Don has worked in the health and safety field for over 45 years. He has twelve years in the chemical industry as an Industrial Hygienist and Safety Professional, then for over 30 years in Safety and Health Consulting.

As a consultant, Don has worked with hundreds of diverse companies worldwide, conducting assessments, guiding culture change efforts, increasing employee engagement, enhancing metrics, reducing exposure and injuries, and aligning systems. Don maintained the designations of Certified Industrial Hygienist and Certified Safety Professional for over 25 years. He has two master’s degrees, one in Environmental Health Sciences and another in Education, with a focus on Adult Learners.

He has developed expertise in these fields:

• Understanding organizational and team cultures
• Reducing serious injuries and fatalities
• Coaching Executives
• Enhancing Safety Systems
• Implementing meaningful engagement

Don has been a contributing writer in numerous books and published articles including:

• The Manager’s Guide to Workplace Safety (2012) Co-author with R. Scott Stricoff.
• The Zero Index: A Path to Sustainable Safety Excellence contributed a chapter titled “Safety’s Common Framework” (with Richard Russell).
• Safety Leadership and Professional Development contributed a chapter titled “Improving workplace culture through individual safety leadership.”

Journal / magazine articles (authored or co-authored):

1. “Managing the Behavior/Systems Interface: Another Perspective on the Effectiveness of   Behavior-Based Safety.” Published in Professional Safety (March 2001).
2. “Preventing Incidents & Fatalities: Eight Questions Every Senior Leader Should Ask.”
   Published in Professional Safety (June 2010) — co-authored with Thomas R. Krause and Donald K. Martin.
3. “The Emerging Role of the Safety Professional” series (Parts 1–4).
   Appeared in Occupational Health & Safety Online Magazine (April–July 2008). (Apr 2008) — co-authored with Jim Spigener.
4. Don Groover has been a regular contributor to Safety+Health Magazine. View all of Don Groover’s articles in Safety+Health Magazine.