Michael J. Rush

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Objective: A challenging and diversified career in the health and safety field with opportunities for advancement.

Strengths: Experienced in a variety of positions requiring both technical and personal skills. Able to grasp new ideas quickly, communicate effectively, and can work on an independent basis or within a group or team. Organized, dedicated, and willing to stay with a project until completed.

Certifications:

Associate Safety Professional (ASP)

Occupational Hygiene and Safety Technician (OHST)

Construction Health and Safety Technician (CHST)

Construction Site Safety Technician

OSHA 510

OSHA General Industry and Construction 10 & 30 hr Courses

TWIC

First Aid, CPR, AED

EMT-B

Professional Experience

2023- North Houston Pole Line, Houston, TX

Present Site Safety Advisor/EMT-B

Support employees and management with Health and Safety concerns

Conduct and participate in toolbox talks.

Conduct safety inspections of the work crews and job sites, on company policies and procedures, and report findings to management.

Conduct safety/permit audits and correct the findings.

Complete various reports for injuries, accidents, and incidents

Facilitate and conduct investigations of accidents/incidents and injuries, and report findings to management.

Set up and/or perform training of employees on a variety of OSHA and company safety policies and procedures and set employees up for specialty trainings.

2022- Invista Nylon Chemicals, Orange, TX

2023 EHS Shift Specialist/ERT Lead/EMT-B

Emergency Preparedness and Emergency Response Team Leader

Oversee third-party safety company with inspection, maintenance and repair of fire equipment and monitoring systems

Keep up with and schedule ERT members training

In charge of emergency drills.

Provide support to the Safety and Environmental Managers, Leadership Teams to achieve the operations vision through commitment, employee ownership and engagement.

Assist (establishes and sustains) shift HSE ownership by providing support and understanding of the HSE Management Systems

Participate in the case management process for facility incidents and injuries.

Participate in and provide HSE guidance during Pre-Safety Start-up Reviews

Serve as a point of contact for shift team members to understand and support HSE daily activities.

Participate in the development and implementation of risk assessment methods/systems for anticipating, identifying, and evaluating hazards.

Provide support in the development, improvement, and implementation of training systems to meet facility needs.

Conduct HSE training to shift leaders to help build capability.

Manage day-to-day compliance activities to effectively communicate regulatory and technical knowledge to operations and employees.

Provide coaching and mentoring to facilitate shift HSE ownership.

Prescribe control solutions to eliminate hazards and causes of loss events and to reduce the chance of loss when hazards cannot be eliminated (Emergency and Rescue Plans)

Assist Shift Leaders with emergency response drills and gap closure.

Accountable for Shift EHS Op Techs and Environmental Op Tech (Program Success)

Ensure Release Reporting to government agencies in a timely manner.

Overseeing, evaluating, interpreting, and ensuring compliance with Environmental laws, regulations and permits as it relates to operations.

Review and revise Safety Procedures

2022- North Houston Pole Line, Houston, TX

2022 Site Safety Advisor

Support employees and management with Health and Safety concerns

Conduct and participate in toolbox talks.

Conduct safety inspections of the work crews and job sites, on company policies and procedures, and report findings to management.

Conduct safety/permit audits and correct the findings.

Complete various reports for injuries, accidents, and incidents

Facilitate and conduct investigations of accidents/incidents and injuries, and report findings to management.

Set up and/or perform training of employees on a variety of OSHA and company safety policies and procedures and set employees up for specialty trainings.

2020- Kiewit, Cameron, La

2022 Sub-Contractor and Commissioning Safety Advisor

Support employees, management and subcontractors with Health and Safety concerns

Issue permits to sub-contractors.

Conduct safety/permit audits, inspections and observations of company and contractor employees’ working on site, and report findings to management.

Perform investigations for injures accidents and incidents and report finding to management.

Complete various reports for injuries, accidents, and incidents

Perform various OSHA and company training.

A member of ERT

2018- Apache Industrial Services, Sulphur, La

2020 Area Safety Manager

Manage 30 Safety Techs

Support employees and management with Health and Safety concerns

Facilitate investigations of accidents/incidents and injuries using 5 Why’s System and report findings to management

Conduct Root Cause Analysis

Conduct corporate safety audits and inspections of jobsites.

Case Management

Create Site Execution Plans prior to the start of jobs.

2011- BP, Prudhoe Bay, AK

2018 GC-2/WRD/CPS Site Safety Lead / Alaska State EMT 3

Support employees and management with Health and Safety concerns

Facilitate investigations of accidents / incidents and injuries using 5 Why’s and Logic Tree with reporting findings to management

Support management with the planning and facilitation of weekly safety meetings

Conduct safety audits, inspections and observations of BP and contractor employees’ work sites and input findings.

Assist operations with COW, atmospheric testing, facilitation of L2RA’s and ATP pre-job walk-downs.

Work on MOC’s with Engineering

Provide support during an Incident Command System and respond to EMS calls on the

Medical Team as a volunteer EMT

2010- ASRC, Prudhoe Bay, AK

2011 GC-2/WRD Safety Advisor / Alaska State EMT 3

Support employees and management with Health and Safety concerns

Facilitate investigations of accidents / incidents and injuries using the Root Cause Analysis and Comprehensive List of Causes

Support management with the planning and facilitation of weekly safety meetings

Conduct various safety inspections and observations of BP and contractor employees’ work sites and report findings to management.

Assist operations with the permitting by conducting atmospheric testing, facilitation of L2RA’s and ATP pre-job walk-downs.

Provide support during an Incident Command System and respond to EMS calls on the Medical Team as a volunteer EMT.

2007- CH2MHill, Prudhoe Bay, AK

2010 West Operations Area Safety Advisor / Alaska State EMT 3

1994- Turner Industries, Ltd., Sulphur, La

2007 Lab Supervisor/EMT-B (‘94- ‘95) - Site Safety Supervisor / EMT-B

Education

2016 Columbia Southern University, Associates Degree in Occupational Health & Safety

2002 McNeese State University, Construction Site Safety Technician

1992 UAF at Fort Wainwright, AK, Basic Studies

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