The Fleet Safety Council’s 25th Annual Educational Conference has been set for Friday, September 30, 2016.

The event is a one-day conference and features multiple educational seminars led by notable speakers. Click here to register: https://fleetsafetycouncil.files.wordpress.com/2016/01/fsc-ad-2016.pdf

The conference agenda is as follows:

• 8:30AM – 10AM The Changing Landscape of Motor Vehicle Incident Protocols

(Drive Cam, Dr. Terry Flynn – McMaster University, Threads for Life)

While we all certainly have protocols in place for how we respond to incidents and collisions the landscape is changing in terms of the information available at scene and what the expectations are on the part of enforcement for your driver and company representatives that attend. Handling the new world of 24/7 multimedia and in a worst case scenario – the impact of a fatality.

• 10:30 – 11:30AM What can your workplace do to prevent and help those with mental health issues?

Nitika Rewari (Mental Health Commission of Canada)

(Manager, Workplace Mental Health, Research, Evaluation, and Knowledge Translation)

Nitika will discuss the National Standard of Canada for Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace (Standard).   This is currently a voluntary program across the country and Canada is one of the first countries to implement something of this nature. Nitika will walk us through the standard and its benefits.

• Lunch Break

Keynote Presenter:

• 1:00PM – 2:30PM Relieving Stress with Humour (Judy Croon)

Judy is a comedian, motivational speaker, radio host, Second City stand up coach and author.

She has worked with many celebrities including; Jon Stewart, Lewis Black, Robert Klein and Joan Rivers. Her specials have appeared on NBC, CBS, CTV and The Comedy Network.

• 3 PM – 4:30PM WHEEL-OFF PRESENTATION

(Wheel-Separations and Keeping Your Wheels On)

This session will provide a valuable insight into wheel separation events, common myths about wheel installation and root causes of wheel-offs.

1. Sgt. Scott Parker – Ontario Provincial Police Highway Safety Division
2. Dave MacDonald – Dave McDonald Bridgestone Commercial Solutions; CVWS Instructor.

This one day conference was sold out last year, so book early to avoid disappointment!