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INDUSTRY UPDATE
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ADVISORY BOARD
Leo J. DeBobes, MA (OH&S), CSP, CHCM, CPEA, CSC, EMT
Stony Brook University Medical Center Stony Brook, NY
Scott Lawson
The Scott Lawson Companies Concord, N.H.
Angelo Pinheiro, CSP, CRSP, CPEA
Senior HES Professional Marathon Oil Company Houston, Texas
William H. Weems, DrPH, CIH
Director, Environmental & Industrial Programs University of Alabama College of Continuing Studies Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Henry Wright, MBA, CFPS
Senior Vice President & Director — Risk Solutions BB&T Insurance Services Inc. Charlotte, N.C.
EMERITUS
Barry R. Weissman, MBA
Green Valley, Ariz.
On the Move
Scott Raffaelli has been
named vice president and
general manager of Petti-
bone/Traverse Lift, LLC, a
Baraga, Mich.-based man-
ufacturer of rugged mate-
rial handling equipment
for construction, oil and
gas, railroad, and other
applications. In his new position, Raffaelli oversees all company activities, including engineering, operations, sales, and after- market. His previous roles in the past seven years included vice president and director of manufacturing and continuous improve- ment for the Pettibone Heavy Equipment Group, which includes Pettibone/Traverse Lift and two sister companies. Before that, he spent six years in the aerial work plat- form division of Terex Corporation. “It’s an honor to be taking the reins at Pettibone,” Raffaelli said. “Our goal is to continue to carry on the legacy that Pettibone has es- tablished with its material handling prod- ucts for over 135 years, while continually improving our internal processes and striv- ing to provide innovative and high-value solutions for our customers.” Pettibone/ Traverse Lift, LLC is part of the Pettibone, LLC Heavy Equipment Group. For more in- formation, call 906-353-4800 or visit www. gopettibone.com. . . . Pete Costa recently joined as president, Global Operations, of JENSEN HUGHES, a Baltimore-based company whose engineers, consultants, and scientists develop solutions involving fire protection systems and provide hazard and risk assessments; forensic engineering; fire research and testing; and commission- ing and security services. Costa has more than 25 years of operational and general management experience primarily in the safety, security, and regulatory compliance markets and most recently was VP/GM for Honeywell Building Solutions - Middle East, Russia, Turkey, Central Asia and Af- rica, and he previously was vice president of Enterprise Security and Regulatory Com- pliance for GE Consumer Finance Ameri- cas, according to JENSEN HUGHES. “We are very excited to have Pete join our team as we continue to increase our staff and ex- pand our capabilities to support our exist- ing clients across the globe,” said CEO Paul Orzeske. . . . RPS America, Inc. (www. rielloupsamerica.com), a wholly owned
subsidiary of Riello UPS, opened its North American headquarters in West Chester, Ohio, in suburban Cincinnati. Riello UPS offers a range of uninterruptible power systems, battery systems, switchgear, and communications interfaces with proven technology ideal for mission-critical ap- plications, including data centers, manu- facturing processes, automation, broadcast environments, hospitals and medical fa- cilities, communications/telecommunica- tions, research centers, and industrial and commercial facilities where a high level of available power and power quality are es- sential. In addition to housing ready-to- ship products, the 10,000-square-foot facil- ity houses design, engineering, installation and commissioning, service and parts, sales, and customer support functions. . . . The Insurance Institute for Highway Safe- ty announced in February that Floyd M. Yager was elected as the new chairman of its Board of Directors. At the same time, the Highway Loss Data Institute announced the election of H. Todd Pearce as chairman of its board. Yager is senior vice president, property product management, for Allstate Insurance Company. He succeeded Jack Salzwedel, chairman, CEO, and president of American Family Mutual Insurance Company, who served as IIHS chairman during 2016 and will continue to serve as a board member. “IIHS is entering its 58th year of working to make our nation’s roads safer, and I am proud to serve as chairman of its board of directors,” Yager said. “I look forward to working with my colleagues on the board to ensure that IIHS continues to build on its success.” Allstate has been an IIHS member company since the institute’s founding. The institute’s new chairman- elect is William L. Windsor Jr., associate vice president in the office of consumer safety at Nationwide Insurance, and the new vice chairman is Angela Sparks, vice presi- dent and actuary for State Farm Insurance Companies. At HLDI, Pearce is director and assistant actuary for the GEICO pric-
ing, product and reserving department at GEICO Corporation. He succeeds Thomas O. Rau, director, property casualty actuarial research analytics at Nationwide Insurance, who continues as a board member. “Insur- ers rely on HLDI’s comprehensive analysis of claims data to help us understand how advanced technology and changes in driv- ing trends and state laws are affecting loss patterns in the vehicle fleet,” Pearce said. “I look forward to working with my board col- leagues this year to support HLDI’s impor- tant work.” The new vice chairman is Mike Petrarca, senior assistant vice president for Amica Mutual Insurance Company.
Wisconsin Touts Successful Prescrip- tion Drug Monitoring Program
The Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services recently released the second report from the Controlled Sub- stances Board that showed how successful the Wisconsin Prescription Drug Monitor- ing Program has been: Between Oct. 1 and Dec. 31, 2016, the number of opioid doses dispensed decreased by more than 11 mil- lion from the same quarter of 2015.
“This report indicates our efforts throughout Wisconsin to fight prescription drug abuse and misuse are working,” Gov. Scott Walker said. “We remain committed to creating a safe state for all our citizens, and
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