Safety Management

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CRITICAL ELEMENTS FOR MAXIMIZING SAFETY PERFORMANCE EXCELLENCE THE FOCUS OF AMERICAN SOCIETY OF SAFETY ENGINEERS’ CONFERENCE CALL DES PLAINES, IL (November 1, 2006) – The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) will be host to an audio conference call this November 8 from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM CST on the critical elements, needed to achieve safety performance excellence; why

managers and organizations are compelled to improve their safety performance; and how occupational safety, health and environmental (SH & E) professionals can strengthen their companies’ safety cultures. Critical elements for maximizing safety performance excellence include, but are not limited to, established and clear senior management leadership, an informed and accepted safety principle, an effective safety management framework, accountability for safety performance, supportive SH & E staff, effective employee motivation and other elements centered on organizational communication, goals and performance. ASSE Professional Member and Past-President Sam Gualardo, CSP, will lead the conference call and discuss five reasons why organizations are compelled to achieve safety and health performance excellence and which are the most important to influence the culture of safety; what compels senior managers and line managers to demonstrate their personal commitment and involvement in changing the safety culture; and the 13 critical elements found in organizations that consistently achieve safety and health performance excellence. Gualardo is a nationally recognized expert in safety management. He serves on the faculty for Indiana University of Pennsylvania and is involved with Dupont Safety

Services, the ASSE and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Gualardo has lectured extensively throughout his career both nationally and internationally and has authored many books and articles on safety management. He has a B.S. in safety management and a M.A. in labor/industrial relations and has held several key positions with Fortune 500 companies including director corporate safety and health at Niagara Mohawk Power, manager safety and health at Metropolitan Edison and manager of safety at Hershey Foods USA. Registrants will have access to the audio conference, a PowerPoint presentation, resource materials, articles and will receive a compact disk

recording of the call. To register for the audio conference contact ASSE Customer Service at or visit the ASSE website. Founded in 1911, the Des Plaines, IL-based ASSE is the largest and oldest professional safety organization committed to protecting people, property and the environment. Its more than 30,000 occupational safety, health and environmental professional members manage, supervise, research and consult on safety, health, transportation and environmental issues in all industries, government, labor and education. For more information check ASSE’s website at www.asse.org.

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