2026 NSPC Presentations
Tuesday, May 19
8:00 a.m. – General Session
- How Technology Impacts the Safety Professional of Today – Jennifer McNelly
9:30 a.m.
- NSC Serious Injury & Fatality (SIF) Prevention Model: Safety Beyond Compliance – Chuck Jenkins
- Workplace Electrical Safety: Common Causes of Workplace Electrical Fatalities – Daniel Majano; Evan Jones
- AI on the Line: Predictive Intelligence to Eliminate Risk in High-Hazard Work Environments – Dr. Rosemary Bernal-Gomez
- The Human Side of Contractor Safety – Jeffrey Burns
- Unfreezing the Frozen Middle: The Roadmap to Middle Manager Buy-In – Sharon Lipinski
11:00 a.m.
- Pre-Planning for Construction Safety and Health Operations Using the ANSI/ASSP A10.1 Standard – Tim Fisher; Wesley Wheeler
- Don't Be Me, How I Survived an Electrical Explosion – Jason Brozen
- Paving the Way – Micah Thompson
- Journey Toward Safety Excellence: The Contractor's Path to World-Class – Chris Williams
- Improving Readiness, Hazard Recognition, and Trust Through Human-Performance – Ken Lulow; Dr. Kevin Rindal
2:00 p.m.
- AI for Safety Managers – Chris Carr
- The Electrical Safety Risk Factor – Paul A. Zoubek
- Ergonomics in Utility Work: Reducing Strain, Fatigue and Injury Through Smarter Tools and Safer Practices – Adele Hendrix
- Speak Up and Stand Out for Safety: Training Frontline Leaders in Communication Skills – Michael Murphy
- Managing OHS in a Post-OSHA World – Adele L. Abrams
3:30 p.m. – General Session
- Overcome and Thrive: How to Overcome Obstacles and Win This Fight Called Life – Justin Wren
Wednesday, May 20
8:00 a.m. – General Session
- Joy Intelligence: The Next Evolution of Leadership that Drives Performance and Results – Amanda Gore
9:30 a.m.
- Fundamentals of Energy-based Safety: From Wheel to Controls – Dr. Siddarth Bhandari
- NFPA, NEC, 70B and 70E, NECA and NEIS, Working Together to Strengthen the Electrical Industry – Wesley Wheeler; Kyle Krueger
- Making Learning Stick: Active Learning Through Use of Exercises – Nathan Boutwell; Michael Burnham
- The Reality of AI for Safety Workflows – Rob McKinney
1:00 p.m.
- Hard Hats to Helmets – Advances in Helmet Designs and Standards – Shari F. Sith; Katie Aune
- Electricians Under Pressure: What a Decade of U.S. - Canada Data Reveals About Safety Culture, Stress, and Leadership – Yuting (Tina) Chen
- Live-Dead-Live Testing the Final Barrier Between Life and Death – George T. Cole
- Weaker. Sicker. Dumber: The Real Impact Of Fatigue On Crew Performance & Safety. It's Time To Rethink Recovery. – Eric Rogers
2:30 p.m.
- Blue Line Discovery: Accessing the Unique Operational Intelligence of Your Workforce – Lisa Brooks
- Rethinking Risk: Building Safer Workplaces Through Psychological Safety – Keith Wheeler
- Human-Centered Design in a Digital Age: Safer Tools Through Tech – Edgar Sanchez
- From Overwhelmed to On Point: A Roadmap for New Safety Leaders – Perron W. Nicholas
4:00 p.m. – General Session
- From Mental Health to AI: Recapping the Future of Safety – Amanda Gore; Rob McKinney; Wesley Wheeler
Outside Line Safety Expo
- Navigating the Waves of the Present and Spotting Tsunamis in the Future – Brady Hansen
- Configuring Circuits for Safety: Protective Devices, Clearances, and Utility Coordination
- Field Focus: Equipotential Grounding and Induction Safety
- Principles of LLM
- Hero Myth – Adam Sparks