BLAINE SCOTT WELLS, MS, CSP

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Address:

Blaine Scott Wells, MS, CSP

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Muscle Shoals, Alabama 35661

Home Phone Number: 256-***-****

Cell Phone Number: 256-***-****

E-mail address: acynem@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION

M. S., Occupational Health and Safety, La Salle University

Graduate Study, Industrial Hygiene Engineering, University of Minnesota-

Graduate Study, Safety Engineering, University of Illinois

B.S., Business and History, University of North Alabama

LICENSES/REGISTRATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS

Certified Safety Professional, No. 8355

Certified Safety Executive, No. 751 (World Safety Organization)

Certified Safety and Security Professional, No. 445(World Safety Organization)

Authorized Hazardous Waste Operator Instructor (World Safety Organization)

Certified Hazardous Materials Supervisor, No. 110 (World Safety Organization)

Certified Safety Manager, No. 837 (World Safety Organization)

OSHA Authorized CFR 1910(General Industry) and 1926(Construction) Standards Instructor

Authorized OSHA HAZWOPER (1910.120) Instructor

Completed 40 hour HAZOPER with annual eight hour update classes

American Red Cross-First-Aid/CPR/AED Certified

Divisional Health and Safety Manager for MACTEC Engineering and Consulting Company, reducing the Division OSHA incident rate from 4.15 to 2.02 and reducing the lost time incident rate from 0.79 to 0.48.

I managed an Aerospace Plant safety program with no loss time accidents over a 2.5 year period and only one OSHA recordable injury.

Directed the Process Safety Management Compliance Program for the Reynolds Metals Alloys Plant, a facility that employed 2,200 employees and which had seven processes covered under the OSHA 1910.119 PSM Standard. Conducted Process Hazard analysis (What if, Fault Tree, Probabilistic Risk/Safety Assessment) for all Reynolds facilities (25) covered under the Standard. I wrote PSM manuals for the corporation and established a Corporate Construction Safety/Industrial Hygiene Program for Reynolds Metal Company. I wrote a Reynolds Metal Construction Safety Manual that included 69 procedures. I directly managed the Engineering and Construction Safety/Environmental Industrial Hygiene Programs at the Alloys Plant reducing the OSHA incident rate from 20.7 to 1.7.

On a team that conducted a safety awareness assessment analysis of the Alloys facility and a member of a team that installed a Division Behavioral Based Program.

Safety Managed a 5,000 contractor site establishing an average TRIR of 2.2 (national average is 5.4)

PROJECT EXPERIENCE

Employer: Wells Health, Safety and Environmental Consulting, Inc (Self Employed). – November 1, 2016-Present

Activities include conducting insurance underwriter’s surveys for insurance company underwriters. These surveys included fire protection, fleet safety, workers compensation, liability and environmental. I conduct safety and environmental training for client personnel. I also, perform consulting work for clients. These duties consist of air monitoring, soil sampling, writing and implementation of health safety and environmental programs. I conduct safety, Industrial Hygiene, Environmental and DOT audits at construction sites and manufacturing facilities.

Employer: AECOM/URS (AECOM Oil and Gas Division) - September 23, 2014-November 01, 2016

I safety managed a three month two daily shift outage, for AECOM at the BP Toledo, Ohio refinery. The project consisted of updating and preventative maintenance of refinery processes and equipment. I managed a safety team of six safety persons, wrote a dropped object prevention plan, established a heat relief program, wrote and updated AECOM site outage safety procedures, conducted a daily safety meeting for over 200 site contract personnel (AECOM safety meetings were noted by BP as being the best contractor safety meeting during the outage), tracked completion of THA’s and BBO cards. I conducted incident investigations and established an outage safety incentive program. Also, I ensured the BP safety procedures were followed by AECOM personnel. There was only one AECOM OSHA recordable incident during the project and no AECOM lost time incidents

Prior to the BP Toledo, Ohio Refinery project, I was the safety and environmental manager for the Cortez Gas Company pipeline project located in New Mexico. This project consisted of seven sites across New Mexico. This project consists of trench excavation, installation of pipelines and compressor stations. Some of my duties included managing the site safety program, which included site safety audits, conducting morning toolbox meetings, site safety orientation for new employees, completion of crane critical lifts forms and calculations, maintaining site environmental programs, completing Job Hazard Analysis and risk assessments, interfacing with the client safety and environmental person, interfacing with state environmental personnel, maintaining a Behavioral Based Safety program and completion of BHO cards and reports, conducting safety training for site personnel, completion of daily trench and excavation evaluations. This project did not have an OSHA recordable injury or any environmental citation.

Prior to New Mexico assignment, I was the Site Safety, Health and Environmental Manager for the construction of a gas compressor station in Waynesburg, PA. Some of my duties included managing the site safety program, which included site safety audits, conducting morning toolbox meetings, site safety orientation for new employees, completion of crane critical lifts forms and calculations, maintaining site environmental programs, completing Job Hazard Analysis and risk assessments, interfacing with the client safety and environmental person, interfacing with state environmental personnel, maintaining a Behavioral Based Safety program and completion of BHO cards and reports, conducting safety training for site personnel, completion of daily trench and excavation evaluations.

The project was completed without any OSHA recordable incidents and only three first aid cases. Also, where were no OSHA or environmental citations received from and state, local or federal organizations.

Employer: Wells Health, Safety and Environmental Consulting, Inc (Self Employed). - September 1, 2011-September 23, 2014

Activities include conducting insurance underwriter’s surveys for insurance company underwriters. These surveys included fire protection, fleet safety, workers compensation, liability and environmental. I conduct safety and environmental training for client personnel. I also, perform consulting work for clients. These duties consist of air monitoring, soil sampling, writing and implementation of health safety and environmental programs. I conduct safety, Industrial Hygiene, Environmental and DOT audits at construction sites and manufacturing facilities. Also, I assist contractors and manufactures in administering worker compensation programs.

Employer: Bureau Veritas (Contract) November 11, 2010 – September 1, 2011

BP Oil Spill Clean- up Site Safety and Environmental Manager

Safety and Environmental managed the Dauphin Island, Alabama site. Duties were to safety and environmental manage the construction of the site and after the site construction was complete, I wrote all of the site Health and safety plans (emergency response plan, severe weather plan, Job safety and environmental risk analysis programs and etc.) Also, I conducted all site health, safety and environmental training with all site personnel.

Employer: CTEH (Contract) July 10, 2010 – September 15, 2010

BP Oil Spill Clean- up Site Safety and Environmental Manager

Safety and Environmental managed the St. Mary’s West, Louisiana site. Duties were to safety and environmental manage the construction of the site and after the site construction was complete, I wrote all of the site Health and safety plans (emergency response plan, severe weather plan, Job safety and environmental risk analysis programs and etc.) Also, I conducted all site health, safety and environmental training with all site personnel.

Employer: CTEH (Contract) June 10, 2010 – July 10, 2010

BP Oil Spill Clean- up Site auditor

Duties include visiting oil cleanup sites and auditing site program to compliance with OSHA and company standards. Assisting site in compliance with site deficiencies noted during audits and writing site specific safety and health plans.

Employer: MACTEC Engineering and Consulting January 3, 2007- March 4, 2010

Site Construction Safety Manager-ThyssenKrupp Calvert, Alabama site

Established a site wide construction safety program and directed site safety management of 5,000 employees site, with multi-contractors, from 2007 until 2010 (average TRIR of 2.0 compared to the national average of 5.4)

Activities included direct management of seven safety professionals and dotted line management of 60 contractor safety personnel, maintaining of site safety statistics with weekly reports to client. Interfacing with contractors and client on a weekly basis regarding safety, budget and project scheduled items. Conducting OSHA required safety training to MACTEC and contractor personnel (fall protection, confined space entry, hazcom, lockout-tagout, trenching and etc.)

Employer: MACTEC Engineering and Consulting February 3, 2002- January 3, 2007

Division Environmental, Health and Safety Manger

Activities included conducting health and Safety audits of Division offices, conducting health and safety, training for Division Personnel, Meeting with clients and assisting in proposal writing and presentations, conduction of field site health and safety audits, conducted Industrial hygiene monitoring, writing of corporate construction manual, Writing of environmental health and safety plans, Writing safety and health procedures, serving as information source for division personnel for health, safety and environmental topics/standards. I wrote health and safety plans (HASP) and provided project safety management at project site construction, nuclear, industrial and environmental remediation sites.

Employer: Wells Health, Safety and Environmental Consulting, Inc. (Self Employed) 2001-2002

Activities include conducting insurance underwriter’s surveys for insurance company underwriters. These surveys included fire protection, fleet safety, workers compensation, liability and environmental. I conducted safety and environmental training for client personnel. I also, performed consulting work for a major engineering company in South Georgia. These duties consist of air monitoring, soil sampling, implementation of health safety and environmental programs, write and oversee all site’s safety and environmental /plans. I conducted safety, Industrial Hygiene, Environmental and DOT audits at construction sites and manufacturing facilities.

Employer: Alliant Techsystems Aerospace Company: 1998-2001

Safety, Environmental, and Security Manager

Development and Implementation of Plant Safety, Safety/Environmental Training, Industrial Hygiene, Environmental, Fire Protection, Radiation Safety, Laser Safety, Security and Worker’s Compensation Programs

These programs resulted in only one OSHA recordable injury and no restricted work or loss time injury over a two and one-half year period. I conducted safety training and environmental training for all site personnel. I performed a plant PSM probabilistic/safety assessment. Conducted explosive safety audits and assisted in writing company explosive procedures. Also, was responsible for obtaining EPA environmental permits and hazardous waste management during this period, the plant was found in compliance with all local, state, and federal regulations. I supervised five safety and security personnel.

Employer: Reynolds Metals Company: 1990-1998

Corporate Engineering and Construction Environmental and Safety Manager, Development and Implementation of a Corporate-wide Environmental and Safety Program

I coordinated training of engineers and contractors in OSHA, DOT, Radiation and EPA regulations.

I directed safety and environmental management of major company outage and expansion/building projects, including one direct safety management of a 1,000 plus contractor employee project.

Wrote environmental and safety procedures, performed industrial hygiene surveys, directed environmental remediation projects, and assisted manufacturing plants in OSHA and corporate safety compliance.

Evaluated design for safety and environmental compliance of existing equipment, buildings, and machinery for existing plants and new projects.

Completed PSM safety analysis (fault tree, Probabilistic Risk, and What If) on PSM processes

Supervised three safety and environmental persons

Employer: General Electric Company: 1985-1990

Manager of Safety/Environmental Engineering Programs

Responsible for development, implementation, and operation of programs, which ensured Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety compliance, Industrial Hygiene fire protection, security, and radiation/laser safety. Supervised a staff of three safety and environmental personnel

I assured compliance with all corporate and statutory requirements and standards for clean air, water, soil, and noise. This also included development, implementation, and maintenance programs to meet these standards, in addition to the associated measuring, monitoring, reporting, and acquisition of necessary licenses, certificates, and permits.

I conducted safety and environmental training for all plant personnel including all OSHA required training.

I provided oversight in the operation of the plant’s wastewater treatment facility, ensuring compliance and technical development.

Promoted safety and health through training programs, which increased safety expertise. This included the direct training of managers and supervisors, as well as providing management with the resources and capabilities to provide training within their organizations.

Conducted appropriate industrial hygiene surveys and implemented corrective measures when appropriate.

Responsible for all safety construction programs which expanded the plant by one-third of the original size

Completed Risk Safety Assessments for plant operations.

Member of Division Safety and Environmental audit team

Employer: Dorsey Trailers, Inc.: 1984-1985

Corporate Safety and Environmental Director

Responsible for visiting the Dorsey plants and auditing the following: safety, medical, radiation safety, industrial hygiene, fire, security, worker's compensation, environmental programs, and plant construction projects. I conducted train the trainer sessions for designated trainers at each Dorsey facility. I supervised four safety and clerical persons.

Employer: CDI/TVA - Contract Job: 1983-1984

Performed System Safety Analyses (fault tree, probabilistic risk/safety assessment)

For a proposed nerve gas plant for two months of contract and finished the last four months of the contract performing safety duties at TVA Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant.

Employer: Ford Motor Company: 1979-1983

Safety, Health and Environmental Manger

Responsible for managing plant safety, alcohol, and drug program administration, safety/environmental personnel training, security, medical, fire, radiation safety, worker's compensation, industrial hygiene, suggestion program, personnel and labor relations, and environmental departments. I also administered plant worker compensation program.

I supervised a staff of 50 employees.

Training

Taught Environmental Engineering, OSHA Regulations, and Hazardous Waste Management at Clemson University, Clemson SC

Taught OSHA Regulations at Northwest Shoals Community College, Muscle Shoals, Alabama and Greenville Technology College, Greenville, SC

Authorized OSHA instructor in 1910 and 1926 regulations

Authorized OSHA 1910.120 (HAZWOPER) instructor

Memberships

National Association of Environmental Professionals

American Society of Safety Engineers

World Safety Organization

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