Bruce Lyon, a longtime member of the American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP), is the recipient of the 2025 Prevention through Design (PtD) Award. The honor is presented by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) in partnership with ASSP, the National Safety Council (NSC) and the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA).
The annual award recognizes an elite workplace safety and health professional, team or organization that demonstrates outstanding leadership in eliminating or reducing workplace hazards through design or redesign efforts and contributes to the body of knowledge that enables PtD solutions.
“Assessing workplace environments and proactively designing out hazards is an innovative and long-term approach to business sustainability and preventing worker injuries, illnesses and fatalities,” said ASSP President Linda Tapp, CSP, ALCM, CPTD. “Bruce specializes in risk assessment and risk management and has greatly elevated the use of safety standards and prevention through design principles around the world.”
Lyon, P.E., CSP, ARM, SMP, CHMM, is an ASSP Fellow and vice president and director of Risk Management Services for Brown & Brown Inc., a commercial insurance brokerage firm. He is a leading expert in occupational safety and health who has more than 45 years of experience working with national and global organizations across various industries. Lyon’s skills also involve safety management systems, ergonomics and regulatory compliance.
He chairs and vice chairs key ANSI/ASSP risk management and prevention through design committees and previously advised on ISO 31000 standards. An adjunct professor and advisory board chair at the University of Central Missouri, Lyon has authored numerous influential articles and books, including “Risk Assessment: A Practical Guide to Assessing Operational Risks.” He has been an ASSP member since 1982 and continues to educate professionals on risk management and safety standards through webinars, podcasts, training courses and speaking engagements at national conferences.
“Bruce has been instrumental in keeping prevention through design principles in the forefront of safety efforts,” Tapp said. “His dedication to risk mitigation and worker safety has certainly saved countless lives.”
Lyon will be honored at ASSP’s Leaders and Honorees Celebration on July 21 in Orlando as part of the Safety 2025 Professional Development Conference and Exposition.
