Eric Tofte, who is a Certified Occupational Safety Specialist (COSS) worked for Evergreen Safety Council for over 18 years as an industrial safety & health trainer and consultant and retired as Director of Training and Consultation for them. He has developed and wrote comprehensive safety programs in several subjects including accident prevention, hazardous materials handling, hazardous materials emergency response actions, construction safety, confined space entry and rescue, fall protection, safety committee rules, personal protective equipment, emergency disaster preparedness plans and confined space entry and non-entry rescue. Eric has been a presenter and speaker at several conferences including the Washington State Governor’s Safety Conference, National Safety Councils National Congress, and the Evergreen Rural Water Association annual conference. Prior to Eric’s time at Evergreen he was Deputy Director of Chelan County Emergency Management for over 12 years. During his career, Eric has been responsible for assisting businesses in the Chelan County area in developing disaster response/emergency preparedness plans. He was instrumental in the development of Chelan County’s hazardous materials emergency response plan, trained public safety in hazardous materials response and was part of the hazmat team. Eric was also responsible for the development of the Chelan County comprehensive emergency management plan, during his time with Chelan County.