Richard Hawk Biography

Richard Hawk is a rare combination of a safety professional, entertaining speaker, and trainer. With over 30 years of experience in the safety and health field, he has worked as a safety professional in the nuclear industry and as a safety advisor on construction projects. His background in theater has also allowed him to tour with acting companies and even write a musical produced by Emerson College in Boston. Hawk holds numerous safety and technical certifications from various organizations, including the National Safety Council, the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations, and The National Registry of Radiation Protection Technologists. In addition, he keeps up-to-date with the latest developments in the safety industry by interacting with thousands of leaders in hundreds of organizations across a diverse range of industries, such as energy, manufacturing, chemical, construction, healthcare, technology, retail, food services, transportation, government, and education. Since 1999, Hawk has published a bi-weekly Safety Stuff e-zine, which serves as a clearinghouse for the best ideas from thousands of safety professionals worldwide. He is also the author of four popular books. He regularly publishes articles in safety magazines, including being a monthly columnist for the U.S. national safety magazine, Safety & Health. Hawk has a natural talent for connecting with people from diverse backgrounds and industries. His experiences as a union and nonunion employee, manager, safety leader, and successful business owner enable him to relate to people at all levels, from new employees to CEOs, truck drivers, to scholars. He has been a featured speaker at international conventions for Fortune 500 companies’ safety leaders, engineers, plant managers in India and Dubai, Canadian CEOs, and Japanese technicians. Hawk has been a popular keynote speaker three times at the NSC’s Annual Congress & Expo, North America’s largest annual safety convention.

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