Safety Manager

Christopher Gullace, CSP

**** ***** ***** **. * Dublin, OH 43016 * 614-***-**** *

**************@*****.***

Environmental Health and Safety Management

* Accomplished manager with 8+ years of experience as Environmental

Health and Safety specialist for leading organizations in the

manufacturing and construction industries. Maintain highest quality

standards to avoid time and cost expenditures, as well as, ensuring

compliance and employee safety.

* Safety and quality specialist with the ability to analyze operations,

pinpoint areas for improvement and redesign, and implement plans that

generate profitable results. BS, MS in Occupational Safety and

Health.

* Excellent relationship builder with success in forming strong, and

sustainable relationships across all levels of an organization.

Effective communicator and leader.

Key Skills and Qualifications

* Certified Safety Professional (CSP) 2008 * OSHA 500 from Eastern

Michigan University

* OSHA 501 from University of Cincinnati * OSHA VPP site

experience

* Experience utilizing SAP system * Regulatory Compliance

* Cost reduction and avoidance * Safety Program

Creation, Evaluation, Auditing

* Safety training programs * Staff training and

mentoring

* Documentation and recordkeeping * Incident Investigation and

Analysis

* Hazardous material shipping and storage * Risk analysis and loss

prevention

* Worker's compensation management * Job Safety Analysis and

Ergonomic principles

* Positive/proactive safety culture * Safety objectives and

accountability

Professional Work Experience

Limitedbrands (Columbus, OH) December 2006-

Present

Specialist, Safety and Health

Limitedbrands is the parent company to Bath & Body Works and Victoria's

Secret. As the Specialist, Safety and Health, manage all facets of the

Health and Safety program for 7 distribution centers and over 5000 hourly,

exempt, seasonal, and temporary associates, of which 30% are English as a

second language team members. Other responsibilities include:

. Manage 5 Safety Coordinators and their safety objectives and job

functions

. Create and audit safety programs to ensure best practices are in place

and that the programs are in compliance with all Federal, State, and

Local regulations

. Create, conduct, and manage safety training including OSHA 30 and 10

hour training for DC associates and Facilities associates

. Act as a safety resource for Leadership during new construction,

renovations, and the purchasing/replacement of new equipment

. Active role in Worker's Compensation Management and Risk Management,

including the creation of the Return to Work and Injury Care Programs

which have resulted in the reduction of the safety metrics.

. Analyze injury trends, calculate safety performance metrics and

present the data to Leadership, this includes managing all OSHA

recordkeeping and reporting for the 7 distribution centers.

. Started Accident Review Panels in the distribution centers and take an

active role as they investigate all incidents and near-misses in an

effort to identify root causes and to put in place preventative

measures to prevent recurrence.

. Point of contact for all government agency contact and visits: OSHA,

EPA, FAA, and DOT

. Manage the Job Safety and Ergonomic Analysis program and the Behavior-

Based Safety Program within the 7 distribution centers

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Professional Work Experience, Continued

TP Mechanical Contractors (Columbus, OH) June 2002-December

2006

Safety Manager

TP Mechanical Contractors is a full service mechanical contractor with

three operating locations, over 450 employees and revenue exceeding $60

million. The Safety Manager for the Columbus, OH lead the safety function

on projects of all sizes including schools, hospitals, hotels, office

buildings and water treatment plants. Other responsibilities and

achievements included:

. Achieved over 1 million man-hours without a lost time incident

. Worked to achieve VPP STAR status - first of ten construction

companies in the country to achieve this status

. Manage all facets of the Health and Safety Program for over 300

employees, two warehouses, and a fabrication/machine shop

. Created Contractor Safety Program that provided guidelines for the

selection process of sub-contractors in an effort to improve

contractor safety

. Managed all worker's compensation claims and return-to-work programs

. Conducted daily jobsite/shop audits, incident investigations and

provided on-site safety training for associates

. Analyzed, calculated, and presented safety metrics to management.

This included all required OSHA recordkeeping.

. Organized and lead an associate comprised safety committee and

championed a positive and proactive safety culture within the company

Corna-Kokosing Construction (Columbus, OH) January 2001-June

2002

Safety Coordinator

Corna-Kokosing Construction Company is a general contractor that

specializes in commercial, health care, and industrial construction

projects. The company also provides construction management,

preconstruction, and design/build services. The Safety Coordinator

responsibilities included:

. Coordinating all facets of the Safety and Health Program including on-

site safety training and daily jobsite safety audits

. Performed JSA's for construction tasks and Root Cause Analysis for

incidents and near misses

. Conducted safety training for all new-hires, including drug testing

. Created and coordinated the Emergency Disaster Plan and the Fleet

Safety Program

Education

* M.S. in Occupational Safety and Health, Columbia Southern University,

2007

* B.S. in Occupational Safety and Health -- Indiana University of

Pennsylvania, 2000

Certifications and Professional Development

* Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Board of Certified Safety

Professionals

* Member of American Society of Safety Engineers

* Member of National Safety Council

* Certified in Adult CPR and First Aid

* Currently working towards Certified Hazardous Materials Manager

certification (CHMM)

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