ABSTRACT
For 30 years, Charles D. Reese, PhD, has been involved with occupational safety and health as an educator, manager, and consultant. In his early career, Dr. Reese was an industrial hygienist at the National Mine Health and Safety Academy. He later became manager for the nation’s occupational trauma research initiative at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health’s Division of Safety Research. Dr. Reese has played an integral role in trying to ensure workplace safety and health. As the managing director for the Laborers’ Health and Safety Fund of North America, he was responsible for the welfare of the 650,000 members of the laborers’ union in the United States and Canada.
