With the high cost of accidents and injuries while conducting emergency operations the collateral-additional duty safety specialists must be familiar with measures to control or eliminate accidents and reduce the cost. Information contained in the essays can be information to help the collateral-additional duty safety specialist to act to prevent accidents that could result in injuries, illnesses, and property damage and save valuable resources. The author has twenty years of experience managing safety and occupational safety and health programs that reduce these costs.
Fred Fanning worked for over 20 years as a Safety Professional. He authored a peer-reviewed book and two chapters published by the American Society of Safety Professionals. He has also written nine paperbacks and four electronic books on occupational safety and health that he self-published. Fred has nearly fifty articles published in various journals and periodicals. He is an Emeritus Professional Member of the American Society of Safety Professionals. He earned the finalist award for his book Essential Safety Programs from Reader Favorite and the B.R.A.G. Award for Mystery at Devil's Elbow. Fred held the Certified Safety Professional certification from 1995 through 2010. Fred earned master’s degrees from National-Louis University and Webster University.