Program
| Time/Room | Event |
|---|---|
8:00-9:00 Forum C | Registration and Breakfast |
9:00-9:15 Forum D | Welcome David Darwin Deane E Ackers Distinguished Professor Interim Director of the Craig and Diane Martin National Center for Construction Safety Mary Rezac Professor and Dean, School of Engineering, University of Kansas |
9:15-9:45 Forum D | Chair: Jim Wright Keynote Speech: OSHA Today: Improving Workplace Safety Keynote Speaker: Todd Underwood |
10:00-11:20 Forum D | Session 1: Evolving Roles and Risk Perception in Construction Safety Chair: Dan Smolik Vice President, Garney Construction The Construction Engineer’s Role in Safety Speaker 1: Jack Toellner Professional Engineer/Safety Professional, Toellner Consulting LLC A Comparison of Construction Accident Cognition: A Case Study of Construction Managers Speaker 2: Hew Merrett Assistant Professor, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Taiwan |
11:20-11:30 Forum C | Break |
11:30-12:50 Forum D | Session 2: Health and Safety Practices in Residential and Student Housing Projects Chair: Justin Azbill Chief Servant Leader, The Tribal Group LLC Assessment of Client-Led Health and Safety Management Practices for Construction Project Delivery in Nigeria: An Expert Perspective Speaker 1: Bamidele Arijeloye (online) Postdoctoral Fellow, Durban University of Technology, South Africa Extent of Health and Safety Practices on Residential Developments in Ibadan Metropolis, Nigeria Speaker 2: Nathaniel Olatunde (online) Lecturer, Durban University of Technology, South Africa Student housing safety: Differential contributions of Liquefied Petroleum Gas and Facilities Management Maintenance services in Ghana Speaker 3: Anugwo Chijindu (online) Senior Lecturer, Durban University of Technology, South Africa |
13:00-14:00 Forum C | Lunch |
14:00-15:20 Forum D | Session 3: Risk Assessment and Decision-Making in Construction Safety Chair: Paul Ziegler Vice President of Safety, Allan Myers Evidence-to-Decision: Making Informed Decisions in Construction Safety Research Speaker 1: Hew Merrett Assistant Professor, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Taiwan Safety Risk Assessment of Tower Crane Operations in High Rise Construction Speaker 2: Aarya Shah Undergraduate Student, Nirma University, India Data Driven Safety Using Insights from Geofencing Speaker 3: Sindhu Reddy Badugula Graduate Research Fellow, University of Kansas |
15:20-15:30 Forum C | Break |
15:30-16:50 Forum D | Session 4: Technology Integration and Innovation for Safety Chair: Michael Schneider Senior VP, CPO, Baker Concrete Construction (Retired); President, Michael Schneider Consulting LLC A Review of Cyber-Physical Systems and Digital Twins Integration for Monitoring in the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction Industry Speaker 1: Xiaowei Wang Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Kansas AI-based Safety Training Systems for Construction Workers Speaker 2: Gulzhanat Akhanova Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Kansas Keynote Speech: Prevention through Design in Construction Keynote Speaker: Michael Toole |
17:00-19:00 Forum C | Cocktails and Dinner |
| Time/ROOM | Event |
|---|---|
8:00-9:00 Forum C | Registration and Breakfast |
| 9:00-9:10 | Chair: Md Nazmus Sakib Assistant Professor, University of Texas at Arlington Welcome Marsia Geldert-Murphey ASCE 2024 President |
9:10-9:40 Forum D | Keynote Speech: Building the Future of Safety: Integrating AI, Computer Vision, and Wearable Technologies in Construction Keynote Speaker: Jay Kim |
9:40-11:00 Forum D | Session 1: Occupational Noise-Induced Hearing Loss Prevention among Construction Workers Chair: Phuong Nguyen Assistant Professor, South Dakota State University We Can't Sleep, We Can't Think, We Can't Escape This Noise Speaker 1: Allen Vinyard Director of the Industrial Safety and Health program, Kansas Department of Labor Construction Noise: Scope, Impact, and Resources for Worker Protection Speaker 2: Rick Rinehart Deputy Director, CPWR – The Center for Construction Research and Training |
11:00-11:10 Forum C | Break |
11:10-12:30 Forum D | Session 2: Guidelines for Infection Control in Construction Chair: Somin Park Assistant Professor, University of Texas at Arlington Infection Prevention and Healthcare Construction Principles Speaker 1: Michael Buck Safety and Health Compliance Specialist, Industrial Hygiene, University of Minnesota ICRA 2.0: Dissecting the Changes and How to Apply the Changes Speaker 2: Leon Young Network Infection Prevention Manager, Facilities and Construction, Allegheny Health Network |
12:30-13:30 Forum C | Lunch |
13:30-14:50 Forum D | Session 3: Occupational Respiratory Health Protection in Construction Chair: Xiaowei Wang Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Kansas Respiratory Protection Speaker 1: Gladys Keino Assistant Area Director at US Department of Labor, OSHA Occupational Respiratory Health Protection Speaker 2: Georgi Popov Professor and Chair, Occupational Risk and Safety Sciences Department, University of Central Missouri |
14:50-15:00 Forum C | Break |
15:00-16:20 Forum D | Session 4: Practices to Reduce Hazardous Exposures in Construction Chair: Gulzhanat Akhanova Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Kansas The Importance of Workforce Voices: Evaluating Musculoskeletal Disorder Prevention in Construction Speaker 1: Paige DeBaylo Director of MSD Solutions Lab, National Safety Council Transitioning Your Workforce to a Better Ergonomic Mindset Speaker 2: Justin Azbill Chief Servant Leader, The Tribal Group LLC |
16:20-16:45 Forum D | Closing: Best Paper Award Chair: David Darwin |