Author Archives: Chet Brandon

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About Chet Brandon

I am a highly experienced Environmental, Health, Safety & Sustainability Professional for Fortune 500 Companies. I love the challenge of ensuring EHS&S 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.

EHS&S Passion – Where From?

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Chet Brandon

I was recently asked this question: where did I get my passion for EHS&S?  This question comes up every now and then.  Did it come from school?  Was my Dad an EHS&S Pro?  Did I want to be a Fireman when … Continue reading →

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What if We Had THE Answers?

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Chet Brandon

I ran across this article from Quartz digital magazine and it really got me thinking.  The article is: Big data is leading scientists to ask bigger questions.  The advent of effective distributed processing as open source software has created access to … Continue reading →

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Safety Must be Made

Posted on January 27, 2013 by Chet Brandon

I was presenting at an executive strategy meeting last week for the organization in which I lead EHS. During the presentation I had a thought that I want to expand on here:  Safety Must be Made.  In the discussion with … Continue reading →

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What do you Know About Disruptive Innovation?

Posted on January 20, 2013 by Chet Brandon

I have noticed a new term that is often chanted in the business world: “Disruptive Innovation”.  It seems to occur with frightening frequency in the technology sector.  Apple famously disrupted the music recording industry with iTunes as an example.  Can … Continue reading →

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Innovations in Environmental Science

Posted on January 1, 2013 by Chet Brandon

I was perusing my Twitter feed yesterday and ran across a collection of articles from Fast Company recapping innovative solutions to environmental issues.  It’s a good collection, I retweeted it, but thought it also worthy of some discussion time on my … Continue reading →

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Leadership is a Conversation

Posted on August 26, 2012 by Chet Brandon

There was a post a while back on HBR’s Blog site that caught my eye. It was titled: Leadership is a Conversation. It attracted me because I happen to believe this is very true. I worked once with a great … Continue reading →

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EHS is Knowledge Work

Posted on July 10, 2012 by Chet Brandon

After being in my profession now for over 20 years, it has occurred to me that much of what we do in EHS is that of “knowledge work”.  The ever trustworthy Wikipedia defines a Knowledge Worker as:  “A knowledge worker … Continue reading →

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The Purpose of this Blog

Posted on April 28, 2012 by Chet Brandon

I have been thinking about this blog for some time and finally got around to creating it.  In my mind a see a work space where I can spend a few minutes a week looking for, thinking about and documenting new … Continue reading →

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