“Innovation and Inspiration”: The 2014 NSC Rising Stars of Safety
The National Safety Council presents the Rising Stars of Safety, Class of 2014
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"The National Safety Council is pleased to recognize the 2014 class of the NSC Rising Stars of Safety, presented by DuPont Sustainable Solutions."
Read the complete introduction by Deborah Hersman, president and CEO, National Safety Council.
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Hesham Abdulla 36 HSE Coordinator Aluminum Bahrain Manama, Bahrain |
| “Hesham revamped the health and safety Internal Audit Program. He reviewed the previous plans and found many gaps. He initiated a new plan for driving the internal audit. The plan started by compiling a legitimate inventory of qualified/authorized lead auditors and internal auditors. It was discovered that most of the HSE coordinators were not qualified auditors and needed to be enrolled into a training course. With a limited number of auditors, this made the executing stage very challenging. Yet Hesham managed to arrange the audit plan using the available number of auditors to serve the given purpose of auditing the health and safety management system in the organization. The outcome was outstanding and was labeled as one of the best internal audits that the organization performed.” | |
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Mike Anthony 38 Safety Manager City of Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN |
| “Prior to Mike’s hiring, safety was more of a ‘suggestion’ than a standard. By re-training the employees’ thought process, there was a new, overwhelming acceptance of safety into the daily operations. By on-boarding managers and supervisors, the success continued. And by getting employee input through focus groups, the idea of safety became a part of the workforce. Mike’s patience and persistence gained momentum, and word quickly spread that safety is part of everyone’s responsibility. Mike empowered the employees to champion for safety.” | |
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Jerry Arnold 38 Safety Manager Woodward Design+Build New Orleans, LA |
| “In 2009, Jerry led Woodward to require all construction managers within the company to receive OSHA 10 training. This universal training of construction managers gives Woodward a solid foundation to train and increase employee knowledge of workplace hazards and preventative measures. Jerry also created a training system with assigned training for all of Woodward’s various divisions and instituted weekly toolbox topic trainings in the field. In addition to these proactive measures, in 2009, Jerry began to conduct an average of 500 jobsite inspections each year to identify and correct hazards.” | |
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Trevor Atherton 35 Safety Manager Gribbins Insulation Co. Evansville, IN |
| “Trevor’s safety initiative resulted in the creation of our industry-leading ‘Surveying At-Risk For Elimination’ (SAFE) Program. Trevor developed and implemented this peer-to-peer behavior-based safety observation program. Employees are trained to conduct observations and critique at-risk behaviors in fellow workers. Relying on a ‘no name, no blame’ philosophy, no names are recorded, eliminating the possibility of reprimand for a negative observation. The observations are collected and analyzed, and at-risk behaviors are relayed back to employees through customized safety meetings. A crowning achievement of this process was receiving Accreditation for World-Class Behavior Based Safety through the Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies at Marathon Petroleum Co. in Robinson, IL.” | |
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Nicole Brooks Taylor 37 Safety, Health and Environmental Program Manager National Park Service Cape Cod National Seashore Wellfleet, MA |
| “Ms. Taylor was hired in 2003 by Cape Cod National Seashore during a tumultuous period following a woeful OSHA inspection that reported the complete lack of a safety program and culture. She began developing the program … and led the change by developing and implementing effective programs and tools to build the foundation, creating over 30 standard operating procedures, targeted training to increase leadership and employee capacity, and led employees in the development of over 45 job hazard analyses. She engaged leaders at all levels to gain necessary commitment and advocated for increased employee involvement. She raised the bar from mere compliance to safety excellence.” | |
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Jonathan Briley 39 Senior EHS Specialist Pfizer Inc. Memphis, TN |
| “Jonathan led the development of a very successful Leading Metrics program to replace Incident Rates as the primary EHS metric. He developed a program that was flexible and adaptable, yet maintained a standard that allowed Leading Metrics to be selected, reported and trended in a wide variety of business units in a meaningful way. In addition to creating the methodology for metrics selection and summary, Jonathan created SharePoint-based tools that enable multi-site reporting from all over the world and developed SharePoint-based sites for site-level data collection and organization.” | |
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Cindy Brock 34 JMC Lead Safety Engineer Army Joint Munitions Command (JMC) Safety Dept. Rock Island, IL |
| “Cindy created a process to assist 48 safety professionals within JMC to obtain Army Career Program 12 and Explosives Safety certificates. The extensive training (58 courses) provides safety professionals with career-broadening safety education. Cindy was visible and out front by completing the courses ahead of others. She authored procedures adopted by the Army to guide careerists toward completion of the training. Cindy remains engaged by counseling, instilling hope, developing training schedules and mentoring others. Her efforts increased safety professionals’ completion rates from 21 percent to 67 percent in two years – the highest completion rate of any Army Materiel Command’s nine subordinate commands.” | |
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Garrett Bush 38 Regulatory Compliance Manager Pike Enterprises Inc. Mount Airy, NC |
| “Garrett has conducted numerous gap and cost benefit analyses to demonstrate return on investment of safety initiatives. These initiatives include creating a web-based Compliance Crew Audit Form focusing on driver, fleet, hazmat and work zone safety, and aiding in the development and implementation of a driver training program that includes distracted driving. He spearheaded the successful implementation of a drug-free workplace program, which promotes workforce education on the dangers of drugs and alcohol. Garrett is a member of Task Team Four of the OSHA Electrical Transmission and Distribution Partnership. He led efforts to conduct a companywide safety stand-down on the partnership’s best practices.” | |
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