Manager Safety

Rick J. Gorshe

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Position Desired:

Safety/Health Professional

EDUCATION:

• Masters’ degree in Safety and Health Management, Norwich Univ. 1983

• Bachelor of Science in Occupational Safety and Health, Illinois State Univ. 1977

PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT:

Hendy Company, Chicago, IL (present position), 4/10 – Present Safety and Loss

Prevention Manager

Responsible for corporate and site OSHA, NFPA, safety staff supervision, transportation

dept. 3500 employees, company is a subcontract assembler for Caterpillar, John Deere,

AGCO, CNH and others.

Evonik/Degussa Chemical Company, Mapleton, Illinois (Evonik is a world leader in

consumer products) 07/2006 – 3/2010

400-employee site

Environmental, Safety/Health, Security, Quality Manager for a chemical manufacturing

company. Plant hands on Safety/Health Manager, supervises Security, Environmental,

RC14001 and all policies and procedure preparation, audits, joint health and safety

committees, OSHA compliance, Workers Compensation plus other Safety Duties as

required.

Williams Chemical Company – Pekin, IL 11/95 – 6/2006

Hands on Division Safety/Security/Risk Manager

Wet corn mill, Chemical/Food Manufacturing, Transportation Company 450 employees

employees, reports included 8 security, 2 environmental, 1-shared secretary.

Burlington Industries – Seattle, WA 8/1988 – 10/1995

Health & Safety/Security, Corporate Director

Chemical (TSD), Environmental Remediation, manufacturing and transportation products

included stainless steel

Surgical instrument, chemical plants transportation and remediation operations. bonus.

5000 employees, 8 safety reports. 15 sites

Lockheed Missiles & Space Company – Sunnyvale, CA 1/1983 – 8/1988

Senior Safety Engineer

Manufacturer of semi conductors, satellites, explosives and missiles. 30K employees.

PROFESSIONAL DUTIES OF ALL POSITIONS:

Maintain compliance for all OSHA and other government requirements

Wrote and implemented Safety and Health policies and procedures

Implemented required Medical Surveillance programs

Supervised all Safety/Environmental and Security personnel

Set up and conducted OSHA required training

Coordinated Material Safety Data Sheets

Implemented Behavior training programs for management and employees

Worked with insurance brokers and agents for fire and property claims

Conducted Risk Management duties including Workers’ Compensation

Coordinated Job Safety Analysis programs

Implemented Return to Work programs

Set up and monitored annual department budget

Set up Safety Committees, Executive, management and employee joint Safety

Committees

Achieved Volunteer Protection Program, OSHA Star program

Coordinated Safety recognition program

Reviewed all equipment and new facilities acquisitions

Conducted new hire and contractor safety program

Set up Process Safety Management programs and audits

Reviewed and set up HAZWOPER and HAZMAT compliance training for emergency

responders

Reviewed DOT compliance for transportation groups

Participated in union negotiations

Implemented Industrial Hygiene monitoring programs

Practiced conflict management programs

Supervision of Safety, Environmental and Security Managers/Specialist

Set up corporate Workplace Violence Programs

Monitored and completed OSHA 300 program

Implemented Safety awareness programs

Investigate all incidents using a root cause analysis program

Set up and monitored Emergency Response Team training programs

Familiar with ISO 14000 and ISO9000 audit program

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