2017 NSC Congress & Expo

Larry Simmons
Sr. Director, Serious Injury & Fatality Prevention
PotashCorp


Larry is the Senior Director of Serious Injury & Fatality Prevention for PotashCorp with corporate offices in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and Northbrook, IL. PotashCorp operates 16 facilities in North America and Trinidad, West Indies and is the largest fertilizer company by capacity in the world. Larry previously served as PotashCorp’s Senior Director of Safety & Health for the past 8 years and in March of 2015 was appointed to the newly created position of Senior Director, Serious Injury & Fatality Prevention. Larry began his career in the chemical industry in 1979 and has been a safety professional for 30 years. Larry’s safety and health background includes experience in the chemical industry as well as surface and underground mining. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management; is a Certified Mining Safety Professional® (CMSP) and Certified Safety Professional® (CSP). Larry led the serious injury and fatality prevention process within PotashCorp which has resulted in a 60% reduction in the lost time injury rate in the last 5 years. Larry is married with three grown children and 5 grandchildren and resides in Lake City, FL.

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