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Robert W. Campbell, an early pioneer of safety, was selected by his peers as the first president of the newly formed National Safety Council in 1913. He is the namesake of one of the highest honors awarded by NSC, the Robert W. Campbell Award, which has been presented annually for more than 20 years.
Robert served as chief legal counsel at Illinois Steel, one of the largest steel manufacturers in the United States. In response to the growing safety problems of industrialization, he was selected to serve as the first chairman of the organization’s Corporate Safety Committee in 1908.
Under Robert’s guidance and leadership, the committee developed Illinois Steel’s inaugural accident prevention programs, which included open sharing of information between all company plants. The innovative regional programs he launched expanded to the national level.
— Robert W. Campbell, during his address at the 3rd annual NSC Congress & Expo, 1914
Throughout his life, Robert promoted gathering data, obtaining expert advice, and sharing lessons learned and results of investigation to help others. He understood that the economic value of safety was critical in convincing the leaders of the time to act, yet believed that EHS “is, above all, a humanitarian work.”
In honor of Robert’s enduring influence and groundbreaking work in EHS, we are proud to present the annual Robert W. Campbell Award, the highest of the NSC awards for companies/organizations, each spring at the National Safety Council Safety Summit. Its winners join a select group that reflect Robert’s vision, which continues to shape our world and help make it a safer place.
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