ANAD's new safety chief worked for Navy, Air Force

By Mrs. Jennifer Bacchus (AMC)October 9, 2014

ANAD's new safety chief worked for Navy, Air Force
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ANNISTON ARMY DEPOT, Ala. -- Drew Ramsey, Anniston Army Depot's new safety chief, first got involved in safety programs when he was in the Air Force.

At the time, it wasn't his first career choice. With a degree in criminal justice, Ramsey wanted to get into the Air Force's Office of Special Investigations. Safety was his second choice.

It became a career and a calling.

He got a degree in safety - one of four degrees he has earned, the others being criminal justice, business and mechanical and electrical technology.

After the Air Force, Ramsey was hired as a safety specialist for the Navy because of his safety expertise. He rose through the ranks from part of the safety team to leading it and then to managing several safety programs spread over numerous commands.

"My last two jobs were more oversight of other safety offices," he said.

That was when he realized he missed hands-on work in the safety programs.

"In safety, the interesting work is when you are helping employees solve problems," said Ramsey.

When considering applying for the safety officer position at ANAD, Ramsey researched the installation and its location. To him, it seemed like an interesting place to work.

"The depot has some great initiatives out there already," he said, adding he doesn't want to reinvent the safety program, but he would like to see the Safety Office get back to the basics.

"I want to first take a look at the Safety Office, internally, perform an internal audit to see where we can improve," said Ramsey. "My personal goal is to establish the best depot safety program in TACOM."