The keynote speaker for 2024 is Richard McElhaney, CSP, CRIS, MS.

Join Mr. Richard McElhaney at the EV Construction Symposium on Safety as he talks about the effects of traumatic injuries not only on the employee but on the family, coworkers and the company. Mr. McElhaney will also speak about six accident reduction techniques that have had the greatest impact over his 30 years in the health and safety field. He will also reveal what the real costs are of being safe. He will revisit the importance of the Job Safety Analysis (JSA) as a preplanning tool. “JSA’s have been around for many years, but they have become complacent on many projects globally.” Mr. McElhaney will review in detail an injury that occurred on one of his projects and how the use of JSA’s would have prevented the injury and how the JSA process turned things around.

Rich McElhaney has been in the Health and Safety Management field for over 30 years. He has provided safety consulting services for many companies on a global scale. Mr. McElhaney has presented and worked in Australia, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Panama and Africa.

Mr. McElhaney earned his B.S. in Occupational Safety and Health Management from Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania. He has also earned his M.S. in Safety Science from West Virginia University. His professional designations include Certified Safety Professional (CSP) and Construction Risk Insurance Professional (CRIS).

With over 30 years of diverse safety experience, Mr. McElhaney’s expertise includes extensive knowledge in oil & gas, heavy civil construction, general industry and MSHA. Areas of concentration include cranes, fall protection, confined spaces, safety training, scaffolding and global safety program development. He is also an authorized safety trainer for OSHA, MSHA and PEC Safeland. Mr. McElhaney has been an active member of American Society of Safety Professionals since 1990.

Alive365: Safety Week Symposium 2024