8th Annual BC Provincial Safety Committee Conference - November 16, 2009
Sheraton Guildford Hotel

Come to the BC Provincial Safety Committee Conference.

Designed specifically to fulfill the unique requirements of safety committees, the 8th annual Provincial Safety Committee Conference includes sessions for everyone from the new to the experienced safety committee members.

If you are looking for more in-depth training, try the optional post-conference courses

Download the Conference Program

DATE & TIME
Monday, November 16,2009
8:30 am to 4:30 pm

LOCATION
Sheraton Guildford Hotel 15269 – 104th Ave Surrey, BC, V3R 1N5 604.582.9288

FORMAT
Monday, November 16, 2009:
Conference Day! A full 8 hour day. Choose from among 10 different safety committee topics.

Tuesday, November 17, 2009:
Optional Post Conference courses.

REGISTRATION
Phone: 604-233-1842
Fax: 604-233-1942
Email: Registration@pacificsafetycenter.com
(downloadable registration form coming soon)

SPEAKERS:

Terry Duncan,
Richmond BC

Geoffrey A. Clark
Sr. Occupational Hygienist
Worker & Employer Services
WorkSafeBC

Isabel Kruger, CRSP, Safety Matters Ltd
Burnaby BC

Jim Moroney, CRSP,
Calgary Alberta

Rick Parent Ph.D
Delta BC

Terry Swain, OSH Services
Pacific Safety Center Ltd
Richmond BC

CONFERENCE DETAILS
The BC Safety Committee Conference is the only occupational safety event designed just for safety committees. New members learn the fundamental knowledge to start them off right while experienced members use it to upgrade their skills, keep in touch with the latest in safety, and to learn from other safety committees who come from across BC.  If you are a safety committee member, you should be here!

Hosted by:
Pacific Safety Center Ltd.
 “We’re nuts about Safety”

Conference Sessions

8:30 – 8:30am

Introduction and Welcome
Speaker: Terry Swain, Pacific Safety Center Ltd.

8:40am – 10:00am

Session 1A:
Pandemics, Workplaces and the Safety Committee
The recent H1N1 pandemic raised the awareness of this pandemic threat. But what do you do about it? How can your workplace help protect itself from Pandemic and how can your safety committee get involved in making that plan more effective? This session will help answer those questions.
Speaker: Geoffrey A. Clark
Sr. Occupational Hygienist
Worker & Employer Services
WorkSafeBC

Session 1B
Rejuvenating Your Safety Committee
Designed to inspire your committee to set aside the coffee and donuts in order to make a difference in safety. It will provide a reminder of the critical role a safety committee plays in reducing accidents and injuries on the job. Gain ideas, directions, motivation, and tools for success in improving safety on the job
Session Leader: Terry Duncan

Session 1W
Introduction to Occupational Safety, Regulations, and Other Strange Things
Are you a new safety committee member? If so, this should be your first session. It covers the key knowledge you need to contribute to the effectiveness of your committee and your organization’s safety program. Topics include: Who is responsible for safety on the worksite? What regulations should you know and understand? If an accident happens will the safety committee be held responsible? These and other important questions will answered during this look into workplace safety. 
Speaker: Isabel Krueger CRSP

10:20 – 11:45am

Session 2A
Health & Safety Auditing: The Good, The Bad, and they Ugly
As WorkSafeBC moves to create a Certificate of Recognition Program throughout BC, it seems inevitable that Safety Committee members will be asked to participate in the audit process. This session covers the various types of audits that are used in safety and the role of the auditor.
Speaker: Jim Moroney CRSP

Session 2B
Dealing With Irrational People In The Workplace
Encountering irrational people in the workplace may include the mentally ill, angry customers, intoxicated individuals and the emotionally distraught. Learn the dynamics surrounding “crisis intervention” and how to use the psychology of influence to obtain voluntary compliance when dealing with irrational individuals.
Speaker: Rick Parent Ph. D, Delta BC

Session 2W
Due Diligence and Safety Programs. What Every Committee
Member Needs to Know
Understand the various roles and responsibilities of the safety committee, the worker, supervisors, management and the union. Learn how each can work together to reduce accidents and injuries on your worksite. Also gain a basic understanding of workplace safety programs.
Speaker: Isabel Krueger CRSP

1:00 – 2:30pm

Session 3A
Hazard Assessments (Made Easy)
(Double Block Session)
A fundamental concept in managing occupational health and safety is the recognition, evaluation and control of hazards. Many organizations are making this a mandatory activity for those involved in safety. This course will assist you in recognizing workplace hazards, provide a simple tool for evaluating the risk these hazards pose, and discuss common strategies for controlling hazards. It will also provide a process to help you through the identification process for all activities in the workplace.
Speaker: Jim Moroney CRSP

Session 3B
Accident Investigations for the Safety Committee
(Double Block Session)
Designed to guide you through one of the fundamental elements of safety. Covers procedures for actions at accident sites, how to interview co-workers, how to discover underlying root causes and develop effective recommendations to prevent re-occurrence.
Speaker: Terry Duncan

Session 3W
Guide to Effective Safety Committees Skills
(Double Block Session)
This double block session covers the fundamental skills every safety committee members needs to know. Provides an overview of worksite safety inspections, accident investigations, recognizing system failures plus other vital information every committee member needs to know.
Speaker: Isabel Krueger CRSP

2:30 – 2:50pm

Session 4A
Formal Inspections:
The Backbone of a Safety Program
Many of us conduct "informal" inspections as we do our day-to-day work, fixing problems as we see them. FORMAL inspections take a more structured look at things; they are designed to ensure that our hazard control systems are working as intended. We will consider why inspections are done; what is looked for; how we interpret results and the best ways to document our findings.
Speaker: Jim Moroney CRSP

4:30 – 5:00pm

Session 5W
Persons taking sessions 1W, 2W and 3W inclusive may write the WorkSafe exam. If they pass they will be awarded a WORKSAFE certificate that demonstrates they have taken training that meets the criteria WorkSafeBC has specified for safety committee training.

Tuesday November 17, 2009
Post Conference Sessions

Course PC-1
Joint Health & Safety Committee Training (WorkSafe Recognized) 1 Day
Ideal for new safety committee members or existing members looking to refresh or upgrade their knowledge and skills.  If your organization is setting up its first safety committee or looking to make its existing committee more effective this one day course is for you. Includes all the topics covered in sessions 1A, 2A, and 3A, in a smaller class with focus on individual needs. A WorkSafe recognized course. BONUS: Participants who choose to write, then successfully pass the optional WorkSafe exam will be awarded a WorkSafe certificate. It demonstrates the participant has taken training that meets the criteria that WorkSafeBC has specified for safety committee training.
Session Leader: Isabel Krueger
Fees:
$245 by Oct 16, 2009
$265 after Oct 16, 2009
GST extra

Course PC-2
Something Just For Supervisors!
Supervisors Safety Training (SST)
Supervisors are some of the most influential people in preventing workplace injuries and accidents. If they understand their key roles and have the specific skills needed to follow through on that understanding, a safe worksite almost always follows. If they don’t, then current studies show accidents and injuries usually occur. This jam packed 1 day course guides your supervisor through the fundamentals needed to supervise for safety on the job. Includes: What the regulatory agencies expect of supervisors, understanding risk taking, how to motivate for safety, how to interact with risk taking individuals, key prevention activities for supervisors and much more.
Course Leader: Randy Kelbert, KITS Corp.
Fees:
$265 (by October 16, 2009)
$295(after October 16, 2009)
GST extra

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