#427 – MAKE ‘GIVING’ YOUR PERSONAL BRANDING SUCCESS STRATEGY – BILL POMFRET PH.D.

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Giving is rewarding. It’s contagious. And it’s good for your personal brand too.

The most successful brands know that building strong relationships is key. They understand the importance of having a vast, diverse, and loyal community, and they’re willing to give to that community with a sincere desire to support it. Their generosity comes from the heart, without any expectation of receiving anything in return, other than a sense of satisfaction. Continue reading

#426 – DEATH BY TOXIC SUBSTANCES – BILL POMFRET PH.D.

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Thousands of incidents involving toxic substances harm and kill workers — and the public — every year. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, exposure to harmful substances and fires/explosions are the fifth and sixth leading causes of workplace fatalities, respectively.[1] Continue reading

#425 – IT’S LONELY AT THE TOP – BILL POMFRET PH.D.

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At times, even leadership can be a tremendously lonely experience.

The emotional fallout of making difficult decisions that negatively affect the lives of some team members, the feeling of rejection when team members leave for other opportunities, and the discomfort of disappointing passionate team members who offer ideas that can’t be executed in the moment, among many other leadership acts, all take their toll. Continue reading

#423 – UNDERSTANDING YOUR TOTAL COST OF RISK THROUGH THE LENS OF PROCESS RISK MANAGEMENT – BILL POMFRET PH.D.

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Understanding Your Total Cost of Risk Through the Lens of Process Safety Management home, Understanding Your Total Cost of Risk Through the Lens of Process Safety Management

Search Categories for Compliance in Operations, Procurement, Safety Technology in the appropriate Industries of Chemical, Construction and Facilities Management, Oil & Gas, Transportation & Logistics Continue reading

#421 – PROCESS SAFETY MANAGEMENT, RISK, AND COMPLIANCE – BILL POMFRET PH.D.

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In the early morning of April 8, 2021, an explosion and fire took place at the Yenkin-Majestic Paint Factory in Columbus, Ohio. While the official cause of the explosion, which took one worker’s life and resulted in over $1 million in property damage, still needs to be determined by the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB), the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) had previously cited and fined Yenkin-Majestic Paints in 2011, 2012, and 2015 for safety violations. Continue reading