General Workshops
Round 1
Thursday, 9:00 am - 10:15 am

Battery Cell Manufacturing
Jeffery Ramer, CSM, CSMC
West A, third floor
 
This workshop provides and overview and awareness of constructing a battery facility, the hazards associated with the manufacturing of the battery cells and the processes used to construct the battery cells for electrified vehicles.  The presentation will address the challenges of constructing a battery manufacturing facility, the manufacturing process, and the hazards associated with the process.

  • Review of the challenges of constructing a battery manufacturing facility.
  • Overview of the manufacturing process. 
  • Review of the specific manufacturing area and the hazards associated with the process.


Effective Planning and Preparedness for Disruptive Weather
David Oliver, PhD, CSP, CEM and Joshua Durkee, PhD
West D, third floor
 
Weather is the most frequent and often a major disruptor to our organizations, events, and daily routines.  Storms do not need to reach traditional severe limits to affect event success, cause extensive property damage, injuries, and even fatalities.
 
Part 1 of this double workshop will explore concepts of planning and preparedness, including risk identification and assessment, development of Emergency Operations and Incident Actions Plans, and organization of key stakeholders in an effective incident command structure that facilitates actions to minimize negative outcomes, respond to calls for assistance, and recover operations as soon as possible.
 
Part 2 will focus on various severe and sub-severe weather phenomena, how to properly source weather information and support, and highlight pitfalls of common weather technology.  Emphasis is placed on identifying credible sources for accurate, timely weather data including forecasts and real-time hyperlocal weather tracking as well as solutions for scalable weather support.

High Voltage Demonstration - Powerline Safety
Keith McBride
Exhibit Hall
 
In the High Voltage Demonstration, LGE KU uses a specialized trailer with lines, transformers, and poles to demonstrate how electricity works, the dangers of electricity, downed power line dangers, and storm damage issues.
 
  • How an electric arc can happen.
  •  What causes your lights to blink. 
  • What can human contact look like.
  •  Accident prevention around downed lines. 
  • What to do if your car is involved in a powerline incident.

Key NFPA 70E Changes Impact PPE Best Practices
Scott Francis
West B, third floor
 
NFPA 70E (2024) compliance / electrical safety continues to evolve.  Learn when, why, and how to re-visit the arc flash risk assessment and personal protective equipment (PPE) program selection.  
 
The key NFPA 70E (2024) takeaway regarding arc flash risk assessment / PPE selection is the emphasis on assessing the condition of equipment maintenance - see new Annex S!  Properly maintaining equipment is critical in protecting your organization’s electrical workers!  What is the condition of maintenance of equipment at your facility?  The answer impacts the risk assessment and PPE program selection.
 
What is the condition of your organization’s PPE-FR / AR clothing program? Is the appropriate FR, arc rated clothing being worn?  Is your program a tasked based (donning a coverall for energized tasks) program or a daily wear program?  Is your organization’s daily wear program plagued with inconsistent wearing the FR / AR clothing because workers deem it uncomfortable?  FR / AR clothing - PPE can’t protect if it’s uncomfortable and not worn! 
 
Discover the role of human performance and the condition of equipment maintenance on incident occurrence likelihood and incident energy severity.  Learn how to improve your organization’s arc flash risk assessment (emphasis on condition of maintenance) to reduce likelihood of occurrence and PPE selection (emphasis on sustainable, comfortable, properly arc rated clothing) to mitigate injury!

  •  Identify key components of preventative and protective measures in the NFPA 70E (2024) arc flash risk assessment procedure that will impact "best practice" arc flash PPE selection to reduce both likelihood of incident occurrence and severity of injury! 
  • Recognize that NFPA 70E compliance/electrical safety continues to evolve and learn when, why, and how to re-visit the arc flash risk assessment.
  • Explain how various human error precursor “states” of people impact PPE use and how human performance tools and PPE program "best practices" help improve human performance.


The 3 E’s - Education, Employer, and Enforce
Colby Davis, CSP, PE
West C, third floor
 
This workshop will show the success of implementing the 3 E’s at your establishment by educating employees, empowering employees and enforcing safety and health rules.  Implementing these techniques can shift your safety culture from worse to first.  Discussions will include techniques such as utilizing job task safety assessments, job safety observations, gate checks, driver vehicle inspection records, deviation notifications, post-incident reviews, and root cause data analytics to continuously evaluate and minimize risks.  


The Safety Crossroads
Mark French, PhD., CSP, ASP, SPHR, SSBB
Mezzanine Room 231, second floor
 
This workshop explores the intersection of physical and psychological safety, emphasizing how both are integral for individual and collective well-being.  The presentation delves into how physical environments and conditions impact employees highlighting the interconnectedness between the two (2) domains.  The discussion covers strategies for creating safe spaces that address both physical and psychological needs, fostering resilience and promoting overall health, safety, wellness, and security.

  • Understand the connection between physical and psychological safety 
  • Understand how the workplace fosters the environment for safety 
  • Learn methods of improving and motivating safety

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