E6: ASTM Standards for Serious Incident Fatality Prevention
Tue, 6/2: 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM CDT
Education Sessions
Education Sessions
Ernest N. Morial New Orleans Convention Center
Room: 395
CM Credit Hours: 1
Description
This session introduces a groundbreaking suite of ASTM standards designed to advance Serious Incident and Fatality (SIF) prevention. These standards provide a common language and practical framework for identifying, classifying, and addressing high hazard activities, conditions and events that most commonly lead to SIF Risk, potential SIFs and actual SIFs.
Key elements include:
ASTM E2920 – Classification of SIFs and pSIFs (Injuries & Illnesses): Standardized criteria for recognizing serious and potentially serious outcomes, enabling consistent metrics and benchmarking.
SIF Incidents Beyond Injuries: Expansion of SIF classification to include environmental releases, fires, community impacts, and major business interruptions, highlighting the broader consequences of high-hazard events.
Risk Identification and Prioritization: Tools and methods for pinpointing high-hazard activities, assessing critical safeguards, and reducing risks before they escalate to life-altering outcomes.
Leader and Worker Engagement: Practical approaches to building shared accountability, fostering meaningful dialogue, and embedding prevention into everyday operations.
Participants will gain an understanding of how these new ASTM standards unify science, practice, and leadership to address the stubborn plateau of serious incidents. Through adoption and application, organizations can more effectively align systems, engage people, and achieve sustainable reductions in SIF risk.
Key elements include:
ASTM E2920 – Classification of SIFs and pSIFs (Injuries & Illnesses): Standardized criteria for recognizing serious and potentially serious outcomes, enabling consistent metrics and benchmarking.
SIF Incidents Beyond Injuries: Expansion of SIF classification to include environmental releases, fires, community impacts, and major business interruptions, highlighting the broader consequences of high-hazard events.
Risk Identification and Prioritization: Tools and methods for pinpointing high-hazard activities, assessing critical safeguards, and reducing risks before they escalate to life-altering outcomes.
Leader and Worker Engagement: Practical approaches to building shared accountability, fostering meaningful dialogue, and embedding prevention into everyday operations.
Participants will gain an understanding of how these new ASTM standards unify science, practice, and leadership to address the stubborn plateau of serious incidents. Through adoption and application, organizations can more effectively align systems, engage people, and achieve sustainable reductions in SIF risk.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
• Explain the purpose and scope of ASTM Standards for SIF Prevention.
• Recognize how SIF classification extends beyond worker harm to environmental incidents, fires, community impacts, and business interruptions.
• Apply structured approaches to identify, prioritize, and reduce SIF risks through high-hazard activity analysis and critical safeguard assessment.
• Evaluate effective methods for leader and worker engagement that drive ownership of SIF prevention at every organizational level.
• Integrate the ASTM framework into existing safety and risk management systems to strengthen prevention strategies and organizational resilience.
• Demonstrate how shared language and classification systems can improve cross-industry learning, communication, and performance.
• Explain the purpose and scope of ASTM Standards for SIF Prevention.
• Recognize how SIF classification extends beyond worker harm to environmental incidents, fires, community impacts, and business interruptions.
• Apply structured approaches to identify, prioritize, and reduce SIF risks through high-hazard activity analysis and critical safeguard assessment.
• Evaluate effective methods for leader and worker engagement that drive ownership of SIF prevention at every organizational level.
• Integrate the ASTM framework into existing safety and risk management systems to strengthen prevention strategies and organizational resilience.
• Demonstrate how shared language and classification systems can improve cross-industry learning, communication, and performance.
Content Level
Intermediate
Core Competencies
Risk Assessment
Risk Management
Safety
Keywords
Emergency preparedness and response
Risk assessment and management
Safety
Session Availability
In-person
Targeted Audience
Practitioner
Transfer of Knowledge
Case Studies
Group activities
Hands-on demonstrations and practicum
Live Polling
Practical Application