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WORKSAFENB’S 30TH ANNUAL HEALTH AND SAFETY CONFERENCESessions at a GlanceMONDAY10:45 am – 12:15 pm, Half-Morning Sessions1. Management Responsibility vs. Joint Health and Safety Committee(JHSC) Mandate2. Interviewing Skills for Incident Investigation3. New Worker Orientation (S.I.)4. Electrical Safety – Non-Electricians5. Driving While Distracted (French)6. Dollars and Sense of Safety (S.I.)1:15 pm – 4:30 pm, Full-Afternoon Sessions7. Ten Commandments for Supervisors8. Confined Spaces in New Brunswick – Practical Application andDemonstration9. Lockout – Risk Analysis1:15 pm – 2:45 pm, Half-Afternoon Sessions, Section 110. Interviewing Skills for Incident Investigation (French)11. Arc Flash Hazards and Awareness (S.I.)12. Substance Abuse in the Workplace (S.I.)13. Driving While Distracted3:00 pm – 4:30 pm, Half-Afternoon Sessions, Section 214. Electrical Safety – Non-Electricians (French)15. Proper Erection of Scaffolding16. Mental Illness in the Workplace (S.I.)17. Compensation Fraud (S.I.)18. Safety in Retail – Big or SmallTUESDAY8:00 am – 9:30 am, Half-Morning Sessions19. Radon Testing20. The Dos and Don’ts of Repetitive Injuries21. Hand-Operated Tool Safety22. How Do Your Steel Storage Racks Stack Up? (S.I.)23. How to Start and Measure a Wellness Program24. The Dos and Don'ts of Repetitive Injuries (French)SessionsAll sessions are in English, unless otherwise noted by indicating French orSimultaneous Interpretation (S.I.)1.MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITY VS. JOINT HEALTH ANDSAFETY COMMITTEE (JHSC) MANDATEWhat should you do when JHSCs end up doing management functions?Committees are frequently unaware of their role because, although distinct,management responsibilities and the JHSC mandate are often confused.Participants will learn the proper forum to deal with different safety issues ascommittee members by using a clear mandate. JHSC members, committeechairs, human resource staff tasked with health and safety, and managementtasked with health and safety will benefit from this session.Lisa Waugh, Education Consultant, WorkSafeNB2.INTERVIEWING SKILLS FOR INCIDENT INVESTIGATIONThis session will include information on how to collect facts such as physicalevidence and verbal testimony, and the dos and don’ts of interviewingwitnesses to obtain individual statements. Participants will take homeinformation on how to effectively gather information for your incidentinvestigations.Derrick Murray, Education Consultant, WorkSafeNB3.NEW WORKER ORIENTATION (S.I.)Proper training is key to keeping your employees healthy and safe. At 19, NickPerry was partially paralyzed and told he would never walk again, the result ofa workplace accident. Nick’s injuries could have been avoided with propertraining. Hear Nick’s powerful story of how he beat the odds, and learn how toprotect your employees from a similar fate.Perley Brewer, Manager, Client Consulting and Education Services,WorkSafeNBNick Perry, Lost Youth Tour Spokesperson, WorkSafeBC4.ELECTRICAL SAFETY – NON-ELECTRICIANSThis session will help the non-electrician learn to recognize and reducespecific workplace hazards. The following topics will be covered: groundfaultcircuit interrupters (GFCIs), basic electrical cord safety, resettingbreakers, conductive apparel, use of specific safety-related equipment,work practices, how to inspect your work area for unsafe electricalconditions, no overloading of circuits, etc.Michel Soucy, former Health and Safety Officer, WorkSafeNB