Safety Manager
Resume:
Steven R Doerfler
Knoxville, TN 37932
A safety management professional with proven performance in the construction and utility industry with particular skills in the reduction of employee injury claims. A reliable leader and motivator with abilities to direct safety programs improve hazard recognition, implement cost-effective solutions and an open communicator who achieves results through team relationships.
EXPERIENCE
Quanta Services
Safety Manager, October 2007 – Present
Service Electric Company, formerly Dillard Smith Construction Company, and a Quanta Services Company
Challenged to fulfill a responsibility to protect workers and mitigate risk within an electrical construction contracting company.
Partnered with IT to utilize smartphone technology for field safety needs that has since expanded into new areas of company operations.
Evaluate work force safety needs and developed yearly safety improvement plans with existing management and safety staff.
Effectively train and assist employees to incorporate OSHA Strategic Partnership Best Practices for worker protection.
Mentor field management and craft personnel as a positive change agent during a stressful merger to keep safety as a key focus for all employees.
Currently implementing a Human Performance initiative across all operating areas.
Results: Declining OSHA frequency rates through safety accountability.
Director of Safety & Training, June 2006 – October 2007
InfraSource Transmission Services, a Quanta Services Company
Assumed leadership of Safety & Training program for a multi project infrastructure contractor with over 500 employees operating from California to Maine.
Established a safety department of 7 Project Safety Managers and one administrative employee.
Developed site-specific safety plans for bid submittal and project use, where none had previously existed.
Identified areas for immediate safety improvement through trend analysis, then implemented a management endorsed plan, and achieved a 75%
Reduction in OSHA Recordable Incident Rate while man-hours increased 136%.
Director of Safety and Training, August 2005 – June 2006
Irby Construction Company, a Quanta Services Company
Assumed leadership of Safety & Training program for a multi project infrastructure contractor with over 850 employees operating from Florida to California.
Managed a staff of Safety Manager, Training Manager, eight Safety Coordinators, and four administrative employees.
Provided risk management evaluation of each employee injury, vehicle, and general liability claim to reduce company exposure.
Engaged the Executive Committee during monthly meetings to review safety performance, accident trends, and training needs.
Results: OSHA Recordable Incident Rate reduced from 6.41 to 4.74.
Missouri Gas Energy
Safety Manager, June 2003 - August 2005
Environmental, Health and Safety program manager for a natural gas distribution company with over 600 employees serving 500,000 customers in Western Missouri.
Direct oversight for environmental compliance including PST Removal, Waste Disposal, Fuel Tank Permitting, Manufactured Gas Plant Remediation and Mercury remediation in cooperation with EPA.
Served as Worker’s Compensation Administrator managing employee injury claims, oversight of medical treatment, and Light Duty Program.
Served as Designated Employer Representative for comprehensive drug and alcohol program that maintained compliance with Department of Transportation regulations.
Helped successfully in OSHA Review Commission case, offering insight for legal strategy and giving testimony.
Partnered with field management to create a Contractor Safety Orientation program for quality control and worker safety.
Represented MGE at Missouri Association of Natural Gas Operators (MANGO) meetings, a forum for operators to exchange information with each other and the Missouri Public Service Commission-Pipeline Safety Group.
Results: Open claims reduced from $1.3 million to $850k.
Aquila, Inc.
Special Projects Coordinator advancing to Senior Safety Representative, March 1999 – June 2003
Assist utility management with OSHA compliance, special training needs, and accident investigations for electric and natural gas transmission and distribution operations with over 450 employees serving 300,000 customers in Missouri.
Conduct facility, site and safety program audits for regulatory compliance.
Implemented a corporate web-based Material Safety Data Sheet program.
Researched and created a three-year training schedule for electric and natural gas utility employees.
Served as a sitting member on the Missouri Joint Apprenticeship Committee.
Merger and Acquisition Group representative for Safety & Training Department.
Results: OSHA Recordable Incident Rate reduced below industry average and remained for 3 consecutive years and recognized a work comp reduction from $600k to $94k in claims within a one-year period.
EDUCATION
May 1999 Master of Education in Industrial Safety
University of Central Oklahoma Edmond, Oklahoma
President’s Honor Roll
May 1997 Bachelors of Arts in Humanities
Oklahoma City University Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
SKILL SETS
Site Specific Safety Plans Spill Response
Emergency Action Plans Environmental Remediation / Mitigation
EHS Site Assessments Industrial Hygiene
Internal Regulatory Audits Worker’s Compensation
Root Cause Analysis Recordkeeping and Reporting
TRAINING CAPABILITIES
OSHA 10 & 30 HOUR Trenching & Shoring Competent Person
Qualified Rigger Qualified Signal Person
Forklift Traffic Control
Confined Space Entry First Aid & CPR
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