Join WEDA for our next webinar, "The Fall Overboard Culture: Breaking the Cycle" on Tuesday, September 19th at noon EDT.
When occurred: Presenters: Jimmie Walker Elizabeth Finn Facilitator: Julie Hile
| General Webinar Overview: Falls overboard. For as long as any of us can remember our colleagues of all ages, tenures, and job classes have hit the water. WHY? Getting wet seems to be an accepted rite of passage in the dredge and towing industries. How do we break this cycle? If this is truly not okay, then why does it keep happening? The WEDA Safety Commission has convened a panel of cross-industry representatives to continue this important conversation. As the weather turns colder and our numbers of new hires swell we are eager to refresh WEDA members’ thinking with the assistance of representatives from the Army Corps of Engineers, our Energy Industry clients, Big Dredge, and Towing. Please join us. You are encouraged to bring along any idea or resource you are willing to drop into the session Chat for inclusion in the Safety Commission’s Fall Overboard Library. |
Presenter Bios: Doug Plaisance, HSE Engineer (dougp@dawnoffshore.com) Jimmie Walker, Sr. Dredge Manager (JMWalker@gldd.com) Elizabeth (Liz) Finn, Master, DCV/GELBERMAN New York District She began sailing on yachts in 1984 and joined the Army Corps in 1988. Originally hired as Deckhand, she was promoted to Mate, Assistant Master, then Master. Captain Finn is required to operate all vessels, as needed. She is currently the District Boat Licensing Coordinator, Alternate District Dive Coordinator, Employee Driven Safety Committee Chair for the base’s OSHA Voluntary Protection Program, an active Member of our District Emergency Operations team deploying for FEMA, USACE PROSPECT (national level) Instructor for Boat Operator License Examiner, as well as Floating Plant Safety. Her team is working towards obtaining the OSHA VPP Star. They are getting ready to participate in a rewrite the Floating Plant Safety curriculum to reflect our updated USACE Safety Manual (EM 385-1-1). Along with her wonderful husband, they’ve raised three fine young men. No one in her family has ever entered the water unintentionally. | |
PDH Credit: Thanks, and we look forward to seeing you online soon! ~ WEDA Education Commission |