PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP DAY

Tuesday, July 16 2024

7:30 am Check In, Coffee & Light Breakfast

8:30 am Workshop A: Incorporating Prevention Through Design (PtD) Concepts to the Diagnostic & Medical Device Industry & Integrating Biosafety Best Practices

Synopsis

Collaborate with experts to:

  • Share best practices for proper decontamination following leakage of infectious samples and incorporate biosafety best practices into the lifecycle of instrument design
  • Discuss the most effective methods to safeguard your workforce from exposure to infectious samples and radioactive agents, and ergonomic risks of repetitive sample collection, pipetting and testing
  • Discuss the safe running of employee fluid donor programs and complying with strict regulatory guidelines

10:30 am Networking Break

11:00 am Workshop B: Minimizing Day-to-Day Risks Faced by Your Distributive Workforce Involved in Transport, Installation & Servicing of Medical Equipment

  • Megan Rae Executive- Global EHS Services, GE Healthcare
  • Lisa Hessell EHS Director USCAN Sales and Service, GE Healthcare

Synopsis

Collaborate with experts to:

  • Share best practices for planning the day of a service engineer, accounting for unexpected customer emergencies and driving related hazards
  • Discuss the importance of maintaining electrical safety when working on live instruments and physical safety when carrying heavy medical equipment into customer environments
  • Investigate approaches for sustaining psychological well-being and culture in a distributive workforce
  • Hear experiences of how other companies are utilizing contractors to facilitate complicated installations in hospitals and how they deal with the safety aspects of this

1:00 pm Lunch & Networking

2:00 pm Workshop C: Minimizing Risks of Automation & Additive Manufacturing Machinery to Safeguard Your Employees

  • Ronny Briers Occupational Safety Fellow, J&J Worldwide Services

Synopsis

Collaborate with experts to:

  • Navigate new risks posed by constantly advancing additive manufacturing and automation machinery
  • Control hazards associated with occupational exposure to dust and fire and explosion risks
  • Explore advanced machine and automation safety control
  • Understand international standards in the field of additive manufacturing and automation in industry