James D. Smith has over 22 years of experience in safety, risk management, industrial hygiene and environmental fields.  He is a Certified Safety Professional (CSP) with specialty in management and comprehensive practices.

The American Society of Safety Engineers named James D. Smith as the National Safety Professional of the Year in 2004.  In addition, Jim was nationally elected to the Board of Director for the American Society of Safety Engineers as Vice President, Council of Practices and Standards for years 2004-2006.

James Smith has chaired and served on various ANSI technical standard development committees, professional organizational committees, governmental committees and safety groups of special interest.  He has broad range of experience in various corporate/governmental settings.  Some of his broad range of expertise consists of the following:

• Safety Administration/Management
• Hazard Identification and Analysis
• Development of Hazard Controls Systems/pro
• Safety Training
• Comprehensive Safety Auditing/Matrix Index
• Liability Risk Assessment
• Safety and Health Stands of Practice
• Hazardous Waste Management
• Construction Safety
• OSHA Compliance
• Fleet Safety
• Accident Investigation
• Indoor Air Quality
• Incident Command/Emergency Management
• Safety Engineering in Facility Design/Layout

James Smith has worked as a safety, risk and claims manager.  He has investigated major accident and fatalities, participated in natural disaster events and is qualified as an expert witness in the State of Florida .

Education:

He has a Bachelor and Master of Science degree in Industrial Safety from Central Missouri State University .