2026 Conference Speakers
Our 2026 Conference focuses on Promoting a Safer Workplace through speaker topics including:
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Fighting Complacency
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Hazard Recognition
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Safety in Emergency Situations
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Musculoskeletal Injuries
20 Questions: Your Real Time Complacency Fighting Tool
Sharon Lipinski
Safety professionals can use questions to clarify their own thinking. Supervisors can use them to guide their teams. And frontline employees can use them to stay sharp in the moment. But not all questions are created equal. Discover how to use questions to get honest, useful answers.
Sharon is the co-founder and CEO of Habit Mastery Consulting, is a published Author, a Certified Gamification specialist for Talent Development and HR Professionals, and Philanthropist, among her many accomplishments and endeavors.
Use the Energy Wheel to End the Game of Chance
James A. Woodward, Sr.
Discuss the Energy Source Wheel, Hazard Recognition and Leading Indicators for better pre-planning and prevention.
James is Safety Director at McLean Contracting Company, a Youth Basketball & Basketball Coach, as well as a Baseball Umpire. He is currently the ASSP Chesapeake Chapter Vice President, and 2022 Safety Professional.
How to Tame your Elephant! Safety Leadership for the Unexpected
Allan James Moore
When emergency situations arise, safety leadership is needed to direct your organization towards the safest possible outcome. And this is not just true of positional leaders, but of all employees playing a role in the emergency.
Allan is an inspirational and experiential speaker, capitalizing on his background in stand-up comedy, he draws on his leadership education and over 16 years of experience in Safety.
Overexertion and Musculoskeletal Injuries in Warehousing and Mitigation Strategies
Lora Cavuoto, PhD, CPE
Explore new intervention strategies for workers who experience fatigue-related injuries in the workplace.
Lora is a University at Buffalo Professor of Industrial and System Engineering and Director of UB’s Ergonomics and Biomechanics Lab. Her research topics include physical ergonomics, occupational safety and health, human factors in healthcare and surgeon ergonomics. She also received ASSP’s 2022 Outstanding Safety Educator and was named to the 2024 group of Rising Stars of Safety, an award given by The National Safety Council.
April 21st, 2026 at Avanti Mansion
