Seabrook Offered Global Safety and Health Briefing at Safety 2009

July 8, 2009
For the fourth consecutive year, Kathy A. Seabrook, CMIOSH (UK), CSP, presented an annual “Global Safety and Health Briefing” at the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Annual Professional Development Conference, held this year in San Antonio, Texas.

Seabrook offered her about current trends emerging in the global business community that may have an impact on the safety profession. Specifically, Seabrook delved into business transparency and accountability, the influences of technology on safety and health, U.S. influences and the Obama administration’s impact on OSHA, changes in the area of chemical and hazardous substance management and the growing use of occupational safety and health management systems and methodologies. The complete presentation can be found at http://www.globalehs.com/.

The session was sponsored by the ASSE International Practice Specialty and was designed to provide attendees with a strategic perspective on global issues and trends that are impacting workplace safety and health and their companies. Seabrook said knowledge of these issues and trends better positions safety and health professionals to think both strategically and globally and provide substantive and lasting contributions to their organizations.

“Many multinational companies are using a sustainability approach to environmental health and safety risk management,” said Seabrook. “This approach integrates workplace safety and health management into a company’s business culture, values and operational processes and systems. Proactively mitigating potential worker safety and health risks can have a significant impact on financial results, workers, brand, customers, products, processes, physical plant, the environment and the public.”

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Sandy Smith

Sandy Smith is the former content director of EHS Today, and is currently the EHSQ content & community lead at Intelex Technologies Inc. She has written about occupational safety and health and environmental issues since 1990.

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