Safety Culture: An Innovative Leadership Approach

Nathan is an independent consultant whose professional history encompasses a full range of risk control program design, development, implementation and evaluation. He has provided expertise to a broad array of clients that include public entities, associations, and general industry. He is a member of the Safety Advisory Board of the Georgia Department of Labor involved in the planning of its annual Environmental Health and Safety Conference. He was awarded the National Safety Council's "Distinguished Service to Safety Award in 2001 and served on the National Safety Council Board of Directors in 1993 to 1995; was a Vice President, with a major risk management and insurance brokerage for over 20 years. He has been a speaker at various risk and safety conferences throughout his career. James is a safety professional and is an active member of the Project Safe Georgia Safety Advisory Board of the Georgia Department of Labor, past President of the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Georgia Chapter; Past Chair for the Gwinnett Safety Professionals Association and has been adjunct instructor for the Occupational Health and Safety Technology Program at Lanier Tech and an adjunct instructor at Georgia Tech. He has received management awards for his efforts and was named the ASSE Georgia Chapter Safety Professional of the Year (SPY) 1998-1999 and Project Safe Georgia Safety Professional, 2008.

"I have used James Roughton's previous book "Developing a Safety Culture" in my safety management courses and found it to be a valuable resource for the occupational safety and health student. Mr. Roughton's sequel book with Nathan Crutchfield is a quantum leap forward and is a must read for occupational safety health students, professionals or those taking a safety culture and leadership role in the organization." Dr. Michael Waite, Professor, Environmental/Occupational Health and Safety, California State University, Fresno