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Social Media Presence Social Media Presence For EH&S Professional For EH&S Professional Loren Larson, CHMM, CPEA Loren Larson, CHMM, CPEA Presented to North Star Chapter, Alliance of Hazardous Presented to North Star Chapter, Alliance of Hazardous Material Managers Material Managers December 14, 2017 December 14, 2017

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Page 1: Value of Social Media Presence for EHS Professional

Social Media PresenceSocial Media PresenceFor EH&S ProfessionalFor EH&S Professional

Loren Larson, CHMM, CPEALoren Larson, CHMM, CPEAPresented to North Star Chapter, Alliance of Hazardous Presented to North Star Chapter, Alliance of Hazardous 

Material ManagersMaterial ManagersDecember 14, 2017December 14, 2017

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OverviewOverview

•• PersonalPersonal•• OrganizationalOrganizational

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Levels of EngagementLevels of Engagement

•• Belong, but no/limited engagementBelong, but no/limited engagement•• SpectatorSpectator•• ““LikerLiker””•• CommenterCommenter•• SharerSharer•• ContributorContributor

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Barriers To EngagementBarriers To Engagement

•• Requires timeRequires time•• Assumption you have nothing  worthwhile to Assumption you have nothing  worthwhile to contributecontribute

•• Uncomfortable being cast as Uncomfortable being cast as ““expertexpert””•• Perception you are job shoppingPerception you are job shopping

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PlatformsPlatforms

•• LinkedInLinkedIn•• SlideShareSlideShare•• FacebookFacebook•• TwitterTwitter•• InstagramInstagram•• Google+ Google+ •• SnapchatSnapchat•• GroupsGroups

–– LinkedIn and Facebook LinkedIn and Facebook –– Example ASSE Women in Safety Engineering (WISE) Example ASSE Women in Safety Engineering (WISE) Facebook GroupFacebook Group

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Personal EngagementPersonal Engagement

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BenefitsBenefits

•• Tracking emerging issues Tracking emerging issues •• Opportunities for personal /professional Opportunities for personal /professional improvementimprovement

•• Benchmarking other professionalsBenchmarking other professionals•• Recognition as Recognition as ““Subject Matter ExpertSubject Matter Expert””•• Career developmentCareer development

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AvoidAvoid

•• Personal vs ProfessionalPersonal vs Professional•• Confidential informationConfidential information•• ““Reply to allReply to all”” commentscomments•• Trusting you have complete information Trusting you have complete information ––always go back to sourcealways go back to source

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Organizational EngagementOrganizational Engagement

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OrganizationsOrganizations

•• EmployerEmployer•• Professional OrganizationsProfessional Organizations

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Benefits to EmployerBenefits to Employer

•• Enhancing company perception in Enhancing company perception in communitycommunity

•• Building teamwork within other parts of Building teamwork within other parts of organization; promoting company initiativesorganization; promoting company initiatives

•• Highlighting EH&S successes/initiatives Highlighting EH&S successes/initiatives internallyinternally

•• Highlight special initiativesHighlight special initiatives–– Example Example –– call 811 before you digcall 811 before you dig

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AvoidAvoid

•• Business confidential informationBusiness confidential information•• Taking action without first discussing with Taking action without first discussing with corporate communications or similarcorporate communications or similar

•• Always balance professional content and Always balance professional content and marketing contentmarketing content

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Benefits to Professional OrganizationBenefits to Professional Organization

•• Member drivenMember driven•• Provides content for members to use to foster Provides content for members to use to foster engagementengagement

•• Enhancing awareness and perception in communityEnhancing awareness and perception in community•• Improved communication with increasingly mobile Improved communication with increasingly mobile membersmembers

•• Increasing membership participationIncreasing membership participation•• Increasing value of membership in the organizationIncreasing value of membership in the organization•• Increased or stable membershipIncreased or stable membership

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North Star ChapterNorth Star Chapter

•• Establish/Reestablish Chapter groupsEstablish/Reestablish Chapter groups•• Encourage posting, sharing, Encourage posting, sharing, ““likingliking”” Chapter Chapter topics and eventstopics and events

•• Use social media to reenergize Chapter Use social media to reenergize Chapter CHMMunity initiativeCHMMunity initiative

•• Highlight past Voyageur National Park workHighlight past Voyageur National Park work•• Solicit ideas and opportunities for new projectsSolicit ideas and opportunities for new projects

•• Post and share meeting presentationsPost and share meeting presentations•• Member support for CHMM Review courseMember support for CHMM Review course

•• Spread work early and oftenSpread work early and often•• Acknowledge Acknowledge ““Subject Matter ExpertsSubject Matter Experts”” that present coursethat present course

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Loren Larson, CHMM, CPEALoren Larson, CHMM, [email protected]@calthacompany.com