Manager Safety
Resume:
James Conrad Bergeron, CSHM
Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54494
715-***-**** (C) • 715-***-**** (H) • ***.********@*****.***
Summary
Certified Safety and Health Manager with extensive experience in industry, government, and academia. Expertise
includes safety management program development, process safety management, behavioral safety, auditing,
incident investigation, and safety training. Particularly successful in lowering incident rates, reducing workers'
compensation costs, ensuring regulatory compliance, and process improvement.
Employment History
BOISE INCORPORATED, Boise, ID 2008 – 2009
Director Safety and Health
Managed the corporate safety and health programs.
• Developed the audit protocol for subjective audits, which resulted in improved safety systems.
• Set direction and led Process Safety Management audit teams to assess chemical pulping operations
which ensured compliance with OSHA standards and resulted in process improvements.
STORA ENSO OYJ, Helsinki, Finland 1998 – 2008
Corporate Director, Safety and Security
Managed corporate-wide occupational safety and security for over 300 manufacturing operations in 44 countries
as well as Risk Management for the North and South American Divisions.
• Developed strategic safety management plan and auditing system for global operations. Reduced Lost
Time Incident Rate 16% over a three year period.
• Reduced property insurance cost by 38% over a four-year period resulting in $4 million dollars of
savings.
• Successfully worked as part of a team to establish an industry partnership alliance with OSHA on
Ergonomics.
• Implemented effective return to work programs
CHAMPION INTERNATIONAL (INTERNATIONAL PAPER), Pensacola, FL 1991 – 1998
Safety Manager
Managed all aspects of the safety and health program including workers' compensation, industrial hygiene, and
fire protection for a manufacturing and chemical bleaching facility with approximately 800 employees.
• Implemented behavioral based accident prevention program, which resulted in reduced incident rates and
workers' compensation by 35% in first year.
• Developed safety manual to address the various elements of a safety program and associated training
which resulted in the facility becoming a top quartile performer within the industry.
• Developed and implemented a pilot program for the company's Process Safety Management compliance
initiative.
JAMES RIVER CORPORATION, St. Francisville, LA 1984 – 1991
Safety Director
Developed and implemented safety and accident prevention programs (policies and procedures), for CFR
regulatory compliance, and led emergency response team for chemical processes and environmental health.
• Reduced incident rates by 25% in one year.
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY, Baton Rouge, LA 1987 – 1991
Adjunct Instructor, Department of Continuing Education
Taught courses in Accident Investigation, Safety Management, Emergency Preparedness
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LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, Baton Rouge, LA 1983 – 1984
Safety Section Manager, Office of Workers’ Compensation
Developed and implemented the rules and regulations for the administration of Part III, Subpart A, S1291 (B) (4),
Louisiana Statutes, as amended requiring every Louisiana employer of fifteen or more employees to provide plans
for the implementation of a working and operational safety plan.
• Promulgated the new law throughout the state.
• Established a registry of safety professionals across the state.
DELTA DRILLING COMPANY, Lafayette, LA 1978 – 1983
Safety Coordinator, Gulf Coast Division
Developed hazard identification, analysis, and corrective measures for monitoring sixteen oil- rigs along the Gulf
Coast along with required field training programs.
• Developed and led field inspections and training, which resulted in the best safety performance of any
division in the company with the lowest workers' compensation cost.
North Louisiana Milk Producers Cooperative, Shreveport, LA 1976 -1978
Field Safety/Quality Assurance Coordinator
Developed management controls for processing plant and field product bacterial controls. Developed waste-
water control protocol and environment controls.
Education
M.S. with a focus in Physiology – Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
B.S. with a focus in Agriculture – University of Southwestern Louisiana, Lafayette, LA
International Loss Control Institute – general safety coursework
Wharton School of Business – “Managing the Business” Short Course
Workshops
Executive Management • Crisis Media Management • Finance and Accounting
Accident Investigation and Analysis • Respiratory Protection • DOT Haz Mat Instructor
Emergency Response • Situational Leadership • Problem Solving
Technical Presentations
• 1994 American Society of Safety Engineers – Professional Development Conference
• Tulane School of Epidemiology
Testified before Senate Labor and Industry Committee
• Loss Prevention and Safety Conference, Helsinki, Finland
Certification
Certified Safety and Health Manager #1227
Professional Memberships
American Society of Safety Engineers – Professional Member/ past president of three ASSE Chapters
National Safety Management Society - Certified Safety and Health Manager #1227
Accredited Safety Auditor, 1990 #582
Pulp and Paper Safety Association – Board of Directors/Past Chairman
American Forestry and Paper Association – Past Safety Chairman
Awards and Honors
Safety Professional of the Year – Region VI ASSE, 1995-1996
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