Movers and Shakers highlights the career advancements and accomplishments of high-level trailblazers working professionally in diverse areas of standardization, contributing every day to the strength and success of the U.S. standards and conformance community.
Thomas G. Bobick, Ph.D., is the recipient of the American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) 2024 Thomas F. Bresnahan Standards Medal, in recognition of his extensive work in developing and advocating voluntary national consensus standards in occupational safety and health, and his work on a groundbreaking heat stress management standard.
The medal recognizes an ASSP member who actively participates in developing voluntary national consensus standards that advance worker safety. It is named in honor of Thomas F. Bresnahan, a former ASSP staff member and Fellow who “reinvigorated the Society’s standards development program and helped position the organization for growth in this strategic area,” ASSP reports.
Bobick has been a 20-year member of the ANSI/ASSP A10 standards committee on safety in construction and demolition operations, for which he has been directly involved in 10 safety standards subcommittees that have addressed workplace risks such as falls from height, musculoskeletal problems, and hearing loss. Over the past three years, Bobick served as chair of the A10.50 subcommittee that wrote ANSI/ASSP A10.50-2024, Standard for Heat Stress Management In Construction and Demolition Operations, the first voluntary national consensus standard on heat stress for workers in construction and demolition operations. He also was a member of the ASSP Standards Development Committee for four years.
Previously, Bobick worked for 19 years at the U.S. Bureau of Mines and the Mine Safety and Health Administration, and 33 years at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). His areas of expertise include ventilation studies, noise abatement, methane gas control to eliminate underground explosions, and the redesign of tasks to reduce upper extremity and low-back injuries. At NIOSH, he was also involved in safety projects in meatpacking, wood products manufacturing, apple harvesting, residential construction, and warehousing.
“Tom’s entire career has been focused on preventing worker injuries and fatalities through consensus standards development, process modifications, and equipment redesigns,” said John Johnson, chair of the ANSI/ASSP A10 standards committee. “He understands that government regulations are slow to change and often out of date, so federal compliance is not sufficient to protect workers. With his enthusiasm and tenacity, Tom has helped get key standards created or updated in a timely manner.”
Bobick will be honored at ASSP’s Safety 2024 Professional Development Conference and Exposition, held August 7-9 in Denver.
Ryan McDermott has joined the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) as vice president of national security policy.
A national security leader, McDermott joins AIA from his previous role at the Department of the Air Force Cost & Economics office, where he served as a highly qualified expert supporting special projects and priority transformation efforts. Prior to joining the Department of the Air Force, McDermott was a vice president at Professional Services Council, acting as an industry advocate and national security policy expert.
“The Aerospace Industries Association continues to strengthen our top-tier leadership team by bringing Ryan on board,” said Eric Fanning, AIA’s president and CEO. “With expertise honed over years of diverse experience and a proven track record in strategic planning, organizational management, finance, and advocacy, Ryan will be an asset to championing the cause of our nation’s most innovative and critical defense companies. We look forward to extending AIA’s impact in national security policy with Ryan at the helm.”
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