Thomas E. Krenzelok, RS

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Madison, WI 53705

262-***-****

ab6xwf@r.postjobfree.com

Position Objective:

Environmental Health and Safety Specialist

Accomplish the plant's annual EHS system improvement plan to increase the

plant's capability to prevent occupational injuries and adverse

environmental events; ensure compliance with governmental regulations,

corporate policies, recognized best practices and corporate initiatives

including environmental sustainability; align the EHS systems and goals

with the plant's overall managing systems; assist in setting and achieving

goals and contributing to the overall success of the plant; and perform as

a member of the plant safety and environmental leadership teams.

Utilize a strong commitment to professionalism, safety, and environmental

responsibility; thorough knowledge of applicable OSHA, EPA, DOT and other

federal, State and local standards, rules, regulations and their practical

application; Process Safety Management program experience; Emergency

Preparedness and Response planning and program experience; incident

investigation experience; strong computer proficiency for gathering and

tracking data, analyzing results and preparing reports; supervisory

experience; and a strong sense of urgency, ethical, and the ability to hold

others accountable while maintaining good working relationships.

Work Experience:

9/2010-Present: Environmental Consultants Unlimited, Madison, Wisconsin

EHS Evaluation, Training and Managing Consultant

As per contractual agreements, provide agreed upon industrial EHS

evaluations and recommend appropriate actions; develop and implement

appropriate action plans based upon physical plant, equipment and safety

policy reviews, Job Safety Analysis and equipment inspections, Proactive

Risk Assessments, Performance Improvement Plans, Failure Mode Effects

Analysis and other diagnostic tools; Develop and facilitate employee safety

training modules and manage the EHS Programs.

9/2005-8/2010: United Hospital System, Inc., Kenosha, Wisconsin

Patient Safety Officer

Managed the United Hospital System, Inc. (UHSI) Safety Department, as well

as The Joint Commission (TJC) Environment of Care, Life Safety and

Emergency Preparedness Management Plans; and participated in two TJC

accreditation surveys by answering questions concerning those plans and by

providing the appropriate documentation and site tours in 2 medical center

campuses and 5 clinical practice centers that make up UHSI. Also completed

the NIMS-related IS-100HC, 200HC, 700A and 800B levels training courses and

was assigned as Safety Officer and Liaison Officer in the hospital incident

command system.

Reviewed building plans for an expansion project of one of the System's

medical center campuses and was responsible for Interim Life Safety

Measures (ILSM) and Infection Control Risk Assessment planning and follow-

through, as well for as the conduct of daily Safety Officer Construction

Site Inspections and air particle sampling, quarterly ILSM fire drills and

the inventorying and documenting all existing and new life safety systems,

including fire alarm and fire protection devices installed at both UHSI

medical center campuses and the development and installation of ILSM Fire

Exit Plans in health care areas adjacent to or affected by new construction

activities.

Conducted Proactive Risk Assessments and Performance Improvement Plans and

assured that appropriate recommendations of those reports were implemented.

Assigned Environment of Care Committee (EOC) staff members and facilitated

in the development of Failure Modes and Effects Analysis reports (FMEAs) to

analyze and prevent disasters.

Monitored/maintained the UHS electronic Statement of Conditions (eSOC} on

the JC Website for a critical self-assessment of current levels of

compliance and to describe how to resolve any Life Safety Code (LSC)

deficiencies.

Provided the EOC Committee with Safety Officer Reports during the monthly

EOC Committee Meetings; EOC Dashboard, Fire Drill, Life Safety and Safety

Management Subcommittee and Safety Reported Hazard Reports on a quarterly

basis; Environmental Tour/Risk Assessment Reports on a semi-annual basis

and the 7 JC Management Plan Reviews on an annual basis.

11/1993-6/2005: CityForest Corporation, Ladysmith, Wisconsin

Environmental, Safety and Health Program Manager

Directed and managed the ESH program for a paper production corporation and

provided facility, equipment and machine safety inspections, Job Safety

Analysis (JSAs) reports, Process Safety Management, Good Manufacturing

Processes (GMP), hearing testing and noise hazard surveys, air particle

sampling and other industrial hygiene (IH) surveys; and made

recommendations as appropriate for identified deficiencies.

Reviewed proposed building plans for an expansion project of the Ladysmith

Paper Mill and was responsible for Interim Life Safety Measures (ILSM)

planning and follow-through, as well as the conduct of daily Safety Officer

Construction Site Inspections and the development and installation, and

employee notification of ILSM Fire Exit Plans in work areas adjacent to or

affected by new construction activities.

Drafted and updated written corporate safety policy and ESH program

procedures, in accordance with EPA, OSHA, NFPA and WDNR standards and

codes.

Assisted Human Resources by maintaining an open dialogue with WC Insurance

Provider Safety Specialists and maintaining the OSHA 300/301 Logs; and by

assuring that injured workers returning to their jobs with injury

restrictions were monitored under Worker's Compensation guidelines.

As Chair of the Safety Committee, I facilitated committee members in

reviewing reported employee safety incidents and injuries, and in

developing corporate safety fairs and events to keep safety as a priority

in the minds of CityForest employees.

Managed preparedness of the corporation's First Response and Fire Safety

Teams; and developed and conducted outside training guidelines, materials

and pre/post tests for the monthly team member safety training meetings.

Developed and presented EHS program status reports at Management, Team

Leader and Process Area Leader Meeting; and developed and conducted the new

employee safety training orientation training for all new hires.

Education:

WI Department of Health and Family Services, Madison, WI

Registered Wisconsin Environmental Health Sanitarian

Academy of Health Sciences, San Antonio, TX

Advanced Preventive Medicine

University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, La Crosse, WI

Bachelors Degree (BS) - Biological Sciences

Military:

Active US Army - Honorable Discharge

E5 (SP5) Preventive Medicine Specialist in charge of industrial hygiene and

hearing conservation inspections and training in garrison and field

operations in the Southern Bavaria MEDAC, Germany.

US Army Reserves - Medical Service Corps.

Major (04) in charge of preventive medicine specialist training and

assistant in charge of hospital EHS and military staff training.

Other Skills:

A broad knowledge of environmental, health and safety regulations; OSHA,

TJC, DOT, USDA, EPA, NFPA and DNR standards; 5S methodologies, the 8 QM

principles, the 16 injury and illnesses loss prevention and control

methodologies and 7 controls; the ISO and OHASA certification management

standards; occupational health and safety principles, including ergonomics

and emergency preparedness, planning and response procedures. Proficient

in the use of a PC and Microsoft Office Suite, and able to effectively

utilize software applications for data entry, data analysis, word

processing, presentations, and calculations.

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