SafetyFOCUS 2025

SafetyFOCUS: Risk Assessment and Management

SafetyFOCUS: Business Skills and Leadership offers tools and knowledge to integrate occupational safety and health [OSH] excellence into every level of your organization. This two-day, virtual event will teach you the skills you need to demonstrate the value of safety and health to the C-Suite and become a better, more influential OSH leader. Take your career to the next level by learning from industry experts and connecting with fellow OSH professionals at this unique educational event.

Being effective as an OSH Professional means taking the lead for safety and health across your entire organization and demonstrating its impact on every aspect of its operations. SafetyFOCUS: Business Skills and Leadership will teach you the skills you need to be a change agent for safety and health in your organization and show how OSH performance affects the bottom line.

Online registration is now closed, contact Customer Service at +1 847 699.2929 for inquiries.

Attend 12 concurrent sessions on topics including:

  • Essential leadership skills to be effective in safety
  • Getting a seat in the C-Suite
  • Using influence and persuasion to gain commitment
  • The role of the OSH Professional in workers’ compensation
  • Using risk assessment and control to your advantage
  • How adaptive OSH professionals influence decisions

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In between sessions, take the opportunity to connect directly with speakers and peers during our virtual networking events.

Be sure to visit our virtual expo to see what innovative companies are doing to enhance worker safety and health.

View the 2020 Virtual Event Schedule

We know it can be challenging to select which Professional Development sessions will help you make the best use of your time, so we’ve done the work for you. Our curated list makes it easy to find high-quality, immersive education you can apply immediately on the job.

All times listed are CDT

Wednesday, November 18

Time

Event

7:30 - 8:00AM

Coffee with Consultants Practice Specialty

8:00 - 9:00AM

Opening Session and opening remarks
Supported By: Consultants and Utilities Practice Specialties and Women in Safety Excellence (WISE)

9:15 - 10:15AM

Concurrent Sessions (I) – 2 sessions

Essential Leadership Skills to be Effective in Safety

Slow Safety: How Adaptive OSH Professionals Influence Decisions

Supported By: Consultants and the Training & Communications Practice Specialties and the Standards Development Committee

10:30 - 11:30AM

Concurrent Sessions (II) – 1 session

Getting a Seat in the C-Suite: What Every Safety Pro Should Know

Supported by: Construction and Training & Communications Practice Specialties, Emerging Professionals in OSH, and Women in Safety Excellence (WISE)

11:30AM - 12:30PM

Expo and Lunch Break

12:30 - 1:30PM

Concurrent Session (III) – 2 sessions

Communication and Mentorship Through Generational Differences

Supported by: Emerging Professionals in OSH and Hispanic Safety Professionals

A Safety Professional's Role in Workers' Compensation

1:45 - 2:45PM

Concurrent Sessions (IV) – 1 session

Using Influence and Persuasion to Gain Commitment

Supported by: Blacks in Safety Excellence (BISE)

2:45 - 3:30PM

Expo and Consultants Practice Specialty Virtual Networking Reception

Thursday, November 19

Time

Event

7:30 - 8:00AM

Coffee with Consultants Practice Specialty

9:15 - 10:15AM

Concurrent Sessions (V) – 2 sessions

10:30 - 11:30AM

Concurrent Sessions (VI) – 1 session

11:30AM - 12:30PM

Expo and Lunch Break

12:30 - 2:30PM

1:45 - 2:45PM

Concurrent Sessions (VIII) – 1 session

The Art and Science of Influential Safety Leadership

Supported By: Consultants Practice Specialty and the Women in Safety Excellence (WISE)

2:45 - 3:30PM

Expo

Registration Includes:

  • Earn up to 1.6 CEUs
  • 12 Concurrent Sessions and 2 opening sessions with Live Q&A with the speakers
  • Interactive COVID-19 Emergency Response Scenario – A real world simulation on what happens when things go awry
  • Live Q&A with the speakers
  • Virtual expo and networking
  • 30-day access to all recorded sessions

And:

  • $100 off any online education in 2020
  • 20% off all ASSP gear
  • 10% off select publications

Member

FREE

Online registration is now closed, contact Customer Service at +1 847 699.2929 for inquiries.

Non-Member

$199

Online registration is now closed, contact Customer Service at +1 847 699.2929 for inquiries.

Group Rates

Save 10% when you register a group of 5 or more.

SafetyFOCUS offers a deep dive into safety education and training with industry leaders who cover a range of topics that will help you excel at keeping workers in your industry safe.

Founded in 1911, the American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) is the world’s oldest professional safety society. ASSP promotes the expertise, leadership and commitment of its members, while providing them with professional development, advocacy and standards development.

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