2005 DSWW
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2005 DSWW Employer Symposium
Events At-A-Glance
September
27 - 29, 2005
Baltimore, MD
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| Tuesday,
September 27 |
| 7:05
p.m. |
Baltimore
Orioles vs. New York Yankees
Camden Yards
(NETS has reserved complimentary tickets for the
first 10 people to register for the Pre-Symposium
Workshop) |
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Wednesday,
September 28: DSWW Work-Life
Traffic Safety Resources Workshop |
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9:00
a.m. -
4:00 p.m. |
2005
DSWW Work-Life Traffic Safety Resources Workshop
(In order to attend this workshop, you must select it when you register for the Symposium)
"Work-Life
Traffic Safety Resources: When Employees'
Off-the-Job Crashes Become Your Business"
Baltimore
World Trade Center, Maryland Room, 21st Floor
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| 6:00
- 7:00 p.m. |
Tour
National Aquarium in Baltimore |
| 7:00
- 9:00 p.m. |
Evening
Reception
National Aquarium in Baltimore |
| Note:
The Aquarium events are for both DSWW Work-Life
Traffic Safety Resources Workshop & Symposium
participants. |
| Thursday,
September 29: 2nd Annual DSWW Employer
Symposium |
| 7:30
a.m.-9:00 a.m. |
Registration and
Continental Breakfast |
| 9:00
a.m.-10:30 a.m. |
Welcome & Opening
Remarks:
Plenary Session
Driver Focus: What Does Current Research Tell
Us About Driver Distraction?
Description: With driver distraction a factor
in 20 to 30 percent of all traffic crashes, new
research is documenting the perils of inattentiveness
behind the wheel. Are the risks to your employees
being overstated or underestimated?
What is the Crash-Risk to Your Employees?
Description: How focused are your employees when driving
for work? Distractions influence
the safe operation of a vehicle as drivers with ‘inattention
blindness’ fail to recognize objects or
events in their field of view.
Moderator:
Stephanie Pratt, Epidemiologist, Division of
Safety Research, NIOSH
Speakers:
Michael Perel, Human Factors Research, NHTSA
Charles N. Farmer, PhD, Senior Research Analyst,
IIHS
Steven Yantis, PhD, Johns Hopkins University
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| 10:30
a.m.-10:45 a.m. |
Networking Break |
| 10:45 a.m.-11:45 a.m. |
How Are Courts Handling Driver
Focus Cases? Is Your Organization Steering Clear
of Liability Risks?
Description: When your employees are involved
in a traffic incident while driving on company
business your organization will be liable.
There have been a number of high profile court
cases in the news recently. What are the critical
steps that each employer must take to reduce
their crash rates and minimize legal risks?
Moderator:
Kathy Konicki, Director of Associate Safety,
Nationwide Insurance
Speaker:
Peter Petesch, Attorney, Harrison & Ford
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| 11:45
a.m.-12:45 p.m. |
Luncheon and Awards Presentations |
| 12:45
p.m.-2:15 p.m. |
Automotive
Technology: Can New Safety Measures Keep Your
Employees Safe on the Road?
Description: This panel will discuss technology
that can reduce
the negative impact of distractions. What is
an employer’s duty of care to protect their
employees while driving for work? Does it require
organizations to purchase and implement new technologies
to reduce crash-risk?
Moderator:
Dave Melton, Transportation Technical
Consulting Services, Liberty Mutual Research
Institute for Safety
Speakers:
Neil D. Schuster, President and CEO, ITS America
Maryjane Dobbs, Attorney, Marcus, Brody, Kessler,
Sahner & Weinstein
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| 2:15
p.m.-3:30 p.m. |
Best Practices to Improve Driver
Focus: An Employer Panel
Session
Description: Risk management practices
have not kept pace with the rapid influx
of in-vehicle technologies and driver distractions,
fueling safety and liability concerns among
the nation’s businesses. In this panel,
key employers will discuss the approaches
they are taking to minimize crash-risk and
legal
liability, and why.
Moderator:
Tom Walsh, President, Safety Cost
Improvement
Speaker:
Jay Minotas, Manager, Safe Driving Program,
General Motors
Kevin
Grice, Occupational Safety & Health Team
Manager, Chevron/Texaco
Joe McKillips, Manager, Commerical Program Support,
Global Environment, Health & Safety, Abbott
Laboratories
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| 3:30 p.m.-3:35 p.m. |
Closing Remarks |
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