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"How-to" Train on Fire Extinguishers
featuring
Bob Pfeiffer
HS&E Manager, Akrochem Corporation
President, Summit County Safety Council
A fire extinguisher is a simple tool that can prevent major fires in the workplace. However, not everyone knows how to use it properly. That’s why it’s important to train your employees to use this potentially life-saving equipment, ensuring that they can react confidently in case of a fire emergency.
Bob Pfeiffer is from the Akron area, having graduated from St. Vincent – St. Mary High School and The University of Akron. Bob began his career with the BFGoodrich Company /Noveon Inc. in 1983. He worked there for over 23 years at five different locations. He spent two and a half years as Corporate EH&S Manager for Teknor Color Company before spending the last 14 years working for Akrochem Corporation.
Bob has been in the health, safety and environmental field since 1988, part time, and full time since 1992. His experience ranges from office ergonomics, industrial hygiene, emergency response, hazardous waste management and incident command to auditing, security, behavioral safety and process safety management. He prides himself on being a “hands-on” HS&E person and educating those around him. He is a firm believer that education, especially in HS&E, is key to everyone’s safety and success. He is also a two-time winner of the Summit County Safety Citizen of the Year award, 2012 and 2014.
Bob’s personal life revolves around his family. He and his wife Jackie have two adult children (1 deceased). He has coached baseball, basketball and soccer youth leagues and coordinates an annual mission trip to Appalacia every summer. If anyone thinks he really looks familiar it is probably because you have seen him on the basketball court. He has been a high school basketball official for 20 years having been in gyms in Summit, Portage, Medina, Cuyahoga and Wayne counties.
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