Safety Leadership Conference

Highlights from the Safety Leadership Conference 2021

Dec. 8, 2021

Visuals from the in-person Cleveland event, and the awards presentation to this year’s America’s Safest Companies.

Cleveland was the host city for EHS Today’s 2021 Safety Leadership Conference, held Nov. 9-11 and co-located with IndustryWeek’s Manufacturing & Technology (M&T) Show. After going virtual in 2020 due to the pandemic, the SLC celebrated its 10th year by returning with a hybrid event. The Cleveland event featured facility tours, workshops, keynote presentations, an exhibit hall, and 15 breakout sessions focused on safety technology, regulatory compliance, and risk management.

As always, SLC provided plenty of opportunities for attendees to network and share best practices with fellow safety professionals. And as in the past, a highlight of the event was the presentation of the America’s Safest Companies awards. Below, you’ll see leaders from nine of the winning companies being congratulated by EHS Today’s chief editor Dave Blanchard. (One of the winners, CJ Drilling, was unable to attend.)

We also hosted a live virtual SLC on Dec. 7-8, which you can access at www.safetyleadershipconference.com. You can register for free to watch the sessions on demand for 90 days.

The following pages offer some visual highlights from the Cleveland conference. All photos were taken by Charles Thomas, who works for EHS Today's parent company Endeavor Business Media. We hope to see everybody at Safety Leadership Conference 2022, Oct. 18-20, again in Cleveland.

About the Author

EHS Today Staff

EHS Today's editorial staff includes:

Dave Blanchard, Editor-in-Chief: During his career Dave has led the editorial management of many of Endeavor Business Media's best-known brands, including IndustryWeek, EHS Today, Material Handling & Logistics, Logistics Today, Supply Chain Technology News, and Business Finance. In addition, he serves as senior content director of the annual Safety Leadership Conference. With over 30 years of B2B media experience, Dave literally wrote the book on supply chain management, Supply Chain Management Best Practices (John Wiley & Sons, 2021), which has been translated into several languages and is currently in its third edition. He is a frequent speaker and moderator at major trade shows and conferences, and has won numerous awards for writing and editing. He is a voting member of the jury of the Logistics Hall of Fame, and is a graduate of Northern Illinois University.

Adrienne Selko, Senior Editor: In addition to her roles with EHS Today and the Safety Leadership Conference, Adrienne is also a senior editor at IndustryWeek and has written about many topics, with her current focus on workforce development strategies. She is also a senior editor at Material Handling & Logistics. Previously she was in corporate communications at a medical manufacturing company as well as a large regional bank. She is the author of Do I Have to Wear Garlic Around My Neck?, which made the Cleveland Plain Dealer's best sellers list.

Nicole Stempak, Managing Editor: Nicole Stempak is managing editor of EHS Today and conference content manager of the Safety Leadership Conference.