The 2016 Construction Risk Conference presented by the International Risk Management Institute Inc. kicked off Monday at the Orlando World Center Marriott in Florida.
The conference officially opened Monday morning with a general session featuring keynote speaker Ronn Lehmann, an independent consultant.
Lehmann's speech focused on the importance of mindset over skill set and tool sets in construction risk. According to Lehmann, no amount of training can get workers who don't want to work safely to follow company values.
For full conference coverage, see our IRMI Construction Risk Conference news and insights page and follow us on Twitter @PC360_Risk.
Ronn Lehmann delivers the opening keynote speech at the general session.
Ron Lehmann, left, sits with IRMI's Jack Gibson to answer questions following his sppech.
Lehmann's presentation was followed by a question-and-answer session with Jack Gibson, president and CEO of IRMI and conference co-chairman, who asked questions submitted by audience members.
Following the keynote, Gibson was joined by Joe Tracy, president of Inland Marine at Travelers Cos., to present the Gary E. Bird Horizon award. The award was presented to the Construction Subcommittee of the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention Task Force for its work in raising awareness of mental health issues and suicide rates among the construction industry.
Sally Spencer-Thomas accepts the Gary E. Bird Horizon award from Joe Tracy, left, and Jack Gibson on behalf of the Construction Subcommittee of the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention Task Force.
The award was accepted by Sally Spencer-Thomas, CEO and cofounder of the Carson J. Spencer Foundation, on behalf of the subcommittee.
Peter VanDyne of Liberty Mutual Insurance presents a session called “Using Telematics to Immprove Fleet Safety.”
Following the general session, conference attendees had a host of workshops to choose from. In one session, “Using Telematics to Improve Fleet Safety,” Peter VanDyne, risk control technical director with Boston-based Liberty Mutual Insurance, and Frank Richard, vice president of human resources and risk control with Bismarck, North Dakota-based MDU Construction Services Group spoke about how telematics can increase safety in the trucking industry.
Frank Richard of MDU Construction Services Group speaking at the “Using Telematics to Immprove Fleet Safety” session.
The day's conference events concluded with a networking social event.
Attendees networked with colleagues new and old at the social event.
Check back tomorrow for coverage of Tuesday's events. For full conference coverage see our IRMI Construction Risk Conference news and insights and follow @PC360_Risk.
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