W.T. Workman, MS, CAsP, CHT
Mr. Workman is the Director of Quality Assurance & Regulatory Affairs for the Undersea & Hyperbaric Medical Society. He is responsible for the development and management of the Society’s Clinical Hyperbaric Facility Accreditation Program. Mr. Workman retired from the United States Air Force as a Colonel after more than 23 years of service devoted to aerospace and hyperbaric physiology. From 1980 to 1992, Col Workman was assigned to the USAF Hyperbaric Center, Brooks AFB TX. During his last three years there, he was the Chief of the USAF Hyperbaric Medicine Program. From 1992 until his retirement as a Chief, Biomedical Scientist in 1995, he served as Commander, 9th Training Squadron, Beale AFB CA, where he was responsible for the worldwide physiological support for the only USAF manned high altitude reconnaissance mission. In this capacity, he managed over 150 people and assets in excess of $47M.
He also served as Deputy Commander, 9th Medical Group, Beale AFB CA. Active in many professional organizations for over 30 years, Mr. Workman is the immediate past chairman of the National Fire Protection Association’s Technical Committee for Hyperbaric and Hypobaric Facilities and Chairman of the Medical Systems Subcommittee of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Pressure Vessel for Human Occupancy Technical Committee, among many other committee leadership positions. Included in his many awards is the Craig Hoffman Memorial Award presented in 2001 for his contributions to diving safety. Mr. Workman has more than 130 publications and presentations including editorship of Hyperbaric Facility Safety: A Practical Guide. He is board certified by the Aerospace Medical Association in Aerospace Physiology and by the National Board of Diving and Hyperbaric Medical Technology in Hyperbaric Technology.