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Here’s Why You Should Attend the SafeStart Human Factors Conference

SafeStart is hosting its first-ever Human Factors Conference at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Nashville SE Murfreesboro November 5–6. Hundreds have already registered, filling the host hotel rooms to capacity. Attendees are now overflowing to adjacent hotels to get their chance to experience this unique event. The conference will feature more than a dozen industry…

Dr. David Michaels Keynote Speaker at Human Factors Conference

Dr. David Michaels will present the opening keynote—entitled Safety is the Key to Operational Excellence—on the second day of the SafeStart Human Factors Conference in Nashville this November. Dr. Michaels was the longest-serving Assistant Secretary in the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s history. He is a professor of environmental and occupational health at the Milken…

How to Keep Workers Safe as Technology Keeps Changing

Technology has created a lot of changes in the world of health and safety. Couple that with an industry like manufacturing—where there are urgent deadlines and an increasingly growing skills gap—and it can be overwhelming.  To keep workers safe, it’s important to know how to address this issue. And who better to learn it from…

Doug Pontsler Paints a Line Between Art and Safety

Doug Pontsler is the Chairman and Managing Director of COVE: Center of Visual Expertise. He has extensive experience in business operations and thought leadership to safety. Doug is the former Vice President of Operations Sustainability and EHS for Owens Corning and retired in February 2018—but that doesn’t mean he’s slowing down. Launched by the Toledo…

Human Factors Conference Speaker Spotlight: Michael Abrashoff

Former U.S. Navy Captain Michael Abrashoff will be the opening keynote at the SafeStart Human Factors Conference this November. Abrashoff is best known for taking command of the worst-performing navy ship and crew in the Pacific Fleet and turning them into the best in the fleet—using the same crew—in only one year. His speaking style…

Register Now for the SafeStart Human Factors Conference

SafeStart announced today that online registration is open for the SafeStart Human Factors Conference—the first-ever conference designed by and for those who want to benchmark data, share best practices and discover innovations and new research in human factors. The conference will be held on November 5 and 6, 2019, at the Embassy Suites in Murfreesboro,…

Everything You Need to Know About Human Factors in One Place

Do you ever find yourself feeling Novemberish? If so, we’ve got great news! This year SafeStart will host their first-ever Human Factors Conference on November 5 and 6 in Nashville, TN and it’s sure to give everyone in attendance a boost. The event has a number of fantastic sessions on the agenda and an inspiring…