Safety Manager

J. Rod White Jr. **** Devenwood Ave. Hopewell, VA 23860 --- 804-***-**** --- ****************************@*****.***

Safety & Health Manager --- Workers’ Comp. Quality Improvement Team Coordinator

OSHA, NFPA & DOT Compliance Consultant --- OSHA Compliance Trainer

Safety & Loss Analytics

Relevant Accomplishments

Paychex, Inc. --- Safety and Loss Control Analyst and Remediation Specialist

Managed the analysis and creation of improved safety service plans for companies in manufacturing, transportation,

construction, medical, laboratory, warehousing, marine, auto repair and commercial leasing industrial sectors.

Created the first new safety training modules, using adult education models for increased learning amongst adult

participants, resulting in being appointed to the company’s national safety training development team.

Researched and provided numerous recommendations for situating arising out of OSHA, NFPA & DOT compliance issues,

including creating post-audit action plans.

Manry-Rawls Corp. --- Safety and Loss Prevention Manager & Analytic Consultant

Successfully developed and managed a new safety & loss prevention section within the company that served both clients

and non-clients in safety, health, transportation and loss prevention areas.

Prevented a $25,000 product loss as the result of a thorough client site safety inspection of a meat processing facility, as

reported by the owner after a recommended structural engineering review.

Reduced a client OSHA fine by 50% ($8,500), after researching all of their records, finding the required information and

creating a post-inspection plan.

Successfully worked with numerous high risk clients in creating safety programs that enabled them to obtain Workers’

Compensation insurance and/or to significantly lower their current premiums.

Prevented a potential multi-million lawsuit of a transportation client by analyzing driver violations and vehicle violations

to project certain highly probable accident scenarios.

Became an Authorized Trainer, 10-hr./30-hr. Occupational Safety & Health Standards for General Industry Courses, 2003.

Chesterfield County Government --- County Loss Prevention Manager / Safety Officer

Successfully led the Workers’ Compensation Process Action Team in 2002-03 to find solutions to reduce the County’s $8 million

dollar Worker’ Compensation issue. All 11 resolutions were accepted by the County Executive Team.

Chaired the Joint Accident Review Board in 2002. The multi-departmental board reviewed School and County vehicle accidents

and ruled on preventative measures to be taken by the individual department representatives.

Won the Risk Management Department’s first National Counties Association (NACO) Award in 2000 for the County’s new Hearing

Conservation Program.

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Introduced new quality measurements into the County Safety Audit program resulting in better data gathering and OSHA

compliance, resulting in better departmental cooperation and decreased hazards.

Introduced a new accident investigation model into the Parks & Recreation Department’s safety program, based on a multi-causal

mode of discovery and remediation, resulting in increased accident prevention.

Uncovered over 100 OSHA violations through annual audits of schools in the county, resulting in increased safety for students and

staff.

Education

VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY, Richmond, VA

Bachelor of Science, Safety & Risk Administration, Magna Cum Laude, 1994

University of Central Florida & The North American Transportation Management Institute

Motor Fleet Safety Basics certificate, 2003

Managing Motor Fleet Safety Programs certificate, 2003

The North American Transportation Management Institute

Safety & DOT Compliance Course – DOT Compliance, Hours of Service & Reasonable Suspicion Drug & Alcohol Training, 2003.

Institute For Applied Management & Law, Inc.

Certificate In Environmental, Health & Safety Law –2000

Relevant Employment History

Safety & Loss Control Representative – Paychex, Inc., Premier/HR Solutions, Richmond, VA 12/08 –

05/12

Provided safety & loss prevention services for 1300+ Premier/HR Solutions clients located in CT, IN, FL, NC, NY, MD, MI,

FL & VA. This included the creation of safety service plans for new clients, the customization and review of client

corporate safety manuals, the provision of web-based safety training to client employees, and the provision of supervisor

and top management coaching towards reaching their safety, loss prevention and OSHA compliance goals. Main industries

serviced were construction, manufacturing, marine operations, retail (industrial and non-industrial) and medical industries.

Safety & Loss Prevention Manager - Manry-Rawls Corporation, Colonial Heights & Franklin, VA 2/03

– 3/07

• Provided Occupational Safety & Loss Prevention Services, including on-site audits & safety inspections, regulatory

code research, investigation of employee concerns, review of existing safety plans & programs, personal protective

equipment reviews, safety training (including 10-hr/30-hr. General Industry outreach training courses), coordination of

Industrial Hygiene/Indoor Air Quality needs, hazard assessments, representation to government agencies for compliance

citation/ violations of regulations & safety management system reviews.

• Provided DOT/Transportation Safety Services, including CDL and regular motor vehicle driver training, driver MVR

reviews, review of fleet safety policies and programs, including DOT alcohol and drug compliance and driver files, driver

safety meetings, SAFER analyses, vehicle maintenance compliance,

• Provided Analytical Services, including injury/accident trend analyses, special event safety reviews, insurance

representation for loss control programs accident reporting forms, safety & health cost/benefit analysis’,

management/effectiveness assessments, and review of management systems.

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Safety Officer/Loss Prevention Manager – Chesterfield Dept of Risk Management, Chesterfield, VA 5/99 –

1/03

Managed or coordinated all aspects of the County Occupational Safety & Loss Prevention program for 40+ departments and 50+

schools. This included the development and implementation of County Safety & Health programs, safety & loss

prevention audits/inspections, and accident reporting/periodic investigations, OSHA 200 & 300 recordkeeping,

occupational safety regulatory research and recommendations to County executive and supervisory leadership. Also

maintained the County safety training curriculum, and created the first Safety/Loss Prevention Work Order database. Also

coordinated the County’s industrial hygiene services contract with outside vendors.

Managed County Occupational Health Services – including the research and referral of departmental employees for employee

physicals, respiratory fit-tests, audiograms, other health-related services and served as the Risk Management

representative to the County Environmental Management Committee.

Coordinated the County-wide Driver Safety Program – including updating of the County Driver Database, the updating and

maintenance of driving policies, driver safety training, serving as a representative on the County’s Joint Accident Review

Board and administering the DMV Driving Record Check program for all County and School drivers.

Managed various Risk Management Services – including property damage & loss investigations, citizen complaints, student

accidents injury/illness analyses and prevention. Provided County-wide loss trend analyses, maintenance of County

property lists and was the safety consultant for County Construction projects.

Provided the Risk Management liaison with external insurance loss control representatives and conducted both site safety and

Risk Management pre-event auditing and inspection for County special events (4th of July, County Fair, etc.),

property/structural inspections – stadiums, parks, buildings, etc, and served as the Risk Management representative to the

County/Schools Playground Committee.

Selected to create the County’s first Security Section within Risk Management and successfully hired the first Security Manager

for the County and participated as the Risk Management representative on the County and Schools Security Review

Committee and the County’s Emergency Action Review Team.

Selected to lead the County & School’s Workers’ Process Action Team, Compensation composed of representatives from every

major department within the County, utilizing quality/continuous improvement tools to analyze the effectiveness of the

safety & loss prevention and workers’ compensation practices of the County and Schools to strengthen the overall

effectiveness of the County’s efforts to achieve a safer workplace and further lower injury costs. The Team was successful

in having all eleven (11) of its initiatives gain approval by the Executive Leadership Group of Chesterfield County.

Contract Safety Professional - AlliedSignal, Inc.(Honeywell International, Inc.), Petersburg, VA 8/94 –

3/95

Designed and implemented EHS database & reporting programs for microwave radiation testing, low velocity hood inspections,

respiratory fit testing, noise dosimetry surveys and various production reports for MSDS’ entry into site database.

Conducted New Employee Safety Orientation training, hazard chemical handling, and respiratory fit testing.

Managed the site safety shoe program and site safety video library.

Organized 1000+ MSDS’ entry into site Hazard Communication Database.

Created and provided training for a written, re-organized Co-Op manual for the Environmental, Safety & Health office.

Additional Achievements

Total Quality Improvement University - 1999

National Dean’s List – 1992-1994

Virginia Commonwealth University Honors Program – 1992-94

The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi - 1994

Recipient, Edmund D. Boggs, Safety Scholarship – 1993 -A $1000.00 scholarship awarded, by the Virginia Safety Association, to

an outstanding student pursuing a degree in Safety Management.

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Recipient, Kenneth J. Dumier Award – 1993 - A $500.00 scholarship awarded, by the ASSE-Colonial VA chapter, to an

outstanding VCU student pursuing a degree in Safety & Risk Administration.

ASSE-Colonial VA/VCU Student Section – Student Advisor –1993-94, Chapter President – 1992-93, Chapter Vice-President, 1992

(Spring)

Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Mentor/Mentee Program – 1991-92

Technical Competencies

• Proficient In MS Office (Access, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint & Word) • Air Monitoring Pumps • Microwave Radiation Leakage

Testers • Noise Monitors/Dosimeters And Area Surveys • Photosensory Light Meters • Anemometers • Thermometers (Including,

Digital Dry/Wet Bulb Monitors) • Quantitative Respiratory Fit Testing • Ergonomics • Basic Beginner’s Spanish

Continuing Education

WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SAFETY & HEALTH EXTENSION

West Virginia University

Authorized Trainer Course in Occupational Safety & Health Standards for General Industry (10 hr. & 30 hr.),

2003

Chesterfield County Government

Supervisor Leadership Course

Wakefield, VA

2001

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