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Earning Executive Influence: Six Lenses for EHS Innovation and Payback

Posted on October 3, 2026 by Chet Brandon

What if your EHS team had to earn the business before it could earn the influence? EHS leaders frequently talk about wanting greater influence with executive management. We want to be involved earlier in business decisions, have operating leaders seek … Continue reading →

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Contractor Safety Management: The Contractor Operational Integrity Model

Posted on May 28, 2026 by Chet Brandon

I’m pleased to share my latest article: “The Future of Contractor Safety Management: The Contractor Operational Integrity Model.”

The impetus for this piece came from my participation on a contractor safety panel at the Avetta annual conference in Chicago in mid-May. The discussion reinforced something I believe strongly: contractor safety management is moving into a new era.

For too long, contractor safety has often been treated as a compliance and prequalification process. Those elements still matter, but they are not enough. The future is about work readiness, verified control of work, and operational integrity at the point where risk is real.

In the article, I introduce the Contractor Operational Integrity Model, built around six core elements:

Critical Risk Definition
Capability and Capacity Verification
Control of Work Discipline
Field Verification and Leadership Cadence
Performance Intelligence
Corrective Learning and System Improvement

The central message is straightforward:

Compliance is the foundation. Operational integrity is the standard.

Contractor safety is not just a safety department issue. It is a test of how well safety, operations, procurement, maintenance, and contractors operate as one system under real field conditions.

I appreciate the Avetta team for hosting a strong discussion and creating space for practical dialogue on where contractor risk management needs to go next. Continue reading →

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Building Sustainable Leadership: Why It Matters More Than Ever

Posted on February 3, 2026 by Chet Brandon

What if leadership itself were treated as a renewable resource rather than a consumable one? First introduced at the ASSP Management Systems Symposium, the sustainable leadership framework was designed to help organizations perform today without eroding the people, trust, and systems they depend on tomorrow. In an era shaped by AI, complexity, and constant disruption, its seven tenets offer a practical blueprint for building leadership that endures. Continue reading →

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