James Larsen is the industrial health and safety manager for Nortrax, North America’s largest John Deere construction and forestry retailer. The company has 52 dealers in the eastern and central portions of the United States and Canada. It recently reached six million work hours without a lost-time injury. The U.S. National Safety Council recognized Nortrax as a 2009 Industry Leader and presented it with the 2009 Occupational Excellence Achievement Award.