Occupational Safety Industrial Hygiene

Tom F. Delaney

Address: *** ******** ******, ******, ** 60450

Phone: 630-***-**** Email: ***********@*****.***

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Career Summary

Career Occupational and Environmental Hygiene & Safety (OEHS) professional with primary focus and interest in industrial hygiene and occupational safety program management in the manufacturing, R&D, construction, private, and governmental industries. Experience includes field operations level up to and including corporate management. Credentials include subject matter expertise in anticipation, recognition, evaluation, control, and management of occupational safety and health hazards, hazardous materials management, identifying and evaluating occupational hazards for the potential to cause injury or illness to people or harm of property and the environment, recommending various controls that eliminate or minimize the risk and danger posed by those hazards. management of occupational safety and health standards, hazardous materials management, interpretation of federal, state, and local EHS regulations. Proven history of improving health and safety metrics from corporate to site levels. Currently interested in a CIH, CSP skill-based OEHS professional position which will effectively utilize all my acquired skills, abilities, experiences, credentials, education as follows:

Certified Industrial Hygienist-retired CIH No. 9265 (11-2006 thru 7-2023)

Certified Safety Professional, (CSP No.20408) (10-08 thru 6-30-27)

Certified Hazardous Materials Manager, (CHMM No. 7112) (4-96 thru 4-30-27)

Registered Environmental PROFESSIONAL (No.776318359) (10-10 thru 11-21)

OSHA Construction Outreach Trainer (active 2009-2011)

OSHA Special Government Employee (SGE, active 2009-2011)

Assisted regional OSHA offices with VPP evaluations as a Certified Industrial Hygienist and Certified Safety Professional

Performed both as OSHA VPP Audit team leader and member.

Prepared, wrote, and reviewed final audit report including final recommendations on VPP overall compliance status, recommendations for improvement, and non-compliance findings.

Education

Illinois State University Dec 2007

M.S. in Environmental Health & Safety

Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, Health Science Course – Air Quality and Pollution Control (Spring 1989); lead lab exercises; taught students; maintained lab hours to assist students with course assignments.

23-hours chemistry completed.

Professional Experience

Brandenburg Industrial Service Company Feb 2006 – Jun 2011

Corporate Health & Safety Division Manager

Provide corporate guidance on all OEHS programs with an emphasis on managing the Corporate (OEHS) programs (VPP) and staff, developed, directed, managed, and maintained the OEHS Management System for 7 operating divisions, Equipment Fabrication, & Maintenance Divisions. Managed all industrial hygiene programs including hazard communication, exposure assessments, hearing conservation, respiratory protection, chemical protective clothing, project air monitoring plans, substance-specific compliance programs (asbestos, lead, chromium, arsenic, cadmium). Purchased and maintained an inventory of field industrial hygiene instrumentation. Managed all third-party industrial hygiene consultants. Assigned industrial hygiene field work to respective project health and safety representative. Performed industrial hygiene field monitoring and wrote subsequent reports and letters of findings. Generally assigned to manage all project OEHS issues which involved large-scale asbestos/lead/hazardous materials abatement.

Maintained industrial hygiene exposure monitoring data for company use. Developed protocol for project lead-paint surveys.

Supervised, managed, mentored (4) Health & Safety (H&S) Managers, (1) H&S Trainer, (1) H&S Administrator, (2) Project H&S Representatives.

Managed all OEHS consulting services.

Developed and maintainained written OEHS policies and procedures, handbooks, forms, incentives, and employee driven OEHS programs.

Ensured weekly jobsite safety inspections, and corrective measures were completed.

Developed and delivered weekly, monthly, and annual health and safety training on a variety of OSHA, MSHA, EPA topics to hourly and supervisory personnel. Assisted with both 10 and 30-hour construction training.

Developed, prepared, evaluated, and revised training OEHS course material regarding occupational safety and health management both as an OSHA Outreach construction trainer and as a supervisor of a corporate occupational health and safety trainer. Courses taught included fall protection, personal protective equipment, hazard communication, hazard analysis, lead/silica/asbestos and other hazardous materials safety.

Implemented behavioral-based safety observation/incentive programs.

Managed litigation of all OEHS regulatory citations, fines, complaints, inspections, and third party OEHS claims, complaints, and concerns.

Project Manager Feb 2004 – Jan 2006

Managed all contract provisions for various projects while assisting the Project Superintendent and supervisors with managing project specifications and schedules.

Attended contractor meetings, collaborated with project estimator on scope of work, and coordinated work activities with other contractors.

Scheduled and ensured various utilities were terminated as needed prior to commencement of activities.

Prepared, negotiated, submitted, and tracked all change orders and monthly billing agreements.

Health & Safety Manager Feb 2001 – Jan 2004

Conducted environmental and industrial hygiene sampling and assessments, conducted accident/incident investigations and prepared subsequent Lessons Learned documents.

Conducted jobsite safety weekly inspections.

Developed and conducted all OSHA/EPA, and customer required environmental health and safety training.

Served as Case Manager for injured employees with emphasis on return-to-work coordination.

Managed employee fit-for-duty (medical surveillance) programs.

Environmental Engineer Jun 2002 – Jun 2003

Maintained Title V permit for paint/sandblasting booth, scrap processing field, roll burning hood/baghouse as required by US STEEL, EPA, IDEM, and ISO 9001.

Managed compliance with Storm Water Pollution Prevention PLANS.

Assisted field personnel with comprehensive OEHS concerns.

U.S. Public Health Service 2000 – 2001

Chemical Hygiene Officer

Managed all OEHS programs aboard the USEPA Research Vessel Lake Guardian including a Chemical Hygiene Plan for onboard laboratories.

Developed and conducted all OSHA/EPA and environmental health and safety training.

Performed qualitative/quantitative employee exposure/risk assessments for onboard research laboratories.

Coordinated emergency response procedures and fire department activities related to hazardous materials.

Managed all laboratory waste handling, labeling, storage, reporting, and disposal.

Equistar Chemicals 1992 – 1999

Regional Industrial Hygienist

Performed both qualitative/quantitative employee exposure/risk assessments for R&D laboratories and OSHA PSM regulated chemical manufacturing facilities.

Designed and implemented various control measures for workplace health hazards.

Performed employee exposure/risk assessments and field safety (hot work, confined spaces, emergencies) monitoring for (4) regional plants, Morris, R&D, warehouse, shipping, and laboratory operations.

Assisted process safety engineers primarily through field implementation assessments on the following:

1.process hazard analysis (PHA)

2.pre-startup safety review (PSSR)

3.management of change (MOC)

4.confined space hazard evaluations

Managed occupational health programs for substance-specific standards along with an Occupational Health Nurse.

Implemented, and maintained corporate Industrial Hygiene Database.

Supported R&D on new product developments from Pilot Plant to full-scale manufacturing.

Served as 24-hour on-duty EHS&S representative/Incident Commander as needed.

Served as Industrial Hygienist on Chemical Control Committee, reviewed all incoming Safety Data Sheets (SDS) to recommend safe handling practices. Supervised SDS Clerk.

Participated as a safety observer in support of the Morris Accident (Behavioral Based) Reduction System (MARS).

Primary member of emergency response teams: HAZMAT, Fire Brigade.

Developed and conducted all OSHA/EPA required environmental health and safety training with an emphasis on respiratory, chemical protective clothing, hearing protection, and emergency response air monitoring instrumentation use.

Assisted legal OEHS management committees, emergency management agencies, fire departments, and emergency response coordinators.

Engineering-Science Incorporated Aug 1989 – Nov 1990

Environmental Scientist

Prepared health and safety plans.

Performed UST operation audits, and leak detection monitoring.

Developed and conducted all OSHA/EPA, and customer required environmental health and safety training with emphasis on HAZWOPER requirements for field personnel.

Participated as a hazardous waste worker during hazardous waste site investigations, feasibility studies, and clean-up.

International Technology Corporation Dec 1990 – Oct 1991

Environmental Scientist

Prepared sampling and analysis plans, health and safety plans, and risk assessment reports

Performed RCRA hazardous waste tank closures

Operated an ambient air monitoring network station @ Steel Mill Plant

Participated as a hazardous waste worker during hazardous waste site investigations, feasibility studies, and clean-up operations.

Performed UST leak test monitoring

QUANTUM Chemical

Industrial Hygiene Intern

Performed exposure assessments and field safety (hot work, confined spaces, emergencies) monitoring.

Respiratory protection user training and fit-testing.

Laboratory ventilation hood evaluations.

Supervised Safety Data Sheet CLERK.

Maintained all Industrial Hygiene & Safety monitoring equipment.

Supervised diesel exhaust ventilation system installation project in the emergency response training building. Trained personnel on proper use.

Responded to odor complaints both in the plant, and plant perimeter.

Relevant Training

48-hour General Industry Occupational Safety and Health Manager

200-hours plus of Hazardous Material Emergency Response training up to and including Hazardous Waste Supervisor

120-hours plus of industrial fire training up to and including 32-hour Industrial Fire Chiefs Course

OSHA 10-hr, 30-hr, 40-hr, and OSHA 500 Instructor Course

U.S. Department of Labor Special Government Employee training, 7-17-2008

HumanTech 16-hour ergonomics training course

Lion Technology inc., Hazardous Waste Management Workshop.

Lion Technology inc., Managing Hazard Communication

Qualified as Asbestos Abatement Contractor/Project Supervisor (2001-2010)

Crosby Quality College – Quality Improvement Process Management

USEPA 24-hour Laboratory Safety Course

16-hour NFPE 70E, electrical safety with applications workshop

References

Thomas J. Bierma, MBA, PhD. Professor of Environmental Health 309-***-****

Michael Bodnar (colleague/Consultant Owner) 763-***-****

Anthony Guarnero (Brandenburg Supervisor) 312-***-****

Jack Jasinowski (Brandenburg Supervisor) 312-***-****

Volunteer Work

TechtronEngineering, Ely, MN Dec 2012 – Aug 2015

Collaborated with colleague CIH/PE to perform an Environmental Impact Assessment

American Industrial Hygiene Association Dec 2020 - Current

Incident Preparedness and Response Working Group committee member.

Collaborate with other OEHS professionals to prepare the community by writing and providing guidance/informative documents and educational opportunities before, during, and after an incident occurs. To play a significant role in protecting the lives of our nation’s response personnel, its support staff, and the surrounding community before, during, and after an incident occurs.

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