47th Annual Industrial Safety Seminar

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By Karlie Lipsit in Blog

This year Black Gold and BGGoPlan will be attending the Industrial Safety Seminar in Saskatoon, hosted by the Saskatchewan Safety Council. This will be Black Gold and BGGoPlan’s first time at this seminar and we are excited to attend!

The Industrial Safety Seminar began in 1974 by a group of concerned individuals who wanted to create a space where like-minded professionals could discuss various safety matters. This seminar is host to 115 booths with the largest display of safety equipment and services in Western Canada. Safety professionals gather to learn from 29 presentations and keynote speakers who attend the seminar. The four keynote speakers for this year’s seminar are: Randy Ambrosie, Dr. John Izzo, Eldeen Pozniak and Bob Gray

According to the Industrial Safety Seminar, there are four main points for attending and obtaining significant return on investment. They are as follows:

Session content to enhance one’s learning
New best practices
Training workshops to enhance skills/overcome future challenges
Peer connections: new connections to share ideas and build your connections.

Conference Details:

When: Feb. 3 to 5, 2020

Monday, Feb. 3 – 7:45 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 4 –10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 5 – 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Where: The World Trade Centre at Prairieland Park, Saskatoon, SK

Black Gold and BGGoPlan are able to provide customers with superior safety knowledge and documentation to ensure your team is accounted for, if the time comes. It is imperative that companies are equipped with safety programs and know-how to keep your people safe and business running.

Black Gold and BGGoPlan is looking forward to obtaining new information, forming new relationships and learning about innovative ideas through attending this conference. You can find Black Gold at booth #15 in Hall B and while you’re there make sure to enter your business card in the draw to win a prize on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020!

Mandeep Dhesi

Project Manager

Mandeep Dhesi is an accomplished, solutions focused professional offering extensive experience in emergency response planning.

He has over 6 years of experience in preparing emergency response plans and coordinating crisis management activities within the petroleum industry.

He has a proven background developing and maintaining liaisons with municipalities, county departments, and similar entities to facilitate plan development and response coordination.

As a senior emergency response planner/project manager, Mandeep delivers expertise in business management principals, strategic planning, leadership, and coordination of people and resources.

He has attended the Northern Institute of Technology (NAIT) majoring in Emergency Management, and is currently working towards obtaining his Associate Business Continuity Practitioner (ABCP) Designation. Mandeep has also received numerous certifications from the National Center for Disaster Preparedness and Response Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health.

Alecia Beauchamp

Project Manager

Alecia Beauchamp has joined Black Gold as a Senior Emergency Response Planner and brings with her a wealth of knowledge including over a decade of experience specific to the development, implementation and management of Emergency Response Programs.

Prior to joining Black Gold, Alecia most recently worked as a Project Manager/Senior Emergency Response Planner. In addition to overseeing the development and updating of emergency response programs, Alecia’s responsibilities also included managing a variety of regulatory/compliance projects across western Canada. During this time, she participated in hundreds of emergency response planning exercises and real-life emergencies.

Alecia has completed the Principles of Health and Safety Management and Auditor Training Program. Alecia has also recently started working towards a certificate in Occupational Health and Safety through the University of New Brunswick and is eager to complete the course in 2017.

In the summer of 2016 Alecia and her husband welcomed their first child Olivia. When not at work, Alecia is enjoying her role as a mother and spending time with her friends and family including their two dogs Teddy and Paddington.

Philip Poole

Training Manager

Having joined the Black Gold team in 2017, Philip Poole brings with him a blend of regulatory knowledge, audits and has an extensive background in conducting specialized training in emergency response and business continuity planning.

Clients have relied on Philips’ experience to provide them with guidance before, during and after incidents and emergencies have taken place. Philip has also proven himself to be a key asset in assisting clients during real emergencies and with post-incident reporting, on numerous occasions.

Prior to working for Black Gold, Philip worked for Deliotte LLP where he worked with some of the biggest oil & gas companies in the world. Philip has a willingness to share his knowledge gained from his experiences.

Philip has a British Army background that has been followed by 8+ years in the oil and gas sector, with experience in both operations, public consultations, emergency response planning training. He has added more than 10 years of emergency management and response experience though pervious employment and subsequent employment with Black Gold.

Outside of work, Philip enjoys spending time with his family, distance shooting (marksmanship), watching and playing both football and rugby.

Shona Belvoir

Technology Manager

Shona Belvoir joined the BGGoPlan team in 2017, taking on the role of Technology Manager. She brings enthusiasm, positivity and passion to our application development team along with over 17 years of training and education experience.

Before BGGoPlan, Shona worked for an engineering firm where she focused on marketing and business development. She has worked in a variety of industries, each with a different realm of clientele which has provided her a well-rounded business outlook.

Within the BGGoPlan ERP mobile APP department, Shona conducts training and demo sessions for clients in addition to ensuring the installation and administration of the application technology. Her focus for the APP is technological development and improvement, and to ensure clients understand its functionality.

Shona attended the University of Calgary and earned her Bachelor of Arts, majoring in Communications and Marketing.

Outside of work, Shona is very family focused, you can find her escorting her two children to their various sporting activities, volunteering and spending as much time with her kids as possible. She is very active, and enjoys walking her dog, running, skiing, playing tennis, swimming, and riding motorcycles.

Jenna-lee Natrasony

Project Manager

As a Project Manager based in Grande Prairie, Jenna-lee’s focus is on managing all aspects of Emergency Response Programs including client management, development and facilitation of emergency response training and conducting public/stakeholder consultations. Jenna-lee successfully completed her AA in Sports Psychology followed by the completion of her BA in Applied Disaster & Emergency Studies. She is passionate about emergency preparedness and ensuring the safety of the communities in which we live and work.

Prior to joining Black Gold, Jenna-lee has spent the last decade gaining a wide variety of experience from the field to corporate level, including working with the National Energy Board and major producers. In her previous roles of Field Emergency Preparedness Advisor and Project Manager, Jenna-lee has worked closely in operations providing incident response support. She would also ensure accuracy in field mapping, stakeholder identification and comprehensive training conducting numerous exercises and training sessions annually.

Karen Mather

Training Coordinator/Project Manager

Karen’s role at Black Gold includes Training Coordination and Project Management.

As Training Coordinator, Karen Mather specializes in regulatory compliance in Emergency Preparedness and Response. With 15+ years experience in emergency management, Karen brings a high level of expertise specific to development, implementation and management of emergency response programs. Karen’s focus is on regulatory guidance in emergency management and development and facilitation of exercises and training. She is an ICS Canada Incident Command System Approved Course Instructor for I-100 and I-200. Karen has been involved in coordinating hundreds of ERP training sessions from role specific training to major exercises and has provided ICS role-based support to real emergency events.

In her previous positions as Senior Emergency Response Specialist with major producers, Karen actively participated in and co-managed the development and maintenance of Emergency Response Plans and Emergency Preparedness Programs as well as coordination and facilitation of exercises and training.

Karen spent six years at the Alberta Energy Regulator with four in the Emergency Planning and Assessment Section. In her various positions, she provided support to the Public Hearing Process, municipal reciprocal land use set back reviews, ERP review and approval process and observation/evaluation of industry held exercises and training.

In her off time, Karen can be found leading fundraising activities for a non-profit organization in support of local charitable organizations focused on helping at risk children, seniors and veterans.

Emily Cuthbertson

Office Manager

Emily Cuthbertson is new to the Office Manager position and is looking forward to being an integral part of the day-to-day operations of Black Gold. Her responsibilities include office administration, finance, facilities management among many others.

Prior to joining Black Gold, Emily worked in Safety and Regulatory Affairs at Canadian Pacific Railway, four years as an Emergency Response Technician in the in the oil patch and was the Executive Assistant for the Chief Administrative Officer, Mayor and Council for the Town of Fox Creek, Alberta. Emily has a certification in Human Resource Management through the University of Calgary, and looks forward to continuing her education to help better herself in her role at Black Gold.

When Emily is not in the office you can find her paddle boarding, snow-shoeing, hiking or on a road trip with her sister, spending time with her family and friends or taking the family dog, Tucker for runs at the dog park. Emily also enjoys giving back to Kids Cancer Care, a foundation near and dear to her heart.

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