JOHN P. SCANLON, CSP

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Broadview Heights, OH 44147

(Cell) 440-***-**** ab8xul@r.postjobfree.com (home) 440-***-****

SAFETY, HEALTH, ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERSHIP

Accomplished Safety, Health and Environmental professional with proven

success designing implementing and managing a variety of programs impacting

employee safety and regulatory compliance. Strategic expertise in

developing and implementing comprehensive safety, health, and environmental

systems in support of organization goals and initiatives, particularly

injury prevention. Organizations assisted have achieved continuous

improvement in injury reduction and costs with regulatory compliance.

Highly effective in partnering with all levels of the workforce to

influence employees towards achieving safety and environmental goals,

objectives and performance expectations. Excellent interpersonal and

written communications skills. Able to assess and resolve a wide range of

issues. Expertise includes:

. Defining, establishing and implementing safety and health excellence

strategies

. Designing and implementing safety and environmental systems and

training programs

. Developing and directing workers' compensation management and

financial strategy

. Implementing safety culture changes

. Conducting safety, health and environmental assessments and corrective

actions

. Knowledge of US 29 CFR 1910 (Safety) and Title 40 (Environmental)

EDUCATION

Master of Science, Industrial Safety - University of Central Missouri,

Warrensburg, MO

Bachelor of Science, Marketing and Psychology - Missouri State University,

Springfield, MO

CERTIFICATION

Board Certified Safety Professional

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

McMaster-Carr Supply Co., Aurora, OH 2006 - Present

Safety Manager

Developing and implementing a privately owned industrial supply

organization's first safety and environmental program at five US locations.

Leading effort in reducing recordable injury rate 6 consecutive years from

5.2 to 2.0. Provide safety and health support of organization's five

branches by developing audit criteria and conducting safety and health

inspections.

. Implemented employee involved forklift vehicle safety program reducing

frequency and severity of incidents

. Established an ergonomics assessment and improvement program

. Developed and implemented behavior based safety observation plan

Sherwin-Williams COMPANY, Cleveland, OH 2003 - 2005

Corporate Director, Workers' Compensation and Employee Safety

Directed $13 million annual self-insured and insured workers' compensation

and employee safety program for 50 states and Canadian provinces for paint

manufacturer, distributor and retailer. Provided safety and health support

for 50 manufacturing and distribution facilities, including VPP and OHSAS

18001 sites, and 3000 retail stores with 25,000 employees. Directed staff

of 6 employees.

. Proposed and implemented strategic reorganization of separate Division

and Corporate workers' compensation functions into single organization

effecting greater efficiency.

. Recognized for leading team in delivery of Sherwin-Williams Safety &

Health Conference.

. Led safety health and loss control audits of chemical manufacturing and

flammable and combustible liquid warehousing identifying and prioritizing

needed remedial action.

Michelin NORTH AMERICA, Inc., Ardmore, OK 2002 - 2003

Safety, Health, Medical, Worker's Compensation and Security Manager

Managed safety, industrial hygiene, occupational health and security

program for a tire manufacturing and rubber producing facility with 2000

employees manufacturing 34,000 tires daily. Led staff of 10 full time

employees, and seven contract employees, Managed annual budget in excess

of $2 million, including $900,000+ for capital improvements.

. Led effort in establishing a safety management system with

injury rate goal of 70% reduction over 4 years.

. Developed a job hazard assessment (JHA) system using process

picture map documentation.

. Implemented a manual material handling and safety culture

improvement program (MoveSMART).

Seagate Technology, Longmont, CO 1996 - 2002

Environmental, Health, Safety & Security Manager

Managed environmental health and safety (EHS) program for a computer disc

drive research and development and prototype facility with clean rooms.

Facility grew from 300 employees to over 1100 employees.

. Directed safety effort in five consecutive years of injury rate

improvement from 2.44 to 0.36.

. EHS Champion and Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Quality Systems Review

resulting in ISO 9001 certification.

. Established EHS website including a computer based learning management

system assisting in EHS training.

Teledyne Water Pik, Fort Collins, CO 1994 - 1996

Environmental, Health & Safety Manager

Developed and managed EHS program for a consumer and professional products

manufacturing organization governed by FDA/GMP requirements with multiple

facilities and 1,700+ employees.

. Led the reorganization of multiple Teledyne companies and acquisitions

into one EHS program. Conducted site audits and reorganized EHS programs

utilizing a systems management approach.

. Participated as a member of corporate cross-functional team that designed

and delivered a corporate-wide environmental management system (EMS) for

over 150 manufacturing sites.

Copley Press, Inc. & Union-Tribune Publishing Co., San Diego, CA 1986 -

1994

Corporate Safety & Environmental Manager

Created and managed first Corporate EHS and workers' compensation program

for family owned newspaper publishing organization with multiple printing

and distribution facilities and 3500 unionized employees. Managed staff of

three employees.

. Directed injury and illness prevention program that resulted in

savings of over $900,000 annually.

. Led effort to successfully defend EPA Notice of Violation of criminal

violations for corporate officers

. Developed an ergonomic and safety program that withstood a 3-month

inspection Cal/OSHA ending with a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)

calling for continuation of the established program.

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