James E. Leemann, Ph.D., retired after more than 40 years in the safety, occupational health, and environmental fields, working for DuPont, Conoco, and as contractors for the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve. He also served as an adjunct assistant professor for 22 years at Tulane’s Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine.
Recently, Dave Johnson asked a group of safety professionals for their opinions on senior leaders and their attitudes and actions regarding safety in the work environment.
In recent years we have seen numerous companies suffer reputation and brand damage as a result of actions or inactions by company executives and employees.
In recent years we have seen numerous companies suffer reputation and brand damage as a result of actions or inactions by company executives and employees.
On a recent vacation, I visited a U.S. Life Saving Service (USLSS) station at Indian River, DE and learned about these dedicated and brave, albeit crazy, “surfmen” who man these coastal stations along the east coast and Great Lakes.
From a systemic view, anyone paying attention to numerous employment dynamics during the past decade would conclude the safety, industrial hygiene and environmental fields are bleeding from a thousand cuts.
Without debating which presidential candidate you support, which Vision Thing (also known as slogan) provides a sense of inspiration, originality, and excitement?
Do you think the reason why there has been a surge in accidents involving the use of cell phones while driving in part stems from vehicles having more safety features requiring less attention by the driver?
