The ASSE Safety 2015 Conference opens on Sunday in Dallas and we have a number of exceptional speakers who will be running sessions on key safety issues like how to influence a positive safety culture, encouraging employees to accept personal accountability for their own safety, why injuries still occur despite the fact that you’re meeting or exceeding compliance measures in the workplace, the importance of reducing off-the-job injuries and more.
The schedule is as follows:
Chris Ross, CSP, CPLP, OHST
Effective Communication Skills for Safety Professionals [Session 501]
June 8 – 10:30am to 11:45am
This session will help you become a more effective communicator in safety
*This session is sponsored by CLMI Safety Training and the Training & Communications Practice Specialty.
Larry Wilson, Author of SafeStart
Complacency: The Silent Killer [Session 565]
June 8 – 3:15pm to 4:15pm
Complacency plays a significant role in the majority of injuries. Learn what you and your organization can do to efficiently minimize the effects of complacency in your workplace.
Tim Page-Bottorff, CSP
The Humor in Safety, From Blah Blah Blah to Ha Ha AH HA [Session 622]
June 9 – 10:30am to 11:45am
Warning: Attending this session may cause belly-aches, teary eyes and sore sides! A light-hearted way to make safety meetings interesting and actually fun!
Don Wilson, VP of SafeStart
Leadership for Today’s Problems [Session 676]
June 9 – 4:30pm to 5:30pm
A key issue organizations face today is keeping their employees safe 24/7, as the majority of injuries/fatalities occur outside the workplace. You will learn how to teach employees advanced safety skills to drastically reduce injuries 24/7.
Gary Higbee, CSP, MBA
Managing Complex Change: The Challenge of Implementing Safety Improvements [Session 747]
June 10 – 11am to 12pm
An introduction to the 5 critical components required to facilitate change, how to avoid pitfalls organizations often find themselves in, and guidance toward achieving safety excellence.
SafeStart will be located at booth #1519 throughout the conference. Come speak to a SafeStart representative about your current safety process, where your health and safety program is heading and the challenges that are preventing you from getting there. You can learn more about the conference at www.safety2015.org.