Brian Saslona

**** **** ********** ***** ************, Florida 32277 904-***-**** ad1whu@r.postjobfree.com

Looking for a safety position where ethics, integrity, morals, and dedication are praised and, where safety is a value not a priority.

SAFETY PROFESSIONAL

Master’s degree in occupational safety and health, Graduation Date 1/08/2016.

Overall knowledge of OSHA, State, and Federal standards and laws.

Current Graduate Safety Practitioner (GSP) pursuing a Certified Safety Professional (CSP) certification.

Analytical problem solver with an aptitude to quickly grasp complex concepts.

Disciplined with a strong sense of ethics and morals.

Outstanding oral and written interpersonal skills.

Current TWIC card holder

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Meridian Services Group / Capital Energy Group 07/10/2023 – 07/28/2023

Savannah River Site / Demolition MOX Project

Walk down job sites for hazard recognition and mitigation.

Attend pre-job briefings and give toolbox talks.

Perform behavior observations and provide feedback to craft workers.

Assist personnel with meeting the site policies, procedures, and expectations.

Work with SRS safety oversite to verify proper destruction of critical equipment.

DOE / PRINCETON PLAMA PHYSICS LAB (SME) 05/17/2021 – 06/30/2023

Subject Matter Expert Construction Safety

As SME, assist in finding effective, safe-work solutions to hazards and safety challenges.

Assist with the preparation, review, and approval of Job Hazard Analysis (JHAs).

Conduct pre-shift work area walk-throughs to verify conditions are safe to proceed.

Assist with pre/shift meetings to ensure workers are properly briefed as to the hazards and required controls.

Proactively identify and communicate problems at their incipient stage and assist project team with their prompt and effective resolution and stop or pause work, if needed.

Review new or revised procedures and processes for the potential introduction of new hazards and safety challenges.

Worked with PPPL EHS staff to inspect fall protection equipment.

Responsible for respiratory fit testing for all types of masks.

Milton J. Wood Consolidated / EHS Manager 03/16/2020 – 12/07/2020

Corporate EHS Manager for FL, GA, and SC.

Ensure compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local legislation and codes governing safety.

Develop policies and procedures to ensure compliance with safety regulations and guidelines.

Understand, communicate and ensure compliance with client safety requirements.

Lead Executive Safety Committee to improve the safety program.

Design and implement safety training for all employees.

Conduct on-site reviews and audits of operations and facilities assessing risks.

Responsible for conducting accident investigations to determine root cause, data analysis, and recurrence prevention.

Provide monthly reports and updates to management team.

Vet subcontractors for their safety compliance.

Supervised and implemented drug screening procedure for all in house drug screening.

Worked with Project Managers on safety plans for new projects to identify potential hazards and how to mitigate them.

ATR Inc. – Great Arrow Builders / Bechtel / Safety Advisor 02/11/2019 – 03/06/2020

Pennsylvania Chemicals / Shell Oil Cracker Plant / New Construction

Walk down job sites for hazard recognition and mitigation with supervisors and foreman.

Review job hazard analysis and attend pre job briefings.

Oversee permit required confine space permits, hot work permits, lock out tag out compliance.

Conduct safety meetings for site policies, procedures, and expectations

Rigging oversite and advisor.

Provided training for fall protection, lock out tag out, confine space, and hot work and more.

GD BARRI / Safety Consultant 09/27/2018 – 11/14/2018

Palo Verde Nuclear Station, AZ / refueling outage, seconded to APS safety department

Walk down job sites for hazard recognition and mitigation.

Attend pre job briefings

Perform behavior observations and provide feedback to craft workers.

Assist contractors safety personal with meeting the site policies, procedures, and expectations

Confine space oversite

DAY & ZIMMERMANN / EHS Manager 02/09/2015 – 08/03/2018

My time with Day & Zimmermann was spent working nuclear refueling outages around the country and new construction of co-

generation power plants. Over that time frame my responsibilities increased from Safety Supervisor to Site EHS Manager.

As Site EHS Manager at the Calpine, PA project we accumulated over 750,000 man-hours with one OSHA recordable

incident. During the same project I implemented a behavior observation program that included project managers,

supervisors, and foreman which all participated to make it the safest project of the year. Some of my responsibilities were

as follows:

Assisting with hiring, training, and orientation of employees including drug screenings.

Implemented the safety program to ensure compliance with state and federal regulations as well as adhere to company policies and procedures.

Preformed weekly safety audits as well as reviewing Job Safety Analysis (JSA) for accuracy.

Preformed plant safety walk downs to address and mitigate potential hazards.

Gave weekly all hands safety meetings as well as attend daily toolbox talks.

Investigate incidents and file the appropriate paperwork as well as case management for injured employees while working with the workers compensation department.

Supervise the confined space program.

Instructed OSHA core classes which included but not limited to the following: Fall protection, silica, hexavalent chromium, respirator awareness, fit tested employees, hot work, LOTO, confined space supervisor, attendant, and entrant, rigging, aerial work platforms, and ladder usage.

Represented Day & Zimmermann at all site safety meetings, critical lifts, and job planning events.

Ordered and maintained Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).

Boilermaker Local #433 Tampa, FL 03/2006 - 02/2015

Graduated Boilermaker Apprenticeship Program 09/2009

Held the following positions as a Boilermaker: Journeymen, Foreman, and Supervisor.

Certified tube welder.

Certified rigger and signal person.

Work include seasonal outages, refueling outages, new construction, and special projects at nuclear power plants, paper mills, and fossil fuel power plants.

Military Service 09/1981 – 08/1986

United States Air Force

Aircraft armament specialist / Armament supply Sargent E-4

Certified on F4, F15, F16, and A10 gun systems as well as working with GE developing a new weapons system.

Education

Associates of Arts in Accounting, 2009, 3.38 GPA: University of Phoenix

Bachelors of Science in Business, 2011, 3.28 GPA: University of Phoenix

Master of Science Degree in Occupational Safety & Health 2016: Columbia Southern University 3.89 GPA

Graduated Boilermaker Apprenticeship Program, 2009

Related coursework: OSHA 10, OSHA 30, OSHA 500, OSHA 510, Environmental Protection, OSHA for Technologist Engineers and Managers, Systems Safety Engineering, and Emergency Planning, Training and Development, ISO 14000 Environmental Management, NFPA-70E and Advanced Industrial Hygiene.

Enrolled in the Certified Safety Professional (CSP) certification program.

Technical Skills

Software: Procore, Microsoft Office: Excel, Word, and Power Point, Peachtree, Quicken, and PeopleSoft

Computer literate, able to produce power point presentations as well as generate reports of investigations.

Welding certifications, confine space entry and supervisor, fall protection, aerial lift qualified, hot work supervisor, rigging qualifications, and signalman qualified. Trained and certified workers on all of the qualifications needed for projects.

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