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Safety and Industrial Hygiene Professionals: Critical Elements in Preparedness and Emergency Management
Track(s): Emergency Preparedness/Business Continuity

Dean Larson, Purdue University Calumet;
David Trebisacci, NFPA

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Safety and industrial hygiene professionals offer a variety of skills that can be effectively used in addressing the problems related to emergency incidents. These issues include the prevention of, preparedness for, response to, and recovery from emergency incidents. These professionals are often an underutilized resource to emergency management organizations in the public, private, and not-for-profit sectors. Participate in this session to learn how to put their know-how to work for your group.

Dr. Dean Larson PhD, MA, and BS degrees from Purdue University and MS from the Naval Postgraduate School. Upon graduation from Purdue, he was commissioned in the U.S. Navy, retiring as a Captain thirty years active and reserve service as a Special Operations and Surface Warfare Officer. Dr. Larson served as Manager, Safety and Industrial Hygiene, U. S. Steel Gary Works before he retired in 2003. He is a principal member of the NFPA Technical Committee for NFPA 1600 Standard on Disaster/Emergency Management and Business Continuity and serves as Chair U.S. Technical Advisory Group and Head of the U.S. Delegation for the ISO TC 223 on Societal Security and heads the development of the first ISO standard for exercises and testing ISO/TC 22398. Dr. Larson is a Commissioner on the Indiana Emergency Response and the CEM© Commissions and holds Certifications as Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Certified Performance Technologist (CPT), and Certified Business Continuity Lead Auditor (CBCLA). He consults with Purdue University on emergency preparedness and business continuity and U.S. Steel on emergency preparedness and assessment of security and instructional projects. Dr. Larson has consulted on implementation of NFPA 1600 in Latin American, Asia, and the Middle East.

David G. Trebisacci is a Sr. Fire Protection Specialist in NFPA's Public Fire Protection Division, and is a Certified Safety Professional (CSP) and Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH). He is the staff liaison to the NFPA 1600 Technical Committee on Emergency Management and Business Continuity.