SCOTT A. FULTON
acy8ft@r.postjobfree.com ● 610-***-**** ● https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-fulton-safety-manager
Dynamic safety and occupational health expert with broad experience and fact-based, collaborative approach to leadership and organizational excellence.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Safety and Occupational Health
Regulatory Compliance
Safety Procedure Development
Safety Training
Job Hazard Analysis
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
Department of Transportation (DOT)
Industrial Processes and Materials
Job Assessments
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Safety and Occupational Health Trainer
OSHA Lockout/Tagout
OSHA Confined Space
OSHA Hazcom
OSHA Respiratory Protection
OSHA Heavy Metals
OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens
OSHA Fall Protection
OSHA Hot Work
OSHA Heat Stress
OSHA Machine Guarding
OSHA Electrical Safety
OSHA Global Harmonization System (GHS)
OSHA Special Government Employee (SGE)
Employee Rights and Responsibilities
New Employee Orientation
Contractor Pre-Approval
Contractor Site Specific Training
Medical Surveillance and Access to Records
Ergonomics and Hearing Conservation
Accident Prevention
Hazard Recognition
Emergency Action Plan (EAP)
First Aid and Medical Emergencies
Crane Boarding
Disposal of Potentially Hazardous Debris
Tipping Floors and Transfer Stations
Safety, Operations, and Productivity Software
SafeStat3, Maximo, Peoplesoft, Peoplefluent, Environmental Management Information System (EMIS)
Power Generation Operations and Maintenance
Industrial Hygiene
Materials Handling
Safety and Operations Certifications Waste Management
Automatic Pollution Control
OSHA 10-hour and 30-hour
Competent Scaffold Inspector
Confined Space Entry Supervisor Qualifier
Train the Trainer – Mobile Equipment
Red Cross Cardiopulmonary Respiration
Red Cross First Aid
EPA Maximum Achievable Control Technology
NFPA-70E
ASME Qualified Resource Recovery Operator
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Regional Safety Manager, Covanta, Inc, Morristown, NJ, 2007 – 2017
Direct safety for 13 power generation and materials handling facilities including trucking, rail and transloading of 1000+ truck/rail deliveries and 100+ general public deliveries daily. Guide 10 site safety coordinators.
Achieved OSHA Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) Star Status at all 10 eligible facilities.
Direct Occupational Health providers for OSHA and DOT monitoring and testing for 500+ employees.
Manage Worker’s Compensation program to ensure adherence to OSHA recordability standards.
Managed OSHA case files to meet abatement dates and complete documentation.
Provide technical and administrative direction to 20+ contracting companies with 800+ employees.
Develop methods to reduce workplace hazards, injuries and illnesses.
Conduct Incident Investigations utilizing Systematic Causal Analysis Technique (SCAT).
Inspect facilities and conduct team safety audits to assess compliance with OSHA, DOT, state, local and company standards. Conduct formal and informal employee interviews. Brief corporate executives.
Present case studies at VPP Participants’ Association conferences.
Conduct VPP evaluations at U.S. industries as OSHA Special Government Employee.
Safety and Training Supervisor, Covanta Delaware Valley, Chester, PA, 2002 – 2007
Managed health and safety programs for $400 million power generation facility. Directed $300k budget. Conducted incident investigations and near-miss analyses, directed disciplinary program.
Awarded VPP Star Status. Reached 0 Employee Incident Rate with over 225,000 man-hours per year.
Exceeded 12 months without OSHA Recordable Injury for the first time in facility’s 16-year history.
Managed OSHA case file resulting in elimination of penalties.
Conducted Industrial Hygiene sampling.
Shift Supervisor / Training Coordinator, Covanta Delaware Valley, Chester, PA, 1997 – 2002
Directed 24/7 operations and maintenance for 80 MW, 1 million ton alternative energy facility.
Ensured safety with full operational and personnel responsibility for 30 employees.
Controlled lockout/tagout and work permit system for 100+ tasks daily.
Provided OSHA and company training to 110 operations, maintenance, administrative and management personnel and contractors and vendors on over 60 topics and tailgates annually.
Control Room Operator, Waste Resource Energy, Inc., Chester, PA, 1990 -1996
Directed 12 operators, mechanics and materials handlers to optimize production and ensure safe and compliant operations at energy facility processing 800,000 – 1,000,000 tons per year.
Coordinated 80 MW output with regional power grid to maximize daily and monthly revenues.
Operated Continuous Emissions Monitoring Systems (CIMS), Digital Control Systems (DCS), and
Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC)
Facilitated training and outfitting of site emergency response team.
Auxiliary Operator, Philadelphia Thermal Energy Corporation, Philadelphia, PA, 1989 - 1990
Supplied 1.7 million pounds per hour steam flow for City heating and cooling. Supervised fuel supply operations and maintained pumping and heating equipment to ensure operational and personnel safety.
Power Plant Operator, Harley Davidson, Inc., York, PA, 1988 - 1989
Operated and maintained facility equipment to maximize steam production. Tested and treated boiler make-up and feed water to ensure effective water chemistry and safe boiler operation.
Supervisor, Automatic Boiler Control Laboratory, United States Navy, 1982 - 1988
Operated and maintained power equipment on destroyers and aircraft carriers. Promoted to train boiler operators and pneumatic controls maintenance team regarding safe and effective operations. Supervised overhaul of automatic boiler control and steam aircraft catapult shop.
EDUCATION
United States Navy, 1982 - 1988
U.S. Naval Engineering Systems School
U.S. Naval Propulsion Engineering School
U.S. Naval Schools including Fire Fighting, Safety, Damage Control