MICHAEL MUSSER CHST
Cell: 318-***-**** ( abjr4f@r.postjobfree.com
Senior Environmental Health and Safety Manager
I am a certified through the Board of Certified Safety Professionals as a
Construction Health and Safety Technician with more than 19 years of
impeccable service in the construction, petroleum, and military industries.
I have a record 14 years of no loss-time accidents and have implemented
effective training programs that have resulted in the highest standards of
employee safety while exceeding government compliance requirements. I am
certified in many safety areas and continually add to my knowledge with
ongoing training all areas related to my field of expertise. I qualified
as a 2010 CSP candidate. ASP Exam in July 2010.
KEY ATTRIBUTES & QUALIFICATIONS
Certified Construction Safety and Health Technician ~ Working Towards CSP ~
Government Compliance ~ Low Incidence Rates ~ Staff Safety Training ~ Team
Leadership ~ Project Management ~ Staff Management ~ Comprehensive Safety
Auditing ~ Safety Best Practices Management ~ Workers Comp Management ~
Member ASSE
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
PICERNE MILITARY HOUSING 2004 - Present
REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL, HEALTH AND SAFETY (EHS) MANAGER
Directed all environmental, health and safety programs, workers
compensation and OSHA compliance for government and military worksites,
including customized safety training of all supervisory personnel and new
subcontractors. MilCon and ACOE.
Key Achievements
. Integrated change-invoking safety models that resulted in successfully
reducing insurance costs by 50%.
. Improved overall safety process by implementing custom strategic safety
methodologies and identifying and clarifying new workable safety goals.
. Re-wrote the project specific safety plan and integrated new strategic
initiatives that successfully addressed all loss prevention
deficiencies.
. Provided Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) start-up and Owner
Controlled Insurance Program (OCIP) management.
. Managed the Workers Comp Program.
. Achieved a record 2,200,000 man hours worked with no loss time
accidents.
. Coordinated more than 30 contractors and 400 employees while delivering
100% subcontractor safety compliance through a network-wide safety
training and EHS program management process.
HEERY INTERNATIONAL 2002 - 2004
A full-service architecture, interior design, engineering, construction
management and program management firm operating out of more than 30
offices throughout the United States and overseas, providing design and
construction expertise throughout the planning, design, construction and
commissioning processes.
REGIONAL SAFETY MANAGER
Delivered safety management and direction for the southeastern region in
manufacturing, industrial and commercial construction projects, covering
Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee,South Carolina and Alabama.
Developed safety programs and procedures for subcontractors, conducted
frequent safety audits and inspections, and monitored the field
management's safety activities and accident prevention processes.
Key Achievements
. Orchestrated safety mechanisms that resulted in no loss time accidents.
. Charged with troubleshooting the company's safety protocols and provided
expeditious "cure" for the previously high accident rates-new protocols
immediately improved the company's loss prevention problems.
. Achieved two years of zero OSHA recordable or loss time accidents in an
unprecedented 1,650,000 man hours and reduced overall accident /
incident rates from 3.2 to 1.6.
. Delivered professional training to all supervisory personnel enrolled in
the OSHA Outreach Program.
BAY LTD OFFSHORE 2001 - 2002
With offices and operations throughout the Gulf Coast, Latin America,
Canada and other international locations, Bay Ltd is a full-service multi-
discipline construction, fabrication, and maintenance contractor. (Contract
Work)
Project SAFETY MANAGER (contract)
Managed the project's environmental health and safety programs for an
international marine fabrication company (McDermott) with 500 local
employee's construction of offshore production platforms (Kerr McGee).
Key Achievements
. Provided environmental health and safety program development and
integrated all protocols throughout the organization's culture. VPP
Star Site
. Achieved a nearly 50% reduction in workmen's compensation claims for the
Offshore Division.
. Designed all turnaround / shutdown safety protocols.
. Consistently achieved no loss-time accidents.
. Significantly reduced MSD claims by designing and launching an ergonomic
warm-up program for all employees.
. Overwhelmingly succeeded in changing the company's safety culture and
focus by instituting behavior-based safety programs. USCG and MMS
Regulation - Audits
TURNER INDUSTRIES 2000 - 2001
A provider of single vendor solutions in heavy industrial construction,
maintenance, pipe, module and vessel fabrication, equipment, rigging and
heavy hauling, and associated specialty services for nearly 50 years.
Project HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGER (contract)
Provided technical process safety and health management, and department
safety guidance for onshore and offshore support. Assisted in the
supervision of all employees ensuring compliance to all federal, state and
corporate safety regulations. (Contract Work)
Key Achievements
. Delivered consistent accident-free ratings on all projects for
turnarounds.
. Achieved 100% employee compliance safety in all shutdowns.
. Instituted environmental awareness and National Pollution Discharge
Elimination System (NPDES) Phase I.
. Provided highly effective safety auditing models, and delivered safety
training and orientation to all teams.
BASIC INDUSTRIES 1995 - 2000
One of the premier specialty services contractors for the petrochemical,
utilities, nuclear, pulp and paper, and refining sectors, meeting the needs
of customers throughout North America and the Caribbean.
Project SAFETY MANAGER
Served as Project Safety Manager for manufacturing, industrial
manufacturing and construction in chemical facilities, refineries and power
plants for insulation and coatings, piping, structural iron workers and
scaffolding contractors. Designed site-specific safety plans and enforced
all OSHA, DOT, NIOSH, EPA, NFPA and DEQ regulations.
Key Achievements
. Applied job safety analysis training and integrated effective models and
safety protocols for all employees involved in turnaround work.
. Built highly effective organizational relationships making
communications, feedback and guidance between plant management and
operations personnel significantly more successful.
. Consistently delivered no loss time accidents throughout the project
length.
. Designed and facilitated all new employee orientations and conducted the
daily toolbox talks and weekly safety meetings that resulted in 100%
more safety awareness throughout the organization.
. Maintained meticulous OSHA records and other required documentation,
CWA, and Title III.
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
Safety Trainer - Motorola of America
Project Safety Representative - Brown and Root (multiple contract position)
EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Bachelor of Arts, Safety and Health - University of SW Louisiana
Certified Construction Health and Safety Technician - Council on
Certification of Health, Environmental and Safety (Division of Board of
Certified Safety Professionals)
OSHA 500 and 501 Trainer, Texas Engineering Extension Service - Texas A&M
University
Certified Environmental Compliance Manager, Columbia Southern University
TAPROOT - Root cause investigation
Certifications:
Certified Health and Safety Technician - CHST
OSHA 500 and 501 Train the Trainer - (OSHA Outreach 10rh and 30hr)
Certified DEQ Asbestos and Lead Inspector
Advanced Root Cause Analysis - TapRoot
Scaffold Competent Person
Trenching and Excavation Competent Person
Certified Mold Inspector and Remediation Contractor
Certified Environmental Compliance Manager
NPDES Phase II Certified Competent Person Inspector (Storm Water Pollution
Prevention)
OSHA Outreach, Authorized to teach the OSHA 10hr and 30hr Construction
Outreach Courses
HAZMAT/HAZWOPPER (40hr) 29CFR DOT HM-1 Hazardous Operations & Emergency
Response
Trainer/Instructor Competent Person:
Hazard Communication, NFPA 701, 501 and HMIS ~ Steel Erection, Erection
Plans ~ Hazardous Waste ~ Radiation Safety ~ Emergency Response ~ Trenching
and Excavation ~ Heavy Equipment Safety ~ Permit Required Confined Space
Trainer ~ Electrical Safety in Construction ~ Crane Safety ~ Lead and
Asbestos Safety ~ Forklift Safety ~ Site Specific Safety Planning ~ First
Aid and CPR ~ Fall Protection ~ Respiratory Protection ~ Lockout, Tagout ~
Steel Erection (subpart R) ~ FEMA Emergency Response ~ Accident
Investigation ~ Material Handling ~ Process Safety Management ~ Root Cause
Analysis (Taproot )~ SWPPP - NPDES ~ HAZOP ~ Failure Mode Effects Analysis