Brett A. Boren
Lake Jackson, Texas 77566
Personal Cell: 979-***-****
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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:
•Over 30-year Safety Professional in Refining & Construction Experience
•Over 15 years of Crisis Management, Hazmat and Emergency Response (ER) Experience
•15 years Industrial Hygiene experience
•5 years Pipeline and Compressor/Pump Station Construction
•Ethical, self-motivated, dedicated, and conscientious
•Extensive leadership experience with a collaborative and team-oriented work approach
•Multiple professional certifications and a certified trainer with good communications skills
•Good problem solver with extensive investigation & Auditing experience
•Behavioral Based Safety and VPP experience
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Health & Safety Specialist
September 13, 2023 – March 29, 2024
Bryan Mound-DOE-Strategic Oil Reserve - LE2 Project
Alliant Corporation & Fluor Federal Petroleum Operation FFPO
•Assists and supports the M&O site director, department managers, supervisors, safety monitors, employees, and subcontractors in understanding objectives and implementing requirements of the Line Control Safety Program.
•Serve as a source of regulatory interpretation and provide mechanisms for proactive compliance with applicable regulations, codes, standards, etc. Research and interpret federal, state, and local safety standards to support the safety and health program at the site. Routinely make decisions that directly affect the safety and health of site personnel. Conduct periodic safety inspections of work areas; provide safety and health training, and monitor M&O and Subcontractor work activities to assure compliance with applicable policies, codes, standards, regulations and assists in resolutions.
•Prepare safety surveillance reports, recommend corrective actions, and assist line organizations in documentation and resolution of findings. Provide assistance to personnel performing work onsite by investigating occupational safety and health concerns, accidents, and incidents and recommending actions to correct the problem. Complete root cause analyses and develop corrective action plans to address basic root causes through the use of industry-recognized cause analysis techniques (5-Why Analysis); maintains OSHA 300 and 300A logs.
•Plan, organize, schedule, and conduct periodic safety inspections of facilities, work areas and equipment; Monitor site conditions, practices, and procedures for compliance with safety and health requirements; Select and implement corrective actions and follows-up to ensure proper action has been taken.
•Assists, interfaces, and supports line management, New Orleans S&H, and subcontractors in accident/injury investigations, discrepancies, site motivational program, site safety mgt council, Hazard Communications Program and resolutions through reporting, logs, meetings, interpretation and identification if safety policies, procedures, codes and regulations, corrective actions, lessons learned, identification of root causes and establishing controls.
•Provides, technical safety input, monitors, reviews, and ensures proper utilization of the Hazard Management System; Observes employee activities and workplace conditions, submits recommendations to management to correct deficiencies, eliminate hazards, and improve the overall program.
•Performs risk assessments and reviews subcontracts, submittals, safe work permits, statements of work packages, purchase requests and safety data sheets to identify safety and health concerns and assists in resolutions.
•Conduct safety orientation for all new hire employees; Train employees on site specific hazards and assist New Orleans S&H in the development of safety and health training and initiatives;
•Proactively identifies industrial hygiene hazards and concerns and coordinates with the New Orleans Industrial Hygiene staff to address the concerns; Performs industrial hygiene monitoring which includes, but is not limited to sampling for noise, chemicals, mold, etc. to the level of training provided; Maintains all assigned industrial hygiene equipment in a ready to use state. This includes maintaining an inventory of necessary supplies, ensuring equipment is functioning correctly, and ensuring routine calibrations are performed; Maintains an open communication with the New Orleans Industrial Hygiene staff to facilitate guidance on industrial hygiene topics, and commit to dedicating time to learning the established industrial hygiene process and incorporate the level of detail needed to accurate complete industrial hygiene documents.
Safety Lead
WHC Energy Services – Delta, Utah
24” Pipeline – 36 Mile
February 2023 – July 2023
•New Employee Orientation
•Drug & Alcohol Screening (DOT & Non-DOT)
•Incident/Injury and Accident Investigation and Reporting
•PPE management
•All hands and tailgate Safety Meetings
•ROW and Yard Auditing and Coaching
•Manage Safety needs, Procedures & Policy’s for 317 employees on ROW.
•Auditing & Audit Finding corrective action plan - Mitigation.
•OSHA & Client Regulation Enforcement
Safety Coordinator
WHC Energy Services – Miami, Florida – Florida Gas
Anomaly digs on 16” gas line (15)
October 2022 – January 2023
•New Employee Orientation
•Drug & Alcohol Screening (DOT & Non-DOT)
•Incident/Injury and Accident Investigation and Reporting
•PPE management
•All hands and tailgate Safety Meetings
•Sites and Yard Auditing and Coaching
•Manage Safety needs, Procedures & Policy’s for 90 employees on sites.
•Auditing & Audit Finding corrective action plan - Mitigation.
Area Safety Manager
InfraSource Inc. LLC – Corridor Project – Blue Ash, Ohio - 200 employees
InfraSource Inc. LLC – UL06 Projects – 62 employees
InfraSource Inc. LLC – TCAP (Anomalies, Casing & Valve Automation) 12 employees
April 2021 – March 2022
•Area Safety Manager for all Special Projects Group in Northern Kentucky & Southwest Ohio
•Site Safety Plans & Emergency Response Plans for all projects
•New Hire Orientation – Sub Contractor Orientation process
•Incident and Injury Management, Near Miss & Investigation process
•Safety supply and PPE management and Procurement
•STKY process management and Coaching and Delivery
•All Hands Safety Meetings
•Auditing JHA process with Coaching and Correction
•Steel erection, building construction, metering stations, pipeline construction, rural and city corridors.
Safety Manager
Mundy Corpus Christi Polymers – TRIumph Project
February 2020 – June 2020
•Focused Audit process for all employees and Supervision Walk Thru Audits.
•Near Miss reporting training and coaching, Short Term Worker program, Refresher Annual Training, Craft Training.
•Conducted and lead the Case Coordinated and Lead 2 Safety Technicians and 104 employees at the CCP facility. (The CCP facility will be the largest Plastic and Polymers plant in the world when construction is completed.)
•Conducted New Employee Safety Training, Safety Meetings, Developed Toolbox Talk subjects, Developed Emergency Action Plan, maintained training records, Behavior Based Safety Observation Cards, Coaching and Training Management Program and Investigation Process
•Lead the Safety Culture Process through Training, Intervention, Accountability, Stability, Routine & Consistency. Project shutdown due to Covid.
Site Safety Lead – Wood Group Mustang
ExxonMobil DCPL Wink Project (Facility Project)
June 2019 – December 2019
Coordinated and lead 6 safety professionals, 250 contractors and 8 security professionals. Developed Site Safety Manual, HSE Plan and Emergency Plans. Coordinated efforts of all contractors, coordinated all safety efforts from Wood Group and ExxonMobil to contractors on site. Developed, coordinated all orientations and “All-Hands Safety Meetings”. Coordinated the TIER III Safety Meeting between Wood Group and ExxonMobil. Lead investigations on site as needed. Developed PPE schedule for site on all work tasks. Coordinated all hiring and site orientation schedules and placement.
Emergency Management Specialist/HSE Inspector, Safety Lead – TransCanada U.S. Natural Gas Projects via Gulf Interstate Field Services – Contractor
April 2018 – May 2019
Coordinated projects to “Best in Class” level with the development of ER Plans and Training of affected employees while building and constructing the new major project pipelines and compressor stations. Plans included the basic Emergency Response (ER) Plan and development of needed training to go hand in hand with the ICS philosophy and field personnel that would be first responders. Worked with mutual aid organizations (County, State & Federal entities) in the 8-state area covered by the projects to develop Mutual Aid understandings and policies. Worked with Corporate Emergency Management, Houston Safety and Emergency Response and all Field Safety Coordinators to develop sensible and Operational Tier II & Tier III plans. Planned training for all personnel involved. Acted as the SME & EPC for TransCanada, U.S. Natural Gas Pipeline Projects for Emergency Response issues and plans. Assumed the role of Safety Lead at the TransCanada Good Luck, Kentucky, Paint Lick & Morehead, Kentucky compressor stations during construction of new compressor stations. Responsible for 160 - 200 contract employees at the sites. Responsibilities include Safe behaviors & cultures for all employees, Daily safety reports, Focused Daily Inspection process, injury management, oversee Random Drug Testing, communication safety bulletins for the site. Oversee 5 contract (Strike & WHC) safety specialist employees.
Emergency Response Coordinator – Phillips 66 Sweeny Refinery (Shared Service with Chevron Phillips Chemical)
November 2, 2012 – January 2018
Job Duties & Skills:
Emergency Response Team (ERT) Coordinator / Specialist”
Lead Emergency Response Specialists
Lead & developed ERT Training for Specialty Team (Fire, Hazmat, Rescue, Equipment Apparatus) Specialty Schools, Corporate Schools, Outside Schools & Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
Rookie Fire School Leader (Spring and Fall Schools)
Facility Integrated Contingency Plan Document (Responsible Person)
Rewrites, updates, and mail out to County & Agency’s notifications / Home Page P66 and CPC
Complex Hurricane Annual Planning Coordinator P66, CPC, Midstream Assets, Complex ER Drill Planning P66 / CPC / Midstream Assets
Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Coordinator/SME (P66)
NIMS Certifications: 100, 200, 300, 400, 700, 800
Staging Support Leader
Vesta Communicator Administrator
Planned Annual EOC Training Activities and Training (P66)
Lead Captains Group Meetings / Appreciation Banquet / Gratuities w/ Captains, TL
Coordinate Outside / Corporate ER Training w/ Captains, Team Leaders
Attend BCEPC & EPC Meetings (Brazoria and Matagorda Counties)
Emergency Response and Hazmat Subcommittee Representative
Attend Community Awareness & Emergency Response (CAER) P66 Emergency Response Representative, Emergency Response and Hazmat Representative
Maintained technical and regulatory knowledge including OSHA, ANSI, API, ACGIH, NIOSH, U.S. Coast Guard, NFPA and other appropriate standards.
Member CAER Emergency Response Liaison for Membership (2nd Tier, ER Mutual Aide)
Hurricane Shelter (Matagorda County) Meetings and Planning
Manage New ERT Member Orientation and coordinated ERT New Member Physicals Process
Manage Contractor on Inspection, Cleaning and Repair of New Bunker Gear and Accessories
Contribute and help Recruit New ERT Members
Incident Management Assist Team (IMAT) Member Corporate Operations Branch Director
Corporate Fire Schools Safety Officer SME (Scene Safety Officer / Training) TEEX
ER NoE, Strike Team Leader Conference Calls for Sweeny Complex
Strike Team Leader & Face to Face Representative for Sweeny Complex
Hazmat 472 ProBoard Certified
Asbestos Supervisor Certified
Excavation Competent Person
Scaffold Competent Person
JLG, Forklift and Drott/Carry Deck Certified
Provide 24/7 Loss Prevention call out support.
Safety Representative – ConocoPhillips/Phillips 66-Sweeny Refinery
September 1, 2005 – November 2, 2012
Job Duties
Safety Representative is responsible for providing technical guidance and field support to refinery teams. Examples of assigned responsibilities include the following:
Participate in routine and ad hoc Production/Maintenance Team meetings to demonstrate visibility, support, and offer guidance for loss prevention activities
Provide loss prevention assistance to refinery groups on safety standards such as confined space entry, work authorization, personal protective equipment, initial equipment opening, etc.
Participate in PSM related activities such as MOC reviews, PHAs/PHRs, and PSSRs.
Identify trends and recommend actions related to loss prevention improvement activities based upon various data sources such as the site incident and action item tracking tool (IMPACT) and team audits/walk-throughs
Assist in implementing loss prevention policies/procedures, company standards and regulations and evaluating compliance
Develop and present loss prevention training for refinery groups and contractors
Assist the site industrial hygienist in conducting personnel and area exposure monitoring
Provide turnaround safety and project support/coverage.
Participate and or lead incident investigations
Coordinator of New Employee Safety Training
IMAT (Hazmat Training Coordinator)
Confined Space Entry Permitting Agent
Accomplishments
As Training Coordinator of IMAT (Hazmat) Team, co-coordinated effort to get complete team ProBoard Certified - 472 Hazardous Materials Technicians through Texas A&M (TEEX). Sweeny Complex is the only fully certified team within Phillips 66. Served as the facility Industrial Hygienist (IH) for 1 1/2 years until Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) was hired.
Conducted all New Employee Safety Training for Sweeny Complex (3 Years)
Asbestos Contractor/Supervisor Certified **
Hazwoper Technician Level**
H2S Trained**
Competent Person – Excavations**
Safety Specialist – Phillips Petroleum Company/ConocoPhillips – Borger Refinery
August 2, 1992 – September 1, 2005
Job Duties
New Employee Safety Training Coordinator (6 Years)
Safety Specialist (Emergency Response Specialist)
Safety Associate (Mixed IH and Safety Rep Duties)
Annual Respiratory Fit Testing Hands on Respiratory Training Coordinator/Trainer
Captain Fire Brigade (9 Years)
Training Officer (DART/IMAT/HAZMAT, 3 Years)
Instructor Corporate Fire Schools (Sweeny & Texas A&M, 7 Years) Classroom & Field
Lead Instructor - Corporate Fire School (2 Years)
Accomplishments
Lead effort to keep all employees Respiratory Qualified and Trained.
Ran the Industrial Hygiene program at the Borger Refinery without the presence of a CIH or IH Supervisor for 2 1/2 years.
Kept the Refinery in compliance with all Safety Training Requirements for New Hires and assisted Safety Team with all Safety Training.
Excavation Competent Person **
Asbestos Supervisor Certified **
Hazwoper Technician Level**
H2S Trained**
Radiation Safety Officer Alternate**
Operator – Phillips Petroleum Company – Borger Refinery
June 15, 1989 – August 1, 1992
Job Duties
Operator, Unit’s 93 (Field Gas Compressors & Reflux C3 Compressors) & Unit 12 (Refrigeration Unit)
Operated 13 propane compressors - 230 Clarkes.
3 - 880 Field Gas Compressors
1 - 440 Joy Field Gas Compressor.
Unit 12 - Refrigeration Unit with hot & cold sides with 5 compressors and a process unit.
Accomplishments
Took pride in keeping units in a safe operating condition.
Yardman – Phillips Petroleum Company – Borger Refinery
June 9, 1988 – June 15, 1989
Job Duties
Daily Maintenance & Turnaround Activities
Accomplishments
Dedicated and conscientious in executing all job duties. Was on the team that initiated daily “Tail Gate Safety meetings” before every job. Also used a verbal Job Safety Analysis (JSA) exercise on critical jobs.
Sales Supervisor & Brand Manager – Budweiser Distributing Company of Borger
June 16, 1980 – May 20, 1988
Assisted in Leading and Coaching 6 salesman and drivers for the Panhandle Region.
Assisted the Sales Team to Maintain Point of Sale and sales inventory for 186 retail customers.
Trained Drivers to operate trucks safely and to become very competitive salesman in an aggressive market.
Pumper, Rig Operator etc. – Cal-Tex & Cal-T Oil Company, Borger, TX
May 6, 1972 – August 28, 2005
Job Duties
Family-owned business which required flexibility to assist with many different responsibilities whenever needed.
Roustabout, Pumper, Pulling Unit duties, Cable-Tool work over rig duties.
Oil/Gas Wells, Saltwater disposal wells - Moore, Hutchinson, Grey & Carson Counties.
Assisted in Operation of family-owned LNG plant in Moore County.
Helped family with all aspects of company until transferring to Sweeny Refinery in August 2005
OTHER SKILLS AND CERTIFICATIONS:
TC – 910 Inspection of Pipeline Construction Activities
TC – 911 Inspection of Pipeline Construction Activities
Hazardous Materials Technician -
"Proboard NFPA 472" Certification
Excavation Competent Person & Trainer
Asbestos Contractor/Supervisor Certification
Hazwoper Technician Trained
H2S Trained & Trainer
Dynamic Safety Meetings Institute - Master Safety Resource Person
Radiation Safety Officer Alternate – Borger Refinery/Sweeny Refinery
Noise Exposure Assessment - Strategy and Data Acquisition Trained
Corporate P66 Hazmat Level 1 - 5 Trained and Instructor Qualified
Coordinated and Instructed - New Employee Safety Training at the Borger Refinery & Sweeny Refinery
IMPACT User
SAP User
Safety & Industrial Hygiene Experience
Experienced Workplace Auditor
Experienced Behavioral Science Program Observer and Auditor
TWIC card holder
CPR / First Aid – January 2022
Competent Excavation / Trench – November 2021
Confined Space Entry SME – Lock Tag Try SME
EDUCATION:
West Texas State University, Canyon, Texas
1978 – 1980
Texas A&M University ‘TEEX”, College Station, Texas
1992 – 2012
Associates - Emergency Management Leadership
References available upon request.