, assumptions and variations of test structure have led to a lack of confidence in the products from the end user. The ANSI/ASSE Z359.7-2011, Qualification and Verification Testing of Fall Protection Products standard, works to change this.

Speakers:

• Randall M. Wingfield, Gravitec Systems, Inc., Bainbridge Island, WA
• Kevin Denis, Gravitec Systems, Inc., Bainbridge Island, WA

Track:

Technical / Engineering / Standards

Time:

3:15pm - 4:15pm

Level:

Intermediate - Six to 10 years of experience is identified as intermediate

Electrical Safety by Design and Maintenance (I)

Electrical safety must be an integral part of all electrical equipment and systems design and installations. An understanding of applicable codes, standards, and regulations is a must for electrical safety in design. Current standards and regulations place only minimum requirements on electrical design which yields reasonably safe electrical installations.

Sponsors:

Sponsored by the Engineering Practice Specialty

Speakers:

Dennis K. Neitzel, CPE, AVO Training Institute, Inc., Dallas, TX

Track:

Technical / Engineering / Standards

Time:

3:15pm - 4:15pm

Level:

Intermediate - Six to 10 years of experience is identified as intermediate

Design The Hazards Away: Prevention Is The Cure (A)

From project inception to completion, address the issues involved with implementing safety measures to prevent or control injuries associated with design, construction, maintenance, demolition and use. Leave with an in-depth understanding of Sustainable Safety® and the importance of safety through design.

Speakers:

• Jeremy T. Deason, P.E., Safety Through Engineering, New Carlisle, OH
• Michael C. Wright, P.E., CSP, CPE, Safety Through Engineering, New Carlisle, OH

Track:

Technical / Engineering / Standards

Time:

3:15pm - 4:15pm

Level:

Advanced - 10 years plus experience is identified as advanced

Near Miss Reporting: The Missing Link of Safety Culture Revolution (A)

A robust near miss process that engages employees to permanently solve potential injury causing situations is crucial to healthy safety cultures. Many organizations struggle to get any effective results from a near miss program. This presentation documents a fresh approach to developing a solution set that fits your unique safety and operations culture.

Sponsors:

Sponsored by the Chubb Group of Insurance Companies

Speakers:

Michael M. Williamsen, Ph.D., Caterpillar Safety Services, a division of Caterpillar, Inc., Peoria, IL

Track:

Safety Management

Time:

3:15pm - 4:15pm

Level:

Advanced - 10 years plus experience is identified as advanced

Safety Culture from the Safety Professional’s Perspective (I)

This presentation examines the results of a survey conducted among randomly selected Safety and Health Professionals. The survey sought to identify the perceptions and understanding that Safety and Health professionals have of their organization’s safety culture. The results will reveal the importance of safety culture to this key group.

Sponsors:

Sponsored by the Academics Practice Specialty

Speakers:

• Michael F. O'Toole, Ph.D., Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL
• David P. Nalbone, Ph.D., Purdue University Calumet, Hammond, IN

Track:

Safety Management

Time:

3:15pm - 4:15pm

Level:

Intermediate - Six to 10 years of experience is identified as intermediate

Actively Caring for People: A Worldwide Movement for Safety, Security, and Peace (B-I-A-E)

An actively-caring (AC) attitude benefits any intervention designed to improve the human dynamics of safety. This spirited, research-based presentation will explain how to promote an AC mindset and illustrate how a large-scale AC movement has prevented occupational injuries, interpersonal conflict, and bullying in industrial and educational settings worldwide.

Speakers:

E. Scott Geller, Ph.D., Safety Performance Solutions, Newport, VA

Track:

Executive, Human Behavior, Safety Management

Time:

3:15pm - 4:15pm

Level:

Advanced - 10 years plus experience is identified as advanced, Beginner - Two to five years of experience is identified as basic, Executive - Executive level sessions, Intermediate - Six to 10 years of experience is identified as intermediate

Risk: Assessing & Mitigating to Deliver Sustainable Safety Performance (I)

This session will provide real-world examples of how one company successfully integrated risk assessment methodology and continuous improvement methodologies such as Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing, with traditional safety management systems to drive step change improvement in safety performance.

Sponsors:

Sponsored by the International Practice Specialty

Speakers:

• Gary H. Eaton, CHEP, Winter Garden, FL
• Donald E. Little, CSP, Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, Tampa, FL

Track:

Executive, Risk Management / Insurance

Time:

3:15pm - 4:15pm

Level:

Intermediate - Six to 10 years of experience is identified as intermediate

The Art of Risk Management & Safety Integration: Impact of the ANSI Z690 Standard (I-A)

The adoption of ANSI Z690 Risk Management Standard is expected to have a significant effect on the safety and risk management professions. This presentation will explore the impact of the standard on the safety profession and provide tools to assist the safety professional with implementation in their organizations.

Sponsors:

Sponsored by the Risk Management / Insurance Practice Specialty

Speakers:

• Leslie M. Batterson, CSP, CPEA, Aon, Chicago, IL
• Daniel J. Rollino, CSP, OHST, ARM, Aon, New York, NY

Track:

Risk Management / Insurance

Time:

3:15pm - 4:15pm

Level:

Advanced - 10 years plus experience is identified as advanced, Intermediate - Six to 10 years of experience is identified as intermediate

OSHA Current Activities Update (B)

This session will update attendees on all of the new activities ongoing by OSHA in the areas of enforcement, standards development, cooperative programs, and various other informative OSHA activities. Attendees will gain insight into the key issues and challenges facing the profession from key OSHA officials.

Speakers:

• Lee Anne Jillings, Department of Labor - OSHA, Washington, DC
• Dorothy Dougherty, Department of Labor - OSHA, Washington, DC
• Thomas M. Galassi, CIH, Department of Labor - OSHA, Washington, DC

Track:

Regulatory Issues / Government / Public Sector

Time:

3:15pm - 4:15pm

Level:

Beginner - Two to five years of experience is identified as basic

Safety & Health Management Programs for the Mining Industry (I)

MSHA and OSHA have both made safety and health management programs a regulatory priority. However, the Mine Act’s enforcement framework poses unique challenges. Find out how to develop and implement effective programs while minimizing legal risks.

Sponsors:

Sponsored by the Mining Practice Specialty and the Women in Safety Engineering (WISE) Common Interest Group

Speakers:

Adele L. Abrams, Esq., CMSP, Law Office of Adele L. Abrams PC, Beltsville, MD

Track:

Construction / Mining

Time:

3:15pm - 4:15pm

Level:

Intermediate - Six to 10 years of experience is identified as intermediate

Best Practices of Contractor SH&E Management in Multi National Companies (I-E)

This session is a panel discussion on the top 5 SH&E best practices of contractor SH&E management and associated initiatives from the UK, USA, Australia and Gulf Region. Panelists will provide insights into their initiatives to improve the SH&E performance in their companies.

Sponsors:

Sponsored by the International Practice Specialty

Speakers:

• Ashok Garlapati, CSP, QEP, Kuwait Oil Company, Ahmadi, Kuwait
• Richard T. Cooper, MSc, CMIOSH, MASSE, Level (3) Communications, LLC, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
• Neil W. Dine, JP, FSIA, RSP (Aust), MASSE, Safety Institute of Australia Ltd. (SIA), Greenvale, Victoria, Australia
• Jack Fearing, CPEA, Dyncorp International, Falls Church, VA
• Hamad Al-Kandari, Kuwait Oil Company, Ahmadi, Kuwait

Track:

International

Time:

3:15pm - 4:15pm

Level:

Executive - Executive level sessions, Intermediate - Six to 10 years of experience is identified as intermediate

The Use of Ergonomic Analysis in Medical Causation Cases (I)

Workers’ Compensation law dictates that for an injury to be compensable, a job must be at least a “substantial factor,” if not the “prevailing factor” for a claimed injury. Healthcare Professionals are often asked to perform ergonomic evaluations to assist a physician in determining medical causation. This presentation outlines the procedure by which ergonomic evaluations are uniquely applied in the forensic arena.

Speakers:

Victor J. Zuccarello, OTR/L, CEES, BIO-ERGONOMICS, Inc., St. Louis, MO

Track:

Healthcare, Risk Management / Insurance

Time:

3:15pm - 4:15pm

Level:

Intermediate - Six to 10 years of experience is identified as intermediate

Ergonomic Strategies for Managing Rising Rate Obesity in the Workforce (A)

Since ergonomic-related stressors have been shown to be a significant loss driver for the over weight/obese OW/OB population, this workshop will focus on ergonomic risk reduction strategies as they relate to the OW/OB workforce and cover the following:

• Understanding the anthropometrics on the OB/OW worker
• Evaluating the risk of an OW/OB workforce from an ergonomics perspective
• Design guidelines for the OW/OB employee
• Psychosocial implication
• Post-incident validation

Speakers:

Vicki Missar, CPE, Aon, Upper Chichester, PA

Track:

Ergonomics, Health / Industrial Hygiene

Time:

3:15pm - 4:15pm

Level:

Advanced - 10 years plus experience is identified as advanced

Welding and Industrial Hygiene: The Welding Process and Lessons Learned (I)

This session will review industrial hygiene considerations for welding processes, including: an overview of exposures for various welding processes; welding plume components; the current regulatory environment regarding exposures; and methods for characterizing exposures. The presentation will review lessons learned through more than 20 years of experience in evaluating welding activities.

Sponsors:

Sponsored by the Industrial Hygiene Practice Specialty

Speakers:

• Michael A. McCullion, CSP, ARM, Sheet Metal & Air Conditioning Contractors National Association (SMACNA), Ashburn, VA
• Victor J. D'Amato, CSP, CIH, Atrium Environmental Health and Safety Services, LLC, Ashburn, VA

Track:

Health / Industrial Hygiene

Time:

3:15pm - 4:15pm

Level:

Intermediate - Six to 10 years of experience is identified as intermediate

Emergency Preplanning and Prevention Activities-The Key to a Successful Failure (B-I)

This presentation will focus on emergency preplanning and prevention activities at fixed facilities. Three main topics will be explored using a case study based on a large scale fire event: The session will address the need for emergency preplans, prevention planning, key planning elements, as well as coordination of preplans with the community.

Sponsors:

Sponsored by the Chubb Group of Insurance Companies and the Fire Protection Practice Specialty

Speakers:

Gabriel F. Miehl, CSP, CFPS, GE Transportation, Erie, PA

Track:

Emergency Management / Security

Time:

3:15pm - 4:15pm

Level:

Beginner - Two to five years of experience is identified as basic, Intermediate - Six to 10 years of experience is identified as intermediate

Introduction to Basic Scaffold Safety (B)

This presentation will provide an introduction to basic scaffold safety. Topics include discussion and pictures of the 25 different types of scaffold covered in OSHA, overview of most common safety requirements such as fall protection, falling object protection, etc., and a look at some improperly erected scaffolds in order to recognize common violations.

Speakers:

John A. Palmer, CSP, Scaffold Training Institute, League City, TX

Track:

Construction / Mining

Time:

3:15pm - 4:15pm

Level:

Beginner - Two to five years of experience is identified as basic

Restoration of the Reflecting Pool between Lincoln Memorial + Washington Monument (I)

Asbestos abatement, Haz Com, noise exposure, chain saws, lots of equipment, pile driving, concrete placement, in the public eye 24 / 7. How did we manage? Come get a history lesson and tips at the same time.

Sponsors:

Sponsored by the Construction Practice Specialty

Speakers:

• John B. Lanigan, CHST, OHST, Corman Construction, Port Deposit, MD
• Ruby L. DuBay, Blythe Construction, Inc., Huntersville, NC

Track:

Construction / Mining

Time:

3:15pm - 4:15pm

Level:

Intermediate - Six to 10 years of experience is identified as intermediate

Dream Job: A Comprehensive Approach to Fast-Tracking Your Career (B)

Learn ambitious strategies for fast-tracking your career from successful young SH&E professionals. Also hear from an SH&E executive on what leadership looks for when identifying promising young talent. Attendees will walk away with highly effective strategies for achieving promotions and the benefits that go with it.

Sponsors:

Sponsored by the Young Professionals in SH&E Common Interest Group

Speakers:

• Thomas J. Loughman, CSP, OHST, CHST, URS Corporation, Medford, MA
• Katherine L. Aragon, OHST, SGE, STS, Tooele Chemical Agent Disposal, URS Federal Services, Stockton, UT
• Leah M. Sallee, URS Energy and Construction, Kennewick, WA
• Jeff Treffinger, CSP, MPH, URS Corporation, Germantown, MD

Track:

Career/Personal Development

Time:

3:15pm - 4:15pm

Level:

Beginner - Two to five years of experience is identified as basic

How to Promote the Business Value of EHS (I)

Safety professionals need tools to maximize the business value of safety. This session identifies the barriers to safety as a business value; looks at business investments and benefits of safety functions; links safety to the drivers of business value; and demonstrates tools to improve performance and effectively communicate with management.

Speakers:

David Galt, Business and Legal Resources, Old Saybrook, CT

Track:

Business Skills

Time:

3:15pm - 4:15pm

Level:

Intermediate - Six to 10 years of experience is identified as intermediate

Key Issue Roundtable #1: Safety Education and Training Best Practices

It’s your chance to SPEAK UP!

Do you have a lesson learned to share with fellow professionals? Are you looking to meet with others with mutual interests? This year’s Key Issue Roundtables will be hosted by the ASSE Practice Specialties in areas of their particular expertise.

Sponsors:

Sponsored by CLMI Safety Training, the Academics Practice Specialty and the Training & Communications Branch of the Risk Management / Insurance Practice Specialty

Speakers:

Track:

Key Issue Roundtables

Time:

10:30am - 11:45am

Level:

Fundamentals of SH&E: Overview of Regulatory Compliance 101A

This session will provide an overview of the regulatory process and basic compliance requirements as they relate to safety, health and the environment. Organization of government and how laws and regulations are created will be discussed. The basic contents of the OSH Act and key environmental laws and compliance regulations will be covered.

Speakers:

• Timothy R. Fisher, CSP, ARM, CPEA, American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE), Des Plaines, IL
• Dennis Hudson, American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE), Des Plaines, IL

Track:

Fundamentals / Spanish

Time:

10:30am - 11:45am

Level:

Beginner - Two to five years of experience is identified as basic

Expo Education: Putting PPE Solutions to the Test: Onsite Pour Testing for PPE Evaluation (B-I-A-E)

This presentation covers recent advances and best practices in onsite PPE evaluation for high heat, molten metal, and hot liquid in chemical and petrochemical environments. A demonstration of a mobile testing platform that delivers objective, real-time data on a PPE layup’s resistance to molten hazards will be included.

Speakers:

Matthew R. Jones, Ph.D., Brigham Young University/Chapman Innovations (CarbonX), Salt Lake City, UT

Track:

Health / Industrial Hygiene, Technical / Engineering / Standards

Time:

10:30am - 11:45am

Level:

Advanced - 10 years plus experience is identified as advanced, Beginner - Two to five years of experience is identified as basic, Executive - Executive level sessions, Intermediate - Six to 10 years of experience is identified as intermediate

Update: Do You Really Know What’s Going on in Your Fleet (I-E)

Based on analysis of video of thousands of risky driving incidents, this update will help attendees:

• Learn the risky behaviors causing collisions in their fleets
• Understand how to reduce risky driving that leads to collisions, thereby reducing claims throughout their fleets
•  See real-life videos of risky driving and learn how to eliminate it

Speakers:

Del Lisk, DriveCam, San Diego, CA

Track:

Transportation

Time:

10:30am - 11:45am

Level:

Executive - Executive level sessions, Intermediate - Six to 10 years of experience is identified as intermediate

Fall Protection System Certification: Take No Chances (I)

No matter how old a fall protection system is, its sole purpose is to save a falling worker. Whether you’ve just installed new systems, or you’re evaluating existing systems, this presentation will explain the necessary elements that must be in place to achieve a certified system.

Sponsors:

Sponsored by the Standards Development Committee

Speakers:

Kevin E. Wilcox, P.E., CSP, LJB, Inc., Dayton, OH

Track:

Technical / Engineering / Standards

Time:

10:30am - 11:45am

Level:

Intermediate - Six to 10 years of experience is identified as intermediate

Implementing NFPA 70E for Arc Flash Safety (I)

Applying NFPA 70E to real-world situations can be confusing and at times overwhelming. This session will equip attendees with the knowledge they need to keep employees safe from electrical hazards. They will learn practical information they can begin to apply immediately at their workplace.

Speakers:

Daryn R. Lewellyn, Lewellyn Technology, Linton, IN

Track:

Technical / Engineering / Standards

Time:

10:30am - 11:45am

Level:

Intermediate - Six to 10 years of experience is identified as intermediate

Successfully Implementing Safety Management Systems (I)

Safety and health management systems (OHSAS 18001, OSHA VPP or ANSI Z-10) can be utilized as best practices to reduce work-related injuries and illnesses and change the safety culture. This session will look at the concept of management systems and show the detailed steps one company used to successfully implement safety and health management systems using the OSHA VPP roadmap.

Sponsors:

Sponsored by the Consultants Practice Specialty

Speakers:

Deborah R. Roy, MPH, RN, COHN-S, CET, CSP, L.L. Bean, Inc., Freeport, ME

Track:

Safety Management

Time:

10:30am - 11:45am

Level:

Intermediate - Six to 10 years of experience is identified as intermediate

Zero Accidents was the goal of… the Titanic! (E)

The Titanic captain’s goal was clear, the safety systems were perfect and the protections unequalled – a well managed ship. Learn how transformational safety leadership transcends safety management. Leaders are passionate and they inspire, but above all, they think: ‘Beyond Zero’. They can save your ship, because you already employ them.

Speakers:

Corrie Pitzer, B.Hons (Ind Psych), B.Hons (Bus), MBA, SAFEmap International, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

Track:

Executive, Safety Management

Time:

10:30am - 11:45am

Level:

Executive - Executive level sessions

Navigating Change: A Roadmap for EHS Integration (A-E)

This presentation will provide attendees with the key steps of how to fully embed EHS into the organization. Key areas covered will include: examining the steps in a change roadmap, defining an organizational structure applying Socio-Technical Systems (STS) theory and how it relates to EHS integration, and identifying strategic activities to generate quick wins. Specific case examples will be shared to augment possible strategic opportunities.

Sponsors:

Sponsored by the Consultants Practice Specialty and the Human Resources Branch of the Management Practice Specialty

Speakers:

Katherine A. Hart, Ed.D., CSP, ClearVision Consulting, Alameda, CA

Track:

Safety Management

Time:

10:30am - 11:45am

Level:

Advanced - 10 years plus experience is identified as advanced, Executive - Executive level sessions

Achieving a 100% Employee Committed Safety Culture: Strategies and Activities (B)

Attendees will benefit from the knowledge of a major corporation’s experiences, successes and challenges in implementing a 100% committed safety culture. Attendees will leave with the cultural theory utilized by Shaw Industries, Inc., the vision and implementation ready examples of activities and strategies that build safety culture commitment.

Speakers:

• Joseph E. Bolduc, Shaw Industries, Inc., Dalton, GA
• Colleen Hydrick, Shaw Industries, Inc., Central, SC
• F. Turner Plunkett, Shaw Industries, Inc., Dalton, GA
• Vince Shivers, Shaw Industries, Inc., Martinez, GA

Track:

Safety Management

Time:

10:30am - 11:45am

Level:

Beginner - Two to five years of experience is identified as basic

Maintaining the Risk Free Facility (I-A)

If you are responsible for managing property risks then attend this presentation, for essential concepts for reducing property risks and time tested examples of fire prevention controls tailored to your manufacturing plants and distribution facilities. The benefits of maintaining the risk free facility, addressing a wide range of property loss threats and facility operations will be presented. Insurance statistics reveal that fire is, by far, the greatest threat to commercial and industrial property.

Sponsors:

Sponsored by the Engineering Practice Specialty

Speakers:

Jeffrey L. Robinson, P.E., CSP, Robinson Risk Consulting, LLC, Aiken, SC

Track:

Risk Management / Insurance

Time:

10:30am - 11:45am

Level:

Advanced - 10 years plus experience is identified as advanced, Intermediate - Six to 10 years of experience is identified as intermediate

Loss Control – The Mind and Soul of Underwriting (A)

Expanding on the very successful Loss Control Executive Panel from the 2011 PDC, this session will focus on the evolving issues facing loss control professionals in their roles, responsibilities and accountabilities. As a result of this session, all participants will receive a report on the ideas, concepts and initiatives developed for their personal career planning.

Sponsors:

Sponsored by the Risk Management / Insurance Practice Specialty

Speakers:

Mark D. Oldham, CSP, Fireman's Fund Insurance Company, Midlothian, VA

Track:

Risk Management / Insurance

Time:

10:30am - 11:45am

Level:

Advanced - 10 years plus experience is identified as advanced

Regulation of Nanotechnology (B)

In the US, the EPA has taken the lead role for the regulation of nanotechnology, including potential workplace exposures. This session will examine the distinctions between the EPA’s and OSHA’s approach to regulations. It will also present other countrys’ nanotechnology regulatory schemes, along with contributions from organizations such as NIOSH and ACGIH.

Speakers:

• Ann M. Minzner Conley, CSP, Chubb & Son, Inc., Whitehouse Station, NJ
• Eugene P. Wingert, CHMM, Chubb & Son, Inc., Whitehouse Station, NJ

Track:

Regulatory Issues / Government / Public Sector

Time:

10:30am - 11:45am

Level:

Beginner - Two to five years of experience is identified as basic

Migrant workers: Sustainable not Disposable – A Challenge for Safety and Society (I)

This session highlights a key role for the OSH practitioner in reducing workplace risks for migrant workers. It discusses: risks and challenges migrant workers face and recommendations to reduce risk and incidents, drawing on practical examples from IOSH sponsored research with migrant construction workers in the UK.

Speakers:

Subash Ludhra, BSc, FIOSH, Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH), Leicester, Great Britain

Track:

International

Time:

10:30am - 11:45am

Level:

Intermediate - Six to 10 years of experience is identified as intermediate

Unlocking the Code to Human Error (I)

People have been making mistakes for years, therefore most traditional safety efforts have focused on minimizing the consequences of injury causing errors. This session looks at injury prevention from the other side of the coin, preventing the injury-causing error in the first place. Learn ways to efficiently minimize the errors people make that cause injuries.

Speakers:

Larry Wilson, SafeStart-Safe Track, A Division of Electrolab Ltd., Belleville, Ontario, Canada

Track:

Human Behavior

Time:

10:30am - 11:45am

Level:

Intermediate - Six to 10 years of experience is identified as intermediate

Wellness: The Intersect of a Productive Worker (I)

One of the most prevalent health care issues in the U.S. today is obesity. Data reveals that obesity is the most common, most expensive and least addressed disease state in the workforce today. Obesity as a disease state has extensive roots in the media, at the supermarket, and around the technologies we employ daily. At the end of the day, obesity and its related disease states are a threat to the competitiveness and long-term viability of U.S. businesses, which in turn, affects us all.

Speakers:

Drew G. Bossen, PT, Atlas Ergonomics, LLC, Iowa City, IA

Track:

Health / Industrial Hygiene

Time:

10:30am - 11:45am

Level:

Intermediate - Six to 10 years of experience is identified as intermediate

Climb the Mountain: Create a Highly Effective Property Protection Program (A)

Successfully climb the mountain of managing property exposures with innovative techniques and quantifiable measures. We will explore the use of state of the art techniques and how to present key metrics to senior management to demonstrate cost benefits and solutions to manage property risk. Let’s go climbing!

Sponsors:

Sponsored by the Fire Protection Practice Specialty

Speakers:

Frank L. Keisler, CSP, CFPS, ARM, CNA, Duluth, GA

Track:

Fire Protection

Time:

10:30am - 11:45am

Level:

Advanced - 10 years plus experience is identified as advanced

Winning Ergonomics Strategies for Call Center Employees (B)

Call centers present unique ergonomics challenges with respect to individual and organizational factors. Review how one company utilized a progressive, team oriented approach to improve productivity, reduce losses and address the challenges posed by workstation issues, aging workers and job satisfaction. Attendees will learn proven ergonomics interventions to use immediately.

Sponsors:

Sponsored by the Ergonomics Practice Specialty

Speakers:

• Ronald W. Porter, PT, CEAS III, Back School of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA
• Michael Belcher, CSP, DS Waters, Atlanta, GA

Track:

Ergonomics

Time:

10:30am - 11:45am

Level:

Beginner - Two to five years of experience is identified as basic

Going Green without Ending Up in the Red: Clean Tech Safety (I)

The sustainable use of resources is paramount to protecting our economic and geo-political future. While most people associate sustainability with “clean and green”, there are numerous risks that must be considered whether from anticipated exposures or unintended consequences. This session looks at several clean tech solutions and provides insight into the “kaboom factors” that are often not considered when manufacturing, installing and operating these products and systems.

Speakers:

• Aaron J. Kalisher, CSP, LEED-AP, CBCP, Chubb Insurance, Whitehouse Station, NJ
• Craig Bierl, Chubb Insurance, Chicago, IL

Track:

Environment / Hazardous Material, Risk Management / Insurance

Time:

10:30am - 11:45am

Level:

Intermediate - Six to 10 years of experience is identified as intermediate

Toward Sustainable Development, Adapting to New Business Challenges (I)

Sustainable development, sustainability, just what does this mean to me. Why can’t I just do the important job of safety? The development of skill sets of a business efficiency manager in order to undertake the important function of ensuring the continued security of People, Profit and Plant.

Sponsors:

Sponsored by the International Practice Specialty

Speakers:

Richard T. Cooper, MSc, CMIOSH, Level (3) Communications, LLC, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, United Kingdom

Track:

Corporate Social Responsibility / Sustainability

Time:

10:30am - 11:45am

Level:

Intermediate - Six to 10 years of experience is identified as intermediate

ANSI/ASSE A10 Standards: Their Use and Implementation (I)

This presentation will explore current and future A10 standards and how these standards can be successfully implemented during construction and demolition operations.

Sponsors:

Sponsored by the Standards Development Committee and the Construction Practice Specialty

Speakers:

Richard F. King, CSP, Black and Veatch, Centennial, CO

Track:

Construction / Mining, Technical / Engineering / Standards

Time:

10:30am - 11:45am

Level:

Intermediate - Six to 10 years of experience is identified as intermediate

Would You Watch Out For My Safety (B-I-A-E)

Everyone says people should be, “their brother’s keeper”, but because people feel uncomfortable correcting someone else they choose to say nothing allowing a possible injury. Discover 5 reasons people will want to watch out for the safety of others. Learn ways they can share safety with others and feel comfortable doing so. Finally learn how to motivate people to watch out for the safety of others.

Speakers:

John W. Drebinger, Jr., CSP (Certified Speaking Professional), John Drebinger Presentations, Galt, CA

Track:

Career/Personal Development, Executive, Human Behavior

Time:

10:30am - 11:45am

Level:

Advanced - 10 years plus experience is identified as advanced, Beginner - Two to five years of experience is identified as basic, Executive - Executive level sessions, Intermediate - Six to 10 years of experience is identified as intermediate

Case Study: SHE by Design Lead Exclusively by Management (A)

This session will examine how a management team on a mega project identified the most effective management organization in order to advance SH&E success. Not typically seen in business today is a structure where front line management totally accepts their responsibility for SH&E.

Speakers:

Norman H. Black, CSP, Bechtel, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Track:

Business Skills, Safety Management

Time:

10:30am - 11:45am

Level:

Advanced - 10 years plus experience is identified as advanced