ZeroInjuryInstitute.com provides safety training in The Zero Injury Safety Leadership Concept. Interested parties can complete the required zero injury safety training modules and upon completion be designated as a registered “Certified in Zero Injury Technology” graduate for the enrolled position.
Certifications are available initially for the construction industry for Crafts, Foremen, General Foremen, Superintendents, Project Engineers, Managers, General Managers, and Corporate Officers. Certifications are also offered for Safety Professionals and other construction support staff.
Additional industrial and business category positions will be available for Certification soon.
Also the Institute also offers safety consulting in the Zero Injury Safety Leadership Concept to management, conducts and facilitates group Zero Injury workshops, supervisor training sessions, Zero Injury Safety Culture assessments, and employee safety perceptions surveys; tailored to fit your company’s individual needs. By enrolling in the institute you will learn every aspect of what it takes to reach "Zero Injury" in your workplace. Call or email us today for more information.
Emmitt J. Nelson Bio
Emmitt J. Nelson, President of Nelson Consulting, Inc. has been in the safety consulting business since retirement from Shell Oil Company. He has authored many works on The Zero Injury Safety Leadership Concept written to be applicable to any business enterprise interested in achieving Zero Employee Injury.
During the last five years of his career with Shell Oil Company he was Corporate Manger of Construction Relations and Engineering Standards. In this capacity he led a corporate emphasis on bringing contractor safety performance into line with Shell’s own employee’s safety performance. To accomplish this he led in the creation of a corporate-wide contractor safety strategy and presenting it to both Shell’s and contractor management leadership. Shell’s contractor safety record remains remarkable. In one four year period Shell contractors worked over 17,000,000 work-hours with a BLS/OSHA Recordable rate of 0.30.
Immediately upon retirement from Shell, contractors interested in reducing injury to their employees enlisted Emmitt as a consultant. In 1992 he founded Nelson Consulting, Incorporated, a Texas Corporation specializing in teaching the Zero Injury Concept. He assists clients in the installation of the safety management processes required to create a working culture where injury is a rare event.
The best of his clients achieve over 1,000,000 work hours with zero Recordables. At least two construction contractors (both clients) in the USA have completed over 2,000,000 work hours with Zero Recordable injuries. One client achieved over 2,500,000 hours in 2001 with “Zero Recordable” injuries and another achieved over 4,800,000 hours with “Zero Recordables” in 2004.
Emmitt is a B.S. graduate in Mechanical Engineering from Texas A&M University, and a Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Texas.
In 1999 he was honored with the “Construction Industry Safety Excellence” award by the Business Roundtable.
In 2000 he was honored for his construction industry wide contribution to safety excellence with election to membership in The National Academy of Construction.*
In 2003 he was honored by being named an “Outstanding Instructor of the Year” by The Construction Industry Institute.***
While employed by Shell Oil Company, he was Shell’s representative to The Business Roundtable** Construction Committee where he served as Committee Chairman for two years.
Additionally he has served as Co-Chairman of The Center for Construction Education, at Texas A&M University.
He also served as Chairman of the Construction Industry Institute*** Zero Accidents Research Taskforce from 1990 to 1994. This Taskforce performed the initial CII research into the Zero Injury phenomenon uncovering the basic safety management strategies used by those employers who are successful in working millions of hours with zero injury.
After the Zero Accidents Taskforce completed its work Emmitt took the actual research data and created a Zero Injury Safety Culture Assessment tool based on the CII Zero Injury Best Practices found in the research. This assessment tool, now licensed to ZeroInjuryInstitute.com, is used to conduct interviews of a cross section of a company’s employees on how the current safety program content compares to the CII Zero Injury Best Practices. Additionally the tool obtains a Quality of implementation opinion from the interviewees on how well the techniques are being performed on a scale of 1-10. The assessment report gives the client a score on a scale of 1-100 that compares the client’s safety program content with projects using all the CII Best Practices.
Emmitt’s Zero Injury educational presentations/seminars, also licensed to ZeroInjuryInstitute.com are beneficial to employers of all types. These explain how, with specifics, a dedicated and committed employer can lead their organization in a safety culture change where injury to employees becomes a very rare event. The presentations are best followed by facilitates workshops during which the client’s employees furnish insight for improvement in their current safety management process. Through this input a prioritized plan of action is created by the group to move from the typical “injuries happen” mindset to one where “Zero Employee Injury” is an overarching “value” that is pervasive within the client’s workforce.
* The National Academy of Construction is an independent professional organization whose new members are elected to the NAC through nomination by and balloting of the current members. NAC honors construction industry leaders whose professional career over a period of years has demonstrated an outstanding contribution to the improved effectiveness of the engineering and construction industry in the USA. Emmitt was elected in recognition of his leadership in the research into how zero employee injury is achieved and for his continuing industry wide advocacy in construction of the Zero Employee Injury Safety Management Concept.
** The Business Roundtable (BRT) is made of about 200 of the largest businesses in the USA. The CEO’s of member companies make up the BRT. Senior “Member Company” executives make up the several committees that function under the umbrella of the BRT. The Construction Committee was one such committee engaged in creating a more efficient construction industry in the USA. This committee functioned from 1972 to 2000, a period of 28 years. During this time the BRT Construction Committee completed a number of significant industry changing accomplishments. One of these was the CICE (Construction Industry Cost Effectiveness Project,) another was the CISE (Construction Industry Safety Excellence) awards. The latter was implemented while Emmitt was Chairman of this committee.
*** The Construction Industry Institute (CII) conducts research for the purpose of making the American Construction industry more effective in the world marketplace. The members of CII are owners that use and the contractors that provide America with construction services. There are about 80 – 90 members at any one time, about one half owners and one half contractors. The institute is affiliated with The University of Texas in Austin, Texas.
Bennett Ghormley
Mr. Ghormley has over 30 years experience in safety, training and construction administration. He is experienced in implementing safety programs involving commercial, industrial and municipal industries. Mr. Ghormley has conducted audits, investigations and inspections in refineries, chemical and petrochemical plants, for pipelines, water and waste facilities, manufacturing plants and fabrication facilities. Mr. Ghormley has served as an expert witness in litigation cases and appeared before the Workers' Compensation Commission, EEOC, Employment Commission and civil courts.
Mr. Ghormley is Zero Injury Certified through the Zero Injury Institute and is certified through the National Center for Construction Education and Research as a Master Trainer in Construction Safety. He also is certified as a Construction Site Safety Technician.
As Corporate Safety Director has received the following honors and awards:
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Named as the first recipient of the "Safety Manager of the Year" award presented by the Texas Safety Association
Named as the first recipient of the "Safety Manager of the Year" award presented by the Texas Safety Association •Received the Chairman's Award 5 times, from the Texas Safety Association for Outstanding Safety Record in the Southwest and Gulf Coast Area
Received the Chairman's Award 5 times, from the Texas Safety Association for Outstanding Safety Record in the Southwest and Gulf Coast Area•Received the Houston Business Roundtable Safety Excellence Grand Award for Outstanding On-The-Job Safety Performance 4 times
Received the Houston Business Roundtable Safety Excellence Grand Award for Outstanding On-The-Job Safety Performance 4 times•Received the National Conference of Business Roundtable Construction Industry Safety Excellence (CISE) Award, 1990, 1993 and 1997.
Received the National Conference of Business Roundtable Construction Industry Safety Excellence (CISE) Award, 1990, 1993 and 1997.•ABC National Safety Award Winner, 1998 and 1999.
ABC National Safety Award Winner, 1998 and 1999.•Construction User’s Round Table (CURT) National Safety Award, 2001
Construction User’s Round Table (CURT) National Safety Award, 2001 Career highlights:
•Achieved over 25,000,000 Safe Work Hours (without a lost day injury), 1996- 2002.
Achieved over 25,000,000 Safe Work Hours (without a lost day injury), 1996- 2002.•Maintained EMR at or below 0.20 for six years (1996 – 2001).
Maintained EMR at or below 0.20 for six years (1996 – 2001).•Three time nominee for Safety Professional of the Year (SPY) by American Society of Safety Engineers.
Three time nominee for Safety Professional of the Year (SPY) by American Society of Safety Engineers.Mr. Ghormley has published the following articles:
•"Workplace Safety Standards", Hydrocarbon Processing, March 1991.
"Workplace Safety Standards", Hydrocarbon Processing, March 1991.•"Competent/Qualified/Designated Person", ABC General Conditions
"Competent/Qualified/Designated Person", ABC General Conditions •"Why Don't They Listen", ABC General Conditions
"Why Don't They Listen", ABC General Conditions •“Why Safety is a Moral Issue”, HACSC Newsletter
“Why Safety is a Moral Issue”, HACSC Newsletter•Monthly Safety Articles for Business and Industrial Connection (BIC)
Monthly Safety Articles for Business and Industrial Connection (BIC) Magazine, 2003-Present
•Books published:
Books published:oThe Book on How to Achieve 30 Million Safe Work Hours
The Book on How to Achieve 30 Million Safe Work HoursoZero Injury Workbook for Construction
Zero Injury Workbook for ConstructionoBlue Collar Board Room
Blue Collar Board RoomoNever give up on your Dreams
Never give up on your Dreams oThe Ditch
The DitchSafety Areas of Specialty
•Accident Investigation/reconstruction/witness
Accident Investigation/reconstruction/witness•Site Inspections/Assessment
Site Inspections/Assessment•Construction Pre-Task Analysis
Construction Pre-Task Analysis•Job Safety Analysis
Job Safety Analysis•Development/Implementation of Contractor Safety and Health Programs
Development/Implementation of Contractor Safety and Health Programs•Behavior Based Safety
Behavior Based Safety Industry/Association Service
Board of Directors, Texas Safety Association 1989 – 2006; Chairman 1996-1998
National Chairman, Safety Committee, Associated Builders and Contractors
1998 - 2000
Chairman, Safety Committee, Associated Builders and Contractors of Greater Houston-1990 – 1997
Member National Safety Committee, NCCER -2000–2002
Chairman Board of Directors, Houston Area Contractor’s Safety Council, 2003, 2006 and 2009
Chairman, Amoco/Contractors Safety Association-1997 - 1999
Member American Society of Safety Engineers, 1986 – 2002; officer-1995
Member, Houston Business Roundtable, Safety/Health Committee 1988 – Present
Employment History:
Co-Founder Zero Injury Institute 2009-Present
Certified Safety Specialists, Executive Vice President, 2002-2005.
AltairStrickland, V.P. Corporate Safety Officer and Human Resources, 2002-Present.
S&B Engineers and Constructors, Ltd., Corporate Safety Director, 1979-2002
Tracy A. Hanes
Tracy A. Hanes has over 25 years of safety and management and training experience. He is experienced in implementing safety programs for construction companies involved in the industrial, petro chemical industries. Mr. Hanes has conducted audits, investigations and inspections in refineries, chemical and petrochemical plants. Mr. Hanes retired from the US Navy in 1998 after 20 years of distinguished service. He served on shore commands around the world and on the Aircraft Carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) and various Anti Submarine patrol squadrons. He served as Safety Officer on shore as well at sea. Mr. Hanes was responsible for environmental issues and conducted audits, inspections and investigations of varying degrees and was directly responsible for training 880 recruits for the finest Navy in the World.
Mr. Hanes is authorized by OSHA to conduct training in the Construction 10 hour and 30 hour Outreach programs. Through the National Association of Safety Professionals is a Certified Safety Training Specialist, Planner and Manager. He is also certified as a Construction Site Safety Technician and Trainer from the National Center for Construction Education and Research.
Mr. Hanes also has an Associate Degree in Industrial Safety and Health from Belford University.
Mr. Hanes is currently the founder and president of the Southeast Texas Chapter of the National Association of Safety Professionals and is co-founder of Zeroinjuryinstitute.com. Mr. Hanes is married to Linda G. Hanes. has two children and resides in League City, Texas.
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