--- title: News | Kristin Zinkl description: "As COVE's Marketing Manager, Kristin manages the day to day marketing activities and long term marketing strategy for the company. She is also responsible for creating the marketing campaign strategy that delivers Visual Literacy concepts and ideas across all promotional channels. \n\nWith a focus on marketing, Kristin has worked in the safety consulting space for the past 12 years. Her efforts have helped spread new ideas and thinking around safety best practices and workplace safety improvements." --- [![COVE Logo_Reverse white_PMS_RTM](https://see.covectr.com/hs-fs/hubfs/COVE%20Logo_Reverse%20white_PMS_RTM.png?width=1578&height=723&name=COVE%20Logo_Reverse%20white_PMS_RTM.png "COVE Logo_Reverse white_PMS_RTM")](https://www.covectr.com/home) - [Learn](https://www.covectr.com/learn/) - [Workshops](https://www.covectr.com/workshops/) - [Organizational Training](https://www.covectr.com/organizational-training/) - [Licensing & Train-the-Trainer](https://www.covectr.com/licensing-model/) - [Consulting](https://www.covectr.com/safety-risk-management-consulting/) - [Resources](https://www.covectr.com/resources/) - About - [The Art of Seeing Art](https://www.covectr.com/the-art-of-seeing-art/) - [Partnerships](https://www.covectr.com/partnerships/) - [Who We Are](https://www.covectr.com/who-we-are/) - [Case Studies](https://www.covectr.com/case-studies/) - [Contact](https://www.covectr.com/contact-us/) # LATEST NEWS [![passion for safety ebook](https://see.covectr.com/hubfs/Passion%20for%20Safety%20thumbnail.jpg)](https://see.covectr.com/blog/a-passion-for-safety-inspiring-safety-professionals-through-visual-literacy) By: [Kristin Zinkl](https://see.covectr.com/blog/author/kristin-zinkl) on July 25, 2022 #### [A Passion for Safety: Inspiring safety professionals through Visual Literacy](https://see.covectr.com/blog/a-passion-for-safety-inspiring-safety-professionals-through-visual-literacy) What is it about workplace safety and health that inspires professionals? For ... [Read More](https://see.covectr.com/blog/a-passion-for-safety-inspiring-safety-professionals-through-visual-literacy) [![](https://see.covectr.com/hubfs/VL%20in%20Action.jpg)](https://see.covectr.com/blog/applying-visual-literacy-tools-to-reduce-workplace-hazards) By: [Kristin Zinkl](https://see.covectr.com/blog/author/kristin-zinkl) on May 27, 2020 #### [Improving Hazard Recognition With Visual Literacy](https://see.covectr.com/blog/applying-visual-literacy-tools-to-reduce-workplace-hazards) Every day we ask people to perform tasks that require seeing. We train people ... [Read More](https://see.covectr.com/blog/applying-visual-literacy-tools-to-reduce-workplace-hazards) [![](https://see.covectr.com/hubfs/Getting%20started%20VL.jpg)](https://see.covectr.com/blog/getting-starting-with-visual-literacy) By: [Kristin Zinkl](https://see.covectr.com/blog/author/kristin-zinkl) on February 3, 2020 #### [Getting Started With Visual Literacy](https://see.covectr.com/blog/getting-starting-with-visual-literacy) If you're familiar with COVE and the Visual Literacy methodology you may be ... [Read More](https://see.covectr.com/blog/getting-starting-with-visual-literacy) [![Incident Investigation blog post](https://see.covectr.com/hubfs/Incident%20Investigation%20blog%20post.jpg)](https://see.covectr.com/blog/understanding-how-our-bias-impacts-incident-investigations) By: [Kristin Zinkl](https://see.covectr.com/blog/author/kristin-zinkl) on October 22, 2019 #### [Understanding how our bias impacts Incident Investigations](https://see.covectr.com/blog/understanding-how-our-bias-impacts-incident-investigations) Before reading or scrolling further down the page, first take a minute or two ... 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[Read More](https://see.covectr.com/blog/webinar-recording-visual-literacy-and-safety-leadership) [![NSC Award LinkedIn 2019](https://see.covectr.com/hubfs/NSC%20Award%20LinkedIn%202019.jpg)](https://see.covectr.com/blog/doug-pontsler-awarded-nscs-distinguished-service-to-safety-award) By: [Kristin Zinkl](https://see.covectr.com/blog/author/kristin-zinkl) on September 9, 2019 #### [Doug Pontsler Awarded NSC's Distinguished Service to Safety Award](https://see.covectr.com/blog/doug-pontsler-awarded-nscs-distinguished-service-to-safety-award) COVE's very own Chairman and Managing Director, Doug Pontsler, has been awarded ... [Read More](https://see.covectr.com/blog/doug-pontsler-awarded-nscs-distinguished-service-to-safety-award) [![NSC booth 2018](https://see.covectr.com/hubfs/NSC%20booth%202018.jpg)](https://see.covectr.com/blog/cove-participating-at-the-2019-nsc-congress-expo) By: [Kristin Zinkl](https://see.covectr.com/blog/author/kristin-zinkl) on August 29, 2019 #### [COVE Participating at the 2019 NSC Congress & Expo](https://see.covectr.com/blog/cove-participating-at-the-2019-nsc-congress-expo) COVE is excited to be exhibiting within the NSC booth again this year promoting ... [Read More](https://see.covectr.com/blog/cove-participating-at-the-2019-nsc-congress-expo) [![ISHNJuly2019Cover](https://see.covectr.com/hubfs/ISHNJuly2019Cover.jpg)](https://see.covectr.com/blog/ishn-featured-article-the-hazard-hunt-will-never-be-the-same) By: [Kristin Zinkl](https://see.covectr.com/blog/author/kristin-zinkl) on July 9, 2019 #### [ISHN Featured Article:  The Hazard Hunt will never be the same](https://see.covectr.com/blog/ishn-featured-article-the-hazard-hunt-will-never-be-the-same) Editor for ISHN, Dave Johnson, talks about his experience attending COVE's ... [Read More](https://see.covectr.com/blog/ishn-featured-article-the-hazard-hunt-will-never-be-the-same) [![B-Roll at TMA.00_36_17_16.Still003](https://see.covectr.com/hubfs/B-Roll%20at%20TMA.00_36_17_16.Still003.jpg)](https://see.covectr.com/blog/improving-safety-efforts-learning-to-see-with-purpose) By: [Kristin Zinkl](https://see.covectr.com/blog/author/kristin-zinkl) on April 9, 2019 #### [Improving Safety Efforts – Learning to See With Purpose](https://see.covectr.com/blog/improving-safety-efforts-learning-to-see-with-purpose) Most functioning organizations know that to operate efficiently and ... [Read More](https://see.covectr.com/blog/improving-safety-efforts-learning-to-see-with-purpose) [![NSC_03333](https://see.covectr.com/hubfs/NSC_03333.jpg)](https://see.covectr.com/blog/nsc-congress-expo-attendees-learn-a-new-safety-concept-at-the-experience-in-seeing-safety) By: [Kristin Zinkl](https://see.covectr.com/blog/author/kristin-zinkl) on November 8, 2018 #### [NSC Congress & Expo Attendees Learn a New Safety Concept at “The Experience in Seeing Safety”](https://see.covectr.com/blog/nsc-congress-expo-attendees-learn-a-new-safety-concept-at-the-experience-in-seeing-safety) Safety professionals at the 2018 NSC Congress & Expo in Houston gathered inside ... 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