IAAPA Safety Month Latin America, Caribbean

May 21 - June 13, 2024

Event Type: Education
Region: Latin America, Caribbean
Event Time:
Venue: Online
Member Price: 89 | Nonmember Price: 129
Mes de la Seguridad IAAPA América Latina y Caribe 2024

Participate in this best practices exchange to promote a commitment to safety in the industry, through ongoing training, which keeps your processes and procedures up to date and reinforces safety in everyone's minds.

This year the topics covers operation and maintenance issues for family entertainment centers, water parks, and theme and amusement parks, importance of using international standards, importance of incident reporting, safety and hygiene, cybersecurity, food and beverage safety, inclusion and accessibility and crisis management.

If you have questions or special cases, attend the live “Ask the Expert” sessions, where a variety of safety experts will answer and share best practices to resolve all questions, in an entertaining and confident manner.

IAAPA Latin America and Caribbean Safety Month includes:

  • Virtual educational sessions, live on Tuesdays and Thursdays, with simultaneous translation in Spanish and Portuguese.
  • Ask the Expert sessions, in Spanish and others in Portuguese.
  • The IAAPA Global Safety Forum, with global perspectives on safety, with regional application.
  • For the first time, access to more than 60 pre-recorded Safety Month sessions, for consultation on demand.

Safety Month offers content for all levels and park and attraction types.

SPECIAL PROMO! Now you can get a COMBO including the IAAPA Safety Month + IAAPA Safety Forum Brazil (IN PERSON EVENT) at a special price. 

Live sessions will be scheduled Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. EDT (Please verify your local time)
Pricing Details
Super Saver (Valid for purchases until May 1) $59 $89
Saver (Valid for purchases between May 2 and May 10) $69 $99
Saver COMBO: IAAPA Safety Month + IAAPA Safety Forum Brazil IN PERSON EVENT (valid for purchases up to May 10) $169 $268
Regular Price (Valid for purchases from May 11 and up) $89 $129
Regular COMBO: IAAPA Safety Month + IAAPA Safety Forum Brazil IN PERSON EVENT (valid for purchases May 25 and up) $189 $328

IAAPA members save up to 40% if register 5 or more persons from the same company:
*$50 each, valid for purchases from May 2 to May 10
*$70 each, valid for purchases from May 11 and up
For group discounts (5 or more) please contact [email protected]

Speakers

Carlos Schiaritti

Carlos Schiaritti

Director of Ride Maintenance and Quality Management
Parque de la Costa

David Molina

David Molina

Chief of Mechanical Maintenance
Parque del Café

Douglas Nolli

Douglas Nolli

IT Manager
Interparques

 Eduardo Fernandes

Eduardo Fernandes

Engineering and Maintenance Manager
Hopi Hari

Filipe Brandoli

Filipe Brandoli

Opertions Director
Animalia Park

Jorge Correa

Jorge Correa

Manager
Parque Acuático Los Tamarindos

Jorge Mario Rodas

Jorge Mario Rodas

Manager
Parque Temático Xetulul, IRTRA

Jorgelina Rea

Jorgelina Rea

Operations Sr. Analyst
Neverland

Leonardo Ossa

Leonardo Ossa

Infrastructure Design Analyst Architect
Comfenalco Antioquia

Luisa Fernanda Velásquez

Luisa Fernanda Velásquez

Maintenance Director
Parque del Café

Ricardo Berumen

Ricardo Berumen

Operations Coordinator
Hasbro City

Sol Dunas

Sol Dunas

Operations Coordinator
Neverland

Agenda

 
10-10:45 a.m.

Safe Operation in FECs

Identification, classification and prevention of specific risks in the operation of FECs.

Speakers:
  • Sol Dunas – Operations Coordinator
  • Jorgelina Rea – Operations Sr. Analyst, Neverland
  • Ricardo Berumen – Operations Coordinator, Hasbro City
10:55-11:40 a.m.

Safe Operation in Water Parks

Safe operation of attractions, incident prevention, use of equipment and safety protocols.

Speaker:
  • Jorge Correa – Manager Parque Acuático Los Tamarindos and Physical and Emotional Wellness Manager, Comfenalco Antioquia
11:50 a.m. – 12:35 p.m.

Safe Operation in Theme and Amusement Parks

Fundamental aspects in the operation of rides and attractions, incident prevention and contingency plans.

Speakers:
  • Luis Ernesto Gutiérrez – Deputy Director of Operations, Mundo Aventura
  • Romina Tapia – Process and Protocol Control Supervisor
  • José Tomás Vicuña – Chief of Operations, Fantasilandia
10-10:45 a.m.

Maintenance Management in FEC

Indicators, types and plans for preventive and corrective maintenance.

Speakers:
  • Felipe Brandoli – Opertions Director, Animalia Park
  • Eduardo Fernandes – Engineering and Maintenance Manager, Hopi Hari
10:55-11:40 a.m.

Maintenance Management in Water Parks

Review of structures and surfaces, filtration and water treatment systems.

Speaker:
  • Carlos Schiaritti – Director of Ride Maintenance and Quality Management, Parque de la Costa
11:50 a.m. – 12:35 p.m.

Maintenance Management in Theme and Amusement Parks

Types of maintenance and minimum requirements according to ASTM770 standard.

Speakers:
  • William Ojeda – Chief of Maintenance, Mundo Aventura
  • David Molina – Chief of Mechanical Maintenance, Parque del Café.
10-10:45 a.m.

Food Safety

Preservation, preparation and safe delivery of food and beverages.

Speaker:
  • Marco Saez – Food engineer, Fantasilandia
10:55-11:40 a.m.

Safety and hygiene

Culture of prevention of occupational accidents.

Speaker:
  • Florencia Bereau – Responsible for Hygiene and Safety, Neverland
11:50 a.m. – 12:35 p.m.

Cybersecurity

Strategies for identifying and preventing possible cyber attacks.

Speaker:
  • Douglas Nolli – IT Manager, Interparques
10-10:45 a.m.

Ask the Expert

Safety Standards in Spanish
11-11:45 a.m.

Ask the Expert

Safety Standards in Portuguese
10-10:45 a.m.

Global Safety Forum

Panel 1: Human Resources. Hiring, retention, safety culture, how to avoid monotony and reduce risks, training, certification.
10:55-11:40 a.m.

Global Safety Forum

Panel 2: Risk assessment for all types of attractions, FEC, Water Parks, Amusement Parks, Adventure Parks, other thematic attractions. OURA - HARA
11:50 a.m. – 12:35 p.m.

Global Safety Forum

Panel 3: Visitor behavior, accessibility.
10-10:45 a.m.

Ask the expert: All the parks, all the topics

In this session you will be able to ask any question on any safety topic to industry experts.
10-10:45 a.m.

Accessibility, Inclusion and Safety

Prepare your staff and your facility to receive people with disabilities.

Speakers:
  • Yvonne Bustamante – General Manager, La Granja Villa
  • Leonardo Ossa – Infrastructure Design Analyst Architect, Comfenalco Antioquia
10:55-11:40 a.m.

Incident Report

Importance of the collection and dissemination of IAAPA incident report data for decision making.

Speakers:
  • Jorge Mario Rodas – Manager Parque Temático Xetulul, IRTRA
  • Luisa Fernanda Velásquez – Maintenance Director, Parque del Café
11:50 a.m. – 12:35 p.m.

Crisis Management

What to do when a crisis occurs and how to use the IAAPA crisis management manual.

Speaker:
  • Florencia Bereau – Hygiene and Safety Manager, Neverland
Please Note: Agenda is subject to change.

Agenda