Safety leadership starts with CEOs, said National Safety Council President Alan McMillan in a speech last month at the National Press Club in Washington. McMillan now highlights what he calls "CEOs Who Get It" — corporate leaders who understand that excellence in safety in their organizations begins with them.
McMillan's latest example is Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld. Last year, the NSC organized a blue-ribbon panel at the request of Rumsfeld that evaluated safety leadership and programs in the Department of Defense.