‘Safety first, all the time’: The Boeing Co. is the 2018 recipient of the Robert W. Campbell Award
From: Safety& Health February 24, 2019 Kevin Druley
As the world’s largest aerospace company and a leader in aircraft manufacturing, the Boeing Co. strives to set the standard in environmental, health and safety, as well as innovation.
“Our products connect the world for people,” said Jenette Ramos, senior vice president of manufacturing, supply chain and operations at Boeing. “We have technology that takes us to the outer reaches of this galaxy, so just think about what we have to be building into the design of our products. It has to be safety first, all the time.”
By maintaining a strong safety record while remaining at the forefront of the aviation and aerospace industries, Boeing has earned recognition as the 2018 recipient of the Robert W. Campbell Award. The Campbell Institute at the National Safety Council presents the award annually to an organization that successfully integrates EHS management with business operations.
Chicago-based Boeing employs more than 140,000 people in all 50 states and nearly 70 countries, and has built nearly half of the passenger aircraft that transport more than 9 million passengers around the world each day.
Recalling the award assessment process, Campbell Institute Program Manager Katherine Smith lauded Boeing for its visionary approach to fusing safety with innovation. “They see that the space, or the concept of innovation, is something that’s going to be a business driver for them in the future, so they purposefully make a lot of investments in that area,” she said. “That will not only make them a safer company, it will make the industry safer, and, because they are willing to share, companies outside of aerospace will benefit as well.”