Rising Stars of Safety, Class of 2021
Sarah Phelan
Age: 33
Director, Sustainability and EHS, Personal Care
Ashland LLC
Freetown, MA
“Sarah demonstrates a belief that safety is a key part of our continued operations and success as a company. She reinforces this through leadership and safety meetings by sharing that safety is a part of operational discipline and the ability to ‘get the job done right.’ She shares the business case for safety and helps others to understand the cost associated with incidents (monetary, personal and reputation). Sarah meets regularly with business leadership and is receptive and open to discussions with business leaders. She helps business leadership to understand the true value of safety to achieve buy-in and support.”
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