Current Events
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Membership entitles you to development session admission, with lunch, to three all-afternoon professional development sessions. (Join now!)
DRIE Central Event attendance is free for all Current DRIE Central members, or $75 for non-members.
Professional Development Sessions:
Register: March 3, 2020.
Topic 1: How transportation driver / labour shortages can impact BCM.
Outline: “If you got it, a truck brought it”.
Industry, service, and program providers are reliant on the transportation industry. Transportation services at the time of crisis can be a competitive environment and this can be aggravated by labour shortages.
How do you select a transportation partner that manages risks and maintains the labour capacity to deliver your services?
It you have your own fleet, tips on how to survive the driver shortage.
Presenters: Tim Lucko and Rick Geller
Tim Lucko: Tim is a founding partner of GL Transport Consulting with more than 35 years experience in safety and risk management.
Tim began his career with the Winnipeg Police Service where he developed the professionalism and skills required for safety risk management. He has held progressive rolls in transportation risk including enforcement, program risk management / assessment, and loss prevention auditing.
Tim has a commercial driver’s license and understands the “drivers’ seat” part of the transportation industry.
Rick Geller: Richard is the Director of Safety and Risk Management Services with more than 30 years in the insurance industry.
Rick began his career as a Loss Prevention Manager with a large national insurance firm. He has worked as a Risk Manager, Senior Advisor, Safety & Training Services Manager, National Manager, and Director. Further, as Vice President – Transportation Industry Leader at a major national risk consulting firm, he developed and oversaw the complete redesign of the company’s risk management survey process and reporting format to be more efficient, accurate, and user-friendly for clients. An engaging and persuasive leader and mentor, Richard is known for his ability to work with clients to benchmark their current practices to identify and track opportunities for risk improvement and increased profitability.
Topic 2: Business Continuity and Risk Mitigation
Presenter: Colin Welch, Chemtrade Logistics
Colin is the Environmental Health and Safety Regional Manager for Chemtrade Logistics (Eastern Canada). Colin oversees and manages the region’s health and safety programs. Colin has been at the Brandon plant for 12 years and has been active in the site emergency planning and site ER team. Colin has a degree in Chemistry from the University of Winnipeg and a Masters of Science in Environmental Practice from Royal Roads.
Topic 3: Business Recovery – Are you Ready?
Presenter: Debra Hannah, Canada Life
Debra works at Canada Life as a Senior Analyst in the Business Continuity Management (BCM) Program, Business Recovery. She has BCM oversight responsibilities that includes training & awareness, business impact analysis requirements gathering, business recovery planning, exercises, reporting and supporting the incident management process. Debra holds her certificate in Business Continuity Institute (CBCI) and is an Associate Member of Business Continuity Institute (AMBCI).
Save the dates for these events and sessions:
- May 27, 2020 – Session # 2 – Cybersecurity workshop
- June 8, 2020 – MaRIMS / DRIE Central Golf Tournament
- October 28, 2020 – 2019 October Storm
If you have any questions, feel free to contact us at DRIE Central info@driecentral.org
For more information or to reach one of our DRIE Central Executive staff, email DRIE Central info@driecentral.org
Suggestions for session content can be sent to info@driecentral.org
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