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Pre-Conference Day
Wednesday, July 8
Day One
Thursday, July 9
Day Two
Friday, July 10
9:30 am Registration & Refreshments
10:30 am Workshop A: Attracting, Hiring, & Retaining EHS Operations Professionals to Meet Complex Demands of Live Data Center Environments
- Recruiting beyond traditional data center and mission critical backgrounds to expand the EHS talent pool
- Establishing partnerships with educational institutions and unions to build a skilled talent pipeline
- Assessing live data center scale, operational complexity, and risk profile to determine the appropriate ratio of EHS professionals to operations staff
12:00 pm Lunch Break
1:00 pm Workshop B: Ensuring Operational Personnel Have the Knowledge & Skills to Proactively Manage Risks in Daily Operations
- Building operations teams understanding of daily risks and safety oversight to reduce human error and ensure safer operations
- Reinforcing operational consistency through periodic skills checks and practical demonstration of critical tasks to eliminate variability between facilities and ensure reliable and repeatable performance
- Closing knowledge gaps between operations and EHS teams to improve clarity of responsibilities and support incident free performance
2:30 pm Afternoon Refreshments & Networking
3:00 pm Workshop C: Training EHS Teams on Operational Risks to Better Manage Safety in Live Environments
- Building an understanding of operational risks through data center-specific training and hands-on exposure to live environments
- Expanding knowledge of electrical, mechanical and other building systems unique to data centers to make informed safety decisions
- Enhancing collaboration between EHS and operations teams by closing knowledge gaps to reduce uncertainty and improve consistency across facilities