Safety Professional

Nathan T. Braymen

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Ankeny, Iowa 50021

515-***-**** ********@*****.***

EDUCATION

Iowa State University Ames, IA

MS, Occupational Safety focus in Industrial and Agricultural Technology, Organizational Psychology GPA: 3.56/4.00

January 2011 – May 2012

Iowa State University Ames, IA

BS, Occupational Safety option of Industrial Technology GPA: 3.22/4.00

January 2008 - December 2010

Des Moines Area Community College Boone/ Ankeny, IA

AS, Fire Science GPA: 2.80/4.00

August 2005 - December 2007

Louis F. Garland Fire Academy Goodfellow AFB, TX

Structural / Airport Firefighting, Hazardous Materials Safety

July 2002 - September 2002

WORK EXPERIENCE

isitrecordable.com / isitcompensable.com / isitenvironmental.com / isitconstruction.com

Owner, January 2019 – Present

-Websites designed to be the ultimate OSHA recordkeeping, worker’s compensation, construction, and environmental safety resources.

-Free resources to fellow safety and worker’s comp professionals

-Website and all graphics designed by me. Websites updated weekly.

-Thousands of visitors weekly.

-Podcast: “is it recordable?” episodes released twice per week.

AccuStats, LLC

Co-Owner, January 2015 – Present

-Entrepreneurial consulting: business analytics and performance

Berkshire Hathaway Energy/MidAmerican Energy Company

Safety Performance Manager, June 2012 – January 2021

-Maintain high level of customer service and adhere to strict ethical guidelines

-Build strong collaborative relationships across global safety leadership

-Design innovative and forward-thinking safety strategies for Berkshire Hathaway Energy with a focus on human performance indicators and leading indicators to reduce overall unsafe acts and unsafe conditions

-Manage and analyze daily, weekly and monthly safety data including leading and lagging indicators

-Consult with senior executive leaders

-Consult and lead global safety steering committee including safety directors representing seventeen separate businesses worldwide:

1.Northern Powergrid (UK)

2.CalEnergy Philippines (Philippines)

3.Rocky Mountain Power (US)

4.HomeServices of America/Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices (US)

5.Metalogic Inspection Services (Canada)

6.Intelligent Energy Solutions (US)

7.AltaLink (Canada)

8.Northern Natural Gas (US)

9.Kern River (US)

10.PacifiCorp Energy Generation (US)

11.PacifiCorp Energy Mining (US)

12.Pacific Power (US)

13.Nevada Energy (US)

14.MidAmerican Energy Company (US)

15.BHE Renewables (US)

16.BHE U.S. Transmission (US)

17.CE Gas (Australia)

-Manage benchmarking activities for all Berkshire Hathaway Energy businesses in incident rate and preventable vehicle accidents

-Lead efforts to ensure compliance with current and future safety regulations in electric, gas operations, and generation operating programs that include fossil fuel, geothermal, hydro, solar and wind operations

-Identify and monitor seasonal incident rate upticks across all businesses

-Ensure regulatory compliance with state and federal Occupational Health and Safety Administration regulations

-Direct and coordinate safety-related goal activities

-Analyze safety performance statistics, conduct gap analyses and take action to correct adverse trends that may impact employee safety

-Manage ancillary programs such as MSDSonline, 1stAPP and others

-Review reports, programs and policies for accuracy and trend analysis

-Develop strategies to address diminishing returns and identify means for continued improvement in successful and proven safety programs

-Participate in cross-business safety audits conducted across the globe including operations in the US, UK and Philippines

-Maintain strong working knowledge of OSHA recordkeeping guidelines

-Lead special work groups as assigned by senior executive leadership

-Write and distribute safety publications to all employees on various topics

Safety Justice League, LLC / safetyjusticeleague.net

Co-founder / Silent Partner, October 2019 – Present

L&B Trading Inc. / Trading-In.com

Vice President, July 2011 – December 2013

-Innovative Website/Product Development, Strategic Marketing, Branding and Identity, Communications and Public relations: Author, editor and contributing strategist for company press releases, website materials and social media efforts

-Lead writer and editor for all written content involving company business

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA); National Center for Animal Health (NCAH)

Safety Technologist, July 2009 – June 2012

-Develop and recommend safety and occupational health policy to higher levels of management

-Apply safety and occupational health laws, regulations, principles, theories, practices and procedures to advise on or resolve technical matters dealing with occupational safety and health requirements

-Develop safety and occupational health standards, regulations, practices, and procedures to eliminate or control potential hazards

-Develop and implement programs to reduce the frequency, severity, and cost of accidents and occupational illnesses

-Analyze and evaluate new and existing jobs, processes, products, or other systems to determine the existence, severity, probability and outcome of hazards

-Design and modify workplaces, processes, products, or other systems to control or eliminate hazards

-Inspect and survey workplaces, processes, products, or other systems for compliance with established safety and occupational health policies or standards and to identify potential new hazards

-Train workers, supervisors, managers and other safety and occupational health personnel in safety and occupational health subjects

SKILLS/CERTIFICATIONS

-Strong interpersonal skills

-Strong in English spelling, grammar and composition

-Some Spanish

-Proficient with Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint

-USDA sanctioned OSHA 40- Hour HAZWOPER

-OSHA 501 Trainer Course in OSHA Standards for General Industry

-OSHA 511 Occupational Safety and Health Standards for General Industry

-OSHA 8-Hour Safety Training for Supervisors and Safety Reps

-Competent Person Certification, Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities

-OSHA 300 Recordkeeping Certification, Iowa-Illinois Safety Council

-USDA Hazardous Materials Management Certificate

-USDA Emergency Preparedness Certificate

-USDA Decontamination (HAZWOPER) Certificate

-USDA Chlorine Safety Certificate

-USDA Asbestos Awareness Certificate

-USDA Bloodborne Pathogens Certificate

-Red Cross Certifications for CPR, First Aid, and AED

-Firefighter I, II

-Airport Firefighter

ACTIVITIES

-North American Transmission Forum, Representative (2016-2021)

-Berkshire Hathaway Energy Human Performance Council, Member (2016-2021)

-Berkshire Hathaway Safety Council, Founding member (2015-2021)

-Central Iowa Ergonomics Forum, Member (2012-Current)

-American Society of Safety Engineers, Officer (2009-2010)

HONORS & AWARDS

Iowa Occupational Safety and Health Advisory Council Scholarship, 2011

Lowell L. Carver Scholarship, 2009

Veterans Scholarship, 2009-10

National Service Medal (United States Marine Corps), 2002

Honorable Discharge (United States Marine Corps), 2003

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