Jim Olson

Jim has over twenty years of professional safety and environmental experience. In his current position, his main focus is on leading Republic Services toward a sustainable safety culture. In addition to safety leadership and strategic planning, he has direct responsibility for safety program performance and at the field level (Division, Area and Region) and through all levels of management.

His positions at Republic Services have given him the opportunity to be involved in other communities in the U.S. In 2005 he was part of a team dispatched to the Gulf Coast in response to Hurricane Katrina. His focus was to ensure all employees were safe and properly prepared to help respond to the clean-up efforts. Jim also directs a team of safety professionals that help with on-the-ground response after severe storms such as the Joplin Missouri Tornado.

Additionally, Jim currently services as a Board Member of the Greater Phoenix Chapter of the American Red Cross. He is also the Co-Chair of the National Solid Waste Management Association Safety Committee.

Jim has a Bachelor’s of Science from the University of Wisconsin – Stout and has completed numerous certification programs in Safety and Environmental programs at Arizona State University.