The National Safety Council announced the 2011 CEOs Who "Get It". This year's leaders represent national and international organizations of all sizes from a wide variety of industries and locations. These CEOs are guiding their organizations on the Journey to Safety Excellence and understand the crucial role leadership plays in creating a culture of safety. This leadership is demonstrated by visibly being committed to safety, engaging employees in safety at all levels and encouraging employees to take their safety knowledge home.

Beyond leadership commitment,  these leaders also demonstrate the other critical elements of the Journey to Safety Excellence - safety management systems, continuous risk reduction and performance measurement. This culture of safety encourages broad employee involvement through goal setting and performance tracking, as well as celebration of a job well done.

These leaders incorporate safety management systems into their organizations not only because it is the right thing to do, but also because safety is valuable to business performance. This year's CEOs have found their investment in safety management systems have resulted in significant reductions in lost work-time incidents, increased productivity and improved morale.

We encourage you to meet with your EMA representative and make sure your company is progressing in its journey to "Safety Excellence".