Author Archives: Chet Brandon

About Chet Brandon

I am a highly experienced Health, Safety and Environmental Professional for Fortune 500 Companies. I love the challenge of ensuring HSE excellence in process, manufacturing and other heavy industry settings. The connection of EHS to Sustainability is a fascinating subject for me. I believe that the future of industrial organizations depends on the adoption of sustainable practices.

Job Satisfaction, the Secret Ingredient for Exceptional Employee Involvement

Posted on September 7, 2017 by Chet Brandon

Job satisfaction is a key ingredient in safe workplaces, and we have forgotten that in our rush to more efficient jobs. Continue reading →

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OSHA’s Top Citation: Fall Protection: New Gear, New Regulations and New Standards – What Every EHS Pro Should Know!

Posted on April 18, 2017 by Chet Brandon

By Guest Blogger: Allyson Clark Plan, Provide and Train– is OSHA’s slogan for fall protection – sounds easy enough, Right? Well except that for the last 10 years, fall protection has been the number one issued citation by OSHA for construction … Continue reading →

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Guest Blogger: 10 in Demand Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Certificates

Posted on March 22, 2017 by Chet Brandon

If you are looking for advancement in your EHS career pathway and you are seeking to be more diverse in choosing your industry, certificates are often a go to mechanism for HR recruiters wanting to distinguish candidates from the competitive crowd so pursuing one can be beneficial to your career. Continue reading →

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High Flight Requires Risk

Posted on December 29, 2016 by Chet Brandon

The passing of two of the great aviation masters in the last few weeks started me thinking about what forges great people like them.  The Aerospace Icons I am discussing here are Bob Hoover and John Glenn.  Both made incredible … Continue reading →

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EHS Skills 101: The Science of Employee Involvement-Why Does it Work?

Posted on December 19, 2016 by Chet Brandon

It has become a basic tenet of Safety Professionals that employee involvement is critical to program success.  The safety visionary Frank Bird was a very early proponent of employee involvement as a key to ownership of the safety process.  He … Continue reading →

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CSR at a Darwinian Moment: What is the Path to Sustainability?

Posted on July 4, 2016 by Chet Brandon

“During my tenure as CEO of BP I was an early proponent of CSR, but I think that the idea of connecting with society in this way is now dead.”  That quote stopped me in my tracks as I perused my copy … Continue reading →

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Safety 2016 – Speakers, Students, and Vendors Create a Vibrant Atmosphere

Posted on July 1, 2016 by Chet Brandon

I was asked to contribute daily as a guest blogger by ASSE for Safety 2016.  This post was my last but due to some IT glitches it was not posted to the ASSE website.  I think the learnings from the expo … Continue reading →

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The Ace of Aces

Posted on August 31, 2015 by Chet Brandon

I enjoy reading about people who have accomplished remarkable things.  The biographies of their lives are very interesting to me.  What were their childhoods like?  How did the events come together that led to their success.  What struggles did they … Continue reading →

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1000 Tweets Later…

Posted on January 3, 2015 by Chet Brandon

This blog post will generate my 1001st tweet.  It seems to me that 1000 tweets is a milestone.  I’ll celebrate it here.  I estimate that each tweet averages about 45 seconds to write.  When you do the math, it turns out … Continue reading →

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The Beauty of the New Year

Posted on January 1, 2015 by Chet Brandon

The sun rises on a new year.  I can see fifty years old from here…  I have learned many things in my life, some from the career within it.  Time stands still for no one. Meaningful to me here is General … Continue reading →

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