BRIN FOSTER
ENIVRONMENTAL, HEALTH, & SAFETY MANAGER
PHONE: 432-***-****
EMAIL : ad5phv@r.postjobfree.com
Years of Total Experience: 29
Experienced EH&S manager with over 18 years of experience in Oil/Gas, Heavy Civil Construction and Environmental safety. Heavy civil construction experience includes land clearing and development; underground piping, water resource projects (dam and reservoir construction), and tree clearing; This includes performance of safety training and auditing; preparation of daily safety reports; and liaison with client management representatives including the safety professional, implementation manager, and environmental manager.
TRAINING / CERTIFICATIONS
OSHA 10-Hour
OSHA 30-Hour
OSHA 40-Hour HAZWOPER
MSHA Part 48 ID Trained
T2 Training / Sub-part O
Riggers Certified
Explosives Training
Forty (40) Ton Offshore Crane Certified
Water Survival/Helicopter Underwater Egress training
Confined Space Entry
Fall Prevention
Sling Inspection
Guarding of Deck Opening
Hot Work
Root Causes Analysis “R.C.A”
New Hire Trainer of B and C Production Operators in all Aspects of Safety and MMS
Lockout / Tag Out
Behavioral Based Safety
H2S Safety Training
OSHA 1910 and 1926 Standards and EM 385-1-1
Job Safety Analysis Training
First Aid / CPR
Respiratory & Hearing Protection
WIND University
ISO Training
June 2023 – February 2024 RP Services
Responsibilities: Responsible for maintaining shop and field safety, developing emergency contingency plans,.wrote and submitted-reports and business correspondence and procedure manuals, developing and deploying area-specific procedures, investigating and managing incidents,, conducting safety training for new hire and refresher training as required.
2019-2023 Various Contract Jobs
Disaster Remediation- Contract HSE Projects
Reliant Global, LLC.
October 2019- December 2019
Pacific Operations Group. These Projects are USACE Rapid Response. SSHO onsite for Hahaione FCP Repair in Honolulu, HI.
Hahaione – Clearing and Grubbing operations as well as Concrete demolition and new placement. Provided Safety oversight for entire Project which included Hawaiian Dredging as the Performing Contractor.
PHILLIPS & JORDAN INC
2018 – 2019 Water Resources Division. These projects involved water construction projects such as dams and reservoirs.
Lower Bois D’Arc Creek Reservoir and Dam – Honey Grove, TX. This project involves construction of the primary spillway and emergency spillway for is a 16,600-acre reservoir and construction of a 2 mile dam; intake tower; 78 and 90 inch intake piping; loading and hauling operations, heavy construction equipment, and cranes up to 200 ton. Safety oversight included construction of haul roads, concrete pours, heavy and light crane safety; heavy civil land development; and on-site concrete plant operation.
2019 Catawba Dam – Catawba County, NC – This project involved construction of a large reservoir, dam, and intake tower. Safety oversight included construction of haul roads, concrete pours, heavy and light crane safety; heavy civil land development; and on-site concrete plant operation.
2016-2018 Mountain West / Southwest Division Mississippi, Texas, Wyoming, Colorado, & Utah
These projects involved a variety of work in and around mines, including the Colo-Wyo Mine in Colorado and Rio Tinto’s Kennecott Mine in Utah.
Heavy Civil Division. Heavy civil electric utility construction.
2016 Colbert Fossil Plant Ash Stack 5 Final Closure Tuscumbia, Alabama.
This project involved the final closure of Ash Stack 5 at the Tennessee Valley Authority Colbert Fossil Plant. The scope of work being performed by P&J includes topsoil stripping, installation of +2M SF of both geotextile cushion liners and geomembrane, installation of geo-composite, and placement of capping cover soil. This project was under oversight of USACE and performed in accordance with USACE requirements.
2014-2016 Desert Wind Farm Elizabeth City, North Carolina
This project involved construction of the +100 turbine Desert Wind Farm in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. The scope of work performed by included site preparation, clearing and grubbing, substation construction, erosion control, and turbine erection.
DUKE ENERGY
2014 Duke Energy ZEMPELO
Project Role: EH&S Manager
Responsibilities: Foster was responsible for ensuring adherence to construction site Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) mandated safety policies by employees and subcontractors, assessing compliance on all safety systems, assisting companies with compliance issues, overseeing safety loss control programs, evaluating client needs and acting as liaison between company safety and contractor, maintaining zero recordable injuries while focusing on risk management, and performing company site orientations. This project was under oversight of USACE and performed in accordance with USACE requirements.
Express Energy
2013--2014 Express Energy Service
Project Role: EH&S Manager
Responsibilities: Foster was responsible for maintaining shop and field safety, developing emergency contingency plans,.wrote and submitted-reports and business correspondence and procedure manuals, developing and deploying area-specific procedures, investigating and managing incidents,, conducting safety training for new hire and refresher training as required, and reviewing and incorporating new standards as they were introduced or changed within the oil and gas industry.
BRIGHAM OIL AND GAS
2011-2012 Brigham Oil & Gas/ Stat Oil
Title: Regional EH&S Manager
Foster served as an Environmental, Health & Safety Manager in the North Dakota region during his employment with Brigham Oil/Stat Oil and was responsible for the following:
oImplemented third party field safety to perform safety audits on a daily basis
oManaged all field operations safety for drilling, completions, production, pipeline, and pipe yards
oDeveloped and managed all safety programs for company employees
oManaged incidents and total recordable incident rate throughout all operations
oParticipated in industry health & safety professional group(s) and maintain a current knowledge of industry environmental, health, and safety direction and standards (agency & client)
oAssisted management to identify work processes and coordinate local risk assessment teams
oEnsured identified actions were tracked to closure
oReviewed and responded to analyses of environmental, health, and safety statistics and trends developed routinely to determine root-cause corrections. Managed over 1,600 contract company safety programs
2008-2011 NEXEN MARKETING USA
Title: Regional EH&S Manager
Mr. Foster served as an Environmental, Health & Safety Manager; Project Manager; and Coordinator in the North Dakota region during his employment with NEXEN Marketing and was responsible for the following:
oManaged all OSHA regulations and company regulations for 32 miles of 8” bulk pipeline from Stanley, North Dakota gathering station to the Whiting Oil/Gas refinery in Robinson Lake, North Dakota
oIncident Commander for NEXEN North Dakota Operations unit
oCompany representative on both the Stanley and the Robinson Lake construction sites – served as Environmental, Health & Safety Manager for all safety related to these projects
oHandled permitting, safety meetings, incident reporting, and tracking of inspections in NEXEN’s PEAK system
oPerformed daily job site safety observations, monthly audits of permits, and orientations of all contractors on-site
oSafety in the field and developed procedures for operations team – work with Head of Safety, NEXEN Marketing
2007-2008 SAFETY COMPLIANCE INTERNATIONAL
Title: EH&S Manager
Mr. Foster served as an International Compliance Specialist during his employment with SAF T Compliance and was responsible for the following:
Worked for NEXEN Marketing at their Petal, Mississippi liquid natural gas rail facility
oImplemented all NEXEN safety policies and procedures at the facility
oWorked directly with the plant manager and NEXEN’s head of safety, introduced process safety management into the facility
oDeveloped work procedures and mentored to the facility staff on numerous permitting tasks
Developed the North American Contractor safety handbook
EDUCATION
EMT License Copiah-Lincoln Community College
General Business Mississippi State University
Diploma Monticello High School, Monticello MS.