Pre-Conference Workshop Day

Tuesday, March 25

9:00 am Check-In & Refreshments

Enhancing Field Team Engagement & Buy-In

10:00 am Working with Your Field Team to Develop Your Safety Program to Gain Their Buy-In

Synopsis

  • Highlighting the importance of explaining the “why” behind safety rules to increase support
  • Collaborating with your field team to understand what they need to work safely and productively
  • Including workers in system and process design to identify job-specific risk and flaws early

12:00 pm Lunch

1:00 pm Focusing on High-Risk Tasks to Prioritize Preventing Life-Threatening Injuries

Synopsis

  • Convincing stakeholders to prioritize high-risk tasks and environments to move beyond only preventing minor incidents
  • Identifying high-risk exposures to prevent serious injuries and fatalities through a SIF program
  • Simplifying hazard identification so employees are more aware of serious risk

3:00 pm Afternoon Refreshments

3:30 pm Developing Superintendents to Take Personal Ownership in Creating a Safety Culture

  • Marie Cole Corporate Safety Manager, Erickson-Hall Construction Company

Synopsis

  • Supporting first time managers to lead proactively and personally invest into a safety culture
  • Challenging generational stereotypes to improve communication and engagement with younger team members
  • Demonstrating care for employees through tangible actions that inspire your team to embody safety values

5:30 pm End of Workshop Day