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.
鈥淎ssessing workplace environments and proactively designing out hazards is an innovative and long-term approach to business sustainability and preventing worker injuries, illnesses and fatalities,鈥� said ASSP President Linda Tapp, CSP, ALCM, CPTD. 鈥淏ruce specializes in risk assessment and risk management and has greatly elevated the use of safety standards and prevention through design principles around the world.鈥�
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鈥檚 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 鈥淩isk Assessment: A Practical Guide to Assessing Operational Risks.鈥� 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.
鈥淏ruce has been instrumental in keeping prevention through design principles in the forefront of safety efforts,鈥� Tapp said. 鈥淗is dedication to risk mitigation and worker safety has certainly saved countless lives.鈥�