National Occupational Injury Research Symposium (NOIRS)

Michele A. Jacobs, B.S.

Michele A. Jacobs is the Corporate Fleet Safety Manager for the Lane Construction Corporation with 25 years in the highway and bridge construction. She received her B.S. in Business Management from Fairleigh Dickinson University, Madison, NJ, in 1984.

Previously, Michele was the Safety Manager for construction and general industry for both Rea Contracting and Lane Construction for 20 years, and now specializes in Fleet Safety. Michele has developed numerous policies, training and systems to promote safety in the workplace. She has worked with outside organizations to research and network for best practices to constantly stay up to date on new technology and measures to reduce incidents, and has taken numerous OSHA safety classes. She has also developed and produced training videos pertaining to fleet safety topics.

Michele serves on the National Safety Council safety committee for transportation, and was a past safety committee member for the American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA). She has worked with NIOSH on past studies involving workers on foot in proximity to vehicles in construction workzones.