A look back at the 2016 NSC Congress & Expo

NSC recognizes 7 safety pros with Distinguished Service to Safety Award

The National Safety Council presented seven people with the agency’s most prestigious award for individual safety professionals Oct. 17 during the Opening Session of the 2016 NSC Congress & Expo.

NSC Division members, the NSC board and executive staff can nominate safety professionals for the Distinguished Service to Safety Award, which is presented annually to those who have devoted their careers to improving safety and health at work, on the roads, and in homes and communities.

The award was first presented in 1942 to recognize individuals and companies that strived to reduce occupational injuries during World War II.

The 2016 DSSA recipients:

CONSTRUCTION DIVISION
Fred W. Bonewell
Vice president, enterprise ?and public safety
CPS Energy
San Antonio, TX

TRANSPORTATION DIVISION
Drew Ellesmere-Jones
President
DJ Management Solutions LLC
Eagle, ID

BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY DIVISION
Daniel J. Hartwig
President
General Health & Safety Services Corp.
Punta Gorda, FL

CAMPBELL INSTITUTE
Michael F. Henderek
Campbell Institute co-founder and safety programs manager (retired)
ExxonMobil Corp.
Houston, TX

GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC SECTOR DIVISION
Charles Herrier
Occupational safety and health manager
Eastern Oklahoma VA Healthcare System
Muskogee, OK

LABOR DIVISION
Rick Irwin
Past president, NSC Labor Division
Alliant Energy/IBEW Local 965
La Valle, WI

COMMUNITY SAFETY DIVISION
Melissa Wandall
President
National Coalition for Safer Roads, The Mark Wandall Foundation
Washington, DC