Manager Safety

Kevin S. McConnell, CHST

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Kingsport, TN 37660

Home: 423-***-****

Cell: 804-***-****

ab1bv8@r.postjobfree.com

Objective: To further my career in Safety Management, specializing in construction and general

industry. My expertise and training in safety would be an asset to any company.

Summary of Qualifications:

• Ten years in the construction industry. Previous positions include safety coordinator,

safety manager, and senior safety manager

• CHST (Construction Health and Safety Technician, CCHEST/BCSP)

• NCCER instructor (Core Curricula, and Site Safety Orientation)

• Certified Aerial Lift Instructor (Crane Institute of America)

• Competent in Fall Protection (Train the Trainer, Certification by Guardian)

• OSHA 500 (Train the Trainer)

• OSHA 30 (General Industry)

• Confined Space Rescue Technician

• First Aid, CPR, and AED (Former EMT)

• Certificates in Hazard Communication, Basic Rigging, Accident Investigation and Root

Cause Analysis, Reasonable Suspicion Training for Alcohol and Substance Abuse,

Confined Space Hazards, Crane Hand Signaling, Crane Operator Safety, Personal

Protective Equipment, Field Safety Guidelines, Identification and Correction, Asbestos

Training, and Scaffold Safety Training.

• California Occupational Safety Council of America

• Los Angeles Refinery Safety Overview

• Certified Police Officer in two states (New Jersey, and Tennessee)

• Training Officer (Kearny Police, Kearny NJ)

• Sniper (Federal Bureau of Investigation)

• Crisis Negotiation (Federal Bureau of Investigation)

• Proficient in writing reports, investigations, and training employees

Work Experience:

Dec.2012 – Current (Dominion Warren County Power Station)

Job Title: Senior Safety Specialist

Job Site: Warren County Power Station (Front Royal, VA)

Duties: Monitor and oversee all construction activities of the contractor on site related to health,

safety, and security for Dominion Power Company

July 2012 – Dec.2012 (Kruger Tissue)

Job Title: Site Safety Manager

Job Site: Kruger Tissue (Memphis, TN)

Duties:

• Responsible for the overall implementation of health, environmental and safety at the

construction location.

May.2011 – July.2012 (INEOS New Planet Bio Energy)

Job Title: Site Safety Manager

Job Site : INEOS Bio (Vero Beach, FL)

Duties:

• Responsible for the overall implementation of the health, environmental, security and

safety at the construction location.

Jan. 2009 – May.2011 (General Contractor, Wet Flue Gas Desulphurization, Units 3,4,&5)

Job Title: Senior HSSE Manger

Job Site: Dominion Power (Chester, VA)

Duties:

• Responsible for ensuring the AMEC safety program has been implemented

• Assist in the development of health and safety procedures, rules, and policies

• Train supervisors, employees and subcontractors in all areas of safety, and site specifics

• Ensure the project has the proper regulatory posters, programs, physician panels and

safety related forms

• Maintain safety statistics and report them to the corporate director

• Ensure that worker compensation and auto insurance claims are properly reported and

managed

• Provide health and safety technical assistance

• Stop any work activity where workers are in imminent danger or immediately dangerous to

life and health

• Ensure written corrective action plans are developed by project management or

supervision, showing measure taken to prevent a similar situation in the future

• Lead investigative efforts for all incidents

• Interact with line management and employees to ensure focus/develop safe behaviors

• Manage the corporate substance abuse policy

Aug. 2008 – Jan. 2009 AMEC (Dominion Units 3,4,&5 Foundation Project)

Job Title: Safety Manager

Job Site: Dominion Power (Chester, VA)

Duties: Same duties as the above bullets

Jan. 2008 – Aug. 2008 AMEC (General Contractor Wet Flue Gas Desulphurization Project)

Job Title: Lead Safety Coordinator

Job Site : Southern Company (Franklin, GA)

Duties:

• Provide technical expertise to supervision and employees

• Worked with supervision and employees to ensure the necessary processes and

procedures had been implemented.

• Assisted in maintaining a high project safety culture

Apr. 2007 – Dec. 2007 AMEC (General Contractor for a Confidential Tissue Machine)

Job Title: Safety Coordinator

Job Site : First Quality Tissue (Lock Haven, PA)

Duties:

• Ensure employee compliance with company safety policies and procedures

• Provided technical safety expertise to project supervision and employees

2003 – 2007 Fluor (Capital and Maintenance Projects at Eastman Chemical Company)

Job Title: Safety Supervisor

Job Site : Eastman Chemical Company (Kingsport TN)

2002 – 2003 Johnson County Sheriff’s Department

Job Title: Deputy Sheriff

2001 – 2002 Northeast Correctional Facility

Job Title: Correctional Officer

1994 – 2001 Kearny Police Department (Kearny, NJ)

Job Title: Patrolman/Sniper/Negotiator/Training Officer

1988 – 1992 United States Marine Corps (Operation Desert Storm/Shield Veteran)

Job Title: Corporal

Duties: Section Chief in an artillery unit. Responsible for the lives of eleven Marines.

References Available Upon Request

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