BLR Safety Summit 2014 Brochure

Maximize Your Summit ROI with Pre-Conference WorkshopsPre-conference compliance workshops make your time away from your facility even more valuable. April 9, Wednesday Morning 8:30 A.M. – 11:30 A.M.Choose from 2 optionsOption 1: Dare to LeadLearn key principles of leadership and how to have a sustained impact in your safety process:• How to achieve goals without sacrificing character• How to inspire and sustain commitment in others to give their best• How to find meaning and passion in work Option 2: Job Hazard AnalysisLearn the purpose of hazard analysis and the risk management process, and their importance in achieving a workplace free from hazards. You’ll gain new insights into using inductive and deductive methods. We’ll cover Fault Tree Analysis, Failure Mode and Analysis, and What If Analysis and you’ll benefit from using these methods in mock scenarios. April 9, Wednesday Afternoon 1:30 P.M. – 4:30 P.M.Choose from 2 optionsOption 1: Why a Risk-Based Approach to Managing Safety and Health WorksGain fundamental knowledge of risk and risk management principles and best practices. The presenter will focus on your organization’s leadership perspective on risk, why it is the language of business and how to communicate and incorporate risk-based principles into your organization’s management of safety, the safety and health management systems and why it may be the right strategy for your organization, and best practices to integrate risk assessment into safety management.Option 2: NFPA 70E Developments You Must Understand What are the key elements of the latest version of the NFPA 70E, Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace? In this session, we’ll explain the importance of electrical safety-related work practices, review the development of the standard and the importance of an integrated approach to electrical safety, discuss the major changes since the previous edition, and help you implement an integrated approach to electrical safety.Safety Professionals in the Digital Age Pam Walaski, CSP, CHMM JC Safety & Environmental, Inc.10:30 a.m.-11:20 a.m.The number of safety-related smartphone apps grows nearly every day. It is no longer a matter of whether an organization should utilize digital technology but how to filter out what works best for their strategic objectives and audiences. This session will review the current uses of digital technology for SH&E professionals, including mobile apps, social media for communications and m-Learning. Moving Engineering Design Solutions into Practice Elyce Biddle, Ph.D. West Virginia University11:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m.Safety, health, and environmental (SH&E) professionals agree that anticipating and “designing out” hazards and risks associated with new processes, structures, equipment, or tools is a superior method to control hazards and prevent harm to workers. This session presents how business decisions are made in relation to SH&E practices. It will highlight strategies and methods to promote:• The transfer and translation of research findings into prevention practices• The adoption of engineering design solutions in the workplaceLunch12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m.Why Do I Need to Plan for Emergencies? R. Norman Van Houten, Ph.D. New Jersey Institute of Technology1:40 p.m.-2:30 p.m.In light of recent man-made crises, and the impact of natural disasters such as Hurricane Sandy, it’s not a matter of IF an emergency will occur, but when and how extreme it could be. An effective emergency plan will help you:• Comply with federal and state laws• Minimize damage/interruption to your business• Restore normal operating conditions after the event—quickly• Protect your employees, and also reduce the impact to the local surrounding communityThis session will show the proper steps to write your emergency plan and how to find and use internal and external resources to complete it. Lockout/Tagout and Machine Guarding – The “Minor Servicing” ExceptionDebby Shewitz, CSP Shewitz Consulting, LLCBarbara Jo Ruble, QEP, CPEA President, Specialty Technical Consultants, Inc.2:40 p.m.-3:30 p.m.Attendees will learn the precise definition of “minor servicing” under the LOTO standard, and how the electrical standard and machine guarding standard are interrelated in determining whether a particular operation can take advantage of the minor servicing exception to LOTO requirements. The session will cover the OSHA enforcement directive for LOTO and industry consensus standards as they relate to determining whether an alternative measure used to protect employees during minor servicing (instead of LOTO) is equally effective, and therefore allowed under the standard.Real-World Ergonomics Joe McGettigan, CPE JA Montgomery1:40 p.m.-2:30 p.m.“I’m not an Ergonomist, but I know I have ergonomics issues.” “I’m no expert, and I either can’t or don’t want to pay for one.” If either of these capture your situation, there is hope Joe McGettigan will discuss the basics of ergonomics and how to look at any job task. By using simple techniques you will be able to pick out the major risk factors in just about any job task, and be on your way to formulating solutions.Why NFPA 2112 Certified Garments Should be Specified for Your Flash Fire Hazard Derek Sang Bulwark Protective Apparel2:40 p.m.-3:30 p.m.Consequences of flash fire are examined, with emphasis on the importance of utilizing garments certified for the hazard.• What are the consequences of flash fire, and what is the importance of utilizing hazard-certified garments?• What is the difference between laboratory testing and real-world performance of garments? • Why are NFPA 2112 certified garments important to you as a safety professional? • What are the steps for instituting /upgrading an FR clothing program, including comfort, value, employee acceptance, proper use, and laundering?• • 3:30 p.m. Conference AdjournsJoin your colleagues at the premier conference for safety professionals ...BLR SAFETY SUMMITRegister now at BLRSafetySummit.comFeaturing industry leaders and expertsBest Practices & OSHA Compliance for 2014April 9-11, 2014AtlantaThe Westin BuckheadKathy Seabrook,ASSE President & Founder Global Solutions, Inc.John Howard, M.D.,Director, NIOSHEddie Greer, Board of Certified Safety ProfessionalsAnd Many MoreJoin your colleagues in Atlanta and benefit from three days of interactive learning and networking sessions on the latest OSHA compliance challenges. We’ve put together an all-star lineup of workplace safety thought leaders eager to share tested and proven program development and implementation tactics, such as leveraging mobile devices to manage and communicate safety… new technologies and methods to “design” safety in the work space … how to meet new GHS hazard communication standards … protecting employees from heat stress heading into summer 2014 … and much more.Earn COC, CM, and CMP CreditsThis conference qualifies for up to 1.0 COC credits and the preconference workshops for up to 0.5 COC credits for CSPs, CHSTs, OHSTs, CMP credits for CHMMs, and may be eligible for CM credits for CIHs who attend.Your conference faculty:• Elyce Biddle, West Virginia University• Al Capuano, Heritage• Anne Chappelle, Critical Path Services• Jeffery Dennis, Industrial Safety Solutions, Inc.• Nigel Ellis, Ellis Fall Safety Solutions • Don Garvey, 3M• Eddie Greer, Board of Certified Safety Professionals• Cathy Hansell, Breakthrough Results• John Howard, NIOSH• Joe McGettigan, JA Montgomery• Jeffrey Nolan, Dinse• Derek Sang, Bulwark Protective Apparel• Kathy Seabrook, ASSE President and Founder of Global Solutions, Inc.Registration Information This conference qualifies for up to 1.0 COC credits and the preconference workshops for up to 0.5 COC credits for CSPs, CHSTs, OHSTs, CMP credits for CHMMs, and may be eligible for CM credits for CIHs who attend.Standard Price: $695 Preferred Customer*: $645 Pre-Conference Sessions: $199 for 1, $299 for 2 100% GUARANTEEIf you are not completely satisfied after attending 2014 BLR Safety Summit, let us know, and we will refund 100% of your registration fee—no questions asked.CANCELLATION POLICY • A $50 processing fee applies to conference cancellations.• Registrants are responsible for the entire registration fee for a cancellation made after 5:00 p.m. three weeks prior to the event (whether or not you attend the program or fail to cancel).An alternate may attend in place of the original registrant.• BLR® reserves the right to cancel the conference due to lack of registrants. In case of conference cancellation, BLR’s liability is limited to the refund of the conference registration fee only24090-AWE MAKE REGISTERING EASY On the Web: Direct your browser to BLRSafetySummit.comBy E-mail: service@blr.com By Phone: Call us toll-free 800-727-5257Register online at BLRSafetySummit.com or call 800-727-5257*Subscribers to BLR products, services and events save an additional $50 with our Preferred Customer discount.Get full BLR Safety Summit details by visiting BLRSafetySummit.com or scan this QR code with your smartphone to get more information. Sponsored byOffer Code: PDFProgram Date/LocationApril 9 Pre-Conference SessionsApril 10 - 11 Main ConferenceAtlanta, GeorgiaThe Westin Buckhead3391 Peachtree Road NE Atlanta, GA 30326 404-365-0065 Conference FeesOnly $695 per person$645 for preferred customers$645 for additional attendees from your organizationHotel ReservationsThe Westin Buckhead Atlanta404-365-0065 Request group rate for BLR Safety Summit Reservation cut-off: March 24, 2014Room Rate: $179Full Conference, Day 1Thursday, April 10Conference Registration and Exhibits Open7:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.Exhibits and Breakfast7:00 a.m.-8:00 a.m.Opening Remarks, Keynote by Kathy Seabrook: Influences and Opportunities for Workplace Safety and Health8:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m.Safety Incentive Programs: How to Encourage Safe Behaviors Without Encouraging Underreporting or Lawbreaking Attorney Adele Abrams, CMSP9:10 a.m.-10:00 a.m.Don’t let your incentive program — designed to make your workplace safer—leave you wide open to OSHA citations. Or even worse, suffer a tragic accident that could have been prevented had the early warning signs been reported. During this session you will learn:• What makes a safety incentive program compliant and effective —and what could potentially make it illegal• How to encourage safe behaviors without discouraging reporting of accidents and near misses• The role of disciplinary programs in incentive/disincentive programs• Safety incentive/disincentive best practices.Exhibits and Networking Break10:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m.Keeping Up With Changes in Fall Protection Nigel Ellis, PhD., PE, CSP, CPEEllis Fall Safety Solutions10:30 a.m.-11:20 a.m.The primary issue in fall protection is how to reduce hazardous exposures to workers who over the long run, are less than perfect in their access and work in the construction and maintenance fields. This session explores the advantages of turning to elimination techniques. Learn about the latest research without harnesses to reduce fall hazards and the costs of safety. And because fall equipment still used needs maintenance, keeping up with changing standards has now been simplified so training can be more up to date.Supervisors: Your Best Safety Resource — Sometimes Eddie Greer, CSP, OHST, STS Board of Certified Safety Professionals9:10 a.m.-10:00 a.m.Properly trained supervisors have the greatest opportunity to affect safety performance and impact the bottom line. This session will review the issues with untrained supervisors and cover the critical skills necessary for supervisors to be effective players in the overall safety process.Exhibits and Networking Break10:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m.Practical Guide to Conducting Risk Assessments Mark Haskins, CSP Practical Safety Solutions10:30 a.m.-11:20 a.m.Do you want to prioritize hazard control efforts to improve safety in the workplace? Do you need to conduct and develop risk assessments but aren’t sure how or where to start? This session will help you:• Select appropriate risk assessment methods• Improve effectiveness and the value of JHAs• Apply risk assessment methods to completed JHAsLunch11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.Speak Softly, But Carry A Big GHS Stick Anne Chappelle, PhD, DABT Critical Path Services1:00 p.m.-1:50 p.m.OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard has been updated to incorporate the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling. In essence, all safety data sheets will have to be updated by 2015, and chemical containers will require new labels formatted to GHS requirements. On top of that, all employees must understand how to interpret the GHS-compliant SDSs and chemical labels. This session will focus on:• Key changes to OSHA’s hazard communication standard• How the changes impact other regulatory initiatives and reporting requirements• Ideas to minimize the impact on existing programs and processes but maximize the opportunity to ”finally get things done right”Maximize the Power of Safety Committees Cathy Hansell, JD Breakthrough Results2:00 p.m.-2:50 p.m.Safety committees are a wonderful way to create greater safety awareness, improved ownership, active engagement, and improved safety results. A number of states require them as part of workers’ compensation rules or insurance requirements. This session will provide:• Case studies and best practices• Tips and Traps• Safety Committee Success ChecklistExhibits and Networking Break3:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m.Heat Stress: How to Keep Your Workers from Boiling Over Don Garvey, CSP, CIH, CHMM, CET, ARM 3M Company3:30 p.m-4:20 p.m.Between 2008 and 2013, OSHA responded to over 100 potential heat-related fatalities in the United States. Exposure to excessive heat levels can also impact safety along with worker productivity and morale. This session will focus on methods of heat stress detection and evaluation, along with potential protective measures both workers and employers can implement to prevent heat stress problems.Threat Assessment and Reintegrating “Scary” Employees into the Workplace: Considerations in Crafting a Management Plan Jeffrey Nolan Dinse, Knapp & McAndrewRich WilsonSigma Threat Management Associates1:00 p.m.-1:50 p.mYou learn from the wife of a troubled employee that he is highly agitated and told her that he is headed to the workplace with two loaded guns. Working with the police, your workplace threat assessment team intervenes and successfully petitions for an involuntary psychiatric hold. That was the easy part. After being released from the inpatient facility, the employee is allowed to return to work and your team is now faced with the challenge of managing the reintegration. The presenters will provide:• A summary of the threat assessment process as a best practice in workplace violence prevention• A discussion related to legal duty and liability issues and then involve you at each decision point along the way in crafting a plan to manage and monitor this caseEffective Training Techniques Jeff Dennis, MS, CSP, CHMM, CET, CSSM, WSO-CSEIndustrial Safety Solutions2:00 p.m.-2:50 p.m.Learn the techniques required to effectively instruct adult learners in the workplace. The presenter will stress the importance of preparation and organization, the training facility, and participant comfort. At the conclusion of this presentation, attendees will be able to list and describe:• Comprehensive adult instruction strategies• Effective presentation aids• Unique characteristics of adult learnersExhibits and Networking Break3:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m.Affecting Behaviors Consistently: The ABCs of a Behavior Based Safety ProcessPhil McIntyre Performance Solutions by Milliken3:30 p.m-4:20 p.m.Lowering incident rates requires increasing cultural change. The Milliken Safety Way™ provides tested methods for creating a system of continuous improvement in safety behaviors. During this session you will learn:• 5 things most safety programs get wrong• Effective ways to engage the individual for organizational success• How to create a system for continuous improvementExhibits and Cocktail Hour5:00 p.m.-6:30 p.m.Full Conference, Day 2Friday, April 11Breakfast and Exhibits Open7:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m.Announcements, Keynote by John Howard (NIOSH): Future of the Safety Profession8:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m.OSHA Enforcement Trends and Update OSHA Regional/Area Office9:10 a.m.-10:00 a.m.Attend this session to hear from OSHA about enforcement initiatives and trends, compliance assistance, status of new or proposed rules, and more.Exhibits and Networking Break10:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m.Survey Says… Renewed Commitment in Safety Needed Brenda Nader Kimberly-Clark10:30 a.m.-11:20 a.m.The presentation will summarize key findings from a 2012 Safety Survey of safety professionals. Topic areas of emphasis will include PPE compliance; establishing a culture of safety; safe work practices and performance; and building worker acceptance.Contractor SafetyJeff Dennis, MS, CSP, CHMM, CET, CSSM, WSO-CSE Industrial Safety Solutions11:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m.It is vital that facility owners and operators qualify contractors, and general contractors qualify subcontractors, in regard to safety before awarding projects. At the conclusion of this presentation, attendees will be able to:• State the importance and potential benefits of qualifying contractors to perform work on your worksite.• State the methods of using “lagging Indicators” such as OSHA logs, TRIR rates, EMR rates, and DART rates compare the past safety performance of different contractors by using “lagging Indicators” such as OSHA logs, TRIR rates, EMR rates, and DART rates• Know the methods to effectively use “leading indicators” such as track records for training, inspections, hazard assessments, and corrective actionsThe Safety and Health Leader as a Successful Business Partner Cathy Hansell, JDBreakthrough Results9:10 a.m.-10:00 a.m.Safety and health professionals face many new challenges as their expected areas of functional expertise expand into security, risk management, and facility services while simultaneously ensuring regulatory compliance. At the same time businesses require focus on productivity, quality, customer satisfaction, and cost control.Successfully meeting these many challenges requires the safety and health professional to be viewed and to act as a business partner. This session will describe the key aspects of a successful partnership and provide proven, successful examples and tips. Exhibits and Networking Break10:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m.BLRSAFETY SUMMITSponsored byRegister now atBLRSafetySummit.com