2018 Environmental, Health, and Safety Excellence Awards Program
Leadership Excellence Nomination
Leadership Excellence Award Criteria:
The Environmental, Health, and Safety Leadership Excellence Award is intended to recognize and honor an individual in the top leadership position of a member company or facility (CEO or facility manager) that has demonstrated excellence through his/her leadership. The candidate being nominated should demonstrate organizational leadership skills and a strong commitment to manage environmental, health and safety programs as a core value of the organization.
Examples of award criteria that may be considered when nominating a leadership candidate include the following:
- Establishes challenging goals and objectives for environmental, health and safety activities and communicates expectations throughout the organization. Drives the results through his/her modeled actions that lead to reduce risk, smaller environmental foot print, and prevent accidents.
- Commits his/her time and company resources toward resolving environmental, health and safety concerns.
- Communicates a clear vision for improved environmental, health, and safety results; participates in establishing the planning; and inspires others to align through personal example.
- Demonstrates unwavering trust and integrity during decisions involving environmental, health and safety. Others feel empowered to make critical decisions to avoid risk without “checking in”.
- Listens carefully to concerns involving environmental, health and safety with compassion and demonstrates a fair minded approach to resolution.