Free Pre-Conference Workshops 

The free pre-conference workshops are June 9, 2020, from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM, prior the opening conference session at 3:00 PM. These pre-workshops are included with the registration costs.

INCLUDED PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS


VPP 101

June 9, 2020 (1:00 PM to 2:30 PM)  

Wondering what VPP is and what it is all about? This workshop will provide you an opportunity to learn more about what VPP is and what the requirements are. This workshop will include a more in depth review than the conference breakout session.

 

Conference First Timers Workshop
June 9, 2020 (1:00 PM to 2:30 PM)  

Is this your first Region IV VPPPA Safety & Health Excellence Conference? If so, this presentation will be beneficial to your conference experience. The presentation will cover what to expect during the conference and how to have a successful conference. The session will allow participants to ask questions and make some great connections that will be valuable throughout the conference. 

 

The Most Dangerous Ideas In Safety that Everyone Believes
June 9, 2020 (1:00 PM to 2:30 PM)  

Organizations are like the Titanic, our delusions let us enter dangerous waters at full speed, ignoring obvious signs of impending catastrophe. Frequently those that have suffered disasters have been operating near zero in their safety performance measurements, and they all shared the same delusions that:

  • They were well in control of their risks

  • Compliant behavior was safe

  • Safety is a linear process

  • Risk is a simple quantitative entity

The closer you get to zero the more acute these delusions become.
In this session, we'll examine lessons from cognitive science, the implications for accident and injury prevention, and potential unintended consequences of conventional wisdom.

Letting Technology Generate Your Leading Indicators
June 9, 2020 (1:00 PM to 2:30 PM)  

This course will show you how to improve your safety outcomes by using technology to generate leading indicators. The course will focus on six leading indicators --- one for each element of OSHA’s Recommended Practices for Safety and Health Programs (OSHA 3885).

These six leading indicators include:
1. Number of employee safety ideas and hazards submitted
2. Average time between worker report of a safety idea or hazard and management knowledge of the report
3. Percentage of incidents with root cause investigation completed
4. Percentage of hazards abated in same day, week or month the hazard was identified.
5. Number of corrective action audits completed.
6. Training hours provided.

Start Up Safety Committees – What it takes to have one that works!
June 9, 2020 (1:00 PM to 2:30 PM)  

One of the best ways to engage employees in safety is to kick off your safety committee, but safety pro beware! Talk to any seasoned safety person and you’ll hear about committees that did nothing or worse, just complained. In this session you’ll get the must haves for starting a committee-based safety program and the 10 things to avoid to create a team that works!

  • Get the steps to starting up a committee that is poised to achieve

  • Learn your role in the committee and why it’s important before it’s too late (or how to recover if your already on the wrong path)

  • Learn how to use the team to engage employees and get things done for safety