Joseph R. Compton, CIH

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PROFILE

Experienced environmental health and safety (EHS) professional and safety/industrial hygiene technical

expert. Ability to confidently engage with people at all levels, think quickly on my feet, see issues and

problems from the biggest possible perspective, and readily persuade others to follow my example.

EXPERIENCE

Safety/Industrial Hygiene Manager

Thompson Industrial Services, LLC

Sumter, South Carolina August 2011 - Current

Provide safety support to Thompson Industrial Services divisions in the South Carolina and Charlotte, NC

areas. Support includes assisting division units in safety program implementation and management (e.g.,

respiratory protection, hearing conservation, confined spaces, etc.), field operations audits, incident

investigations, root cause analysis and general professional consultations. Also provide industrial hygiene

support for the entire company for the management of exposure to chronic hazards (e.g., heavy metals,

chemicals, and gases).

President

EHS Risk Solutions, LLC

Sumter, South Carolina July 2010-July 2011

Founder and owner of EHS Risk Solutions, LLC, an environmental and occupational health services firm.

The company provided clients with sustainable EHS systems, employing unified strategies that work with

people, processes, and organizations. Served as principal of the firm, bringing many years of professional

EHS experience to help reduce environmental and occupational health risk for a variety of organizations.

Director, Global Industrial Hygiene Services

Schering-Plough Corporation

Summit, New Jersey October 2002-June 2010

Managed the provision of safety and industrial hygiene support services to Schering-Plough pharmaceutical

facilities worldwide. Directed a team of corporate professionals who designed, delivered and facilitated the

implementation of safety and industrial hygiene programs for all business areas of the company. Developed

and presented safety and industrial hygiene training programs for OSHA compliance as well as for internal

employee EHS development. Initiated, developed and led the global ergonomics risk management program,

including serving as Chair of the Management of Ergonomics Risk Committee. Served as a key leader in the

development of corporate-level strategic safety plans. Coached site-based safety teams in the

implementation of regional and site-level plans based upon the corporate safety plan. Primarily responsible

for analyzing the impact of Federal, state, and local safety and health hazards legislation upon business

units. Developed and rolled out leading indicator metrics for measuring and reducing chemical exposure

risks, the first such leading indicator for the company. Developed and managed a budget in excess of

$1,000,000.

Senior Principal Industrial Hygienist

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

Allentown, Pennsylvania July 1991-September 2002

Provided industrial hygiene and safety support services and direction for chemical and gas plant operations,

including complex risk assessment work, air sampling strategies, auditing, program consultation,

ergonomics, and product stewardship. Worked with facility engineers to identify, assess, and remediate a

broad range of facility safety risks. As primary industrial hygiene support for the chemicals side of the

business, developed and implemented risk assessment protocols that allowed the chemicals business unit to

define, prioritize, and build process changes needed to efficiently control employee exposure to chemical

agents.

Project Manager, Industrial Hygiene Engineering

RMT, Inc.

Madison, Wisconsin July 1990-June 1991

Provided direct oversight of safety and industrial hygiene projects for industrial clients. Worked to expand

safety and industrial hygiene functions in alignment with the company’s business model. Assisted in

marketing efforts in the Gulf Coast and West Coast areas. Served as the Corporate Health and Safety

Director.

Manager, Industrial Hygiene & Environmental Conservation

Exxon Corporation

Houston, Texas July 1988-June 1990

Initially worked with Exxon Company USA providing safety and industrial hygiene support services to Exxon

pipeline affiliates and domestic coal mining operations. Later worked for Exxon Production Research

Company and managed the industrial hygiene and environmental program for research and development

laboratories supporting Exxon oil and gas exploration and production activities. Managed laboratory waste

minimization and recycling programs. Developed and implemented hydrogen sulfide safety procedures for

level gauging of large crude oil tanks in the field. Trained employees in hazard communication program

elements.

Lieutenant, Medical Service Corps

U.S. Navy July 1982-June 1988

Responsible for the provision of safety and industrial hygiene services for Naval activities, including Naval

and Marine Corps air stations, Naval weapons facilities, ship repair facilities, research centers, hospitals, and

training centers. Developed new safety and industrial hygiene programs for Naval and Marine Corps

installations.

EDUCATION

University of South Carolina, 1980

BS, Chemistry

University of South Carolina, 1982

MSPH, Environmental Sciences

KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Sponsored and led the development of a new program to identify, assess, and correct ergonomic risks.

After implementation of this program, global ergonomic-related injuries were reduced from 70% to 18%

(percentage of total recordable injuries that had a significant ergonomic risk component). [Schering-

Plough]

Developed and implemented a strategy for qualitative risk assessment of occupational health hazards

using a task-based approach. A systematic methodology and task/equipment focus allowed a more

efficient risk assessment process that helped to focus and leverage limited safety resources. The systemsbased

approach enabled participation of other professionals after being trained in the risk assessment

procedure. The focus and efficiencies resulted in an approximate 50% reduction in time needed to

assess job task risks. [Schering-Plough, Air Products and Chemicals]

Managed a project to evaluate laboratory hoods using ASHRAE standard 110. The objective was to

lower hood operating volumes while maintaining the same level of contaminate control. This project

evaluated over 400 hoods during the first testing phase. As a result of this effort, facility energy savings

were substantial while maintaining full exposure control. [Schering-Plough Research Institute]

Designed and implemented a new industrial hygiene organization and global program for Schering-

Plough Corporation. Created definitions of job function, managed the vetting and hiring of staff,

developed procedural guidance and administration, and developed budget figures for the new group.

This required careful inception and planning over time to justify the function, maintaining short-term

tactical support with a long-term strategic focus. [Schering-Plough]

Reduced annual field sampling time and sample laboratory costs by approximately 30% by using taskbased

risk assessments to focus sampling efforts. Previous monitoring strategies used a broad “shotgun”

approach to assess quantitative exposure risk, thereby requiring more samples than were truly necessary.

[Air Products and Chemicals, Schering-Plough]

Designed and fielded a version of the Industrial Hygiene Risk Assessment process that helped facilities

predict task and stressor risk prior to construction, thereby allowing the installation of the proper level of

control. This process was used in Schering’s Singapore facility to ensure that current facility equipment

could handle production of a newly imported product, thereby saving substantial upgrade costs.

[Schering-Plough]

Served as President of the American Industrial Hygiene Association, Lehigh Valley Chapter, from 2002-

2003.

Published article: The Effect of Square Wave Exposure Profiles Upon the Performance of Passive

Organic Vapor Monitoring Badges. 1984. AIHAJ, Vol. 45(7): 446-450.

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