Principal Consultant – Electrical Safety & Technology
DuPont
Lanny Floyd has been with DuPont since 1973. For the past 25 years, his responsibilities have largely focused on electrical safety in the construction, operation and maintenance of DuPont facilities worldwide. He is currently Principal Consultant, Electrical Safety & Technology and is responsible for improving management systems, competency renewal, work practices, and the application of technologies critical to electrical safety performance in all DuPont operations; and the application of this knowledge and experience to electrical safety products DuPont brings to the marketplace. He is an IEEE Fellow, a professional member of American Society of Safety Engineers, a Certified Safety Professional, a Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional, and a registered professional engineer in Delaware.
For over 20 years, he has challenged the status quo of electrical safety in the workplace. His work has advanced the application of human factors engineering, electrical technology and safety management in preventing occupational electrical injuries. He has authored or co-authored more than 45 published papers and articles on electrical safety, and received seven prize paper awards from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). In 1999, he received the IEEE Petroleum and Chemical Industry Electrical Safety Excellence Award, “for outstanding dedication and contributions made to advancing and accelerating the dispersion of information and knowledge impacting electrical safety”. In 2000, he was elected to Fellow in the IEEE, with the citation, “for contributions to improve workplace electrical safety”. In 2002, he was awarded the IEEE Richard Harold Kaufmann Technical Field Award, “for advancing the development and application of electrical safety technology, standards and work practices for industrial systems”. In 2004, he was co-recipient of the IEEE Medal for Engineering Excellence, with the citation,. “for pioneering development of empirical models for predicting electric arc incident energy; and development of protective clothing classes based upon layering of flame resistant fabrics”.
Mr. Floyd has been active in IEEE technical committees since 1983. He is Past President of the Industry Applications Society, Past Chair of the Petroleum and Chemical Industry Committee, Past Chair of the IAS Power Systems Engineering Committee, Past Chair of IEEE Standard 902 Guide to Maintenance Operation and Safety of Industrial and Commercial Power Systems, Past Chair of the Petroleum and Chemical Industry Committee Safety Subcommittee, and past editor of the Safety Column for IEEE Industry Applications Magazine. He is currently Vice Chair Papers - IEEE IAS Precess Industries Department. In 1991, he was a co-founder of the IAS Electrical Safety Workshop, an annual forum for accelerating application of improvements in electrical safety. He is a past member of the IEEE Standards Board. He is a member of the National Fire Protection Association and has represented the IEEE on the National Electrical Code Panel 1 since 1990. He serves on the Board of Directors of Electrical Safety Foundation International and is a member of the Canadian Standards Association Technical Committee on CSA Standard Z462, Workplace Electrical Safety
He received his BS degree in electrical engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University in 1973. He joined the DuPont Company in 1973 and held a series of assignments in engineering support to manufacturing operations, including facilities design and industrial electric power systems operations and maintenance. In 1979, he transferred to DuPont Corporate Engineering as a consultant in industrial electric power systems maintenance and reliability. He has had various assignments in DuPont Engineering in electrical technology and safety management.