{"id":7758,"date":"2020-04-23T01:45:46","date_gmt":"2020-04-23T01:45:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/?p=7758"},"modified":"2020-04-21T12:49:42","modified_gmt":"2020-04-21T12:49:42","slug":"assp-names-emerging-professionals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/assp-names-emerging-professionals\/","title":{"rendered":"ASSP Names Emerging Professionals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) has selected its first group of recipients for a new award and professional development program that aims to advance occupational safety and health careers while supporting the entire profession.<\/p>\n<p>ASSP\u2019s 2020 Emerging Professional Award was earned by five next-generation safety leaders who demonstrate leadership, volunteerism and a desire to widely impact workplace safety through their involvement in the world\u2019s oldest professional safety organization.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday\u2019s emerging professionals are tomorrow\u2019s leaders in occupational safety and health,\u201d said ASSP President Diana Stegall, CSP, CFPS, ARM, SMS, CPCU. \u201cWe want to support their personal and professional growth so they are well-positioned to help advance the profession and strengthen our Society. This year\u2019s group has exceptional potential and we look forward to seeing them take on greater volunteer leadership roles over time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The inaugural group selected for ASSP\u2019s Emerging Professional Award is:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Matthew Herron<\/strong>, M.S., P.E., CSP, CPE, is a senior safety engineer at Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio. He has worked in safety since 2009. In his current role, Herron developed the Safety 360 Program. \u201cThis innovative program promotes a safety culture that empowers employees to proactively identify, correct and report unsafe conditions and at-risk behaviors,\u201d he said. \u201cWe\u2019ve had a dramatic reduction in recordable incidents.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jayme Hobson<\/strong>, M.S., CSP, STS, CHST, is a regional safety, health and environmental director for AECOM joint venture GUBMK in Paducah, KY. She began her safety career in 2007. Hobson has instituted leading indicator-based safety and health promotional programs that have been adopted on a global scale. \u201cIt\u2019s all about the people,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s my mission to show companies that an investment in safety upfront is worth it.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jarred O\u2019Dell<\/strong>, M.S., CSP, CUSP, is safety director at Syracuse Utilities in Brewerton, NY. He has been a safety professional since 2011 and has been involved in complex projects such as international river crossings on the St. Lawrence Seaway and air lifts into New York\u2019s Adirondack Park system. \u201cI began as a department of one and built a team that is as large as seven during our peak in the summer build season,\u201d he said.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Anthony Marletta<\/strong>, M.S., CSP, ARM, LEED GA, is a risk control consultant at Liberty Mutual Insurance in Long Island, NY, where he began his safety career in 2013. He is leading the development of a new standard on premises design and maintenance related to slip and fall prevention on ice. \u201cOur goal is to address one of the leading causes of injury to both the worker and general public \u2013 that being falls on the same level,\u201d he said.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ogaga Tebehaevu<\/strong>, M.S., CSP, CIH, is an industrial hygiene specialist at East Carolina University in Greenville, NC. He started his career as a safety engineer in 2007. \u201cI like to find new ways to solve workers\u2019 safety and health challenges,\u201d he said. \u201cIn 2016, I was part of a team that implemented a LiveSafe app that reports hazards and communicates safety needs. It\u2019s become a hub for hazard data collection and reporting.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The group will be placed into a yearlong professional development program that begins June 1. Each person will be matched with a mentor from ASSP\u2019s past president and Fellows community. Highlights include complimentary registrations for ASSP\u2019s annual Professional Development Conference and Exposition, Leadership Conference and Leadership Development Experience.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7759\" style=\"width: 1630px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7759\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7759\" src=\"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screenshot-2020-04-21-at-13.38.50.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1620\" height=\"612\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screenshot-2020-04-21-at-13.38.50.png 1620w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screenshot-2020-04-21-at-13.38.50-768x290.png 768w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screenshot-2020-04-21-at-13.38.50-400x151.png 400w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screenshot-2020-04-21-at-13.38.50-440x166.png 440w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screenshot-2020-04-21-at-13.38.50-650x246.png 650w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screenshot-2020-04-21-at-13.38.50-980x370.png 980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1620px) 100vw, 1620px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-7759\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">For more than 100 years, ASSP has supported occupational safety and health (OSH) professionals in their efforts to prevent workplace injuries, illnesses and fatalities. It provides education, advocacy, standards development and a professional community to members in order to advance their careers and the OSH profession as a whole.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>There also will be opportunities for the emerging safety professionals to engage with ASSP\u2019s Board of Directors at networking events and participate on ASSP committees. The group will have its own page on the online ASSP Community platform to join safety and health discussions and ask questions of experienced members.<\/p>\n<p>Candidates for the award must be ASSP members who are under 40 years old or have fewer than five years of experience in the occupational safety and health field. The Society will recognize five recipients each year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) has selected its first group of recipients for a new award and professional development program that aims to advance occupational safety and health careers while supporting the entire profession. 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