Tanis J. Marquette, CSP, CHMM, is manager of industrial hygiene & technical services EHS manager with Hexion Specialty Chemicals. In her current role with Hexion, she leads the development and implementation of industrial hygiene programs throughout Hexion’s global organization and supports the EHS efforts of their North American Technical Services team.
She has 14 years’ experience in EHS. She is a graduate of British Columbia Institute of Technology’s OHS Program. Upon completion of her formal education in EHS, she worked with various levels of government in British Columbia developing Workplace Violence Programs. Most recently, she had the honor of being guest lecturer of Indiana University Southeast’s Legal Aspects of EHS course.
Marquette is a professional member of ASSE and currently serving as past-President of the Louisville Chapter. Both membership involvement within the Chapter and meeting attendance increased during her term. At the time of joining the ASSE as an International Member, she was a Director with the Lower Mainland Chapter of the Canadian Society of Safety Engineering. She began safety volunteering in 1992 as Director of Public Relations for the Burnaby Safety Society, a non-profit organization dedicated to the prevention of traffic-related injures to children.
Marquette’s international education and experience has afforded her the ability to attain designations in both the US and Canada. Prior to moving to the US, she was a Canadian Registered Safety Professional and Construction Safety Officer. She currently maintains the CSP and CHMM designations, as well as the Canadian Registered Occupational Hygiene Technologist designation.
As the landscape of the business world continues to transform, so does the challenges that face our profession. Businesses are streamlining, moving operations overseas - technology has expanded their reach. Keeping abreast of EHS efforts around the world will enable our members to influence the direction of EHS within their expanding businesses: to allow their companies to compete in the global market. But even as our horizons grow, we must not loose sight of our membership today.
Workers once retired after entire careers spent with one employer. Today’s career-oriented workers may have more than five employers. Tomorrow’s workers may have more than five careers. For our profession to continue the successes of the past, we must continue to revitalize our membership. We must use the technology that has expanded once national companies to global companies to expand the reach of the ASSE. We must embrace these changes and move our profession forward with the technology.
Today’s safety professional needs to stay informed and active in their ongoing development to maintain marketability. The ASSE plays a major role in bringing timely education and innovations to safety professionals within our membership. Utilizing the technology of today, we can ensure our members are ready for opportunities that will present themselves tomorrow.