Jean Cranston CSP, CIH

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Professional Title
Director of QEHST

About

Jean leads Quality, Environmental, Health, Safety, & Training (QEHST) at NRRI, focusing on building organizational capacity, strengthening integrated management systems, and supporting continuous improvement. Her approach emphasizes learning from how work is actually performed, collaborating with employees, and developing practical systems that support safe, effective, and reliable operations. She is committed to fostering a culture where safety and quality are integrated into everyday work and support NRRI's diverse research activities.

With more than 20 years of experience in environmental health and safety, a diverse background in industrial hygiene, environmental remediation, construction, mining, and research safety, Jean is a Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) and Certified Safety Professional (CSP).

Jean is also an instructor at the University of Minnesota Duluth, where she teaches Industrial Hygiene in the Master of Environmental Health and Safety program. She enjoys educating others, sharing knowledge, and helping organizations strengthen workplace health, safety, and performance.

Education

  • Master of Industrial Safety, 
  • B.S., Environmental & Public Health
 


 

NRRI News Articles

A group of nine people in safety PPE pose for a photo outdoors.

Coleraine Safety Committee Visits CN Ore Docks in West Duluth

NRRI building front with flag

Continual updating of NRRI’s Duluth facility helps solid foundation stands test of time.

Two women at standing at laboratory table, one with a clipboard and one holding a small blue device

Industrial safety programs often focus on counting up safety incidents, hoping the numbers go down instead of up.