Robert Mitchell, CHST
United States
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Hardworking and disciplined safety professional with strong program management and team leadership skills. Adept at improving company policies, educating workers and resolving problems with a proactive approach. Proficient in OSHA guidelines for construction, refinery, and wastewater plant environments.
Work Experience
Safety Specialist
Safe T Professionals - Sacramento, CA
August 2019 to Present
Developed and present on-boarding safety training to all new hires and prepare educational seminars and webinars under Echo Water Project at Regional San Wastewater Treatment Plant.
• Review and approve contractor Site Specific Safety Plans (SSP).
• Monitors the effectiveness of Job Hazard Analysis (JHA) and Activity Hazard Analysis.
• Performs administrative compliance audits and tracks project trends and ensure compliance with project safety program.
• Prepares safety and hazard reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data and trends.
• Build professional business relations with contractors. Safety Specialist
Henkels and McCoy Inc
May 2019 to August 2019
Provides support to the Director of Safety in System Safety Program Plan, Occupational Safety and Health, and Environmental Health and Safety programs by implementing and assisting with departmental programs.
• Supervise daily inspections of facilities and hazardous materials, evaluating workplace chemical usage, maintaining and entering data, conducting hazard assessments and compliance audits, discussing procedural changes and requirements with departments and addressing recurring issues.
• Conduct Site safety audits on a routine daily basis to ensure compliance to company and regulatory requirements.
• Attend all corporate monthly and/or weekly EHS meetings.
• Collected samples of air, water and other fluids to check compliance with tolerances. ESS - Safety Coordinator
Emery Sapp and Sons - Springfield, MO
June 2018 to February 2019
• Responsible for maintaining safe operations in Southwest Missouri, Oklahoma and Arkansas job sites.
• Investigated accidents and hazardous incidents to determine cause and made recommendations for corrective action.
• Accompany safety and health inspectors (OSHA, Client, Management, etc.) on walk through to ensure compliance with client site reporting criteria.
• Recommended changes to company culture in order to improve safety and meet changing demands.
• Responded to any emergencies with the utmost efficiency. OCIP Safety Manager
Barragan Corp. International - Sacramento, CA
July 2017 to June 2018
• Developed and present on-boarding safety training to all new hires and prepare educational seminars and webinars under Echo Water Project at Regional San Wastewater Treatment Plant.
• Review and approve contractor Site Specific Safety Plans (SSP).
• Monitors the effectiveness of Job Hazard Analysis (JHA) and Activity Hazard Analysis.
• Performs administrative compliance audits and tracks project trends and ensure compliance with project safety program.
• Prepares safety and hazard reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data and trends.
• Build professional business relations with contractors. Safety Specialist
Certified Coating Co - Fairfield, CA
April 2017 to July 2017
• Provides support to the Director of Safety in System Safety Program Plan, Occupational Safety and Health, and Environmental Health and Safety programs by implementing and assisting with departmental programs.
• Supervise daily inspections of facilities and hazardous materials, evaluating workplace chemical usage, maintaining and entering data, conducting hazard assessments and compliance audits, discussing procedural changes and requirements with departments and addressing recurring issues.
• Conduct Site safety audits on a routine daily basis to ensure compliance to company and regulatory requirements.
• Attend all corporate monthly and/or weekly EHS meetings.
• Collected samples of air, water and other fluids to check compliance with tolerances. Insulation Installer
Petrochem Inc - Vallejo, CA
September 2015 to April 2017
• Working in multiple bay area Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP) refineries.
• Attended monthly safety meetings to ensure machine operation safety.
• Promoted shop safety by working in a safe manner and followed company procedures to maintain work environment in a neat and orderly condition.
• Employed wide variety of hand and power tools including hoists, drills, precision measuring instruments and electronic testing devices.
• Applied chemical solutions and used polishing machines to clean all installation surfaces, equipment, tools, work sites and storage areas.
Education
Bachelor of Science
Columbia Southern University - Orange Beach, AL
2016
Certificate in Safety Attendant
Occupational Safety Council of America - Martinez, CA 2014
Military Service
Branch: Army & Marine Corps
Service Country: United States
Rank: E-4
February 2005 to May 2012
Certifications and Licenses
Board of Certified Safety Professional-
Construction Health safety Technician
SafeLand Council
TWIC Card
CPR, First Aid, AED Certified Class A CDL
License
OSHA 10 – Construction
OSHA 30 – Construction
OSHA 7505- Accident Investigation OSHA
7405 – Fall Protection OSHA 510 –
Construction Standard OSHA 511 –
General Standard
Additional Information
• Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
• Oral and written communications skills
• Follow through on corrective actions to minimize future incidents
• Knowledge of OSHA, IIPP, and VPP programs in construction, refinery operations, and waste water facilities
• Safety and compliance inspections
• Interpersonal, organizational and analytical skills
• Proficient in PPE, safety training and job site safety inspection
• New hire orientation, training and mentoring