Larry Curtis is Executive Director, Institute for Safety and Health Management www.ishm.org
Larry, a retired Naval Officer, has been the Executive Director of ISHM since July of 2007. Since that time the organization has enjoyed steady growth. Prior to ISHM, Larry was founder and manager of Construction Risk and Safety Management associates a Risk Management Consulting business established in 2003. Larry started this business after several years as a senior Risk Specialist with a major insurance company which he joined after many years as a project safety manager for a large construction company in the southeast US. He is an active member of local Veteran’s organizations and is Chairman of the Yuma Chamber of Commerce, Military Affairs Committee.
For several years I have been attending EHS expos. They generally are kicked off by a rotating group of speakers who have an impressive list of companies and organizations to which they consult on EHS matters.
ISHM is proud and honored to be allowed to exhibit at several safety/trade shows/expos yearly. As with most vendors we arrive a day early and use most of the available time to set up our booth area.
Whether you work in Aviation, Mining or the Zoo Industry, the EHS Department is often caught in the middle between the C-Suite and everybody else in the company.
Do the right employees receive training? This relatively simple question can lead to confusion, contention, hurt feelings and boardroom brawls as the competition for scarce resources heats up.
The Penn State topic is way too complicated to sort out in a short email. (It may never be fully understood). At one time I worked for a large construction company that had a good safety culture, yet when there was an issue of challenging a client on unsafe procedures the construction company always backed down.
I try to stay abreast of the safety profession by reading several magazines and websites monthly. In addition, I am fortunate to talk to a number of highly skilled safety mangers on a frequent basis and I blatantly pick their brains as much as possible.
