H. DAVID ORR, MS - EHS
RESULTS - ORIENTED - SAFETY/HEALTH PROFESSIONAL –BUSINESS LEADER
Goose Creek, SC 29445 Cell 843-***-****
acvq6c@r.postjobfree.com
www.linkedin.com/in/safety2davidorr
PROFILE
Proactive – High Standards – Ace Record – Positivity Driven – Bottom-Line Results
Regulatory Compliance
Policy and Procedure Development
Training and Development
Incident Investigation
Counseling, Coaching, Mentoring
Workers Compensation/Case Management
Budget Development
Emergency Response/Hazmat
Audits and Inspections
Behavior Based Safety
Adjunct Instructor
Training Course Development
EXPERIENCE
WAREHOUSE SPECIALIST INCORPORATED 2015 – Present
Director Corporate EHS & S – Appleton, Wisconsin
Responsible for Corporate Environmental, Health, Safety,and Security for a 3PL Logistics company with 50 locations in 10 different states.
Developed strategic EHS & S direction for entire corporation.
Facilitated Chemical Review process.
Facilitated Safety Improvement Team with over 90 members.
Facilitated Lift Truck Subcommittee group.
Conducted corporate EHS & S audits (annually).
Safety training for entire corporation.
Travel to all sites (50 locations in 10 different states) - total travel approximately 80%.
Communicated and developed Safety Alerts and Key Learning documents shared with entire corporation.
Developed and reviewed all SOP’s (Standard Operating Procedures) for the corporation.
KAPSTONE CHARLESTON KRAFT LLC, 2011 – 2014
Director Safety and Health – Charleston Operations - North Charleston, SC
Responsible for Workers Compensation at the facility and medical facility with MD and four Occupational Health Nurses. Accountability for mill’s Emergency Team (40 EMT’s on staff).
Total administration of compliance with OSHA regulations (General Industry and Construction).
Address all employee OSHA complaints – no complaints 2011, 2012, 2013.
Good working relationship with states area OSHA directors.
Administer the facility’s behavior based safety program (FOCUS).
Member of the corporate EHS integration team.
Managed two safety professionals and administrative assistant.
Oversee the mill’s Safety Committees and Safety Officer Programs.
Reduced workers compensation exposure by $600,000 in 2013.
Reduced the number of litigated workers compensation cases by nearly 90%.
Set record Safety performance two years in a row (2012, 2013).
H. DAVID ORR, MS – EHS Resume – Page 2
DOMTAR INDUSTRIES INC, 2001 – 2011
Manager Safety & Health, Nekoosa, WI
Total administration of compliance with OSHA regulations – workers compensation.
Addressed all employee OSHA complaints – reduced number of complaints to zero.
Outstanding working relationship with states area OSHA directors.
Oversaw the mill’s Safety Committees and Safety Officer Programs.
Organized Safety Professionals jointly with Wisconsin Paper Council to develop training and qualifications of contractors.
Chairperson of Wisconsin Paper Council’s Contractor Safety initiative.
Reduced mills OSHA incident rate goal to 1.5 benchmark of .9 – record level safety performance.
Reduced overall workers compensation exposure by 10%.
Appointed representative for all US based mills on corporate task force.
GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORPORATION, 1991 – 2001
Manager Safety & Health - Port and Nekoosa Mills (1999 – 2001)
Nekoosa and Port Edwards, WI
Responsible for Workers Compensation at both facilities; Coordinated and trained HAZMAT/Emergency Response/Confined Space Rescue teams. Managed Safety Supervisor and 3 Occupational Health Nurses.
Coordinator for Process Safety Management-5 years and served on steering committee.
Administered and coordinated computerized Material Safety Data Sheets.
Member of National Safety Council and managed contractor safety at the mill-site.
Organized Safety Professionals jointly with Wisconsin Paper Council to develop training and qualifications of contractors.
Worked closely with environmental group to ensure environmental compliance.
One of two Safety professionals responsible for overall Safety Program in Paper Mill with over 1500 employees.
Conducted the required OSHA training for all employees.
Labor Relations/Safety Supervisor II - Nekoosa, WI (1994 – 1999)
Coordinator for Process Safety Management-5 years. Served on steering committee, which included Risk Management Plan (RMP) – HAZMAT/Emergency Response management.
Administered and coordinated computerized Material Safety Data Sheets.
Member of National Safety Council.
Organized Safety Professionals jointly with Wisconsin Paper Council to develop training and qualifications of contractors.
Worked closely with environmental group to ensure environmental compliance.
Managed workers compensation at the facility.
Conducted the required OSHA training for all employees.
H. DAVID ORR, MS – EHS Resume – Page 3
Human Resources/Safety Supervisor I - Taylorville, IL (1991 – 1994)
Managed the Safety Program and reduced the OSHA incident rate 90% in (4) years.
Managed the mills’ OSHA fatality investigation and successfully represented the Company at an OSHA appeal hearing.
Conducted first and second step grievance meetings.
Investigated all employee complaints and developed creative resolutions, which helped reduce the grievance level from 250 to 60 over (4) years.
Assisted in the research and preparation for arbitration cases.
Attended all workers compensation hearings and co-chaired one discharge case which challenged the reasonableness of the location's absentee policy.
Effectively managed the EEO/AAP/ADA/EAP programs.
Successfully represented the Company at State/Federal EEOC/ADA hearings.
Conducted monthly training for all supervisors.
MID-STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE 2004 - 2011
Stevens Point, Marshfield, Wisconsin Rapids Campuses
Adjunct Instructor
Developed course curriculum for Human Resources and Safety courses
Preparation work for course work to deliver classroom curriculum
Delivered training to Technical College (traditional and non-traditional students)
Human Resource Management course work
Safety Courses course work
Training and Development course work
Organization Development course work
Supervisory Management course work
Contractor Management course work
Change Management course work
EDUCATION
Master of Science – Safety and Health (Emphasis in Environmental Management)
Columbia Southern University
G.P.A. in major 3.92
Bachelor of Science – Human Resource Management – Minor in MIS
Management Information Systems
G.P.A. in major 3.3
Millikin University
Associate of Science – Business Management
Lincolnland Community College, Springfield, IL
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
* Current member ASSE (American Society Safety Engineers) - AIHA (American
Industrial Hygiene Association) - National Safety Council - NFPA
* Current member of Low Country Safety Council Board of Directors
* Past member of Wisconsin Safety Council’s Advisory Board
* Former Chairperson Contractor Subcommittee Group – Wisconsin Paper Council
* Past Instructor First Aid/CPR (American Red Cross)
* Previous First Responder (Wisconsin certificate #531-400-502, 61726)