Scott A Fulton, Sr
610-***-**** *********@******.***
www.linkedin.com/in/scott-fulton-safety-manager
Safety and Occupational Health
Industrial Processes and Materials
Safety procedures
Job Assessment
Development and Training
Job Hazard Analyses
OSHA and DOT
US Navy Destroyers and Air Craft Carriers Maritime
Industrial Hygiene
US Army Corps of Engineers (EM385-1-1)
WORK EXPERIENCE
Site Safety and Health Officer (SSHO), EQM- Environmental Quality Management, Havertown, PA. Superfund site Feb. 2024 – Sept. 2024
·Advised client (EPA) through USACE, US Army Corps of Engineers regarding all Safety, Health and Environmental issue daily
·Maintain safety and risk standards through continuous onsite review and audits of multiple outside contractors
·Delivered and prepared weekly Toolbox safety topics for training and meeting topics
·Provided daily and weekly updates as required
·Incident investigation and follow up analysis including identifying corrective actions as needed
Safety Manager, Signature Safety LLC. Merck West Point, PA Aug. 2023 - Oct. 2023
·Maintain safety and risk standards through continuous onsite review and audits of multiple outside contractors
·Delivered and prepared weekly Toolbox safety topics for training and meeting topics
·Shared reporting with Merck division responsible for all contracted work
·Provided daily and weekly updates as required
·Incident investigation and follow up analysis including identifying corrective actions as needed
·Participated with all contractor leads and PM’s in monthly meetings to institute solutions
Lead Safety Manager, Signature Safety. LLC. NJ Windport Project Phase 1 Apr. 2023 – Aug. 2023
·Oversea all Safety aspects of a multi contractor project to build a deep-water port at Salem Hope Creek nuclear power station with a team of 5 Safety Managers
·Oversaw access control (security) contractor to remain in compliance with NRC standards
·Incident investigation and follow up analysis including identifying corrective actions as needed
·Responsible for reduction of injury frequency and severity consistently over entire project
·Delivered and prepared weekly Toolbox safety topics for training and meeting topics
·Create a coaching culture with contractors to ensure open communication and effective safety and risk procedures are implemented consistently
·Maintain safety and risk standards through continuous onsite review and audits
Safety Manager, MYCO, Inc., Telford, PA, Jul. 2020 – Mar. 2023
·Delivered and prepared weekly Toolbox safety topics for training and meeting topics
·Developed onsite training for specific safety and risk preparedness to reduce frequency of accidents for region
·Responsible for reduction of injury frequency and severity consistently over assigned geographic areas
·Assist in designing programs to control, eliminate and prevent disease or injury
·Evaluate patterns in injury data and develop and/or provide training on new regulations affecting shop and construction sites
·Create action-based health and safety goals for Project Managers, Superintendents and Forepersons
·Incident investigation and follow up analysis including identifying corrective actions as needed
·Develop and review site procedures relating to maintenance shop and mobile underground trailers for excavations
·Create a coaching culture with direct regional sites to ensure open communication and effective safety and risk procedures are implemented consistently
·Maintain safety and risk standards through onsite review and audits
·Developed emergency response plans for mobile sites and shop and trained all employees on plan
Field Safety and OSHA Specialist, Quality Distribution, Inc., Tampa, FL, Apr. 2018- Jul 2020
·Provide guidance and direction to terminal-level management and personnel on occupational safety, industrial hygiene, and other health & safety issues.
·Support and lead change management process and process hazard analyses to identify health and safety issues
·Create action-based health and safety goals for terminal leadership teams
·Incident investigation and follow up analysis including identifying corrective actions as needed
·Develop and review site procedures relating to maintenance shops and rail transfer safety
·Create a coaching culture with direct regional sites to ensure open communication and effective safety and risk procedures are implemented consistently.
·Maintain safety and risk standards through onsite review and audits
·Developed emergency response plans for all rail transfer facilities and trained all employees on plan
·Delivered and prepared weekly and monthly safety topics for all locations in region for training and meeting topics
·Developed onsite training for specific safety and risk preparedness to reduce frequency of accidents for region
·Responsible for reduction of injury frequency and severity consistently over previous 2 years
·Assist in designing programs to control, eliminate and prevent disease or injury
·Evaluate patterns in injury data and develop and/or provide training on new regulations affecting shops and rail transfer operations
·Oversee Industrial Hygiene program across my region including occasional sampling and monitoring
Safety Manager, Rhoads Industries, Inc., Philadelphia, PA, 2017 – Mar. 2018
Manage multi-state health and safety programs for industrial fabrication, construction, maintenance and ship building company. Direct health and safety programs for employees and contractors including: union and non-union electricians, boilermakers, millwrights, riggers, pipefitters, welders, heavy plate fabricators, sheet metal fabricators and painters working in Department of Defense, Army Corps of Engineers (EM385-1-1), US Navy, food and beverage, cement, pulp and paper, power and energy, renewables, and water and wastewater treatment industries.
·Conduct daily inspections of jobs and work sites. Inspect facilities and conduct team safety audits
·Direct occupational health providers for OSHA monitoring and testing
·Develop and conduct training on all mobile and stationary equipment
·Participate in all pre-work and in-progress meetings
·Survey, measure and monitor work sites as Competent Person for the presence of hazardous materials and conditions including: confined spaces, trenching and excavating, rigging and cranes, electrical, fall protection, lead, PCBs, poisonous gases, harmful chemicals, control of energy, pathogens and radiation
·Manage Worker’s Compensation program to ensure adherence to OSHA recordability standards
·Provide technical and administrative direction to contracting companies
·Write and review AHA’s for compliance with EM 385-1-1, assign and enforce them
·Develop and train on methods to reduce workplace hazards, injuries and illnesses, conduct mishap investigations and complete accident reports and Near Miss reports
·Conduct formal and informal employee interviews. Liaise with executive team
·Maintain OSHA form 300 and 300A forms and all applicable safety reference materials
·Establish and maintain deficiency-tracking system that monitors outstanding deficiencies to completion
·Maintain a list of hazardous chemicals on site and associated Safety Data Sheets (SDS)
·Maintain a weekly list of high hazard activities involving energy, equipment, excavation, entry into confined space and elevation, and lead safety and QC meeting discussions.
·Provide and keep a record of site safety orientation and indoctrination for contractor employees, subcontractor employees and site visitors.
Regional Safety Manager, Covanta, Inc., Morristown, NJ, 2007 – 2017
Directed safety for 13 power generation and materials handling facilities including trucking, rail and transloading of 1000+ truck/rail deliveries and 100+ general public deliveries daily. Guided 10 site safety coordinators
·Achieved OSHA Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) Star Status at all 10 eligible facilities. Directed and monitored outside services for OSHA and DOT monitoring and testing
·Developed methods to reduce workplace hazards, injuries and illnesses for 20+ contracting companies with 800+ employees. Administered OSHA case files to meet abatement dates and complete documentation. Managed Worker’s Compensation program to ensure adherence to OSHA recordability standards
·Conducted incident investigations utilizing Systematic Causal Analysis Technique (SCAT)
·Inspected facilities and conducted team safety audits to assess compliance with OSHA, DOT, state, local and company standards
·Conducted employee interviews
·Presented case studies at VPP Participants’ Association conferences
·Conduct VPP evaluations as OSHA Special Government Employee
Safety and Training Supervisor/Shift Supervisor, Covanta Delaware Valley, Chester, PA, 1990 – 2007
Managed health and safety programs for $400 million power generation facility. Directed $300k budget. Conducted incident investigations and near-miss analyses, directed disciplinary program.
·Facility awarded VPP Star Status. Reached 0 Employee Incident Rate with over 225,000 annual man-hours. Exceeded 12 months without OSHA Recordable Injury for the first time in facility’s 16-year history
·Conducted Industrial Hygiene sampling and monitoring
·Directed 24/7 shift operations and maintenance, coordinated output to regional power grid to maximize revenues. Operated Continuous Emissions Monitoring, Digital Control, and Programmable Logic Controller systems
·Controlled lockout/tag out and work permit system for 100+ tasks daily
·Facilitated training and outfitting of site emergency response team
EDUCATION Safety and Operations Certifications
United States Navy, 1982 - 1988
U.S. Naval Engineering Systems School
U.S. Naval Propulsion Engineering School
U.S. Naval Schools including Fire Fighting, Safety, Damage Control
OSHA 10-hour, OSHA 10-hour Maritime, OSHA 30-hour Construction, HAZWOPER 40
US Army Corps of Engineers (EM385-1-1)
Emergency Action plan (EAP)
30-hour Competent Scaffold Inspector
Confined Space Entry Supervisor Qualifier
Mobile Equipment (Forklift, Skid Steer, Mini Excavator, MEWP)
OSHA Special Government Employee (VPP Star - expired)
EH&S, OSHA Recordkeeping, Excavation Competent Person, Safety Programs, Rail transport, Risk Assessment, JSA, JHA, Ergonomics, Machine Guarding, Safety Management, Site Inspections, Safety Audits, Corrective Actions, Safety Management, Report requirements, Subcontracts, Hygiene, RCRA, DOT
Fall Protection Competent person
EPA Maximum Achievable Control Technology
NFPA-70E
ASME Qualified Resource Recovery Operator
Power Generation
Automatic Pollution Control