DAY ONE | JULY 19, 2011
9:00 Opening Remarks from Conference Co-Chair
Jennifer Miller
Partner, Bennett Jones LLP
9:15 Proven Strategies to Create a Safety Culture in the Workplace
Alan D. Quilley
President, Safety Results Ltd.
- Pushing workers to go beyond awareness to making real behavioural changes
- Attaining the benefits brought on by encouraging workers to take ownership of their colleagues’ safety in addition to their own
- Getting into the minds and emotions of your employees and contractors: Understanding how to appeal to them and drive the safety message home
- Understanding the benefits of developing a culture of camaraderie and support
10:15 Coffee Break
10:30 Effectively Engaging and Retaining Young Workers to Build their Work Experience and Promote Best Practices in Safety
Glyn Jones
Chair, Calgary Chapter
Canadian Society of Safety Engineering, Partner
EHS Partnerships Ltd.
- Understanding the importance of hiring with safety in mind
- Encourage safety-focused attitudes from the very beginning
- Bridging inter-generational gaps between new and seasoned workers
- How to motivate different generations to increase their safety focus
- Strategies to grasp and keep the attention of the ‘18-30’ crowd, through:
- Technology
- Social media
- Value systems
- Creating a sense of community
- Providing opportunities to grow within the organization
- Establishing a positive working environment to earn the loyalty of employees and contractors and encourage workforce retention and development of experience
- Examining the importance of maintaining a positive public image and favourable stakeholder relations in the recruitment and retention of skilled workers
Case Study
11:30 Implementing an Electrical Safety Program in the Workplace – Lessons Learned
Keith Readner
EH&S Coordinator, Suncor Energy Logistic Corporation
This case study will explain why Suncor Energy Logistics Corporation implemented an Electrical Safety Program (ESP), the lessons learned and their path forward. The key points covered will include:
- System overview of company and facilities (pipeline operator)
- Overview of NFPA 70 E (standard of electrical safety in the workplace) and CSA 462-08 (Workplace Electrical Safety)
- Conducting Arc flash hazard analysis and interpreting the data
- Determining and developing tasks assigned to electrical technicians
- Selection, care and use of personal protective equipment (PPE)
- Electrical maintenance and safety by design
- Training electrical workers
- Auditing and follow-up
12:15 Luncheon for Delegates and Speakers
1:30 Developments in Bill C-45: Understanding the Importance of Due Diligence in the Avoidance of Criminal Liability
Simon Johnson
Partner, Bennett Jones LLP
- An overview of Bill C-45 and how it affects the oil and gas industry
- Understanding the legal liabilities of employers and senior management in order to avoid criminal prosecution
- Lessons learned from cases where criminal charges were laid under Bill C-45
- What steps could have been taken to prevent these charges
- The importance of implementing due diligence in the workplace
- Does your safety program meet the minimum requirements of due diligence
2:15 Effectively Managing Multiple Contractors and Operations within a Single Worksite to Promote Safety
Julie Kuprys
Safety Supervisor, Talisman Energy Inc.
Roy McKnight
Manager, Industry Initiatives, Operations, Enform
- Proficient communication strategies for worksites housing simultaneous operations
- Ensuring contractor competency and safe working practices among multiple contractors
- Encouraging collaboration amongst different groups working within a single site
- Understanding the differences between “owner” and “prime contractor” and who maintains the responsibility for the safety of workers
- Tactics to establish favourable relationships with contractors to promote safety and encourage long-term working relationships
- Examining the effectiveness of having a single point of contact for each site
- Assessing the effectiveness of assigning responsibilities to a single HSE supervisor for the coordination or activities on a single site
- Is single-point accountability an optimal choice
- Does this strategy comply with HS&E regulations in Alberta, British Columbia and Saskatchewan?
3:15 Networking Refreshment Break
Panel
3:30 Panel: Addressing Public Safety though Risk Management and Effective Engagement Strategies
Moderator:
Ziad Saad
Vice President, Safety and Sustainability
Canadian Energy Pipeline Association (CEPA)
Panel:
Bob Chisholm
President, Alberta One-Call Corporation
Ron Burdylo
Manager, Pipeline Specialty Engineering
WorleyParsons Canada
Rob Hadden
Manager of Damage Prevention and Public Awareness
Kinder Morgan
- Examining the role of public safety in oil and gas infrastructure development
- Focus on energy pipelines
- Urban vs. rural environments
- Addressing pipeline integrity and damage prevention as proactive risk management strategies
- Efficient resource allocation
- Effectively engaging the public to avoid common misconceptions in the perceptions of pipelines and associated risks
4:45 Co-Chair’s Recap and Conference Adjourns
DAY TWO | JULY 20, 2011
9:00 Opening Remarks from Conference Co-Chair
Panel
9:15 Industry Perspectives on Health and Safety Management Systems
Charles Dyer
Manager of Health and Safety
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.
Hal Middlemiss
Health and Safety Manager, Osum Oil Sands Corp.
Steven Macnabb
Vice President, Health, Safety & Environmen
Western Energy Services Corp.
Joe Vetrone
Vice President, Environment, Health & Safety
Suncor Energy Inc.
- Examining strategies implemented to improve safety performance
- Comparing and contrasting various policies and plans of action
- How did employees and/or contractors react to the implementation of these programs
- Understanding the challenges associated with these strategies and how they were overcome
- How were changes in protocol communicated? Was this effective?
- What types of metrics were used to measure the results over time
10:30 Networking Coffee Break
10:45 Examining the Importance of Supervisor Competency
Corinne Paul
Program Manager, Safety Services
Enform
Barry Rookes
Technical Sales & Business Development Consultant
Pajak Engineering Ltd.
HSE & Compliance Manager
Pajak Engineering Ltd.
Supervisor Competency is Good Business! Competency-based strategies and tools are not optional for organizations that are serious about sustained performance; they are essential for gaining sharper focus on strategic and systematic selection and development of supervisors. A supervisor competency model can add significant customer satisfaction, business value, and superior site management. This session will address:
• The necessary competencies for supervisors to achieve superior site management performance
• An evaluation of the activities, knowledge, skills and desires that enhance supervisors’ leadership performance
11:30 Optimal Training Programs: Equip Your Workforce with the Necessary Skills to Engage in Safe Practices
Jodi Howick
Chair, Occupational Health and Safety
NAIT Polytechnic
- Examining the most effective methods of educating and producing skilled workers with the safety knowledge needed in today’s workplace
- Defining “competent workers” and tailoring training programs to produce them
- Ensuring new workers obtain sufficient field experience while minimizing the risks associated with this type of training
- Determining what modes of continuing education are required to keep your workforce ahead of the game and up to date on the latest safety requirements
- What types of programs will have the greatest safety yields?
- The importance of fostering an atmosphere of mentorship within your organization
- Effectively managing the training of foreign workers
- Overcoming language barriers and the duty to accommodate
- Communicating requirements in a succinct manner
- Preparing your workforce to cope with an emergency situation
- Assessing the various types of health and safety certification available and determining which ones prove to be the most useful
12:15 Luncheon for Delegates and Speakers
1:30 Strategies to Ensure that Employees and Contractors are ‘Fit For Duty’
E.J. (Ed) Secondiak, C.D.
President, ECS Safety Services Ltd.
- Encouraging a mutual understanding amongst employers and employees to promote collaboration in the achievement of increased safety
- Identifying the telltale signs of work site substance abuse
- Intervention strategies for dealing with an unfit worker in an effective and sensitive manner
- How to develop a substance abuse program that will work in your organization
- Understanding the issues surrounding drug and alcohol searches
2:15 Your Safety Scorecard: Metrics for Measuring Leading and Lagging Indicators
Dave Bischoff
Vice President, Technology, ComplyWorks
- Practical methods of evaluating your company’s process safety performance
- How to apply process safety metrics over short and long periods of time
- Grasping the statistics of safety performance measurement
- Master the assessment of:
- Trends
- Inconsistencies
- Safety climates
- Training programs
- Contractor management strategies
- Using leading and lagging indicators to strategically plan your company’s future health and safety programs
3:00 Networking Refreshment Break
3:15 Compliance Strategies for Companies Dealing with OH&S Legislation across Western Canada
Jennifer Miller
Partner, Bennett Jones LLP
- Understanding some of the key differences between OH&S regulation in Alberta, British Columbia and Saskatchewan
- Comparing and contrasting critical legislative requirements for incident management and reporting obligations between those provinces
- Strategies to effectively streamline inter-provincial operations to ensure company-wide regulatory compliance
4:00 The Dividends of Investing in a World-Class Safety System
Mike A. Waller
Business Development Manager, DuPont
While investment is required to develop and maintain world-class safety systems, inadequate programs can have a major, negative impact on your overall business performance. World-class safety will improve your competitiveness as well as your safety reputation with key stakeholders. This session will help you understand why investing in enhanced safety management programs is important – and something that the oil and gas industry cannot afford to ignore in today’s market.
- The importance of safety management systems within the oil and gas industry as it relates to business excellence
- Direct and indirect benefits of safety management programs
- How operational discipline can help sustain the safety culture transformation within your organization