Safety Manager

Anthony J. Catalano

Milan, OH ***** 419-***-****

www.linkedin.com/in/tony-catalano ******@***.***

Environmental, Health, and Safety Manager / Director

Build and Continually Improve a World-Class Culture of EHS Ownership and Empowerment

Dedicated leader, utilizing a collaborative, team-based approach across all organizational levels. Make a positive and dramatic impact by creating new best practices to reduce risk and encourage safe behavior in a safe and cost-effective manner. Effective communicator with great organizational skills that enable a positive and dramatic impact on the health and safety of employees while creating new best practices in the safety and environmental arenas.

Professional Experience

BEMIS COMPANY INC., Fremont, OH 2013 – 2017

Health, Safety, and Environmental Manager

Led all EHS programs, compliance measures, training, and safety incentive programs. Managed accident investigation and root cause analysis teams. Championed the development and implementation of corrective actions.

Developed and implemented EHS programs such as Lockout Tagout and Combustible Dust, eliminating gaps in compliance and addressing areas of identified risk.

Won the 2016 CEO EHS Excellence Award based on strength of EHS program, results achieved.

Won the 2015 Ohio BWC Safety Innovations competition over 53 other entrants in state of Ohio.

Transformed facility into EHS leader using team involvement and behavior-based approaches, resulting in reduction of injuries and increase in EHS ownership.

Established trained Ergonomic teams, assessing and reducing risk of musculoskeletal disorders.

Created EHS Coordinator position and mentored to a high level of expertise.

Coached and developed plant leadership, fostering high degree of EHS ownership and involvement.

SHILOH INDUSTRIES, INC., Valley City, OH 2012 – 2013

Health, Safety, and Environmental Manager

Managed all safety programs, safety and environmental compliance measures, ongoing safety training, and safety incentive programs for 2 facilities. Oversaw all permitting for wastewater, hazardous waste, storm water, and air emissions in an ISO14001 environment.

Led JHA, JSA, Risk Assessment, and Incident Investigation / Root Cause Analysis efforts at 2 plants, resulting in better identification and elimination of at-risk conditions.

AMERICARB, INC., Ashland, OH 2011 – 2012

Corporate Environmental, Health, and Safety Manager

Led all environmental, health, and safety programs for 3 plant locations in 2 states. Managed Worker Compensation programs. Oversaw all environmental permitting and waste disposal programs for all plant locations.

Developed and implemented safety and environmental programs per industry best practices.

Reduced Americarb’s Recordable incident rate by 86% in first 6 months by implementing EHS programs and providing leadership to identify and eliminate risks.

Implemented large scale Fall Protection and Confined Space Retrieval systems for unique heat-treating operations, providing a necessary safety system for employees.

BERRY PLASTICS, INC., Monroeville, OH 2008 – 2011

Environmental, Health, and Safety Manager

Managed all safety programs, safety and environmental compliance and training, safety team, safety incentive, and worker compensation programs.

Reduced plant’s Recordable incident rate by 67% by creating and upgrading EHS programs and utilization of a behavior-based approach.

Created Behavior-Based Safety program adopted by all 15 plants and reduced division’s overall recordable incident rate by 38% in one year.

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BERRY PLASTICS, INC. (Continued)

Implemented Fall Protection, 5S, and Management of Change programs, resulting in a cleaner, more organized workplace free from identified risks

Reduced environmental footprint and EPA Generator Status by eliminating and / or substituting chemicals and implementing SPCC program.

SHILOH INDUSTRIES, INC., Wellington, OH 2006 – 2008

Health, Safety, and Environmental Manager

Managed all safety programs, safety and environmental compliance measures, ongoing safety training, and safety incentive programs. Championed ISO 14001:2004 program. Led all permitting for wastewater, hazardous waste, storm water, and air emissions.

Reduced Recordable and DART rates by 24% and 19% to lowest of all 10 Shiloh divisions by EHS program improvements and team building.

Won President’s Safety Award for highest overall safety performance in FY 2007.

Led HSE improvements for 5 major expansion projects, resulting in completion of all projects with no injuries.

Championed EHS Assessment process and assisted other facilities as Lead Auditor, adding value to organization while sharing best practices.

Led Management of Change efforts and implemented aspects of Process Safety Management.

SILGAN PLASTICS CORPORATION, Port Clinton, OH 2005 – 2006

Safety / Human Resources Coordinator

Designed, implemented, and oversaw all safety programs, compliance measures, ongoing safety training, and safety incentive programs. Led weekly management safety meetings and employee Safety Team activities.

Applied for and received BWC Safety Grant for new machinery in the amount of $40K-first successful grant application in plant’s history.

Worked closely with all organizational levels to build communication and trust, creating buy-in for EHS initiatives.

Additional Experience

JANESVILLE-SACKNER GROUP, Norwalk, OH 1996 - 2005

Training Coordinator

Education

Bachelor of Science (BS), Business Administration, Management concentration, Saint Joseph’s College, Standish, ME

Earned a 3.74 grade point average and completed degree while working full-time

Professional Development / Skills

Fluent in all Microsoft Office applications, JD Edwards, Kronos

OSHA Authorized General Industry Trainer (Mid-America OSHA Education Center)

RCRA Training; DOT Training; Applied Industrial Ergonomics (AIE)

ISO 14001 Training; SafeStart Train-the-Trainer; Visible Emissions Training

TapRooT Root Cause Analysis; Principles of Occupational Safety and Health (National Safety Council)

Other training received: Lockout / Tagout, Machine Guarding, Confined Space; Accident Investigation and Analysis; Behavior-Based Safety Systems; Teams Training (Ohio BWC)

Arc Flash and Shock Hazard (Bemis Co)

First Aid, CPR, AED, Bloodborne Pathogens (American Heart Association)

Understanding and Implementing Modern Safety Management Techniques (Bemis Co)

Fluent in: Hearing Conservation; Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Overhead Crane; Powered Mobile Equipment Trainer; Emergency Action Plan; Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures (SPCC); Storm Water Permitting Program (SWPP)

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