Concurrent Sessions

S5001 | Ethics, Compliance and Engagement: A Case Study

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June 23, 9:30am - 10:30am

Sponsored by the Emerging Professionals in OSH Common Interest Group

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Description

Safety professionals often encounter ethically challenging issues. With the right amount of technical knowledge, business acumen and engagement skills, we can rest easy knowing that we took the right approach. Learn about one team's approach in response to a massive corporate edict.

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Business Skills & Personal Development, Risk Management/Insurance

Speaker(s)

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S5002 | Business Skills for Safety Professionals: Understand the Business First

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June 23, 9:30am - 10:30am

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Description

If you want to advance safety in your organization, you must understand your business first. Learn the five essential business skills every safety and health professional needs to master. Build your business knowledge to improve your safety performance.

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Business Skills & Personal Development, Safety Management

Speaker(s)

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S5003 | Slow Safety™: How Adaptive OSH Professionals Influence Decisions

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June 23, 9:30am - 10:30am

Sponsored by the Standards Development Committee and the Consultants and Training & Communications Practice Specialties

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Description

Do you want to be more effective when advising stakeholders and influencing those who make workplace safety decisions? We will explore Slow Safety™, an adaptive facilitator approach to developing an effective occupational safety and health professional consultancy.

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Business Skills & Personal Development, Safety Management

Speaker(s)

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S5004 | Does Your Safety Plan End With, "Call 9-1-1"?

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June 23, 9:30am - 10:30am

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Description

Too often construction site safety plans end with the phrase "call 9-1-1." Gain insight on the capabilities and limitations of the fire service and EMS provider organizations.

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Construction, Emergency Management/Security

Speaker(s)

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S5005 | Advancing Head Protection: Leading Innovation and Creating Change

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June 23, 9:30am - 10:30am

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Description

Learn about Clark Construction's journey out of the outdated hard hat and into a helmet. According to a study published by NIOSH, one of every four construction fatalities is due to a traumatic brain injury. Learn how these statistics are changing professional thinking about head protection.

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Construction, Safety Management

Speaker(s)

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S5006 | Security: The Rising Safety Risks

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June 23, 9:30am - 10:30am

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Description

As industrial operations are increasingly connected, security risks inherently increase, affecting physical assets, work environments and worker safety. Develop an understanding of why these attacks are rising dramatically, and learn steps you can take to mitigate security-based safety risks.

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Emergency Management/Security, Safety Management

Speaker(s)

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S5007 | Using Total Worker Health® to Broaden Your Safety Program

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June 23, 9:30am - 10:30am

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Description

A Total Worker Health® (TWH) program recognizes that environmental, social, and personal health factors, on and off the job, contribute to workplace safety outcomes. Learn how employers are incorporating TWH in their safety programs and discover free tools to help you introduce TWH in your organization.

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Healthcare/Wellness, Industrial Hygiene/Health

Speaker(s)

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S5008 | Creating a Culture of Speaking Up (Safety Intervention)

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June 23, 9:30am - 10:30am

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Description

The nature and origins of safety culture are often confusing. Discuss the mechanisms behind culture formation and review specific steps you and your organization can take to create a culture in which employees intervene in unsafe operations without hesitation.

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Business Skills & Personal Development, Human Behavior

Speaker(s)

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S5009 | The Tony Crow Story: Safety 24/7 at Work, Home and Play

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June 23, 9:30am - 10:30am

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Description

Tony Crow worked for Texas Utilities at a coal-fired power plant for 26 years. On Feb. 15, 2003, he was blinded for life. Hear his story about the importance of communication, wearing proper PPE and speaking up when others take risky actions because incidents change lives forever.

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Human Behavior, Safety Management

Speaker(s)

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S5010 | Something Wicked This Way Comes: IAQ Problem Exorcism

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June 23, 9:30am - 10:30am

Sponsored by the Women in Safety Excellence (WISE) Common Interest Group and the Industrial Hygiene Practice Specialty

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Description

Learn through real-life, enthralling case studies about successes and detailed best practice strategies you can adapt to manage and resolve indoor air quality (IAQ) issues. Return to your workplace with a portfolio of IAQ resources.

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Industrial Hygiene/Health, Risk Management/Insurance

Speaker(s)

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S5011 | Process Safety: Lessons Learned From a Refinery Catalytic Cracking Unit Explosion and Fire

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June 23, 9:30am - 10:30am

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Description

Learn lessons from a case study that illustrates the connection between process safety information and mechanical integrity. Our OSHA presenters will describe an incident that caused an explosion and large hydrocarbon fire at a refinery, and they will showcase how process safety information can affect operating procedures, process hazards analysis, mechanical integrity, inspection testing and preventive maintenance.

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Oil, Gas/Mining & Mineral Resources, Regulatory Issues/Government/Public Sector

Speaker(s)

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S5012 | In the Weeds: Managing Workplace Risks of Legalized Marijuana

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June 23, 9:30am - 10:30am

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Description

Join our panelists as they discuss legalized marijuana and recent developments in state and federal laws. Identify strategies for minimizing legal risks associated with determining impairment and workplace accommodations, explore discrimination and drug testing policies, learn how to define "safety sensitive" positions and more.

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Regulatory Issues/Government/Public Sector, Safety Management

Speaker(s)

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S5013 | Fundamentals of OSH: Hazard Identification and Control

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June 23, 9:30am - 10:30am

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Description

Build knowledge of the essential elements of hazard identification and the steps for defining, eliminating or controlling hazards. Take away information on the major sources of hazards, systematic methods of evaluating them, system safety concepts and the fundamental elements of incident investigations.

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Risk Assessment

Speaker(s)

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S5014 | Workplace Risk Management: How OSH Can Make a Positive Impact

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June 23, 9:30am - 10:30am

Sponsored by the Women in Safety Excellence (WISE) Common Interest Group and the Risk Management Practice Specialty

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Description

Occupational safety and health professionals typically focuses on incident and risk managers focus on cost. The space between provides an opportunity for OSH professionals to positively impact profitability. Review concepts and implementable strategies to help you become a pivotal player in workplace risk management.

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Risk Management/Insurance, Safety Management

Speaker(s)

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S5015 | New Data Reveals Improved Fatigue Management Strategies

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June 23, 9:30am - 10:30am

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Description

Join industry researchers to explore how data from recent case studies illuminate solutions that employers can use to minimize fatigue among workers. We will showcase findings from recent studies of fatigue in manufacturing settings and fire departments across the U.S.

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Healthcare/Wellness, Safety Management

Speaker(s)

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S5016 | Culture Change at a Pulp and Paper Mill: A Blended Approach

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June 23, 9:30am - 10:30am

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Description

Develop knowledge to use a blended management approach to achieve desired worker participation and program partnership. Review a case study and discuss management system elements that you can deploy in your organization.

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Human Behavior, Safety Management

Speaker(s)

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S5017 | Revised ANSI/ASSP Z10 Management System Standard: A Game Changer

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June 23, 9:30am - 10:30am

Sponsored by the Risk Assessment Committee and the Standards Development Committee

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Description

The revised ANSI/ASSP Z10 standard provides an outstanding framework to establish or improve your safety and health management system. Develop skills to create a management system that builds collaboration and improves feedback processes that lead to continuous improvement rather than a wasteful paper bureaucracy.

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Safety Management, Technical/Engineering/Standards

Speaker(s)

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S5018 | How to Develop a Comprehensive Fall Protection Program

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June 23, 9:30am - 10:30am

Sponsored by Grainger and the Standards Development Committee

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Description

Review the key components needed to develop and implement a comprehensive managed fall protection program to better protect your workers from fall hazards. Join us as we explore recommendations from ANSI/ASSP Z359.2, Minimum Requirements for a Comprehensive Managed Fall Protection Program, and other template documents from the U.S. Navy.

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Safety Management, Training/Education

Speaker(s)

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S5019 | Biological Eye and Face Protection: A New Standard

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June 23, 9:30am - 10:30am

Sponsored by the Standards Development Committee

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Description

Collect the latest information on eye and face PPE standards from members of the ANSI/ISEA Z87 committee who write these standards. Changes are coming: Will you be ready?

Track

Regulatory Issues/Government/Public Sector, Technical/Engineering/Standards

Speaker(s)

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S5020 | Cross-Cultural Factors in Disney's Safety In Motion

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June 23, 9:30am - 10:30am

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Description

Learn how Disney has customized the Safety In Motion® soft-tissue injury prevention program to succeed in a wide range of cultural environments. Develop insights into adapting leadership events, visual content and training.

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Sustainability/Human Capital, Training/Education

Speaker(s)

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S5021 | Developing an Effective and Consistent OSH Training Program

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June 23, 9:30am - 10:30am

Sponsored by the Standards Development Committee and the Oil, Gas, Mining and Mineral Resources Practice Specialty

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Description

As an occupational safety and health professional, you develop and manage training that may not follow a specific methodology. Using ANSI/ASSP Z490.l -2016, Criteria for Accepted Practices in Safety, Health and Environmental Training, you can manage, develop and deliver consistent and effective safety training.

Track

Technical/Engineering/Standards, Training/Education

Speaker(s)

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S5022 | Distracted Driving: Our National Epidemic

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June 23, 9:30am - 10:30am

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Description

Distracted driving is an epidemic in the U.S. Gain new insight on this significant concern based on the instructor's personal experience of losing his daughter, Megan, due to a distracted driver.

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Risk Management/Insurance, Transportation

Speaker(s)

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S5023 | Key Issue Collaboration Session: Cooperative Efforts to Face a Common Challenge—The Increasing Fatality Rate Among the Hispanic Workforce

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June 23, 9:30am - 10:30am

Sponsored by the Hispanic Safety Professionals Common Interest Group

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Description

From 2011 to 2016, two-thirds of the 3,244 work-related deaths among Latinos involved an immigrant. As their numbers in the workforce continue to grow, we must work to reduce the occupational safety and health disparities they face and eliminate the negative consequences these disparities introduce to workers, employers and society at large. To achieve this, we need to build a collaborative and sustainable effort.

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Key Issue Collaboration Session

Collaboration Session Coordinator(s)

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S5025 | What Differentiates Safety Excellence From Basic Safety?

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June 23, 10:45am - 11:45am

Sponsored by the Management Practice Specialty

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Description

Once you have done a great job of traditional safety, where do you go from there? An entire field of study, management tools and metrics have been developed for just such endeavors. Develop knowledge of these resources and learn how organizations have used them to achieve excellence.

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Business Skills & Personal Development, Human Behavior

Speaker(s)

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S5026 | Using Influence and Persuasion to Gain Commitment

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June 23, 10:45am - 11:45am

Sponsored by the Blacks in Safety Excellence (BISE) Common Interest Group

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Description

Collect actionable tactical and strategic information that you can use to consistently influence and persuade others to achieve desired objectives and build mutually beneficial long-term connections.

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Business Skills & Personal Development, Training/Education

Speaker(s)

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S5027 | Effective Use of Perception Surveys on Construction Projects

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June 23, 10:45am - 11:45am

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Description

Learn effective techniques for using perception surveys and focus groups on large construction projects to identify, address and resolve negative perceptions and misconceptions relative to safety, quality, productivity and employee retention. The results can help drive continuous improvement throughout all project phases.

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Construction, Safety Management

Speaker(s)

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S5028 | Environmental Legacy Risks: Myths and Realities

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June 23, 10:45am - 11:45am

Sponsored by the Risk Assessment Committee and the Standards Development Committee and the Environmental Practice Specialty

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Description

Legacy environmental risks such as asbestos, lead and environmental air quality, specifically indoor air quality (IAQ), were common concerns in the recent past. Learn about IAQ myths and realities that you may encounter in today's workplace.

Track

Environment/Hazardous Material, Industrial Hygiene/Health

Speaker(s)

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S5029 | Safety, Well-Being and Workers' Compensation: How They Impact Each Other

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June 23, 10:45am - 11:45am

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Description

As we enter a new era in healthcare, employers are more actively engaged in the health of their workforce than ever. Review how comprehensive well-being programs can benefit the full continuum of a healthy workforce and improve key metrics for workers' compensation programs.

Track

Healthcare/Wellness, Safety Management

Speaker(s)

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S5030 | Psychological Safety: Making It Safe to Speak Up

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June 23, 10:45am - 11:45am

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Description

Interested in demystifying the concept of psychological safety? Using real-world case studies, grow your knowledge of strategies to enable trust and acquire tools to help foster an environment where people feel safe to speak up.

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Human Behavior, Safety Management

Speaker(s)

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S5031 | Cost Effectiveness for Noise Control and Hearing Conservation

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June 23, 10:45am - 11:45am

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Description

Discuss the complex facets of overseeing a program for hearing loss prevention and explore how you can organize them to demonstrate how they can be managed practically and efficiently.

Track

Industrial Hygiene/Health, Safety Management

Speaker(s)

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S5032 | Improving Driving Safety—Successful Implementation: A Case Study

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June 23, 10:45am - 11:45am

Sponsored by the Risk Assessment Committee and the Management and Oil, Gas, Mining and Mineral Resources and Transportation Practice Specialties

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Description

Review aspects of Driving Safety in KOC, which speaks to implementing road safety programs. These initiatives signify the company's "We Care" commitment" and helped reduce lagging indicators to enhance occupational safety and health performance.

Track

Oil, Gas/Mining & Mineral Resources, Transportation

Speaker(s)

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S5033 | It’s Not Just Dust: An Implementation Update on OSHA’s National Emphasis Program on Silica and Respirable Crystalline Silica Directive

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June 23, 10:45am - 11:45am

Sponsored by ClickSafety

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Description

OSHA has a National Emphasis Program (NEP) on silica, continues to include silica on its regulatory agenda and offers compliance assistance resources for employers. Hear a detailed overview of the NEP, and learn about OSHA’s enforcement policies and procedures addressing respirable crystalline silica exposures in general industry, maritime and construction. Develop an understanding of OSHA’s inspection process and methods for achieving compliance (i.e., engineering controls, work practices, respiratory protection). Review the latest updates on OSHA’s compliance assistance efforts, including guidance materials and a pending rulemaking action related to the construction industry.

Track

Construction, Regulatory Issues/Government/Public Sector

Speaker(s)

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S5034 | Knowledge About the Safety of Playground Equipment—Priceless

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June 23, 10:45am - 11:45am

Sponsored by the Public Sector Practice Specialty

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Description

Playground equipment is supposed to be fun and safe. Yet, each year, there are more than 200,000 emergency room visits by children injured on playground equipment. Examine the safety factors of playground equipment, discuss the value of a professional inspection and review effective risk reduction techniques.

Track

Hospitality, Regulatory Issues/Government/Public Sector

Speaker(s)

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S5035 | Workplace Examinations, Inspections and Audits: Beyond Compliance

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June 23, 10:45am - 11:45am

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

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Description

Examine OSHA/MSHA standards that mandate workplace inspections, documentation and retention requirements, and how these differ from formal audits. Review changes to MSHA's workplace exam rule and OSHA inspection requirements, and discuss legal exposure for examiners and auditors.

Track

Regulatory Issues/Government/Public Sector, Risk Assessment

Speaker(s)

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S5036 | Engineering Practice Can Reduce Risk: Part 3

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June 23, 10:45am - 11:45am

Sponsored by the Engineering and Ergonomics Practice Specialties

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Description

Apply the first six steps of the problem-solving process to develop recommended actions for each case study presented and take back this approach to apply in you own organization.

Track

Risk Assessment, Risk Management/Insurance

Speaker(s)

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S5037 | Experience Modification Rate as a Measure of Safety Performance

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June 23, 10:45am - 11:45am

Sponsored by the Public Sector and Risk Management Practice Specialties

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Description

Have you ever considered using the workers' compensation experience modification rate (EMR) as an indicator of safety performance? Recent research highlights when EMR is and is not a good indicator of safety performance. Learn how to avoid incorrectly interpreting this number.

Track

Regulatory Issues/Government/Public Sector, Risk Management/Insurance

Speaker(s)

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S5038 | The Next Frontier in Safety: Going Beyond Zero

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June 23, 10:45am - 11:45am

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Description

Safety is a common term describing a condition of "'without incidents." But that is not safe. DeepSafe goes beyond that. It goes beyond numbers, beyond zero and into the heart of and soul of the business: its culture. To change culture, everything must change, starting with how we define safety.

Track

Human Behavior, Safety Management

Speaker(s)

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S5039 | Lockout/Tagout Myths and Misconceptions

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June 23, 10:45am - 11:45am

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Description

Many myths and misunderstandings surround the use of lockout/tagout devices and related procedures. Our myth-busting discussion focuses on topics such as minor servicing exceptions, maintenance troubleshooting, exclusive control, control of gravity and training requirements for authorized personnel.

Track

Safety Management, Technical/Engineering/Standards

Speaker(s)

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S5040 | Millennials in the Workplace: Avoid Stereotypes to Improve Safety

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June 23, 10:45am - 11:45am

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Description

Millennials will soon be the largest generation in the workforce, and their expectations regarding occupational safety and health and sustainability are shaping the way business is conducted. Examine statistical trends, debunk stereotypes and gain insights you can use to improve your safety management system with these workers in mind.

Track

Safety Management, Training/Education

Speaker(s)

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S5041 | Fundamentals of OSH: Basic Safety Management

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June 23, 10:45am - 11:45am

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Description

Many safety professionals are responsible for managing the workforce, materials and financial resources to optimize them for safety and health. Learn about management principles and how they apply to your role as an occupational safety and health professional.

Track

Safety Management

Speaker(s)

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S5042 | Racing Toward Inclusion: How to Impact Your Safety Culture

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June 23, 10:45am - 11:45am

Sponsored by the Blacks in Safety Excellence (BISE) Common Interest Group and the Manufacturing Practice Specialty

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Description

3 . . . 2 . . . 1 . . . GO! Take a P.I.T. S.T.O.P. to understand how inclusion affects employee engagement, communication, retention and career advancement. Explore roadblocks and discuss real-world examples that demonstrate how you as a safety professional can move into first place on diversity and inclusion in your organization.

Track

Sustainability/Human Capital, Training/Education

Speaker(s)

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S5043 | The Impact of Automation on Worker Safety and Health

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June 23, 10:45am - 11:45am

Sponsored by the Engineering and Manufacturing Practice Specialties

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Description

The transition to a technologically advanced and autonomous world introduces a range of risks, many of which are not well understood. Discuss how to develop policies and apply research to help your organization transition to an autonomous world.

Track

Risk Assessment, Technical/Engineering/Standards

Speaker(s)

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S5044 | ANSI/ASSP Z359 Fall Protection and Restraint Forum

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June 23, 10:45am - 11:45am

Sponsored by Grainger and the Standards Development Committee

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Description

The ANSI/ASSP Z359 Fall Protection Code provides an overall blueprint to help prevent injuries that result when workers fall from heights. Learn tangible techniques and approaches you can use to improve your fall protection and restraint programs.

Track

Technical/Engineering/Standards, Training/Education

Speaker(s)

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S5045 | Tell Me a Story: Teach Using the Power of Orality

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June 23, 10:45am - 11:45am

Sponsored by the Consultants and Training & Communications Practice Specialties

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Description

Forget technology. Transform your safety training with the time-tested method of orality to bring simple safety stories to life for your audience. Orality involves carefully crafted stories and insightful questions to help your audience apply the story's truths and one final powerful step.

Track

Human Behavior, Training/Education

Speaker(s)

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S5046 | Promoting Safety in Preventive Maintenance Practices

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June 23, 10:45am - 11:45am

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Description

Have you ever considered how preventive maintenance practices can increase workplace hazards? Increase your awareness of the risks associated with preventive maintenance practices so you can reduce the hazards and prevent workplace injuries and fatalities.

Track

Human Behavior, Training/Education

Speaker(s)

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S5047 | Key Issue Collaboration Session: What's This Thing Called Sustainability?

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June 23, 10:45am - 11:45am

Sponsored by the Environmental Practice Specialty

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Description

Is it waste? Is it water? Is it carbon emissions? What exactly is sustainability and how is it defined? Join us to discuss how organizations define sustainability and review emerging requirements that will shape the future of our planet (as well as our economy).

Track

Key Issue Collaboration Session

Collaboration Session Coordinator(s)

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S5048 | Are Consensus Safety Management Standards Effective? An Update on DOL's Study

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June 23, 10:45am - 11:45am

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Description

Eastern Research Group is conducting a three-year study of the effectiveness of occupational safety and health management system consensus standards. Get an overview of the study from the principal investigators who will discuss their data collection methods, review progress to date and explain conclusions we can draw at the project's half-way point.

Track

Safety Management, Sustainability/Human Capital

Speaker(s)

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S5050 | Tweet, Snap and 'Gram Your Safety Message to Reach Billions

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June 23, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Sponsored by the Women in Safety Excellence (WISE) and Emerging Professionals in OSH Common Interest Groups

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Description

Your workforce is active on social media, are you? As a safety professional, you must learn to navigate social media to reach workers where they are. Find your own social media style and platform that suits you best—and practice tweeting, snapping and 'gramming throughout the session.

Track

Business Skills & Personal Development, Human Behavior

Speaker(s)

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S5051 | Persuasion Power: How to Get It, Use It and Keep It

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June 23, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Sponsored by the Consultants Practice Specialty

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Description

Ever wonder how some business people achieve incredible results, while other equally qualified and bright individuals wallow? POWER provides you with tools to maximize your effectiveness and grow your personal organizational value.

Track

Business Skills & Personal Development, Human Behavior

Speaker(s)

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S5052 | The Art and Science of Influential Safety Leadership

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June 23, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Sponsored by the Women in Safety Excellence (WISE) Common Interest Group and the Consultants Practice Specialty

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Description

Learn from industry experts and thought leaders during this innovative, high-energy, presentation of real-world case studies of influential safety leadership. Participate in discussions exploring leadership concepts to optimize professional influence on key decision-makers in a business environment.

Track

Business Skills & Personal Development, Safety Management

Speaker(s)

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S5053 | Understanding Veterans as Successful Safety Professionals

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June 23, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

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Description

Discuss how veterans transition from service into the civilian sector and what options are available for them. Identify how your employer/clients can leverage the qualities many veterans possess to build a stronger team and workforce.

Track

Business Skills & Personal Development, Construction

Speaker(s)

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S5054 | Avoiding Solar Surprise: Safely Navigating PV Electrical Safety

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June 23, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

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Description

Identify the principle electrical hazards currently found in solar-focused and solar-adjacent construction, and conduct an analysis of recent NFPA rulings on fire setbacks, rapid shutdown and other topics that will impact the industry in the future.

Track

Construction, Technical/Engineering/Standards

Speaker(s)

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S5055 | After the Crisis: Identifying and Managing the Human Impact

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June 23, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Sponsored by the Construction Practice Specialty

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Description

Most organizations have developed a crisis plan. One rarely identified or discussed risk is how to manage the impact on the people indirectly impacted by the crisis. Develop knowledge to help mitigate the impact by identifying resources and responses well in advance of an incident.

Track

Construction, Emergency Management/Security

Speaker(s)

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S5056 | Environmental Wellness: Tai Chi Approach to Total Worker Health®

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June 23, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Sponsored by the Environmental Practice Specialty

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Description

The national cost for disabling injuries exceeds $160 billion annually. Learn about the many benefits of incorporating Tai Chi Chuan and Qigong practices to enhance your workers' overall health and well-being.

Track

Environment/Hazardous Material, Healthcare/Wellness

Speaker(s)

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S5057 | Targeted Ergonomics for Safety Professionals

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June 23, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

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Description

National trends of aging, declining fitness, obesity, drug abuse and fatigue have created an epidemic of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) among workers. Explore a proven method of targeted ergonomics that will markedly reduce these trend-related MSDs and improve work productivity.

Track

Ergonomics, Healthcare/Wellness

Speaker(s)

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S5058 | The Combustible Dust Hazard Analysis Deadline Is Approaching: Are You Ready?

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June 23, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Sponsored by the Fire Protection Practice Specialty

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Description

The NFPA 652 deadline is approaching and authorities having jurisdiction may soon impose penalties on companies that have not performed a dust hazard analysis. Learn what steps you need to complete to meet the deadline, and discuss how an analysis performed by qualified individuals can help your organization effectively assess and mitigate combustible dust hazards.

Track

Fire Protection, Technical/Engineering/Standards

Speaker(s)

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S5059 | A Comprehensive Safety Program for the Healthcare Industry

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June 23, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Sponsored by the Healthcare Practice Specialty

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Description

Employees who support the functions of the healthcare industry face a wide and varied range of occupational hazards, including biological, chemical and physical health risks. Review the key components of a comprehensive safety and industrial hygiene program for the healthcare industry.

Track

Healthcare/Wellness, Industrial Hygiene/Health

Speaker(s)

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S5060 | Safety Leadership—It's Personal: How to Create Safety Leaders

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June 23, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

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Description

Everyone is a safety leader . . . or are they? Creating more and better safety leaders is critical to both short-term and long-term success and excellence. Discuss our journey toward a culture of safety excellence built firmly on the belief that "Everything rises and falls on leadership!"

Track

Human Behavior, Safety Management

Speaker(s)

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S5061 | Demystifying Industrial Hygiene Programs: A Simplified Process

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June 23, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Sponsored by the Industrial Hygiene Practice Specialty

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Description

Congratulations! You have just received notice that the industrial hygiene program has been added to your safety management responsibilities. Where do you begin? Explore a simple risk management approach to help you demystify and manage your industrial hygiene program.

Track

Industrial Hygiene/Health, Risk Management/Insurance

Speaker(s)

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S5062 | Fundamentals of OSH: Workplace Health

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June 23, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

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Description

Workplace factors such as chemical exposure, air quality, toxins and carcinogens can affect your workers' health. Develop an understanding of your role in assessing and addressing these health hazards.

Track

Industrial Hygiene/Health

Speaker(s)

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S5063 | OSHA's General Duty Clause: What Is Your Duty?

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June 23, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

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Description

Under the General Duty Clause, OSHA expects employers to address emerging risks when there is no formal written standard for them. Learn how disregarding risks related to ergonomics, workplace violence, drugs and alcohol, heat stress, driving and workplace stress could result in OSHA violations at your company.

Track

Regulatory Issues/Government/Public Sector, Risk Assessment

Speaker(s)

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S5064 | Autonomous Mobile Robots: Risk Assessments and Case Studies

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June 23, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

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Description

As more companies look to robotics to remain competitive in the modern business landscape, the risk of injury increases with the introduction of autonomous mobile robots. Identify how you can conduct risk assessments of the robot and robot environment to mitigate these risks.

Track

Regulatory Issues/Government/Public Sector, Risk Assessment

Speaker(s)

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S5065 | Leveraging Risk Assessment to Improve Operational Impact

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June 23, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

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Description

Explore ways to use risk assessment to engage workers and hold leaders accountable for safety, expand the "reach" to influence operational decisions and use resulting data to quantify impact of safety improvements. Complete a simple quiz to score your company's risk assessment process.

Track

Risk Assessment, Safety Management

Speaker(s)

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S5066 | Benchmarking: Turning Losses Into a Strategic Plan

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June 23, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Sponsored by the Risk Management Practice Specialty

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Description

Discuss how to use all data sources available to understand the trends within employee injuries and minimize frequency/severity. Learn how to maximize one often-overlooked data source—your claim administrator.

Track

Risk Management/Insurance, Safety Management

Speaker(s)

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S5067 | Transformational Safety Leadership Drives OSH Excellence

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June 23, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

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Description

What is transformational safety leadership and why is it so critical to achieving safety and health excellence? It is a leadership style that engenders a caring relationship with the worker because only when workers' heads and hearts are "in the game" can you achieve safety and health excellence.

Track

Business Skills & Personal Development, Safety Management

Speaker(s)

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S5068 | Safety Due Diligence Index: Rethinking Safety Board Reporting

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June 23, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Sponsored by the International Practice Specialty

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Description

Review the results of a global pilot to develop consistent board-level safety performance indicators. Discuss the rationale for developing the index and review the experience of some large global companies in adopting it.

Track

Safety Management, Sustainability/Human Capital

Speaker(s)

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S5069 | Safety Management Systems to Improve Hispanic Workers' Safety

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June 23, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Sponsored by the Hispanic Safety Professionals Common Interest Group

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Description

To implement a safety management system that integrates a diverse workforce, you can use the continual improvement plan-do-check-act cycle as a framework to achieve a better balance between the Hispanic workforce's needs and essential aspects of a safety management system.

Track

Safety Management, Training/Education

Speaker(s)

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S5070 | NFPA 70E (2021 Edition): Overview of Proposed Revisions

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June 23, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

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Description

For more than 40 years, NFPA 70E (Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace) has been the gold standard for guidance on worker protection against arc flash and shock hazards. Develop insight into the proposed revisions for the triennial (2021) edition.

Track

Regulatory Issues/Government/Public Sector, Technical/Engineering/Standards

Speaker(s)

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S5071 | ISO 45001 Forum: Significant and Continued Impact on Safety

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June 23, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Sponsored by the Standards Development Committee

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Description

Discuss the ISO 45001 standard, its current framework and scope, then explore its impact as a cutting-edge global issue for the occupational safety and health profession. Discuss a case study on ISO 45001 implementation as well as the status of related ISO standards.

Track

Safety Management, Technical/Engineering/Standards

Speaker(s)

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S5072 | Fall Protection Trivia

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June 23, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Sponsored by the Standards Development Committee

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Description

During this interactive session, you will use your mobile device(s) to answer fall-protection-related questions and earn points based on speed and accuracy. Topics include equipment, compatibility, Z359, OSHA, clearance, hierarchy of controls and fall hazard recognition.

Track

Safety Management, Training/Education

Speaker(s)

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S5073 | Key Issue Collaboration Session: The Changing Face of the Safety Profession

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June 23, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Sponsored by the Emerging Professionals in OSH Common Interest Group

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Description

A huge shift is occurring in the safety profession as seasoned professionals retire and more students and emerging professionals enter the field. How can senior occupational safety professionals help newcomers? How can new professionals best prepare to participate in the profession? Join us to discuss these important issues.

Track

Key Issue Collaboration Session

Collaboration Session Coordinator(s)

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S5075 | The Safety Professional and Personal Development Support Networks

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June 23, 3:15pm - 4:15pm

Sponsored by the Emerging Professionals in OSH Common Interest Group

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Description

Occupational safety and health professionals struggle to find external support to provide objective feedback that will support professional and personal development. Develop knowledge to create a trustworthy network of colleagues who can help you reduce the stress a safety career creates.

Track

Business Skills & Personal Development, Healthcare/Wellness

Speaker(s)

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S5076 | Emerging Safety Professionals: Innovate Like a Pro

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June 23, 3:15pm - 4:15pm

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Description

Unleash the innovator within you and deliver excellence by design. Identify ways to think differently about innovation and the strategies to achieve it. Help your organization reach the next level of excellence. Return home with a powerful and alternative approach unleashed from 30 years of lessons learned.

Track

Business Skills & Personal Development, Human Behavior

Speaker(s)

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S5077 | Communication and Mentorship Through Generational Differences

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June 23, 3:15pm - 4:15pm

Sponsored by the Hispanic Safety Professionals and Emerging Professionals in OSH Common Interest Groups

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Description

Explore personal relationships and mentoring experiences to gain insight into the range of educational and experiential differences that influence opinions, attitudes and approaches to work, professional development and safety. Discuss how this knowledge can help your career and propel the occupational safety and health industry forward.

Track

Business Skills & Personal Development, Sustainability/Human Capital

Speaker(s)

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S5078 | Residential Fall Protection: Anyone Can Cook!

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June 23, 3:15pm - 4:15pm

Sponsored by Grainger

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Description

Discuss how the experience of a small to midsize company demonstrates that following CFR 1926 Subpart M is not the equivalent of getting a "D" where a grade of an "A" is the best. When it comes to preventing falls and protecting workers, one either passes or fails.

Track

Construction, Regulatory Issues/Government/Public Sector

Speaker(s)

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S5079 | Fundamentals of OSH: Basic Construction

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June 23, 3:15pm - 4:15pm

Sponsored by ClickSafety

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Description

Grow your knowledge of essential construction safety principles and practices that are useful to emerging construction safety professionals and practitioners from other industries dealing with construction projects in their organizations.

Track

Construction

Speaker(s)

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S5080 | Emergency Planning That Works: Insights From ISO 45001

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June 23, 3:15pm - 4:15pm

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Description

How would your emergency planning fare during a real emergency, such as a natural or industrial disaster? Learn how insights from ISO 45001 can help you improve your safety management system and create an emergency planning program that works when it matters most.

Track

Emergency Management/Security, Technical/Engineering/Standards

Speaker(s)

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S5081 | Think Like a CPE to Reduce Injuries: A Large Hospital's Story

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June 23, 3:15pm - 4:15pm

Sponsored by the Ergonomics Practice Specialty

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Description

As a safety professional, you strive to reduce and maintain low injury rates. Once you have applied traditional hazard management techniques, you need to try more sophisticated approaches. Using human factors and human-centered design principles helped two large healthcare organizations enjoy success.

Track

Ergonomics, Healthcare/Wellness

Speaker(s)

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S5082 | Role of Fire Protection Engineering in Property Risk Management

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June 23, 3:15pm - 4:15pm

Sponsored by the Fire Protection Practice Specialty

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Description

Develop knowledge and skills about property risk management based on fire and life safety. Discuss how the history of codes and losses has shaped their development, fire science, fire protection engineering and risk identification treatment strategies.

Track

Emergency Management/Security, Fire Protection

Speaker(s)

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S5083 | Wellness: An Essential Component of OSH Incident Prevention

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June 23, 3:15pm - 4:15pm

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Description

Wellness is not addressed in most occupational safety and health behavioral approaches. Causes of injuries and incidents includes health issues, heredity, fatigue, stress, diet, drug use and physical fitness. Develop insight to help you understand the role of wellness as part of a holistic, integrated approach to workplace safety.

Track

Healthcare/Wellness, Human Behavior

Speaker(s)

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S5084 | Embrace Errors, Don't Hide Them

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June 23, 3:15pm - 4:15pm

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Description

People are often ashamed to admit they've made a mistake, but human error is unavoidable. Simple mistakes can often have serious injury outcomes. Should you focus on helping people prevent making errors or on managing errors with sound systems thinking?

Track

Human Behavior, Sustainability/Human Capital

Speaker(s)

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S5085 | Post-Standard Threshold Shift Follow-Up Made Easy

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June 23, 3:15pm - 4:15pm

Sponsored by the Women in Safety Excellence (WISE) Common Interest Group and the Utilities Practice Specialty

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Description

Follow up on post-standard threshold shift (STS) can be confusing, and mishandling this process is a quick way to accumulate numerous OSHA-recordable injuries. Gain guidance on what to do, how to do it and how long you have.

Track

Industrial Hygiene/Health, Regulatory Issues/Government/Public Sector

Speaker(s)

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S5086 | OSH Practices in Contractor Prequalification: International Trends

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June 23, 3:15pm - 4:15pm

Sponsored by the International Practice Specialty

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Description

Improper contractor prequalification and engagement may lead to severe failures, especially due to poor occupational safety and health performance. Our panelists will share proven contractor safety, health and environmental practices in prequalification, engagement and operations from Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Gulf region.

Track

Construction, International

Speaker(s)

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S5087 | SDS: Getting to the Right Classification and Why It Matters

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June 23, 3:15pm - 4:15pm

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Description

Chemical hazards are often either overclassified or underclassified in the world of safety data sheets (SDS). When you compare SDSs from different suppliers for the same product, the classifications are often different. Explore the causes of this problem and learn what you can do to solve it.

Track

Environment/Hazardous Material, Regulatory Issues/Government/Public Sector

Speaker(s)

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S5088 | Managing Risk Through Layers of Control

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June 23, 3:15pm - 4:15pm

Sponsored by the Standards Development Committee and the Risk Management Practice Specialty

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Description

The concept of protecting people and assets with layers of controls, both preventive and mitigative, is an important aspect of reducing and managing operational risk. Develop your knowledge of techniques such as barrier analysis, layers of protection analysis, layers of mitigation and bow-tie analysis.

Track

Risk Assessment, Risk Management/Insurance

Speaker(s)

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S5089 | ROC Talk: Risk and Opportunity Conversations and Interactions

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June 23, 3:15pm - 4:15pm

Sponsored by the Risk Assessment Committee and the Risk Management Practice Specialty

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Description

Learn what ROC Talk (Risk and Opportunity Conversations) is and how it can make your safety, health, environment and quality conversations, interactions, discussions and decision-making more consistent, objective and less emotive by helping you use better risk and opportunity language and terminology. You can also use ROC Talk to promote a positive safety culture.

Track

Risk Assessment, Risk Management/Insurance

Speaker(s)

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S5090 | A Safety Professional's Role in Workers' Compensation

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June 23, 3:15pm - 4:15pm

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Description

Workers' compensation knowledge is a powerful tool that can help your employees and save your organization money. Yet, good workers' compensation information is hard to find. Build your workers' compensation foundation and take away information, tips and ideas you can immediately apply to enhance your role.

Track

Business Skills & Personal Development, Risk Management/Insurance

Speaker(s)

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S5091 | Machine Safeguarding Update

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June 23, 3:15pm - 4:15pm

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Description

Learn from photos and descriptions of common machine safeguarding (guards devices, methods) that you can apply to a variety of equipment. Gain insight on recent updates to ANSI B11.0, Risk Assessment, as well as ANSI B11.19, Safeguarding Methods.

Track

Risk Management/Insurance, Technical/Engineering/Standards

Speaker(s)

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S5092 | Pushing Past Leading Indicators: Measuring Progress and Value

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June 23, 3:15pm - 4:15pm

Sponsored by the Management Practice Specialty

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Description

Safety measurements are evolving and it's about time. Learn how the best in safety have advanced and matured their measurements and metrics from lagging to leading to value-based to balanced scorecards. Develop knowledge and take away tools to help you move from measuring results to assessing the true drivers of results.

Track

Business Skills & Personal Development, Safety Management

Speaker(s)

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S5093 | Preventing Serious Injuries and Fatalities With Precursor Analysis

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June 23, 3:15pm - 4:15pm

Sponsored by the Council on Academic Affairs and Research

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Description

Precursor analysis is a research-validated strategy designed to prevent serious injuries and fatalities. Discuss the research process used to develop, test, refine and validate precursor analysis, and learn how industry practitioners have integrated the method into their businesses.

Track

Risk Assessment, Safety Management

Speaker(s)

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S5094 | Will Your Management System Predict Your Next Incident?

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June 23, 3:15pm - 4:15pm

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Description

An organization that truly understands how to maintain effective management systems can better predict and prevent harm to workers and the organization. Explore key indicators of healthy and unhealthy management systems, and discuss leading system health indicators.

Track

Risk Assessment, Safety Management

Speaker(s)

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S5095 | Working Safely at Height: Rope Access

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June 23, 3:15pm - 4:15pm

Sponsored by the Standards Development Committee and the Engineering Practice Specialty

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Description

Falls continue to be a leading cause of worker injuries and fatalities. Learn about the integration of rope access as a viable method of safety, and gain guidance on maintaining safety and compliance by reference to OSHA, ANSI and ISO standards.

Track

Safety Management, Technical/Engineering/Standards

Speaker(s)

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S5096 | OSHA Update: 2020 Compliance, Enforcement and Legal Analysis

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June 23, 3:15pm - 4:15pm

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Description

Each year brings new developments and key changes regarding safety and health regulations and enforcement activity. This comprehensive, practical analysis of OSHA-related developments helps you understand the key changes, and provides an overview of major developments expected in the next year.

Track

Regulatory Issues/Government/Public Sector, Training/Education

Speaker(s)

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S5097 | Insights Into the Causes for Motor Vehicle Incidents

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June 23, 3:15pm - 4:15pm

Sponsored by the Transportation Practice Specialty

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Description

Learn the primary causes of vehicular crashes, looking closely at causes that result in incidents of higher severity. By understanding the causes of these crashes, you can focus your efforts on improving driving behaviors that have the most impact on reducing crashes and lowering claims costs.

Track

Transportation

Speaker(s)

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S5098 | Key Issue Collaboration Session: Artificial Intelligence in OSH

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June 23, 3:15pm - 4:15pm

Sponsored by the International Practice Specialty

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Description

Brainstorm about the features and applications of artificial intelligence (AI) in occupational safety and health. Develop knowledge to better discuss and understand AI and its advantages, including helping prevent occupational exposure in the construction industry and other settings.

Track

Key Issue Collaboration Session

Collaboration Session Coordinator(s)

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S5100 | The New View: Safety Professionals as Change Agents

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June 23, 4:30pm - 5:30pm

Sponsored by the Women in Safety Excellence (WISE) Common Interest Group and the Consultants and Utilities Practice Specialties

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Description

A challenge for any organization is how to initiate, implement and sustain change. As a safety professional, you can be a change agent. Explore change management tools and methods, and take away tips to help build your competencies in leading effective safety change.

Track

Business Skills & Personal Development, Sustainability/Human Capital

Speaker(s)

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S5101 | Stuck in Safety: Breaking Through Your Career Plateau

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June 23, 4:30pm - 5:30pm

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Description

Has your career slowed or even stalled? Does the speed of change in your company leave you wondering where you'll be next year? Does your boss disregard your ideas? Learn to diagnose career sticking points, how to move ahead in occupational safety and health, and take away strategies for moving to the next level.

Track

Business Skills & Personal Development, Training/Education

Speaker(s)

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S5102 | Communication: The Key to Unlocking Safety

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June 23, 4:30pm - 5:30pm

Sponsored by the Emerging Professionals in OSH Common Interest Group

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Description

Winston Churchill said, "The difference between management and leadership is communication." Read and hear about interviews with corporate leaders to learn what communication skills can influence corporate or business unit strategy as well as safety program success.

Track

Business Skills & Personal Development, Training/Education

Speaker(s)

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S5103 | Planning for Health Hazards During Construction

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June 23, 4:30pm - 5:30pm

Sponsored by ClickSafety

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Description

Construction work is dynamic and diverse, posing a great challenge in protecting the safety and health of construction workers. By identifying and planning for safety and health hazards early in project development, your project can run smoother and you can manage costs up front.

Track

Construction, Industrial Hygiene/Health

Speaker(s)

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S5104 | Emergency Response: Building a Plan for a Successful Failure

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June 23, 4:30pm - 5:30pm

Sponsored by the Fire Protection Practice Specialty

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Description

An organization is tasked by compliance and risk obligations to prepare emergency response plans. Success requires building capacity before the emergency to maximize the potential for a safe response. Learn the steps for creating safety by building a plan for successful failures.

Track

Emergency Management/Security, Fire Protection

Speaker(s)

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S5105 | The Hazardous Truth: Case Study of an Environmental Disaster

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June 23, 4:30pm - 5:30pm

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Description

On Nov. 18, 2014, an explosion, fire and mile-long plume of toxic gas injured three firefighters and 12 others at a wastewater treatment site in Southern California. More than 50 people were exposed to chlorine dioxide, a poisonous gas. Gain insight from a case study exploration of one of California's worst environmental crimes.

Track

Emergency Management/Security, Environment/Hazardous Material

Speaker(s)

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S5106 | Ergonomics and ROI: Methods and Estimators

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June 23, 4:30pm - 5:30pm

Sponsored by the Ergonomics Practice Specialty

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Description

A cost-benefit analysis of an ergonomics project can speed the approval process, and the credibility of the information helps to determine whether it gets funded. Explore four common approaches to justify the improvements and review an estimator tool to project the benefit.

Track

Ergonomics, Safety Management

Speaker(s)

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S5107 | Putting Your Own Back "Back In" and Comprehensive Wellness in 60 Minutes per Month

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June 23, 4:30pm - 5:30pm

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Description

Learn how to disrupt long-held beliefs and tackle expensive occupational safety and health issues through a demonstration on how to put your own back "back in." This technique provides you with comprehensive, low-cost, wellness that you can immediately use and that costs a fraction of the traditional time commitment.

Track

Healthcare/Wellness, Training/Education

Speaker(s)

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S5108 | Dysfunctional Practices that Kill your Safety Culture

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June 23, 4:30pm - 5:30pm

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Description

Labeling and blame are an illusion of human perception that result in dysfunctional practices that hurt safety cultures and blind us from the true causes of at-risk behavior. By analyzing the context of behavior, you can discover ways to change your system to optimize safe behavior and reduce injury.

Track

Business Skills & Personal Development, Human Behavior

Speaker(s)

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S5109 | Green Beans, Ice Cream & HOP: Looking for Human Error

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June 23, 4:30pm - 5:30pm

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Description

Would you like to know why employees do what they do? Gain insight into how workers make decisions and how the organizational management system influences safety. Learn why at-risk behaviors often make sense to the worker at the time given the environment within which they were working.

Track

Human Behavior, Safety Management

Speaker(s)

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S5110 | Lessons Learned From Recent OSHA Lead Inspections

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June 23, 4:30pm - 5:30pm

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Description

State and federal OSHA vigorously continue to conduct lead inspections at work sites across the U.S. Discuss lessons learned from recent state and federal OSHA inspections, citations, proposed penalties and litigations involving the lead standard (29 CFR 1910.1025).

Track

Industrial Hygiene/Health, Regulatory Issues/Government/Public Sector

Speaker(s)

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S5111 | Auditing Your Laser Safety Program

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June 23, 4:30pm - 5:30pm

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Description

Safety professionals, laser safety officers and/or laser lab owners are responsible for establishing/maintaining adequate policies and procedures for control of laser hazards. Review laser hazards and discuss what you should incorporate into laser safety audits, surveys and inspections.

Track

Industrial Hygiene/Health, Risk Assessment

Speaker(s)

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S5112 | How to Improve Your Bottom Line and Engage Your Employees: Create an Effective Anti-Retaliation Program

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June 23, 4:30pm - 5:30pm

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Description

OSHA’s Whistleblower Protection Program enforces the whistleblower protection provisions of 23 federal statutes, including Section 11(c) of the OSH Act. These statutes prohibit employers from retaliating against employees for engaging in protected activities such as raising a safety concern, reporting an injury or refusing to violate a federal law. Review the key components of an effective anti-retaliation program; discuss how to create an anti-retaliation policy and gain leadership commitment; and gain insight on responding to reports of retaliation, providing employee training, monitoring progress and improving your program.

Track

Regulatory Issues/Government/Public Sector

Speaker(s)

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S5113 | Risk Assessment Forum: Implementation for OSH Professionals

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June 23, 4:30pm - 5:30pm

Sponsored by the Risk Assessment Committee and the Standards Development Committee

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Description

By implementing risk-based approaches to safety management, you can help your organization improve overall performance and be a good corporate citizen. Gain knowledge to build your case on planning for risk assessment.

Track

Risk Assessment, Safety Management

Speaker(s)

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S5114 | Healthy Workforce: Strategies to Increase Utilization

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June 23, 4:30pm - 5:30pm

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

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Description

How can you control workers' compensation costs and medical spending in an age in which healthcare costs are skyrocketing? Discuss ways to use current health/wellness/safety programs—including easy-to-use technology solutions— to increase worker health and positively impact employees.

Track

Healthcare/Wellness, Risk Management/Insurance

Speaker(s)

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S5115 | Cyber Security for the Safety Professional

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June 23, 4:30pm - 5:30pm

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Description

Build skills and knowledge to aid your organization's efforts to manage cyber risks. Identify ways you can work with management, operations and information technology staff to understand, assess and manage cyber risks.

Track

Risk Management/Insurance, Technical/Engineering/Standards

Speaker(s)

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S5116 | Selling Safety: Lessons From a Former Frontline Supervisor

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June 23, 4:30pm - 5:30pm

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Description

We often hear the complaint, "I can't get the employees to follow procedures." Selling is about influencing employees to execute procedures and training. Learn techniques for selling safety, including how to have a "make safety personal" conversation.

Track

Business Skills & Personal Development, Safety Management

Speaker(s)

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S5117 | Resilient Safety Management Systems

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June 23, 4:30pm - 5:30pm

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Description

Looking to implement a safety management system but don't know where to start? Is your safety management system stagnant and more of a paper exercise than a value-added component? Learn how resilience engineering may provide a fresh perspective that can help take your system to the next level.

Track

Risk Assessment, Safety Management

Speaker(s)

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S5118 | The Path to ISO 45001 OSH Third-Party Certification

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June 23, 4:30pm - 5:30pm

Sponsored by the Standards Development Committee

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Description

Implementation of and certification to ISO 45001 demonstrates that an organization is committed to managing safety proactively to promote continual improvement. Managing safety proactively provides a systematic process of addressing risk and opportunities and improvements in organizational performance.

Track

Safety Management, Technical/Engineering/Standards

Speaker(s)

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S5119 | Putting People Back Into Sustainability: An ASSP-CSHS Forum

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June 23, 4:30pm - 5:30pm

Sponsored by the Women in Safety Excellence (WISE) Common Interest Group and the International Practice Specialty

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Description

Effective occupational safety and health management helps people operate safely in their work environments. This is fundamental to protecting human capital that underpins corporate performance and sustainability. Our interactive, multi-stakeholder sustainability conversation features investors and corporate panelists to help you understand safety's role in sustainability.

Track

Safety Management, Sustainability/Human Capital

Speaker(s)

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S5120 | ANSI/ASSP Standards: Impact on the OSH Profession

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June 23, 4:30pm - 5:30pm

Sponsored by the Risk Assessment Committee and the Standards Development Committee

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Description

Develop your knowledge of ANSI/ASSP standards, how they are used, the context in which they are used and the implications for occupational safety and health professionals. Return home with a clear understanding of why you need to pay attention to these standards.

Track

Regulatory Issues/Government/Public Sector, Technical/Engineering/Standards

Speaker(s)

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S5121 | Staying Safe in Trenches When Fatalities Are Rising Dramatically

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June 23, 4:30pm - 5:30pm

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Description

In the wake of a startling number of trench fatalities across the U.S., learn what it takes to prevent them. Explore the importance of proper shoring and other techniques, and discuss what it means to be a trench competent person.

Track

Technical/Engineering/Standards, Training/Education

Speaker(s)

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S5122 | Moving and Snoozing: Addressing Fatigue as a Driving Risk

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June 23, 4:30pm - 5:30pm

Sponsored by the Transportation Practice Specialty

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Description

Emerging studies show that fatigue is a major cause of road crashes. But it's not just falling asleep behind the wheel, a fatigued motorist is driving impaired. Develop a greater understanding of this exposure as well as how to implement effective countermeasures.

Track

Safety Management, Transportation

Speaker(s)

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S5123 | Key Issue Collaboration Session: Employer Best Practices for Suicide Prevention in the Workplace

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June 23, 4:30pm - 5:30pm

Sponsored by the Military Practice Specialty

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Description

Suicide continues to increase in the military and public sector. Share suicide prevention approaches with other OSH professionals.

Track

Key Issue Collaboration Session

Collaboration Session Coordinator(s)

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S6001 | How to Optimize Your Meetings to Produce Desired Outcomes

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June 24, 10:30am - 11:45am

Sponsored by the International Practice Specialty

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Description

"Not another meeting" is a common complaint in many organizations. Regain hours in everyone's workday by applying solid strategies proven to yield positive results, including shorter meetings, a list of action items for responsible parties, due dates and a RACI (responsible, accountable, consulted, informed) chart.

Track

Business Skills & Personal Development, Safety Management

Speaker(s)

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S6002 | Making Sense of the Data

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June 24, 10:30am - 11:45am

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Description

New to statistics? Explore basic data management techniques and visualization tools that can help your small to midsize organization effectively use data even when you don't have the resources for expensive analytics software.

Track

Business Skills & Personal Development, Safety Management

Speaker(s)

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S6003 | Enhancing Safety Through Clear Communications

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June 24, 10:30am - 11:45am

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Description

Communicating in plain English is the surest way to guarantee you convey critical safety information to employees, supervisors and managers across your organization. Gather essential tools and take away tips to write clearly and concisely with a focus on the intended audience.

Track

Business Skills & Personal Development, Training/Education

Speaker(s)

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S6004 | Fall Protection Harnesses: One Size Does Not Fit All

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June 24, 10:30am - 11:45am

Sponsored by Grainger

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Description

Selecting the correct fall protection harness is a critical step for workers and employers. Choosing the wrong harness may expose workers to injury and employers to legal action. Learn how Disney selects its harnesses and why.

Track

Construction, Technical/Engineering/Standards

Speaker(s)

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S6005 | Reducing Hazardous Waste Through Process Improvements

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June 24, 10:30am - 11:45am

Sponsored by the Environmental Practice Specialty

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Description

Discuss a case study on reducing hazardous waste generation in a chemical plant and learn how it improved the bottom line. Explore the world of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act and learn about its effect on a plant's operating costs.

Track

Environment/Hazardous Material, Regulatory Issues/Government/Public Sector

Speaker(s)

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S6006 | Stretch and Flex Success: Dynamic Versus Static Stretching

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June 24, 10:30am - 11:45am

Sponsored by the Women in Safety Excellence (WISE) Common Interest Group and the Construction and Oil, Gas, Mining and Mineral Resources Practice Specialties

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Description

If your body is better prepared for the work you are about to do, it will perform better, with greater accuracy and with less chance of injury. However, preparation shouldn't increase the risk of injury. Stretching is not a warm up. Learn why dynamic, movement-oriented routines prove best for work preparation.

Track

Ergonomics, Healthcare/Wellness

Speaker(s)

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S6007 | Occupational Burnout Primary Prevention: A Novel Concept

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June 24, 10:30am - 11:45am

Sponsored by Frito-Lay

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Description

Occupational burnout is a costly challenge defined by World Health Organization as "a syndrome conceptualized as resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed." Learn about a novel approach you can apply to manage contributing factors and symptoms.

Track

Healthcare/Wellness, Human Behavior

Speaker(s)

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S6008 | Maintaining a Healthy Pool Environment: Safety Issues and Programs

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June 24, 10:30am - 11:45am

Sponsored by the Public Sector Practice Specialty

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Description

Pool owners and operators often struggle to provide adequate protection from exposures related to physical hazards, equipment failures or water quality concerns. Examine pool safety topics, identify and quantify risks, and outline measures you can take to maintain a healthy pool environment.

Track

Hospitality, Regulatory Issues/Government/Public Sector

Speaker(s)

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S6009 | Humanistic Safety Support: Managing Behavior But Leading People

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June 24, 10:30am - 11:45am

Sponsored by Frito-Lay

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Description

Learn how to apply principles of humanism (empathy, self-determinism and self-transcendence) to engage people in cultivating an actively caring for people culture (AC4P). This research-based approach promotes self-accountability, servant leadership and an interdependent mind-set.

Track

Human Behavior, Safety Management

Speaker(s)

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S6010 | The Respiratory Protection Program Administrator 2020

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June 24, 10:30am - 11:45am

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Description

Learn what you need to know if you design, develop, implement, administer and sustain a respirator protection program based on 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(3). Gain specific insight for your industry and review key state and federal regulations.

Track

Industrial Hygiene/Health, Regulatory Issues/Government/Public Sector

Speaker(s)

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S6011 | Safety and the Next Generation Oil Patch

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June 24, 10:30am - 11:45am

Sponsored by the Engineering Practice Specialty

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Description

Technology is taking over the oil field. Safety must embrace these technologies to continue to deliver value. Gain insight on these advances and discuss the inherent safety impacts along with strategies to address these exposures.

Track

Oil, Gas/Mining & Mineral Resources, Technical/Engineering/Standards

Speaker(s)

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S6012 | GHS/HazCom: The Game. Can You Pass the Compliance Test in 2020?

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June 24, 10:30am - 11:45am

Sponsored by the Consultants Practice Specialty

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Description

Test your HazCom compliance knowledge in a unique, interactive session complete with exercises to enhance your understanding of the real-world importance of HazCom. This issue remains OSHA's second most-cited standard and is targeted for additional Globally Harmonized System (GHS) updates.

Track

International, Regulatory Issues/Government/Public Sector

Speaker(s)

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S6013 | Chasing Ghosts: Calculating the True Value of Risk

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June 24, 10:30am - 11:45am

Sponsored by the Training & Communications Practice Specialty

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Description

Have you had an idea you thought was a great way to reduce risk rejected because it "solves a theoretical problem that may never happen"? Learn how to build a business case for your risk-reduction projects in ways that more accurately describe the true returns based on the price of risk.

Track

Risk Assessment, Safety Management

Speaker(s)

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S6014 | Are You Doing Enough? Taking Process Safety to the Next Level

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June 24, 10:30am - 11:45am

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Description

Review process management requirements used in the U.S. and compare them to the Center for Chemical Process Safety's risk-based process safety model. Explore the importance of organizational focus on a few targeted recommendations to improve organizational maturity in a sustainable way.

Track

Risk Assessment, Safety Management

Speaker(s)

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S6015 | Working High: Practical Approach to Managing Marijuana

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June 24, 10:30am - 11:45am

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Description

Gain basic instruction on how to recognize a person who has consumed marijuana and could potentially be under its influence. Identify potential risks for clients, employees and the public, and establish controls for these hazards.

Track

Human Behavior, Risk Management/Insurance

Speaker(s)

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S6016 | Contractor Safety Prequalification: Benefits and Limits

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June 24, 10:30am - 11:45am

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Description

Little scientific evidence exists to support commonly used general industry contractor safety prequalification practices, or to validate the increasing number of third-party service providers facilitating the process. Review and discuss a recent study that provides insight to both.

Track

Construction, Safety Management

Speaker(s)

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S6017 | Leadership for Today's Problems

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June 24, 10:30am - 11:45am

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Description

Most injuries and accidental deaths occur outside the workplace, so organizations want to determine how their current safety management system will protect their employees 24/7. Learn how to recognize the repeated critical errors people make in virtually all injury-causing situations and reduce injuries 24/7.

Track

Human Behavior, Safety Management

Speaker(s)

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S6018 | OSHA 1910.146: Keeping Confined Space Entry Safe

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June 24, 10:30am - 11:45am

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Description

Complying with OSHA 1910.146 is mandatory, but is it enough? What is RPP and does your facility have it properly implemented? How does your confined space entry program fit into your company's risk management plan (EPA) and process safety management (OSHA) systems? Compare non-permit-required entry with permit-required entry and discuss OSHA interpretations of the standard.

Track

Regulatory Issues/Government/Public Sector, Safety Management

Speaker(s)

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S6019 | Lessons From Real Incidents to Achieve ISO 45001 Accreditation

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June 24, 10:30am - 11:45am

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Description

Two experienced English safety professionals present case studies from real incidents. Covering high-profile cases from their own experience, they share behind-the-scenes perspectives to help you understand how past cost-benefit decisions can equip you with the skills to achieve ISO 45001 accreditation.

Track

Safety Management, Technical/Engineering/Standards

Speaker(s)

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S6020 | ANSI/SAIA A92 Standards: The Time Is Now

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June 24, 10:30am - 11:45am

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Description

The new A92 mobile elevating work platform standards were published in December 2018—a year in advance of the December 2019 effective date so industry had time to comply. The time for compliance is now. Is your organization ready?

Track

Technical/Engineering/Standards, Training/Education

Speaker(s)

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S6021 | The Kina Hart Story: It's Your Safety, Don't Give It Away

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June 24, 10:30am - 11:45am

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Description

Kina Hart is proof that failure to enforce lockout procedures and adequately train your employees, and ignoring your gut instincts can have a devastating impact. Her lifelong mission is to make sure that what happened to her one sunny summer day never happens to you or anyone you know.

Track

Human Behavior, Training/Education

Speaker(s)

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S6022 | Ask the Superheroes of Safety Training

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June 24, 10:30am - 11:45am

Sponsored by the Consultants and Training & Communications Practice Specialties

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Description

Most safety professionals must conduct training as part of the job, and many do not enjoy it because their methods need improvement. Ask our panel of safety training superheroes how to become a better trainer and return home with their favorite tips to improve your delivery and material.

Track

Training/Education

Speaker(s)

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S6023 | Risk Management Best Practices for Motor Vehicle Fleets

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June 24, 10:30am - 11:45am

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Description

Motor vehicle safety programs need three elements: 1) coverages and insurance; 2) fleet safety program elements; and 3) working with claims team members when crashes and other losses occur. Gain insight and develop knowledge of all three areas.

Track

Risk Management/Insurance, Transportation

Speaker(s)

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S6024 | Key Issue Collaboration Session: Women's Workplace Safety Summit Follow Up

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June 24, 10:30am - 11:45am

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

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Description

Review ongoing work on three key issues identified at ASSP's Women's Workplace Safety Summit: 1) PPE for women, 2) workplace violence and how it affects women, and 3) advancing women into leadership roles in the occupational safety and health profession.

Track

Key Issue Collaboration Session

Collaboration Session Coordinator(s)

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S6025 | Safety EQ: Harness the Superpower of Emotional Intelligence

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June 24, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

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Description

Good safety professionals understand the science of safety but great safety professionals can use the superpower of emotional intelligence (EQ) to enact real change in their organizations. Build your knowledge of how to use EQ to improve communication, inspire action and become a better safety leader.

Track

Business Skills & Personal Development, Safety Management

Speaker(s)

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S6026 | Organizational Change Management

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June 24, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Sponsored by the Consultants and Training & Communications Practice Specialties

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Description

Organizations today are undertaking major change initiatives more frequently than ever before, yet less than one-third of these change initiatives succeed. Explore how to apply a comprehensive change model (this is not management of change under process safety management) that you can apply immediately.

Track

Business Skills & Personal Development, Safety Management

Speaker(s)

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S6027 | Pitfalls Impeding Construction Wrap-Up Insurance Programs

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June 24, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

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Description

The savings of taking on a controlled insurance program (CIP) can be enticing for an organization. However, if unprepared, the outcome can be costly. Discuss how to design, manage and communicate a CIP with real-life examples, and review how to prepare for common and hidden pitfalls surrounding CIPs.

Track

Construction, Risk Management/Insurance

Speaker(s)

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S6028 | Construction Safety Forum

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June 24, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Sponsored by the Construction Practice Specialty

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Description

Get your questions answered during a robust discussion of construction safety concerns, issues and opportunities. Gain new insight and knowledge based on real-world experience shared.

Track

Construction

Speaker(s)

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S6029 | Fundamentals of OSH: Environmental Management 101

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June 24, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

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Description

Develop a working knowledge of the environmental regulatory landscape, including that of EPA and some of its regulations. Gain new insights and take away information that will help you improve, whether you are just entering the environmental field or are seeking a general overview of key topics.

Track

Environment/Hazardous Material

Speaker(s)

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S6030 | Life Safety Essentials

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June 24, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

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Description

Life safety refers to the features of a building that enable its occupants to exit safely and/or seek refuge within a building in the event of a fire or similar emergency. Review key principles of life safety for occupied environments and learn how you can use them in your work.

Track

Emergency Management/Security, Fire Protection

Speaker(s)

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S6031 | Drive Down Injury Risk With an Integrated Exercise-Based Approach

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June 24, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

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Description

Repetitive stress, an aging workforce and production demands contribute to a greater overall injury risk when certain behavioral factors, such as physical inactivity, are also present. Learn three key exercise interventions that mitigate this risk and take away practical guidance on integrating them into your operations.

Track

Healthcare/Wellness, Safety Management

Speaker(s)

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S6032 | Getting a Seat in the C-Suite: What Every Safety Pro Should Know

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June 24, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Sponsored by the Women in Safety Excellence (WISE) and Emerging Professionals in OSH Common Interest Groups and the Construction and Training & Communications Practice Specialties

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Description

Learn the indispensable tactics every safety professional needs to be effective. Hear how to connect with senior leadership at your organization and learn everything you've been missing when it comes to communicating with your senior leadership.

Track

Human Behavior, Safety Management

Speaker(s)

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S6033 | Building Industrial Hygiene Programs in Electrical Utilities

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June 24, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

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Description

Learn how to build an industrial hygiene program from scratch. Identify key program elements, learn how to go from reactive to proactive and leverage technology to evaluate exposures. Concepts are applied in an organization with resource restrictions, nascent industrial hygiene capabilities and low-trust labor/management relationships.

Track

Industrial Hygiene/Health, Risk Assessment

Speaker(s)

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S6034 | Construction Safety and Working in Qatar: A Personal Experience

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June 24, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

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Description

Hear a personal account of current working conditions and safety in Qatar, and gain insight into what it is like to work as a safety professional overseas.

Track

Construction, International

Speaker(s)

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S6035 | 500 Voices: Key Findings From an OSH Survey of Oil and Gas Workers

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June 24, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Sponsored by the Oil, Gas, Mining and Mineral Resources and Transportation Practice Specialties

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Description

Review key findings from a survey about safety and health topics of 500 land-based oil and gas extraction workers at work sites in Texas, Colorado and North Dakota. Discuss ideas for applying these findings to improve safety and health among this workforce.

Track

Human Behavior, Oil, Gas/Mining & Mineral Resources

Speaker(s)

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S6036 | Confidently Exercising Employer Rights in an OSHA Inspection

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June 24, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

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Description

Ever doubted yourself when it came to addressing specific requests from an OSHA compliance officer? A detailed understanding of employer rights can help you build a plan for OSHA inspections and respond effectively to OSHA requests with confidence.

Track

Regulatory Issues/Government/Public Sector, Safety Management

Speaker(s)

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S6037 | OSHA Interesting Field Cases: Part 1

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June 24, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

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Description

Our two-part panel showcases five enforcement cases that highlight key aspects of OSHA’s inspection process and recent enforcement initiatives, including those related to temporary workers and several unique industry sectors. Discuss key outcomes, including citations and abatement for inspections, involving utility and road construction, a corrugated box manufacturer, a scrap recycling facility, a landfill and a maritime stevedoring company. Each case was initiated as an unprogrammed inspection (based on fatality and injury reports, and complaints).

Track

Regulatory Issues/Government/Public Sector, Technical/Engineering/Standards

Speaker(s)

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S6038 | Right-Sizing Combustible Particulate Management (NFPA 652)

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June 24, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

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Description

Learn about the development and implementation of 3M's Global Combustible Solid Particulates Management Program. The program consists of a three-step process: creating an inventory of combustible solid particulates, analyzing the hazards of each process and managing the hazards identified.

Track

Industrial Hygiene/Health, Risk Assessment

Speaker(s)

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S6039 | Managing Risk Where It Matters Most

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June 24, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

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Description

Accidents are the leading cause of death for most Americans, proving that life risks are not being properly managed. Most loss control/prevention activity is focused on workplace safety, yet 97% of accidental deaths occur away from work. Learn how to shift this risk-mismanagement paradigm.

Track

Risk Assessment, Risk Management/Insurance

Speaker(s)

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S6040 | The Safety Consultant Blueprint

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June 24, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Sponsored by the Consultants Practice Specialty

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Description

Learn practical and technical steps you can take to increase your competencies as a new consultant. By understanding this blueprint, you will create good habits and take a systematic approach to your business.

Track

Business Skills & Personal Development, Safety Management

Speaker(s)

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S6041 | Developing an OSH Management System in a Country Lacking OSH Laws

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June 24, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Sponsored by the International Practice Specialty

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Description

Examine the use of IFC's environmental and social management system self-assessment toolkit to develop a robust occupational safety and health management system for a power distribution company in Ghana.

Track

International, Safety Management

Speaker(s)

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S6042 | Anatomy of a Triple Fatality: A Cold Case With Hot Lessons

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June 24, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

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Description

Review the lead investigator's in-depth analysis of the causes, enabling factors, management system failures, human performance errors and lessons learned from an incident in which three supervisors were killed in a chemical plant in 1978.

Track

Safety Management, Training/Education

Speaker(s)

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S6043 | Assessing the Origins of Exposure in Your Organization

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June 24, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

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Description

Discuss the factors behind injuries that lead to risk and examine steps that characterize the progression toward injury-free performance.

Track

Safety Management

Speaker(s)

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S6044 | How to Build Effective Horizontal Lifelines for Field Conditions

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June 24, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

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Description

Horizontal lifelines have hidden complexities that are a problem for commercial sites when used for fall protection on roofs and elsewhere. Build a set of tools you can use to reliably configure horizontal lifelines for those sites.

Track

Risk Assessment, Technical/Engineering/Standards

Speaker(s)

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S6045 | OSHA and ANSI: Lockout/Tagout, Alternative Measures and Machine Guarding

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June 24, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

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Description

OSHA's lockout/tagout standard has been unchanged since the1980s while ANSI/ASSP Z244.1, ANSI B11.0, ANSI B11.19 and UL 6420 have all been released or updated within the past three years. These standards can provide a framework to help you improve lockout/tagout and alternative measures while meeting OSHA requirements.

Track

Risk Assessment, Technical/Engineering/Standards

Speaker(s)

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S6046 | Safety in the Eyes of Gen Y and Z

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June 24, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Sponsored by the Women in Safety Excellence (WISE) and Emerging Professionals in OSH Common Interest Groups

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Description

Explore views and perceptions of safety through the lens of Gen Y and Z workers. Gain an understanding of their expectations so you can optimize performance and explore how to innovate safety methods through the technology these workers already use.

Track

Safety Management, Training/Education

Speaker(s)

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S6047 | Creating a Safe Driving Workforce Through Training and Technology

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June 24, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Sponsored by the Transportation Practice Specialty

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Description

Auto incidents account for 40% of work fatalities. Companies have two approaches to correct bad driving: Proactive with methods training and reactive with telematics and cameras. Discuss techniques available in training and learn how technology adds accountability to the workforce.

Track

Safety Management, Transportation

Speaker(s)

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S6048 | Key Issue Collaboration Session: Mixing Safety With Fun—Safety Considerations When Planning and Organizing Public Events

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June 24, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Sponsored by the Fire Protection and Public Sector Practice Specialties

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Description

Share practices and techniques to protect people attending public events. Discuss practices for planning for public event safety and organizing public events, and take away tips for following through with plans to reduce the likelihood and severity of risks, incidents and emergencies.

Track

Key Issue Collaboration Session

Collaboration Session Coordinator(s)

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S6050 | Secrets to Engaging Generation Z: Getting Post-Millennials to Buy In

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June 24, 4:15pm - 5:30pm

Sponsored by the Blacks in Safety Excellence (BISE) Common Interest Group

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Description

Gen Z employees aren't easy to figure out. Gain insight on how to leverage the unique contributions of Gen Z employees and get their buy-in on your safety program initiatives.

Track

Business Skills & Personal Development, Safety Management

Speaker(s)

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S6051 | Making a Business Case: Refining Your Pitch for Safety

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June 24, 4:15pm - 5:30pm

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

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Description

Have you had trouble getting your safety ideas across or your recommendations for safety investments accepted? Learn how to draft the problem statement, choose a solution, develop an effective business case, then make a convincing safety pitch.

Track

Business Skills & Personal Development, Safety Management

Speaker(s)

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S6052 | Challenges Implementing OSHA Rules for Silica Medical Surveillance

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June 24, 4:15pm - 5:30pm

Sponsored by ClickSafety

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Description

Hear early "tales from the trenches" about implementing new silica medical surveillance requirements for more than 3,000 workers. Recognize how the silica standard differs from previous standards, and identify 15 specific implementation challenges and recommended solutions.

Track

Construction, Regulatory Issues/Government/Public Sector

Speaker(s)

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S6053 | Tower Cranes in Construction

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June 24, 4:15pm - 5:30pm

Sponsored by ClickSafety

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Description

Discuss the latest best practices, new technology and what you and your employees need to understand and monitor before and during tower crane operations. Gain understanding of your role in collecting documentation to guide preplanning, assembly, operations and dismantling of tower cranes.

Track

Construction, Regulatory Issues/Government/Public Sector

Speaker(s)

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S6054 | Ergonomics Risks and Solutions for the Aging Working Woman

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June 24, 4:15pm - 5:30pm

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Description

Women make up 47% of the U.S. workforce, but experience 67% of the work-related musculoskeletal disorders. Gain insight on topic such as control/prevention of musculoskeletal disorders through medical management, exercise, posture and body mechanics specific to working women of all ages.

Track

Ergonomics, Healthcare/Wellness

Speaker(s)

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S6055 | Fundamentals of OSH: Fire Protection

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June 24, 4:15pm - 5:30pm

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Description

Discuss the basic concepts of fire protection, fire suppression, fire control and fire detection methods. Explore topics including the science of fire, electrical classifications, bonding and grounding, storage of flammables and types of fire suppression systems.

Track

Emergency Management/Security, Fire Protection

Speaker(s)

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S6056 | A Dilemma in the Workplace: Integrating Mental Health and Safety

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June 24, 4:15pm - 5:30pm

Sponsored by the Risk Assessment Committee and the Healthcare Practice Specialty

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Description

Workplace violence is ever increasing and can be the result of mental illness. By promoting mental health awareness and social support, employers create a healthy work environment that helps employees recognize risk factors and maximize appropriate responses.

Track

Healthcare/Wellness, Transportation

Speaker(s)

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S6057 | Buried Alive: A Survivor's Story

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June 24, 4:15pm - 5:30pm

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Description

On June 5, 1983, Joe was nearly buried alive when installing pipe in a trench that collapsed. He explains how human error contributed to making serious mistakes that day to help you gain insight into the emotional effects of the incident on Joe and his family.

Track

Human Behavior

Speaker(s)

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S6058 | Advanced Hearing Conservation for Refineries/Chemical Processing

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June 24, 4:15pm - 5:30pm

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Description

Review two case studies on best practices in hearing conservation, including effective implementation of fit testing, considering audibility in hearing protector selection and risk assessments. In addition, learn about new technologies in hearing protectors and discuss digital tools that can help you manage your hearing conservation program.

Track

Industrial Hygiene/Health, Oil, Gas/Mining & Mineral Resources

Speaker(s)

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S6059 | OSHA's Process Safety Management Standard: Achieving Compliance and Avoiding Pitfalls

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June 24, 4:15pm - 5:30pm

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Description

Learn how to effectively manage your process safety management (PSM) program by avoiding common mistakes that lead to OSHA violations. Learn from the perspective of a safety professional and outside legal counsel and gain new insight on how to deal with the PSM standard.

Track

Oil, Gas/Mining & Mineral Resources, Regulatory Issues/Government/Public Sector

Speaker(s)

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S6060 | OSHA Interesting Field Cases: Part 2

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June 24, 4:15pm - 5:30pm

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Description

Our two-part panel showcases five enforcement cases that highlight key aspects of OSHA’s inspection process and recent enforcement initiatives, including those related to temporary workers and several unique industry sectors. Discuss key outcomes, including citations and abatement for inspections, involving utility and road construction, a corrugated box manufacturer, a scrap recycling facility, a landfill and a maritime stevedoring company. Each case was initiated as an unprogrammed inspection (based on fatality and injury reports, and complaints).

Track

Regulatory Issues/Government/Public Sector, Technical/Engineering/Standards

Speaker(s)

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S6061 | ASSP Government Affairs Update

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June 24, 4:15pm - 5:30pm

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Description

Learn how government is affecting workplace safety and health. The Society’s Government Affairs Committee will share the latest from Capitol Hill, regulatory agencies and the states that could affect the way you practice safety. In addition, you can share your views on ASSP’s government affairs efforts.

Track

Regulatory Issues/Government/Public Sector

Speaker(s)

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S6062 | Addicted to Blame: 10 Steps to Fixing Your Root-Cause Analysis

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June 24, 4:15pm - 5:30pm

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Description

How often do we identify "human error" as the cause of workplace incidents? How are we hurting our safety performance in the process? Learn how to avoid the addiction to blame that can undermine our programs with 10 actionable steps to improve your safety management efforts.

Track

Risk Assessment, Safety Management

Speaker(s)

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S6063 | Fall Protection Risks: What You Don't Know Could Kill You

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June 24, 4:15pm - 5:30pm

Sponsored by Grainger

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Description

Workers often assume that being tied off equals protection from falls, yet that is often not the case. Review the many variables involved in understanding fall risk and take away tips to help you understand your unique risk so you can make better choices.

Track

Risk Assessment, Technical/Engineering/Standards

Speaker(s)

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S6064 | Total Safety and Health: What Are You Missing?

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June 24, 4:15pm - 5:30pm

Sponsored by the Risk Management Practice Specialty

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Description

Gather the tools and resources you need to better understand the role that employee health plays in creating a safe work environment while reducing the overall cost of risk.

Track

Healthcare/Wellness, Risk Management/Insurance

Speaker(s)

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S6065 | Human Resources and the Safety/Risk Management Relationship

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June 24, 4:15pm - 5:30pm

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Description

The roles of the human resources and occupational safety and health professional are often intertwined and may be a single role in some companies. Examine these two roles and their responsibilities, and discuss the liabilities human resources and safety personnel are exposed to on both the company and personal levels.

Track

Risk Management/Insurance, Training/Education

Speaker(s)

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S6066 | Total Worker Health® Applied to Your Safety Program: Taking It Beyond the Theory

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June 24, 4:15pm - 5:30pm

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Description

What does Total Worker Health® (TWH) mean for your safety and health programs? Embracing TWH does not require a new program, only adding another layer to what is already in place. By considering the "gentle nudge" approach, you can identify effective application of TWH.

Track

Healthcare/Wellness, Safety Management

Speaker(s)

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S6067 | How Smart Technology Can Radically Improve Worker Safety

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June 24, 4:15pm - 5:30pm

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Description

Smart technology can do a lot for safety and health. From gate security to contractor prequalification to injury re-enactments, this technology offers many opportunities to keep workers safe. Learn more about those opportunities and how you can maximize them..

Track

Industrial Hygiene/Health, Safety Management

Speaker(s)

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S6068 | Implementing Practices for the Protection of Temporary Workers

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June 24, 4:15pm - 5:30pm

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Description

Our experienced panel will outline OSHA's requirements and discuss best practices for aligning the safety management systems of a staffing agency and host employer. Explore topics related to responsibilities for elements such as providing PPE, forklift training, HazCom, disciplinary actions and recordkeeping.

Track

Regulatory Issues/Government/Public Sector, Safety Management

Speaker(s)

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S6069 | Better Sleep for the C-Suite: 12 Steps to Control Serious Injury and Fatality Exposure

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June 24, 4:15pm - 5:30pm

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Description

By reducing the rate of potential serious injuries and fatalities (SIFs), leaders also reduce the opportunity for SIFs to occur. Learn how leadership can use data to reduce SIF potential and why this approach is ultimately one of the surest ways to reduce SIFs in your organization.

Track

Safety Management

Speaker(s)

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S6070 | Lockout/Tagout: What You Won't Find in the Standard

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June 24, 4:15pm - 5:30pm

Sponsored by the Consultants Practice Specialty

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Description

OSHA's lockout/tagout standard is consistently one of the agency's most frequently cited standards. One reason is that a lot of information isn't in the regulation itself. Explore and discuss additional details that can help your organization achieve compliance while avoiding unnecessary bureaucracy.

Track

Regulatory Issues/Government/Public Sector, Technical/Engineering/Standards

Speaker(s)

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S6071 | Safety Made to Stick

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June 24, 4:15pm - 5:30pm

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Description

Why can everyone remember an urban legend or a specific story, but immediately forget information when they walk out of a safety meeting? Learn principles to ensure successful safety messages and communication so you can ensure that the information is understood, remembered and changes something.

Track

Business Skills & Personal Development, Training/Education

Speaker(s)

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S6072 | Key Issue Collaboration Session: Implementing Lifesaving Rules in the Oil and Gas Industry

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June 24, 4:15pm - 5:30pm

Sponsored by the Oil, Gas, Mining and Mineral Resources Practice Specialty

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Description

Participate in a collaborative discussion on experiences of the reluctance and resistance experienced during the implementation of lifesaving rules in the oil and gas industry.

Track

Key Issue Collaboration Session

Collaboration Session Coordinator(s)

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S7001 | Essential Leadership Skills to be Effective in Safety

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June 25, 8:00am - 9:00am

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Description

Review the fundamentals of leadership including different leadership styles, and the differences between supervising, coaching and mentoring. Learn how you can use emotional intelligence to gain acceptance for your change initiatives and effectively communicate your safety message.

Track

Business Skills & Personal Development, Human Behavior

Speaker(s)

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S7002 | Emerging Safety Professionals: Become an OSHA Whisperer

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June 25, 8:00am - 9:00am

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Description

This is your chance to become the OSHA whisperer of your organization. Join an energetic conversation and discover ways to speak to regulators to get a better result when it counts the most.

Track

Business Skills & Personal Development, Regulatory Issues/Government/Public Sector

Speaker(s)

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S7003 | The New Silica Standard: What We Now Know About Its Implementation

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June 25, 8:00am - 9:00am

Sponsored by ClickSafety

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Description

Review the implementation of OSHA's silica standard. Identify what tools have the potential to produce silica dust, discuss an analysis of exposure monitoring data obtained in support of these activities, and review its challenges and relative costs.

Track

Construction, Industrial Hygiene/Health

Speaker(s)

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S7004 | Using BIM, 3D and VR Technology as Construction Safety Training

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June 25, 8:00am - 9:00am

Sponsored by the Construction Practice Specialty

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Description

Gain insight and knowledge on how your organization can use building information modeling (BIM), 3D and virtual reality (VR) technology to improve construction safety training.

Track

Construction, Training/Education

Speaker(s)

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S7005 | Ready. Set. But Are You Ready to Go? Emergency Preparedness and Management

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June 25, 8:00am - 9:00am

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Description

To safeguard hospitality, event spaces and retail outlets, emergency management leaders must take a proactive, all-hazards, risk-mitigation approach to protect patrons, assets and brand reputation, and support business continuity. They can also promote this approach by sharing best practices and lessons learned with industry peers. Effective and efficient training on these issues can help risk staff best prevent/reduce the loss of life, as can focus on issues such as technology integration, physical security screening measures, effective communications between first responders and event staff, crowd control, crowd dynamics and demographics, and responsible social media monitoring.

Track

Emergency Management/Security, Hospitality

Speaker(s)

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S7006 | What's Going On in the World of Ergonomics?

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June 25, 8:00am - 9:00am

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Description

Get the latest breakdown on what is going on in the world regarding ergonomics, learn how companies can succeed with good ergonomics, discuss what is currently "in vogue" in the science of ergonomics and explore cases of change management gone awry.

Track

Ergonomics, Healthcare/Wellness

Speaker(s)

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S7007 | The Business Case for Creating a Culture of Well-Being

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June 25, 8:00am - 9:00am

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Description

Many safety professionals are tasked with implementing strategies to reduce the cost of musculoskeletal injuries whether related to work or general health. Gather resources to develop the business case for and identify key components of a successful worker well-being program

Track

Healthcare/Wellness, Safety Management

Speaker(s)

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S7008 | Skewed: Understanding the Mental Models Leading to Error

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June 25, 8:00am - 9:00am

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Description

Making decisions in real time is difficult. The process of anticipating, recognizing and managing risk is determined by our judgment and perception, and it is often performed quickly. Explore the cognitive processes and strategies our brains use when making decisions at work.

Track

Human Behavior, Safety Management

Speaker(s)

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S7009 | Mold Happens: Dealing With Mold as an Occupational Health Hazard

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June 25, 8:00am - 9:00am

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Description

Mold may be present within your office or industrial environment, and it can present significant health concerns for employees and risk mitigation challenges for safety managers. Build your knowledge about how to develop a mold management strategy you can use to identify and control potential mold exposures.

Track

Industrial Hygiene/Health, Risk Assessment

Speaker(s)

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S7010 | Use of Process Safety Management Elements in Upstream Oil and Gas

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June 25, 8:00am - 9:00am

Sponsored by the Oil, Gas, Mining and Mineral Resources Practice Specialty

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Description

Although OSHA's Process Safety Management standard exempts oil and gas exploration and production facilities, the standard contain several best practices that these facilities can use to identify, address and manage risks and hazards.

Track

Oil, Gas/Mining & Mineral Resources, Regulatory Issues/Government/Public Sector

Speaker(s)

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S7011 | Staying Off OSHA's Radar: Avoiding Recordkeeping Mistakes

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June 25, 8:00am - 9:00am

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Description

Is your company in compliance with OSHA recordkeeping requirements? Understand reporting obligations, and explore the complexities of recordkeeping through a game of "recordable or not recordable."

Track

Regulatory Issues/Government/Public Sector, Safety Management

Speaker(s)

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S7012 | Risk Assessments: Are They Reducing Risk?

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June 25, 8:00am - 9:00am

Sponsored by the Risk Assessment Committee

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Description

Review common errors that organizations make when designing risk assessment programs. Discuss leading metrics that your company can use to design and validate risk reductions.

Track

Risk Assessment, Safety Management

Speaker(s)

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S7013 | Using Risk Control to Your Advantage

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June 25, 8:00am - 9:00am

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

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Description

What is risk control? Why does our insurance company keep asking to talk to me? If you've ignored the calls, learn why you should change your mind. Understand the benefits of using your risk control team to help manage risk and prevent loss at your company.

Track

Business Skills & Personal Development, Risk Management/Insurance

Speaker(s)

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S7014 | OSH in the Tech Industry: A Focus on Enterprise Risk and Resilience

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June 25, 8:00am - 9:00am

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Description

Disruptive technology significantly alters the way businesses or entire industries operate. Develop knowledge to apply the foundations of ISO 31000, Risk Management, to better address emerging risks and challenges that disruptive technologies have on your organization.

Track

Risk Management/Insurance, Safety Management

Speaker(s)

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S7015 | Reboot: The Missing Link to Workplace Productivity and Performance

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June 25, 8:00am - 9:00am

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Description

Each year, companies experience more than $500 billion in lost productivity due to missed work, diminished performance, increased medical costs, incidents and errors—and it's completely preventable. Learn science-based, proven strategies to achieve peak performance through rising demands without causing burnout.

Track

Healthcare/Wellness, Safety Management

Speaker(s)

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S7016 | Just a Second Ago: The Impact of Unsafe Work Acts on Your Family

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June 25, 8:00am - 9:00am

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Description

Kayla Rath was nine when her father, Brad, was involved in a preventable double explosion at a worksite. Hear their heart-wrenching story and understand why you have no choice but to be safe at work.

Track

Human Behavior, Safety Management

Speaker(s)

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S7017 | Enhance ROI Through a Supply Chain Risk Management Methodology

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June 25, 8:00am - 9:00am

Sponsored by Avetta

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Description

Outsourcing in your supply chain has significant return on investment and risk. Learn how to manage risks, moving from emails and spreadsheets to a centralized data collection and evaluation methodology. Gain insight on ways to evaluate suppliers and improve supplier quality, safety and sustainability.

Track

Risk Assessment, Safety Management

Speaker(s)

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S7018 | Five Keys to Preventing Slips, Trips and Falls

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June 25, 8:00am - 9:00am

Sponsored by Grainger

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Description

Do you face continued issues with slip and trip risks? Are your prevention efforts ineffective? Discuss several key prevention factors and take away guidance on how to best select and implement solutions, using a systematic prevention model and real-world examples.

Track

Safety Management, Technical/Engineering/Standards

Speaker(s)

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S7019 | The New Hire Is Missing a Leg: Do They Still Need Safety Shoes?

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June 25, 8:00am - 9:00am

Sponsored by the Military Practice Specialty

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Description

The new guy doesn't have feet, but our corporate policy says, "Everyone wears safety shoes." Ensuring the safety of physically disabled employees presents many challenges. Gather insight and knowledge to help your organization provide a safe work environment for employees with significant physical limitations.

Track

Healthcare/Wellness, Sustainability/Human Capital

Speaker(s)

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S7020 | Hang On: How Cannabis, AI, Drones and Robotics Are Changing OSH

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June 25, 8:00am - 9:00am

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Description

With new technologies and emerging markets, occupational safety and health professionals must address the use of drones, autonomous vehicles, cannabis, 3D printing, robotics and smart technologies. Explore these emerging trends through current industry knowledge, discuss case studies and learn best practices.

Track

Regulatory Issues/Government/Public Sector, Technical/Engineering/Standards

Speaker(s)

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S7021 | An Introduction to the ANSI/ASSP Z490.2 Standard for Online OSH Training

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June 25, 8:00am - 9:00am

Sponsored by the Standards Development Committee and the Training & Communications Practice Specialty

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Description

Learn how ANSI/ASSP Z490.2, the new standard for online occupational safety and health training, is related to ANSI/ASSP Z490.1, Criteria for Accepted Practices in Safety, Health and Environmental Training. Review the standard's structure, discuss a case study of its application and gain insight from our expert panel.

Track

Technical/Engineering/Standards, Training/Education

Speaker(s)

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S7022 | A Global Journey to Travel the World for Safety

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June 25, 8:00am - 9:00am

Sponsored by the Transportation Practice Specialty

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Description

Discuss global safety culture personally and professionally with preparation, presence and peace of mind. Learn from Lessons learned and discuss successful practices, including anecdotal comments regarding transportation and travel in the world of safety.

Track

International, Transportation

Speaker(s)

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S7023 | Key Issue Collaboration Session: Evaluation—Should Safety Professionals Invest?

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June 25, 8:00am - 9:00am

Sponsored by the Training & Communications Practice Specialty

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Description

Training can lead to positive change in an employee's behavior/perceptions. However, little time is invested in assessing whether safety training is effective. Is it worthwhile to identify and track these changes and, if so, how can we do it? Share your evaluation methods and gain insight on the latest training assessment best practices.

Track

Key Issue Collaboration Session

Collaboration Session Coordinator(s)

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S7025 | What It Takes to Become a Peak Performer

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June 25, 10:45am - 12:00pm

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Description

It takes certain elements to be at the top of your game. Learn what it takes to be a peak performer as a safety professional and return home with an action plan for being at your best.

Track

Business Skills & Personal Development, Safety Management

Speaker(s)

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S7026 | Using Effective Presentation Skills to Enhance Your Career

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June 25, 10:45am - 12:00pm

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Description

Ever had a problem getting your point across? Though considered a soft skill, communication is essential for success. Learn about communication "killers,' test your learning with exercises and leave with a tool set that will help you enhance your presentations and communications.

Track

Business Skills & Personal Development, Training/Education

Speaker(s)

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S7027 | The Anatomy of an OSHA Citation

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June 25, 10:45am - 12:00pm

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Description

Ensuring compliance with rules and regulations from dozens of regulatory agencies in our litigious world is often perplexing. Learn tips and techniques that can help you address challenges your company faces in building and maintaining compliance programs that meet mandates and create safe workplaces.

Track

Construction, Regulatory Issues/Government/Public Sector

Speaker(s)

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S7028 | Pre-Job Hazard Analysis: A Practical Approach

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June 25, 10:45am - 12:00pm

Sponsored by the Risk Assessment Committee and the Construction and Consultants and Training & Communications Practice Specialties

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Description

Pre-job hazard analysis (PJHA) is an effective tool to prevent workplace incidents and injuries. Learn about the benefits of PJHA, discuss how to conduct a brief but thorough analysis, define key terminology and review methods of integrating PJHA.

Track

Construction, Risk Assessment

Speaker(s)

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S7029 | Process Safety Management Worst Practices: Don't Do This!

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June 25, 10:45am - 12:00pm

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Description

Gain knowledge and insight to avoid mistakes in your process safety management program. Review industry history to identify situations and conditions that remain prevalent and apt to cause disasters.

Track

Emergency Management/Security, Regulatory Issues/Government/Public Sector

Speaker(s)

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S7030 | Improving Firefighters Hazard Recognition With Energy Training

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June 25, 10:45am - 12:00pm

Sponsored by the Council on Academic Affairs and Research

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Description

Learn the details of conducting energy-based hazard recognition training, which is the outcome of collaboration between East Carolina University and the Kannapolis, NC, Fire Department. Discover what the training method is and learn how you can effectively assess its effectiveness.

Track

Emergency Management/Security, Fire Protection

Speaker(s)

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S7031 | Building Emergency Preparedness and Business Continuity Programs

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June 25, 10:45am - 12:00pm

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Description

Do you develop and manage emergency preparedness initiatives? Become a master at building and managing sustainable emergency management and business continuity programs from the ground up.

Track

Emergency Management/Security, Safety Management

Speaker(s)

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S7032 | Do Ergonomic Assessments Have to Be Complicated?

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June 25, 10:45am - 12:00pm

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Description

At times, performing ergonomic assessments is daunting and overwhelming, but it doesn't have to be that way. Learn practical approaches to ergonomic assessments, review real-world solutions and discuss proactive workstation design.

Track

Ergonomics

Speaker(s)

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S7033 | Working in the Opioid Epidemic

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June 25, 10:45am - 12:00pm

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Description

Seventy percent of employers report a negative impact from opioid use in the workplace. With opioid fatalities now surpassing motor vehicle fatalities, we must address this crisis. Learn how you can address this problem head on without fear of legal ramifications.

Track

Healthcare/Wellness, Risk Management/Insurance

Speaker(s)

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S7034 | Blink: A 45-Minute or Less Quick Root Cause

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June 25, 10:45am - 12:00pm

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Description

Time is precious, and everyone is demanding efficiencies. A quick root-cause analysis will determine which groups of people/systems are needed to fix the problem. Learn how to complete a quick root cause on a lesser incident efficiently so you can be proactive and implement learnings in a timely manner.

Track

Human Behavior, Safety Management

Speaker(s)

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S7035 | Predicting Safety Risks and Incidents Using Wearable Tech

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June 25, 10:45am - 12:00pm

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Description

Wearable technology, machine learning and analytics help identify safety risks before they happen. Learn about leading-edge technology that predicts incidents. Explore true leading indicators that can benefit safety managers and their workers' compensation insurers and contribute to a new era in workplace safety.

Track

Industrial Hygiene/Health, Safety Management

Speaker(s)

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S7036 | Safety Challenges in Pakistan's Mining Sector

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June 25, 10:45am - 12:00pm

Sponsored by the International Practice Specialty

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Description

Each year, a large number of miners in Pakistan are killed when mines collapse or when poisonous gases are discharged. Gain insight into the risks associated with the country's mining industry and discuss ideas for improvement.

Track

International, Oil, Gas/Mining & Mineral Resources

Speaker(s)

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S7037 | Quantifying All Things OSHA Training: General Industry

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June 25, 10:45am - 12:00pm

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Description

OSHA believes that training is an essential part of every employer's safety and health program for protecting workers from injuries and illnesses. However, half the battle is not the training itself but what training is required. Develop greater knowledge about what is required and explore issues you may encounter.

Track

Regulatory Issues/Government/Public Sector, Training/Education

Speaker(s)

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S7038 | Systematic Approach: Conducting an Internal Safety and Health Audit

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June 25, 10:45am - 12:00pm

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Description

Audits can help you identify noncompliance with regulatory requirements. Learn about pivotal program components, including methods, checklists and risk assessments, that can help you sustain a robust internal safety and health compliance audit program.

Track

Risk Assessment, Safety Management

Speaker(s)

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S7039 | Risk Tolerance: Why Do Employees Take Risks?

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June 25, 10:45am - 12:00pm

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Description

Learn about 10 influencing factors of risk tolerance and take away tactical solutions that companies can use to lower it. By recognizing these factors, you can identify and accelerate improvements.

Track

Human Behavior, Risk Management/Insurance

Speaker(s)

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S7040 | The Evolution of the Risk Control Superhero

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June 25, 10:45am - 12:00pm

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Description

Welcome to the new age of risk control superheroes! Hear about experience gained from actively working with the insurance community, discuss how the industry has evolved and learn how to use your superpowers to fight future villains that threaten worker safety.

Track

Risk Assessment, Risk Management/Insurance

Speaker(s)

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S7041 | RtPtR: Sustainable Road Map for OSH Researchers and Practitioners

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June 25, 10:45am - 12:00pm

Sponsored by the Council on Academic Affairs and Research

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Description

The "RtPtR" model conveys the continuous cycle of translating research findings into best practices (RtP) and practitioners feeding exposures back to researchers (PtR) for control strategies. Discuss successful RtPtR examples that create a road map for other academicians and practitioners can follow.

Track

Ergonomics, Safety Management

Speaker(s)

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S7042 | Ouch! Handling Workplace Injuries: OSHA and Related Issues

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June 25, 10:45am - 12:00pm

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Description

Understand how work-related injuries may trigger a litany of potential compliance issues: OSHA reporting, recordkeeping, and inspection; workers' compensation reporting and benefits; Family and Medical Leave Act and other required leave; reasonable accommodation obligations; and discrimination and retaliation issues.

Track

Regulatory Issues/Government/Public Sector, Safety Management

Speaker(s)

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S7043 | A Simple, Scientific Approach to Safety Investigations

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June 25, 10:45am - 12:00pm

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Description

If your investigations aren't providing clear and thorough explanations, they're not effective. But you don't need a new technique, you just need to return to the fundamental principles of the scientific method. Such an approach provides a simple, objective and scalable way to understand and prevent safety incidents.

Track

Safety Management, Training/Education

Speaker(s)

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S7044 | ASSP/ANSI Z10: Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems

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June 25, 10:45am - 12:00pm

Sponsored by the Standards Development Committee

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Description

ASSP/ANSI Z10 provides an overall blueprint to help your organization prevent injuries and illnesses. Learn about updates to the safety management system standard, discuss differences between ISO 45001 and ANIS/ASSP Z10, and explore how it can help your organization move to the next level.

Track

Safety Management, Technical/Engineering/Standards

Speaker(s)

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S7045 | Bulli Ray Dog Bite Prevention Training

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June 25, 10:45am - 12:00pm

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Description

Build your knowledge and awareness to give your employees the power to avoid or safely handle their interactions with dogs they may encounter while performing their daily activities.

Track

Safety Management, Training/Education

Speaker(s)

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S7046 | Key Issue Collaboration Session: How Do You Approach Ethical and Moral Issues?

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June 25, 10:45am - 12:00pm

Sponsored by the Management and Risk Management Practice Specialties

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Description

Explore effective ways to approach controversial and conflict issues. Share your ideas and learn from others via an energizing discussion, and return home with guidance you can apply to help your companies, clients or customers resolve risks.

Track

Key Issue Collaboration Session

Collaboration Session Coordinator(s)

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