7:00 am Check-In & Networking
8:00 am Chair’s Opening Remarks
Centralizing Safety in Strategic Relationships
8:10 am Aligning Owners With the ROI of Safety for Informed Project Bidding
Synopsis
- Establishing the priorities of owners to create strategic alignment and establish safety as a central pillar
- Ensuring owners and contractors are aligned on project safety requirements on budget and schedule
- Demonstrating ROI that resonates with owners’ objectives and improves client-contractor relationship
8:50 am Panel Discussion: Establishing a Robust Trade Partner Onboarding Process to Ensure Consistency Across a Diverse Network
Synopsis
- Establishing trade partner safety standards and their existing policies at bid stage to ensure they align with your requirements
- How can GCs effectively support and engage with partners of varying levels of experience and resources in meeting safety policy expectations?
- Developing a comprehensive system for onboarding new partners as the project progresses
9:30 am Working With Trade Partners to Elevate Standards, Enhance Communication & Improve Accountability
Synopsis
- In upholding safety standards clear expectations of roles and responsibilities
- Establishing clear documentation protocols to foster accountability and guide effective trade partner communication
- Defining a clear reporting structure and support process to make sure that trade partners hold themselves to account without fear of punishment
10:10 am Morning Refreshments & Speed Networking
Driving Accountability in the Field
10:50 am Enhancing Field Engagement by Bringing Focus to High-Risk Situations
Synopsis
- Understanding and mapping how field risks evolve in a constantly changing environment
- Exploring how to communicate, update and monitor the non-negotiables in the field in a timely manner without overwhelming field teams with documentation
- Discussing how to create engagement with repetitive tasks to mitigate lack of focus and prevent injuries
11:30 am Driving Individual Ownership & Engagement of Responsibilities
Synopsis
- Discussing the importance of accountability and how to translate this amongst field workers to transform their attitude towards work when unsupervised
- Reviewing tools to help drive and monitor engagement in the field
- Making field teams part of the discussion to develop actionable strategies and foster a culture of ownership
12:10 pm Improving Communication Between the Field & the Office to Ensure Clarity, Consistency & Transparency
Synopsis
- Creating robust communication and monitoring processes across multiple sites to address the issue of limited safety personnel
- Working with superintendents to disseminate policy and procedure rollouts effectively
- Creating positive feedback loops to better understand the impact and gaps in safety management, as well as translating lessons learnt across project and site environments
12:50 pm Networking Lunch
The Evolving Risk Landscape
1:50 pm Understanding Evolving Safety Challenges in Novel Workflows to Identify & Reduce Risks in the Field
Synopsis
- Exploring how emerging technology and construction processes are changing our perception of risk
- Working cross-functionally to identify how to adapt existing workflows to accommodate construction innovation safely
- Establishing a process of continuous improvement that includes safety first thinking at its core
2:30 pm Audience Discussion: Establishing a Strong Root Cause Analysis Methodology as a Preventative Tool
Synopsis
- Reflecting on different methods to get beyond the how and to the why an incident occurred
- Identifying and examining the correct data and behaviors to proactively prevent recurrence and identify/correct emerging trends
- Understanding the balance of a timely but thorough investigation to ensure both detail and proactivity is employed
3:10 pm Afternoon Refreshments & Networking
Harnessing Advanced Technology
3:40 pm Keeping up With Industry Trends to Build the Latest Physical & Digital Tools into Your Workflow
Synopsis
- Physical tools are being made available to help improve safety within the field?
- Examining how construction digitization is improving safety and operational execution
- Ensuring that safety is built into your technology testing and roll-out strategy
4:20 pm Using Data to Understand the Effectiveness of Your Safety Strategies
Synopsis
- Understanding how to interpret safety performance from project data
- Drawing on collective historic data to better understand safety performance
- Recognizing safety performance data traps and how to avoid them