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Engineer Safety

Location:
United States
Posted:
September 07, 2011

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Kristina Evans

**** ****** *****

765-***-****

A persuasive, self-reliant, adaptive, conscientious professional, with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Safety Management (1995), now seeking career opportunities in Safety Management

SELECTED ATTRIBUTES AND STRENGTHS

• Excellent problem solving skills as a direct result of being open minded, enthusiastic, deliberate, resourceful and an active listener.

• Able to listen to employees, identify problem areas, evaluate possible solutions and make appropriate recommendations.

• Thoroughly enjoy people; getting work done through people; possess a flexible managerial style.

• Concerned with results; a very practical person; tenacious performer, ensure that any action agreed upon will be taken to conclusion.

• Work well as a part of a team or as an individual contributor; possess a strong work ethic and personal ethic.

EMPLOYMENT SUMMARY

Purdue University Occupational Safety Specialist West Lafayette, IN 7/98 – Present

Responsibilities:

Reduce injuries through a variety of safety initiatives; maintain the OSHA 300 log for four campuses; perform ergonomics assessment, act as a resource for regulatory compliance.

• Increase employee participation in safety through Performance Leadership.

• Mentor safety committees on campus.

• Monitor OSHA recordables for trend analysis.

• Written and verbal communication with OSHA upon inspections.

• Identify and supply required and recommended safety training.

• Assist departments in maintaining certification within the requirements of the Integrated Safety Plan

Selected Accomplishments:

• Increased the number and quality of safety committees within Physical Facilities.

• Decreased Physical Facilities injury rate by 60%.

• Increased academic department participation in the Integrated Safety Plan.

• Introduced Performance Leadership initiative to Purdue University.

GE Appliances Contract Safety Engineer

Bloomington Plant Operations 7/97 – 5/98

Bloomington, IN

Responsibilities:

Perform job safety analysis for a plant of 4,500 employees; break a job into steps; determine hazards related to each step; control the hazards.

• PPE (personal protective equipment) evaluation.

• Monitor OSHA recordables for trend analysis.

• Identify inadequacies in training requirements.

• Work with operators to insure the best possible solution for all parties.

Selected Accomplishments:

• Created safe work environments for operators.

• Analyzed areas experienced significant injury reduction.

• Work with operators to create acceptable means of control.

Eli Lilly & Co Safety Intern

Clinton, IN 1995 Summer Internship

Responsibilities:

Served as a Safety Engineer; conducted general safety audits; commissioned bagging process to evaluate dust levels.

Selected Accomplishments:

• Devised and executed an audit of the plant fire-card policy.

• Modified safety procedures to provide better safety environment for workers.

• Authored plant site policies.

• Devised and implemented program of “Job Safety Analysis”-management and employees discovered hazards within the plant.

• Performed various industrial hygiene monitoring.

EDUCATION

Indiana State University Bachelor of Science

Terre Haute, IN Safety Management

GPA: 3.385

RELEVANT COURSES

Accident Prevention

Safety Management

Ergonomics

Industrial Hygiene Labs

Fire Protection OSHA Training

OSHA Legislation

Industrial Hygiene

Management

Industrial Health



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