Bill Abney is a retired Assistant Professor in the Fire and Safety Engineering Technology Program at Eastern Kentucky University. He has a B.S. in Industrial Technology and an M.S. in Industrial Technology, both from Eastern Kentucky University. With over 30 years in safety education, Mr. Abney specializes in safety management and research; fire, arson, and explosives investigation; OSHA compliance; ergonomics; and hazardous materials.

2. Bill Abney is a retired Assistant Professor in the
Fire and Safety Engineering Technology
Program at Eastern Kentucky University. He
has a B.S. in Industrial Technology and an
M.S. in Industrial Technology, both from
Eastern Kentucky University. With over 30
years in safety education, Mr. Abney
specializes in safety management and
research; fire, arson, and explosives
investigation; OSHA compliance; ergonomics;
and hazardous materials.

3. Jim Beck has thirty-six years of experience in the
industrial and residential construction industry, with
primary emphasis on safety and training. Mr. Beck has
been teaching adult safety education since 1983. During
his career, he has been employed by various companies
with duties ranging from laborer to project
superintendent. Mr. Beck has developed and presented
adult education program with heavy emphasis on safety
training for the construction industry as well as contract
training for representatives of DOD, DOE and the EPA.
As the Director of Safety and Health for a group of
construction companies, Mr. Beck was responsible for
OSHA, DOT and EPA compliance.

4.  Gary Brown is an Associate Professor in the Department
of Environmental Health at Eastern Kentucky University.
He has a B.A. in Liberal Science from the State
University of New York, an M.S. in Environmental and
Occupational Health from Hunter College, and a Dr.P.H.
in Occupational Safety and Health from the University of
Alabama. Dr. Brown is a Certified Industrial Hygienist
and has many professional affiliations, including being
past president of the Association of environmental health
Academic Programs (AEHAP) and current
Undergraduate Mentor for AEHAP. He has over 20 years
consulting experience in the environmental, industrial
hygiene, and safety arenas.

5. Tom Edwards has over thirty-two years safety and
health experience and is the owner of Edwards &
Associates, LLC, a safety and industrial hygiene
consulting and training firm, which he started in
2003. Prior to that, Mr. Edwards practiced industrial
hygiene for the Kentucky Occupational Safety and
Health Program for over 26 years, serving as an
Industrial Hygiene Compliance Officer, a Safety and
Health Specialist, and ultimately as the Industrial
Hygiene Program Manager for the Division of
Education and Training.

6. He previously served as a part-time Assistant
Professor in the Department of Environmental
Health Science at Eastern Kentucky University
teaching industrial toxicology and industrial hygiene.
Mr. Edwards holds a B.S. degree in chemistry from
Eastern Kentucky University and a M.S. degree in
industrial hygiene from the University of Central
Missouri. He is certified in Comprehensive Practice
by the American Board of Industrial Hygiene. Read
more at this site: http://osha.eku.edu/osha-
instructors