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November 3, 2016
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Topic: Management/Leadership Safety Engagement
Learning Objectives:
- Have a greater understanding of how leadership (CEO, Managers, Supervisors) behaviors shape employee behaviors
- Review leadership elements identified in OSHA’s Nov 2015 draft Safety and Health Program Management Guidelines
- Recognize a variety of ways for leadership to meaningfully engage with employees relative to safety
- Discuss a variety of positive reinforcements that are effectively used in industry
Speaker: Arlene Edwards, CSP
Arlene began her safety & health career in 1981 with the Dept. of the Navy. She has been the President of Safety & Health Consulting Services, in Raleigh, NC, since 1996. She consults with construction companies and general industries to assist them in developing comprehensive safety and health systems, performing safety and health audits and inspections, conducting industrial hygiene monitoring and noise surveys, and presenting a variety of safety and health training courses. Arlene is an authorized Federal OSHA Outreach Trainer for General Industry and Construction.
From September 1991 to September 1996, Arlene worked for NC OSHA as a Safety Compliance Officer and a Health Compliance Officer. During that time, she inspected hundreds of construction sites & general industries for compliance with OSHA standards, as well as chairing a task force to revise NC OSHA’s penalty structure involving development of criteria for evaluating workplace safety & health plans.
Prior to OSHA, Arlene worked with the Dept. of the Navy as a civilian safety & health specialist and manager in Washington State and California. While working on military installations, Arlene had responsibility for inspecting military base facilities, supervising an explosives’ safety branch, overseeing construction activities, conducting safety & health training, and developing written safety programs.
In 2015, Arlene was appointed by the NC Governor to serve as the Chairman of the Safety and Health Review Commission of NC. In 2014, Arlene was elected to serve as the American Society of Safety Engineers Region VI Area Director South. Arlene is a Certified Safety Professional, Professional Member and past President of the NC Chapter of American Society of Safety Engineers, and past President of the Central Carolina Occupational Safety & Health School Board. Arlene earned a BA Degree from UNC-Asheville, NC. Management/Leadership Safety Engagement.
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Venue: Dilworth Neighborhood Grille
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