MRO Today - Manufacturing-related general sessions

Manufacturing-related general sessions

Monday, October 7

8-9:30 a.m., Opening Ceremonies

10-11:30 a.m., Hispanic Forum Opening Session
10-11:30 a.m., Safety and Productivity, Part I
10-11:30 a.m., Guaranteeing the Success of Safety Committees
10-11:30 a.m., What’s New in First Aid?
10-11:30 a.m., Instructional Technology for Occupational Safety
10-11:30 a.m., Stop Blaming the Worker: Union Concerns with Behavioral Safety and Incentive Programs
10-11:30 a.m., Protecting the Workplace from Substance Abuse
10-11:30 a.m., Continuously Improving the Safety Process
10-11:30 a.m., Fall Protection for Safety Engineers
10-11:30 a.m., Three Case Studies in Evaluation
10-11:30 a.m., Countdown to Teamwork
10-11:30 a.m., Plastics Machinery Safety: Guide for Designer/User
10-11:30 a.m., Stress: Coping with Death & Critical Incidents
10-11:30 a.m., Confined Space Compliance Update

1:30-3 p.m., Bells & Whistles For Safety Trainers
1:30-3 p.m., Workplace Bugs, Plants, Animals Can Make You Sick
1:30-3 p.m., Why Worksite Wellness Programs Work
1:30-3 p.m., Adapting Training For A Multicultural Society
1:30-3 p.m., Safety and Productivity, Part II
1:30-3 p.m., Stress, The Hidden Enemy of Safety
1:30-3 p.m., Asthma Educational Workshop, Part I
1:30-3 p.m., Safety Leadership During Times of Pressure
1:30-3 p.m., Prototype and R&D Machine Shop Management
1:30-3 p.m., Human Factors Program Implementation
1:30-3 p.m., Successful Occupational Safety and Health Approach - An International Perspective, Part I
1:30-3 p.m., Power Press Safety & New Issues, New Answers
1:30-3 p.m., Leading Indicators in OH&S
1:30-3 p.m., Motivation & Behavioral Studies
1:30-3 p.m., Using Data to Drive Workplace Safety & Health
1:30-3 p.m., Enhancing Supervisor Effectiveness in Safety
1:30-3 p.m., Getting Ergonomics into Early Product Design Process
1:30-3 p.m., Fall Safe-Fall Protection and Intervention Research

3:15-4:45 p.m., Press Brake and Shear Safety
3:15-4:45 p.m., Strategies To Make Your Emergency Plans Work
3:15-4:45 p.m., The Participation Factor
3:15-4:45 p.m., Successful Occupational Safety and Health
Approach - An International Perspective, Part II
3:15-4:45 p.m., Asthma Educational Workshop, Part II
3:15-4:45 p.m., Environmental Regulations-Overview for Beginners
3:15-4:45 p.m., Heavy Equipment Training
3:15-4:45 p.m., The Safe Worker . . . A Different Perspective

Tuesday, October 8

8-9:30 a.m., Occupational Keynote

10-11:30 a.m., Prevention of Injuries and Ill-Health in the Workplace
10-11:30 a.m., Managing Psychosocial Issues at Work
10-11:30 a.m., Workplace Violence: Prevention & Management
10-11:30 a.m., Accident Causation: Turning Theory Into Practice
10-11:30 a.m., Understanding Solid & Hazardous Waste Management
10-11:30 a.m., Safety/Security Planning and Audits
10-11:30 a.m., Behavioral Analysis in Incidents & Near Misses
10-11:30 a.m., High-Voltage Safety
10-11:30 a.m., OSHA Successful Interventions
10-11:30 a.m., Fatal Work Injuries in the U.S., An Update
10-11:30 a.m., What’s New in Ergonomic Material Handling
10-11:30 a.m., Women and Work
10-11:30 a.m., 21 Days to Peak Performance

1:30-3 p.m., The Politics Of Prevention
1:30-3 p.m., Communication & Motivational Techniques
1:30-3 p.m., Emergency Preparedness: Is Your Business Ready?
1:30-3 p.m., Occupational Safety and Health Management

3:15-4:45 p.m., Best Practice for Managing Process Safety Info
3:15-4:45 p.m., Putting Out the Fire: Interpersonal Conflict Resolution
3:15-4:45 p.m., Underground Electrical Safety
3:15-4:45 p.m., Safety Performance Metrics
3:15-4:45 p.m., Managing Risk, Not Safety in the Workplace
3:15-4:45 p.m., A Hazard Review of LASER Cutting Systems
3:15-4:45 p.m., Joint Safety Committee Success Stories
3:15-4:45 p.m., Ergonomics Trainer Training
3:15-4:45 p.m., Breakthrough Safety Performance Through Six Sigma
3:15-4:45 p.m., Balancing SHEEP (Safety, Health Ergonomics & Environmental Protection) Needs
3:15-4:45 p.m., A System of Accountability for Safety
3:15-4:45 p.m., Get Culture First, Then Design
3:15-4:45 p.m., Taking Safety from Work to Home
3:15-4:45 p.m., The “Legal Eagle” Side of Fall Protection
3:15-4:45 p.m., Best Practices in Workplace Injury Surveillance

Wednesday, October 9

10-11:30 a.m., Using Data to Evaluate Workplace Safety Programs
10-11:30 a.m., Exciting Ways to Make Training Better
10-11:30 a.m., Haddon’s Energy Transfer Still Applies
10-11:30 a.m., Identifying Confined Spaces in a Facility
10-11:30 a.m., Proactively Responding to Catastrophic Accidents
10-11:30 a.m., How to Do an Ergonomics Business Case
10-11:30 a.m., Environmental Management
10-11:30 a.m., Fundamentals of Local Exhaust Ventilation, Part I
10-11:30 a.m., A Different Approach: Operational Analysis & Control

1-2:30 p.m., Laboratory Robots, Risk Assessment and Guarding
1-2:30 p.m., Develop Your Company’s Written Safety/Health Program
1-2:30 p.m., Defending the Toxic Mold Claim: a Primer of Issues
1-2:30 p.m., Training Hispanic Workers
1-2:30 p.m., Lead Educational Workshop
1-2:30 p.m., Human Factors Overview for Process Workers
1-2:30 p.m., The Unhappy Employee
1-2:30 p.m., Training That Sticks
1-2:30 p.m., Safety Training for Front Line Supervisors
1-2:30 p.m., Safety, Everyone’s Responsibility
1-2:30 p.m., OSHA 300 Record-keeping Requirements
1-2:30 p.m., Pathways to Measuring Safety Performance
1-2:30 p.m., Establishing Effective Return-to-Work Programs
1-2:30 p.m., Guidelines for Hiring Safe Contractors
1-2:30 p.m., Safety Management System in an ISO Facility
1-2:30 p.m., What to Do When the Spill is You!
1-2:30 p.m., Best Practices from the Meat Industry
1-2:30 p.m., Fundamentals of Local Exhaust Ventilation, Part II

This article appeared in the Aug./Sept. 2002 issue of MRO Today magazine. Copyright, 2002.