Making 2021 the Year of the Safety Hero
A CEO challenge to recognize safety professionals
A CEO challenge to recognize safety professionals
Safety professionals were the unsung heroes in 2020.
While medical professionals and first responders rightfully received public praise and support, safety professionals have toiled out of the spotlight since the onset of the pandemic. Whether updating emergency plans, sourcing PPE for workers, or becoming well versed in virus transmission, contact tracing, and cleaning protocols — among countless other duties — safety pros stepped up, learned on the fly, and responded to the challenge of keeping their colleagues safe from a seemingly endless parade of threats.
Through a difficult and unrelenting year, they stepped up to lead with heart, empathy, and compassion for others, all while worrying about the health of their own families and the financial strength of their businesses. Safety workers across the globe became not just essential, but indispensable, seemingly overnight. As we enter a new and more promising year, it’s time to give safety workers a proper and heartfelt thank you for everything they’ve done, and continue to do, to help us all focus on the recovery ahead.
As part of Member Appreciation Month in January, the National Safety Council is recognizing the vital support that the safety professional community provided to every industry, in every region, at every turn. I call on every business leader, especially CEOs, to do the same, because there was no shortage of safety hazards in 2020. To name just a few:
Throughout it all, safety professionals calmly addressed each crisis. They implemented new technologies to respond to the changing nature of risk at work. They asked the tough questions, spoke truth to power when necessary and shared lessons learned openly to safeguard others, as demonstrated by the SAFER taskforce.
Safety pros did their part in putting their workplaces on a path to recovery by working with public health experts. As we welcome the new year and face the future of work, they deserve our heartfelt thanks for helping us all weather the storm. Let’s recognize them by declaring 2021 the year of the safety hero and sharing your thanks along with the #SafetyHero hashtag.
It’s the very least we can do to honor these unsung heroes.
With a century-long legacy, the National Safety Council is a global center for safety expertise. Let's work together to align resources. We look forward to learning about ways we can join efforts to expand safety everywhere!
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