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Keynote Description: All leaders desire to get more effort from their people, effort that results more from internal desire and less from external prompting. Strategic thinking can create value at just about every level of an organization, but people need a reason to believe in those things in which they invest their discretionary effort. If you influence hearts and minds, hands and feet will follow. Based on his latest book, “Inside Strategy: Value Creation from Within Your Organization,” Shawn Galloway will share how to take the greatest strategic thinking and focus it inside your field-based organization.

You will learn: • To align safety strategy and business strategy; • How to make your safety culture better by doing less; and • How to capture and deliver real value.

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Fleet Safety Track! Incident Prevention is dedicated to safe utility fleet operations, that’s why we’ve added a Fleet Safety Track to the iP Utility Safety Conference & Expo. Join us in Loveland, Colorado where we gather to enhance our utility safety and fleet safety knowledge.

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CUSP Credential holders can earn up to 20 CUSP points by attending the full conference.

WHY You Should Attend: • INDUSTRY EXPERTS present the utility industry’s latest insights on safety and training.

• SHARE IDEAS AND NETWORK with your peers and compare challenges and solutions.

• INSPIRATIONAL KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Hear Shawn Galloway present “Your Safety Needs a New Strategy: Create Safety Value at Every Level of Your Organization.”

• LEARN NEW SAFETY TIPS AND TECHNIQUES that you can bring home and use immediately.

• EXPLORE the expo hall with 60+ vendors and learn about all the new safety products and more.

WHO Attends iP Utility Safety Conference?• Safety managers and other safety personnel• Supervisors• Foremen• Trainers

WHERE are iP Utility Safety Conference Attendees Typically Employed?• Electric and gas utilities• Communication and cable providers• Municipal utility departments• Contractors that serve these businesses

R E G I S T E R O N L I N E at www.utilitysafetyconference.com | Q U E S T I O N S ? Call 815-459-1796R E G I S T E R O N L I N E at www.utilitysafetyconference.com | Q U E S T I O N S ? Call 815-459-1796

Dates: April 24-26, 2018

Expo Dates:April 25-26, 2018

Location of iP Utility Safety Conference & Expo:Embassy Suites by Hilton Loveland Conference Center & Spa4705 Clydesdale PkwyLoveland, CO 80538

Hotel Reservations: A room block for iP Utility Safety Conference & Expo attendees has been reserved at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Loveland. Rooms in the block are $154 per night plus tax. Please visit utilitysafetyconference.com/hotel to make your reservation, or call 970-612-2440. If booking by phone, be sure to mention the group code USC to guarantee your rate.

Registration: The cost to attend is $1099. Add a one year subscription to Incident Prevention Institute Online Learning to your registration for just $1499. Visit utilitysafetyconference.com/register to learn more. Group discounts are available for 6 or more. To register a group, call 815-459-1796 or visit utilitysafetyconference.com/register.

USOLN Members are eligible for a discount. Visit utilitysafetyconference.com/register to learn more.

Registration for the iP Utilit y Safet y Conference & Expo

Exhibits: Explore the expo hall featuring over 14,000 sq. feet of space. Get hands-on access to all the new safety products.

ROOMS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE COST OF YOUR CONFERENCE REGISTRATION. EACH ATTENDEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR OWN HOTEL RESERVATIONS.


T U E s d a y , A p r i l 2 4 , 2 0 1 86:30am REGISTRATION BEGINS

7:30-9:00am Keynote Presentation: Your Safety Needs a New Strategy: Create Safety Value at Every Level of Your Organization, Shawn M. Galloway, President, ProAct Safety

9:15-10:45am

Why You Need to Develop a Contractor Safety Management StandardPam Tompkins, CUSP, CSP, CUSA, President and CEO, SET Solutions, LLC

Advanced Ergonomics: Spec’ing Truck Bodies & Equipment with Ergonomics & Economics in MindKen Gillies, Senior Consultant for Commercial Truck Solutions, Element Fleet Management

Runover/Backover Prevention and Work Zone SafetyChip Darius, CUSP, OHST, CET, CSHO, President, Safety Priority

Insulate & Isolate and Second Points of Contact: How to Safely Approach the Primary Zone Bruce Meagher, Line Foreman, Meade Electric

11:00am-12:30pm

The “Ache”onomics of Musculo-skeletal Disorders: Ways You Can Prevent Common Workplace Injuries Tony Kaczkowski, MLS-HCA, LAT, CEES, ATC, President, InSite Health

Autonomous Vehicles Are Coming Sooner Than You Think: What You Need to Know to Be Ready for the Safety Challenges They Will Bring Sean Lyden, Editor, Utility Fleet Professional Magazine

Build a Resilient Safety Culture: Tips &Techniques that Reduce Incidents Douglas Hill, CUSP; Dan Pfeffer, CUSP; James Wade; Nate Waters, CUSP, all of Consumers Energy

Four Steps to Improve Your Team’s Safety Performance Bob McCall, Inspire High Performance, LLC

12:30-1:45pm NETWORKING LUNCH AND PANEL DISCUSSION

2:00-3:30pm

Achieve Short-Service Employee Safety Success: How to Reduce the Risks of Rapid Growth Jesse Hardy, CUSP, CSP, CET, Vice President of HSE, Supreme Industries

Effective Strategies to Reduce Serious Injuries & FatalitiesRich Horan CUSP, CSP, Safety Director, Henkels & McCoy

Are You Certifiable? Strategies for Obtaining & Maintaining Safety CertificationsDavid McPeak, CUSP, CSP, CET, CHST, CSSM, Director, Incident Prevention Institute

How Technology is Improving Tool Safety Sarah Hall, Milwaukee Tool

3:45-4:45pm ROUNDTABLES6:00pm WELCOME RECEPTION – THE SUMMIT WINDSOR

W e d n e s d a y , A p r i l 2 5 , 2 0 1 8

7:30-9:00am

How CPS Energy Created a Successful Safety Culture Andrea Guadarrama, STS, Senior Manager of Safety & Health, CPS Energy

Frontline Fundamentals: How to Make Safety Work for Those Who Need it the Most Frontline Staff

Going into Autopilot: Is Technology Preventing or Causing Increases in Driver Incidents? Carl Cormier, Instructor and Safety Consultant, Driving Dynamics

How Sunflower Electric Power Found Safety Success By Using Scenario-Based Fall Protection Solutions Robbie Adams, CUSP, CLCP, Safety Technician, Sunflower Electric Power Corp.

8:30am-2:00pm EXPO HALL OPEN12:00-1:15pm NETWORKING LUNCH AND PANEL DISCUSSION

1:30-3:00pm

Distraction Training: How Strengthen-ing Concentration Skills Can Reduce Incidents Parrish Taylor, Managing Director, Taylor-Made Concepts, LLC

How to Use a Six Sigma Approach to Create Sustainable Safety at Your OrganizationTed Granger, CUSP, CSSBB, Principal Consultant Granger Management Consultants

Aerial Platform Safety: How Florida Power & Light Uses Automatic Load-Sensing Technology to Reduce Risk Joe Suarez, Director of Fleet Operations, Florida Power & Light

Making Sense of 1910.269: Get Your Compliance Questions Answered Danny Raines, CUSP, Owner, Raines Utility Safety Solutions

3:15-4:30pm USOLN MEETING FOR MEMBERS AND THOSE CONSIDERING MEMBERSHIP

T h u r s d a y , A p r i l 2 6 , 2 0 1 8

7:30-9:00am

Personal Protective Grounding: What Works & What Doesn’t Jim Vaughn, CUSP, Resident SME, Incident Prevention Institute

How to Get Employees to Adopt and Value Safe Behavior Dale Lesinski, QSSP, Vice President of Sales and Training, DiVal Safety

Spec’ing Aerial Equipment for Maximum Safety: Best Practices that Protect Your Workers Eric Lumberg, Manager of Prevention and Product Safety, Altec

8:30am-2:00pm EXPO HALL OPEN

10:30am-12:00pm

The Progressive Discipline Process: How to Provide the Feedback & Accountability Your Employees Deserve from Their Leaders Mack Turner, CUSP, CUSA, COSS, Executive Director, Institute for Safety in Powerline Construction

Off-Road Driving: Key Safety Strategies for When the Going Gets Rough Steve Andreas, Lead Instructor, Safety One Training; Chuck Kevwitch, Safety One Training

Eyes in the Skies: How You Can Use Drone Technology to Mitigate Utility Safety Risks Jared Rossignol, CUSP, Safety Director, Coutts Brothers Inc.; Jesse Gibbon, Manager of the UAS Asset Inspection Program, Coutts Brothers Inc.

12:00-1:00pm LUNCH WITH EXHIBITORS

1:00-2:30pm

Embracing the Challenge: Why Safety Professions Play Such a Key Role in Diagnosing an Organization’s Safety Vision Jerry Lemm, CUSP, CLCP

Risk Management & Leading Indicators: How to Use Each to Reduce Incidents Rey Gonzalez, Owner and President, HOPE Consulting

8:00am-5:00pm CUSP PROGRAM - SEPARATE REGISTRATION REQUIRED

F R I d a y , A p r i l 2 7 , 2 0 1 88:00am-5:00pm CUSP PROGRAM - SEPARATE REGISTRATION REQUIRED

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Keynote Presentation:Your Safety Needs a New Strategy: Create Safety Value at Every Level of Your OrganizationAll leaders desire to get more effort from their people, effort that results more from internal desire and less from external prompting. Strategic thinking can create value at just about every level of an organization, but people need a reason to believe in those things in which they invest their discretionary effort. If you influence hearts and minds, hands and feet will follow. Based on his latest book, “Inside Strategy: Value Creation from Within Your Organization,” Shawn Galloway will share how to take the greatest strategic thinking and focus it inside your field-based organization.

You will learn:• To align safety strategy and business strategy;• How to make your safety culture better by doing less; and• How to capture and deliver real value.Speaker: Shawn M. Galloway, President, ProAct Safety___________________________________________________________

Why You Need to Develop a Contrator Safety Management StandardWhy consider developing a contractor safety management standard? If you hire contractors or subcontractors, the benefits of having a well-developed standard of this kind will become obvious during and after a serious unwanted event. Who is responsible for creating, exposing, correcting or controlling hazards affecting another employer’s workers? This work practice has changed significantly throughout organizations that acknowledge the basic principle that employers share responsibil-ity for working conditions — and thus for safety — at multiemployer worksites.

You will learn:• The importance of developing safety standards for pre-qualification and contracts;• How to identify regulatory requirements for multiemployer worksites;• How to establish contractor and host employer safety oversight requirements; and• About establishing key performance indicators and performance feedback and correction requirements.Speaker: Pam Tompkins, CUSP, CSP, CUSA, President and CEO, SET Solutions, LLC

Advanced Ergonomics: Spec’ing Truck Bodies & Equipment with Ergonomics & Economics in MindLower back pain, twisted knee, sprained shoulder — these examples of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) often occur when a truck or van is not suitable for the worker nor the job. The longer a worker maintains a fixed or awkward posture, exerts force, repeats the same movements, experiences vibration or handles heavy items, the greater the chance that a MSD will occur.

You will learn:• How to apply the principles of ergonomics to spec truck bodies and equipment;• To boost employee productivity while reducing expensive workers’ compensation claims; and• How to reduce employee downtime and other costs associated with MSDs.Speaker: Ken Gillies, Senior Consultant for Commercial Truck Solutions, Element Fleet Management___________________________________________________________

Runover/Backover Prevention and Work Zone SafetyAre you up to date on contractor responsibilities under OSHA and ANSI standards for worker safety in roadway work zones? General contractors, subcontractors, foremen and all safety professionals should be familiar with these standards. Test your safety knowledge during this interactive presentation that includes small group exercises and case study critiques.

You will learn:• The correct sequences for work zone setup and takedown;• To identify which ANSI-compliant high-visibility clothing is required, and when;• The importance of pre-job briefings that include contractors, law enforcement and traffic control;• To recognize blind spots around heavy equipment; • Techniques to eliminate runover/backover hazards, including where a spotter should stand; and • What a heavy-equipment driver should do when a spotter cannot be seen.Speaker: Chip Darius, CUSP, OHST, CET, CSHO, President, Safety Priority___________________________________________________________

Insulate & Isolate and Second Points of Contact: How to Safely Approach the Primary ZoneThis presentation will explain how new employees should be trained on safely approaching the primary zone, as well as how to insulate and isolate and avoid second points of contact.

You will learn:• The importance of 100 percent buy-in at all levels;• New ways to promote safety, training and building trust with every employee; and • How to proactively control worksites involving primary work.Speaker: Bruce Meagher, Line Foreman, Meade Electric

TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 2018 • 7 :30-9:00AM TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 2018 • 9 :15-10:45AM



The “Ache”onomics of Musculoskeletal Disorders: Ways You Can Prevent Common Workplace InjuriesThe financial impact of employee musculoskeletal discomfort on an employer can be huge. “The ‘Ache’onomics of MSDs” will address the psychological, sociological and economic barriers in accessing today’s health-care systems. Stretching and strengthening demonstrations and tools will be presented, along with how they will assist in the prevention of common workplace injuries. The session will include an open-forum Q&A session.

You will learn: • Basic human anatomy and physiology;• How to combat common injuries; and• General stretching and strengthening exercises and biomechanical coaching tools to address discomfort.Speaker: Tony Kaczkowski, MLS-HCA, LAT, CEES, ATC, President, InSite Health___________________________________________________________

Autonomous Vehicles Are Coming Sooner Than You Think: What You Need to Know to Be Ready for the Safety Challenges They Will BringThe emergence of self-driving systems is not just a trend to watch for the next five to 10 years; there’s a lot going on right now that you should be thinking and talking about because of the impact on fleet safety and operations. In this session, presenter Sean Lyden will bring you up to speed on the latest developments in self-driving systems.

You will learn:• Top trends that make a brave new self-driving world appear inevitable; • Potential roadblocks that could put the brakes on fully autonomous vehicles; and• How you can most effectively prepare for the imminent disruption this technology will bring to your organization.Speaker: Sean Lyden, Editor, Utility Fleet Professional Magazine___________________________________________________________

Build a Resilient Safety Culture: Tips & Techniques that Reduce IncidentsDiscover how to improve your company’s safety culture and employee engagement through the use of proven methods and tools taught by a team of four individuals with over 100 years of combined field and management experience in gas and electric utilities.

You will learn:• How one company changed their safety performance from the worst quartile to No. 1 in the utility industry through a proven safety culture initiative to gain employee engagement;• How to use the cultural iceberg tool to identify shortcuts you take in your line of work and why we justify them through the lens of social conformity; and• How to use the changing norms tool by taking those shortcuts and discovering how to change them.Speakers: Douglas Hill, CUSP; Dan Pfeffer, CUSP; James Wade; Nate Waters, CUSP; all of Consumers Energy

Four Steps to Improve Your Team’s Safety PerformanceSafety success isn’t about following rules. It’s about having people who are willing to demonstrate passion, commitment, leadership and engagement. Join Bob McCall as he outlines four steps that will help you improve your team’s safety performance.

You will learn:• How changing expectations for team culture and team members enables any organization to improve their performance;• Why it’s important to build a team of safety winners;• Why it’s important to constantly challenge yourself to achieve greater safety success; and• The importance of leadership, and how to build a high performing team.Speaker: Bob McCall, Inspire High Performance, LLC___________________________________________________________

12:30-1:45pm • Networking Lunch & Panel Discussion___________________________________________________________

Achieve Short-Service Employee Safety Success: How to Reduce the Risks of Rapid GrowthThe effects of rapid growth in the utility industry are hitting utilities and contractors alike with increased risk associated with short-service employees (SSEs). During this presentation, we will outline some effective methods for overcoming this risk and conduct a small group exercise to develop the beginnings of a personalized plan that you can take back to your organization.

You will learn:• To define SSE and understand ways to bring SSEs up to speed with the rest of your workforce; • To identify common concerns and risks associated with SSEs; and • How to develop a targeted plan to succeed with SSEs at your organization.Speaker: Jesse Hardy, CUSP, CSP, CET, Vice President of HSE, Supreme Industries___________________________________________________________

Effective Strategies to Reduce Serious Injuries & FatalitiesNobody wants fatalities or serious injuries at their organization. In order to reduce these, one must learn to recognize and diminish precursors, or existing conditions that are known to increase the risk of an incident. Recognizing and diminishing precursors should be part of a consistent process in order to avoid future serious injuries and fatalities (SIFs) and potential serious injuries and fatalities (PSIFs) at your organization.

You will learn: • To recognize and diminish precursors in order to avoid future SIFs and PSIFs; • How to use existing safety systems to mitigate SIFs-PSIFs; and • How to increase visibility to senior leadership to support SIF-PSIF processes.Speaker: Rich Horan CUSP, CSP, Safety Director, Henkels & McCoy

TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 2018 • 11:00AM-12:30PM TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 2018 • 11:00AM-12:30PM

TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 2018 • 2 :00-3:30PM



Are You Certifiable? Strategies for Obtaining & Maintaining Safety CertificationsThere are a lot of certifications out there. Do you need one? If so, which one(s)? Where do you start? What should you study? How hard is the test? How do you know when you are ready? This presentation will answer these questions as session leader David McPeak explains professional development through certification. Attending this presentation could be the next step to a future promotion or raise. It won’t get you certified, but it will get you started.

You will learn:• The benefits of certification and how to choose a certification that is in line with your personal and career goals;• Ways to study and prepare for your exam;• Proven test-taking skills vital to passing your exam; and• The No. 1 reason people do not pass certification exams.Speaker: David McPeak, CUSP, CSP, CET, CHST, CSSM, Director, Incident Prevention Institute___________________________________________________________

How Technology is Improving Tool SafetyThis presentation will showcase the safety benefits of integrating Bluetooth technology in tools, specifically hydraulic crimping and cutting tools, cordless lighting products and external Bluetooth solutions. Achieving accurate crimping pressure in hydraulic crimping tools is crucial. Without electronics or Bluetooth, the pressure levels are unknown to the user. By incorporating electronics to monitor pressure and capturing those pressure levels via Bluetooth, the user can ensure properly installed connectors and reduced risk of connector failure.

You will learn: • How Bluetooth revolutionized cutting cable remotely at a safe distance from the cutting point; • How utilizing Bluetooth in lights ensures sufficient run time; and • How to leverage Bluetooth in tools and equipment to better manage inventory and reduce loss.Speaker: Sarah Hall, Milwaukee Tool___________________________________________________________

3:45-4:45pm • Roundtables___________________________________________________________

6:00pm • Welcome Reception – The Summit Windsor___________________________________________________________

How CPS Energy Created a Successful Safety CultureThis presentation centers on how CPS Energy built a culture in which safety is a key value. We take a deep dive into how we teach and train our employees to provide guidance and empowerment. Additionally, we look at how to get to zero harm with the help of predictive analytics.

You will learn: • Why numbers don’t drive culture;• How to create a technical and leadership foundation; and • How to build the future with predictive analytics.Speaker: Andrea Guadarrama, STS, Senior Manager of Safety & Health, CPS Energy

Frontline Fundamentals: How to Make Safety Work for Those Who Need it the MostTaken from segments of the popular Frontline Utility Safety Leadership program, this session will provide seven key ways you can become a more effective safety leader. You’ll learn how to critically assess and improve your skills as a communicator, trainer, work planner, teammate, coach and mentor.

You will learn:• What it means to be responsible for your own safety and the safety of others;• Strategies of effective leadership and communication;• To use the hierarchy of controls in order to effectively mitigate hazards;• To become familiar with human performance (HP); and• The organization’s role in safety and HP implementation.Speaker:(s): Frontline Staff___________________________________________________________

Going into Autopilot: Is Technology Preventing or Causing Increases in Driver Incidents?Distracted driving. Aggressive driver behaviors. Lapses in judgment. These are just a few of the issues that increase a utility’s risk of preventable accidents, drive up the number of expensive claims and litigation payouts, and potentially ignite a public relations firestorm. But despite today’s vehicles offering more safety systems and technology tools than ever before, the vehicle fatality rate in the U.S. has seen the biggest two-year jump in over five decades.

You will learn:• Practical tips on what you can do to promote a culture of safety throughout your utility and fleet operations; and• What fleet and safety departments do to drive down incident rates to protect drivers, the public and the organization’s bottom line.Speaker: Carl Cormier, Instructor and Safety Consultant, Driving Dynamics___________________________________________________________

How Sunflower Electric Power Found Safety Success By Using Scenario-Based Fall Protection SolutionsAs an introduction to scenario-based fall protection solutions, presenter Robbie Adams will explain how Sunflower Electric identified appropriate fall protection for working on top of trans-formers without employees tying off at their feet. The presentation will include an open forum and question and answer session regarding scenario-based fall protection.

You will learn:• The advantages of elevating anchor points and using self-retracting lanyards; • How to deal with fall clearances on substation equipment; and • How using different fall protection methods to minimize exposure can help you maintain 100 percent fall protection.Speaker: Robbie Adams, CUSP, CLCP, Safety Technician, Sunflower Electric Power Corp.___________________________________________________________

8:30am-2:00pm • Expo Hall Open___________________________________________________________

12:00-1:15pm • Networking Lunch & Panel Discussion___________________________________________________________

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 2018 • 7 :30-9:00AM

TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 2018 • 2 :00-3:30PM WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 2018 • 7 :30-9:00AM



Distraction Training: How Strengthening Concentration Skills Can Reduce IncidentsDistractions lead to injuries, and we are easily distracted, but distractions can be reduced through concentration, which is a skill that can be learned. In this session, Parrish Taylor will introduce the Emotional Quotient Competency Model and explain how to develop the skill of concentration.

You will learn:• Mental skill exercises in order to improve your personal performance and engage your frontline leadership; and• How to increase your ability to concentrate and teach others at any level to concentrate in order to reduce distractions.Speaker: Parrish Taylor, Managing Director, Taylor-Made Concepts, LLC___________________________________________________________

How to Use a Six Sigma Approach to Create Sustainable Safety at Your OrganizationDoes your organization implement safety initiatives that work one year but fail the next? Are you having difficulty finding effective solutions to safety issues at your organization? If you answered yes to either question, this is a session you’ll want to attend. Ted Granger taps into his vast utility leadership experience and Six Sigma knowledge to provide you with a strategy for sustaining safety success at your organization.

You will learn: • The importance of leading indicators; and• About the analytical tools, work methods, improvement initiatives and best practices that safety professionals can use to help improve safety performance. Speaker: Ted Granger, CUSP, CSSBB, Principle Consultant, Granger Management Consultants___________________________________________________________

Aerial Platform Safety: How Florida Power & Light Uses Automatic Load-Sensing Technology to Reduce RiskWhen using aerial devices, lineworkers must know the weight of personnel, tools and the load they’re lifting with respect to the position of the jib and boom. Inaccurate weight information or assumptions in the field can undermine job site safety. What can utility professionals do to support safe work practices? Florida Power & Light (FPL) has worked with industry partners to develop a solution: an automatic load-sensing system that supports safe work practices when using aerial platforms.

You will learn:• How FPL and their industry partners arrived at a solution that supports safe aerial work practices; and• How technology can help fleet, operations and safety departments to protect personnel and equipment.Speaker: Joe Suarez, Director of Fleet Operations, Florida Power & Light

Making Sense of 1910.269: Get Your Compliance Questions AnsweredOSHA 29 CFR 1910.269, the electric power generation, transmission and distribution standard, is not a complicated standard if you understand its practical application in the field. This jam-packed session will explain how to apply the standard to your work and attempt to answer the most commonly asked questions about the standard, including those related to training requirements, PPE, fall protection and AR/FR clothing require-ments. This session is for you if you work in electric power generation, transmission or distribution; have responsibilities for safety; have questions or need interpretations about the standard; or want to understand what the standard really means to you and your organization.

You will learn:• What changed between the 1994 and 2014 versions of 1910.269; • About cover-up, including the answer to this question: Did OSHA miss a chance to reduce the chances of contact and flashes?; • About de-energizing for protection of the employee; and• System grounding and requirements for equipment operations near energized conductors.Speaker: Danny Raines, CUSP, Owner, Raines Utility Safety Solutions___________________________________________________________

3:15-4:30pm USOLN Members Meeting for Members and

those interested in membership___________________________________________________________

Personal Protective Grounding: What Works & What Doesn’tHow much do you know about personal protective grounding? Leave the iP Utility Safety Conference this spring confident in your understanding of the role of personal protective grounding in utility maintenance and construc-tion. This presentation will include grounding and induction incident case studies and a thorough explanation of what works and what doesn’t. Don’t miss it.

You will learn:• The principles of current flow in grounded systems;• How bonding ensures protection for workers;• The purpose and limitations of grounding for T&D, trucks, underground installations and substations.Speaker: Jim Vaughn, CUSP, Resident SME, Incident Prevention Institute

THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 2018 • 7:30-9:00AM

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 2018 • 1:30-3:00PM WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 2018 • 1:30-3:00PM



How to Get Employees to Adopt and Value Safe BehaviorGetting employees to value safety and safe behavior is a constant challenge faced by today’s utility companies. This session provides a basic understanding of human behavior and why we do the things we do. Learn how to motivate employees to avoid accidents, value their own safety and how to adopt and value safe behavior. Additionally, it offers a fresh approach and makes the message personal for every employee, which is the key to its effectiveness. This presentation incorporates audience participation, fun, humor and real-world situations that everyone can relate to.

You will learn: • To uncover your own personal motivation for safety;• How to put a true value on safety; and• Real-world action items that you can start to use immediately.Speaker: Dale Lesinski, QSSP, Vice President of Sales and Training, DiVal Safety___________________________________________________________

Spec’ing Aerial Equipment for Maximum Safety: Best Practices that Protect Your WorkersYour crews are brave first responders on the front lines to restore power for customers after major storm events. So, when you send them out in bucket trucks to repair power lines, how can you ensure that your lineworkers can have confidence in the safety of the aerial equipment you provide them? Start by spec’ing the aerial equipment with maximum safety in mind.

You will learn: • How to properly spec aerial equipment; and• Best practices to help you avoid the common pitfalls that could put your people at risk.Speaker: Eric Lumberg, Manager of Prevention and Product Safety, Altec___________________________________________________________

8:30am-2:00pm • Expo Hall Open___________________________________________________________

The Progressive Discipline Process: How to Provide the Feedback & Accountability Your Employees Deserve from Their LeadersIn this fast-paced course, we will discuss what has traditionally happened in the feedback, accountability and progressive disciplinary process, and what we are tied to legally and contractually with feedback and account-ability. We will discuss what our employees deserve in this process and how we can structure processes to have positive outcomes. Done properly, it is a win for the company and, more importantly, a win for the employee.

You will learn:• Why we need feedback and accountability;• Contractual and legal issues; and• About aligning employee and company expectations.Speaker: Mack Turner, CUSP, CUSA, COSS, Executive Director, Institute for Safety in Powerline Construction

Off-Road Driving: Key Safety Strategies for When the Going Gets RoughWhether it’s a company truck, ATV or UTV, driving off-road introduces unique safety concerns into the commute to the job site. Once off the beaten path, workers face a variety of new challenges that, if unprepared for, could result in serious injury, vehicle damage or a need for extraction. This presentation will highlight potential concerns, as well as the need for additional training and preparation prior to leaving the pavement.

You will learn: • To identify how loading cargo can affect the off-road driving characteristics of a vehicle;• The frequent causes of injuries in off-road driving; and• How to determine safe options for navigation of difficult terrain.Speakers: Steve Andreas, Lead Instructor, Safety One Training; Chuck Kevwitch, Safety One Training___________________________________________________________

Eyes in the Skies: How You Can Use Drone Technology to Mitigate Utility Safety RisksCoutts Brothers Inc. — a utility contractor headquartered in Randolph, Maine — has been using unmanned aircraft systems (UAS, or drones) to inspect power lines for the past three years. What type of applications have they been using drones for, how have drones helped improve safety and what are some of the lessons they’ve learned?

You will learn: • The safety considerations of using drones; and • The utility applications that are the best fit for UAS technology today.Speakers: Jared Rossignol, CUSP, Safety Director, Coutts Brothers Inc.; Jesse Gibbon, Manager of the UAS Asset Inspection Program, Coutts Brothers Inc.___________________________________________________________

12:00-1:00pm • Lunch with Exhibitors___________________________________________________________

Embracing the Challenge: Why Safety Professions Play Such a Key Role in Diagnosing an Organization’s Safety VisionThis presentation offers a fast-paced, no-holds-barred discussion about the current and normal safety trends in the industry. Discover how the safety professional fits into, affects and aids in the application and out-come of the safety program within their own organization.

You will learn: • To honestly consider your individual role in safety; • How you and your peers might increase the effectiveness and application of safety in your organization; and • To see safety, yourself, your peers and your management group as a cohesive team rather than a means to an end.Speaker: Jerry Lemm, CUSP, CLCP

THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 2018 • 7:30-9:00AM

THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 2018 • 10:30AM-12:00PM

THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 2018 • 10:30AM-12:00PM

THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 2018 • 1:00-2:30PM



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THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 2018 • 1:00-2:30PM

Risk Management & Leading Indicators: How to Use Each to Reduce Incidents This presentation addresses how organizations can use leading indicators as a risk management tool. Presenter Rey Gonzalez will also deliver an overview of a unique risk management approach to triggers and observation as well as feedback processes.

You will learn: • How organizations can use leading indicators as a risk management tool;• Examples of relevant key performance indicators;• A new view on leading indicators for complex and dynamic work environments;• About a unique risk management approach to triggers and observation and feedback processes; and• About actual data collected that presents emerging risks, exposures and hazards.Speaker: Rey Gonzalez, Owner and President, HOPE Consulting___________________________________________________________

8:00am-5:00pm CUSP Program – Separate Registration Required

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FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 2018

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Do you want to see your company’s logo here? If you

sell safety products and services to the utility market, this is a must-

exhibit event! You’ll get to meet with utility safety professionals and

key decision makers and offer attendees hands-on access to your

products. The iP Utility Safety Conference & Expo offers exhibitors a

powerful networking opportunity where they can connect with utility

safety VP’s, Directors and Managers, Foremen and Supervisors, Safety

Coordinators and Line Personnel.

To become an exhibitor in Orlando this fall, visit utilitysafetyconference.com/exhibit or call us at 815-459-1796.

Contact us about sponsorship opportunities! Call 815-459-1796

Utility-Specific Safety Credentials that Meet the Unique Requirements of Utilities and Related Contractors

Now Booking CUSP Host Facilities for 2018!

3 Steps to CUSP

Certification

CUSP Endorsement Exams Electric Transmission and Distribution Gas Power Generation Civil The CUSP credential is for utility safety and operations leaders. For groups of 15 or more, we will bring the 2-day Utility Safety Leadership Review and CUSP exam to your site. An expert facilitator from the iP Institute will present the Review that is comprised of six modules; hazard id, human performance, standards, leadership, incident prevention and operations. The CUSP exam is held the afternoon of the second day.

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Certification ProgramThe Defining Benchmark in Utility Safety

CUSP Dates & Locations April 26-27, 2018, iP Utility Safety Conference & Expo, Loveland, CO May 15-16, 2018, Alectra Utilities, Mississauga, ON, Canada June 6-7, 2018, USOLN Headquarters, Crystal Lake, IL August 22-23, 2018, IBEW Local 1245, Vacaville, CA August 23-24, 2018, IUOTA/IUSTA Conference, Calgary, AB, Canada November 8-9, 2018, iP Utility Safety Conference & Expo, Orlando, FL December 5-6, 2018, USOLN Headquarters, Crystal Lake, IL

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The Utility Industry’s Leading Education Event for SAFETY, TRAINING AND OPERATIONS PROFESSIONALS

APRIL 24-26, 2018Loveland, Colorado

APRIL 25-26, 2018 Expo Hall Open

3-day conference just $1099

includes breakfasts, lunches and welcome reception

EDUCATION 3 Days of Utility Safety & Ops Professional Development Opportunities!

NETWORKING with Industry Experts and Your Peers

EXHIBITS with 60+ Exhibitors

CONQUER Y O U R S A F E T Y C H A L L E N G E S

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