Session 1: Keynote Speaker Breakfast
Soar to New Safety Heights: Lessons on Partnership, Focus & Leadership from an Air Force Fighter Pilot
– Jeff “Odie” Espenship

Break 

Session 2

Distribution Cover Up: How to Achieve Insulation & Isolation Part 1
– Danny Raines, CUSP

STOPPING When Uncertain
– Rey Gonzalez

“Conducting” Job Briefings
– David McPeak, CUSP, CET, CHST, CSP, CSSM

Break 

Session 3

Distribution Cover Up: How to Achieve Insulation & Isolation Part 2
– Danny Raines, CUSP

Cognitive Impairment: An Causal Factor We Must Consider with Every Incident
– Lee Marchessault, CUSP with co-presenter Jeff Sease

Effective Connectoring Practices
– Tim Vassios, CUSP

Break 

Networking Lunch & Panel Discussion: Protecting Workers from Violent Acts
– Moderator: David McPeak, CUSP, CET, CHST, CSP, CSSM,
– Panelists: Danny Raines, CUSP, James Willis, CMAS, CHS-V

Session 4

Personal Protective Grounding: What Works & What Doesn’t Part I
– Jim Vaughn

De-escalating Volatile Situations in the Field
– James Willis

Break 

Session 5

Personal Protective Grounding: What Works & What Doesn’t Part II
– Jim Vaughn

Luck Is Not A Strategy
– David Sowers

Break 

Welcome Reception at Topgolf

Session 1

Frontline Leadership: The Hurdle
– David McPeak

Paying Attention Can Make All The Difference (Situational Awareness in the Field)
– James Willis

Lineworker Safety and Tool Training
– Brent Jeffries

Break (Expo Hall)

Expo Hall Open

Session 2

Our People are Usually Pretty Safe!
– Matt Edmonds

Thermal Hazard Safety: Building Organizational Resilience by Improving Human Performance
– Scott Francis

Substation Safety: What We Can’t See Can Hurt Us
– Lee Marchessault

Break (Expo Hall)

Prize Drawing in Expo Hall

Networking Lunch & Panel Discussion: Utility Line Clearance Arborist Endorsement

Break (Expo Hall)

Session 3

Modeling Actionable Safety
– William Martin

Root Cause Analysis
– Danny Raines

The Seven Habits of a Highly Effective Safety Culture
– Rod Courtney

Break 

Session 4: Roundtables

Roundtable: Grounding
– Jim Vaughn & Danny Raines

Roundtable: Leadership
– David McPeak & Matt Edmonds

Roundtable: Open Discussion
– Pam Tompkins & Michael Stremel

Break

USOLN Meeting
– USOLN Board Members, Carla, Catherine

Session 1

Electric Power Safety Standards Simplified
– Pam Tompkins

Identifying and Responding to Unique Hazards During Storm Restoration
– Doyle Totty

Transformer Connection Planning
– Timothy Vassios

Break (Expo Hall)

Expo Hall Open

Session 2

Roundtables

Break (Expo Hall)

Boxed Lunch with Exhibitors

Prize Drawing in Expo Hall

Session 3

Conference Wrap-up
– David McPeak, Matt Edmonds