EHS Specialist
Resume:
William L. Beckett, CIH
Long Valley, NJ 07853
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Highlights
• Successfully managed all aspects of Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) programs
from facility to corporate levels in pharmaceutical, hazardous waste remediation and
contracting industries.
• Improved all aspects of disparate compliance programs by assuming responsibility for
them.
• Achieved several industrial hygiene firsts within the pharmaceutical industry.
• Persuaded OSHA to grant a regulatory exemption that saved the company and clients
money and allowed the project to continue.
• Developed and proposed a risk based safety management system.
• Advanced EHS by adapting communication about hazards and controls to the specific
situations of managers.
• Served as witness in Workers’ Comp and criminal trials.
Experience and Achievements
Alion Science and Technology, McLean, VA, Corporate QA/EHS Manager 2006-2012
• Helped achieve and maintain ISO 9001 certification for 5 facilities.
• Served as the management representative for the quality Top Management Review
Committee and chaired the Corporate Quality Council.
• Identified a fall from height issue, recommended a plan of action and coordinated the risk
assessments for all hazards involved in the work.
• Recognized a commercial vehicle matter, investigated applicable FMCSA regulations,
provided compliance plan and training materials that resulted in successful audit.
• Developed and maintained a share point site for QA and developed a site for EHS to
serve as the repository for ISO documents, internal and 3rd party audits, and helpful
information.
• Investigated all accidents, initiated identification of OSHA recordables and tracked
incidents using Excel with pivot tables and charts.
• Arranged an ergonomic evaluation that years later at her exit interview the employee
mentioned as a positive highlight of her 20 year career with the company.
ManTech Environmental, Research Triangle Park, NC, Manager of EHS 1995-2006
• Identified a legally indefensible policy addressing pregnant lab workers and developed a
draft policy that proved effective in several cases.
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• Assumed responsibility and organized scattered programs that effectively and efficiently
complied with NRC, DEA, RCRA, EPCRA, SPCC, PHMSA and NRC in addition to
OSHA regulations.
• Implemented a procedure that evaluated EHS risks and controls of new tasks in the
design stage.
• Served as the go to person for Corporate HR on EHS matters, including, updating the
corporate safety brochure.
TAMS Consultants, Bloomfield, NJ, H&S Manager 1991-1995
• Persuaded OSHA to grant an exemption from its HAZWOPER regulation that saved
money and allowed the project to continue.
• Working with EPA’s project manager, we developed a risk assessment encompassing
safety, industrial hygiene, environmental and fire hazards to become part of an EPA RFP.
Ebasco Services, Inc., Linden, NJ, Manager of H&S, 1987-1991
• Brought a flexible, rational approach to worker safety on hazardous waste remediation
sites.
• When medical restriction prohibited supervisor from using PPE needed to perform his
duties, I developed equally effective alternative PPE that overcame restriction.
Warner-Lambert, Morris Plains, NJ, Corporate Manager of Industrial Hygiene, 1973-1987
• Established an industrial hygiene lab and achieved AIHA accreditation the first
pharmaceutical company to have an accredited I.H. lab.
• Identified and worked with a team to implement a facility-wide program to comply with
OSHA and reduce employees’ exposure to and body burden of lead.
• Directed the development of a passive monitoring method for ethylene oxide, the
research to prove the validity of the method and presented the results to NIOSH, who
approved the method and accepted it as one of its protocols.
• Worked with toxicology and legal to develop internal exposure limits for products.
Education and Certifications
New Jersey Institute of Technology, MS, Environmental Science
LaSalle University, BA, Chemistry
Certified Industrial Hygienist (Comprehensive Practice)
Certified Safety Professional (1994-2013)
Certified Laser Safety Officer (2007-2011)
Certified Quality Auditor (2009-2012)
Awards
CEO Award for Administrative Dedication and Excellence, Alion Science and Technology –
2008
President’s Award, ManTech Environmental Technology, Inc. - 2002
President’s Award, ManTech Environmental Technology, Inc. - 1995
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