All seminars include course materials and accompanying Completion or CEU certificate. Lunch is included only as noted.
Professional Development Seminars may be cancelled if a required minimum is not met.
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Certificate and CEU Guidelines
We appreciate your dedication to road safety and your support of NETS through your participation in this year’s Professional Development Seminars. By attending NETS Professional Development Sessions, you may be eligible to earn: Continuing Education Units, Continuance of Certification, or Certification Maintenance Credits. Attendees may also be awarded certificates/credits for NETS Sector Meetings and/or general conference sessions that meet certain criteria.
Course descriptions designate either CEUs to be earned or certificate of completion. You must complete the entire course to be eligible for CEUs/certificates. The CEU or completion certificate will be sent after the session has ended.
You may earn recertification credits by attending the full NETS Conference (General Sessions). A survey will be available at the completion of the conference where an attendance certificate can be requested.
Once you receive your certificate(s), please review the organization’s process listed below for submitting credits/certificates.
Board of Certified Safety Professionals
BCSP does not pre-approve activities for Recertification credit.
- Conferences are awarded Recertification points based on the number of days (or CEUs awarded) in Category 6.
- Any pre/post conference workshops which are not included in the general conference registration receive separate credit under Category 7 based on contact hours/CEUs.
The details about requirements and points awarded can be found in the Recertification Guide and Worksheet.
Board of Global EHS Credentialing
- Board of Global EHS Credentialing (formerly American Board of Industrial Hygiene, ABIH®) Diplomates can claim CM credit for this event.
- Click here for more information.
For more information, contact:
- Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP): (317) 593-4800
- Board of Global EHS Credentialing (BGC): (517) 321-2638
- The Institute for Safety and Health Management (ISHM): (928) 344-5221
National Safety Council Defensive Driving Course ~ Register NOW to guarantee class availability!
Tuesday, October 8, 10:00am-5:00pm ET (Includes lunch.)
Cost: $375
Instructor: Andrew Williams, Master Instructor, National Safety Council
Completion Certificate
The National Safety Council (NSC) is America’s leading safety advocate. Having pioneered the nation’s first Defensive Driving Course over 60 years ago, NSC has trained over 80 million drivers and counting. NSC Defensive Driving Courses are recognized for leading-edge curriculum, which delivers the most compelling defensive driving and collision prevention strategies. This course is geared toward fleet safety managers, directors, and other EH&S personnel to share with their fleet drivers how to recognize hazards and cope with dangerous driving scenarios, and to lay a foundation of educated, skillful driving.
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Employers pay significant costs associated with motor vehicle crashes. When employees are involved in traffic incidents, companies are exposed to liability risks and legal expenses, not to mention lost time, decreased productivity and increased insurance and workers’ compensation rates.
The NSC Defensive Driving Course is a three-in-one driver safety program. Driver safety is important for everyone, from professional drivers to individuals who do some driving as part of their job or even people who commute between work and home. This course provides all drivers with safe driving knowledge, focusing on behavior, judgment, decision-making and consequences. Join NSC for the 6-hour program to improve your driving behaviors and learn how the NSC program may help drivers in your organization.
American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) Risk-Based Incident Investigation ~ Register NOW to guarantee class availability!
Tuesday, October 8, 8:00am-12:00pm ET (Includes lunch if attending next ASSP course in afternoon.)
Cost: $350
Instructor: Paul Esposito, President, STAR Consultants
0.4 CEUs
Develop essential skills and techniques to effectively analyze incidents, uncover root causes and prioritize risk mitigation measures. By integrating risk-centric thinking with causal factor analysis and the five whys method, you will gain practical experience via scenario-based exercises designed to help you identify successes and failures in hazard identification and control.
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Following the proven eight disciplines (8D) approach, you will navigate through eight comprehensive steps, culminating in the identification of root causes and the implementation of effective management systems. Other topics include the significance of categorizing and trending loss data by hazardous energies and control failures, and effective ways to distinguish between fatal or serious incidents and significant incident frequencies.
Learning Outcomes:
• Identify the most impactful risk-based data to determine causal factors and root causes
• Implement a systematic methodology to determine immediate, corrective and preventive actions following incident investigations
• Effectively trend incident data over time to identify patterns, weaknesses in management systems and opportunities for improvement
• Quantify incident data inputs and outputs to establish strategic leading metrics
• Qualify incident data to accurately classify work incidents and enable appropriate resource allocation
American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) Safety Through Accountability and Recognition: An Approach to Succeed at Management Commitment and Worker Engagement ~ Register NOW to guarantee class availability!
Tuesday, October 8, 1:00pm-5:00pm ET
Cost: $350
Instructor: Paul Esposito, President, STAR Consultants
0.4 CEUs
This course will use accountability metrics to provide a foundation for designing, implementing, and verifying management commitment. The balanced set of metrics and concepts from the new ANSI/ASSP Z16 standard will be part of the presentation. The benefits of worker participation at both the individual and team level will be presented, using similar metrics for recognition. Pitfalls of common recognition programs will also be presented.
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Learning Outcomes:
• Define management accountability and commitment to occupational health and safety management systems
• Practice using a balanced set of process (logic) metrics to measure management accountability
• Develop recognition programs to motivate workforce participation without incident statistics
Smith System One-Day Driver Direct™
Wednesday, October 9, 8:00am-10:30am or 8:00am-5:00pm (two options below)
Classroom portion only: 8:00am-10:30am ET
Cost: $200
Classroom, Behind-the-Wheel: 8:00am-5:00pm (Includes lunch.)
Cost: $375
Instructor: Smith System and Driving Dynamics Instructors
Completion Certificate
At Smith System, we understand that adults learn best and retain the most information when they’re fully engaged with the course content. Our courses are intentionally designed so that trainees read and hear the material before they actually apply the concepts behind the wheel. See how this works in our One-Day Driver Direct Training Course.
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During the classroom portion of the day, the Smith System instructor delivers 2.5 hours of classroom instruction to prepare students for behind-the-wheel training. The classroom instruction includes:
• Presentation in forward motion, backing and parking crash-prevention methods
• Explanation of recent D.O.T. highway statistics
• Discussion about the many conditions and driving decisions that can lead to crashes
• Presentations and videos that demonstrate how the Smith5Keys can prevent many of the problems drivers face on the road
• Forward-motion and reversing quizzes to support each trainee’s retention of concepts, as well as to identify and correct any gaps in knowledge
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CLASSROOM
During the classroom portion of the day, the Smith System instructor delivers 2.5 hours of classroom instruction to prepare students for behind-the-wheel training. The classroom instruction includes:
• Presentation in forward motion, backing and parking crash-prevention methods
• Explanation of recent D.O.T. highway statistics
• Discussion about the many conditions and driving decisions that can lead to crashes
• Presentations and videos that demonstrate how the Smith5Keys can prevent many of the problems drivers face on the road
• Forward-motion and reversing quizzes to support each trainee’s retention of concepts, as well as to identify and correct any gaps in knowledge
BEHIND-THE-WHEEL
The behind-the-wheel portion of training is the backbone of virtually all Smith System solutions and is the most important part of instruction. Trainees gain an understanding of how road conditions and driver actions affect their safety. They also learn to apply Smith System’s proven methodology in real-world driving situations by identifying problems and coming up with solutions using The Smith5Keys. The instructor and trainees take turns behind the wheel, and for each drive, trainees who are not behind the wheel observe the driver and listen to the instructor, gaining valuable knowledge along the way. This part of the day includes:
• Smith System instructor-led demonstration drive to show the value of the Smith System principles — and to explain why these principles work
• Individual, customized coaching for each driver on the roadways and environments they use every day, based on their job and vehicle type
• A backing/parking exercise to emphasize the choices available in parking situations, as well as the recommended approaches to parking safely
• Demonstration of blind spots surrounding the vehicle, a major source of fixed-object crashes
• An on-road quiz to reinforce the day’s teachings
• A final “commentary” evaluation drive to identify strengths and weaknesses and motivate trainees to make lasting changes behind the wheel. The evaluation assesses each trainee’s progress in developing new habits and applying The Smith5Keys to space-cushion driving principles. Including all trainees in the evaluation process reinforces the insights gained by all trainees
UPON COMPLETION TRAINEES WILL RECEIVE:
• A driver’s study guide to reinforce what they’ve learned and motivate them to continue practicing their driving skills
• A written evaluation of their driving abilities
• Recommended drill skills to focus attention on areas needing improvement
• A certificate of completion
• An opportunity to evaluate the course
7 Pillars of CEPA’s Comprehensive Driver Safety Program
Wednesday, October 9, 8:00am-12:00pm ET
Cost: $300
Instructor: CEPA Instructor
Completion Certificate
This session will teach the following 7 pillars of a comprehensive driver safety program.
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- Fleet & Operation’s specific risks and program models
- Policy, Communication, CEPA’s Compliance platform
- Management and Integration platform CEPA Fleet Data Management
- Training, General and Specific: best practices and comparison of different types of training
- Technology – looking ahead – AI and predictive analytics
- Consultancy: crash analysis and investigation
- Mental health in road safety: the impact and solutions
Sector Meetings
Looking for additional networking and insights from your peers? Seeking guidance and SOLUTIONS to some of your most pressing road safety challenges? Look no further than NETS highly acclaimed Sector Meetings scheduled the week of the NETS annual Strength IN Numbers® Conference. These meetings will be an opportunity to learn about sector-specific road safety perspectives relevant to ALL employer fleets from industry leaders. All conference attendees are welcome to attend with no additional charge. Attendance certificates to be provided.
Wednesday, October 9 Afternoon
There is no charge to attend Sector Meetings. Sign up for individual Sector Meetings when registering for the conference.
Supply Chain (to include HGV)
1:00pm – 5:00 pm
Utility
1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Agriculture
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Insurance
2:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Professional Development Seminars may be cancelled if a required minimum is not met.
