THE STAKES
Operational safety is a baseline.
Executive safety is a strategy.
Most companies treat safety as compliance. We treat it as operational risk governance. When the board asks "Are we exposed?", you need a strategic answer, not another checklist.
This is not traditional safety consulting. This is temporary executive ownership of safety risk when leadership decisions, accountability, and governance matter most.
THE ROLE
What Executive Safety
Leadership Looks Like.
Board Advisory
Direct reporting to the Risk Committee. Strategic counsel on safety as enterprise value.
Regulatory Shield
Navigating MOL/OHSA Regulatory scrutiny at the highest level. Protecting reputation and license.
Crisis Command
Executive leadership during catastrophic events. Decisive action when seconds matter.
Culture Architecture
Rebuilding safety DNA from the top down. Accountability that exists in practice, not paper.
THE ENGAGEMENT TRIGGERS
When This Role
Is Typically Engaged
* Post-Incident Crisis Management
* Pre-IPO Risk Governance Structuring
* Merger & Acquisition Due Diligence
* Board Mandated Safety Overhaul
* Growth Outpacing Leadership Capacity
* Regulator or Auditor Escalation
This role is engaged when leadership recognizes that safety risk requires executive ownership — not additional activity.
LEADERSHIP
Michael Matthew
Fractional Chief Safety Officer
30+ years navigating high-stakes industrial risk. Trusted by boards to turn safety from a liability into a strategic asset.
Fractional Chief Safety Officer engagements are delivered directly by Michael Matthew, supported by SAFETY.INC tools and resources as appropriate. If executive safety ownership sounds familiar, a short conversation is usually the right starting point.