Season 54 Episode 2197

What Are the Pros and Cons Of a Career In Workplace Health and Safety?

To learn more about what are the pros and cons of a career in workplace health and safety, please visit: http://cooleyfoundation.org/ This video covers the following subjects: - What are the pros and cons of a career in workplace health and safety? - Pros and cons of a career in workplace health and safety - Career in workplace health and safety - Health and safety - Health and safety engineer As the second child Nancy Underwood was born in Vancouver, Washington into a family of eight children. At five years old, her mother moved to Century, Florida. They grew up without a father in the home. At ten years old her mother lost her sight and Nancy made the decision that she would grow up, graduate from high school, go to college and help her mother raise and educate the younger siblings. Nancy was given a two-year scholarship from the First West District Baptist Church Convention and graduated with an AA degree from Pensacola Junior College. She moved to Los Angeles and continued her education and graduated from California State University with a B.S. in Environmental Health & Safety Engineering and a Teaching Credential in Accident Prevention and Risk Assessment in two years. Five years later, after working in her profession, she was able to bring four half-sisters and four nieces and nephews (at different times) out from Century, Fla., and further their education. Nancy is the President of UGE & ECS(Underwood General Engineering & Environmental Consultant Services), Inc. She started working six months prior to graduating from college as a Health & Safety Engineer Trainee for Travelers Insurance Company. She spent 14 weeks in Hartford, Connecticut learning all aspects of Insurance, Risk Assessment, and how it fits into the General Industry. Her second position was a calling to assist and reduce employee accidents, injuries, and property damage at Hydraulic Research, and the last call was to Northrop Aerospace in Hawthorne, California. Nancy was responsible for all of Southern California's operations. This was her highest goal of achievement, as Jack Northrop became her mentor. After leaving Northrop, in 1982 she opened the doors of ULC ( Underwood Loss Control) Inc. In June 1992, she was encouraged to get a General Engineering Class "A" License and 30 days later, she received an Asbestos Contractor License. She is the First Black African American to get the Class "A" License in the State of California from the CSLB. Nancy is proud to say that she has completed contracts with FAA, $27,000,000, UST/AST removal/replacement, Navy Southwest, U.S. Coast Guard base closure in Hawaii, managed Asbestos removal from U.S. Embassy in foreign Countries (India) for potential Environmental Clean-Up interrupted by 9-11, JPL Contract interrupted by 9-11, locally, the City of Compton, twelve years, City of Redondo Beach, Los Angeles County, managed the 105/Glen Anderson Freeway managed all environmental services, also for the County of Los Angeles, all federal agencies. She is very proud. Website: www.uge-evcs.com So you would like to know more about what are the pros and cons of a career in workplace health and safety. Here is the video I created around this topic. ------------ Follow our video clips concerning what are the pros and cons of a career in workplace health and safety. You can also find various similar topics. Please check them out: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjZp... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/itsyo... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/j.c.cooley/... Twitter: https://twitter.com/JCCooley9 ------------------------- Have I responded to your concerns about what are the pros and cons of a career in workplace health and safety Please like the video or comment to help others and your friends look at what are the pros and cons of a career in workplace health and safety or career in workplace health and safety:)