Dave Blanchard is editor in chief of Material Handling and Logistics and EHS Today. During his career, Dave has led the editorial management of many of Endeavor Business Media's best-known brands, including Industry Week, Logistics Today, Supply Chain Technology News, and Business Finance, in addition to the two titles he currently manages. He also serves as a senior content director of the annual Safety Leadership Conference and literally wrote the book on supply chain management, which is called Supply Chain Management Best Practices. He is also a voting member of the jury of the Logistics Hall of Fame and is a graduate of Northern Illinois University. Plant Services editor in chief Thomas Wilk recently spoke with Dave about the evolving fields of safety and logistics, and what companies can do to keep supply chains and workers healthy and productive.

Key takeaways

In this episode, you'll learn:

The state of industrial supply chains
How the roles and responsibilities of safety professionals is changing
What to expect at this year's Safety and Leadership Conference

On the record

"A lot of times it's the safety person that the CEO is coming to and saying, 'we need you to help us figure out how we're going to comply with these regulations from the EPA' and everywhere else that not necessarily you would think would be a typical safety problem. The old stereotype is there: the safety cops, they're the ones that make sure you you're wearing your hard hat and you're wearing your gloves and you're wearing your boots, and you’re not running around when you're in a warehouse, you're keeping your eye out for things. "

-Dave Blanchard

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Material Handling and Logistics
EHS Today
Safety and Leadership Conference

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