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About Chet Brandon

Chet Brandon, CSP, CHMM, is a global EHS and sustainability executive with more than 30 years of leadership experience across complex industrial organizations. He writes about EHS leadership, artificial intelligence in occupational safety and health, operational integrity, serious injury and fatality prevention, enterprise risk, sustainability, digital transformation, and the future of the EHS profession. Explore more of his work at LeadingEHS.com or learn more about Chet Brandon.

Sustainability of EHS: Educating the Next Generation of Safety Professionals

Posted on November 16, 2019 by Chet Brandon

I was recently asked by the Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP) to assist them in the creation of video lectures regarding a wide range of subjects related to excellence in the practice of occupational safety and health in America’s … Continue reading →

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Business Rediscovers that It’s About More than Maximizing Shareholder Wealth

Posted on August 28, 2019 by Chet Brandon

A leading business association just published an updated definition of the purpose of a corporation that represents a paradigm shift in corporate governance.  The Business Roundtable is an association of chief executive officers of America’s leading companies.  For over 30 … Continue reading →

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Tried and True: Written Procedures are a Foundation of EHS Success

Posted on December 30, 2018 by Chet Brandon

I often look to NASA and the Apollo missions for examples of safety methods that were/are successful in the harshest of environments –outer space.  The moon landing missions in particular represent risk management, safety engineering and operational control tools that … Continue reading →

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Safety in Aviation and Beyond

Posted on November 10, 2018 by Chet Brandon

In the Fall of each year the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) publishes a pair of reports on accident trends and safety in aviation.  The reports are published though AOPA’s Air Safety Institute.  The reports are the Joseph T. Null … Continue reading →

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Successful Job Transitions for HSE Pros

Posted on September 7, 2018 by Chet Brandon

Seasoned professionals know that there is a method to the madness of a transition into a new role. Young professionals however are frequently not aware. Continue reading →

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The Coming of Organizational Transparency: This is the Moment for OSH

Posted on September 4, 2018 by Chet Brandon

The time is here for occupational safety and health professionals to take our seat at the table of corporate governance and transparency is our path. The increase in organizational transparency ushered in by the internet and the use of artificial intelligence to crunch big data into never before seen levels of useful information for all. OSH skills are key to future organizations success. Continue reading →

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Technology Designers Must Begin the Journey to Safety

Posted on March 31, 2018 by Chet Brandon

Uber self driving car accidents and the facebook data scraping scandal are the most recent indications of a significant risk in the technology industry: the lack of mature safety processes.  The icons of the “hot industry” of the 21 century … Continue reading →

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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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