Safety Management

John Rutherford

P.O. Box *****

Mobile: 832-***-****

Houston, TX 77205

Linkedin.com/in/Johnrutherford1

**********@*****.***

OBJECTIVE

Seeking HSE Health Safety Environmental Management leadership position responsible for managing people, policies, and systems to ensure the safety of employees and complete compliance.

PROFILE

Extensive experience in training and coaching others to ensure compliance and continuous improvement, including Safety-Quality-Environmental (SQE) Implementation Program, Risk Management Plan (RMP), Management of Change (MOC) and Hazardous Operations (HAZOP). Proven track record in developing O & M procedures, site specific procedures, project scopes and work plans consistent with company standards while ensuring compliance with Federal, State and local regulations and legislation (e.g., OSHA, TCEQ, EPA, DOT, etc.). Managed work crews up to 500 at multiple locations and multiple tasks on a daily basis, acted as company representative during environmental, health and safety regulatory audits and third party audits. Effectively interfaced with government regulatory agencies, as well as company employees and senior management to drive ownership of a safety culture. Strong business acumen that lends itself to understanding the challenges between of corporate strategic goals and safety analytics.

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS

Certified Environmental Safety Compliance Officer (CESCO)

Certified Safety Health Official – Construction (CSHO-C)

Certified Safety Supervisor (CSS)

Certified Safety Management Practitioner (CSMP)

ISO 9001

(TWIC Card)

Registered Sanitarian

(RS)

EXPERIENCE

SULZER LTD. February 2015 - Present

A global company providing performance-critical applications to a range of Fortune 500 clients, including Motiva, Enbridge, Shell, Exxon

Regional HSE Safety Specialist Americas

Developed and administered the company’s Safe Behavior Program

Charged with identifying and ameliorating HSE safety gaps for 7 locations

Responsible for training approximately 200 employee per year and collaborating with senior and local management to refine standards, common practices and guidelines

Reviewed Balance Scorecard data to understand compliance across all North America facilities, as well as to recommend abatement strategies

Collaborated with business units to conduct monthly ISO 9001 audits and Facility Safety Audits in compliance with OSHA CFR 1910 - Manufacturing

Championed the first ever company-wide (510) Job Hazard Analyses for the facility, equipment and operational items

Led the implementation and development of the company’s first Nitrogen Submersion of Industrial Gas Turbines – estimated to be a $7 million dollar project – executed with no safety obstructions

Supervised a team of ten (10) HSE Technicians, including budgeting, staff development and other operational priorities

UBETSAFETY January 2011-February 2015

A sole proprietorship focused on providing a wide-range of environment, health and safety services to the energy, construction and environmental industries, including training, compliance plans and processes, auditing and expert witness testimony

Owner/HSE Safety Trainer/Contractor

Taught approximately 280 environmental, health and safety classes including “Train-the-Trainer,” OSHA CFR 1910, OSHA CFR 1926 and various subject matter courses (e.g., fire safety, confined spaces, fall protection and site orientation) to cost-effectively and seamlessly integrated client companies’ operations and procedures with regulatory policies and legislation – the overall benefit was reduced injuries and zero workplace deaths.

SELECT CLIENTS

Chevron - Project Safety Coordinator

Led and managed the construction project safety team responsible for a minimum of 400 third party contractors daily

Initiated a “stand down” to improve a $100 million project’s safety performance

Monitored EHS performance (OPSINFO) through daily, weekly and monthly metrics, audits and program review. Led implementation of Safety-Quality-Environmental (SQE) Implementation Program yielding a 80% reduction in recordables and a 50-60% reduction in non-recordables while maintaining zero workplace deaths

University of Texas, Arlington, OSHA Education Center – OSHA Instructor

Taught a week-long “Train-the-Trainer” course each month that emphasized OSHA CFR 1910/1926 which included the following topics

Document library items (OSHA 300 logs)

Risk management planning

Site assessments including, but not limited to, SWPPP

Developed OSHA 10-Hour and OSHA 30-Hour courses that were taught to more than 1,200 clients. Received a 90% satisfaction rating with a 100% passage rate.

HCPHES, Pollution Control Service August 1998 – July 2010

The largest county by population in Texas and 4th in the nation

Quality HSE 2

Responsible for field audits, sampling and TCEQ Permitting by Rule (Title V Permits) culminating in approximately 4,500 permits

Investigated, developed containment strategies and assessed abatement of spills with most costly incident ranging up to $1million

Received FEMA Incident Command S100, S200, S700 and S800 training

EDUCATION

B.S., Biology; Minor Chemistry, Texas Southern University, Houston, Texas, 1990

Certified OSHA 500/501 Safety, University of Texas, Arlington, OSHA Education Center, 2010

SPECIAL SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS

Predictive Solutions, Microsoft Word Power Point Excel and Outlook, Share Point

Safe Behavior Program and across all levels of management.

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