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Edward Saylors
Job Job Title / Company
Northern Regional Health and Safety Manager at E3 Environmental
Years as an ASSP member
4
Years in the safety industry
16
3 key responsibilities of your job
Policy development and Auditing
Training personnel to respond to emergency responses
Utilizing behavior-based safety to keep workers safe.
What or Who inspires you
Personally – My wife is my biggest inspiration. All the times that I am away from home she holds down the fort and ensures that I can focus on the job.
Professionally – Justin Yohn and Mike Gettinger. They helped me to build a strong foundation and knowledge base to keep workers safe during emergency responses and mentored me in my leadership roles.
Most meaningful professional achievement
Advancing to Chief Petty Officer in the United States Coast Guard.
Developing new strategies that have kept numerous people safe responding to emergencies.
Future career goal or aspiration
Obtain my CIT certification from the BCSP
Learn to enhance my knowledge to keep improving the safety culture for E3 Environmental
Go-to comfort food
Cajun Food
Hobbies/Enjoy doing outside of work
Hunting
Spending time with Family
Helping my local community as a member of my local volunteer fire department
Recommended TV series to watch or book to read
Atomic Habits
Grew up in (city, state)
Memphis, Tennessee
College attended / degree major
Columbia Southern University