My Career Journey: Jose Perez

Join nineteen-year safety veteran, Jose Perez, as he reflects on his fruitful career in safety, as well as the benefits of Certification for advancing his career in Safety.

Evolution of Safety Leadership in 2020

Presented by Jay Harf, PhD, CSP, CPEA, CSHM, SGE – Vice President of Environment, Health, Safety, and Sustainability at L’Oréal, this video covers the evolution of the safety leader and the effects of the pandemic.

My Journey to the CIH & CSP

Azza will discuss the benefits of having both certifications, her career path including going from safety to industrial hygiene, her perseverance through several obstacles in order to achieve both certifications, and all the amazing career opportunities offered from having both certifications.

Fly Fishing: Being an Effective EHS Professional

Join Jason Kunz CIH, CSP, MMOGM – 3M Global Health, Safety, & Sustainability in this interactive session to find out how Dilbert, Jim Collins, and fly fishing will make you a more effective safety and health professional.

Designing Your Safety Training Backwards

Ever wonder if there is another way to design your safety training? In this presentation, you’ll learn about backward design (also called Understanding by Design®) and how it can be applied to safety training topics. We will demonstrate the use of the backward design process for a safety training topic. We will also discuss how to select and design active learning and evaluation techniques that are suitable for training adults. Presented by Morgan Bliss, CIH, CSP – Assistant Professor, Central Washington University.

Career Paths in Safety

What is your safety career path? In this dynamic profession, safety leaders come from all different backgrounds and walks of life. In this session, you will learn about the several disciplines in safety, areas where you can specialize, and a day-in-the-life of a safety professional. You will also learn about the various types of certification and the benefits of professional credentialing. Join us in this session to discover the multiple paths that you can explore and how you can continuously improve to supercharge your career in safety. Presented by Colin Brown, PhD, MSOH, CSP, CIH – Professional and Organizational Advancement Manager, BCSP.

Certification Exams — Developing and Maintaining Them

Dave West, the Examinations Director at BCSP, explains the basics of certification exams and discusses the processes used for developing, revalidating, and maintaining BCSP’s portfolio of high quality, reliable, and fair certification exams. Presented by David B. West, CSP, ASP, PE, CHMM – BCSP Examinations Director.

Innovation: It’s Not A Thing

This session re-imagines the concept of innovation and offers a new way of delivering it to the point of success. An inspiring story about paint and how a leader’s innovative mindset delivered the gift of worth to a community. The process and importance of questioning assumptions and the pyramid of purpose are introduced as a tool to establish clarity of mission. Innovation. It’s not a thing. It is a mindset. Presented by J.A. Rodriguez Jr., CSP, ASP – Vice President, Strategic Advancement & Learning Solutions, BCSP.

Embrace a Human: Error Prevention and Management Strategies

People are often ashamed to admit they’ve made a mistake—but human error is unavoidable. The reality of the situation is that simple mistakes can often have serious injury outcomes. Should you focus on helping people prevent making errors in the first place or focus on managing errors with sound systems thinking?
Tim will demonstrate how to do both. See why individual, group, and systems thinking is needed to effectively prevent injuries and continuously learn from every day variances in work to avoid serious consequences. Presented by Tim P. Bottorff, CSP, CIT – SafeStart Senior Consultant, Lecturer, Central Washington University and Vice President, Region II ASSP.