Safety Manager

JERRY C. RIDDLE M.S., ASP

*** ******* ** **, ******, Ms 39666 601-***-**** ***********@*******.***

Daily Objective

To serve as a Safety, Health and Environmental leader in a proactive organization by providing guidance that protects personnel, company property and the environment while achieving company economic goals.

Recent Professional Achievements

Worked as lead on glove pilot program to reduce hand injuries including job specific evaluations, employee interactions and reduced hand injuries to date.

Worked as lead with research and auditing to have electronic monitoring implemented of all vacuum trucks grounding and bonding systems while operating in hazardous environments.

Functioned as lead on implementing continuous monitoring on hot work projects within the facility.

Designed and implemented site specific Job Safety Analysis checklists emphasizing preplanning tasks focus on job permit .

requirements, resulting in 20% decline in job start up interruptions and 70% increase in safety and health policy compliance.

Developed site specific safety matrix with emphasis on proactive safe work practices and policies, PPE, recognizing hazards, and communications.

Developed and implemented weekly proactive safety auditing system that includes all levels of personnel leading to three significant SOP changes improving safety and productivity to date.

Primary role in engineering out noise in manufacturing facility to re move 200 employees from hearing conservation program.

Revamped 5S + 1 program for efficiency and effectiveness involving work processes and housekeeping.

Professional Skills

Auditing workplace hazards and at-risk behaviors

Providing quantitative and qualitative ergonomic assessments, action plans for abatement.

Knowledge of and ability to implement OHSAS 18001,OSHA, NFPA, ANSI, NIOSH, and ASME regulations and guidelines.

Recognizing and substituting, abating or minimizing respiratory, noise, heat and chemical exposures.

Leading 5 why incident investigations and providing root cause analysis to identify upstream barriers and disconnects in an effort to reduce injury, property damage and near miss incidents.

Developing and delivering education and training programs on 1910 and 1926 OSHA regulations and site specific workplace programs.

Credentials

CPR/AED Healthcare provider.

Proficient in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access, IBM Lotus

Communicating effectively with all levels of personnel in the workplace.

Basic firefighter Training-LSU-2011

TWIC card holder

40 Hr.Hazwoper Trained (2011)

Authorized OSHA 10 & 30 hour General Industry trainer (Updated 2011)

Work History

Interim Safety Engineer-Motiva Enterprises – Convent, LA - 9/11-Present

Report to the Refinery H&S Manager and responsible for supporting the refinery SHE Department to stay in compliance with Corporate policies and federal, state, and local regulations. Primary functions include working closely with Operations, Maintenance, Inspections and other disciplines to ensure safety and health requirements are understood and conveyed throughout the organization, develop and deliver safety meeting modules, investigate injuries, illnesses and near misses and developing and communicating corrective action plans to prevent repeat incidents, perform, report and develop strategies as a result of plant wide safety and health auditing, provide oversight for contractors on site ensuring regulatory compliance issues are addressed. Current projects include implementing improved hand protection policies and procedures by analyzing and selecting appropriate hand protection for jobs performed and performing CBA to justify recommendations. Selecting and assisting the delivery of site wide weekly safety meeting criteria. Represent Safety Department when needed for PHA’s and special projects throughout the refinery including minor process changes, maintenance procedures i.e. catalyst changeouts, etc. Development of refresher training using existing training modules intended for first time users. Providing ergonomic analysis and recommendations on current work practices involving material handling functions.

EHS Manager/Safety Engineer-La-Z-Boy Corp. Manufacturing Division –Newton, MS - 9/10 – 9/11

Manage Safety, Health and Worker’s Comp for a four site, 600 personnel division. Primary focuses include developing personnel at all levels to become safety champions through education, training and support. Perform incident investigations, discover root cause(s) and implement plan of actions with the development of a system of tracking corrective actions and their effectiveness. Observe, audit and implement best safe practices to minimize at-risk ergonomic practices. Develop fall protection plans, additional machinery guarding when applicable, alternative means for controlling hazardous energy.Conduct Safety and Health auditing including workplace environment and personnel behavior. Perform IH activities - noise surveys, ventilation, illumination surveys. Maintain company MSDS and hazardous chemicals rosters. Develop and deliver safety training for all company new hires and specific training for supervisors. Assist in management of Worker’s Comp cases in conjunction with site FNP, third party administrator, legal staff and Human Resources Director. Continuous monitoring of regulatory changes/trends regarding OSHA, EPA, DOT, ANSI, ASTM, NIOSH, API, CSB, and NFPA. Generate and/or revise company safety and health policies and procedures, educate supervisory staff on material for downstream training to all personnel. Provide direction and support for one safety department employee.

Safety Coordinator - Murphy Oil Corp - New Orleans, LA - 10/08 – 9/10

Manage site compliance issues-Federal, State and Murphy Oil policies for maintenance, project and construction activities... Provide administrative field guidance to company and contractor personnel. Develop, implement and manage safety and health audits. Deliver safety education and training in the areas of Respiratory Protection, Fall Protection, and JSA’s, Respiratory protection, Machine Guarding, Fire Protection, HAZCOM, LOTO, and confined spaces. Conduct incident investigations using 5 why method for near miss, injury and property damage incidents. Review MOC’s when warranted. Facilitate weekly contractor safety meetings. Chair facility safety and health auditing team. Assist with contractor security issues. Continuous monitoring of regulatory changes/trends regarding OSHA, EPA, ANSI, ASTM, NIOSH, API, CSB, and NFPA. Capture, calculate and report monthly safety statistics.

Temp. Safety Manager - Industrial Safety and Health - Metairie, LA - 5/08 - 9/08

Managing safety and health policies for construction activities. Liaison between contractor and client regarding safety and health issues. Tracked and documented weekly and monthly safety statistics. Conducted training sessions on fall protection, site specific evacuation procedures, proper rigging techniques, LOTO, and company policies. Performed daily JSA’s, worksite audits.

Safety Trainer - Double G Coatings - Jackson, MS - 12/93 - 9/07

Conducted weekly and monthly job safety audits and provided recommendations for hazard abatements. Developed and conducted safety and health training for PPE, LOTO, bloodborne pathogens, and machine guarding and confined spaces. Incident investigation team member- Conducted accident and near hit investigations and performed root cause analysis. Assisted environmental department in reviewing and compiling new and existing MSDS’s, performed maintenance duties as required.

Education:

M.S. – Occupational Safety and Health Management - Southeastern Oklahoma State University - Durant, Ok

B.S. –Occupational Safety, Health and Environment - Southeastern Louisiana University - Hammond, LA

A.A. - Biological Sciences – Southwest MS Community College - Summit, MS

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