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Safety and Training Consultants, Inc.
San Dimas, CA 91773
Cell 909-***-****
Email *****@*********.***
Peter W. Van Der Zanden, CAC
To provide customers and clients with professional excellence in the
Objective
environmental, safety, and health aspects of industry.
Education 1970 - 1974 University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN
B.A., Philosophy & Art.
Professional 2007 - Current Safety & Training Consultants, Inc. Bakersfield, Ca.
Experience Safety Consultant
o Conduct needs analysis for clients to improve and
strengthen safety programs and assist in
implementing changes
o Develop written procedures and policy based on
regulatory requirements and assist in rollout to
workforce
o Develop training material and programs based on
regulations and industry standards for
implementation of new policies and procedures
o Conduct training for new and/or refresher training
o Onsite Safety Representative at general industry
and construction job sites to ensure compliance
with HES procedures
o Conduct audits on safety programs to identify
strengths/weaknesses checking against
regulations, industry standards and good
practices
o Manage ongoing programs such as Process
Safety Management and DOT Pipelines
o Prepare Site Specific Safety and Health Plans and
manage implementation of them at job sites
o Industrial Hygiene monitoring
2000 - 2006 P.W. Van Der Zanden & Associates
Owner
Specializing in the following disciplines in the profession of
Environmental, Safety & Health
o Field compliance advisor to project construction
o Facilities HAZOPS reviews
o Facilitation of Project Safety Reviews
o Compliance Audit Programs
o Incident Investigation/Root Cause Analysis
o 29 CFR 1910, 1926, Title 8 compliance
o 49 CFR pipeline/trucking compliance
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Safety & Training Consultants, Inc. 40465 Calaveras Ave., Coalinga, CA 93210
Phone 559-***-**** Fax 559-***-****
Safety and Training Consultants, Inc.
253 S. San Dimas Canyon Rd.
San Dimas, CA 91773
Cell 909-***-****
Email *****@*********.***
Peter W. Van Der Zanden
1998 - 2000 Chevron Production Company, Bakersfield, CA
Professional
DOT Coordinator - Western Business Unit
Experience (cont.)
o Ensured compliance of oil and gas pipelines per
federal DOT (Department of Transportation)
requirements.
o Conducted in-house and assisted with federal
audits of area offices ensuring proper
documentation and procedures.
o Investigated DOT non compliance citations with
area office representatives.
o Re-wrote standard operating procedures to
accommodate DOT requirements.
o Mediated DOT violations with federal DOT
representatives and CA state fire marshal s office.
o Trained area office personnel in changes to
standard operating procedures.
o Field compliance advisor to all pipeline construction
projects.
1996 - 1998 Chevron Production Company, Bakersfield, CA
Environmental & Safety Specialist Western Business
Unit (WBU)
o Spearheaded implementation of new corporate
environmental and safety policy within the (WBU).
o Construction Safety Coordinator
o Re-wrote contractor safety and environmental
policies to new standards.
o Assisted area offices in re-writing area operating
procedures to include new corporate
requirements.
1993 -1996 Chevron Production Company, Houston, TX
"Protecting People & the Environment"
Implementation Team
o Selected as part of an 11 member corporate team
to develop, write, and implement new Chevron
corporate environmental and safety policy.
o Investigated and reviewed existing corporate
safety and environmental standards.
o Assigned to act as corporate headquarters
ambassador to 5 corporate subsidiaries.
o Directed implementation of new corporate policy
to 5 of Chevron's corporate subsidiaries (Business
Units).
o Assisted 5 corporate subsidiaries in re-writing
existing local safety and environmental policies.
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Safety & Training Consultants, Inc. 40465 Calaveras Ave., Coalinga, CA 93210
Phone 559-***-**** Fax 559-***-****
Safety and Training Consultants, Inc.
253 S. San Dimas Canyon Rd.
San Dimas, CA 91773
Cell 909-***-****
Email *****@*********.***
Peter W. Van Der Zanden
Professional 1989 - 1993 Chevron Production Company, Gaviota, CA
Gaviota Oil & Gas Plant Operations Advisor
Experience (cont.)
o Assisted operators with troubleshooting plant
processes and upsets.
o Coordinated environmental compliance with
federal, state, and county agencies.
o Investigated all federal, state, and county non-
compliance issues and wrote reports facilitating
satisfactory compliance to all regulations.
o Trained plant personnel in changes to
jurisdictional requirements as well as standard
operating procedures.
o Developed and implemented quality control
training courses to plant personnel.
1987 - 1989 Chevron Production Company, Gaviota, CA
Gaviota Oil & Gas Plant Operator
o Yellow line new facility - trace out equipment as
compared to actual P&ID drawings, to ensure integrity
of plant equipment.
o Functioned as gas plant operator working in gas
fractionation, water treatment, H2S removal, &
sulfur recovery.
o Trained in fractionation of natural gas, liquids
removal, pigging pipelines, and various safety
classes.
o
1975 - 1987 Santa Fe Energy Co. Ventura, CA
(no longer in business)
o Gas plant operator
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Safety & Training Consultants, Inc. 40465 Calaveras Ave., Coalinga, CA 93210
Phone 559-***-**** Fax 559-***-****
Safety and Training Consultants, Inc.
253 S. San Dimas Canyon Rd.
San Dimas, CA 91773
Cell 909-***-****
Email *****@*********.***
Peter W. Van Der Zanden
o
Additional California Certified Asbestos Consultant (CAC)
o
Professional California Certified Site Surveillance Technician
Activities (CSST)
o Member American Quality Control Society
o Registered instructor First Aid/CPR
o Lamar University, Texas - Industrial Fire Prevention
Interaction Associates, San Francisco, CA Facilitator
o
Institute
Process Management International, Minneapolis, MN
o
Process Improvement Techniques
Conger & Elsea, Inc., Woodstock, GA Root Cause
o
Analysis
U.S. D.O.T., Portland, OR Pipeline Safety
o
U.S. D.O.T., Huntington Beach, CA Hazardous
o
Liquid Pipelines
U.S. D.O.T. Oklahoma City, OK Regulation
o
Compliance for Gas Operators
o Industrial Hygiene Monitoring
Alan Hancock College, Santa Maria, CA EMT1
o
Certified
Alan Hancock College, Santa Maria, CA Basic &
o
Advanced Rescue Techniques
American Petroleum Institute, Houston, TX Guest
o
speaker at the 1994 conference on contractor safety
program development and implementation.
o California CDL w/all endorsements
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Safety & Training Consultants, Inc. 40465 Calaveras Ave., Coalinga, CA 93210
Phone 559-***-**** Fax 559-***-****
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