Environmental risk communication for the oil, gas, and petroleum industries

Title : Environmental risk communication for the oil, gas, and petroleum industries

Abstract:

If you manage environmental issues for your industry, it's not a matter of if, but when you will be faced with risk communication challenges. Planning to meet these challenges means more than preparing for emergencies and dealing with contentious issues. With public trust on the decline and ever-changing news dynamics, sound strategy increasingly relies on the following foundational principles:

• Walk the talk—act with integrity and humility and know how and when to stand firm.
• Set goals—gear every investment of time and money toward achieving your definition of success.
• Know you audience—understand your stakeholders so that your messages hit home.
• Deal with emotional elements first—facts can be irrelevant until stakeholders’ emotional needs are met.

The presenters will walk through each of these key principles in depth, sharing practical advice and hard-hitting, real-world examples and solutions in this overview of environmental risk communication focused on the oil, gas, and petroleum industries

Biography:

Mr. Sadar has more than 40 years of technical experience in government, private industry and academia, focused on the communication of science and engineering information. He is also a co-author of Environmental Risk Communication: Principles and Practices for Industry and a Certified Consulting Meteorologist. Mr. Sadar has advised industry and governments regarding numerous high-profile and controversial projects involving communications on facility operations, regulatory compliance, environmental impacts, and emergency release planning.  Mr. Sadar recently retired from his position as an Air Pollution Administrator and meteorologist for a large public health department in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA and remains an Adjunct Associate Professor at Geneva College, Beaver Falls, PA.