Three Safety Professionals Receive Annual Awards -- Occupational Health & Safety

Carla Andrews, Crystal Donaldson and Kathi Porter

Three Safety Professionals Receive Annual Awards

J. J. Keller recognized safety leaders from a plastics equipment manufacturer, a demolition company and a logistics business.

By Chelsey Arries
Sep 29, 2026

Crystal Donaldson, Kathi Porter and Carla Andrews have been named winners of J. J. Keller’s 2026 Safety Professional of the Year awards. The company selected one recipient from each of three employer size categories.

Donaldson, safety manager at Advanced Blending Solutions in Wallace, Michigan, won the small-business category.

Porter, an industrial demolition safety officer at B&B Wrecking and Excavating in Cleveland, Ohio, received the midsize-business award.

Andrews, who manages safety and dangerous goods at FedEx Logistics in Memphis, Tennessee, won the large-business category.

J. J. Keller noted that their safety and compliance staff selected the recipients through nominations, applications and interviews.

About the Author

Chelsey Arries is assistant editor for Security Today, Campus Security Today, Occupational Health & Safety and Environmental Protection Online.

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