November 2026 Puget Sound Chapter Meeting

MEETING TIME

Presentation and Q&A: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM PST

Networking 11:30 – 12:00 PM PST

LOCATION (Please inform if you will be in person or virtual)

Virtual: Microsoft Teams (see below to receive link)

SPEAKER INFORMATION

Speaker Name: J. William (Bill) Bayne, MS, CPCU, CSP, ARM, AINS

Title/Role: Risk Management Executive

Organization: Eastern Alliance Insurance

PRESENTATION OVERVIEW

Presentation Title: Incident Investigation through the lens of Human and Organizational Performance (HOP)

Presentation Description: The intent of this session is to give learners an opportunity to understand the nature of incidents through the perspective of HOP. Incidents are not intentional, willful disregard for safety, or unpredictable, but identifiable normal deviations from prescribed work practices. These deviations are the result of failures in knowledge, resources,  competency, feedback loops, and other characteristics of the systems in which the employee operates. Throughout this presentation, learners will be guided to look at the context of the work and challenges that lead up to events, some of which result in a fatal or life-changing event.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES (three to five specific takeaways)

By the end of this presentation, participants will be able to:

• Learners will be able to take away that human error is normal
• Learners will be able to explore and understand the concept of organizational drift and how it can result in accidents/incidents/near misses.
• Learners will consider the issues of context in incident investigations, and the various task demands and organizational capabilities or lack thereof that result in unexpected failures.
• [Optional learning objective 4]
• [Optional learning objective 5]

RELEVANCE TO ASSP MEMBERS

This presentation is relevant to ASSP Members within all manner of organizations. The 5 elements of Human and Organizational Performance can help learners understand the work. Through a better understanding of HOP and reviewing incidents in the context of organizational drift, there will be opportunities for better investigations that can lead to better corrective actions and organizational improvements and reduction in occupational accidents of all stripes and severity levels.  

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

William “Bill” Bayne, MS, CPCU, CSP, ARM, AINS, is a Safety Professional with over 25 years of experience in the field of Occupational Safety and Health & Commercial Insurance. He is the Administrator of the ASSP Risk Management Practice Specialty. A regular speaker at multiple conferences such as the Indiana Safety and Health Conference, the ASSP Professional Development Conference, the Michigan Safety Conference, and a multitude of individual insured and webinar presentations throughout his career. He specializes in Motor Vehicle, Education, and Healthcare exposures.

REGISTRATION AND CLOSING

Visit our website to register for the meeting here.

For virtual meeting attendance, note that the Microsoft Teams link and joining instructions will be provided through the registration confirmation and on our chapter website.

Thank you for supporting the ASSP Puget Sound Chapter and sharing your expertise with our members.