Editor’s Note: What’s your safety story?

Every February, we feature Q&As with CEOs Who “Get It,” the National Safety Council’s annual recognition of leaders who demonstrate their commitment to keeping workers safe and healthy.

We ask each CEO several questions, so we can’t fit all the answers into the print issue. (You can find the full Q&As online.) But one thing we make sure gets printed is every leader’s personal journey to becoming a CEO who “gets it.”

The answers are important because they show that the CEOs take safety personally. That message dovetails with NSC’s recent “Safety is Personal” initiative, which explores what has led people to make injury prevention their life’s work. In a series of videos, NSC President and CEO Lorraine Martin speaks with prominent people in the safety community – including current OSHA administrator Doug Parker – about “what got them into safety, and what keeps them there.” Go to nsc.org/our-impact to watch the videos.

But no matter where you are on your own safety journey, you have a story worth telling – and the ability to inspire others. This month, our My Story section highlights the stories of two of your fellow safety peers. Do you want to share yours? Email your story, plus a photo of yourself, to [email protected]. You may see yourself in an upcoming issue.

It’s our privilege to shine a spotlight both on people who have a prominent platform and the lesser-seen, in-the-field safety pros who do a noble (and all too often, thankless) job because they want to make a difference. We see you. And we appreciate you.

The opinions expressed in “Editor’s Note” do not necessarily reflect those of the National Safety Council or affiliated local Chapters.