Safety Manager

Michael Paredes, COSS

Waddell, AZ ***** 623-***-**** adj4zv@r.postjobfree.com

Health, Safety & Environment Manager

Emergency Response - Site Management - Regulatory Compliance

Highly accomplished director-level health, safety and environment management professional with extensive experience providing leadership and direction to drive the achievement of key organizational HSE-related goals and objectives. Able to develop and implement strategy build around HSE best practices and innovation, creating and maintaining safe, productive work environments. Skilled at developing and maintaining strong, long-term relationships with HSE business partners and stakeholders based on open lines of communication and the effectiveness of the solutions presented. Recognized for the ability to ensure compliance with local, state and federal regulations while leading in fast-paced, dynamic business environments.

Areas of Expertise

Staff Management

Safety Guidelines

OSHA Rules & Regulations

Emergency Action Plans

HS&E Best Practices

Business Relationships

Staff Training & Development

Employee Recruiting

Job Site Leadership

Inspections & Analysis

Project Management

Regulatory Compliance

Professional Experience

EHS COORDINATOR 2018 – Present

Great Western Petroleum, Longmont, CO

Assess and manage all our contractor’s safety programs and oversee safety over construction, drilling, fracking and production.

Provide comprehensive health and safety support to the operations and environment teams to help achieve compliance requirements.

Work in collaboration with local legislatures during permitting process and conduct monthly safety meetings and tailgate meetings on various job locations

Lead in-house OH&S training initiatives, program creation, implementation, and roll-out and Emergency Response Plan coordination, including exercises and post-mortem feedback.

Regularly conducted site inspections to ensure employees and contractors complied with Federal, State and company safety guidelines and regulations.

Perform root-cause analysis incident investigation and work in conjunction with federal and state agencies (OSHA, EPA, COGCC and other state regulatory agencies) to ensure organizational compliance.

Partner with the COVID-19 safety committee to develop a safe working environment following state guidelines and recommendations.

Serve as an active and participating member of the Colorado Preparedness & Response Network (CPRN).

Notable achievements while in the position included:

oCreated and managed a safety program that successfully went 3+ years with zero OSHA recordables.

RISK AND SAFETY MANAGER 2015 – June 2018

CEI, Denver, CO

Led all aspects of the company’s safety program, ensuring compliance with strict regulations and rules and leading all new hiring training including making sure all employees are up-to-date regarding training and certification.

Conducted field site visits to make sure that employee in the field were working in line compliance wise with both OSHA and the federal government’s Department of Transportation (CDOT) rules and regulations.

Oversaw and led safety meeting on various different job sites, leading daily job site inspections to ensure a safe and productive work environment

Developed internal safety committee and developed and implemented comprehensive emergency action plans for each project as needed.

Obtained certification as a Smith Defensive Driver Instructor, OSHA Outreach Instructor certification and OSHA 500/210 certification/outreach instructor.

Notable achievements while in the position included:

oLed a safety program that has been awarded safety awards 2 years consecutively by the Colorado Contractors Association (CCA).

HSE MANAGER – US DIVISION 2013 - 2015

Secure Energy, Denver, CO

Provided health and safety support to the operations teams to help them achieve compliance requirements.

Guided and implemented the field-based component of all OH&S programs, policies, and procedures.

Collaborated with the operations group to ensure daily activities are utilizing the applicable aspects of the Health and Safety Management System.

Provides coaching and expertise to field operations related to:

oField Job Task Hazard Assessment Programs (JHA, Haz ID/Assess).

oCommunications from Corporate H&S.

oEmergency Response Plan coordination -including exercises and post-mortem feedback.

oCompilation of district field safety statistics.

oIn-house OH&S training initiatives, program creation, implementation, and roll-out.

oContinuous improvement cycle of all OH&S programs.

oIncident Investigations.

oInput for all corporate H&S group planning sessions.

oAssist and coordinate field components of the annual COR audit - including creation of a functional corrective action program.

HSE DIRECTOR 2009 - 2013

BAHA Petroleum - Williston, ND

Oversaw health, Safety and Environment concerns within a 50+ employee environments through clear communication and active personal involvement, including conducting frequent field audits to evaluate operations and API Recommended Practices.

Served as the OSHA National Service, Transmission, Exploration and Production Safety (STEPS) Co-Chairman for the Montana and North Dakota regions.

Provided H2S oversight for American Eagle Petroleum for Completion and Production, HSE oversight on Construction, Completions and Production including field audits and WA inspections for Halcon Resources and served as a HSE Field Auditor for Energy Coalition for Contractor Safety (ECCS).

Recognized as the recommended employee and subcontractor field instructor for Continental Resources, Halcon Resources and the North Dakota Safety Council (NDSC).

Built position working HSE relationships with 3rd parties, Bakken producers and local agencies.

Provided timely follow-up on safety-related subjects, participating in quality audits and investigations of major failures and incidents.

Ensured APL, DOT, EPA and OSHA compliance for the company and it’s employees.

Worked in conjunction with federal and state agencies (OSHA, EPA and state regulatory agencies) to ensure organizational compliance.

Education, Certifications & Training

Pursuing a Bachelors of Science, Occupational Safety and Health - Southern Columbia University (Online)

Associates Degree, Occupational Health & Safety - Glendale Community College, Glendale, AZ

Certified OSHA Outreach Instructor

Certified Occupational Safety Specialist (COSS)

CSHT and OHST Designation

CSP Designation

OSHA Outreach Trainer

OSHA 30 & OSHA 10 Certified, OSHA 500/510 Certified

Medic First Aid/CPR Instructor Certification

Smith Defensive Driver Instructor

H2S Alive Instructor

PEC Premier Training-Instructor Certification:

Safe Land Basic Certification - Safe Gulf Certification - Blood Borne Pathogens

Confined Space Entry - Electrical Safety - Hazard Communication

Hazardous Materials - HAZWOPER Inspections - Lockout Tag Out

Machine Guarding - Materials Handling - Egress/Fire Safety

PPE - Record Keeping - Workplace Violence - Walk/Work Surfaces

Weld/Cut/Braze

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