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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
Speakman Company recently announced additions to its engineering and sales teams. Jason Cadestin and Jianbo Pei have joined their engineering team and George Sob- yra, Matthew Gavia, and Chris Barnard joined newly formed sales teams. Cadestin came aboard as the new electro/mechani- cal engineer, while Pei joined the engineer- ing department as an engineering intern. Sobyra was named regional sales manager in Illinois, where he will manage specifica- tion and hospitality reps in the new North- ern region to boost plumbing and safety sales; Gavia is the new safety sales manager for Speakman’s West division; and Barnard has been named the South’s regional sales manager, responsible for the new Southern region and based in Maryland. “I am ex- tremely confident in our growing engineer- ing and sales teams, under the leadership of Henry Zhu, director of Engineering, and Tara Scanzillo, director of Sales, respec- tively,” said Bob Knoll, Speakman’s presi- dent. “Jason Cadestin and Jianbo Pei will be key in the future successes of Speakman’s new product development. And George Sobyra, Matthew Gavia, and Chris Bar- nard’s knowledge of Speakman products and the plumbing and safety markets will drive our growth as they guide our sales reps and cultivate new relationships with distributors, engineers, and end users.” . . . Industrial Scientific, a global leader in gas detection, announced several changes within its leadership team that position the company for continued
growth. James Quasey,
senior vice president of
Industrial Scientific, has
also been appointed to the
role of general manager
and is responsible for the
company’s gas detection,
sensing, and services busi-
ness in addition to global engineering and operations. Previously in the role of chief technology officer, Raghu
Arunachalam has been appointed to general man- ager and senior vice presi- dent of the newly formed Industrial Scientific Digital division and is responsible for all software as a service (SAAS) business, including
iNet® software development and Predictive Solutions, with the goal of strengthening the company’s safety software platform to advance workplace safety with connectivity and predictive analytics.
Cedric Le Minter, for-
mer general manager of
EMEA, has been appoint-
ed to the role of general
manager and senior vice
president, international,
making him responsible
for growth of the business
in all regions outside the Americas. “These leadership changes will enable Industrial Scientific and Predictive Solutions to cre- ate a connected safety platform that serves our global customers’ evolving needs,” said Justin McElhattan, president of Industrial Scientific. “With this increased focus, we will continue to grow and scale to sup- port our global customers.” . . . The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality announced that Executive Director Rich- ard A. Hyde, P.E., is retiring, effective this April. Hyde has been the agency’s executive director since January 2014; he began his career in state government more than 25 years ago as a permit writer with the Texas Air Control Board, a predecessor agency of TCEQ, and has worked in several areas of the agency, including director of the Air Permits Division, deputy director of the Office of Permitting and Registration, dep- uty director of the Office of Compliance and Enforcement, and deputy executive director. “It has been a privilege to work for the people of this great state, but now it’s time for myself and my family to begin the next chapter in our lives,” Hyde said. “I’m thankful to have worked with so many ded- icated employees at the TCEQ. TCEQ’s em- ployees work hard every day to protect the environment using good science and com- mon sense.” TCEQ Chairman Bryan W. Shaw, Ph.D., P.E., said of Hyde, “Through- out his many years at the TCEQ, Richard has worked tirelessly for the state of Texas and the employees of the TCEQ. As some- one who has grown within the agency, he knows the agency process inside and out. We owe a tremendous debt to Richard for his service and leadership of this agency.” . . . Joseph Whiteman, CSP, ASP, CHST, of La Quinta, Calif., has been named manager of safety services for the American Society of Concrete Contractors, which is based
in St. Louis. He fills a new
position for the organiza-
tion. “Safety has always
been one of the founda-
tions of ASCC,” said Mike
Schneider, council direc-
tor of ASCC’s Safety &
Risk Management Coun-
cil. “It makes sense that
we would create this position to lead the association’s safety messaging and com- municate with members on this critical topic.” Whiteman previously was a senior safety manager for Morley Builders Inc.’s San Diego Region.
OSHA Renews Alliance with IWCA
OSHA has renewed its alliance with the In- ternational Window Cleaning Association to continue providing training and resourc- es to protect workers in the window clean- ing industry. During the added five-year agreement, OSHA and IWCA will work together to address hazards such as falls from heights and will focus on the safe use of high-reach access equipment, including rope descent systems and scaffolding.
“Falls are among the most common haz- ards encountered by professional window cleaners,” said Loren Sweatt, deputy assis- tant secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
CEDRIC LE MINTER
JOSEPH WHITEMAN
JAMES QUASEY
RAGHU ARUNACHALAM
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