Manager Safety
Resume:
RONALD ERIC HOWARD, SR
Certified Occupational Safety Specialist
Cincinnati, Ohio 45231
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INDUSTRIAL HEALTH &
SAFETY MANAGER/CONSTRUCTION HEALTH & SAFETY MANAGER
QUALIFICATIONS:
Over 30 plus years experience in Environmental Health and Safety Manager
(Chemical and Nuclear)/ Construction Health & Safety (Fossil Fuel and Coal)
/ Industrial Hygiene Technician and Radiation Protection Technician (DOE
Nuclear). Extensive experience in implementing and evaluating safety
programs and procedures within the Department of the Army (Engineers
Heavy/Civil), Department of Energy, Nuclear Power Operations, Maritime
Construction and the Fossil/Coke Power Generation Industry. Implemented
EPA, OSHA, DOE, NRC, NIOSH, DOD, NFPA, EM 385-1-1, 46 CFR/USCG and DOT
regulations to develop and ensure safety compliance. Ensured operational
permits were reviewed and renewed as needed. Developed expertise in the
following areas: 5S > Six Sigma training > Union contracts >Loss Prevention
& Control >Security Management>Job Hazard Analysis > Integrated Safety
Management Systems > Crane Operations and Inspection > 10 and 30 Hr
Compliance Training > SPC Training > Emergency Spill Response > Certified
Occupational Safety Specialist> Health Hazard Inventory Management > Root
Cause Analysis > Accident Investigation > Safety Audit Inspection >
Equipment Safety Training > Radiation Protection > NFPA 70E > Air
Permitting > Lock out/Tag out > Hot Works Permits > Machine Guarding >
Trenching and Excavation> Confined Space Entry> First Responder & First
Aid/CPR
EXPERIENCE:
Project Safety Consultant, Princeton HS/MS Project, Turner Construction
(Environmental & Safety Solutions( Cincinnati, Ohio June 2014 - Present
> charged with conducting site visits and various sites.
with the goal of assessing and mitigating hazardous work conditions >d
ensures site workers are trained and equipped to mitigate safety issues
Create and/or evaluate current or write new programs to enhance safety as
well as investigate any accidents and near misses to determine root cause.
The Site Safety Manager will provide construction site and personnel
inspections, audits and investigations to ensure compliance with federal,
state and local safety, health and environmental regulations, industrial
standards, and company policies. Some examples include, but not limited to,
fall protection equipment and programs, rigging and lifting, scaffold
assembly and use, PPE and use, equipment operator's certifications, high
altitude health effects, confined space evaluation, lockout tagout use,
welding safety, fire prevention and take action when necessary in
accordance with job site procedures.
Project Safety Advisor, Linde Process Plants, 200 MMSCFD Cryo Liquid
Recovery Unit, Calumet, Oklahoma, August 2013 - April 2014
> Coordinated with Non-Union Business Agents to ensure craft maintained the
highest level of safety performance
> Responsible for Plant Safety, Plant Loss Control and Prevention and
Plant/Operations Security
> Implemented Housekeeping Directive, Security and patrol, Safety Audit
Program, PPE Inspection Program, Accident Review Team Meetings, Daily Site
Safety Meetings
> Oversaw and Implemented the Structured Safety and Environmental Process
for the plant
> Conducted and Monitored the OSHA Industrial Hygiene Sampling program
> Established the plant job hazard analysis review program
> Compiled and reviewed all contractor Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS),
ensured they were documented
and stored on the construction site
> Provided competency verification for all construction and remodeling
projects(Aerial lift, LOTO, Scaffold, Fall Protection, Excavations in
accordance with OSHA 1910 and 1926 standards.
>Achieved a .50 TRIR for the first year of the project.
Plant Safety Manager (Direct Hire) and Construction Safety Manager (Code
Red Safety), Middletown Coke Plant, Middletown, Ohio, 2010 - 2013
> Project safety manager for 413 Million dollar construction project and
1,200 employees
> Directed safety operations for 12 site contractors and 15 site safety
representatives
> Coordinated with Union Business Agents to ensure union trades maintained
the highest level of safety performance
> Responsible for Plant Safety, Plant Loss Control and Prevention and
Plant/Operations Security
> Implemented Housekeeping Directive, Security and patrol, Safety Audit
Program, PPE Inspection Program, Accident Review Team Meetings, Daily Site
Safety Meetings
> Achieved a Project Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) 0.68 throughout
the 36 month project
> Oversaw and Implemented the Structured Safety and Environmental Process
for the plant
> Implemented and Monitored the OSHA Industrial Hygiene Sampling program
> Established the plant job hazard analysis review program
> Compiled and reviewed all contractor Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS),
ensured they were documented
and stored on the construction site
> Provided competency verification for all construction and remodeling
projects(Aerial lift, LOTO, Scaffold, Fall Protection, Excavations in
accordance with OSHA 1910 and 1926 standards.
Sr. Project Safety & Health Manager, Burns & McDonnell Engineering, Indian
River AQCS Unit 3 & 4 Project,
Indian River Generation Station, Dagsboro Delaware, 2009 - 2010
> Project Safety Manager for 14 union contractors and 15 union sub-
contractors managing the daily safety operations and procedures.
> Compiled all contractor Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) and documented
all Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPS)
and Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) stored on the construction site
> Chemical, Additives and mixing quality control
> Provide daily safety statistics and monthly Safety reports as a direct
report to senior site and corporate management.
> Monitor and approve all hot work, electrical, confined space, LOTO and
excavation permits for each contractor.
> Submitted contractor incident notifications, conducted contractor and
Industrial accident investigations and root
cause analysis investigations with results to Management
> Reviewed and approved all Safety Task Analysis and Pre-Task Analysis
prior to all contractor job start.
> Conducted contractor site orientations and reviewed all Site Specific
Safety Plans (SSSP) for all contractors prior
to field operations
Industrial Safety Manager, Shaw Group Maintenance Division, Exelon Nuclear
Corporation, Wilmington,
Illinois, 2008 - 2009
> Manager for 10 Exelon Nuclear Sites to include, Three Mile Island,
Oyster Creek, Peach Bottom, Limerick,
Quad City, LaSalle, Clinton, Byron, Braidwood and Dresden stations.
> Manage, schedule and provide oversight for 15 safety engineers assigned
for various union outages
> Provide daily safety statistics and monthly Safety reports as a direct
report to senior management
> Conduct field nuclear observations, field safety audits and paired
observations with Exelon Staff Operations
> Conduct contractor accident investigations and root cause analysis
investigations with results to Project Management
> Assisted radiation protection with daily dose readings of potential
radioactive sources in accordance with Exelon
policy
> Performed safety audits for wind turbine construction and maintenance
personnel on the plant wind farms.
> Monitored plant turbine power generation to the wind turbines to ensure
all safety policies and procedures we followed during operational
maintenance
Project Safety Coordinator, BET Project, Public Service Energy & Gas (PSEG), Jersey City, New Jersey, 2006 - 2008
> Assisted the BET start up and commissioning team in evaluation of safety
hazards prior to equipment operation
> Provided all on site OSHA training classes to awarded union contractors
> Established a Safety Task Analysis and Pre-Task Analysis review program
> Evaluated trenching and excavation operations prior to electrical tower
piles being placed
> Performed field safety audits, monitored confined space and hot works
operations during the plant unit 1 & 2 outages
> Project Safety Coordinator for 600 Million dollar, Three-year project and
522 contractors
Project Safety Associate, BET Project, Public Service Energy & Gas (PSEG),
Bridgeport, Connecticut,
2006 - 2008
> Project Safety Manager for 300 Million dollar Back End Technology Project
(BET) and 600 contractors
> Conducted system walk downs of functional electrical/mechanical systems
prior to Lock out/Tag out (LOTO)
> Performed daily field audits and reported all violations to the
Contractor and Project Management
> Monitored all confined space and hot works operations in accordance with
29 CFR 1926 and 29 CFR 1910
> Maintained a Total Recordable Incident Rate of 1.21 and achieved
1,000,000 hours no lost time injuries
> Conducted contractor site orientations to all contractors prior to field
operations
> Implemented contractor safety team meetings and site safety management
walks
> Performed accident investigations and root cause analysis
Construction Safety Manager, DUF6 Diffused Uranium Conversion Project
(DOE), Chillicothe, Ohio,
2005 - 2006
> Project Safety Manager in charge of six safety specialists and 324
contractors with a TRIR of 0.86
> Conducted daily site audits of all electrical and mechanical contractors
> Assisted the Health Physics Techs with daily readings of potential
radioactive sources in accordance with DOE
policy
> Monitored transportation of depleted uranium cylinders from the storage
yard to the centrifuge building
> Implemented the Hexavalent Chromium sampling program
>Achieved 1,000,000 hours no lost time or recordable injuries
Sr. Environmental/Construction Safety Specialist, Miami Fort Generation
Station, North Bend, Ohio, FGD
Project
2004 - 2005
> Project safety manager for 400 Million dollar construction project and
584 employees
> Directed safety operations for 16 site contractors and 11 site safety
representatives
> Implemented Housekeeping Directive, Safety Audit Program, PPE Inspection
Program, Accident Review Team Meetings, Daily Site Safety Meetings
> Decreased the Project Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) from 7.28 to
1.68 within a 6 month period
> Implemented the Hexavalent Chromium sampling program
> Established a job hazard analysis review program
> Compiled all contractor Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) and documented
all Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPS)
and Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) stored on the construction site
> Conducted safety training (Aerial lift, LOTO, Hazcom, Scaffold, Fall
Protection, OSHA 10 Hour Training) in
accordance with OSHA 1910 and 1926 standards.
Frederick Steel Company, Cincinnati, Ohio, Safety Coordination Team Leader,
1999 - 2004
> Performed daily inspections of steel warehouse safety
> Evaluated employee workplace safety for potential hazards
> Conducted daily machine guarding inspections and reported all violations
to the safety officer
> Evaluated fork lift training to all new hire personnel
> Performed daily overhead crane inspections and safety training
> Monitored employee PPE requirements and machine operations
> Monitored and documented all aspects of the Lock out/Tag out Program
Service Steel Company, Cincinnati, Ohio, Lead Safety Coordinator, 1994 -
1999
> Performed daily inspections of steel warehouse safety
> Evaluated employee workplace safety for potential hazards
> Conducted daily machine guarding inspections and reported all violations
to the safety officer
> Evaluated fork lift training to all new hire personnel
> Performed daily overhead crane inspections and safety training
> Monitored employee PPE requirements and machine operations
> Monitored and documented all aspects of the Lock out/Tag out Program
Senior Environmental Health & Safety Supervisor, US Army, Medical Corp. (US
and Overseas),1980 - 1994
> Conducted daily safety audits for military hospital operations, housing
area power generation sub-stations, evaluating electrical and mechanical
hospital safety
> Implemented Industrial Hygiene monitoring and air sampling program for
the testing of vapors, fumes, mists and pesticides used within the hospital
complex.
> Evaluated IH and HAZCOM requirements for tank vehicles and maintenance
facilities
> Established a Health Hazard Inventory Management System (HHIMS) to
record/verify existing and potential health
and safety hazards
> Conducted safety inspections of building construction and hospital
renovations to evaluate and eliminate all unsafe working conditions
> Implemented a respiratory protection program and an air sampling program
to monitor workers exposed to dusts,
fumes, metals and asbestos
> Conducted ventilation surveys and calculated flow rates in various
hospital and industrial areas
> Assigned to the construction design and review team to evaluate hospital
construction safety in plans and drawings prior to construction and
provided all on site OSHA safety training classes to awarded contractors
TRAINING:
Blueprint Design and Review Course, US Army
Environmental Hygiene Agency, US Army, Maryland
Industrial Hygiene Techniques, US Army, Munich, Germany
DOD Pesticide Management and Applications Course, US Army, Fort Sam
Houston, Texas
Quantitative Industrial Hygiene, US Army, Fort, Lee, Virginia
DOD Ammunition and Chemical Weapons Course, US Army, Fort Greely, Alaska
Ionizing/Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection Course, US Army Environmental
Hygiene Agency, Maryland
Hear Conservation Course, US Army, Fort Lee, Virginia
US Army Professional Development Course, Drill Sergeants Academy, Fort,
Knox, Kentucky
10 Hour OSHA Construction Training, ACG Corporation, North Bend, Ohio
30 Hour OSHA Construction Training, Red Rock Community College, Lakewood,
Colorado
Certified Occupational Safety Specialist (COSS), SWLSC, Louisiana
Loss Prevention, Control and Security analysis, Exelon Nuclear Facilities,
Braidwood, Ill
BWC Job Hazard Analysis Course, East Bend Power Generation Station, Rabbit
Hash, Kentucky
BWC Getting Started with Safety Course, Cincinnati, Ohio
BWC Industrial Hygiene Overview Course, Cincinnati, Ohio
Bacteriological/Fecal Water Analysis Course, Petersburg Community College,
Petersburg, Virginia
Integrated Safety Management Systems (ISMS) Training, Environmental Safety
& Solutions, Cincinnati, Ohio
IT Computer systems and security training, Environmental Safety &
Solutions, Cincinnati, Ohio
Code of Business Ethics Training, Duke Energy Corporation, Cincinnati, Ohio
40 Hour Hazwoper, PSEG Power Connecticut, Bridgeport, Connecticut
Construction Safety Council Trenching and Excavation Competent Person
Communications and Management Principles for Managers, Shaw Stone &
Webster, Braidwood, Illinois
State of Delaware, Sedimentation and Storm water Management Certification,
Dover, Delaware
Confined Space and Fall Protection Training for Managers, Burns &
McDonnell, Dagsboro, Delaware
EDUCATION:
1979 - 1980 University of Cincinnati, Ohio General Studies/Liberal Arts
1980 - 1985 US Army, Academy of Health Sciences, San Antonio, Texas,
Preventive
Medicine/Environmental Health and Safety Specialist, Certification No. AR
0707-0005-322-91S10H
1985 - 1995 Associate Degree, United States Army Education Center,
Environmental Science
2006 - 2007 Red Rock Community College, Lakewood, Colorado, OSHA 10/30 Hr
and OSHA 500/501 Construction Outreach Trainer
2013 - Certified Occupational Safety Specialist (COSS), South West
Louisiana Safety Counsel, Lake Charles, Louisiana
2014 - Certified Health and Safety Officer, OSHA Academy, In-Progress
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