EHS professionals can raise their profiles within their company by transforming themselves into what John McBride calls, safety business partners. “I’m not talking about a title,” said McBride, SPHR, of Consentium Search in Wesley Chapel, Florida. “We’re talking about a role, a level of participation.”
McBride spoke at Safety 2015 on the business partner, who invests time, knowledge and expertise in a company in order to get a piece of the pie. Safety leaders design safety strategies, but business partners actually participate in establishing a business strategy. “They’re in it from the beginning.