NAFA's Safety Advisory Council Announced
On July 14, NAFA announced the formation of a Safety Advisory Council to be led by a Council Chair (appointed by Association President Douglas Weichman, CAFM) who works with a Council Vice Chair – Member and a Council Vice Chair – Affiliate. All council activities are coordinated through a NAFA Officer. Council recommendations will be presented to the Board of Trustees for approval.
NAFA's Safety Advisory Council will work to keep appropriate topics in the minds of NAFA Members by suggesting safety-related articles for NAFA publications and creating new products and guides. The Council will serve as the NAFA spokesperson on fleet safety; recommend safety classes for NAFA's annual conference; work with NAFA's FleetED Advisory Council to produce annual or bi-annual Accident Data and Loss Data Surveys; review and keep relevant articles in NAFA's database current; work cooperatively with NAFA chapter leaders to disseminate information about national, regional, and local safety programs; standardize metrics/reporting and benchmarking against agreed-to standards; and work with local NAFA chapter Safety Committee leaders to gather information and act on their suggestions.
The Council is comprised of the following members:
- Chair: Donna Bibbo, CAFM, Novo Nordisk, Inc.
- Vice Chair - Member: Bob Ellingsworth, CAFM, State of Minnesota Department of Transportation
- Vice Chair - Affiliate: Phil Moser, Advanced Driver Training Services
- Juan Perez, Amerifleet Transportation
- JJ Keig, CAFM, NCH
- Chris Kowalski, Semco Energy Gas Company
- Annette White, Johnson & Johnson
- Meeghan Heritage, BioGen Idec
- Randy Shadley, CAFM, Corporate Claims Management
With the creation of this council, NAFA has elevated the topic of fleet safety to the forefront of fleet management. The Council plans on using its shared knowledge to push forth initiatives that will benefit fleet managers on local and national levels.