Conference Day Two
Thursday, March 27
7:30 am Check-In, Coffee & Breakfast
8:00 am Chair’s Opening Remarks
Building a Safety-First Culture
8:10 am Emphasizing the Importance of Change Management for Successful Initiative Adoption
Synopsis
- Encouraging leadership to discuss change openly so that everyone understands the purpose of new initiatives
- Identifying who the key people are to drive a successful change strategy
- Establishing a clear framework to ensure everyone understands their role and responsibilities
- Tailoring the change management framework for different company sizes
8:50 am Panel Discussion: Vetting Trade Partners Who Are Bought Into a Safety Culture to Ensure Aligned Values From the Start
Synopsis
- Finding dependable trade partners who align with safety and operational standards
- Establishing a criteria to identify trade partners committed to a safety culture
- Exploring safety metrics outside of incident rate and Experience Modification Rate (EMR) that can indicate a trade partner’s safety reliability
9:30 am Audience Discussion: Evolving the Role of Safety Leaders & to Better Support Dynamic Construction Environments
Synopsis
- Effectively shifting from a inspections based strategy to an integrated proactive model
- Creating a framework for safety communication: concerns, recognition, instruction, non-negotiables and sharing success
- Understanding different training and communication platforms and methods to drive engagement
- Overcoming communication barriers with both field and office-based stakeholders
10:10 am Morning Refreshments
Improving Safety Performance Through Data-Driven Insights
10:40 am Leveraging Internal Safety Data for Effective Decision-Making
Synopsis
- Collecting data that translates into actionable insights including leading and lagging indicators
- Addressing how specific lagging indicators may not accurately reflect safety performance
- Recognizing the importance of context in data analysis to avoid implementing ineffective safety measures
11:20 am Case Study: Modifying Driver Behaviours to Improve Safety Outcomes
Synopsis
- Leveraging telematics and other data sources to reduce driver-related risks
- Using the data to implement preventive measure to manage risky driving behaviors
- Integrating predictive analytics into safety protocols to improve safety awareness programs
12:00 pm Lunch
1:00 pm Moving from Lagging to Leading Indicators to Get Ahead of Safety Risks
Synopsis
- Examining what conditions can be attributed to an or potential incident before it takes place
- Reviewing what data to capture and how to translate this into construction planning and site activities
- How you can use leading indicators to expose gaps in current processes and engagement
1:40 pm Fireside Chat: Digitizing Your Safety Program to Improve Cost Efficiency & Oversights
Synopsis
- Learning how digital safety systems can remove staffing dependency for more efficient safety management
- Streamlining project management allowing managers to oversee multiple job sites without being on-site
- Leveraging data to identify trends and risks to prevent serious incidents