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Strategies for the Prevention of Serious Injuries and Fatalities.
January 15, 2026
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Join us virtually or in-person for our January Member Meeting where Jim Colbert, Principal Consultant at Colbert & Associates, LLC will present on serious injury and fatality (SIF) trends in the US.
This presentation provides an overview of recent trends in workplace serious injuries and fatalities (SIF), emerging concepts in SIF prevention from thought leaders in the occupational safety field, and a comparison of SIF response strategies from organizations in the oil & gas and manufacturing sectors, respectively.
Learning Objectives include:
- Gain awareness of serious injury and fatality (SIF) trends in the US workplace and emerging concepts in SIF prevention
- Apply concepts and learnings from actual SIF events to their organizations
Meeting Agenda:Â
11:30am-11:45am: Welcome, Network, Lunch
11:45am-12:00pm: Chapter Updates
12:00pm-1:00pm: Presentation
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82116725551?pwd=NaFuY3TCOWRli6qe2ffBnv5a4aDVvg.1
Speaker Bio:Â
Jim is a Certified Safety Professional with 34 years of combined experience in the environmental construction and oil & gas industries. He served as EHS Director at Ovintiv oil & gas for 14 years, gaining critical experience in serious injury and fatality prevention at hundreds of high hazard sites across North America. Jim holds a master’s degree in occupational health and safety management from Tulane University. He currently provides EHS consulting services and is based in Fort Collins, Colorado.

Venue: Flood and Peterson
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