Craig Sharman, Director of Federal Government Relations at Tyco Fire & Safety, was presented with the Security Industry Association (SIA) Statesman Award at the organization’s annual Public Policy Dinner. The dinner, held at The Hamilton in Washington, DC is part of the SIA Government Summit — the premier public policy conference in the security industry.
The SIA Statesman award is the highest award presented to a SIA volunteer who makes significant contributions toward the attainment of SIA’s government relations goals.
“Craig has worked tirelessly to help drive and coordinate SIA’s lobbying activities among member companies with DC-based lobbying offices,” said SIA CEO Don Erickson. “He has offered sage advice on a number of public policy issues ranging from implementation of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants to issues related to the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program. His strong knowledge of grant program management issues has been particularly helpful to the organization.”
夏尔曼（Sharman）大量参与了安全行业的关键立法胜利：奥巴马总统于2011年签署的HR 5740通过。在由SIA领导的联盟的支持下，该立法将电子安全公司免于2007年的《能源独立与安全法》（EISA），该法案要求电子设备在“无负载”模式下满足某些效率标准。EISA的编写方式使其甚至用于安全和生命安全设备（例如视频监视，入侵检测和访问控制系统），即使这种设备必须始终处于“主动”模式。
众议员查理·巴斯（Charlie Bass）（R-NH）和众议员吉姆·马特森（Jim Matheson）（D-UT）也因其在一氧化碳立法上的工作而获得年度立法者奖。
SIA Chairman Jay Hauhn presented outgoing Government Relations Chair John Stroia of the Will-Burt Company with a special award for his service to the industry. Hauhn also recognized SIA’s CEO Don Erickson, who was the association’s Director of Government Relations for six years, with a special award in recognition of his work on behalf of the industry.
