Chris Yohe, Director, EHS / Northwestern University

Years as an ASSP member: 3 Years
Years in the safety industry: 22 Years

Key responsibilities of your job

I am responsible for supporting the University’s educational and research mission by protecting the community and environment through health, safety, and security program development and implementation, promoting and fostering a safe campus environment, and ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.

Sal Wortel, EHS Manager

Years as an ASSP member: 4 Years
Years in the safety industry: 11 Years

Key responsibilities of your job

• Coordination and management of all incident investigations
• Measure, audit and evaluate the effectiveness of hazard controls and hazard control programs
• Oversee the implementation of all safety programs and software for all locations

Kort Williams, Director of Safety – FCL Builders

Years as an ASSP member: 3, not including the years I was a member in college.
Years in the safety industry: 10 Years

Key responsibilities of your job

• Oversight of the FCL Safety Department and its efforts to ensure all workers go home in the same condition they arrived to work in.
• Managing the safety information contained within pre-qualifications, both for new trade partners looking to work with us, and for clients that are new to FCL.
• Ensuring all projects are receiving the attention they need from the Safety Department, whether that be for kick-off meetings, pre-construction planning, or site safety inspections.

Miguel Sanchez, Turano

Years as an ASSP member: 3 Years
Years in the safety industry: 25 Years

Key responsibilities of your job

1. Ensuring compliance with safety regulations and policies
2. Conducting risk assessments and hazard ID
3. Providing training and education for the safety team and organization

Justin Smith, Head of Environmental Health & Safety-Americas

Years as an ASSP member: 5 Years
Years in the safety industry: 20 Years

Key responsibilities of your job

• Develop EHS strategy for North, Central and South America
• Establish organizational EHS performance objectives
• Lead teams of EHS professionals in the implementation of EHS management system frameworks in pursuit of organizational performance targets
• Partner with Executive Leadership teams to operationalize EHS strategies, through integration of EHS tools, methodologies and objectives into business operations.