Conference Day One
Tuesday, December 2, 2025
7:30 am Check In & Refreshments
8:30 am Chair’s Opening Remarks
8:40 am Improving Project Partner Collaboration: Working With Design Teams To Embed EHS Considerations Early & Enable Safer Construction Execution
Synopsis
- Collaborating with design teams early in the project lifecycle to identify and eliminate potential hazards through thoughtful design choices
- Promoting design approaches such as prefabrication to take high-risk activities offsite and improve control over hazardous tasks
- Establishing a continuous feedback loop where safety lessons learned on current projects inform future design improvements to ensure evolving standards for safer construction and operations
9:20 am Improving Project Partner Collaboration: Fireside Chat – Improving Coordination With Construction Teams to Support Safe Sequencing of High-Risk Activites & Improve Project Phase Transitions
Synopsis
- Clarifying responsibilities and liability across project partners to improve incident tracking, accountability and ownership during project stage and phase handover
- Exploring how owners, operators and contractors can jointly develop schedules to map put critical activities to ensure sequencing aligns with safety protocols before crews arrive onsite
- Ensuring all teams understand daily risk profiles, site conditions and safe-to-start criteria, not just stop-work authority, to enable safe and efficient execution in shared work zones
- Developing clear turnover processes and communication protocol between construction, commissioning, and operations to eliminate safety gaps across phases
10:00 am Morning Refreshments & Speed Networking
10:40 am Building Your EHS Dream Team: Bridging Resourcing & Training Gaps & Strengthening Talent Retention To Develop Qualified EHS Teams
Synopsis
- Accessing project scope and associated risks to determine the appropriate ratio of safety processionals to other team members to ensure sufficient resource onsite
- Onboarding new hires through mentorship and structures EHS training programs to close experience gaps and prepare them for high-risk environments
- Understanding which tasks to perform inhouse vs hire third party services to ensure more complex tasks are executed safely
11:20 am Building Your EHS Dream Team: Panel – Prioritizing Mental Health & Wellbeing to Support Your Workforce Beyond Safety Measures
Synopsis
- Creating psychologically safe environments where workers feel supported to speak up and access help without stigma
- providing onsite wellness resources and amenities to address pressures of long hours, shift work and time away from home
- Implementing peer support networks and positive recognition programs to value workers beyond productivity metrics
12:00 pm Budling Your EHS Dream Team: Case Study – Exploring How Human & Organizational Performance (HOP) is Shaping the Future of Safety at Aldridge
Synopsis
- Putting people at the forefront of projects and embracing HOP to recognize work that doesn't always go as planned, and not because people aren't tyring hard enough
- Understanding how we implemented a foundational element of our safety management system in our SHOK (Seriously Hurt or Killed) program, which brings these HOP principles to life
- Moving from beliefs to actions to guide practices like planning for high exposure tasks, engaging workers in daily hazard reviews, coaching our teams and creating systems that project people even when things go wrong
12:40 pm Lunch
1:40 pm Overcoming Common Hazards In Construction: Case Study – Mastering Lockout/Tagout to protect workers & Equipment
Synopsis
- Establishing a dedicated energy control team to centralize lockout/tagout responsibilities and ensure consistent application across multiple project partners
- Leveraging technology and digital tools to reduce human error and enhance safety during energy isolation
- Developing effective training programs for lockout/tagout to ensure all workers re taking measures to prevent electrical incidents
2:20 pm Overcoming Common Hazards In Construction: Interactive Activity – Overcoming Risks When Working at Heights to Minimize Potential Falls
Synopsis
- Selecting and utilizing the right fall protection to ensure proper tie-off, fall restraint and anchor point use
- Implementing lone worker programs to set strict guidelines for working at heights, especially alone
- Empowering workers to create onsite solutions like barricades to reduce fall hazards more efficiently
3:00 pm Afternoon Refreshments
3:40 pm Staying Ahead of EHS Risks Driven By New Innovations: Understanding How Advancements in Liquid Cooling & New Energy Solutions Are Going to Change Data Center EHS
Synopsis
- Preparing EHS programs for emerging power generation technologies by understanding their unique regulatory and safety impacts
- Addressing new battery hazards like energy storage risks, leaks and proper handling protocols to prevent serious injury and environmental incidents
- Evaluating liquid cooling advancements to understand best practices for managing water systems near electrical equipment's
4:20 pm Speed Learning Audience Roundtables
Synopsis
This session will divide attendees into focused groups to share insights and address role-specific challenges in EHS across Construction, Commissioning and Operations. Build a clearer understanding of EHS in the project stage most applicable to you and drive collective solutions for reducing risk, strengthening compliance and improving safety performance throughout the data center lifecycle.