New Safety Committee Launched

GBA is pleased to announce that the Safety Subcommittee has been approved as a new full committee, following action taken at the GBA Board meeting on April 21, 2026. The committee was created to help GBA member firms strengthen the safety, health, and wellbeing of employees through practical resources, peer-to-peer learning, and tools that can be applied across roles and project types.

The new committee will focus on facilitating knowledge sharing among member firms; collecting and disseminating best practices for routine and high-risk tasks; supporting safety-related Case Histories; partnering with other GBA committees on projects with safety implications; and helping develop safety content for conferences, workshops, and webinars.

Chair: Rachel Hile-Broad (Hile Group)
Vice Chair: Jim Carpenter (ECS Group)

“We hear all the time that organizational culture is the ultimate competitive advantage and in the geoprofessions, that includes safety culture,” said Hile-Broad. “Safety is a cornerstone that anchors a strong foundation for the rest of the business.”

GBA welcomes membership and committee participation from firms of all sizes—and from both technical practitioners and safety professionals—because stronger safety practices are built through shared experience and collective problem-solving.

Interested in getting involved? Contact GBA Committee Coordinator Stacey Moore at stacey@geoprofessional.org to learn more about joining the Safety Committee. If you are interested in any other GBA Committee as a way of engaging with other geoprofessionals and giving back to your profession, contact Stacey or find more information here: Join a GBA Committee.