Darren Harlan, CSP, CHST

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Area

(M) 412-***-****

(H) 814-***-****

admdm7@r.postjobfree.com

Summary

Bilingual HSE Professional with over 20 years of experience in Construction, Oil Refineries, Manufacturing, HSE

training, MSHA and most recently Environmental Remediation and Geo-Technical Construction. Proven track

record reducing EMR/OSHA rates and getting a positive ROI after identifying trends and implementing

corrective actions.

Experience

Safety Manager

Kiewit (Northwest District)

Jul 2020 – Aug 2020 (1 mo.)

• Safety Manager for the Northwest District (Washington, Oregon, California, Alaska, Nevada, Hawaii).

• Responsible for conducting orientation, specialty and craft-specific safety training at various sites.

• Assisted on the Seattle Sound Transit Projects, JBLM projects & fish ladder projects with the USACE.

• Reviewed written policies and procedures to ensure compliance with Company mandates as well as

owner, local, state and federal requirements.

Corporate HSE Manager

Geo-Solutions Inc.

Feb 2016 – Dec 2019 (3 yrs. 11 mos.)

Geo-Solutions has evolved from being a specialty geotechnical contractor into one of the leading

environmental construction contractors in the industry. That expansion of services was made possible

by the transfer of our geotechnical capabilities into new applications.

• Worked with and oversaw a team of certified safety professionals with extensive field experience.

• Had overall responsibility for maintaining the written HSE programs and best practices.

• Assisted with the development of HSE plans as well as APP’s and IIPP’s.

• Visited projects at various stages from startup through production and during demobilization.

• Setup HAZWOPER jobsites and conducted training per project requirements.

• Filled in as site CSP as needed.

• Assisted with training and medical monitoring program development and maintenance.

• Managed insurance claims with adjusters.

• Compiled audits of written programs, current projects and internal operations.

• Developed and Implemented a robust near miss/incident reporting and electronic SMIS in the field

and shop.

• Developed, implemented and maintained an application-based near miss, good catch and incident

reporting and toolbox talk system to capture and document our efforts.

• Helped champion the cause for the observation-based behavioral safety program and near miss

reporting systems.

• Responsible for Canadian operations and maintaining BC COR requirements.

• Observed soil mixing operations at the point of contamination monitoring for COC’s and making

sure employees were safe in the Level B protective gear.

• Maintained the company’s Gold Shovel Standard status.

• Located, arranged for and facilitated company training sessions for HSE annually.

• Conducted jobsite audits with the ACOE, Owner Representatives, Government personnel and all

other authorized visitors to the jobsite.

• Conducted new-hire orientation training as well as annual refreshers for HAZWOPER, OSHA 10- and

30-hour training as needed.

• Attended daily, weekly and monthly meetings as required by company, owner, GC

• Followed up on corrective actions recommended taken to closure.

• Worked with Superintendents, Engineers and Project Managers to plan the work ahead of time and

budget Safety into the job ahead of time whenever possible.

• Assisted with the development of Critical Lift Plans as needed.

Director of Safety

The Reinforced Earth Company - USA

Sep 2010 – Jan 2016 (5 yrs. 5 mos.)

A subsidiary holdings company of Vinci Construction and Soletanche-Freyssinet consisting of The Reinforced

Earth Company, Menard USA, US Wick Drain, Inc., Freyssinet USA, Slaton Brothers, The Neel Company and

Advitam USA. The companies combine to perform engineering, fabrication of forms/panels, installation of

various retaining walls, various cutting edge ground improvement techniques, post-tension bridges and

concrete repair.

• Developed and maintained the written HASPs for each of the 7 subsidiary companies in the United

States and Canada.

• Responsible for organizing and conducting health and safety training for new hires and existing

employees.

• Responsible for maintaining DOT driving records.

• Assisted with training and set up for Safety Week at each company.

• Maintained 3rd party prequalification standards for PICS, ISNetWorld, BROWZ, etc.

• Conducted jobsite safety and health audits.

• Assisted with incident investigations.

• Implemented an electronic SMIS into the company for incident, near miss reports and audits.

• Filled in on projects that required having a full-time safety professional on site (MSHA and other

more stringent requirements from clients).

• Acted as SSHO on MSHA and other projects that required full time safety presence.

• Conducted air monitoring to ensure areas were safe prior to hot work, ICE startup and general

production.

• Conducted equipment specific safety training on forklifts, front end loaders, dozers, roller

compactors and all other heavy equipment used in the industry.

Consultant

ProActive Safety Alliance

2012– 2013 (1 yr.)

Worked with small start-up companies in the oil and gas industry to get their safety & health programs

written and in compliance with industry standards as well as 3rd party qualifiers like PICS, PEC Premiere,

ISNetWorld, etc.

Safety Manager

The Walsh Group - Walsh Construction & Archer Western

Sep 2008 – Sep 2010 (2 yrs. 1 mo.)

PA Turnpike’s $250 Million, traveler form/cast in-place, double span concrete bridge over the Allegheny

River and a $150 Million, 3000 ft. span traveler form/cast-in-place concrete bridge over the Monongahela

River.

• Conducted new-hire safety orientation daily for new employees on the project.

• Conducted jobsite audits to ensure compliance with jobsite, government, legal and company policies

and procedures.

• Conducted air monitoring for confined space entries, hot work, caisson work and excavations as

needed.

• Selected, ordered, maintained and provided training on PPE.

• Inspected company-owned and rented cranes on a monthly and bi-monthly basis.

• Arranged for and organized annual crane inspections.

• Liaison with Norfolk Southern Railroad and the crossing guard to ensure a safe flow of traffic over

the tracks.

• Conducted morning toolbox talks and stretch and flex.

• Covered both sides of the river as well as all piers on land and in water.

• Ensured mine grouting was conducted safely, and documentation of the whereabouts accurately

surveyed and filled.

• Responsible for maintaining 811 call logs and ticket number refreshes.

• Met with utility locators to find buried or missing utilities within the project limits.

• Conducted heavy equipment training.

• Conducted OSHA 10- and 30-Hour training with the HSE staff.

• Conducted fall-rescue team drills with personnel on the bridge deck or other elevated structures that

were available.

2004-2008 Safety Manager, Suffolk Construction, Irvine, CA and West Palm Beach, FL

2002-2004 Safety Engineer III, HOVENSA Oil Refinery, St. Croix, USVI

2000-2001 Safety Engineer, Misener Marine, St. Croix, USVI

2000-2000 Safety Engineer, Slattery Skanska, Boston, MA (Big Dig)

1998-2000 Shift Safety Supervisor, Kiewit/Kenny/Zachary, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico

1996-1998 Safety Manager (Summer) Safety Intern (IWC) and Safety Council of CNY

Specialist E-4 Infantryman

Army National Guard

Aug 1993 – Dec 2004 (11 yrs. 5 mos.)

Member of the Pennsylvania 28th Infantry Division, 1st Battalion, 112th Mechanized Infantry Warren, Corry,

and Ford City, PA. Honorably Discharged.

Education

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

B.S / Minor Spanish, Safety and Environmental Management

1994 – 1997

B.S. Safety and Environmental Management

Licenses & certifications

Construction Health & Safety Technician (CHST) - Board of Certified Safety Professionals

Issued Aug 2009 – Expires Dec 2025

Credential ID C1725

Certified Safety Professional (CSP) - Board of Certified Safety Professionals

Issued Jun 2014 – Expires Dec 2025

Credential ID 25082

Skills

EM-385 Trained, 40 Hour HAZWOPER, MSHA Part 48 Trained. Metal/Non-Metal - Surface/Coal, MSE Wall

Safety and Fall Protection Design and Implementation, BC COR Auditor Trained, CSTS, WHIMIS, STS,

Construction Safety, Safety Management Systems, Incident Investigation, Industrial Hygiene, Occupational

Health, Inspections, Audits, Concrete, EHS, PID Monitoring, Gas Monitoring, Tunnel Safety, Training, First

Aid/CPR, Spanish/English, OSHA Outreach Trainer, Former Federal Mobile Crane Inspector, Silica Monitoring

and Protection

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