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Pre-Conference Workshops


22

October

Tuesday

  • 7:30 – 9:00 AM

    Keynote Address & Breakfast: How Did They Show Up? A Whole Person Approach To Safety
    Summer Rae, Summer Speaks

  • 8:30 – 10:00 AM

    Expo Hall Open

  • 10:00 – 11:15 AM

    Networking and Sharing of Best Practices
     David McPeak, CUSP, CSP, CHST, CIT, CSSM , Director of Professional Development/Education, iPi

  • 10:00 – 11:15 AM

    Beyond Stretch & Flex: The Bionomic™ Approach to Utility Athlete Injury Prevention
    Dr. James Clapper, DC, Occupational Injury Prevention Specialist, Future Industrial Technologies

  • 10:00 – 11:15 AM

    Active Shooter Training: It’s essential to get it right
    Jim Willis, CMAS, President & CEO, InDev Tactical

  • 11:15 AM – 11:45 AM

    Expo Hall Open

  • 11:45 AM – 1:15 PM

    Networking Lunch:Your Response Matters: React Emotionally or Respond Intentionally
    David McPeak, CUSP, CSP, CHST, CIT, CSSM & Doug Hill, CUSP, Consumers Energy

  • 1:15 – 2:00 PM

    Expo Hall – (Prize Pick-Up)

  • 2:00 – 3:15 PM

    Back to Basics – Electricity 101
    Mack Turner, CUSP, ISPC

  • 2:00 – 3:15 PM

    Reframing Risk: How Questioning Assumptions Electrifies Safety Practices
    Lito Wilkins, CUSP, Leading Safe Line Workers

  • 2:00 – 3:15 PM

    Incidents Require Immediate Response
    Charles Keeling, CHST CUSP, Safety & Regulatory Compliance Specialist, PSEG LI

  • 3:15 – 3:30 PM

    Break

  • 3:30 – 4:45 PM

    Win and Win Again: The Blueprint for Reporting and Repeating Safety Successes
    David McPeak, CUSP, CSP, CHST, CIT, CSSM , Director of Professional Development/Education, iPi

  • 3:30 – 4:45 PM

    Human and Organizational Performance Challenges and Wins in Utility Line Clearance
    James Beery, CUSP, CSP, CTSP, CHMM, CSHM, Senior Safety Lead, Wright Tree Service

  • 3:30 – 4:45 PM

    Your Electric Reality
    Brent Jeffries, VP Field Operations, Bierer Meters

  • 6:00 – 8:30 PM

    Welcome Reception – Pinstack

23

October

Wednesday

  • 7:30 – 8:45 AM

    Flame Resistant/Arc Rated Clothing Selection vs. Mother Nature
    Derek Sang, QSSP, CSHEP, (IASHEP), Senior Technical Training Manager, Bulwark Protection

  • 7:30 – 8:45 AM

    Safety – Past, Present, and Future
    Mike Starner, CUSP, CHST, Executive Director, Outside Line Safety, National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA)

  • 7:30 – 8:45 AM

    Safety Culture: Built In and Not Bolted On
    Doug Hill, CUSP, Consumers Energy

  • 8:30 – 10:00 AM

    Expo Hall Open

  • 10:00 – 11:15 AM

    Breaking the Cycle: Progressing Safety Starts with Authentic Leadership
    Cheryl Richardson, CEO, HRS Utilities

  • 10:00 – 11:15 AM

    The Safety Applicability of NFPA 70E for Electric and Other Utilities
    George Cole, CUSP, CESCP, CESW, SGE, Electrical Safety Consultant and Trainer, E-Hazard

  • 10:00 – 11:15 AM

    What It Really Takes: A Roadmap to Senior Leader Buy-In
    Sharon Lipinski, CEO, Habit Mastery Consulting

  • 11:15 AM – 12:00 PM

    Expo Hall  Open

  • 12:00 PM – 1:15 PM

    Network Lunch & Keynote: Enhancing Reliability in Power Distribution (Taking a High Reliability Organization (HRO) Approach to Work)
    Rey Gonzalez, President, HOPE Consulting LLC

  • 1:15 – 2:00 PM

    Expo Hall – (Prize Pick-Up)

  • 2:00 – 3:15 PM

    Substation Grounding & Bonding
    Mark Forster, CUSP, Director of Operations, ISPC

  • 2:00 – 3:15 PM

    Panel Discussion and Q&A on the Implementation of HPI and Safety Under the Umbrella of an High Reliability Organization
    Rey Gonzalez, President, HOPE Consulting LLC & SWEPCO

  • 2:00 – 3:15 PM

    Lone Worker Safety – The Challenges & Solutions
    Eugene Scherer, Director of Services, DiVal Safety Equipment Inc.

  • 3:15 – 3:30 PM

    Break

  • 3:30 – 4:45 PM

    How to be an Effective Mental Health Ally
    Gina Vanderlin, CSP, CHMM, CIT, Health and Safety Program Manager, PSEG LI

  • 3:30 – 4:45 PM

    What Do You Expect? How Expectations (or lack of) Will Influence Behaviors!
    Matt Edmonds, CUSP, CHST, CIT, Vice President, SET Solutions

  • 3:30 – 4:45 PM

    Ideas for Creating Worker Engagement. A perspective From the Front Line.
    AEP/SWEPCO

  • 5:00 – 6:00 PM

    USOLN Members Meeting

24

October

Thursday

  • 7:30 – 8:45 AM

    The Way Forward: To Change Something at Work, Something at Work Needs to Change
    William Martin, CUSP, RN, NRP, DIMM, CEO/President, Think Tank Project LLC

  • 7:30 – 8:45 AM

    All Things Linework Panel
    ISPC

  • 7:30 – 8:45 AM

    Do Courtesy, Respect and Trust Lead to Better Construction and Safety Outcomes? AI Is Starting to Provide Clues.
    Barry Nelson, President/CEO, FactorLab

  • 8:45 – 9:00 AM

    Break  

  • 9:00 – 10:15 AM

    Making the Transition – Safety Cop to Safety Coach to Safety Leader
    Rod Courtney, CUSP, CHST. WCLS, Director of Safety, PowerGrid Services

  • 9:00 – 10:15 AM

    Empowering Your Team with DOT Compliance Knowledge
    Daniel Greer, Founder, Eclipse DOT Inc.

  • 9:00 – 10:15 AM

    Wanting to Become a CUSP: Q&A Session
    Shawn Talbot, MS, IOM, CAE, CUSP Program Director, USOLN & David McPeak, CUSP, CSP, CHST, CIT, CSSM

  • 10:15 – 10:30 AM

    Break  

  • 10:30 – 12:00 PM

    Conference Wrap-Up

Exhibits Open: OCTOBER 22 & 24
– Daily Prize Drawings –

Educational Sessions to Choose from include topics such as:

  • Assessments
  • Culture
  • Driver Behavior and Driving Safety
  • Emergency Preparedness
  • Ergonomics
  • Fleet Safety
  • Generational Differences
  • Hazard Identification and Situational Awareness
  • Human Performance
  • Impairment in the Workplace
  • Incident Investigation
  • Incident Prevention
  • Leadership
  • Operations Strategies
  • Personal Protective Equipment
  • Regulatory Standards
  • Technology Trends
  • Telematics
  • Training
  • Workplace Violence
  • AND MORE!
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