Charlie Cash, MESH/CMESH

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

Tryon, NC 28782

C 828-***-****

MAJOR PROFESSIONAL ASSETS

Skillful in originating ideas and guiding them to completion

Over 15 years as a military helicopter pilot, aviation and ground safety manager

Demonstrated competence in inspections, analyzing, writing, and conducting briefings

Over 20 years of OSHA Safety and Health investigative and consultative services experience

Very comfortable speaking before large audiences using power point presentations and charts

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

July 2013 - Provided Occupational Safety and Health training, concentrating in PSM, to Chinese Sichuan University Chemical Engineering students in Chengdu China.

2015 to 2016 – Environmental Safety and Health Specialist, Mount Rainier National Park

Responsible for the safety and health of up to 300 employees, thousands park visitors, search and rescue operations, law enforcement, and environmental issues within the park.

Provide technical assistance visits, interpretation of the standards and external training.

Design, develop and implement internal training for OSHA Compliance Officers.

Review, approve and defend inspection reports.

Conduct accident and fatality investigations.

2013 to 2015 - Safety and Health Compliance Supervisor, State of Washington DOSH

Safety Compliance Supervisor, Washington State Department of Safety and Health

Supervise and train employees to plan and conduct general industry and construction inspections in municipalities and the private sector.

Train and supervise employees to conduct interviews, utilize photographs, analyze findings and prepare written reports.

Provide technical assistance visits, interpretation of the standards and external training.

Design, develop and implement internal training for OSHA Compliance Officers.

Review, approve and defend inspection reports in court during the employer contestment phase.

Conduct accident and fatality investigations.

Conduct employee reviews and yearly work plans.

Evaluate and assign workplace safety and health inspections to employees.

1994 to 2013 - OSHA Safety Compliance and Health Officer/Safety and Health Consultant, State of North Carolina –

As a safety consultant I provided safety and health program assistance to private employers, state and local governments, particularly those subject to the North Carolina Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1973, and subsequent amendments.

Evaluated safety and health programs, conducted a safety and health system analysis, provided research and technical case file documentation, and served as liaison/representative between companies and the Department of Labor/OSHA division. I also provided training to single employers and employer groups on occupational safety and health management systems.

Member of the Dept. of Labor Employee Action Team.

Member of the Homeland Security Team.

Pro-Logger trainer.

Process Safety evaluator/auditor

Assisted in developing mobile crane safety standards for the State of North Carolina.

North Carolina STAR Recognition Program Safety and Health Consultant.

Served as a logging accident investigation instructor that provided five days of safe and proper chain saw operations and accident investigation training to North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia compliance inspectors and industry attendees.

Provided training to several individual logging companies regarding the safe and proper use of logging equipment such as chain saws, skidders, fellerbunchers, dozers, and loaders. This training also included issues such as heat stress management, first aid requirements and first aid kit preparation, record keeping, emergency response, hearing conservation, HAZCOM, extreme danger conditions, establishing company training and safety policy, how to establish minimum safety rules, and hearing conservation program.

Clearly identified and explained safety and health hazards to employers while effectively communicating the procedures for abatement and/or control.

Made analyses of workplace hazards and evaluated potential injury/illness outcomes and effectively interpreted regulations, prepared a written report of the survey to the employer and managed the case to ensure the employer complies with hazard abatement requirements on a timely basis.

Provided technical and regulatory assistance directly to employers in regards to interpretation of federal and state law, as well as measures to ensure places of employment fully meet their responsibilities as employers under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1973. In addition to technical and regulatory assistance, I assisted each employer in developing a successful safety system by analyzing the organization and how it works.

I have people skills and the ability to select and assume a consulting role that is compatible with any organizational situation in which safety and health interventions must be implemented. I can work with all types of facilities, work sites, and operations as needed.

Utilizing innovative approaches for reducing workplace illnesses and injuries in small, high-hazard companies is important. As a consultant, I served as a mentor for participating employers over a specified period. The short term goal is to sharply reduce the severity and numbers of illnesses and/or injuries in the workplace. The long term goal is for the company to become self-sufficient in providing safe and healthful workplaces for all their employees. This required that I conduct cost/benefit analysis, provide model/sample programs, conduct injury and illness trend analysis, perform job hazard analysis, assess the employee’s knowledge and application of employer’s safety and health management system, serve as a technical resource for the employer on safety and health issues, design and implement controls, and refer the employer to other sources of assistance if appropriate.

Evaluated employer safety and health programs by utilization of the OSHA Safety and Health Program Assessment which is a nationally utilized assessment document. The scope of a safety and health consultant’s responsibility has broadened from identifying and correcting specific workplace hazards to a total analysis of the effectiveness of the employer’s safety and health management system of ensuring a safe and healthful workplace. The emphasis on safety and health program management is based on OSHA’s experience with the fact that an employer has hazards under control at a particular point in time does not mean that they would continue to be under control and that other hazards would be prevented. Hazard identification in and of itself does not result in a lasting comprehensive basis for continued elimination of hazards by an employer.

Evaluated engineering and/or administrative controls or changes, methods of hazard abatement such as the selection and use of personal protective equipment, implementation of safe work practices or engineering controls such as machine guarding, and the determination of the adequacy of corrective measures taken by employers in response to the written recommendations provided by the consultant.

Reviewed and analyzed the causes of fatalities and serious accidents which occur at participating worksites as well as the nature of complaints received from employees. I identified actual and potential trends and assessed the impact of these trends.

Provided technical and training presentations to employers throughout the state of North Carolina.

I am PSM (process safety management) qualified and have worked on different PSM evaluation teams covering several different types of chemical hazards.

1973 – 1994 (Retired) – US Military

Twenty plus years of military service has afforded the opportunity of working in many different ranges of climate and topography, from -70 Fahrenheit to +135 Fahrenheit and mountainous terrain to the deserts of the world as both a military helicopter pilot and safety and health officer.

Attended the US Army Rotor Wing Aviation School, located at Ft. Rucker, Alabama. This course of instruction included many hours of classroom training and actual flight time. The types of flying included instrument flying and nap-of-the-earth (flying below the tree tops and terrain following) both during the daytime and nighttime using night vision goggles.

Have over 4,000 hours of actual flight time in several different types and models of civilian and military rotor wing aircraft.

Attended and graduated from the US Army Aviation Safety Officers training program, comprising 6 weeks of intensive classroom training.

Managed several Army aviation battalions for safety and health during both war and peace operations.

I was fortunate to be able to deploy and then redeploy an Army Aviation Battalion, comprising 5 Aviation Air Control Companies with assets of over $12 million dollars to the deserts of Southeast Asia and return to the southeastern coast of the United States, without a loss time accident or loss of equipment.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Arctic Survival Course

Aviation Safety Course

Aviation Life Support Specialist Course

Avionic Navigation Equipment Repair Course

OSHA Certification/Training Courses (List Attached)

Warrant Officer Professional Development Courses

Warrant Officer Rotary Wing Aviator Course

University of Alaska, General Studies

Troy State University, General Studies

Texas Technical, General Studies

Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, Aviation Safety

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

- Commercial Helicopter Pilot - Security Officer - Public Speaking

- Equal Opportunity Officer - Operations Officer - Computer Literate

- Motor Maintenance Officer - Training Facilitator - Supply Officer

I have many years of experience in ensuring that businesses are in compliance with all state and federal rules, regulations, statutes and standards; a few are as follows:

29 CFR 1910 Occupational Safety and Health Act for General Industry

29 CFR 1915 Occupational Safety and Health Standards for Shipyard Employment

29 CFR 1917 Occupational Safety and Health Standards for Marine Terminals

29 CFR 1918 Occupational Safety and Health Standards for Long Shoring Industry

29 CFR 1926 Occupational Safety and Health Act for Construction Industry

29 CFR 1928 Occupational Safety and Health Standards for Agriculture

North Carolina Occupational Safety and Health Act (NCGS 95, Article 16)

Labor Laws as administered by the North Carolina Department of Labor

Title III, Emergency Planning and Right to Know Act of 1986

North Carolina Hazardous Chemicals Right to Know Act (NCGS 95, Article 18)

National Electrical Code (NEC)

American National Standard Institute Standards (ANSI)

National Fire Protection Association Standards (NFPA)

NFPA-101 Life Safety Code

Title 13 North Carolina Administrative Codes

American Society of Testing Materials Manual (ASTM)

American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienist (AGCIH) Threshold Limit Values

North Carolina Worker’s Compensation Laws

National Electrical Manufacturer=s Association (NEMA)

Safety and Health Programs and Committees (NCGS 95, Article 22)

Office of State Personnel Workplace Safety Manual

I have attended many OSHA safety training classes over the course of my career. A list of these classes is included below;

OTI # 510 Occupational Safety and Health Standards for

the Construction Industry.

Defensive Driving Course

Trench and Excavation Safety

Initial Safety and Health Compliance Course #100

Intro to Safety and Health Standards for Safety Compliance Officers #105

Accident Prevention Course #123

Intro to Health Standards for Industrial Hygeniensts #125

Investigative Interviewing Techniques #131

Safety and Health Management Systems #245

Legal Aspects #141

Incident Command System #100

Incident Command System #200

Incident Command Systems #700

Spray Booths

Welding and Cutting

NFPA 70E

OTI #0035 Permit Confined Space Entry Operations

Specified in 29 CFR 1910.146

Process Safety Management (PSM) #345

Fall Protection

Basic and Advanced Electrical

Crane and Derrick Training

Loading Dock Equipment and Industrial Doors

Significant Cases

OTI #0005 Payment for PPE

Tower Crane Operation

SCBA use

Overhead Hoist, Hooks, and Sling Use

Employee Right to Know

Handling Media In High Profile Cases

Robotics Operations and Safety

8-Hour HAZWOPER

Electrical Safety

40-Hour HAZWOPER

Wood Truss Bracing

Rigging Equipment

Technical Writing

Communication Tower Safety

Steel Erection

Logging Accident Investigation

Advanced Logging

Emergency Action Plans

Grain Handling Safety

NC Department of Labor Supervisor Training

TAPROOT training

Rigging Gear Inspector Level 1

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