Safety Officer

Dr. RAM ARUMUGAM

**** ***** ******’s Road Apt ***5 Phone: 301-***-****

Pennsauken, NJ 08109 Email: ***********@*****.***

Objective: To provide corporate and regulatory leadership in the area of health and safety leveraging my

environmental health, safety and occupational medicine skills, knowledge and experience.

PROFESSIONAL CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

• Safety Officer for a Giant Service Organization and responsible for safety, compliance, environmental

health for 2000 employees in 3 states

• Health & Safety Officer for 5 plus years in a cGMP environment manufacturing site producing FDA

regulated diagnostic products and responsible for ensuring regulatory compliance, permits applications,

safety trainings, lab audits, emergency responder and employee health program.

• Ensure implementation and maintenance of health and safety programs for my company in accident

prevention, construction safety, fire safety, electrical safety, confined space work safety, hot work permit,

work in heights safety, material handling safety, chemical and biological safety, hazardous waste

management, safety and human factors at work issues.

• Completed National Resource Center for OSHA training certificate on Occupational Safety and Health

standards for General industry, OSHA compliance course, IATA Dangerous Goods training, Managing

Hazardous Waste & DOT Training Course for Generators, CPR & First Aid training Certificate, OSHA

Electrical Safety & NEC NEPA 70 E & train the trainer program in Office ergonomics

• 10 plus years of experience as an Occupational Health Consultant.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Safety Officer –American Red Cross -Penn Jersey and New York regions April 2013 to present

• Ensured regulatory compliance – Tier 2 reporting, chemical inventory submission,,Accident/Incident

reporting, Incident Investigation, CAPA, OSHA 300 log posting.

• Managed and implemented safety programs- Fire prevention, Confined space, LOTO, powered industrial

trucks, Indoor air quality, Emergency response plan for 3 states.

• Managed and guided 2 safety specialists in North east PA and New York .

• Conducted training on LOTO, Material handling, confined space .

• Handled budgeting and operational safety expenses.

• Conducted periodic Lab and mobile site audits for safety compliance and tracked CAPA.

• Conducted ergonomic assessments and training on office and warehouse ergonomics.

• Encouraged workers participation and compliance as the safety committee chairman.Revitalized with the

assistance of CEO.

• Coordinated with Loss control in return to work policy.

• Managed fleet program with the assistance of fleet committee.

May ‘07 – 19th Feb 2013

Occupational Health and Safety Officer, QIAGEN Inc, Gaithersburg, MD. USA

(A leader in molecular diagnostic, sample and assay technologies)

• Ensured regulatory compliance - applying and renewal of permits for Hazardous material use, EPA

waste ID for chemicals and medical waste, Tier 2 reporting, chemical inventory submission, chemical info

list submission, Accident/Incident reporting, investigation, CAPA, OSHA 300 log posting.

• Planned and conducted Emergency Evacuation plan and training, emergency equipment maintenance,

providing first aid kits throughout the facility, AED for first aid response with trained internal responders.

• Ensured Hazcom and Lab safety requirements by - Chemical hygiene Plan, chemical inventory

management, MSDS maintenance and updating, providing personal protective equipment to employees.

• Managed Hazardous waste by - Waste profiling, tracking waste manifest (cradle to grave).

• Planned and executed Exposure control plan for Blood Borne Pathogen- by risk assessment, written

SOPs, BBP training, hepatitis vaccination provision,

• Conducted training on New hires safety, Hazcom, RCRA, BBP, emergency evacuation, office

ergonomics, back injury prevention, & material handling safety. (Conducted ~2000 employee training

sessions and the feedback on training evaluation was 92%).

• Coordinated with external vendors in providing CPR/ AED training, fork lift, ladder and electrical safety.

• Provided guidelines to the Management in ensuring compliance, safety and security during acquisition,

building expansion and new tenancy of buildings and facilities. The related codes NFPA Life safety,

NEC and NFPA Hazard Identification system were referenced during this guidance.

• Written and revised health and safety SOP’s, handled budgeting and operational safety expenses.

• Conducted periodic Lab audits for safety compliance and tracked CAPA.

• Conducted ergonomic assessments and training on office and warehouse ergonomics.

• Encouraged workers participation and compliance as the safety committee chairman.

Medical Superintendent / Consultant Occupational Health, BHEL, India 10 + years till Sep 2006

(A federal agency employing over 50,000 employees)

Planned, supervised and managed provision of primary, secondary and tertiary care to over 2500

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employees and their dependants. Ensured company’s legal compliance and meeting and exceeding

OHSAS 18001 requirements. Managed 15 doctors, 50 paramedical staff and 25 support staff.

Supervised health screening of statutory groups, industrial hygiene and ergonomics evaluations, injury

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reports, employee health education, and counseling for alcohol abuse, diet and exercise.

Edited medical journal promoting awareness on occupational safety and health.

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Provided OHSAS 18001 training for physicians, nurses, safety personnel and industrial hygienists.

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Designed and managed health information system for disease trend analysis and health program planning.

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EDUCATION

Post Graduate Diploma, Occupational Health, AIIPH, Kolkata, India.

Post Graduate Diploma, TB & Chest Diseases, Madras Medical College, India

Doctor of Medicine, Stanley Medical College, Chennai, India.

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