VICE PRESIDENT – PRACTICES & STANDARDS CANDIDATE

 

Eric M. Stager, CSP, CIH
Senior Project Manager
OccuHealth, Inc.
Mansfield, MA

 

BIOGRAPHY

Eric M. Stager, CSP, CIH is a Senior Project Manager at OccuHealth, Inc., Mansfield, MA. His responsibilities include providing client services such as audits and EHS program development, training, industrial hygiene monitoring, indoor air quality services, mold and water damage investigations and remediation, and environmental program development. His experience includes over 12 years as an EHS manager for chemical and pharmaceutical companies as well as over 5 years in consulting.  Stager earned a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from North Carolina State University.

Mr. Stager joined ASSE in 1996 and is a professional member of the Greater Boston Chapter.  ASSE service includes Greater Boston Chapter offices culminating in chapter president in 2003; New England Area Director, Region VIII (2006-2008), Deputy Regional Vice President, Region VIII (2008-2009). Stager has also served on the New England Area Professional Development Conference as the Exposition, Speaker and Conference Committee Chair.  He is currently assisting Region VIII as the STARS program committee chair.

Mr. Stager has served CoPS as the Conference/Seminars Chair for Industrial Hygiene Practice Specialty (2002-2005), IHPS Assistant Administrator (2005-2006), IHPS Administrator (2006-2010) and the Vice-Chair of the CoPS Council (2008-2010).  He also serves on the Body of Knowledge (BOK) Committee, Leadership Conference and Membership Taskforces. 

Mr. Stager was named the Greater Boston Chapter SPY in 2006.  He has received several special recognition awards from CoPS.

Mr. Stager serves on the Local Emergency Planning Commission of District 1 in Rhode Island and as involved in Boy Scouts of America.

 

PLATFORM STATEMENT

The key to continued success of CoPS is to nurture and improve our technical knowledge base: our members.  Over the last two years, growth in the Practice Specialties has been flat.  We must strive to ride the cutting edge wave surrounding today’s key issues.  Our Society has challenged us as members to continually improve ourselves and in turn the Society. We can accomplish this through leveraged technologies such as the Body of Knowledge, continued success of the Practice Specialties, Standards Development Committee growth and the development of our Branches and CIGS.

As a committed volunteer leader and your VP, I will emphasize the following vision:  Supporting and managing our body of knowledge through the cutting edge use of technology, and timely publications; working with members to extend their knowledge on emerging issues such as pandemics, nanotechnology, and global EHS issues; supporting our CoPS members through the use of available technology to increase their working knowledge; continue the expansion of Standards Development into new arenas; continue to build bridges amongst the four councils and to foster improved communications; working to identify growth opportunities in Practice Specialties and to increase the benefits of current members through increased visibility of the Council and to support the Safety Profession

Our knowledge capital is the greatest asset to the Society and its members.  We need to manage and grow this most important commodity.  We can best do this through searching and implementing continual improvement opportunities such as the Body of Knowledge, great technical publications, and supporting speaking opportunities within CoPD events.  I hope that you will see that I have the vision, determination and the skills to fulfill this continued challenge.