FABTECH NOVEMBER 2016 / WELDING JOURNAL 83 2:30 p.m. — 3:00 p.m. Safety & Liability: Risk Management for Welding Educators Robert Udy — Salt Lake Community College Educational organizations actively participating in career and technical education are committed to the health, safety, and well-being of students, staff, faculty, and others involved in all curriculum activities. This session will address the responsibilities of welding educators to manage the hazards and risks associated with welding curriculum activities. In a brief overview, we will establish the following: • The context for effective welding curriculum activity risk management • Outline of the responsibilities of educators for safe delivery of curriculum activities • Guidelines for a minimal process to approve and implement risk management for training events involving welding processes and welding-related activities. • Procedures for determining the inherent risk level of an activity and, where necessary, plan control measures according to the ‘hierarchy of control’ so the activity can be conducted with an acceptable level of residual risk. • The possibility of litigation following an unfortunate accident during an educators’ watch. Those responsible for any school curriculum activity have legal obligations and a common law duty of care to ensure the safety of all those involved in the activity through risk management. When effectively implemented, risk management processes enable faculty to demonstrate a systematic approach to safely managing curriculum delivery, thereby fulfilling their legal obligations. Curriculum activity risk management forms part of a school’s overall risk management framework. The risk management of welding curriculum activities involves the identification of hazards, assessment of risks, control of these risks, and assessment of control measures. All curriculum activities, especially new or unusual ones, must be considered in terms of their inherent level of risk. Discussion about routine welding curriculum shop activities, risks involved, activity planning, risk assessment, and personal liability for the welding educator will be encouraged. It is hoped this discussion will stimulate the group into the sharing of personal experiences regarding actual events in their training facilities. 3:00 p.m. — 3:15 p.m. BREAK AND NETWORKING 3:15 p.m. — 3:45 p.m. Beginner’s Guide to Design of Experiments — Application to Paint Adhesion and Weld Settings Christopher Bertoni — 4Front Engineered Solutions If the only tool you have is a hammer all problems look like nails. This presentation familiarizes the attendee with the Design of Experiment approach to problem solving by showing its superiority over conventional problem approaches and exploring the mathematical logic behind the approach. The Design of Experiment problem-solving approach is applied to two real-world problems: 1) Determining relevant factors related to paint adhesion. 2) Determining optimum weld settings. It is hoped the take away is that the attendees can add another problem solving tool to their tool kit – the Design of Experiment problemsolving approach. 3:45 p.m. — 4:15 p.m. Robotic Arc Welding Interfacing Joshua Williamson — Fronius Interfacing robotics with arc welding equipment has been done for many years. It started with only a few signals back and forth and now the possibilities are virtually endless. Fronius (fronius.com) creates new technologies and solutions for monitoring and controlling energy (battery charging systems, welding technology, and solar electronics). While others develop gradually, we innovate in leaps and bounds by shifting the limits of what’s possible. For decades Fronius has made significant contributions to advances in welding technology. SPECIAL EVENTS Free and Open to All Attendees Unless Otherwise Noted Wednesday, November 16 9:00 a.m. — 10:00 a.m. Opening Keynote Speaker: Sugar Ray Leonard THE POWER TO WIN! FABTECH Theater, Central Hall Lobby Boxing legend, successful entrepreneur, and author, The Big Fight: My Life In and Out of the Ring, Sugar Ray Leonard shows us how to achieve greatness by setting our fears of the unknown aside with preparation, focus, discipline, determination, and the right attitude. Using real-life stories, his message motivates audiences to be the best they can be.
Welding Journal | November 2016
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