Tuesday, August 21, 2018
9:00 – 5:15 pm
Crystal Ballrooms K & L
Convention Level
9:00 – 10:00 am
Selling Safety to Management
Speaker:
Zack Mansdorf, PhD, CIH, CSP, QEP
Consultant in EHS and Sustainability
Boca Raton, FL
Safety is a core value in most organizations. However in many instances the safety professionals in that organization either inherited this value or do not dwell on how to measure it. What can be worse is that some safety professionals believe that it is a given that such a value exists and that they do not need to “sell” safety to upper management. Nothing could be further from the truth. Safety is a value in an organization just like quality, cost, and production. Safety must compete for resources with these other values as well as initiatives such as R & D, marketing, and other organizational priorities. What this means is that the savvy safety professional will realize that they must sell their concepts and requests to upper management to compete for these resources. This presentation will address approaches to how safety can sell itself as a value within an organization.
10:00 – 10:15 am
Break
10:15 – 11:15 am
Building a Culture of Safety
Speaker:
Kelly Bernish, CSP, COSS
Global SHE Solutions, LLC
Saint Petersburg, FL
The commitment of management to safety varies widely from organization to organization. The degree to which an organization is committed to safety is normally defined by its safety culture. A safety culture in an organization is something that is felt as much as defined. Managers sense it, employees sense it, and outsiders sense it. Safety culture starts with top management. There are ways they can demonstrate their commitments to safety. This presentation will delve into the various things safety professionals can do to assist management in defining and enhancing the safety culture of their organization.
11:15 – 12:15 pm
Lunch (on your own)
Purchase lunch in the Exhibit Hall. Visit the “Comp Time” Diner… grab & go, or sit and network with clients and exhibitors!
12:15 – 1:15 pm
Safety Communications – Do Bulletins and Newsletters Work?
Speaker:
Paul Esposito, CIH, CSP
President and Owner
STAR Consultants, Inc.
Arnold, MD
Training and educating an organization’s employees can always be a challenge for safety professionals. There are several methods of delivering training and education. These may range from the traditional classroom face-to-face training to the more modern techniques such as using computer-based programs to train. One method that has been used for years are safety bulletins and their close cousin the safety message to distribute safety information to employees. This presentation will explore the effectiveness of using these types of delivery methods as opposed to other training techniques.
1:15 – 2:15 pm
ISO 45001; A Systems Approach for the World
Speaker:
Michael Belcher, CSP
Vice President, Risk and Safety
DS Services of America, Inc.
Marietta, GA
As the field of safety and health becomes increasingly professionalized, the management approaches used by safety professionals are also becoming more formalized. Currently the “system” approach toward managing safety and health for an organization is growing in popularity. This approach uses much of the “Plan, Do, Check, and Act” methodology promoted by the quality movement under W. Edwards Deming and others. This approach was “standardized” both nationally and internationally by several different organizations. These varied documents led to agreement by the international community that an International Standard (ISO) was needed to give organizations a single document to use for managing safety and health issues. This presentation will cover the content of that standard, ISO 45001, and what it can mean to your organization.
2:15 – 3:15 pm
Slips, Trips and Falls: Still the Champion Losses
Speaker:
Jim Smith, MS, CSP
Director, Risk Control Services
Managing Director, Public Sector Loss Control
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
Boca Raton, FL
One of the leading causes of work-related injuries is slip-trip-fall claims. To address this business risk, it is important we understand what causes these events, determine what the standard of care and best practices should be when looking for solutions and risk treatment options. In slip-trip-fall claims, the human element plays a key factor in the contributory causes, making it difficult to prevent or address in some circumstances. It is important that risk and safety managers do not get discouraged and lose their focus on preventing slip-trip-fall claims. In our presentation we will look at contributory causes, standards of care, accident investigation techniques, and methods to prevent or address common slip-trip-fall claims. We will discuss methods of self-monitoring observation and effective reporting to address conditions that may lead to an incident.
3:15 – 4:15 pm
Near Miss Reporting: Is It of Any Use?
Speaker:
Kelly Bernish, CSP, COSS
Global SHE Solutions, LLC
Saint Petersburg, FL
In the world of incident investigation, the question always arises as to whether it is worth the effort to investigate near-miss incidents. Are they of value? Do they warn us? Are they just a waste of time? This presentation will explore why near-miss reporting can be of value if used properly. It will demonstrate how, if certain near-miss reporting occurs and is properly acted upon, serious incidents can be prevented.
4:15 – 5:15 pm
What’s Going on with OSHA?
Speakers:
Joan Spencer, MPH, CIH
U.S. Department of Labor – OSHA
Tampa, FL
Vergie Bain, CAS
U.S. Department of Labor – OSHA
Fort Lauderdale, FL
The current political climate in Washington DC is one in which all regulatory agencies are being challenged to justify their mission and value. This has placed OSHA in the position of exploring what their mission will be under the current administration and what they must do as part of their responsibilities under the Act. This presentation will touch on how this impacts field inspections, special emphasis programs, rulemaking, and other OSHA activities.