Coalition for Construction Safety

August Safety Directors Forum – CCS Award Winners
2020-08-26 08:00 - 09:30 (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) | CCS Office Conference Center, 8909 Purdue Rd. Suite 140, Indianapolis, IN, 46268, United States
Join CCS on Wednesday, August 26th for a virtual Safety Directors Forum to hear from Solid Platforms, the 2020 CCS Excellence in Safety “Crystal Eagle” Award winner, along with Safety Leader Award recipients Gaylor Electric and Gribbins Insulation. See what they are doing that made them stand out to the awards judges and get some takeaways that you may want to incorporate in your safety program.
This year, companies were asked to give a 10-minute presentation in front of the judges’ panel to be considered for the Excellence in Safety Award. Attendees will have the opportunity to see each company’s Excellence in Safety presentation and learn what they are doing to improve safety on their jobsites.
Highlights of this session will include:

Safety Innovations
Safety Best Practices
Management Engagement

Don’t miss this informative session!
The CCS Safety Directors’ Forum is a great way to connect with your peers in the construction and contractor maintenance industry. Everyone is welcome so please join CCS on August 26th at 8:00 a.m. for this FREE webinar. Instructions for the webinar will be emailed to those who register.
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CCS Roundtable – Mental Wellness: The Impact in Construction
2020-09-30 08:00 - 11:30 | IN, United States
Construction is a stressful occupation. The work is tough and often entails intense physical labor performed in dangerous conditions. Adding to the stress is the fact that employment is often temporary and precarious. These factors are having a significant impact on the well-being of construction workers:

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the suicide rate for men in construction is four times higher than the overall suicide rate.
A new study shows that construction workers are much more likely than people in other professions to missuse opiods, cocaine, and marijuna.
One study found that one in five construction workers struggle with mental health issues.
Chronic pain and depression have high comorbidity rates with 85% of chronic pain sufferers also experiencing depression.

Mental wellness and the impact on the construction industry is the focus of the next CCS Roundtable on September 30th. The Roundtable will feature various speakers to address mental wellness and share solutions on how to improve mental health outreach and support.
SPEAKERS
Our keynote speaker will be renowned international speaker Dr. Sally Spencer-Thomas who will present “Suicidology 101”. She will address why the construction industry should care about discussing this difficult subject as well as share comprehensive strategies for workplaces and success stories.
Ann Beal and Doug Benson of IMCS Group will present on how injuries can impact the brain and how the proper therapy can help with workers’ comp case management including how Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) can help create goal-oriented treatment as well as how to self-treat after therapy sessions are completed. Beal and Kosater will share information on an Albertson’s/Safeway study on how CBT improves workers’ compensation outcomes.
The CCS Roundtable will be held Thursday, September 30 from 8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. virtually. Cost to attend is $49.
Please join us for this informative event.

**Deadline to register for the CCS Roundtable is Friday, September 25 at 5:00 p.m. EST Cancellations after that date will not be refunded.**
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Thank You to our Roundtable Sponsor!

The 15: CCS October Safety Director Exchange
2020-10-08 13:00 - 13:30 | IN, United States
Join CCS each month for the Safety Directors Exchange known as “The 15.” This is an opportunity to spend 15 – 30 minutes with Gary Martin, CCS Safety Director to ask questions and discuss safety issues. It is a great way to share best practices and discuss hot topics with other safety directors. This month Gary will discuss Near Misses – The What, Who, When, Why, and How’s! OSHA and the National Safety Council defines a near miss as an “unplanned event that did not result in injury, illness or damage – but had the potential to do so.”
The next “The 15” is scheduled for Thursday, October 8th at 1:00 pm EDT/10:00 am PDT.
Join us for this FREE online discussion! Instructions to join the event will be emailed to you once you have registered.
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CCS/ASSP Central Indiana Chapter Safety Directors Forum - Best Practices for Involving Employees in Safety
2020-10-28 08:00 - 09:30 | CCS Office Conference Center, 8909 Purdue Rd. Suite 140, Indianapolis, IN, 46268, United States
CCS is excited to team up with the Central Indiana Chapter of the American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) for our virtual Safety Directors Forum on October 28 from 8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Our topic will be “Best Practices for Involving Employees in Safety” and the format will include interactive discussions with several well-respected safety leaders in central Indiana.
The meeting will include a presentation conducted by Kevin Beswick (President of RMS Safety and Programs Chairman of ASSP) in which he will discuss the impact of employee involvement on safety programs and share some of the best practices he’s seen over his 20-year career. The meeting will then transition to an interactive panel discussion facilitated by Marcy Watson (Executive Director of CCS). The panelists who will participate in this discussion will include: Ben Ross (Pepper Construction), Charles Balser (Solid Platforms), Stacy Workman-Wyatt (Cummins), Jim Holt (Anvl), and Beth Gonzales (Indiana Department of Labor).
Attendees will hear best practices including:

Ideas for involving employees in work planning
Methods for engaging employees in safety inspections
Innovative ways to get employees to buy-in to the safety process

We hope you can join CCS and CIASSP for this informative session. The CCS Safety Directors’ Forum is a great way to connect with your peers in the construction and contractor maintenance industry. Everyone is welcome so please join CCS on October 28th at 8:00 a.m. for this FREE webinar. You will receive instructions on how to join the webinar after registering.
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