Associate Safety Professional

C ody J. McArthur

Mobile: 803-***-**** Email: aceive@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE – Seeking a position where I may use my industrial hygiene and safety background and interpersonal

skills to further company growth and provide professional expertise.

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2 RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING

Radiological Control Lead Technician, (2010-Present)

Safety Engineering – The ability to recognize, investigate, analyze, and control hazards. Job hazard

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analysis including calculating injury frequency and severity rates. An understanding of controls necessary for

pressure safety, welding, operating in confined spaces and the primary hazards associated with

construction/manufacturing sites. Knowledge of a basic machine guarding assessment. Selection of job

specific PPE requirements and enforcement of use. Training in HAZCOM.

• Accident Prevention –Analysis of the costs and effects of accidents on industry, the economy, and society.

Knowledge of OSHA forms to be maintained and posted by employers. An understanding of workers'

compensation and categories of compensable injuries. Used methods to protect against mechanical/electrical

injuries, including lockout/tagout programs. Use of proper ergonomics to prevent problems and create

solutions to those problems in the workplace. Assess the impact of falls and slips and the guarding of such

hazards including fall protection. Understanding of chemical hazards and their major exposure routes to

humans. Hearing conservation programs. Use of methods to promote workplace safety and health including

VPP and BBS. Facilitated safety and health training both as a participant and leader.

• Monitoring -- operation of industrial hygiene monitors, maintenance and calibration of these systems, proper

selection and use of various monitoring systems for evaluation of hazards, and the interpretation and

reporting of such evaluations. Performed environmental monitoring/sampling programs, including

collection/analysis of air, soil, surface water, and drinking water samples; environmental dosimetry

(contamination surveys of job sites).

• Hazardous Waste Operations. & Emer. Response – training in hazardous waste operations and cleanup

procedures for hazardous waste sites as required by Federal, state, local or other governments including

emergency response operations for hazardous substance releases.

• Dosimetry – monitoring internal and external exposure of personnel air contaminants and interpretation of

these results and techniques for minimization of personnel dose. Administered personnel radiation exposure

monitoring programs, including personnel dosimetry, exposure investigation, tritium bioassay, whole body

counting, neutron dose tracking, electronic dosimeter maintenance, respirator fit testing and qualification, and

radiation exposure records.

• Hazardous Materials Handling – provide safe control, movement, use, storage, transportation and disposal of

hazardous materials.

• Industrial Safety and Response – ensuring and maintaining exposures ALARA (As Low As Reasonably

Achievable) for the safety of individuals, the work environment, and the population, including response to

abnormal and emergency conditions.

Student Store Manager, (2001-2002, 2005-2006)

• Scheduling – Responsible for maintaining employee schedules and that all tasks were attended to before close

of business.

• Training – Trained new employees on tasks to be preformed and maintained continual training as new

procedures were implemented.

Physics Teaching Assistant, (2003-2005)

• Tutored and mentored physics students

• Graded papers

• Created and set up labs

Volunteer Service Mission in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, (1997-1999)

• District Leader – Responsible for the training and well being of four to six other volunteers. Helped

volunteers to make and keep goals.

• Zone Leader – Responsible for the training of two to three district leaders and the volunteers under them.

Provided support for the districts wherever or whenever needed. Liaison between mission leadership and

districts.

Research Technician, (1996-1997, 1999-2000

C ody J. McArthur

Mobile: 803-***-**** Email: aceive@r.postjobfree.com

• Conducted systematic field research in herpetological studies

• Data entry and data proofing

2 Extensive Training In:

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Physics Industrial Hygiene

Industrial Hygiene

Fundamentals Dosimetry

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Probability and Statistics Industrial Hygiene Hazardous Materials

• Monitoring

Accident Prevention

• Safety Engineering

9 TECHNICAL SKILLS

ASP (Associate Safety Professional) DOE RCT Core Exam; 40 hr HAZWOPER w/8 hr refresher;

Communication skills – English degree included verbal and writing requirements; Management – experience in

supervising others; Report preparation – daily technical reports; Professional presentations – oral and poster

presentations; Microsoft Office – facile with all programs; Windows and Mac platforms

1 EDUCATION:

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10 Columbia Southern University; Graduate Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety March, 2014.

Currently enrolled in a MS in Occupation Health and Safety with expected graduation 2015

11 Southern Virginia University; BA Liberal Arts 2009

Aiken Technical College; AS Radiological Protection Technology 2011

References

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