John J. Meola, CSP, ARM, is the safety director for Pillar Inc. in Richmond, Virginia. He has extensive experience in developing and implementing construction and industrial safety programs. Meola is a part-time instructor of occupational safety at Virginia Commonwealth University and serves as treasurer of the Colonial Virginia Chapter of the American Society of Safety Engineers. He is the author of The Construction Safety Guide and The Forklift Safety Guide. He is an OSHA 500 Outreach construction trainer in English and Spanish and presents webinars. Contact Meola at [email protected] and visit pillaroma.com.