Training Safety
Resume:
Larry Casey
Health & Safety Specialist
PROFILE
Fifteen years as an exceptional health and safety specialist, during which time I have worked under the auspices
of the NRC, the DOE, and the DOD. Duties have included: radiation surveying and instrument set-up; writing
and reviewing procedures; industrial hygiene monitoring; supervising and training personnel; conducting work
area safety compliance audits; and interfacing with state and federal regulators.
EDUCATION
Physical Science Technician (PST) training at the navy shipyard (9 months)
Navy Nuclear Power training (12 months)
Bachelor’s degree in health physics from Idaho State University
CERTIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Occupational Health and Safety Technologist (OHST)
National Registry of Radiation Protection Technologists (NRRPT)
OSHA 30-hr General Industry
40-hr HAZWOPER (w/current refresher)
Loss Control and Risk Management
Emergency Response
EXPERIENCE
Project safety officer (contract) for Millenium Services, 10/10-present. Tasked with overseeing worker
safety during remediation of former navy base. This includes: giving training on many aspects of general
industry work (such as fall protection, ladder safety, chemical storage and inventory, and accident prevention);
keeping the client’s project director and safety manager apprised of activities; investigating incidents; and
addressing worker problems and concerns.
Site health and safety officer (contract) for Energy Solutions (ES) @ GE nuclear center, 5/08-4/10. Duties
covered: supervising hot cell work required to remove cesium-137 and plutonium-239 waste; investigating
potential incidents; writing the Health and Safety Plan and Job Hazard Analyses; ensuring ES policies did not
conflict with GE policies nor NRC and OSHA regulations; managing industrial safety programs such as
respiratory protection, heat stress, ladder safety, hearing conservation, heavy metal sampling, confined space
entry; and toxic air monitoring.
Project health physicist (contract) for Tetra Tech, 7/07-3/08. Responsibilities included: providing radiation
safety guidance during site characterization and remediation of former navy base contaminated with radium-
226; training workers and visitors; source inventory and control; writing radiological work procedures;
investigating incidents; reviewing surveys and instrument QC checks; keeping track of RCT hours and
expenditures; and submitting reports to both the company health physicist for west coast operations and the
Navy radiological affairs support officer.
Health and safety instructor (contract) for EG&G @ Idaho National lab, 9/06-6/07. Gave classroom
training to new employees covering the following areas: Rad worker II, heat stress, fall protection, aerial work
platforms, noise protection, lead and asbestos awareness, and respiratory protection.
Lab safety specialist @ Lawrence Berkeley Lab (LBL), 8/04-5/06. Conducting radiological surveys in
research labs (isotopes included H-3, P-32, S-35, C-14, I-125, Tc-99m); training researchers in lab safety;
receipt and transportation of hazardous packages; certifying fume hoods; overseeing hazardous waste storage in
labs; inspecting eyewash stations and fire extinguishers; establishing satellite waste accumulation areas in labs;
monitoring storm water drains and sewerage discharges; and conducting compliance audits.
PST, U.S. naval shipyard, 7/94-3/04. Responsibilities involved: performing radiological surveys for Co-60
during maintenance of shipboard nuclear systems; reviewing work procedures; certifying containments;
analyzing environmental samples for radioactivity; maintaining chemical spill kits; supervising casualty
response; conducting ambient monitoring in confined spaces; inspecting eyewash stations; tracking chemical
inventory and MSDS’s; auditing work areas for safety compliance; operating mixed waste storage areas;
interfacing with federal and state regulators; and training new PST’s.
U.S. Navy nuclear-qualified machinist mate, 7/88-6/94. Training for one year at nuclear power school and
prototype unit, then serving aboard a nuclear-powered ship which involved standing watch over the ship’s
propulsion plant and performing maintenance.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
No safety incidents for ES team while at GE.
Saved Tetra Tech thousands of dollars by catching error on excavation flow chart.
Recognized by Tetra Tech EHS department head for addressing radon concerns.
Awarded performance bonuses while at shipyard totaling $12,000.
Passed NRRPT and OHST exams on first attempt (30% passing rate nationally).
Graduated with 3.5 GPA.
Advanced to 1st class petty officer in U.S. Navy.
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