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23rd World Congress on Safety and Health at Work
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Innovator Showcase

Innovator Showcase

Innovator Showcase

7:30 am

29 November 2023

Exhibition Hall - Innovator Showcase Stage

Session Description

Session Programme

7:30 am

Acacia
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9:00 am

Ecoportal
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Critical Risk Management is a safety methodology that has gained significant traction in various industries, in particular the mining sector. Properly implemented, Critical Risk Management has a proven track record of sustainably eliminating fatalities from high-risk work environments. We will demonstrate the outcomes that have been achieved across the Forwood customer base of 800+ sites in 60 countries.

Jeremy's presentation will provide an overview of the Critical Risk Management methodology, how it differs from traditional safety processes and the hallmarks of a high quality and effective implementation. In addition, the presentation will outline the power of the data that can be captured from Critical Risk Management and the outstanding outcomes that can be achieved.

Finally, the presentation will address the return on investment that can be generated by implementing Critical Risk Management and eliminating fatalities and serious injuries from the workplace.
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In a world of increasing EHS complexity and competing priorities, accessing relevant and actionable intelligence is vital to being truly "future-ready".
 
Do not miss the global launch of the ground-breaking findings from the Global EHS Readiness Index (GERI) Report, exclusively at World Congress. Join Andrew Milroy, VP and Head of Research at Focus Network, as he presents the key insights gathered from the 1,000+ global EHS leaders that responded. 
 
The presentation distills down more than 24,000 data points and contributions from over 19 different industry sectors, to highlight the increasingly complex landscape that EHS leaders are confronting daily, and their level of preparedness to tackle the evolving future of work challenges. The session will also highlight vulnerabilities, capabilities, share best practice and help shape safer and more sustainable workplaces.
 
To complement the GERI report, delegates will also have the opportunity to benchmark their own EHS programs against the GERI results, with the launch of HSI Donesafe’s EHS Readiness Diagnostic. Visit the team at the HSI Donesafe stand during the event, complete the diagnostic survey (in under 15 minutes) and you will receive a personalized report that measures your organization’s EHS maturity and future-readiness. You can also book a one-on-one consultation with one of their Solutions Specialists to discuss any vulnerabilities in your EHS program that the report highlights. 
 
Everything you need to know about the report can be found at https://www.donesafe.com/geri-2024/ 
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Power skills: do OHS and Operational leaders have the skills to influence intergenerational teams and shape the future of high-risk work?
 
OHS teams and Operational leaders are adding a suite of power skills to their development plans to ensure they can influence and motivate teams, generate-buy in, and build trust with generationally diverse workforces.

In this highly engaging presentation Everyday Massive will:
 
  • Explain what power skills are and why they’re important in work and life
  • Unpack the skills that underpin influence, trust, and psychological safety
  • Share what the most sought-after power skills are for OHS teams and Operational leaders
  • Take delegates through a live showcase of power skills programs being delivered in high-risk industries around the world 
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The construction industry is a major high-risk industry, having a disproportionately high rate of recorded accidents worldwide (ILO, 2015). A key well known cause of accidents in construction is the lack of safety knowledge. 

Construction workers usually obtain safety knowledge from two main avenues, which is through professional construction education and training and seeking knowledge, and cues from supervisors or co-workers. Studies have shown that they prefer the latter. 
Yet, while levels of communication among construction workers are high in terms of sharing tacit knowledge, the quality of safety information needed to address a safety problem is questionable. On the other hand, majority of trainers involved in facilitating and impacting explicit safety knowledge in construction workers lack the relevant experience in the industry to illustrate the practicality of the concepts (Wilkins, 2011).

The rapid advancement in mobile information and communication technologies offers new possibilities. However, convincing construction companies to embrace its use and implementation has proven to be a difficult task in comparison to the automotive and aerospace industries (Duyshart et al., 2003). Among several reasons, attitudinal and cultural barriers pose as major impediments. 

Chatbots offer chat interfaces in the form of intelligent conversational agents. The most frequently reported motivation for using chatbots is the productivity. From the Uses and Gratifications theory (Nabi & Oliver, 2009), construction workers are most likely use a particular medium based on social and psychological needs or gratifications. 

We developed a Safety Chatbot that supplies instant solutions to construction workers queries. This Bot is integrated with Telegram to alleviate the transaction costs and mental costs involved in switching to an all-new technology. 

This presentation will provide an overview and a demonstration of the chatbot.
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Employees the world over and in a wide range of industries are exposed to unnecessary risks on a daily basis. They work with dangerous machinery and are in constant danger of losing fingers, arms, or even their lives.
We will tell the story of Thomas, Frank and Rolf and their special wristwatches. They are workers from different industries and face varying hazards within their workplaces. We will explain how their working environments can be made safer with modern technology.

Three parallel mechanisms for monitoring personal protection devices and levels of precision that were unimaginable just a few years ago are just two examples of recent developments. We will provide more examples that demonstrate excellence in workplace safety which has been achieved through a combination of technology, education and raising the level of awareness.

Today's machinery is more powerful, the plants are more complex, and the element of human error is ever present. These trends have a large impact on the risk scenarios that we face. Our presentation will highlight the developments that will be required to defend against these changing threats.
By introducing the first RFID-based personal protection system 20 years ago, the recycling industry in Europe made a big contribution to Vision Zero. It has become the de facto standard in most European countries. As illustrated by the examples that we provided, there is a fantastic opportunity, to replicate this progress in other industries and to protect many more employees worldwide.

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12:30 pm

TALK 5
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Ever implemented a program, initiative or change in process that has failed to stick? Come and discover some tips and tricks from the implementation of a movement-based physical wellbeing program on how to build a sustainable program that sticks!
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Join John Stace for an introduction to Noggin's Integrated Resilience Workspace. Meet the world's first, and, only platform that seamlessly integrates Operational Risk Management, Business Continuity, Operational Resilience, Third-Party Risk Management, Crisis & Incident Management, Security & Safety Operations. 
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Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency
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MCM Electronics
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Resilient organizations take a holistic approach and create seamless integration in which safety management is simply work management. They believe safety is an emergent property of how an organization functions, as well as the planning and execution of work. Companies focus on open communication, understanding how work is done, anticipating future operational scenarios and minimizing, goal conflict. This integrated approach to work management creates alignment between safety and work.  These ideas are not new, they have been continuously developed and broadened since the publishing of High Reliability Organization (HRO) Theory in the 1980's. What is new however is the practical application of these 'New View' safety approaches and the implementation of Human and Organizational Performance principles.  Dr. David Provan has a decade of experiencing in the practical implementation of HOP including the last five years as strategic consultant to some of the worlds largest and most innovative companies across multiple industries. In this presentation we will explore a proven 15 element framework for sustainably implementing enhanced approaches to safety management. 
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The Drug Detection Agency
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Use of Artificial Intelligence in the Detection of Safety Standards: Specification of Requirements for the Reduction of Non-Conformities in The Work of Electricians