Beyond the basics: uncovering hidden risks from unsafe acts and conditions, and preventing them
- Wednesday 11th September
- 16:00 - 17:00 BST | 11:00-12:00 (EST)
Summary
In this safety briefing, our panel share how you can learn to identify unsafe acts and conditions that lead to near-misses and injuries.
Discover how you can improve proactive safety assessment participation, and how safety walks and a tally index method can be used to benchmark safety inspections.
Learn how to:
- Design Health and Safety programs to help identify near-misses
- Explore how you can improve Hazard & Risk Assessment participation
- Learn how to use EHS checklists and other tools to report incidents and near-misses.
JOIN OUR PRESENTERS
- Ken Simien, SGE| EHS Director | Manufacturing Sector | IWS
With close to 3 decades of experience in the EHS field, Ken has held various leadership positions, led several major projects and created tools that led companies to a World Class Safety Culture. Ken holds a degree in Environmental Science from Roanoke University and a certification in Global Safety with focus on the Quality of Safety from Harvard University Extensions Education.
Under his leadership, a company was able to reduce workplace incidents by 30% and achieved ISO 14001 certification, along with reaching OSHA’s VPP credential. He is an active member of the American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) and the National Safety Council (NSC), and a co-leader of the United Sates Safety Professionals.
- Callum Monteith | General Manager - Health, Safety & Risk | YMCA Calgary
Callum Monteith has worked with YMCA Calgary for 5 years, growing through programming positions and into safety. Throughout his career, Callum has worked to support occupational and public safety across a range of programs and now leads a team of 60 staff with a portfolio that includes emergency response, child protection, workplace injuries and more.
- Jake Silvester | Senior Solutions Consultant | EcoOnline
A Senior Solutions Consultant with over 5+ years of experience managing compliance within multi-site retail chains. This experience has been used to drive a successful career of solutions consulting in the HSEQ sector.
Jakes expertise lies in understanding organizational challenges and leveraging cutting-edge SaaS solutions to help organizations streamline their health and safety processes, ensuring regulatory compliance and enhancing workplace safety.