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2006-2008 IPS Advisory Committee (doc)Stuart Wood, MSC, CMIOSH, Administrator Wood is a Certified Professional Environmental Auditor (Health and Safety), a Chartered Member of the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, a member of the International Institute of Risk and Safety Management and a Professional Member of the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE). He holds an MSc in occupational safety and health from the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom.
Jack Fearing, CPEA, Assistant Administrator Fearing is a professional member of ASSE, Assistant Administrator of ASSE’s IPS and a member of the ASSE NJ Chapter Executive Board and Auditing Roundtable. In 2006, he received the IPS Safety Professional of the Year award and was designated as a NAOSH Week Champion. He is a retired U.S. Army Reserve Lieutenant Colonel and helicopter pilot with more than 20 years of aviation safety experience. During Operation Desert Storm, he was assigned to the Army Safety Office at the Pentagon and conducted numerous safety audits at Department of Defense operations throughout the U.S. He is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts and Boston University. He may be contacted at (973) 463-6240 or at jack_fearing@ars.aon.com.
Norm Keith, World Focus Editor Keith is also an accomplished trial lawyer. During his career, he has successfully defended more than 1,000 charges under the Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act and related statutes and regulations. He has represented employers at administrative tribunals, environmental prosecutions and coroner inquests. He has advised clients in a wide range of industries on workplace risk management and emergency preparedness planning. He leads the firm’s national occupational health and safety (OHS) practice team of lawyers and OHS consultants and is a frequent speaker at national and international risk management, OHS and legal conferences and seminars. Lexpert has rated Keith the most frequently referred lawyer in Ontario for OHS law matters. He is a member of the:
Keith has authored texts, including Canadian Health & Safety Law, Ontario Health & Safety Law, Creating an Effective Joint Health & Safety Committee and Human Resources Guide to Preventing Workplace Violence and Workplace Health & Safety Crimes (Bill C-45). He is also Editor of ASSE’s International Practice Specialty (IPS) technical publication, World Focus. Keith holds a BA from York University and an LLB from Osgoode Hall Law School. Called to the Ontario Bar in 1983, he received his Canadian Registered Safety Professional designation in 1998.
John Kanouse, Awards & Nominations Chair Kanouse has considerable experience in the development and evaluation of automobile fleet, safety and health and workers’ compensation management programs. He is the office’s Lead Consultant for Workplace Productivity and Ergonomics and the Zone Consulting Representative for the company’s Retail and Life Sciences Practices. Kanouse has spoken at various national/regional safety and risk conferences for the Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS), ASSE, the National Association for Environmental Management (NAEM) and the Canadian Society of Safety Engineering (CSSE). He holds a BS degree in chemistry from Montclair State University and the Associate in Risk Management (ARM) designation. He is a Certified Safety Professional (CSP), a professional ASSE member and an affiliate member of the National Association of Fleet Administrators (NAFA). In 2003, he was named Safety Professional of the Year for ASSE’s International Practice Specialty.
Jeffrey Weldon, Professional Development/Seminars Chair Weldon is helping the Army safely destroy its chemical weapons stockpile. At the Aberdeen Chemical Destruction Facility, he developed innovative approaches to personal protective equipment, which enabled the project to exceed both schedule and cost objectives. He holds a BA in safety management from the Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
Joe Schwed, Website Coordinator Schwed has more than 13 years of experience in the field. He holds a BS in mechanical engineering, an MS in occupational safety and health engineering and an MS in environmental science from the NJ Institute of Technology. A Certified Safety Professional and a Facilities Management Administrator, Schwed is dedicated to improving working conditions throughout the public and private sectors. An ASSE professional member since 1993, he has held all offices in the NJ Chapter. Schwed served as Area Director for the Metropolitan Area from 2002-2006 and oversaw the operations of two NJ Chapters and two NY Chapters. During his term as president, he enhanced the use of technology and reduced operating costs in several areas. He gave those savings back to the members and to their communities through scholarships and SH&E books. Schwed’s service also included executive board positions and networking chair. Schwed was the recipient of a NIOSH scholarship grant for his higher education. He has presented on Six Sigma and on measuring safety performance at professional development conferences. He is a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the NJ State Industrial Safety Committee and is an Emergency Medical Technician. Schwed most recently received the ASSE’s Region 8 Safety Professional of the Year award for 2005-2006.
Neil Dine, Asia/Pacific Rim Membership Liaison As a member of both ASSE and the IPS, Dine represents the ASSE IPS in the Asia-Pacific area. He was the IPS’s 2005 recipient of the Safety Professional of the Year award. Dine has been a safety and health professional for over 35 years and is a graduate of Ballarat University in Australia. He is currently Director of Corporate Health, Safety, Environment and Security for CSL. Dine is also an active operational member and Honorary Director of Training for the St. John Ambulance Organization in Victoria.
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Stuart Wood is the Global Director of Risk Management for Recall Corporation, an information management services provider with over 290 facilities in 23 countries worldwide. He has over 20 years of experience in safety, health and environmental (SH&E) management in many multinational industries, from healthcare, transport and logistics to food manufacturing.
Jack Fearing, CPEA, is a Senior Consultant with Aon Risk Services in the Greater NY Region and based in Parsippany, NJ. He has more than 25 years of experience in occupational safety and health, EHS auditing, management systems and fleet safety. He previously served as EHS Audit Program Director for a major multinational manufacturing company and as an Audit Team Leader for a leading pharmaceutical company. He has conducted over 250 EHS multimedia audits in 35 countries around the world. 
Norm Keith is a partner in Gowlings’ Employment and Labor Group, specializing in occupational health and safety law, wrongful dismissal litigation and workers’ compensation. Keith also advises on privacy law, labor and employment law and alternate dispute resolution. He has extensive experience with wrongful dismissal claims, human rights, labor arbitration, judicial reviews, Ontario Labor Relation Board cases and fiduciary duty lawsuits. 
John Kanouse is a Senior Casualty Loss Control Consultant in the Work Force Strategies Group of Marsh Risk Consulting (MRC). He has worked in the safety profession for over 25 years, specializing in the area of safety management systems, environmental liability and international safety issues. He currently serves a variety of Fortune 500 clients in the industrial and service industries with operations in over 35 countries. 
Jeffrey Weldon rejoined Bechtel in 1995 after working for Merck Pharmaceuticals for seven years. He performed his internship on Bechtel’s Susquehanna Nuclear Project in 1981. He is a Certified Safety Professional and has worked in all of Bechtel’s major business units. He has lived for extended periods in China, KSA, UK and Singapore and has worked extensively throughout the world in all aspects of SH&E management. 
Joseph M. Schwed, CSP, FMA is a Corporate Manager of Global HSE Operations for Honeywell International in Morristown, NJ. He oversees the corporate-managed facilities’ SH&E programs with operations at ten locations around the world. 
Neil Dine is a Registered Safety Professional in Australia, a 35-year member of the Safety Institute of Australia, an Institute Fellow and a member of the Victorian State Chapter of the Institute. He is also an Australian Justice of the Peace.