Safety Manager

Leif Ness III

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Essex, MT ****6

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SUMMARY

25+ years of Heavy Industrial Construction Safety Management experience in the Oil-Refining, Petrochemical, Midstream Gas, Upstream Oil & Gas, Forest Products, Commercial/Residential Roofing/Painting/Insulation and Power/Utility Industries.

Collateral Duties in Human Resources, Risk Management, Accounts Receivable/Billable, Procurement, Inventory Control, Document Control, DOT Compliance, Workers Compensation Case Management and Recruiting.

Excellent communication, leadership, and people-team building skills

Expert knowledge in OSHA, NIOSH, ANSI, EPA, PHMSA, NFPA, MSHA-Surface, NHTSA, FMCSA & DOT regulations

Ability to react calmly and effectively in emergency situations

Exceptional oral and written communication skills. Quickly and easily can establish rapport with individuals of various backgrounds, cultures, and professional levels.

Performs well in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment. Resourceful and committed, able to persevere and thrive under a heavy workload and busy schedule

Self-motivated and consistent performer. Prepared to take on difficult responsibilities and perform any duty necessary to further the goals and objectives of the organization.

Excellent organizational representative. Thoroughly professional in character, work habits, outlook and appearance.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Develop and maintain the safety policies and programs for the company, implement and maintain a culture of innovation to maintain the highest level of safety during all stages of project execution to prevent any type of incident and or accident. Articulate Site-Specific Safety Plans and Procedures for various operations (Confined Space Entry, Excavation/Shoring-Trenching, Critical Lifts, Steel Erection, Emergency Action Plan, etc.)

Perform safety and health inspections, identify issues and assess inefficiencies in construction safety methods. Provide corrective actions/recommendations to ensure compliance with applicable safety regulations.

Conduct investigations in the event of any accident, near miss or dangerous occurrence. Report incidents in a time sensitive fashion, delivering root cause reviews, handling workers compensation, the promotion of an Early Return to Work policy for applicable candidates, and employee education/discipline as required. Limit exposure, citations and penalties.

Engage in case management for injuries/illnesses for effective and efficient employer care, while controlling costs and minimizing lost employee time or other negative statistical results. Conduct all medical surveillance. File Workers Compensation Injury Reports (as needed) Coordinate and monitor injured employee medical care. Develop and maintain relations with urgent care centers, physicians, ambulance service, fire departments and hospitals for each project site.

Responsible for all Safety Training/New Hire Orientation of employees and subcontractors encompassing all OSHA required annual training in addition to company and hazard specific safety awareness training and daily/weekly safety meetings and topics. Champion the behavior-based safety (construction) program

Does plan, prioritize and complete multiple and multi-level projects while meeting deadlines and maintaining quality standards.

Assist in the creation of a positive work environment that includes a proactive interaction and resolution plan for employee/jobsite issues. Co-manage along with Project upper management/corporate entities a drug & alcohol, violence and harassment free workplace.

Coordinate with corporate/client safety management to determine required task specific/annual safety training; create in-house safety programs and incentives based upon safety performance & compliance.

Continuously document, track, and report each month all HSE Department Statistics. Coordinate and report HSE statistical data, trend analysis for each project and for the entire company. Provide weekly reports and monthly reports and forecasts of HSE Statistics, news, programs, progress, etc.

Participate in supporting the effort to ensure compliance (including adoption of policies, procedures, manuals, forms, record keeping, etc.) to the standards of client-selected prequalification services such as ISNetworld, PICS, BROWZ, DISA, PTC, NASAP, etc.

Ensure department budgetary controls and loss prevention procedures are in place and adhered too. Prepare and support the inventory, equipment, & training process. Regularly evaluate safety equipment inventory and coordinate with warehouse manager on determination and purchase. Develop and maintain specialty HSE equipment and service supplier relationships.

Assist in the pre-qualification, estimate and proposal development process to identify project specific requirements and incorporate them into our execution plans. Prepare required safety material to support marketing and proposal efforts

Attend project coordination meetings; Lead Safety Department Staff Meetings; Participate/Facilitate HSE Committee Meetings. Cooperate with plant operations, client safety and construction management groups. Interface with regulatory agencies on HSE matters; manage any cases/claims as they arise.

Managed HSE Construction projects with up to 1200 employees with no lost time accidents.

EXPERIENCE

TENDERFOOT-PINNACLE SAFETY SERVICES LLP APRIL 2016 to PRESENT

Job Title: Co-Owner/Safety Consultant-part time work

Project Clients: Weyerhauser, Portland General Electric, North Antelope Rochelle Mine, KFX, Noble Energy, Northwestern Energy, MDU Resources-OEG, NECA/IBEW, Hess Oil, Montana Correctional Enterprises, LHC, PAVECO, Ames Construction, MK Weeden Construction Inc. & Calumet Refining

Roles and Responsibility: Provide HSE Management/Training Expertise to the Oil & Gas/Power & Lumber Industries

Description: Co-Partner of Pinnacle Safety Services LLP which specializes in a full range of Safety Services. These encompass site safety training, Health & Safety Program Development, 3rd Party Safety oversight and management, Atmospheric Monitoring, ISNETWORLD/PICS Administration, Accident-Incident Investigation, Workers Compensation Claim Mgmt. both state & private carrier, OSHA Recordable, Restricted Duty and Lost Time case mgmt., OSHA/Client Compliance Auditing, OSHA 10/30 hour Outreach Training, FIT testing, to the Oil/Gas, Power Industries. OSHA citation appeal and citation mitigation. OSHA SHARP/ VPP Mobile Contractor/MERIT and STAR program application/implementation/achievement.

REI FEBRUARY 2016 to April 2016

Job Title: Project Safety Manager-Interim

Project Client: Facebook PRN 3 & 4

Roles and Responsibility: HSE Management of 200 IBEW Electricians. Conducted Weekly Safety Meetings; Conducted all OR-OSHA required training. Interfaced directly with the OR-OSHA site Consultation and later state SHARP Program. Conducted and directed focused daily field audits of the civil nature of our duct, grounding and temporary power activities. Investigated all Incidents and maintained compliance with the OCIP and GC CCIP Insurance programs. Recommended/enforced correction actions based upon the TAP Root Analysis’ or 5 Why’s. Provided site First-Aid Response and trained extensively on Electrical Room, 2015 NFPA 70E and REI LOTO programs. Wrote all regular/critical Vault Lift plans. Permitted all Confined Spaces either NON-Permit or Permitted required. Wrote then submitted for permit approval all Excavation and Hot Work activities. Assisted with New Orientations and mentored briefly 2 new Murray State Safety Graduates. Instituted a Company Site Safety Committee and craft walk weekly. Instituted a project LEAN Committee. Submitted new hire profiles for security approval and limited access clearances. Introduced the Stretch & Flex methodology, pre-shift company wide. Assisted with the monthly and quarterly inspections of rigging, Fall Protection, Fire Extinguishers, UTV’s, AED’s, First-Aid kits and maintained Department Budgetary requirements. Procured all site required and special case PPE. Attended daily Logistic meetings and Project Safety Meetings. Attended Weekly REI division 12 EHS meetings. Wrote multiple reports issued company wide and worked closely with the corporate risk manager. Maintained employee training database. Certified employees to operate all types of MEWP’s and Forklifts. Trained all Confined Space Attendants/Supervisors/Entrants & Fire Watches.

Description: Civil aspect of a High security, Three-Story, 1320 ft. Data Center Erection, and Wire-up. 200 employees.

PCL-TETON INDUSTRIAL JANUARY 2016 TO FEBRUARY 2016

Job Title: Safety Supervisor

Project Client: White Oak Power, Maryland

Roles and Responsibility: Field HSE Management of a 600 craftsman. Conducted Weekly Safety Meetings, multiple daily field audits of the STG area, Waste-Water Treatment, and Unit 1 & 2 HERSIG work areas. Investigated Incidents and recommended/enforced corrective actions based upon Root Cause Analysis’. Provided site First Response, First-Aid and Security duties. Overseen all Multiple Lift Rigging activities, as well as took part in the critical lift planning. Permitted all Confined Spaces and Hot Work activities. Overseen the PCL Control of Hazardous Energy Program and strictly enforced PPE adherence pre-shift at the Entrance to the facility. Assisted with parking pass administration, new hire orientations and drug screening testing onsite. Permitted all Confined Spaces whether NON-Permit or Permit Required. Articulated, then submitted for client permit approval, all Excavation/Shoring-Trenching plans. Assisted in the development of variances to established facility procedures. Trained all Confined Space Attendants/Supervisors/Entrants & Fire Watches. Established a professional rapport of dependability, responsibility and attention to detail with plant operations, maintenance and safety personnel. Inspected all Rigging, Fire, Electrical, First-Aid and Fall Protection related devices on a monthly basis.

Description: 600MW COGEN Power Facility outage consisting of 600 employees.

HEI UTILITY CONTRACTORS NOVEMBER 2015 TO JANUARY 2016

Job Title: Safety Director-Interim

Company Clientele: Commonwealth Edison/NIPSCO

Roles and Responsibility: HSE Management, Training and Policy-Procedural development for a small Utility Contractor with less than 50 full-time employees. I have two full-time Regional Safety Managers under my direct supervision. Workforce is IBEW, Labor and Operating Engineers locals in the greater Chicagoland areas. Conducted all new Hire Orientations. OSHA 10/30 training. Updated existing HAZCOM program with adherence to GHS. Trained all Confined Space Attendants/Supervisors/Entrants & Fire Watches. Instituted a company LEAN Committee. Introduced the Stretch & Flex

methodology, pre-shift company wide. Established a professional rapport of dependability, responsibility and attention to detail with client facility operations, maintenance and safety personnel. PICS/ISNETWORLD/Pipeline Testing Consortium Administration. Maintained Employee Training database. Member of the City of Chicago Damage Prevention Council. Participated in the ONE CALL/DIGGER Board Meetings. Attended City of Chicago, Joliet, Gary, Merrillville & Hammond business roundtable meeting. Member of the Northern Indiana Contractors Safety Committee.

Description: Fiber Installation, Piping, Lineman, Underground Boring, and Hydro-Excavation Prime Contractor.

PER SE’ GROUP-NRG ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION AUGUST 2015 TO OCTOBER 2015

Job Title: Project HSE Manager Units 7 & 8

Project Client: NRG Power Facility in Joliet, IL

Roles and Responsibility: Construction HSE Management of an Auxiliary Boiler Installation and 20” Natural Gas Pipeline Installation. Coordinated Safety sensitive work activities between multiple craft contractors.

Description: Project consisted of the Civil, Mechanical, Piping, Scaffolding, Painting, DOT/PHMSA compliancy, Boiler-Making, Electrical and Pipeline phases. Enforced GRG E&C IIPP over all General Contractors and their subcontractors. Implemented A BBS program, craft safety walks and a site safety committee. Reviewed all Incidents and co-managed problematic situations. Administered the 3-Rivers Safety Council Site-Specific Orientations onsite. Was directly responsible the daily and special permitting procedures for over 400 Pipefitters, Carpenters, Painters, Boilermakers & Welders. Additionally, I completed daily/weekly/monthly reports of craft safety performance, employee safety performance, equipment status, & PPE supply status; I was responsible for training employees on JSA forms and HOT WORK PERMITs. I directly classified all confined spaces before contractors were allowed Entry and commencement of work activities. Approved all critical lift planning. Conducted intensive focused daily site safety audits. Developed a project reward system for achieving project milestones. Assisted with site First Response activities. Issued all Hot work permits to Contractors. Managed the NRG Control of Hazardous Energy program-LOTO/Try. Co-Developed a Project Traffic Control System. This project has 300 craft contractor employees.

JOBSITE SAFETY SERVICES-SHEEHAN PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION CO. JUNE 2015 TO AUGUST 2015

Job Title: Temp. Lead HSE Coordinator

Project Clients: Williams Energy-Mark West-Spectra-Regency

Roles and Responsibility: Temporary HSE Management of multiple pipeline projects including repairs, clean-up, ties-ins and installation.

Description: HSE Management of 4 Gas Company clients, on multiple Pipeline projects in West VA/Ohio. Conducted all New Hire Safety Orientations with OSHA 10/30 & GHS training addendums. Wrote multiple Variances Policies & Procedures. PICS Administration. Conducted Weekly All-Hands Safety Meetings. Provided remote Emergency Medical Attention. Conducted intensive daily safety audits. Administered Confined Space Entry Permits for back welding operations. Trained Confined Space Entrants/Attendants/Supervisors. Trained Fire Watches. Conducted Extensive Fall Protection Training, Excavation Training and the Care, Use and Maintenance of various types of PPE. Trained Behavioral Based Safety Observers. Conducted Hazard Recognition Training. Conducted In-depth JSA Training Seminars with emphasis on definitive selection of sequential task steps, the hazard identification process and then the utilization of our hierarchy of controls to mitigate every hazard. Extensive Respiratory Protection Program Training and Qualitative FIT Testing. Conducted all Incident Investigations via Root Causal Analysis. Set up a calibration-bump testing schedules on all 3M/MSA atmospheric multi-gas meters and individual clip on Meters. Trained all Confined Space Attendants/Supervisors/Entrants & Fire Watches. Inspected all Rigging, Fire, Electrical, First-Aid and Fall Protection related devices on a monthly basis. Was involved and approved right-of-way & critical lifts. Worked with the Highway Patrol on various traffic control plan/security measures in addition to providing off-duty escort services for oversize load operations. Tracked all One-Call Updates. Met with landowners on safety-security measures. Dealt exclusively with the Stewards/BA’s of the Pipe Liners-Teamsters-Laborers and Operating Engineers Unions. Approved multiple Steep Slope Work Plans and slip line operations. Approved Heli-Lift plans and seeding operations. Introduced the Stretch & Flex methodology, pre-shift company wide. Manpower reached 1200 employees.

EPCON PARTNERS-SINCLAIR TANK SERVICES APRIL 2015 TO JUNE 2015

Job Title: Project HSE Manager

Project Client: SWRC Rawlins, WY

Roles and Responsibility: HSE Management of multiple Tank Refurbishment, Cleaning, Demolition & Erection Projects

Description: HSE Management of 8 different Tank Contractors. Fulfilled the role as both contractor and client site HSE Professional. Conducted all Contractor Prequalification for Bid work. Wrote multiple Policies & Procedures. PICS Administration. Conducted Weekly Safety Meetings for Contractor Management Staff. Developed an alternate Site Emergency Evacuation Program and managed all mock drills. Conducted all WY-OSHA required training regimens including OSHA 10 & 30-Hour Construction Outreach training. Coordinated this training with SWRC Safety Management. Provided supplementary Emergency Medical Attention for Contractors onsite. Trained personnel extensively on SWRC Permitting Process. Conducted intensive daily safety audits. Administered & issued all Safe-Work, Excavation, Hot-Work and Confined Space Entry Permits for SWRC in the Tank Farm. Conducted all Incident Investigations via Root Causal Analysis. Set up a calibration/bump testing schedule on all Industrial Scientific ITX and MX-6 IBRID atmospheric multi-gas meters. Was involved and approved all site critical lifts. Provided Site Specific Confined Space Training. Site Specific Respiratory Protection Program Training. Established a professional rapport of dependability, responsibility and attention to detail with plant operations, maintenance and safety personnel. Worked with the local Sinclair Sheriff Department on various traffic control plan/security measures. Manpower reached 200 employees.

DAYZIM-PGE JANUARY 2015-APRIL 2015

Job Title: Site HSE Manager

Project Client: Portland General Electric, Boardman, OR

Roles and Responsibility: HSE Management of an Economic Outage on Coal Fired 600MW Generating Facility

Description: HSE Management of all Union Craft Disciplines. Fulfilled the role as both contractor and client site HSE Professional. Conducted all craft new hire orientations. Wrote multiple Policies & Procedures. PICS Administration. Conducted Daily/Weekly Safety Meetings. Instituted a Company Site Safety Committee and craft walk weekly. Developed the Site Emergency Evacuation Program and managed all mock drills. Conducted all OR-OSHA required training regimens including OSHA 10/30 Hour Construction Outreach training. Coordinated this training with Union Local BA’s. Set up Medical arrangements with two different local clinics and trained all providers on the OSHA Record Keeping Standard and company needs and expectations. Managed all workers Compensation Claims. Trained personnel extensively on the PGE Affected/Authorized Person Control of Hazardous Energy Program. Conducted daily audits. Conducted all Incident Investigations via Root Causal Analysis. Trained all personnel on the BOLT BBS program. Trained Fire Watches/Confined Space Attendants. Set up a calibration/bump testing schedule on all Industrial Scientific ITX and MX-6 IBRID atmospheric multi-gas meters. Trained all personnel on all aerial lift utilized along with Sky Climbers. Was involved in all site critical lifts. Worked with the local Sheriff Department on various traffic control/security measures. Established a professional rapport of dependability, responsibility and attention to detail with plant operations, maintenance and safety personnel. Introduced Inspected all Rigging, Fire, Electrical, First-Aid and Fall Protection related devices on a monthly basis. The Stretch & Flex methodology, pre-shift company wide. I over-seen all site first-aid treatment/triage along with the PGE ERT. Manpower reached 500 employees

PREVIOUS PROJECTS JUNE 1994 – JANUARY 2015

PCAPP US Chemical Weapons Disposal-Pueblo, CO (HSE Mgmt. of Incinerator Pre-Start Up. Manpower 120 employees); Chevron Phillips Chemical-Port Arthur, Texas (Ethylene Unit Burnout Demolition & FDA Furnace Demolition. Manpower 400) Hess Oil-Tioga, ND (Regional HSE Management to the Bakken Region on all Gas Plant, Skid Sites, Mid-Stream and Rail Projects. 250 sq. mile coverage area); Pinnacle Safety LLP- Co-Owner & HSE Consultant/HSE Manager. Serviced the northern Colorado & Wyoming Commercial/Industrial/Oil & Gas Industries. Project Clients: Marathon Oil/BEPC/NORM/PDC/Bonanza Creek/Anadarko Petroleum/Williams Midstream/Enterprise Gas/DCP Midstream/Noble Energy/Klas-A Roustabouts/Wood Group PSN/Capitol Roofing/C3 LLC/Holly-Frontier Refinery/Stat Oil; Basin Electric & Power Corporation-Stanton, ND. (Air Quality Control System Retrofit, two 850 MW Powerhouse expansions, & demo of old Stack & erection of a new 700ft tall emissions stack. All Crafts present with manpower reaching 800 employees.); REC-Silicon-Moses Lake, WA. (New Silicon Unit Expansion Project. Manpower reached 600 employees); Enterprise Gas-Opal, WY (Mid-Stream Gasification Plant T/A and New Unit Expansion. Manpower reached 400 employees); WESTAR Energy -Kansas (outage/retrofit on 850MW boilers/PLC/MCC. Manpower reached 300 employees); Santee Cooper Power –South Carolina. New construction of 2 850MW powerhouses. Manpower reached 2,000 employees), Dyno-Nobel-Wyoming (demo of

MTBE unit/acid plant outage), Powder River Coal-Wyoming(surface mine coal conveyor system install), Shell Refinery-California (CCU,HRU,SRU T/A), Frontier Refinery-Wyoming, Kansas (Heater demo/install, Coker Unit demo, expansion, install,) Williams Midstream-Wyoming (expansion gasification unit), British Petroleum Refinery-California, Texas (H2S, SO2, NH3, CO2, LEL, CO monitor/sensor install), KFx -Wyoming(new construction of low density coal dryer), Calpine Minnesota (new construction 600MW powerhouse) Calpine Aries Power -Missouri(plant maintenance contract), Valero Refinery-Texas (CCU, Regen, Coker T/A), AEP Power -Ohio(outage on 600MW powerhouse), CITGO Refinery -Texas(HF Alky unit T/A), Marathon Refinery-Texas (SRU/Crude T/A), Huntsman Oil-Texas (Olefins/Aromatics T/A), Huntsman Chemical-Texas (new construction of Glycol Unit), Conoco-Phillips-Louisiana (CCU, SRU T/A), ADM Corn -Iowa(maintenance contractor/pipe-heat exchanger outages), Alabama Power -Alabama(outage on 300MW powerhouse), International Paper -Alabama(maintenance contract/bark boiler outages), Boise-Cascade-Washington (new construction siding mill), ExxonMobil Refinery –Louisiana, California, Texas(Gas, MTBE, Paraxylene, CCU, SRU, Coker T/A), Sterling Chemical-Texas (nitrile unit T/A), North Antelope Rochelle Mine-Wyoming (digital control center expansion), Tesoro Oil-California, Washington (HRU T/A), Alaska Nitrogen Products-Alaska (NH3, H, T/A), Gulf States Utility -Texas(outage on 4 800MW powerhouses), Farmland Fertilizer -Kansas(Hydrogen unit expansion), MOTIVA-Texas (SRU,CCU, HRU T/A), TOSCO Oil-California, Washington (HRU T/A), Equilon-Washington (Coker, SRU and Flare T/A) Bayer Chemical-Texas (SO2, HCL unit expansion), Texaco/Star Enterprise-Texas, Louisiana (Regen, CCU, SRU T/A) Union Carbide-Louisiana (Heater T/A) Dow Chemical -Louisiana(tank farm piping proj.), FINA -Texas(HRU T/A), DuPont SRW-Texas (HCN, Power T/A), Koch Oil-Texas (Butane T/A), ARCO-California (debutanizer Columns revamp), Entergy-Texas (PLC/MCC retrofit).

PROGRAMS AND SOFTWARE EXPERIENCE

Microsoft Windows Operating Systems 95, 98, 00, XP, VISTA, 7, 8, 8.1 & 10.

MS Office-Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, Publisher

Most Area RAE, MSA, Bio-Systems, Industrial Scientific & 3M Atmospheric Monitoring Software & Meters

IPhone 6+, 8 & 10XR/XS based Safety Reports

MILITARY EXPERIENCE

E-4/HM3, United States Navy. (Navy Corpsman attached to the I MEF/1st MARDIV-3/5) Honorable Discharge with multiple Commendations (RE-1 rating) Secret Security Clearance. Navy Achievement Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Meritorious Unit Commendation Medal, Operation Desert Storm Campaign Medal, Naval Expert Pistol Medal, Combat Action Ribbon, Humanitarian Service Medal, Fleet Marine Force Ribbon, Joint Svc’s Achievement Medal, & Kuwaiti Liberation Medal.

CERTIFICATIONS

OSHA 10

Associate of Science-Medical Laboratory Technology

OSHA 10 & 30 Construction Standards

OSHA 510 Construction Standards/OSHA 500 Construction Outreach Trainer- C 006 1025

OSHA 511 General Industry Standards

OSHA 845 Recordkeeping

OSHA 226 Permit Required Confined Space

OSHA 311 Fall Arrest Systems

OSHA 301 Soil Mechanics-Excavations

AHA CPR/First Aid/AED

Root Cause Analysis Training/TAPROOT/5 WHY’s

NFPA 70E Electrical Safe Work Practices 2009/2012/2015/2018 updates

PEC-Safe Land Orientation Certified

ISNETWORLD/PICS Administrator

National Scaffold Institute 40hr.

Electrical Safety Training

Fork Lift, MEWP, Sky Climber Trainer

HIPAA/Sexual Harassment/Harassment/Workplace Violence Prevention trained

Multiple Behavioral Based Safety Programs

Global Harmonization System

Risk Analysis

Workers Compensation Claim Mgmt-Both Private Carrier & State Consortium Programs

Process Safety Mgmt-14 Elements

Qualitative/Quantitative FIT testing

Substance Abuse Awareness & Prevention Trainer Non-DOT/DOT

Materials Handling Trainer

PPE Care, Use & Maintenance trainer

Fire Watch & Bottle Watch Trainer

Fire Safety & Prevention Program Trainer

MT CDL-A (Interstate-Air Brakes, Combination, Tanker, Doubles/Triples)

Valid DOT/Medical Examination Card

Safe Work permitting processes. (Safe Work, Hot Work, Confined Space Entry, LOTO, Excavating, etc)

Hazard Recognition Trainer

Hearing Conservation Program with Noise Dosimeter

Hexavalent Chrome/Benzene/Organic Vapor Monitoring

Lead Abatement Awareness Trainer

H2S Awareness

S&B Supervisor Training Academy

Click Safety Defensive Driving Course

Electrical Room Safety

Control of Hazardous Energy-LOTO-Try Trainer

SMITH Driver Instructor

OSCA-Tesoro & Alky

DISA-Active Member

NASAP-Active Member

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