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Category Archives: EHS Management
Leonardo’s Lesson: Harmony Begins With Observation
I have been reading Walter Isaacson’s biography of Leonardo da Vinci, and it has caused me to think about leadership, observation, and the way human beings fit within the larger order of nature. Leonardo’s genius is obvious, but what interests me most is his method. He studied the world with uncommon curiosity. He observed water, light, motion, anatomy, plants, machines, and the human form with the discipline of both an artist and a scientist.
That is the inspiration for this article. Leonardo’s Vitruvian Man gives us more than an image of proportion. It offers a lens for thinking about harmony, structure, humanity, and the systems we live and work within. For leaders, especially in complex operating environments, there is a practical lesson here: observe deeply before acting, understand the pattern before changing the work, and make sure strategy survives contact with operational reality. Continue reading
Posted in Leadership, Career Skills, Sustainability Leadership, EHS Management, Personal Growth, Professional Skills
Tagged art, business, EHS, harmony in nature, history, Leadership, Leonardo da Vinci, manufacturing leadership, observation, organizational change, philosophy, regulatory integrity, safety leadership, safety-leadership, scientific method, sustainability, systems thinking, Vitruvian Man, Walter Isaacson
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The Game Changer in EHS Training: Blended Pathways That Build Capability in High-Risk Industrial Operations
EHS training, safety training, lockout tagout, LOTO training, hazardous energy control, industrial safety, blended learning, competency based training, safety leadership, verified capability Continue reading
Posted in AI, Artificial Intelligence, EHS Management, Modernized Trianin
Tagged blended learning, Blended Method Training, competency based training, EHS training, hazardous energy control, industrial safety, lockout tagout, LOTO training, safety leadership, safety training, verified capability
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SIF Reduction: The Leading Edge of Operational Integrity
By Chet Brandon A Conversation From the Safety 2026 Stage At ASSP’s Safety 2026 conference in Anaheim CA, I had the privilege of participating in the OSHA Super Session alongside OSHA Assistant Secretary Dave Keeling, ASSP President Linda Tapp, and … Continue reading
Posted in EHS Management, enterprise risk management
Tagged operational integrity, sif
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EHS Data Analysis Heuristics: Turning Performance Data Into Better Decisions
By Chet Brandon EHS data is only useful when it helps leaders make better decisions and take timely action. Incident reports, corrective action records, hazard observations, audit findings, injury data, exposure information, and corrective action trends all contain signals. The … Continue reading
Decision-Ready Information: The Modern Standard for Leadership in Complex Organizations
Organizations are drowning in information and starving for judgment.
My latest article on LeadingEHS.com explores the concept of decision-ready information and compares it to the classic management discipline of completed staff work.
The core idea is simple: leaders do not need more dashboards, alerts, reports, or raw data. They need information that has been interpreted, contextualized, risk-ranked, and shaped into clear options and recommendations.
This discipline matters across EHS, sustainability, operations, cybersecurity, process safety, and enterprise governance. Whether we are dealing with AIoT signals, process safety data, ESG disclosures, or operational risk indicators, the challenge is the same:
-What is happening
-Why does it matter
-What could happen next
-What should we do?
Decision-ready information converts complexity into accountable leadership action. Continue reading
Cyber-Physical Risk in the Age of AI: How Safety Professionals Help Directors Make Better Operational Technology Investment Decisions – Part 4
As the final article in this four-part series, Fay Feeney and I bring the conversation into the boardroom. Operational technology is no longer just an engineering concern—it is a governance test. As AI-enabled assets reshape industrial operations, directors are approving new risk profiles, resilience assumptions, and value-creation models. Continue reading
Posted in AI, Artificial Intelligence, EHS Management, enterprise risk management, Leadership, Machine Learning, Sustainability Leadership
Tagged AI, AI operational technology risk, AIOT Resilience Index, Artificial Intelligence, board oversight cybersecurity, business, cyber physical risk management, cyber-physical risk management, enterprise risk management OT, industrial cyber resilience, Leadership, operational technology governance, OT capital investment risk, OT cyber risk, safety professionals and cybersecurity, technology
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Seeing Risk Before It Hurts: An Example of How Predictive Analytics Are Redefining Safety
Most safety systems are designed to explain injuries after they happen—not to prevent them while risk is forming. What if EHS leaders could see danger emerging in real time, understand why it’s happening, and intervene before someone gets hurt? This article outlines a bold predictive safety concept that uses AI, computer vision, and causal analytics to challenge traditional thinking about leading indicators and redefine what proactive risk management in manufacturing could look like. Continue reading
Posted in AI, Artificial Intelligence, EHS Management, Injury Prevention, Machine Learning, psychological-safety
Tagged AI, AI in EHS, Artificial Intelligence, computer vision safety, leading indicators safety, manufacturing safety innovation, occupational injury prevention, predictive safety analytics, proactive safety management, real-time risk management, safety analytics and AI, structural equation modeling safety, technology
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Human + AI: The Power of Synergistic Collaboration
Are humans being replaced by AI in the workplace? In EHS and sustainability, the answer is no—what’s emerging is far more powerful: synergistic collaboration between people and AI. In my latest article, I explore how human insight, cognitive resilience, and ethical judgment combined with AI’s predictive and analytical power are transforming leadership, decision-making, and workforce development. Discover how leaders can harness shared intelligence to drive safer, smarter, and more sustainable outcomes. Continue reading
Posted in AI, Artificial Intelligence, EHS Management, Uncategorized
Tagged AI, AI and sustainability, AI in workplace safety, Artificial Intelligence, cognitive resilience, EHS leadership, ehs-leadership, emerging safety professionals, Human-AI collaboration, human-AI feedback loop, occupational safety AI, shared intelligence, synergistic collaboration
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Harnessing AI to Revolutionize EHS Management: A Vision for the Future
“The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into business processes has created a paradigm shift in how organizations approach decision-making, efficiency, and now, employee safety. In the realm of Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) performance, AI’s potential is especially transformative, due … Continue reading
Posted in Artificial Intelligence, EHS Management, Ethics, Machine Learning
Tagged AI, Artificial Intelligence, business, EHS, ehs-leadership, news, technology, workforce-of-the-future
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