NCCCO Foundation’s Ninth Annual Industry Forum will be held October 31, 2024, both in-person at the Inn at Opryland in Nashville, TN and live streamed via Zoom from 9:00 am to Noon CDT.

Register for free to attend in person in Nashville, TN here! (Please note the Industry Forum will be co-located with and held the Thursday before the CCO Commissioners Meeting)

If You can’t attend in person, register to attend via Zoom for free here!

The Industry Forum will kick off with a keynote address by Scott Ketcham, who recently was promoted to head of the OSHA Directorate of Enforcement Programs after several years heading the Directorate of Construction. Director Ketcham will discuss the latest activities at OSHA and their impact on the crane industry. The tentative agenda for the three hour hybrid event is as follows:

• What’s New at Federal OSHA – Scott Ketcham, OSHA Directorate of Enforcement
• Developments in Certification – Thom Sicklesteel, CCO
• ASME B30 Standards Update – Eric Fidler, ASME B30 Vice Chair
• My Crane Career Overview, Resources, & scholarships – T.J. Cantwell, NCCCO Foundation
• The State of Safety in the Crane Industry: Industry Insights and Emerging Technology Solutions – Kenna Carlsen, National Safety Council
• Finding the Right Fit: Researching Occupations Well Suited for a Career in the Crane Industry  – Nate Voss, Human Resources Research Organization
• Protecting Your Head and What’s Inside of It! Head Protection, Opioids and Depression in the Construction Industry – Jess Bunting, CPWR- The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Q&A Panel with in-person presenters

The NCCCO Foundation organizes the annual Industry Forum on Personnel Qualifications.  Eight Industry Forums have been held to date, as follows:

• Washington, DC, October 2015 (inaugural meeting)
• Honolulu, HI, May 2017
• Baltimore, MD, October 2018
• Crosby, TX, October 2019
• Virtual Event, October 2020
• Arlington, VA and Virtual, November 2021
• Phoenix, AZ and Virtual, October 2022
• Crosby, TX and Virtual, October 2023

Video recordings are available for the most recent Industry Forums. Click below on the links for each session.

Fifth Annual Industry Forum (2020)

Sixth Annual Industry Forum (2021)

Seventh Annual Industry Forum (2022)

Eighth Annual Industry Forum (2023)

Have an idea for a session at a future Forum?  Drop us a line at info@ncccofoundation.org.