Advanced Pros Track 1

Schedule

• 02/13/2020
• 6:00am Registration & Breakfast6:00am- 7:00am

  Registration & Breakfast
• 7:00am Opening Session and ABC of Wisconsin Safety Awards7:00am- 7:55am

  Opening Session and ABC of Wisconsin Safety Awards
• 8:00am Jobsite Hazards8:00am- 9:00am

  Damaging underground utilities can be costly and could cause serious injuries. With more than 25 years of experience in underground utility locates and instructing more than 1,000 workers on safe digging practices. Justin will give attendees an opportunity to ask the tough questions and walk away with a better understanding on how to avoid these costly mistakes.

  Speakers: Alex Jackson, Brian Shields
• 9:00am Break9:00am- 9:10am

  Break
• 9:10am Aerial Lift9:10am- 10:30am

  There have been recent updates to ANSI’s standards for Mobile Elevating Work Platforms (MEWPs). This session will discuss those updates as well as some of the most frequent misuses of aerial boom lifts and scissor lifts. In addition, the session will discuss the latest attachments available for MEWPs to help contractors maximize the use of this equipment.

  Speakers: Jess Lawinger, John Egan
• 10:30am Break with Exhibitors10:30am- 11:00am

  Take a break and visit some of the nearly 50 vendors in the trade show!
• 11:00am Gas Detection11:00am- 12:00pm

  This session will cover what you need to know and consider now and in the future; gas detection acronyms (how many do you know?); regulatory landscape (any changes coming?); LEL, if you assume things may go KABOOM!; Is 5-gas the new 4-gas monitor? PID Technology; Staying in communication (when to go wireless); and instrument management systems.

  Speakers: Andrew Saunders, Curt Woda
• 12:00pm Lunch & Keynote Speaker Marty Wilberding12:00pm- 1:00pm

  Buried Alive: Lessons From a Trench Collapse Survivor Plumbing and heating contractor Marty Wilberding of Cuba City will recount his story of surviving a near-fatal trench collapse on June 20, 2017 in Lafayette County. He broke his neck, eye socket, hip and 16 ribs after being buried up to his head in the accident. Wilberding has been in the business for about 30 years and a firefighter with the Cuba City Volunteer Fire Department since 1987.

  Speakers: Marty Wilberding
• 1:00pm Chain Saw and Felling Safety1:00pm- 2:00pm

  This interactive program on chain saw safety will cover: safety features of the chain saw, starting, holding and retreating, the common areas of injuries, best practices in personal protective equipment, OSHA regulations and accident statistics.

  Speakers: Nathan Stanford
• 2:00pm Break with Exhibitors2:00pm- 2:30pm

  Take a break and visit some of the nearly 50 vendors in the trade show!
• 2:30pm Hidden Scars of Safety2:30pm- 3:30pm

  Training, reminders and enforcement penalties are important, but sometimes, real life examples of workplace accidents do more to convince workers to comply with what you’ve been trained to do. Because after all, should our employment dictate our quality of life for the remainder of our lives? When an accident occurs, very serious consequences may be the result. In this session, we will discuss the personal stories of workers who have experienced significant injuries on the job. Through each story, attendees will experience the importance of following safe work practices in order to prevent similar events from happening. Each story will give a different perspective and will show just how important it is to be aware of safety procedures and your surroundings, as nobody expects to be injured. This session will address the “it won’t happen to me” attitude.

  Speakers: Alex Jackson
• 3:30pm Travel to Closing Session3:30pm- 3:35pm

  Travel to Closing Session
• 3:35pm Closing Session3:35pm- 4:00pm

  Closing Session
• 5:30pm Projects of Distinction Awards5:30pm- 9:00pm

  Separate Registration Required The Projects of Distinction Awards Banquet highlights the quality and professionalism of merit construction projects by ABC of Wisconsin members.
  
  • Cocktail Hour – 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
  
  • Dinner – 6:30 p.m. with Program to Follow
  
  Register online at abcwi.org/POD