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Corrie Pitzer
Corrie Pitzer is the CEO and founder of Safemap International, a company specializing in the psychology of risk. He consults internationally to many corporations in mining, utilities, military defense and construction, all with occupations in which people can be seriously injured, or killed in their work…
He has Bachelors and Honors degrees in Industrial Psychology, Honors degree in Business Management, an MBA, and a Graduate Diploma in Education.
He was an Infantry Platoon commander, an Underground Miner and he has done every dirty job to earn money for his studies. Corrie enjoys skydiving, motorcycling and race car driving.
As a result, he knows more about risk than about safety.
Professor Andrew Sharman
Andrew is the Managing Partner of RMS, a global consultancy specializing in culture and leadership supporting organizations around the world through industry sectors including mining, construction, oil and gas, pharmaceuticals, and FMCG. His personal consulting experience spans over 100 countries with a broad range of clients from FTSE 100 and Fortune 500 organizations including Amazon, Apple, BASF, Bayer, Bridgestone, Burberry, Carlsberg, Coca-Cola, DHL, Glencore, Heineken, IKEA, L’Oreal, Mercedes Benz, MarsWrigley, MolsonCoors, PepsiCo, Sanofi, Skanska, Sodexo, Solvay and Tata to Non- Government Organizations (NGOs) including the United Nations, the International Trade Centre, and the World Health Organization.
Andrew has Masters degrees in International Health & Safety Law and Environmental Law, in Occupational Psychology and Organizational Behaviour, and a Doctorate in Leadership and Culture Transformation. He is a Chartered Fellow of the Institution of Occupational Safety & Health, a Fellow of the International Institute of Risk and Safety Management, a Fellow of the Institute of Leadership & Management, a Fellow of the Institute of Directors, and a Member of the Health & Safety Lawyers Association.
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Corrie Pitzer is the CEO and founder of Safemap International, a company specializing in the psychology of risk. He consults internationally to many corporations in mining, utilities, military defense and construction, all with occupations in which people can be seriously injured, or killed in their work…
He has Bachelors and Honors degrees in Industrial Psychology, Honors degree in Business Management, an MBA, and a Graduate Diploma in Education.
He was an Infantry Platoon commander, an Underground Miner and he has done every dirty job to earn money for his studies. Corrie enjoys skydiving, motorcycling and race car driving.
As a result, he knows more about risk than about safety.
Never in our history have our workplaces been so safe and our workers so well protected.
Yet in recent years, something strange started to happen. While many companies have ‘hit a wall’ in safety performance, some have seen a slow but visible increase in serious accidents, and most alarmingly, a few ‘best-in-class’ companies suffered catastrophic events. It seems as if the closer we get to ‘zero accidents’, the more vulnerable we become for serious events to happen
Something is wrong. Making the systems safer, puts the organization at higher risk?
This presentation will demonstrate how the few seconds before a disaster were years in the making – by well-intended, but dangerous ideas, beliefs and delusions. It will outline the new roles of leaders and practitioners in a different world awaiting us.
Dr. Matthew Hallowell is a President’s Teaching Scholar and Endowed Professor of Construction Engineering at the University of Colorado at Boulder. He is also the founder and Executive Director of Safety Function, LLC. He earned a BS and MS in Civil Engineering and a PhD with a focus on Construction Engineering and Occupational Safety and Health. Before his academic career, he worked in construction as a laborer, project engineer, and quality inspector.
Dr. Hallowell specializes in construction safety research. He has pioneered leading indicators, hazard recognition programs, safety risk assessment, and precursor analysis. For his research, he has received the National Science Foundation CAREER Award and the Construction Industry Institute Outstanding Researcher Award.
Safety training is boring. The Live Safety Demos program transforms training by giving workers the experience of an injury without actual harm. To provide engaging, memorable, and impactful safety training, Live Safety Demos give workers the experience of an injury without actual harm. The demos incorporate hyper-realistic human body parts, physical simulations of tools and equipment, and high-speed videography. This talk will explain how industry and academia collaborated to create and test this new method of safety training; describe research that demonstrates how the method impacts emotional engagement and awareness; and provide an example of a live safety demo experience that has been deployed in the field to over 50,000 workers.
Bob Whitfield is a Multi-Certified Safety Professional with over 40 years’ experience. For the last 20 years he has concentrated on fall protection solutions for workers at height. He has provided safety solutions in multiple areas of industry, including aeronautics, aquatics, subterranean and now flying carpets. Bob was the Fall Protection Team Leader for Walt Disney Parks and Resorts from 2014-2019. During that time, he was Disney’s author, administrator, and go-to expert for fall protection, rope access, and aerial work platforms (MEWP) simultaneously keeping over 7,000 cast members safe by implementing effective work-at-height programs for each. Now as a consultant, he plans to share with our attendees the innovative MEWP “Magic” he created for Disney.
Bob will share the creative and innovative role that MEWP’s play at Walt Disney World Parks and Resorts. Disney’s team of certified operators are masters at using MEWP’s for a synchronized quick change of seasonal decorations, lighting, facility inspections and so much more. MEWP’s operate 24 hours a day supporting many unconventional tasks at height both on stage and backstage. Those who attend will leave with a new appreciation MEWP “Magic” at Disney.
Abby Ferri is a practical, creative, and influential safety and risk management consultant, podcaster, and author. She leverages social media, voice, and the latest technology to advocate for worker safety and equity. Her years in construction prepared her for any industry, and her innovative approach has impacted thousands of workers, students, and safety peers worldwide.
Expertise in OSHA recordkeeping, human behavior, proactive safety and operational excellence. Earned a MS in occupational safety from Iowa State University.
Demonstrated success in reducing OSHA recordable incidents; played a central role in managing a 53% average improvement in safety performance over a three year period across 15 Berkshire Hathaway Energy subsidy companies that include transmission and distribution, power supply/generation, geothermal, solar, hydro, coal mining and real estate operations.
Served in the United States Marine Corps as a Crash, Fire and Rescue Specialist, certified as Firefighter I, Firefighter II, Airport Firefighting and was a qualified expert marksman. Honorably discharged in 2003.
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Jason Lucas is a dynamic content creator and speaker that inspires others on how to accomplish their goals. His recent focus has been on content creation under the auspice of #SocialMediaSafetyMinute, a short video series focusing on different safety concepts in short (under a minute) videos that make safety more understandable to the people whose primary focus is not safety daily. Through articles, videos and images, he takes connections into a new understanding of what it means to be safe. He currently uses this information not only in content creation, but as the basin safety manager of various business units within Republic Services.
Jason Lucas is the co-founder of the most dynamic safety group, Safety Justice League. The Safety Justice League (SJL) continues to inspire, encourage, and assist safety professionals through podcasts, blogs, and #AskASafetyPro video content. Interaction with Operations and Safety Leaders on a continual basis allows Jason and the SJL to keep a hand on the pulse of industry and lead accordingly.
Jason Maldonado has spent more than 16 years working in Safety and Health roles throughout a variety of industries. Beginning as an explosive safety technician while serving in the United States Air Force, Jason developed a passion for teaching the importance of working safely and helping others figure out how to accomplish that mission. After transitioning from the military, he spent time in heavy civil construction, chemical weapon demilitarization, electrical transmission and distribution, and food manufacturing. All of these experiences have helped shape his unique perspective of the state of the modern Safety Professional and ignited a passion to make a positive change. In addition to his book (A Practical Guide to the Safety Profession: The Relentless Pursuit), you can read his weekly candid observations about safety at relentlesssafety.com, watch his video blogs on Safeopedia.com, and hear his thought provoking commentary on The Safety Justice League Podcast.
Jason holds the credentials of Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Safety Management Specialist (SMS), and Certified Occupational Hearing Conservationist (COHC). Jason lives in Roswell, New Mexico with his wife Jennifer and their two children Anthony and Emily.
Rajni Walia is a senior leader within the Brain-Centric ReliabilityTM team at DEKRA OSR. This team provides leading-edge solutions incorporating the latest in applied behavior and neuroscience to help organizations achieve “right first time” results in safety performance and greater Human Performance Reliability.
“My aim is to help create safer workplaces so that individuals worldwide can get home to their loved ones every working day of their career.”
Rajni is a highly sought-after thought leader with over a decade of experience leading performance management, organizational assessment and development, and providing human error-reduction consultations. Her methods foster strong performance reliability through a systemic approach to designing and enhancing workplaces and processes, all deeply embedded in applied neuroscience.
Rajni's clients benefit from her extensive experience in bringing about sustainable safety improvement through leadership development and operational reliability analyses, using applied and embedded knowledge of the brain. Her areas of expertise include extensive knowledge of neuroscience, fatigue risk management, high-reliability organizational strategies, business development, individual and organizational assessments, data analysis, and management of complex projects.
Prior to joining DEKRA OSR, Rajni was a principal consultant for a major consultancy firm, where she served as an internal subject matter expert and thought leader. Collaborating with executive and senior leaders from a number of multinational organizations, she focused on driving sustainable improvements and advancing process sustainability, with a focus on brain-centered solutions. She was instrumental in developing best practices for mental health awareness, employee wellbeing, workforce engagement, and change management. She also designed and delivered surveys and training programs to enhance client operations across all organizational levels within the U.S., Australia, New Zealand and Africa.
What drives Rajni’s consulting is the conviction that through the identification of needs and solutions founded in scientific research, clients can reduce the likelihood of human performance errors that can negatively impact the health and safety of workers.
Rajni has written for several notable publications, including the Journal of Hospital Medicine, the International Public Health Journal, the Journal of Extra Corporeal Technology, the Journal of Healthcare Quality and Gerontology & Geriatrics Education.
Rajni earned her PhD in applied organizational psychology from Hofstra University, her MA
in industrial/organizational psychology from St. Mary's University, San Antonio, TX, and her BA in psychology from the University of Texas at Arlington. She is a member of the American Psychological Association, the American Society of Safety Professionals, the Society for Industrial Organizational Psychology, and the Society for Human Resource Management.
How often do leaders and others make attempts at sending helpful communication out into the organization or workgroup via live meeting, conference call, email, or video message, but good intentions have missed the mark?
Take time within this session to inoculate your organization against false starts, muddled messaging, and wasted effort, and instead incorporate key neuroscience principles into your communications, with a knowing that your interventions from design to embedding are fully designed with the human in mind. Some messages sink in and motivate action, and some simply don’t. Let’s talk about the science of motivating our fellow humans through well-crafted and deployed messaging.
Session Benefits:
● Discover how the human brain processes communication and how we can best leverage what we know for sure about the brain's encoding of messages
● Coach leaders and teams on best practices around designing and delivering important messages
● Learn how to better influence the organization in coming together in a meaningful way around agreed upon critical paths to success
Eric J. Conn is a founding partner of Conn Maciel Carey and Chair of the firm’s national OSHA • Workplace Safety Practice Group. His practice focuses exclusively on issues involving occupational safety and health law. Before launching his own OSHA Practice, Mr. Conn practiced for more than a decade alongside the former first General Counsel of the OSH Review Commission. Today, Eric is a Co-Chair of Conn Maciel Carey’s COVID-19 Task Force.
Mr. Conn and his OSHA Team at Conn Maciel Carey develop safety and health regulatory strategies for employers across all industries with a particular emphasis in:
● Advising and representing clients in relation to inspections, investigations and enforcement actions involving the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB), the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), the Department of Justice (DOJ), the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), the U.S. Coast Guard, the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF), and state and local regulators.
● Managing the full range of litigation against OSHA, including appeals of citations, negotiations of settlements geared to minimize the impact of enforcement actions on wrongful death and personal injury civil cases, and trials before the OSH Review Commission.
● Representing employers during U.S. Attorney criminal investigations and prosecutions of alleged OSH Act criminal violations.
● Advising employers’ other attorneys in civil cases stemming from workplace accidents about the overlapping OSHA regulatory issues.
● Counseling clients through catastrophic industrial, construction, and manufacturing workplace accidents, including explosions and chemical releases.
● Developing and auditing safety programs and policies.
● Providing workplace safety training and compliance counseling for employers.
Prior to founding Conn Maciel Carey, Mr. Conn was Head of an OSHA practice group that was honored as the “Occupational Health & Safety Law Firm of the Year” by Corporate INTL Magazine in its 2014 Global Awards. In 2013 and 2014, he was named a "Rising Star" by Washington, DC Super Lawyers, and as a Super Lawyer every year since. He has also been selected for inclusion in the Washington Post's Top-Rated Lawyers list in Washington, DC.
Mr. Conn is a prolific writer on all topics OSHA related. He is the curator of Conn Maciel Carey’s award-winning OSHA Defense Report blog, and previously edited a popular OSHA law blog at another firm. Mr. Conn has authored multiple chapters in OSHA treatises, including “OSHA Inspections” in the Occupational Safety and Health Law Handbook, 2nd ed. (Gov’t. Institutes, 2008), and “Defending Against the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Increasingly Severe Enforcement Practices” in Complying with the Occupational Safety and Health Act: Leading Lawyers (Aspatore, Inside the Minds, 2012).
Mr. Conn is also a popular speaker on OSHA and related legal issues, including as the producer of Conn Maciel Carey’s annual OSHA Webinar Series, and regular keynotes trade group and industry conferences. He is often quoted as a leader in the field in trade publications.
OSHA has been thrust into the spotlight and is leading the charge to assess measures employers are taking to protect their workforces from a global pandemic. With each passing week, the agency is expanding its efforts and ratcheting up enforcement; unprepared employers not only risk receiving fines and citations for failing to adopt adequate protective measures relative to COVID-19, but may face scrutiny with respect to a host of other aspects of their workplace safety and health programs. Now, more than ever before, everyone needs to keep OSHA on its radar.
In this session, Eric Conn, firm co-founder and OSHA Group Chair, will provide insight and advice on the OSHA / workplace safety and health implications of COVID-19, such as:
● What is an Exposure Control and Response Plan and why does every employer need one?
● How will OSHA enforce its expectations relative to COVID-19 as well as other safety & health standards during this pandemic?
● When and how should employers record confirmed COVID-19 cases on their OSHA 300 logs or report them to OSHA?
● What do employers need to know about face coverings, respirators and other forms of protective equipment? ● Has OSHA relaxed enforcement of certain standards, and if so, what does that mean?
SureHire is Canada’s leading expert in the occupational health and wellness testing industry by offering a national private testing network, standardized training/testing and subject matter experts.
SureHire is revolutionizing the occupational testing industry through its proprietary fitness-to-work medical & physical assessments, drug testing adulteration protocols, automated tracking systems, standardized national training & certification system and industry leading online technologies. SureHire believes in providing foundations for safe, healthy and productive communities.
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Erin Baird is the Assistant Manager of Accounts at SureHire, a full spectrum occupational health testing company. Her main roles include business development, account maintenance and facilitating reasonable suspicion training sessions. At SureHire we strongly believe that in order to build successful partnerships, it is important to build strong relationships with our clients. Erin has been with SureHire for over 8 years and has vast experience and knowledge in the occupational health testing industry and the management of many large client accounts.
Rosa Antonia Carrillo is an internationally recognized author and safety leadership consultant. Edgar Schein recommended her 2020 book, The Relationship Factor in Safety Leadership, as required reading for anyone wanting to understand safety culture.
She has 25 years of hands-on international experience with clients in oil & gas, mining, energy, biotech, manufacturing, financial services, education, and government sectors. Some of her clients have included Rio Tinto, World Bank, Exxon Mobil, Honeywell, GE Nuclear, GE Oil & Gas, AES, NRG, Southern California Edison, TVA Nuclear and J&J Pharmaceutical.
Ms. Carrillo holds a Masters of Science degree in Organization Development at Pepperdine University and became Adjunct Faculty in their Presidential Key Executive MBA program.
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Rosa Antonia Carrillo is an internationally recognized author and safety leadership consultant. Edgar Schein recommended her 2020 book, The Relationship Factor in Safety Leadership, as required reading for anyone wanting to understand safety culture.
She has 25 years of hands-on international experience with clients in oil & gas, mining, energy, biotech, manufacturing, financial services, education, and government sectors. Some of her clients have included Rio Tinto, World Bank, Exxon Mobil, Honeywell, GE Nuclear, GE Oil & Gas, AES, NRG, Southern California Edison, TVA Nuclear and J&J Pharmaceutical.
Ms. Carrillo holds a Masters of Science degree in Organization Development at Pepperdine University and became Adjunct Faculty in their Presidential Key Executive MBA program.
Imagine your workplace filled with employees willing to speak up to stop unsafe practices. The Relationship Factor in Safety Leadership presentation reveals that the way leaders conduct relationships and conversations is critical to realizing these goals.
Doug Pontsler is Chairman and Managing Director for COVE, the Center of Visual Expertise. Launched in 2018 by the Toledo Museum of Art, COVE is dedicated to the application of visual literacy for industrial and service applications with an emphasis on safety. In this leadership role he is responsible for all aspects of the enterprise including thought leadership, product development and client satisfaction.
Prior to his current role, Doug was the former vice president of operations sustainability and EHS for Owens Corning (retired). he joined Owens Corning in 2002 and held leadership positions including director of corporate services and vice president of global sourcing. Prior to joining Owens Corning, Doug spent 23 years with Eaton Corporation. While at Eaton, he held various roles of increasing responsibilities in accounting, finance, production and inventory control management, factory management, and sourcing.
Doug served as a member of the National Safety Council (NSC) Board of Directors and as the Chairman of the Campbell Institute at the National Safety Council. He is a recipient of NSC’s 2019 Distinguished Service to Safety Award. Doug is also involved in the community as past chairman of the Regional Growth Partnership and current executive board member promoting economic development, past executive committee member of the Marathon Classic LPGA Tournament, and prior cabinet member of the United Way Campaign Committee for the Greater Toledo Area.
Doug also currently serves as member of the Independent Review Committee for JobsOhio supporting economic growth in the state. He received a bachelor of science in business administration from Miami University with a major in accounting.
Most organizations perform regular safety observations which can help enable a safer workplace and develop best practices. Our natural ability to look at something and really see what is there is impacted by our experiences, expectations, and biases. These factors can get in the way, hindering hazard identification efforts, leading to poorly written hazard identification reports and misinterpretations in communications. Applying Visual Literacy can help observers analyze and interpret a scene more completely without judgment or bias. Following a disciplined process enables them to see environments more accurately and express an unbiased description of a situation, so vital information is understood and appropriate action can be taken.
Tamara Parris is the Director of Community Development at Safeopedia, and owner of EHS Professionals Group on LinkedIn. Her passion is working with other EHS Professionals to collaborate in thought leadership, networking and connecting our industry peers to resources that will increase profitability and safety practices within their workplaces. Tamara has been in the Health and Safety field for over 20 years, her industry experiences include the Construction sector, CCTV and Security, and Commercial Retail industries.
When we speak about organizational culture, we often focus our discussion on how senior leadership influences commonly shared values towards safety. In this discussion we want to turn the discussion to focus on how the values and beliefs of employees influence culture development, and our organizational value and belief systems. Our panel will dig deeper to look at how our individual values and the dominant social mind-sets impact our organizational safety success.
Mark A. Hernandez is passionate about equipping leaders who will Serve People & Accelerate Performance. Mark is the only person with over 20 years of experience in safety, who worked for OSHA for 12 years, and an Independent Certified John Maxwell Speaker, Trainer, and Coach. Mark has been blessed to have been equipped by the leading authorities in leadership, public speaking, and high performance. Mark would love the opportunity to partner with your organization in creating a memorable experience with my high-energy and highly engaging keynote which provides practical applications that can be immediately applied to shift performance.
Mark’s 20 plus years of experience will provide the following type of leadership programs: Motivational Keynotes, Workshops, Coaching (Team/Individual), Masterminds, & Mentorship.
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the entire world creating a level of crisis that many organizations and leaders have never encountered. How well an organization comes out of any crisis lies solely on the leader’s capabilities to see, deal, and work with their team to work through the crisis.
Leading Through Crisis shares insights from an online summit delivered by Mark’s mentor and leadership Guru, John C. Maxwell with over 250,000 viewers. Be ready to be informed, challenged and inspired to Be the leader whose followers want them to be led through a crisis. Key Takeaways:
1. Discover five comments to adopt successful thinking habits during any crisis.
2. Identify five principles to effectively shift your perspective during a crisis.
3. Discuss six practical ways to maneuver through times of crisis.
4. Bonus: each attendee will receive Free access to online training sessions with my mentor and leadership Guru, John C. Maxwell
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Mrs. Turner-Moffatt is a Professional Consultant in the field of Environmental Health and Safety. Her motto is “EH&S is my passion”. Her handle is “The Safety Diva”. Raised in Harlem, NY, Crystal has broken down barriers in the construction industry as a safety professional and business owner. Crystal is proud to be a woman of color in this male dominated industry. She is extremely knowledgeable and has extensive expertise in the fields of Environmental Health and Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Environmental Sciences, Construction Safety Management, Corporate Compliance, Toxicology, Bioterrorism Preparedness, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Research, and Development. She has had more than 20 years of experience in the health and safety field in multifaceted environments.
Crystal is a Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Safety Management Specialist (SMS), Associate Safety Professional (ASP), Construction Health and Safety Technician (CHST), Senior Construction Safety Manager, Construction Site Fire Safety Manager (CSFSM) & Senior Loss Control Consultant with a 20+ year record of success overseeing all areas of safety on multimillion-dollar construction, infrastructure, environmental, health and safety projects for government, insurance, and private-sector clients. She has experience managing crews and subcontractors of 150+ during bridge improvements, Lead/Asbestos/PCB abatements, clean water, and wastewater plant upgrades, HAZWOPER initiatives and a variety of other construction/demolition projects. She has a strong knowledge of OCIPS and CCIPS and Loss Prevention Risk Assessment. Her knowledge is backed by strong credentials and a proven history of safe, efficient, and high-quality project safety over site. Mrs. Turner-Moffatt is a Doctoral candidate at Capitol Technology University and studied in the Master of Science in Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences (EOHS) program at Hunter College CUNY. She has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology from Wesleyan University, and a Bioterrorism Preparedness Certificate from Hunter College CUNY. In addition, Crystal is certified as a Workplace Safety Consultant with the NYS Department of Labor. She is experienced & Pre-authorized to work as a Site Safety Representative and Consultant for NYC DEP, NYC MTA, TBTA, US ACE and Port Authority of NY & NJ. She is experienced with behavior-based safety and zero-tolerance initiatives. Crystal is an OSHA Outreach Instructor for Construction.
Crystal is CEO of the Safety firm CDT EHS Consulting LLC, a hard-working consulting practice she established in 2007. They hit the ground running with a direct approach to finding success for her clients. CDT EHS Consulting LLC focuses on Construction Clients and is MWBE certified by NYC Small Business Services (SBS) (NYS, PANYNJ pending). She recently was Director of Safety for Waters Construction. She is the former Safety and Security Manager for The Walk Bridge Project for WSP, formerly Parsons Brinkerhoff in the New Haven and Norwalk offices. Mrs. Turner-Moffatt was the Corporate Environmental Health and Safety Director at Haider Engineering P.C. where she was also responsible for safety business development and marketing. Her expertise includes an innate ability to plan and implement EHS programs that ensured full compliance with corporate/company policies and procedures. In addition, she is gifted with outstanding and effective oral and written communication skills. This “Safety Diva™” is a people person that can utilize her unique skill set to create or foster a better “Safety Culture” for her clients. Mrs. Turner-Moffatt is detail oriented, meticulous, maximizing, and fully utilizing her strong safety background. These qualities make her very resourceful and able to prioritize and multitask on her projects to get them to completion. She has excellent teaching and training skills that allow her to be a professional specialist in the development, implementation and monitoring of HASP’s, SOP’s, written safety programs and training modules. She prides herself on being able to take initiative to improve performance and production while -maintaining environmental health and safety goals. She strives to maintain a “Zero Tolerance” for “Unsafe Acts” in the workplace or worksite.
Crystal enjoys networking and keeps abreast of safety knowledge through membership in national organizations such as The American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP), The American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA), Black Women in Science and Engineering (BWISE), Professional Women In Construction (PWC), U.S. Coalition of Black Women Businesses (USCBWB), National Association of Black Women in Construction (NABWIC)(Nuts and Bolts Workshop Panelist 2019), and The Society of Toxicology (SOT).
She has served as a Board Member of The AIHA Consultant Special Interest Group (2007-2008). She is a very devoted Full Member the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSP) (2006-Present) President and Board Member of the Hudson River Valley Chapter of ASSP (Platinum Chapter) and their Chapter WISE and BISE Chair and Social Media Chair (2013-Present). She is the present Blacks in Safety Excellence (BISE) National Administrator (Assistant Administrator (2018-2019) and Membership Chair (2015-2019). She was nominated for BISE SPY 2018. Advisory Board Construction Practice Specialty (CPS) Member at Large (2016). In addition, she attended the 2016 ASSE, 2019 ASSP Leadership Conference. She was a concurrent session speaker at Safety 2018, the ASSE Professional Development Conference San Antonio, Texas. “Women in Construction: Case Studies on Health, Safety and Workplace Culture”. She is the 2019 WISE Safety Professional of the Year (SPY), WISE Mentor 2019, WISE Mentor 2018 Award Winner. Crystal is the author of the Best Practices Article “The Power of Mentorship-Strengthening Women in Leadership Roles” found in The American Society of Safety Professional (ASSP) Professional Journal of Safety (PSJ) August 2019 issue.
Crystal was a Speaker/Panelist/Event Partner NY Build Expo 2018-2020. In 2018 she spoke on the topic: “Safety Cop to Safety Coach-Tools for the Journey to Becoming an Effective Safety Professional” . She was a Women in Construction Award Finalist (2019). On March 4th, 2020 she spoke at NY Build at a workshop entitled “The Safety Diva’s Guide to Maintaining a Positive Safety Culture”. Crystal has served on panels such as: The Health and Safety Summit (Health and Safety in NY Construction), MWBE Networking, Diversity, Humans and Women in Construction (2018-2020). She was featured in the Humans in Construction Exhibit and was a Diversity Facilitator and Ambassador (2020). From 2018 -2020 CDT EHS Consulting LLC has been a NY Build Event Partner. (www.newyorkbuildexpo.com). On March 4th, 2020 she was also a panelist/speaker for a Networking Event for Women in Construction Week sponsored by The Premier Group (Women in Leadership Roles-The Power of Mentorship). She is very social media savvy and was listed by Firmatek as a Top Workplace Safety Expert to Follow on Linked in and Twitter (2017) http://www.firmatek.com/2017/07/11/worksite-safety-experts/ She is founder of The Linked in Group Women in Environmental Health & Safety with over 7000 members (2009-Present) and The Construction Safety Group with over 2000 members.
Crystal’s publication and speaking events also include:
She was featured in a Podcast Appearance on The Accidental Safety Pro: “#45: The Adventures of Attila the Hun & The Hammer DECEMBER 18, 2019” https://vividlearningsystems.com/the-accidental-safety-pro/45-crystal.
The Key To Earning Employee Trust When Creating A Safety Culture VING BLOG (2019)
Link:https://blog.vingapp.com/corporate/the-key-to-earning-employee-trust-when-creating-a-safety culture?utm_campaign=shareaholic&utm_medium=email_this&utm_source=email
She was quoted in the Business Insurance article “Women gradually overcoming hurdles, making strides in safety roles” speaking about my approach to worker buy in. (2019)
https://www.businessinsurance.com/article/20190303/NEWS08/912326991/Women-gradually-overcoming-hurdles-making-strides-in-workplace-safety-roles-gend#
Reaching out to the community and encouraging young STEM professionals, she did Women in Engineering Presentations at White Plains HS Engineering Fair representing Hudson River Valley Section of ASSE/ASSP. 2015-2019. She was also a Speaker/Presenter at AKA STEM Summit for Diversity Students NYU School of Engineering (2016). She was awarded the 2009 Professional Development Grant for CHST Preparation by Texas Safety Foundation.
Finally, one of her greatest joys is that Crystal is happily married to the love of her life Jayson Moffatt, resides in Milford, CT, and has a sweet dog named Kizzy (hound). It is obvious that for this “Safety Diva™” “Environmental Health and Safety is her passion.”
When you first begin your career, it’s important to enlist a few great mentors. As your career advances toward mid-level opportunities and beyond, you should enlist a diverse slate of mentors, and seek out an elite category of advocate: a sponsor. Topics discussed:
● The Key Role of Sponsorship
● What is the difference between having a mentor or having a sponsor?
● Mentors are great, but sponsors are key to your career advancement.
Tim’s career in safety began 29 years ago as a marine in Operation Desert Storm, helping put out oil fires and liberating Kuwait. After leaving the Marine Corps, Tim became a full-time safety professional. He has received the prestigious Safety Professional of the Year award from the American Society of Safety Professionals. In 2018, Tim received the National Safety Council’s Distinguished Service to Safety Award (DSSA) to become the first Safety Professional to receive both awards. Tim has been on the global stage delivering keynotes for the National Safety Council, American Society of Safety Professionals and many other conferences.
Tim is the author of, the “Core of Four”, a motivational book to improve safety performance, self-discipline and personal accountability.
Tim is considered to be a thought leader in the industry and his opinions and counsel are always sought after.
Tim Page-Bottorff wants you to know that safety doesn’t have to be boring. The best way to increase employee engagement is through humor. Stories are the best way to get started. He suggests injecting funny stories, videos and images into safety conversations, training and meetings to increase employee engagement and retention.
Tim will prepare attendees to find the fun in safety by avoiding all the negativity behind it. Safety is a topic most employees are not fond of. Simple because safety is usually enforced or “forced.” Tim will discuss how complacency causes employees to force decisions in addition to organizations also forcing decisions which employees are the target of. Humor can bring not just employees and management together, but bring people together.
Incorporating the most important things in our messages often serves as building a bridge between people. Tim will show what’s important to him and give a glimpse at how we can achieve a better work-life balance.
There will be messages of laughter, despair, and ultimately an everlasting message of safety doesn’t have to be boring. Sweeping the emotion in safety brings hearts and minds together.
Andrew is the Managing Partner of RMS, a global consultancy specializing in culture and leadership supporting organizations around the world through industry sectors including mining, construction, oil and gas, pharmaceuticals, and FMCG. His personal consulting experience spans over 100 countries with a broad range of clients from FTSE 100 and Fortune 500 organizations including Amazon, Apple, BASF, Bayer, Bridgestone, Burberry, Carlsberg, Coca-Cola, DHL, Glencore, Heineken, IKEA, L’Oreal, Mercedes Benz, MarsWrigley, MolsonCoors, PepsiCo, Sanofi, Skanska, Sodexo, Solvay and Tata to Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) including the United Nations, the International Trade Centre, and the World Health Organization.
Andrew has Masters degrees in International Health & Safety Law and Environmental Law, in Occupational Psychology and Organizational Behaviour, and a Doctorate in Leadership and Culture Transformation. He is a Chartered Fellow of the Institution of Occupational Safety & Health, a Fellow of the International Institute of Risk and Safety Management, a Fellow of the Institute of Leadership & Management, a Fellow of the Institute of Directors, and a Member of the Health & Safety Lawyers Association.
To evolve safety and grow true strength in our organizations we need collaboration. Yet the language, tone, and communications we take for granted may not always hit the mark. We need to reassess how we position safety to ensure that everyone's values and beliefs are aligned, and create the climate for collaboration to flourish. Otherwise, it’s just Not Safety.
