Dean McDaniel – Regional Administrator - OSHA Region VI
Dean McDaniel is the Regional Administrator for OSHA's Region VI.
He has been a safety and health professional for 32 years, and has served in a number of roles within OSHA. These include field industrial hygienist, regional industrial hygienist, supervisor, area director, assistant regional administrator for enforcement. From December 2004 until his appointment as Regional Administrator, Mr. McDaniel served as special assistant to the Assistant Secretary for OSHA.
He is a graduate of Southern Nazarene University, the University of Oklahoma, and Tarleton State University.
E. Scott Geller
Sponsored by Devon Energy
E. Scott Geller, Ph.D. is a Senior Partner of Safety Performance Solutions, Inc. – a leading-edge organization specializing in behavior-based safety training and consulting. Dr. Geller and his partners at Safety Performance Solutions (SPS) have helped companies across the country and around the world address the human dynamics of occupational safety through flexible research-founded principles and industry-proven tools. In addition, for more than three decades, Professor E. Scott Geller has taught and conducted research as a faculty member in the Department of Psychology at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, better known as Virginia Tech. In this capacity, he has authored more than 350 research articles and over 75 books or chapters addressing the development and evaluation of behavior-change interventions to improve quality of life.
John W. Drebinger, Jr. C.Ht., (CSP-Certified Speaking Professional) has earned a reputation as the authority on safety communications. Nicknamed the “Master of Safety Communication” because of the results his clients achieve, he helps his audiences effectively convey their message in a way that gets results.John uses fun and magic to help you raise the expectations, vision, passion, and energy of your workforce to make a safer and more productive workplace. Key to his insightful approach is the premise that safety must be a personal value, and that values don't change when conditions change, even in tough times.
Drebinger is also the well-known author of Mastering Safety Communication, recognized by members of the safety industry as an outstanding training resource, loaded with communication techniques to enhance safety performance. www.drebinger.com
Charlie Morecraft
Sponsored by Patterson UTI Drilling
Who is Charlie Morecraft? Charlie is the face of safety. As an oil
refinery employee, Charlie considered himself one of the guys, and his company and union considered him a good worker. With 15 years of experience, he knew all the safety procedures - and how to get around them. In 1980, shortcuts nearly cost him his life when a routine job turned tragic. Burned over 50% of his body, Charlie spent five years in the hospital. His family fell apart. He lost everything. "All for what?" is the question he continues to ask himself, and you, today. Charlie, a dynamic speaker who touches an audience through his autobiographical story, emphasizes taking responsibility for one's actions and one's safety. Standard training meetings, videos and seminars demonstrate how to follow safety procedures. Charlie Morecraft tells you why you should.
Born Oail Andrew Phillips, he got his famous nickname from his older sister who stammered and could not say the word “brother”. The name Bum stuck, and he has always explained, “Bum’ s just a nickname, not a description!” The name, dry sense of humor, laid-back demeanor, winning tradition, and ever-present cowboy hat and boots all became a part of the Bum Phillips legend.
Said fellow coaching legend and friend, Sid Gillman, “You could place him in a crowd of a million and ask a total stranger to pick out Bum Phillips, and I’m sure he’d walk right up to him.”
