Key Level Descriptions

Our conference brings a wide variety of perspectives to our attendees through specialized sessions. Sessions will be identified by experience levels in order to help you better navigate the conference. Levels are:

• (B) Two to five years of experiences is identified as basic
• (I) Six to 10 years of experience is identified as intermediate
• (A) 10 years plus of experience is identified as advanced
• (E) Executive level sessions

Concurrent Sessions - Monday, June 29

10:45am - 11:45am

501	Benchmark Your Leading Indicators to Manage Jobsite Risk
502	Safety Leadership in the United States, Internationally and in ASSE Sponsored by Women in Safety Engineering
503	Global Perspective of Going Green: Lessons We Can Share Sponsored by the Environmental and Management Practice Specialties
504	Aging, Obesity & Diversity: The Office of the Future
505	Neuro-Linguistics in Safety Excellence Sponsored by the Training & Communications Branch of the Risk Management / Insurance Practice Specialty
506	Dodging the Bugs: Infection Control at Work
507	Defining Best Practices for Global Enterprise Safety Management
508	Combustible Dust: Regulatory, Legislative and Litigation Issues Sponsored by the Environmental and Mining Practice Specialties
509	OSHA Current Activities Update
510	Using Causal Analysis to Minimize Risk
511	Risk Management and Safety: Do We Speak the Same Language?
512	Cultivating an Actively-Caring Culture: Dispelling Myths about People and Moving Forward
513	A New Frontier for Safety
514	Developing and Measuring a Safety Business Plan
515	Lessons from the Flight Deck
516	Culturally Appropriate Training: How to Do It Right! Sponsored by the Training & Communications Branch of the Risk Management / Insurance Practice Specialty
517	Making Fall Protection Work at Your Site Sponsored by the Engineering Practice Specialty
518	Electrical Safety Requirements
519	Key Issue Roundtable #1: Lockout Tagout (LOTO) for Automated Manufacturing Equipment Sponsored by the Manufacturing Practice Specialty
520	Fundamentals of SH&E: Overview of Regulatory Compliance 101A
521	Recursos Sin Costo Disponibles en Español para Profesionales de Seguridad que Sirven a la Comunidad de Trabajadores de Habla Hispana (Free Resources Available in Spanish for Safety Professionals Servicing the Spanish-Speaking Community of Workers) - Delivered in Spanish
522	Expo Education: A Session from our Exhibitors Flash Fire Hazard and Analysis of Flame Resistant Clothing Performance

3:15pm - 4:15pm

525	BOOM! What Was That Noise? Common Causes of Crane Accidents and How to Prevent Them
526	Planting the Garden: Impact Networking Strategies
527	Applied Ergonomics: Tools and Methods for Improving Fit of the Workplace Sponsored by the Ergonomics Branch of the Industrial Hygiene Practice Specialty
528	Guidelines for Developing a Crisis Management Plan
529	Beyond Compliance: The Next Level of EHS Excellence
530	Pandemic Influenza Epidemiology and Planning Sponsored by the Environmental Practice Specialty
531	Everything You Need to Know About Health and Safety Law and Management in Canada Sponsored by the International Practice Specialty
532	Case Study: Contractor Safety in the Petrochemical Industry
533	What's Driving Your Insurance Costs for the Next Five Years
534	Safety Awareness in the Agricultural Sector
535	Evaluation and Control of Fall Hazards: Lessons Learned
536	Ten Characteristics that Distinguish Great Safety Organizations: What Leaders do to Make Them Real
537	Cognitive-Behavioral Safety: How Stages of Change Influence Safety Behaviors
538	The Changing Face of Metrics in Safety Sponsored by the Standards Development Committee
539	Evaluate This! A Compelling Technique to Measure and Evaluate Training Results Sponsored by the Training & Communications Branch of the Risk Management / Insurance Practice Specialty
540	Fire Suppression Considerations for Storage Occupancies Sponsored by the Fire Protection Practice Specialty
541	Case Studies of Industrial Confined Space Entry Sponsored by the Standards Development Committee
542	Driving Green = Driving Safe
543	Key Issue Roundtable #2: New Mandated Substance Abuse Testing Programs/Protocols Under MSHA Sponsored by the Mining Practice Specialty
544	Nueva Regla de Seguridad Ocupacional del Departamento de Energia! Lo Que Deben Conocer Todos Los Contratistas de DOE (U.S. Department of Energy's New Worker Safety Rule! What Every DOE Contractor Should Know) - Delivered in Spanish
545	Expo Education: A Session from our Exhibitors Process Safety Management: What is the Right Audit Approach for You?

4:30pm - 5:30pm

550	The When, Where and How to Look for Fall Exposure
551	Developing the Art of Listening: Studying Occupational Cultures
552	Anhydrous Ammonia Safety
553	Is Your Stretch & Flex Program Cutting Edge? Sponsored by the Ergonomics Branch of the Industrial Hygiene Practice Specialty
554	Integrating Employee Fall Prevention Techniques in Healthcare Operations
555	Assessing and Controlling Hexavalent Chromium Exposure from Welding
556	Updating OSHA's 1989 Safety and Health Management Systems Guidelines
557	Operational Risk Management: From the Top Floor to the Shop Floor Sponsored by the Risk Management / Insurance Practice Specialty
558	The Business Case Method for Presenting and Developing a Return to Work Program Sponsored by the Consultants and Risk Management / Insurance Practice Specialties
559	A Safety Mindset for Effective Leaders
560	Measuring Safety Culture of Chemical Manufacturing Employees
561	Cost Analysis and Budgeting: Risk Analysis and Hazard Control
562	Execution: The Difference That Makes the Difference - Achieving Superior Performance
563	The Humvee Rollover Trainer: An Officer's Quest to Save Lives in Combat
564	Internal Floating Roof Tank Fires: The Real World and a New Approach Sponsored by the Fire Protection Practice Specialty
565	C.A.S.T. for Succe$$
566	A Guide for Designing and Implementing Arc Flash Mitigation
567	Improving Fleet Safety with Driver Risk Management Solutions
568	Key Issue Roundtable #3: The Need for Additional Graduate Level (MS and Ph.D.) Occupational Safety Programs in the US Sponsored by the Academics Practice Specialty
569	Fundamentals of SH&E: Hazard Identification and Control 101B
570	Expo Education: A Session from our Exhibitors Advancing Your Career: What Companies are Demanding of their EH&S Professionals

Future Conference Dates

Please join us at Safety 2010, June 13-16, 2010 in Baltimore, Maryland.

Don't miss out on the festivities of the 100th anniversary of ASSE at Safety 2011, June 12-15, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois.

Information about Exhibiting

ASSE's Safety 2009 Exposition attracts safety professionals from the top levels of management across the country.

• Safety 2009 Expo

Virtual Expo

Can't make it to the conference? View products and services available from our Exhibitors online at the Safety 2009 Virtual Expo.

• Safety 2009 Virtual Expo

Did you miss Safety 2009?

Purchase a CD or MP3 download of presentations from past Professional Development Conferences!

   • Safety 2009 Audio Sessions
   • Safety 2008 Audio Sessions
   • Safety 2007 Audio Sessions
   • Safety 2006 Audio Sessions
   • Safety 2005 Audio Sessions

Key Level Descriptions

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Concurrent Sessions - Monday, June 29

10:45am - 11:45am

3:15pm - 4:15pm

4:30pm - 5:30pm