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David Toth is a Senior Associate of System Programs with the American Petroleum Institute in Houston, Texas. In this role, David oversees the Pipeline SMS Third-Party Assessment Program. Before joining API, David was a Manager of Compliance, Codes, and Standards at Kinder Morgan. David has over 15 years of experience in the energy industry. His experience includes leadership roles in oil and gas operations in the upstream and midstream sectors, emergency services, Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) management, and business development. David has a Bachelor of Political Science and Sociology from the University of Texas at El Paso and a Master of Science in Environmental Policy and Management with EHS from The University of Denver.

Kaisa Mattson is a leader with 20+ years’ experience of social and environmental questions in world class companies of branded consumer goods such as IKEA, FISKARS and Fazer. Recognized for expertise in developing and implementing global sustainability strategies, coupled with the ability to utilize sustainability concepts to drive business performance. Proven track record from high level responsible sourcing and quality management programs in global supply chains. Passionate about business that drives positive development in society through responsible business practices.

Edwin G. Foulke, Jr. is a partner in the Atlanta office of Fisher & Phillips LLP. Ed also serves as President of Fisher Phillips Safety Solutions LLC. Prior to joining Fisher & Phillips, Ed was the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health. Named by President George W. Bush to head OSHA, Ed served in that capacity from April 2006 to November 2008. During his tenure at OSHA, workplace injury, illness, and fatality rates dropped to their lowest levels in recorded history. For more than 30 years, Ed has worked in the labor and employment area, focusing on occupational safety and health issues. He also served on the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission in Washington, DC, chairing the Commission from March 1990 to February 1994. Ed has been named one of the “50 Most Influential EHS Leaders” by EHS Today magazine for several years and named one of the “50 Most Influential EHS Leaders” in the United States by Occupational Hazards magazine. He is recognized as one of the nation’s leading authorities on occupational safety and health issues.

Cory Worden, Ph.D. ABD, M.S., CSHM, CSP, CHSP, ARM, REM, CESCO has over 16 years’ experience in safety. He is currently the Safety Advisor for the City of Houston Health Department and has published nine books; his work has been published by ASSP AOHP, ISHN, EHS Today, ISHM and more. Cory was the 2014 ISHM Safety Professional of the Year, a 2015 National Safety Council Rising Star of Safety, the 2016 ASSP Healthcare Practice Specialty Safety Professional of the Year, the 2017 AOHP National Extraordinary Member, the 2018 AOHP Extraordinary Services Award recipient and a 2020 Houston Health Department Excellence in Community Service Recipient along with numerous military medals and awards. Worden has presented for ASSP, the National Safety Council, AOHP, the College of the Mainland’s Gulf Coast Safety Institute and many more.

Pam Walaski has been a dedicated occupational safety and health professional for more than 25 years. She is currently a Senior Program Director with Specialty Technical Consultants, Inc., and an adjunct faculty member for the Safety Sciences Program at Indiana University of Pennsylvania.  Pam is a Professional Member of ASSP and is currently serving a 3-year term as a Director At Large.  She recently joined the Avetta Supply Chain Fellows group.

Pam is a regular contributor to ASSP’s Professional Safety and her article of the same title as this presentation was published by ASSP in August 2020. She is the coordinator for the Occupational Safety & Health Management Systems Section for the 3rd edition of The Safety Professionals Handbook scheduled for publication in 2021. Her own book Risk and Crisis Communications; Methods and Messages was published by John Wiley & Sons in September 2011 and was also an editor on the Consultants Business Development Guide, published by ASSP in April 2015.

Pam has been a general session presenter at the ASSP Professional Development Conference every year since 2005. She also regularly presents at other ASSE-related events, State Safety Conferences (Alaska, Indiana, Ohio, and Oregon) and company safety meetings (Dominion Contractor’s Safety Summit, FirstEnergy Safety Peer Group Meeting). Pam was part of the development team and is one of the instructors for the ASSP Risk Assessment Certificate program. She also provides 1-day workshops on Risk Assessment as well as Creating and Developing a Risk Assessment Team.

Colin Frazer is a Manager of System Programs with the American Petroleum Institute in Washington, DC. In this role, Colin manages the Pipeline SMS Third-Party Assessment Program as well as the Process Safety Site Assessment Program (PSSAP). Prior to this role, Colin was a Policy Advisor at API managing all oil spill and emergency response initiatives across the oil and gas industry for member companies. Prior to joining API, Colin worked for BP in their Gulf of Mexico Operations, holding several positions in health, safety and environmental compliance and policy advising. Colin has a Bachelor of Science in environmental science from Texas A&M University, as well as a Master of Public Affairs and a Master of Science in Environmental Science from Indiana University.