Laura Anderson

Director, Safety Strategy and Optimization CenterPoint Energy

I have worked at CenterPoint Energy for nine years in the Technical Training, Quality Management and Safety Management Systems teams. I have experienced the great pleasure of working with peers at AGA, API, and EEI for four of those years making presentations, participating in the development and maturity of recommended practices, and working on committees. I have the honor of leading a team of professional problem solvers responsible for the implementation and maturity of our Safety Management System in Gas, Electric, and Power Generation.

Pre-Conference Workshop Day - November 4

7:45 AM Powering up your People: Building a Connected Workforce Using Safety Management Systems

  • Aligning workforce learning with safety management systems through competence awareness, computer-based training, and risk roadshows  
  • Communicating and establishing safety controls involving incident investigations and control testing for safety and quality  
  • Identifying gaps in process and change tolerance before launching pilot programs     
  • Using Management of Change and Change Management plans to navigate user resistance and long-term cultural adoption     
  • Applying continuous improvement processes in risk analysis 
  • Establishing feedback loops to ensure input from field workers to drive ongoing optimization and innovation 

Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Laura.

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