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Symposium Schedule

Keynote Presentation

Thursday, November 17

Developing Leading Indicators: It Can Be Done!
All organizations want to demonstrate to various stakeholders that proactive safety management efforts have positive results. Using metrics resulting from leading indicators will point you in the direction of this success. However, safety professionals have traditionally relied upon lagging indicators produced after the fact to measure the success of their safety programs. The perception of the coveted leading indicators for forecasting or predicting the success of investments in safety seems as easy as winning the lottery. It's a struggle! Miles Ewing, Principal of Deloitte Consulting has an approach that will stand up to the challenge.

Utilizing the science and art of developing leading indicators, Mr. Ewing has applied both to develop an approach to help identify high-quality predictive information. He will take you through this process resulting in a framework for you to use in, first, developing generic leading indicators to learn the process. Then he will then guide you through tailoring these leading indicators for safety to produce the metrics that can give you a more accurate forecast for your programs.

Approach to Identifying Leading Indicators - pdf

Miles Ewing
Principal, Deloitte Consulting LLP
Seattle, WA
Professional Safety Journal Asks Miles Ewing

General Session Presentation

Friday, November 18

Performance Measurement: Taking Control of What Lies Ahead
With the abundance of metrics from high-quality leading indicators you will learn at this symposium, you will develop the ability to create meaningful insight into what was previously the unexpected. This knowledge can help you develop programs that can reduce the probabilities of potential safety incidents, anticipate more reliable outcomes, demonstrate the value of your safety system initiatives, and execute a performance measurement tracking system that can take your safety efforts to the next level.

Dr. Harold S. Resnick, recognized authority and innovator in organizational transformation will present a process for using the safety knowledge you capture through performance measurement tools to make that data work to improve safety in your organization.

Performance Measurement - Taking Control of What Lies Ahead - PowerPoint presentation

Harold S. Resnick, Ed. D.
CEO
Work Systems Associates
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL

Work Group Activity

Thursday
Developing Safety-Specific Leading Indicators

In the keynote presentation by Miles Ewing, you will learn a process for identifying high-quality leading indicators. In this roundtable workshop, Mr. Ewing will follow on his presentation to facilitate using his process to develop leading indicators that are effective in achieving a more accurate safety forecast.

Friday
Taking the Lead in Developing Industry-Specific Leading Indicators

At this symposium, you will be accumulating proven techniques to identify meaningful data that will help you to better manage safety and prove the value of safety to your organization. Adding another dimension to your efforts, at this roundtable session, Dr. Harold Resnick will facilitate you and your industry peers in developing measurement tools that can be applied specifically to your organization’s industry.

Time	Thursday, November 17	Friday, November 18
8:15-8:30AM	Opening Remarks	Recap/Overview
8:30-9:30AM	Keynote Presentation Developing Leading Indicators:  It Can Be Done!	General Session Presentation Performance Measurement:  Taking Control of What Lies Ahead
9:30-9:45AM	Break	Break
9:45-10:45AM	Round I Concurrent Sessions Developing Leading Indicators 1. Analytics: A New Approach to Performance Measurement 2. Using Safety Audits as a Leading Indicator 3. Developing Leading Indicators at Suncor Energy 4. Leading Indicators: The Golden Eggs	Round III Concurrent Sessions Using Metrics to Improve Safety Performance 9. Using Safety Leading Indicators to Predict Safety Lagging Indicator Performance 10. The Balanced Scorecard:  A Powerful Tool for Risk Management 11. Making Metrics Work 12. The Business Case for Safety
10:55 -11:55AM	Repeat Round I Sessions	Round IV Sessions (Repeat Round III)
12:00 -1:00PM	Luncheon	Luncheon
1:00-2:00PM	Work Group Activity Developing Safety-Specific Leading Indicators
1:00-2:15PM		Work Group Activity Taking the Lead in Developing Industry-Specific Leading Indicators
2:10-3:10PM	Concurrent Sessions Round II What/How to Measure 5. Are You Tracking the Right Indicators? 6. A Special Metric to Manage Serious Injuries and Fatalities 7. Don’t Leave Management Guessing About Safety Training Results 8. The Chemtura Dashboard
2:15-2:30PM		Break
2:30-3:30PM		Concurrent Sessions Round IV Using Metrics to Improve Safety Performance 13. Getting the Right Things Done 14. Using Readily-Customizable Software for Managing Performance Data 15. Putting Performance Measurement Tools to Work at Maple Leaf Foods
3:10-3:30PM	Break
3:30-4:30PM	Concurrent Sessions Repeat Round II Sessions