Event Category: Safety Forum

Join us for this Special Holiday Event!

We are honored to have Motivational Safety Speaker, John Drebinger Jr. share his fun, engaging, and magical message!

John will show you how to inspire and engage your employees to take personal responsibility for working safely.

Learn how to help your people build a stronger safety culture built on caring and watching out for each other…even when management isn’t watching.

All attendees will receive a copy of John’s book – “WOULD YOU WATCH OUT FOR MY SAFETY?”

John Drebinger Jr.,

Acclaimed international safety speaker and author has been delivering his dynamic safety presentations worldwide for the past 28 years and is known for injecting humor and passion to engage audiences to help people work safely.

AGENDA:

8:00 – 9:25 – Breakfast, Exhibitor Showcase, Networking Opportunities

9:25 – 9:30 – Welcome and Introductions

9:30 – 11:00 – Keynote Speaker, John Drebinger, “Will You Watch Out For My Safety?”

11:00 – 11:15 – Book Signing, Exhibitors Showcase

11:15 – 11:30 – Door Prizes

11:30 – Concludes

Early Bird Admission is only available through November 21. Extended through 5pm, November 30.
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What you will learn: 

• Why reviewing loss runs quarterly is important
• How to review and analyze loss runs
• Why it is important to provide specific details when reporting injuries
• Creating goals and safety initiatives
• What trends underwriters are concerned with
• Case Study
• Risk Management exercises
• Q&A

Speaker:

Anthony Poston, ARM, AIM
ESM Solutions, Inc

Speakers:

Ken Karn and Dawn Bollen
E. & J. Gallo Winery

Dawn Bollen:

A Safety Specialist and Internal BAPP® Consultant at E&J Gallo Winery, Dawn walked through the Gallo Winery doors in Modesto over 20 years ago. Over the next two decades she has taken on various roles; Production Team Lead, Safety and Training Team Lead and finally her current position as an Internal Consultant.

Dawn is a Certified – BAPP® Technology Specialist. She received her Certification of Behavioral Accident Prevention Process (BAPP) from Dekra Insight, Oxnard.

• Develop and implemented corporate wide curriculum for OSHA programs.
• Develop, implement and delivered training programs.
• 15+ years’ experience in education/training
• 16+ years’ experience in Behavioral Accident Prevention Process

Ken Karn

Ken Karn is the Sr. Corporate Safety Specialist for E&J Gallo Winery. His experience is rooted in management and supervision within E&J Gallo Winery. He started his career at Gallo in 1975 and has held numerous positions in the Operations/Production area including support staff, first line supervisor, Shift Superintendent, and several middle management positions in the Warehouse. He was the Warehouse Safety & Training Manager for 10 years where he was responsible for all the safety and general training needs of over 300 employees. His experience isn’t limited to safety or warehousing. He also has numerous professional trainer certifications in effective leadership and improving/developing teamwork skills.

20 years ago, Ken began the journey of becoming a Certified Behavioral Safety Internal Consultant. He is certified to teach and train employees at E&J Gallo Winery in the founding principles behind and the intricate details within behavioral safety as defined by BST® (Behavioral Science Technology®) and Dekra Insight.

Speaker:

David Hornung, MPH, CIH
Heat Program Coordinator
Cal/OSHA

David started work for Cal/OSHA in 2009 as a compliance officer in the Oakland.  He spent his first summers with Cal/OSHA performing heat inspections.  He is currently the Statewide Heat Program Coordinator.   David received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering in 2002 and a Master in Public Health in 2007 from UC Berkeley.  David is a Certified Industrial Hygienist. 

Speaker:

David Cohen,

CohenDurrett LLP

Dave represents management in employment and labor law, with more than thirty-five years of experience in personnel law, wrongful termination, discrimination and harassment claims, wage and hour issues, issues relating to union organization, contract negotiations and handling of strikes and unfair labor practice charges.

A major part of Dave’s practice focuses on preventing claims against employers. This is accomplished through drafting of employment documents including applications, employee handbooks, disciplinary and termination forms, as well as onsite training for employers and management. Preventative and consulting work for employers enables Dave’s clients to anticipate problems that may arise and avoid claims of unlawful conduct and/or establish defenses needed to defeat such claims if they are brought by employees.

June Forum Sponsor

Attendees of the May Sacramento Regional Safety Forum will learn how to recognize and catch the warning signs in order to prevent violence in the workplace.

Speaker:

Hector Alvarez,

Alvarez Associates

Hector Alvarez is the founder of Alvarez Associates, a firm specializing in workplace violence prevention, management and response. Having been both a security director for a major national critical infrastructure and a city police officer, he has built over 25 years of experience in the field of violence prevention. He developed and for 15 years managed industry leading armed security programs focused specifically on responding to the threat of “Active Shooters.” He understands the challenges organizations and communities face addressing the threat of violence. He has personally evaluated and managed hundreds of potentially violent situations, developed numerous violence prevention programs and trained thousands of employees and managers in workplace violence prevention management and response.

May Forum Sponsor

In a fun and engaging magical message, International Safety Speaker John Drebinger will show you how to help your people be their brother’s keeper in a positive and comfortable way, reduce costs, increase profits and build a stronger safety culture that prevents injuries. John gives people the “why” and “how” of working safely and the benefits of bringing that same safety mindset home with them. Everyone will learn how to help people take personal responsibility for their own safety and how to share proven techniques to make people feel empowered to approach others in a safe and comfortable way, when conveying their safety concerns.

Attendees will:

• Empower their employees to care about each other’s safety;
• Learn five reasons people “want to” watch out for the safety of others;
• Discover three reasons people choose not to watch out for others;
• Use two special techniques for comfortably sharing safety with others;
• Respond appropriately when someone watches out for their safety;
• Never feel regret knowing they could have prevented an injury;
• Appreciate the safety department as a resource for their safety success

Attendees will also take home a copy of John’s book, “Would You Watch Out for My Safety?™”

Speaker: 

John Drebinger

Acclaimed international safety speaker and author has been delivering his dynamic safety presentations worldwide for the past 27 years and is known for injecting humor and passion to engage audiences to help people work safely. 

John has a Bachelor’s Degree in Speech, and is a Certified Hypnotherapist. A member of the National Speakers Association he has achieved their highest earned designation, CSP (Certified Speaking Professional). John is also a member of the famous Hollywood Magic Castle. He is an Eagle Scout and has been an active member of the Boys Scouts for over 50 years.

Some of John’s client list includes: NASA, ExxonMobil, Toyota, Honda, General Motors, Motiva, PG&E, General Electric, Chevron, Bechtel, Diageo, all branches of the United States Military, VPPPA, ASSE, NSC, ConocoPhillips, Powder River Coal Co, General Mills, Valero, the FBI, Sherwin Williams, the US Forest Service and many more Fortune 500 companies and associations.

Join us on Thursday, December 7, where we will be covering cell phones and driving. We will be discussing the safety concerns as well as employer liability and what a business needs to do to protect both its employees and itself.

Speaker: 

D. R. “Ike” Iketani

Assistant Chief, California Highway Patrol (Retired) Consultant,
University of California at San Diego School of Medicine,
Training, Research, & Education for Driving Safety (TREDS) San Diego, California

De-Escalation Tactics to Avoid Violent Encounters

This fast-paced, participant-involved workshop will teach skills to deal with angry, hostile, demanding and, perhaps dangerous, people.

Join us to learn…
• Body Language and Attitude to prevent confrontation
• Controlling your emotions
• Handling verbal abuse and confrontation
• Removing yourself as a focus or target of anger
• Maintaining your personal safety when things might be going badly
• Ending your encounter with a positive feeling

Speaker: 

Les Thomas

As an expert on verbal de-escalation skills, Les has provided verbal judo workshops for
police departments, churches, non-profits, government agencies, and businesses.