Safety Professional Experience

Richard Watson, GSP

*** ********* ***., **. ******, New York 10553 ● 914-***-**** ● ************@*****.***

Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) Executive

Safety Audits ~ Continuous Improvement ~ Program Development, Administration & Compliance

Safety Training ~ Investigations & Incident Review ~ Risk Mitigation ~ Team-Building & Collaboration

Profile

Offer substantial leadership experience in EH&S management encompassing industrial hygiene, ergonomics, facility inspections, accident investigations, hazardous materials management, safety audits, behavior-based safety, (BBS), and delivering in-depth safety training.

Considerable skills in driving process improvements, performing root cause analysis, and leading teams to maximize employee protection while increasing operational efficiency.

Strive to curtail workplace injury rate to absolute zero; created safety programs from scratch to combat various sources of inertia and complacency.

Able to clearly communicate health and safety regulations and corporate policies to maximize comprehension, engagement and compliance, vital to fostering an excellent safety culture.

Adept at inspecting and evaluating workplace environments, equipment and practices to ensure consistent adherence to safety standards and government regulations.

Selected Achievements

Championed efforts to slash ergonomic incidents by at least 50% across four Tiffany and Co. jewelry manufacturing facilities.

Lowered incident rates throughout Tiffany and Co. manufacturing facilities by 30% in one year.

Scheduled, coordinated and delivered bloodborne pathogens training and H1N1 vaccines across 1,500 New York City public schools.

Headed more than 25 formal health & safety audits for the Bureau of Water Services, successfully identifying non-compliant safety issues and documenting results for swift resolution.

Pioneered benchmarking strategy involving visits to Ford, GM, Chrysler, Nissan, Honda and Subaru/Isuzu for pinpointing methods of success and subsequently implemented changes to enhance Toyota safety culture.

Instituted accident investigation program and facilitated full-scale accident investigations at United Technologies, with accountability for EH&S in 14 states.

Masterminded peer inspection program at Bechtel Construction to drastically improve accident rate by 50%.

Professional Experience

Tiffany and Co., Pelham, NY, 2012 to 2016

Senior Safety and Health Specialist

Spearheaded EH&S functions across four manufacturing facilities in Northeast and Midwest United States.

Formulated programs and strategies to achieve stringent compliance with state and federal guidelines, and delivered associated training to hourly, administrative, professional, and leadership personnel.

Assembled and led safety committees to address and eradicate long-standing issues within the organization.

Introduced and administered vigilant incident review program, and proactively determined root causes of incidents to prevent recurrences.

New York City Department of Education (NYC DEP), Brooklyn, NY, 2009 to 2010

Safety Consultant

Delivered extensive training in OSHA's bloodborne pathogens standard, 29 CFR 1910.1030 as appointed SME (subject matter expert) on bloodborne pathogens.

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Proficiently administered bloodborne pathogens compliance tool (BBPCT) database to track schools’ compliance and seamlessly coordinate HBV vaccinations.

Scheduled pick-up and deliveries of sharps containers and other bio-hazard waste, performed qualitative fit tests for respirators, and trained employees in N95 respirator use.

Arcadis, New York, NY, 2006 to 2009

Senior Scientist I / Manager – H&S

Applied dynamic leadership talents toward directing, supervising and mentoring team of 11 in serving NYC DEP client as a vital health and safety resource, conducting field assessments, and coordinating data collection for health and safety initiatives.

Trained 350+ DEP employees on electrical arc flash protection and contrived site-specific emergency action plans regarding areas such as emergency egress, fire systems, rally points, and alarms.

Administered internal benchmarking on machine safeguarding to achieve and sustain consistency throughout Bureau of Water Services.

Prepared technical reports as deliverables to DEP client on machine safeguarding and electric arc flash PPE.

Dispatched to client site after explosion to provide critical construction safety coverage of contractors with little to no safety culture.

Toyota Motor Manufacturing North America, Erlanger, KY, 2000 to 2003

Corporate Senior Safety Specialist

Orchestrated strategic safety & health projects, policies and functions for 10 Toyota manufacturing facilities.

Joined forces with Japan HQ in developing global safety programs, culture, and compliance guidelines.

Reinforced workplace safety by providing comprehensive technical guidance and support for all safety-related matters and devising impactful regulatory programs for manufacturing sites.

Handpicked as corporate MSDS database administrator, efficiently tracking and regulating chemical safety across all 10 North American manufacturing locations.

Fortune Brands, Inc., Deerfield, IL, 1997 to 2000

Corporate EH&S Consultant

Controlled and eliminated risk by strategically evaluating environmental and safety programs at 65 North American operating company facilities and 40 European consumer product manufacturing facilities (ACCO World Corporation, Acushnet Company, Jim Beam Brands and MasterBrand Industries).

Played a pivotal role in environmental remediation projects and designed site-specific programs for operating companies encompassing bloodborne pathogens, BBS, ergonomics, and waste minimization.

Advised operating company management team in consistently ensuring and enforcing full compliance with environmental, health, and safety regulations.

Carried out multiple environmental and safety audits to reveal and resolve non-compliance issues.

United Technologies – Carrier Corp., Oakbrook, IL, 1995 to 1997

Regional Manager EH&S

Governed EH&S across company’s Midwest and Southwest regions comprised of 22 manufacturing and service facilities spanning 14 states.

Conducted regular audits and standardized procedures for entire North American Building Systems and Services Division for safe handling of compressed gases, hazard communication, and confined spaces.

Prior Background:

EH&S Manager, General Electric Co., Owensboro, KY, 1993 to 1995

Safety Engineer, Westinghouse, Inc. / Bechtel Construction, Aiken, SC, 1990 to 1993

Education & Training

Candidate, Master of Science, Occupational Safety & Emergency Management, Eastern Kentucky University

Bachelor of Science, Occupational Safety and Health, Murray State University

OSHA 501 Authorized Trainer

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