June Safety Month Series: Compliance and Culture
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Establishing a Safety & Health Management System (SHMS)
Tuesday June 6th - 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM
You no doubt have developed, adopted, and implemented various safety and health programs (e.g., LOTO, forklifts, hazard communication, etc.) for your workplace, but do you have an overarching Safety & Health Management System or SHMS? Now, you may be asking what, exactly is a SHMS, or you are wondering how a busy employer like yourself would go about putting on in place. The main goal of safety and health programs is to prevent workplace injuries, illnesses, and deaths, as well as the suffering and financial hardship these events can cause for workers, their families, and employers. Safety & Health Management Systems focus on a proactive approach to managing workplace safety and health. Traditional approaches are often reactive–that is, problems are addressed only after a worker is injured or becomes sick, a new standard or regulation is published, or an outside inspection finds a problem that must be fixed. Safety & Health Management Systems, on the other hand, prioritize finding and fixing hazards before they cause injury or illness is a far more effective approach.
At their core, effective Safety & Healthy Management Systems have three basic elements: management leadership, worker participation, and a systematic approach to finding and fixing hazards to be effective. In this detail-packed webinar, you will hear from former OSHA officials who will discuss these core elements and a series of steps that you can start taking immediately after the program to make your workplace safer. Our speakers will also address best practices for creating and maintaining effective safety committees for those employers who may not be ready to adopt a comprehensive Safety & Health Management System.
Accountability for Safety: How to (and How Not to) Drive it Successfully
Tuesday June 13th - 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM
“Safety is everyone’s responsibility” is a slogan that many companies have used for years, yet when we dig into who is responsible for what, how that expectation is communicated, how success is measured, and how we hold people accountable, these same companies are not putting their money where their mouth is.
Accountability for safety is no different than accountability for any other business metric, but the devil is always in the details. This discussion will include lessons learned and best practices in accountability successes and failures using Caterpillar’s six criteria of safety excellence.
In this interactive session, participants will learn what good accountability looks like and how to drive results ensuring EVERY employee is truly responsible for safety.
Improving Safety Results with a VPP
Tuesday June 20th - 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM
OSHA's Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP) promote effective worksite-based safety and health by establishing cooperative relationships at workplaces that have implemented a comprehensive safety and health management system.
In VPP, management, labor, and OSHA work cooperatively and proactively to prevent fatalities, injuries, and illnesses through a system focused on: hazard prevention and control; worksite analysis; training; and management commitment and worker involvement.
In this session:
- Hear from fellow IMA members about their VPP Journey
- Learn about the Programs
- Requirements and How to Qualify
- Ways to Participate
- Application & Evaluation Process
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About the Speakers
Shae Birkey
Safety Advisor and Industry Account Manager
Caterpillar Safety Services
Shae has more than 20 years of experience in the Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) profession working in consulting, governmental, commercial, industrial, and private industry settings. His passion is educating others on the process of empowering front-line employees, engaging, and educating supervisors in positive accountability practices, and supporting top leaders to be visibly committed to improving safety culture. He holds a Master of Science degree with an emphasis on leadership skill development from the University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign and is a Certified Safety Professional.
Aaron Gelb
Partner
Conn Maciel Carey LLP
Aaron Gelb is a partner in Conn Maciel Carey’s Chicago office and serves as the IMA's Safety Moderator. He regularly advises and represents clients in relation to inspections, investigations, and enforcement actions involving federal OSHA and state OSH programs, while managing a full range of litigation against OSHA. Aaron attended college at the University of Chicago and law school at the University of Texas—Austin.
Ashley D. Mitchell
Associate
Conn Maciel Carey LLP
In the Chicago office of Conn Maciel Carey, Ashley supports both the OSHA and Labor and Employment practice groups, advising clients in a broad range of employment issues involving the employer-employee relationship including wage and hour disputes, Title VII discrimination claims, and compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). She also represents employers during federal OSHA and State OSH Plan inspections and investigations, while providing advice and guidance on responding to workplace safety complaints and litigating contests of OSHA citations.
