
Nashville, TN

Nashville, TN


standing committee and advisory board from
the world's most respected workplace Health &
Safety heads . These will be addressed over the course
of the OHS Leaders Summit USA.
The summit program is a draft and is subject to change.
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45min
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Jill James is Chief Safety Officer at HSI. Jill’s 28-year health and safety career includes 12 years as Senior Safety Investigator with OSHA, [...]
In this presentation, we will delve into the latest trends and challenges that health and safety executives are currently facing in the United States, based on extensive local research and data collation.
As the field of health and safety continues to evolve, executives need to stay updated on the emerging trends and navigate the associated challenges effectively.
We will explore key areas that are significantly impacting health and safety practices, providing valuable insights to help executives adapt and lead their organizations to success.
20min
Tyron McGurgan is an accomplished entrepreneur, media specialist, and events professional with over 17 years of experience in the industry. He is [...]
Could we do better than Stop Work?
As we have learned more about human performance, we began to understand that it's imperative we create the right work environments for success. Rather than just encouraging people to Stop Work when things get dangerous…
Let us arm them with what needs to be in place to Start Work Safely.
25min
Elle Osborne is a Global Health Safety and Environmental Director who partners with the Executive Leadership Team of the Process and Pipeline [...]
Panellists:
In the past five years, Jill James has interviewed over 100 EHS professionals from around the world about their work, their successes, their challenges and what keeps them going.
The common thread in every conversation is how EHS professionals who recognize the dignity of human work transformed their workforce.
This panel discussion is not about the EHS hierarchy of controls, rather it’s a discussion of what is missing, what we weren’t formally taught: how to recognize the worthiness of work, one person, one department, one location at a time. Our panelists and facilitator will share best practices, lessons learned, and tips you can deploy immediately.
“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
― Maya Angelou
25min
Jill James is Chief Safety Officer at HSI. Jill’s 28-year health and safety career includes 12 years as Senior Safety Investigator with OSHA, [...]
I am currently Global Director of Health, Safety and Environment for Birla Carbon. I have glob al oversight of the Global Health, Safety and [...]
Experienced leader and project manager with experience in safety, emergency management, and the environmental field. Demonstrated history of [...]
Jill James is Chief Safety Officer at HSI. Jill’s 28-year health and safety career includes 12 years as Senior Safety Investigator with OSHA, [...]
Companies are perfectly tuned at obtaining current results. These results will continue until something changes.
We will discuss curiosity as a driver for change, promotion of this keystone habit through implementation and storytelling, and the resulting improvement to health and safety performance.
25min
I'm passionate about keeping people safe and healthy with a positive impact to our environment. My current role is Global Head of EHS & [...]
10:45
20min
Discover seamless integration of Injury & Illness Case Management with a digital Case Management tool that simplifies medical data collection and provides comprehensive clinic management. In today's fast-paced world, where time is of the essence, the ability to access real-time information is crucial. Our digital Case Management tool bridges the gap between Safety and Medical teams, enabling instant and efficient communication.
Doug Martin, SVP Subscriber Services at Benchmark Gensuite, will present a holistic approach to Health & Safety incident investigation. Instead of viewing cases or incidents in isolation, an integrated digital solution offers a bird's-eye view of the entire process. This panoramic perspective enables users to identify patterns, uncover root causes, and make informed decisions to prevent future occurrences.
As an industry leader for over 20 years, Benchmark Gensuite understands the intricacies of Injury & Illness Case Management and digital technology, allowing us to tailor a solution that meets business-specific needs.
30min
Doug Martin is a highly accomplished Senior Vice President of Subscriber Services with over 20 years of experience as an Environmental, Health, [...]
This presentation focuses on the critical aspect of compliance within Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) management systems for Health and Safety Directors. With ever-evolving regulations and increasing emphasis on workplace safety, it is imperative for organizations to ensure their OHS management systems are aligned with compliance requirements.
This session will delve into the key elements of compliance and provide insights on how Health and Safety Directors can effectively align their OHS management systems to meet regulatory standards, mitigate risks, and foster a safe work environment.
Key points covered in the presentation:
30min
Blake Johnson is the EHS Director at the Airbus Mobile Manufacturing Site with over a decade of experience across consulting, chemical, poultry, [...]
Today's business landscape continues to demonstrate the need for companies to extend their labor strategy through an extended network of contractors, subcontractors and temporary labor within their supply chain. While leveraging the specialties and benefits of those within the contract management community, it is as important as ever for today's Health & Safety Leaders to understand the myriad of risk multipliers within their work systems. This requires clear line of sight that includes due diligence in important areas such as compliance and reducing business risk, but just as importantly requires we seek assurance and presence of controls we know are necessary to accomplish safe work, prevent serious injury and fatality and contribute to organizational learning.
How can a better framework in contractor safety management better serve today's Health & Safety Leaders for preparing their organizations to better anticipate error, manage complexity and leverage the cycle of continual improvement within today's pressurized, dynamic work environments?
Join us for this engaging discussion where we will explore:
30min
CSP, ARM serves as Principal of Health/Safety & Environmental for Avetta – the leading provider of supply chain risk management software. [...]
In an era marked by rapid technological evolution, a standout advancement is the amalgamation of voice-activated Artificial Intelligence (AI) with Health & Safety practices. Across numerous industries, AI has carved a niche, but when paired with voice interfaces, its transformative power in the realm of Health and Safety becomes particularly evident. These innovative systems, hailed for their speed, inclusiveness, and unmatched convenience, play a key role in safeguarding workers, mitigating operational risks, and elevating overall efficiency.
The real-world implications of voice-activated AI in Health & Safety are best understood through practical examples. Through a series of compelling case studies, this talk will illuminate the tangible benefits and challenges of integrating this technology into diverse workplace environments. Attendees will gain insights into how voice commands can open access to safety information, streamline risk reporting, and offer real-time, actionable feedback. These case studies not only offer a lens into the current landscape but also serve as a compass, pointing towards potential future innovations and enhancements in the field.
30min
Jeffrey B. Fraser is a digital media and telecom executive with over 25 years of international Product, SaaS Sales and Service management [...]
30min
Self-motivated, detail orientated leader with several years of experience in the Training, Management and Chemical industry, Renewable [...]
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Experienced Trainer with a demonstrated history of working in the telecommunications tower and services industry. Skilled in Negotiation, [...]
Tyron McGurgan is an accomplished entrepreneur, media specialist, and events professional with over 17 years of experience in the industry. He is [...]
13:20
50min
Jacobs launched it’s Positive Mental Health Champion program in 2017 with the intentions of providing real-time mental health support to employees in the space they were in.
These Champions serve as sign-post to more in-dept resources available for support as well as offered a friendly shoulder to lean on as a part of the holistic BeyondZero Culture of Caring.
That initial spark to support employees laid the foundation to launch it’s holistic Wellbeing Strategy, inclusive of programs to support employees Emotionally, Physically, Socially and Financially.
What you will hear during this presentation is the Why Wellbeing matters, how Jacobs addresses needs across the spectrum of Wellbeing, the intersection of Wellbeing with HR, Inclusion & Diversity, Safety and ESG, closing it out with items for our Roadmap to continue to invest in services to support our employees and their families.
30min
Catherine is the Sr. Global Director Safety & Health for Jacobs Engineering. Her role is to be a strategic partner for HSE stakeholders in the [...]
Examining the critical role of leaders in shaping a safety culture, and discussing effective leadership strategies to promote safety as a core value.
30min
Bio coming [...]
How does OHS continue to assert its relevance in an operational environment where multiple generations work side-by-side? How do teams and Operational Leaders support an aging workforce, relate to younger teams, address psychosocial risks and foster psychological safety? OHS teams are adding a suite of ‘power skills’ to their toolkit to ensure they have the knowledge and the know-how to influence and motivate teams and support psychological safety across multigenerational workforces.
In this highly engaging presentation, Everyday Massive will:
30min
Jen Jackson is the founder and CVO of AFR Fast 100 company Everyday Massive — an award-winning human experience company dedicated to improving [...]
Is it Safe? This seems to be a reasonable question to ask when trying to assess whether or not to undertake a particular action or endeavor. Indeed, in the realm of Human Space Flight, this is a commonly asked question. However, when you contemplate strapping your best friends into a capsule atop a launch vehicle capable of producing 7 million pounds of thrust for 8 minutes, you rapidly find out that asking that question is nonsensical.
Human spaceflight is inherently risky, and certainly not “safe”. The better standard that is used by NASA and other high risk organizations is to ask the question, “Is it Safe Enough”. There will always be risk in such endeavors. The challenge is to identify and manage that risk so that the remaining, or residual risk is acceptable.
Ideally, the level of risk can be expressed in quantifiable terms of the likelihood of the event happening. We are all familiar with the risk of being struck by lightning being over one in a million (or 1:1,000,000). In human spaceflight, typical residual risks of losing the crew (LOC) are in the 1:200-1:250 range. But can you guess what the real risk of the very first Shuttle flight, STS-1, was back in 1981? I say real, because the LOC risk back in 1981 was estimated to be somewhere between 1:1,000 and 1:10,000.
This presentation will discuss the management of risk in several non-aerospace fields and compare the various methodologies to that used in Human Spaceflight.
30min
Experienced Safety Director with a demonstrated history of working in the government administration industry. Skilled in Safety Management [...]
Technology projects fail at a rate of 69% and OHS software is no exception! Join Dr. Manuel Seidel, Founder & CEO at ecoPortal and Craig Bleakley, Safety and Risk Consultant at ecoPortal, in this interactive session on how to avoid common software implementation pitfalls to realize a successful OHS digital transformation.
We’ll ask the tough questions and, through the sharing of real-life stories from ecoPortal’s core verticals including retail, transport and logistics, facilitate a session that will leave you with practical steps you can take to:
40min
Manuel is passionate about transforming traditional 'box tick' health & safety, sustainability and risk management systems into modern engagement [...]
Craig Bleakley, ecoPortal’s Safety & Risk Consultant, is an accredited H&S professional and award-winning health and safety trainer and [...]
Human and Organizational Performance (HOP) is more than just a set of concepts and principles. Doing HOP right requires the integration of the concepts into the day-to-day work to produce sustainable results.
This interactive session will be about the HOWs of an effective HOP deployment and integration based on over 300 successful deployments.
40min
Rob is a pioneer in Human and Organisational Performance and all aspects of performance improvement including incorporating the understanding of [...]
In an ever-evolving landscape of health and safety, the pursuit of effective training methods remains paramount. As OHS professionals our workforce demand memorable training often across a diverse, geographically spread workforce.
Whether it’s time to upskill, reskill, learn a policy, understand a process, address a risk, or meet compliance goals, how can we take a human-centered approach to bridge the gap between knowledge acquisition and lasting, impactful change.
Join us to unpack and discover how you can take a different approach to safety training through action-oriented learning experiences which put people first.
At this roundtable, Everyday Massive will:
40min
As CEO at Everyday Massive, Tim collaborates with leaders and teams across the globe to humanize safety and deliver safety, engagement and [...]
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45min
In this discussion, James will talk about the evolution of the Safety Manager in his 30 plus year of experience and what the role of the Safety Manager and Supervisor looks like in today’s workplace environment.
Today’s workforce presents incredible challenges for businesses to sustain a stable safety culture. Contrary to the belief that safety is everyone’s responsibility, with plentiful employment opportunities and an unending transition of employees, companies are struggling.
The focus around this discussion will be on how Safety Leadership needs to be a core value of management as a vast majority of today’s new managers do not have the training and experience to lead an effective safety culture in an organization, ultimately leading to poor safety standards and workplace injuries increasing.
30min
Bio coming [...]
OHS leaders are often at the forefront of new safety software implementations. While leading the charge for transformation projects can be rewarding, the stakes are high given the time, investment and very nature of the business challenge you are trying to solve - keeping your people healthy and safe. It has to be done right!
Join Dr. Manuel Seidel, CEO & Founder of ecoPortal, in this session to explore the critical success factors that will help you avoid common traps and ensure your new software drives the positive change you, and the business, are counting on.
You’ll get practical insights into planning and executing your implementation project, including implementation strategies and best practices for effective:
25min
Manuel is passionate about transforming traditional 'box tick' health & safety, sustainability and risk management systems into modern engagement [...]
According to the National Transportation Safety Board (NSTB) Over 3,000 people are killed and more than 431,000 are injured in motor vehicle crashes involving distracted drivers each year. These Crashes cost employers and estimated $47.5 Billion annually.
So why do we continue to put ourselves and others at risk? Stop by and participate in this fun,lively, interactive, facilitated and eye opening virtual assessment to find out if you, your organization or even your family are at risk.
Take this valuable tool home with you!
Attendees will:
30min
Dr. Walter C. Fluharty is currently Sr. Vice President – Environmental Health and Safety – for Simon Roofing and is responsible for [...]
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15min
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30min
There is a difference between empowering the workforce and enabling them. You can be safe without being operationally excellent, but you cannot be operationally excellent without being safe!
Rob will describe and discuss his experience with deploying human and organizational performance, safety differently, and a holistic approach to the practical application of the science of psychological safety around the world.
Take some real ideas home to help you along your journey of improvement.
30min
Rob is a pioneer in Human and Organisational Performance and all aspects of performance improvement including incorporating the understanding of [...]
James will discuss Safety Culture as a pivotal driving factor in an organization’s overall business strategy.
He will share key components of building a strong culture of safety and present concrete examples of successful organizations that have proven the concept.
30min
James is an accomplished Safety Professional with over 17 years of experience. He has worked on both OSHA and MSHA job sites, civil construction, [...]
Workplace violence is not new to healthcare institution nor is it new to The Joint Commission (TJC), however, effective January 1, 2022 TJC revised workplace violence standards which apply to Joint-Commission accredited hospitals and critical access hospitals.
The new and revised Joint Commission standards provide a framework to guide hospitals in developing effective workplace violence prevention systems, including leadership oversight, policies and procedures, reporting systems, data collection and analysis, post-incident strategies, training, and education to decrease workplace violence.
Learn how UMMC PD executed a 6-pronged approach to combatting work place violence in a clinical environment.
The 6- prong strategy includes:30min
Ms. Mary Eileen Paradis possesses a combination of 30 plus years of law enforcement, higher education public safety and emergency management [...]
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60min
Environmental agencies are using virtual tools more and more to make sure companies are following the rules for protecting the environment. They're also moving from paper to electronic systems for reporting.
This means there's a big opportunity to put all the data and records related to the environment into digital form. When companies use these digital systems, they can train their employees better and track compliance data in real-time.
The NPDES e-Reporting Rule and e-Manifest are just the beginning - it’s easier than ever for regulatory agencies to monitor data remotely, but this trend also yields benefits for EHS managers.
30min
Bio coming [...]
Exploring the integration of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives with the goals of Health and Safety Directors. The session will delve into the powerful interplay between ESG principles and safety practices, emphasizing how organizations can create a sustainable and responsible work environment while prioritizing the well-being of their employees.
Esteemed sustainability experts and health and safety directors will converge to share their experiences, successful strategies, and best practices in embracing ESG principles to foster a holistic approach to workplace health and safety.
Gain valuable insights into the transformative potential of ESG principles in shaping health and safety strategies. The session aims to inspire organizations to embrace sustainable practices, foster employee well-being, and create a safer work environment while contributing positively to society and the environment as a whole.
Key Discussion Points include:40min
John Fischer is the Director of Environmental Strategy and EHS Governance at Duke Energy and leads the enterprise from the company’s [...]
A proven leader in nonprofit management with over 10 years of experience in emergency management, disaster response, and emergency/wilderness [...]
James is an accomplished Safety Professional with over 17 years of experience. He has worked on both OSHA and MSHA job sites, civil construction, [...]
A Safety and Human Resource professional with experience in design, implementation and administration of [...]
Tyron McGurgan is an accomplished entrepreneur, media specialist, and events professional with over 17 years of experience in the industry. He is [...]
5min
Jill James is Chief Safety Officer at HSI. Jill’s 28-year health and safety career includes 12 years as Senior Safety Investigator with OSHA, [...]
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60min
We invite only the leading international and local experts to provide sessions on site, this allows for attendees to be taught by front-line executives that compress years of meaningful experience into a systematic, well organised learning program.
Keeping in line with the main goal of the event in achieving new relationships, we provide a huge amount of networking opportunities for attendees through breakfast, luncheons, cocktails and informal introductions.
Allowing both buyers and sellers the opportunity to engage with one another onsite in a series of prearranged business meetings. These provide both parties a great opportunity to build new relationships by interacting face to face.
Being able to experience different sessions is what makes this event unique; whether you are looking to attend an interactive workshop, roundtable, 1-1 meeting or panel discussion.
Interact and relax amongst your peers at the official Networking dinner where you will have the opportunity to be part of the entertainment.
The summit is personalised for YOU, this means that what is important to your business is important to us. We create personalised itineraries around sessions you want to attend, allowing for your time to be spent wisely while out of the office.
Should you wish to attend this years upcoming 3rd Annual OHS Leaders USA Summit on the 26th – 27th September 2023, please purchase your tickets below
$2990
$2499
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Some pictures from previous events.
Interact and engage with some of the strongest and most powerful brands from across the world.
– LINFOX
– DONESAFE
– SUPER RETAIL GROUP
– PREMIUM HEALTH
– VEOLIA
– JLL
Empowering Health And Safety Leaders
Empower your team with intuitive software that manages your health, safety, environmental, training, and legal compliance.
Why McFall Fuel’s safety culture is no accident
“Having it electronically there all day has made work so much faster. It helps us. We feel safe. We know if the gear or the truck's been fixed, and every incident is tracked from the time it's entered, to the first action, to the investigation, until it's finally sorted.'
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