South Dakota director speaks about the future of safety

Director of Corporate Safety Stephanie Hilton recently spoke at the 2nd Annual Infrastructure Safety Symposium in Washington, D.C.

The conference, hosted by Quanta Services, brought in 150 utility and industry leaders from across the country to collaborate on the latest safety topics and trends. The conference theme, ‘Where the Future of Safety Speaks,” focused on where the industry is going and sharing best practices.

Stephanie joined leaders from Quanta Services, Tesla, Exelon Corporation and Southern California Edison in a panel discussion on human performance principles, Safety Differently and the application of controls in the future of safety.

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