Monday, September 23, 2019 (1:30 pm - 2:45 pm)
Session
2A
Date
Monday, September 23, 2019
Time
1:30 pm - 2:45 pm
Classification
Senior
Title of Presentation
Contractor Management Strategy – Insights from a Survey of Decision Makers
Session Description
Contractors and suppliers play a strategic role in the business ecosystem. They enable Hiring Organizations to streamline their operations, manage their risk exposure, optimize their cost structure and sharpen their focus on core competencies. For some organizations, it is not uncommon for 80 percent or more of their work activities to be outsourced and completed by third-party contracting companies.
There is growing recognition that Hiring Organizations in both the public and private sectors are challenged to accomplish their organizational contractor management objectives (work being completed in a safe, reliable, and sustainable manner) while working through internal Constraints (such as leadership priorities, competing resource allocation, integration of internal systems) and external constraints (such as shortage of qualified contractors and competent work force, reliance on subcontractor relationships and regulatory environment).
A survey of Hiring Organizations was conducted by ISN for the purpose of providing answers and insights into these questions. This publication summarizes the survey feedback provided by 204 decision makers across 161 Hiring Organizations. The information provides insights into the attributes of leading Hiring Organizations and enables organizations to benchmark themselves with their peers.
Ultimately, the objective of the report is to help organizations across all industries who rely on contractors to drive continual improvement in their efforts toward a zero-incident workplace and reliable operations.
Learning Objectives
Recognize the challenges and the top priorities pursued by decision makers. Understand characteristics of leading organizations in their contractor management journey and how these companies are driving continual improvement. Identify where leaders and decision makers in organizations should focus their attention in their strategic planning considerations.
Speakers
Mr. Darren Hamman
Senior HSE Manager
Company
ISN
Bio
Based in Calgary, Darren Hamman is a Senior Manager on ISN’s Health, Safety and Environmental Review and Verification Services (or RAVS) team. Darren has 15 years of Health and Safety Management experience. Prior to joining ISN, Darren worked in the Food and Agriculture industries. He has a BA in Sociology from the University of Lethbridge, and a Certificate in Health, Safety, and Environmental Processes from the University of New Brunswick. He obtained his CRSP designation in 2007, and is a member of the Canadian Society of Safety Engineers and the Alberta Society of Health and Safety Professionals.
Mr. Richard Cerenzio
Senior Director, HSEQ
Company
ISN
Bio
Mr. Cerenzio serves as ISN’s Corporate Senior Director of HSEQ. Previous oversight includes ISN’s Contractor Development and Downstream Petrochemical Divisions.
Prior to joining ISN, Mr. Cerenzio spent 18 years in Global HSEQ Senior Management within the petrochemical, facilities, road maintenance and copper mining industries.
Mr. Cerenzio is a long-standing ASSE member and currently serves on various National Safety Council Campbell Institute Workgroups, the National Occupational Research Agenda Oil & Gas Council, and the NCCER Workforce Development Committee.
His industry outreach also includes numerous global industry conference presentations and panel mediations. He has also authored numerous industry-specific articles both in the US and abroad.
Session
2B
Date
Monday, September 23, 2019
Time
1:30 pm - 2:45 pm
Classification
All Audiences
Title of Presentation
Time to Jazz Up Your Psychological Safety Program
Session Description
Does your mental health programming need a boost? Jazz Aviation is the winner of the 2018 Canada’s Safest Employers Psychological Safety Award and has some excellent tips and tricks to share. Building on requirements from Transport Canada and the Canada Labour Code, both of which set standards for many of the core working conditions in the aviation sector, Jazz has developed several initiatives that address and support psychological safety. From senior leadership support and robust training to reporting and investigations, Jazz will reveal what works, what doesn’t and what just needs a little more convincing when it comes to rolling out new initiatives for employee mental health.
Learning Objectives
Secure senior leader buy-in for psychological safety programs. Discover new ideas for improving psychological safety in their own companies. Understand how to overcome challenges of creating successful mental health programming.
Speakers
Mr. Michael McDonald
Manager, Health Services
Company
Jazz Aviation
Bio
As person succeeding with a disability, Michael has focused his entire career on supporting other people with disabilities as they interact with the world around them, whether at work, at home, or at school. With a varied background working within group homes, schools, insurance companies, and now with Jazz Aviation, he actively looks for opportunities to help individuals with disabilities succeed with their work goals. Michael has completed training in Occupational Health & Safety, Adult Education, and more graduate studies in Mental Health & Addictions. Currently, he leads a team of healthcare professionals as they provide health management efforts to support a workforce of 5,000 aviation sector employees. He regularly delivers training related to Mental Illness in the workplace, internally and externally. He has covered topics ranging from Suicide Awareness through Positive Psychology.
Ms. Amanda Silliker
Editor
Company
Canadian Occupational Safety
Bio
Amanda Silliker is the editor of Canadian Occupational Safety magazine, published by Thomson Reuters. She has held the role for six years and previously worked as an editor on Canadian HR Reporter. Amanda is the project manager for Canada’s Safest Employers Awards as well as for the magazine’s Safety Leader of the Year award. She travels across Canada hosting sessions like this where award winners can share their expertise and help other companies strive to be the safest in Canada. Amanda has a Bachelor of Journalism, Highest Honours, from Carleton University in Ottawa.
Session
2C
Date
Monday, September 23, 2019
Time
1:30 pm - 2:45 pm
Classification
All Audiences
Title of Presentation
Linking H&S with Business Performance: A Neuroscience Pilot Study
Session Description
Can recent discoveries in neuroscience help us better understand the relationship between health and safety and business performance?
The answer is Yes. In fact, by using neuroscience as our platform for understanding, we can begin to see a strong, direct link between these two distinctly different domains of business: H&S and business performance.
In this workshop session, you will learn about the results of a neuroscience pilot study, conducted in the manufacturing industry of West Virginia, USA. In this pilot study, certain health and safety activities were augmented in ways that stimulate and regulate specific brain regions. These brain regions are linked to well-being, situational awareness, as well
as risk detection, evaluation and response. Then monitoring took place to assess the ways these H&S augmentations also impacted employee engagement and adaptive capacities.
Join us for a fascinating and relevant conversation on neuroscience and its’ implications on H&S and business performance. Learn three key objectives that include, 1) the ways neuroscience can be applied to H&S, 2) what H&S activities stimulate neural circuits linked to situational awareness, risk detection and response, and 3) how these activities also build adaptive and generative capacities within your workforce.
Learning Objectives
Identify ways neuroscience can be applied to improve H&S. Understand what H&S activities stimulate neural circuits linked to situational awareness, risk detection and response. Recognize how H&S activities can also build adaptive and generative capacities within your workforce.
Speaker
Ms. Lisa Markham-Sherrill
Organizational Psychology Consultant
Company
Lisa Sherrill, LLC
Bio
Lisa Markham-Sherrill, M.A., PHD Candidate is an organizational psychology consultant. While her qualifications span to include PROSCI change management, mediation, business management, Information Technology, and organizational psychology, her specialization is in the study of neurobiology. Lisa is an expert in understanding how our neurobiology impacts leadership and workforce behavior. To learn more about Lisa, visit her website at EmbodiChange.com.
Session
2D
Date
Monday, September 23, 2019
Time
1:30 pm - 2:45 pm
Classification
Intermediate
Title of Presentation
So You Think You Can Be an Ag Safety Advisor
Session Description
A safety professional venturing into the world of agriculture presents many unanticipated challenges. Cows and manure are hazards that many who are involved in safety are completely unfamiliar with. This session covers the professional’s leap from classrooms and urban sites to cranberry bogs and manure pits.
Learning Objectives
Understand agriculture producers’ resistance to formal safety programs. Identify some essential terminology to survive an hour on a farm. Recognize key elements of agriculture safety systems.
Speaker
Ms. Wendy Bennett
Executive Director
Company
AgSafe BC
Bio
Wendy is the Executive Director for AgSafe. She has worked in the Health and Safety field since 1995 and successfully earned her CRSP designation in 2004. Her experience includes developing and delivering programs for Health, Safety and Environmental training for various clients throughout BC. As an independent consultant, she established emergency plans for multiple large organizations and advised employers regarding compensation issues. She spent 10 years as OHS Manager for one of the largest school districts in BC, managing safety and WCB activity for 5000 staff and emergency preparedness for the 35,000 students. Having recently completed her MBA focusing on Health and Safety Leadership, Wendy has a passion for safety in agriculture and loves to share this passion at every opportunity.