Safety Engineer

Joseph Rupp

*** ******* *****

Pittsburgh, PA ***34

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

412-***-**** (home)

Objective

To secure the position of Division EHS Manager with a client of Alliance Scientific Solutions, where I will use my professional and academic skills to support legal and regulatory requirements, programs, and reporting in all EHS activities throughout a family of industrial facilities.

Professional Profile

Eleven years’ experience in EHS providing program support for major EHS programs for the government and commercial customers while remaining intimately familiar with EPA, OSHA and DEP regulations set forth in 40 CFR, 29 CFR and 25 Pa Code.

Developed and Delivered OSHA required EHS training for clients in the power generation and steel manufacturing industries.

Conducted environmental and safety sampling services for clients and companies both as a consultant and in-house Safety and Environmental Engineer.

Provided hazardous and non-hazardous waste tracking, reporting and reduction programs to industrial clients.

Reviewed Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) to assure compliance with EPA, OSHA and client standards.

Preparing to sit for the Associate Safety Professional (ASP) exam.

Education and Training

M.S. Safety Sciences. Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA, 2011

M.S. Environmental Science. Marshall University, Huntington, WV 2004

B.S. Environmental Science. Elizabethtown College, Elizabethtown, PA 2001

Experience and Accomplishments

2013-2/2016 WHEMCO, Steel Castings Division, Pittsburgh, PA

Safety and Environmental Engineer

oMaintained regular contact with seven Plant Managers and HR Managers to assist them in achieving OSHA and EPA compliance at their respective sites.

oIntegrated OSHA required updates to 12 corporate level safety programs for use throughout the WHEMCO system, including; but not limited to Lockout/Tagout, Personal Protective Equipment, Powered Industrial Truck, Confined Space, Hazard Communication, and Hearing Conservation/Noise Control, to meet EHS objectives.

oManaged industrial hygiene sampling and reporting throughout the WHEMCO system for stressors such as airborne metals, and industrial noise

oDeveloped and delivered OSHA required training to over 1,000 union and non-union staff on a quarterly basis.

oConducted quarterly safety audits and site walks at seven WHEMCO facilities to determine maintenance and compliance with established OSHA and company standards.

oPrepared safety guidance documents such as Job Safety Analyses (JSAs) and safety awareness documents for 66 job classes throughout the WHEMCO system.

oCompleted required 5 year updates to each facility’s Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures/Preparedness Prevention and Contingency Plan (SPCC/PPC)

oCoordinated with several local landfills and waste haulers to characterize, and dispose of several streams of hazardous and non-hazardous waste resulting from both the closure of a facility and general day-to-day operations.

2011 –8/2013 Comprehensive Safety Compliance, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA. Scientist II, Environmental and Industrial Hygiene Divisions

oGenerated Toxic Release Inventory (Form R), Residual Waste (Form 26 R), Stormwater (NPDES), and Biennial Hazardous Waste Reports for several industrial clients according to DEP and USEPA standards.

oDelivered new employee safety awareness training for over 2,000 union tradesmen working at a major coal-fired power generation station.

oConducted industrial hygiene sampling for occupational exposure to airborne contaminants such as lead, arsenic, hexavalent chromium, cadmium, total particulate, noise, heat and other selected stressors

oPrepared renewal applications for environmental operating permits for several clients within Pennsylvania.

2007 2010 NeXolve Corporation, Chambersburg, PA. Environmental Analyst

oConducted facility environmental audits with members of a corporate environmental assessment team to identify deficiencies and measure improvements through correction.

oSuccessfully evaluated a new biologically based cleaning solvent to replace a carcinogenic cleaning material in 12 work centers, saving approximately $50,000 in solvent costs and associated EPA and OSHA compliance costs.

oAnalyzed hazardous waste generation trends and statistics by work center to evaluate the effectiveness of several waste reduction programs.

oImplemented a pallet reuse/recycling program that diverted the majority of a client’s wood waste from the local landfill, saving approximately $30,000/year.

oDeveloped a summary of a client’s Hazardous Materials Use and Storage document for distribution to work center managers, leaders and floor staff.

oReviewed MSDS Sheets to ensure that new chemicals introduced to a client’s installation complied with EPA and OSHA regulations.

2005 2007 BMT Designers & Planners, Arlington, VA. Environmental, Safety and Health Analyst & Traffic Safety Trainer

oPerformed safety inspections and tracked records of incidents and resolutions for recreational, traffic safety, and industrial programs throughout Naval District Washington, DC using the Navy’s ESAMS (Enterprise Safety Application Management System) program.

2002 2004 Marshall University, Huntington, WV Graduate Student and Research Assistant

oDeveloped a new EHS Plan for the University to correct RCRA hazardous waste deficiencies previously resulting in citations and fines of more than $15,000.

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