Symposium Schedule

Session Track Key:

Day 1 - Tuesday, October 20
9:00-9:20pm Welcome Remarks
"Welcome to the Slips, Trips and Falls: Best Practices and Standards" Virtual Symposium

Chris Patton, ASSE President
9:30-10:30am Keynote Presentation
"Lessons Learned Investigating Slip, Trip, and Fall Incidents"

Keith Vidal
11:00-12:00pm Round 1 Concurrent Sessions
  "Surefooted Safety:  Training Strategies for Preventing Slips, Trips and Falls" (MS)
Robert Pater, Managing Director of Strategic Safety Associates
"The Insurance Industry's View of Slips, Trips and Falls" (BDA)
James D. Smith, Managing Director, Southeast Region Risk Control Services, Arthur J. Gallagher Risk Management Services
"Investigating Slip, Trip and Fall Mishaps" (BDA)
Tim Jogonovich, Senior Enginer, ARCCA
1:00-2:00pm Round 2 Concurrent Sessions
    "When Slips, Trips and Falls Aren't Accidental" (BDA)
Pamela Ferrante, President, JC Safety & Environmental, Inc.
 
3:00-4:00pm Round 3 Concurrent Sessions
  "Changing Behaviors that Cause Slips, Trips and Falls!" (MS)
Bill Sims, Jr., President, Bill Sims Company
"Architectural Best Practices for Preventing Slips, Trips and Falls" (BDA)
Larry Dinoff, Director, Robson Lapina, Inc.
 
Day 2 - Wednesday, October 21
9:00-10:00am Round 1 Concurrent Sessions
  "Slips, Trips and Falls in the Service Industry" (ID)
David M. Natalizia
Principal, Dynamic Safety, Inc.
"Slips, Trips and Falls in the Construction Industry" (ID)
Phil Colleran
Safety and Health Consultant
"Slips, Trips and Falls in the Industrial Sector" (ID)
Terry Ketchum
Principal Health & Safety, Bayer Material Science
11:00-12:00pm Round 2 Concurrent Sessions
  "Floor Cleaning and Maintenance: The Key to Slips and Falls Prevention" (PF)
Wayne Maynard, Director Ergonomics, Liberty Mutual Group
  "Footwear: Design, Maintenance, Programs and Testing/Selection" (PF)
Clayton Abernathy, OCE Energy Corp.
1:00-2:00pm Round 3 Concurrent Sessions
  "Management Controls: Operating and Maintaining Facilities to Minimize Slips, Trips and Falls" (MS)
Steve Di Pilla
   
Day 3 - Thursday, October 22
9:00-10:00am Closing General Session
"OSHA's View of Slips, Trips and Falls"

Ginny Fitzner, Office of Safety Systems, Department of Labor