Items Tagged with 'Safety leadership'

“First, leaders can stop pretending daily life is back to normal. The pandemic remains a dangerous reality,” say Bruce Madsen and Rebecca Timmins of DEKRA.

Washington — The Senate on Dec. 9 confirmed two new members to serve on the Chemical Safety Board, boosting the profile of an agency that – for more than 18 months – has carried on with only one of its five board seats filled.

“Safe decision-making is an outcome of the interaction between leadership and frontline employees – not just action by one or both,” says Jack Balsamo of DEKRA.

Washington — President Joe Biden has nominated Christopher Williamson to lead the Mine Safety and Health Administration.

Washington — Doug Parker is OSHA’s first Senate-confirmed leader in nearly five years, after his nomination for assistant labor secretary was approved with a 50-41 vote Oct. 25.

“For this to happen means proving wrong some prevailing myths about BBS,” says Rebecca Timmins of DEKRA.

Washington — Meera Joshi’s nomination to lead the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration moved closer to a Senate confirmation with a 22-6 vote by the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee on Oct. 20.

“Organizations must reframe success not just by the services or products they provide, but in the conduct of their leaders,” says Sarah Eck of DEKRA.

Washington — A trio of Chemical Safety Board nominees moved a step closer to confirmation after the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee advanced their nominations on Sept. 22.

“By using a different approach, we can achieve our two primary objectives: removing the subjectivity and delay in determining SIF potential,” says Don Groover of DEKRA. “The approach is to use an expert logic system.”