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COVE Featured on Missouri Employers Mutual WorkSAFE Podcast

COVE’s Chairman and Managing Director, Doug Pontsler speaks with Missouri Employers Mutual on their recent WorkSAFE podcast about the basics of visual literacy, how this approach relates to safety in the workplace, and how applying visual literacy can create a safer workplace. See their full post here.

Doug Pontsler

Doug is Chairman and Managing Director for COVE, the Center of Visual Expertise. Launched in 2018 by the Toledo Museum of Art, COVE is dedicated to the application of visual literacy for industrial and service applications with an emphasis on safety. In this leadership role he is responsible for all aspects of the enterprise including thought leadership, product development and client satisfaction. Prior to his current role, Doug was the former vice president of operations sustainability and EHS for Owens Corning. He joined Owens Corning in 2002 and held leadership positions including director of corporate services and vice president of global sourcing. Doug also served as a member of the National Safety Council Board of Directors and as the Chairman of the Campbell Institute at the National Safety Council. He is a recipient of NSC’s 2019 Distinguished Service to Safety Award. Follow Doug on LinkedIn