Lead Safety Advisor

PO BOX ***, Bismarck, North Dakota, *****-****, Mobile: 281-***-****, E-mail:ad0dkg@r.postjobfree.com

Don Smedberg Safety Professional

Project Experience and Responsibility (Independent Safety Professional)

Field Safety advisor/consultant. Crestwood Midstream North Dakota. Safety observation and inspection on gathering systems and pipelines. Contractor orientation, assuring proper policies and procedures are followed, injury and accident investigation, documentation review, (JSA’s, trenching reports, hot work permitting). Field safety talks with contractors. Responsible for multiple contractors performing tasks in gathering systems, pipelines and salt water disposal projects.

EHS Coordinator: West Virginia: Supervise employee activities and inspect company and contractor

equipment and property, to ensure compliance with health and safety standards.

Develop and implement company health and safety plans, policies, and manage programs

that ensure safe working conditions in mountainous terrain. Field observation and inspection of

contractors equipment and documents. Review JSA’s, trench and competent person, hot work

permits, confined space permits and attend pre-job safety meetings. WV Midstream operation.

Field Safety Supervisor- Duke Energy, Aecom, Nippsco Power and Dominion. Responsible for field safety,

Review JSA’s, issuance of hot work permits, confined space permits, contractor safety orientation, complete

Field observation and attend/observe pre-job safety meeting.

Safety Consultant, New construction & commissioning of midstream, oil & gas facility projects. Salt Water

Disposal Sites, tank battery installation, salt & freshwater pipelines, oil & gas pipelines (6” & 20”),

Horizontal directional drilling, hydro testing operation, process safety management audits & inspection,

(Spencer/Ogden Inc. Midstream & Facilities – North Dakota).

Field Safety Supervisor, New construction & commissioning of midstream, oil & gas, compressor projects, sub-station.

Distribution stations, tank farm (100,000/120000 bbl.) rail construction, product load-out racks, pipelines (6”& 36”)

Critical lift (128,000 lbs.) horizontal directional drilling, hydro testing operation. Hess Corp.(International pipeline

Consultants) (Midstream & Facilities – North Dakota).

Lead Safety Advisor, Bison Project USA 30” Pipeline Project, North Dakota, Wyoming, Montana, construction metering Stn & commissioning, TransCanada Pipelines. (Amec-Paragon)

Lead Safety Officer, Reactor turnaround reconstruction, (5), Enterprise Refinery, Texas

Lead Safety Officer, construction & commissioning 48” conductor Cavern Wells, Louisiana, Subsurface Technology. (Grey Wolf Drilling)

Lead Safety Officer, H2S drill Site 8” Pipeline Project, (poison gas) construction & commissioning, Wyoming, Conoco-Phillips. (Unit Drilling)

Lead Safety Officer, Compressor Station Project, training, construction & commissioning, piping installation,

Texas Gulf Coast Refineries, Petro Chem Corp.

Lead Safety Officer, 12” & 24” Pipeline Projects, Exxon Pipeline, Construction & commissioning, Texas.

Lead Safety Officer, 8” & 12” Pipeline Projects, Conoco, Construction & commissioning, Texas.

Project value $1 million – $3.5 billion; Project personnel 100-1275.

Don Smedberg (Independent Safety Professional)

Health & Safety Program Development/Management/Accomplishments

Design and implement comprehensive injury prevention, health & well-being, emergency response and disability management programs in both the public and private sector.

Structured programs, initiatives and service delivery to positively influence cultural change and injury prevention simultaneously. Transferring ownership to line units as program matured.

Established and supported energetic and effective safety committees. Motivated management, moving them from being passive bystanders to engaged participants.

Leadership & Administration

Devised administrative and operational procedures, manuals, processes and controls to ensure uniformity of service measure performance and track assignments.

Created work environments allowing staff to attain their full potential, develop new skills and accept new challenges.

Applied conflict resolution skills to resolve potentially volatile situations. Mentored staff in a performance development network.

Skills/Certifications

First Aid/CPR/AED (Medic First Aid) OSHA Overview and Standards Training

Confined Space Entry Supervisor Respiratory Protection/Supplied Air Instructor

Confined Space/Fire Watch Training GHS and OSHA Hazardous Training

Permit Writing/Work Authorization SWPPP Trained

Procedures Synergy Trained

LOTO Oilfield Land

H2S Awareness Instructor Trenching and Shoring Safety

Accident Investigation Hazcom

Emergency Response Critical Lift and Rigging Inspection

On-site Safety Audits and Inspection Scaffolding Inspection

Confined Space Rescue Tap Root Trained

Pipeline Safety OSHA 30 (gen.) OSHA 30 (cons’t) OSHA 510

Process Safety Management TWIC (Authorized By United States Government)

And OSHA Compliance Program OSCA (Occupational Safety Councils of America)

Don Smedberg (Independent Safety Professional)

Employment History

Field Safety Advisor/Consultant Crestwood Midstream/Applied Consultants May 2018-May 2020

EHS Coordinator XCL Midstream (Whipperhill Consulting) Sept 2017-March 2018

Safety Supervisor Duke Energy, Aecom, Nippsco Power, Dominion Power D&L Safety Aug 2015-June 2017

Safety Consultant Linde Process Plants / Randsted Engineering April 2015 – June 2015

Safety Consultant Caliber Midstream/Spencer-Ogden May 2014 –Oct 2014

Field Safety Supervisor Hess Corporation /IPC, Midstream Mar 2011- Dec 2013

Lead Safety Advisor TransCanada Pipeline USA Bison Project Feb 2009-Jan 2011

Lead Safety Officer Enterprise Products (Hahn/Clay) Nov 2008-Jan 2009

Lead Safety Officer Subsurface Technology/Grey Wolf Sept 2008-Nov 2008

Lead Safety Officer Conoco-Philips/Unit Drilling Feb 2008-Aug 2008

Operations and Safety Manager Petro Chem Corp Jan 1998-Jan 2008

Operations and Safety Manager Pioneer USA Jan 1984-Dec 1997

Safety Officer/Construction Site Exxon Pipeline/Conoco (Jaco Cons’t) 1976-1983

Education

Occupational Safety and

Health Specialist # 3567 OSHA Academy

MSHA Certified North Carolina State University

College of Engineering

Certified Residential

Commercial Inspector University of Texas Arlington

Bachelor of Science LaSalle University: Engineering Management

Military Veteran : U S Army, Viet Nam Campaign

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