Women in Safety | Forum

Join returning moderator Rae Ann Aldridge, keynote speaker Stephanie Benay, and a dozen outstanding female safety panelists and topic table mentors at the October 8th Women in Safety Forum at Make It Safe Vancouver. Co-hosted with the Women in Occupational Health and Safety (WOHS).

Agenda

10:00am - 11:00am | Welcome + Opening Keynote | Rae Ann Aldridge, UBC + Stephanie Benay
11:00am - 12:15pm | Women's Health & Safety in the Workplace | Alyssa Pilkington, BC Federation of Labour Health & Services
12:15pm - 1:15pm | Lunch + Networking (provided)
1:15pm - 1:45pm | 1st Roundtable Discussion (8 topic tables)

• Women's Health & Safety at Work | Alyssa Pilkington, BC Federation of Labour Health & Safety
• Occupational Hygiene | Gurleen Bhatia, BCIT
• Industrial Ergonomics | Heather Kahle, ACE
• Navigating Pushback: Asserting Your Safety Leadership in a male dominated environment | Sandra Jury-Fleming, Bow-Valley Safety/BCS Canada
• Regulating the Psychologically Safe Workplace | Alisa Demerse, Roper Greyell LLP
• Crane Safety | Jen Mutas, BC Crane Safety
• Men as Allies + Leadership | Wayne Arondus, MSABC

1:50pm - 2:20pm | 2nd Roundtable Discussion (8 topic tables)

• Women's Health & Safety at Work | Alyssa Pilkington, BC Federation of Labour Health & Safety
• Occupational Hygiene | Gurleen Bhatia, BCIT
• Industrial Ergonomics | Heather Kahle, ACE
• Navigating Pushback: Asserting Your Safety Leadership in a male dominated environment | Sandra Jury-Fleming, Bow-Valley Safety/BCS Canada
• Regulating the Psychologically Safe Workplace | Alisa Demerse, Roper Greyell LLP
• Crane Safety | Jen Mutas, BC Crane Safety
• Men as Allies + Leadership | Wayne Arondus, MSABC

2:25pm - 2:55pm | 3rd Roundtable Discussion (7 topic tables)

• Occupational Hygiene | Gurleen Bhatia, BCIT
• Industrial Ergonomics | Heather Kahle, ACE
• Navigating Pushback: Asserting Your Safety Leadership in a male dominated environment | Sandra Jury-Fleming, Bow-Valley Safety/BCS Canada
• Regulating the Psychologically Safe Workplace | Alisa Demerse, Roper Greyell LLP
• Crane Safety | Jen Mutas, BC Crane Safety
• Men as Allies + Leadership | Wayne Arondus, MSABC

2:55pm - 3:15pm | Networking Break
3:15pm - 4:00pm | Panel: Career Progression, Mentors, Development (1 Open Hot Seat available)

• Rae Ann Aldridge | UBC (Moderator)
• Kristen Keighley-Wight | BC Centre for Women in the Trades (BCCWITT)
• Amandeep Beesla | HSE Consulting
• Jacqueline Morrison | WorkSafeBC
• Open - Hot Seat

4:00pm | Closing remarks