QSSP Continues to Support Ongoing Professional Development of Safety Sales Professionals

Knowledgeable Faculty

QSSP’s faculty consists of Board Certified Safety Professionals who continually identify emerging and evolving technologies and incorporate new methodologies for teaching and learning.

Course Director Richard G. Raymer, CSP, is president of Safety Solution Partners LLC, and counts more than 35 years of experience in OSHA regulatory compliance. He gained much of his experience in implementation of health and safety management systems during a 30-year career with Procter & Gamble, retiring as senior manager of safety. He is a past president of the Southwest Ohio Chapter of the American Society of Safety Engineers and holds OSHA authorization to lead classes in general industry and construction safety.

William E. Simkins, CSP, is currently a director of environmental safety with Pepsico Company, providing direct health and safety support to Frito-Lay operations in North America. He was previously a consultant to both public and private-sector businesses and holds a BS in public health and a master’s degree in environmental science. In addition to being a board-certified safety professional, he is a Registered Environmental Professional.

Bobbi K. Samples, CSP, is the owner and principal consultant for The Safety Firm, LLC. She received a business management degree from Indiana Wesleyan University and is on the staff at EKU OSHA Training Institute. Ms. Samples brings entrepreneurial approaches to training, professional growth, and workforce solutions and helps diverse firms manage, audit, train and grow their individual safety programs.

Also on the faculty for the QSSP course is ISEA President Dan Shipp. He has represented U.S. safety equipment manufacturers before Congress and regulatory agencies both in this country and abroad, spoken on worldwide stages about the selection and use of personal protective equipment, and is an acknowledged authority on safety standards. Shipp has given presentations to the American National Standards Institute and the Interagency Board for Equipment Standardization and InterOperability. He is responsible for the lesson on standards that is a part of the QSSP curriculum. Shipp also was a part of the group 20 years ago that developed the QSSP curriculum. He recently announced his retirement as ISEA president in August of 2017.

“We continuously strive to impart the type of knowledge that will help safety sales professionals become better partners to their customers, and help improve their customer’s safety programs,” notes Course Director Richard G. Raymer. “We’ve added several new topics, more hands-on learning sessions designed to facilitate small-group learning discussions, and increased our review sessions for improved knowledge absorption.”

Students appreciate not only the faculty expertise, but they frequently cite “great mentoring” and support as outstanding benefits of the QSSP course. After completing the course, graduates feel empowered to discuss the proper use and selection of safety equipment at “an elevated level.”

The consensus is that ISEA’s QSSP course has “gotten it right” in an effort to equip sales representatives with the knowledge required to improve on-the-job safety and improve worker lives. The past 20 years, 50 classes, and more than 1,500 graduates are a testament to ISEA’s ongoing commitment.