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SPECIAL CONVENTION SECTION

EDUCATION SESSION DESCRIPTIONS

Safety Track

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4

Believe in Safety: An Arc Believe in Safety: An Arc Flash
Flash Survivor’s Story Survivor’s Story (repeat session)
10:00 – 11:00am 10:00 – 11:00am
Everyone has decisions to make about safety, and many Everyone has decisions to make about safety, and many
of them happen in an instant. On Aug. 24, 2011, risk of them happen in an instant. On Aug. 24, 2011, risk
turned into reality when Brandon took a shortcut that turned into reality when Brandon took a shortcut that
caused a life-changing arc flash incident. If you have caused a life-changing arc flash incident. If you have
the wrong safety habits, you make it much easier to the wrong safety habits, you make it much easier to
make the wrong decision, which can have effects that make the wrong decision, which can have effects that
are impossible to undo. Through his personal story of are impossible to undo. Through his personal story of
on the job accident, this session will help you and your on the job accident, this session will help you and your
employees to understand the potential outcomes of a employees to understand the potential outcomes of a
simple shortcut and why safe practices are important. simple shortcut and why safe practices are important.
Presenter: Brandon Schroeder – Believe in Safety Presenter: Brandon Schroeder – Believe in Safety

Silica Safety & OSHA Compliant Solutions Real ROI in the Virtual World
11:15am – 12:15pm 2:30 – 3:30pm
According to OSHA, over two million construction In this hour session we will discuss the value and
workers a year are exposed to crystalline silica dust. return on investment in using Virtual Reality in the
Found in materials like concrete, tile, rock, stone and Electrical Industry. We will walk through various
brick, exposure to silica dust can be a major cause of benefits to using this technology to engage the
a fatal lung cancer known as silicosis. The new OSHA next generation and to transfer knowledge from
regulation on respirable crystalline silica dust (29 CFR the current. We will also demonstrate virtual reality
1926.1153) has been enforced for construction trades with the attendees and allow them to walk through
since September 23, 2017. This regulation reduces the ha few scenarios themselves to get a feel for the
Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) to 50g/m3 over an environment and see for themselves how this can
8-hour period and will affect jobsite nationwide. This help them in their day to day education and training.
presentation will outline the risks of silica exposure and Presenter: Chris Jenks & David Quatela –
how it can affect construction workers specifically. This Siemens Industry
presentation will detail some of the consequences of not
complying with the regulation and the best methods to
ensure everyone on jobsites can be easily compliant.
Presenter: Raffi Elchemmas & AJ Johnson –
Milwaukee Tool

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