Training Safety

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SAFETY/ INDUSTRIAL HYGIENIST

Experienced EHS/IH professional with proven track record for protecting employee health and safety; ensuring employer compliance; conducting workplace assessments; identifying feasible engineering and administrative controls; writing reports; participating in legal proceedings; employee training, and building and maintaining excellent client relationships.

Highly motivated, and unique qualifications; having 20+ years of regulatory compliance enforcement experience in a broad scope of manufacturing, construction, health care; and other settings; and voluntary compliance experience in pharmaceutical, manufacturing, construction, and University settings.

EMPLOYMENT

Occupational Industrial Hygienist, 2007 - 2010

Michigan State University - Department of Environmental, Health, and Safety; Office of Radiological, Chemical, and Biological Safety (ORCBS)

East Lansing, MI

Responsible for planning, development, implementation, and administration of environmental, health, and safety programs for MSU Occupational Safety Team.

Work environments include, but are not limited to, MSU academic and research departments, MSU workshops, physical plant, power plant, landscaping and grounds, dairy manufacturing plant, police and public safety department, automotive vehicle repair shop, communications department, and construction sites.

70% of time spent on worksites, and 30% of time spent on administrative work.

Accomplishments include formalizing and implementing a strategy for streamlining the MSU Occupational Safety Team’s audit process, accident investigation, report writing, training, and medical surveillance through development of standardized administrative templates including a comprehensive audit spreadsheet, inspection report form, field sampling forms, and accident investigation forms. Also worked with IT staff and accomplished putting safety and health training courses online.

Developed the Occupational Safety Team’s Program Management system to document overall administrative status, needs, and progress of the newly formed Occupational Safety Team’s programs.

Conducted safety and health inspections of all MSU main campus academic and support operations, MSU farms, MSU Extension Programs, and MSU off campus facilities for compliance with MIOSHA, NFPA, NFC, IEC, and NIOSH. Also conducted construction site inspections.

Worked closely with MSU site managers and employees to understand and identify hazards and risks. Identified solutions for mitigating hazards and risks via feasible engineering and administrative controls.

Ensured hazard mitigation solutions were implemented where required including, but not limited to, machine guarding, taking equipment out of service, use of fall protection, use of air monitoring devices for confined space entry, means of egress maintained, assuring implementation of Right To Know, Hearing Conservation, and Respiratory Protection programs, assuring conduct of daily inspections of all equipment before use, certifying aerial lift and powered industrial trucks. Also provided mitigation oversight.

Provided safety and health support to Van Andel Research Institute for Cancer. Accomplished training employees on confined space entry, hazard communication, and fall protection.

Developed web based safety and health training programs including, but not limited to, Right to Know; Worker Protection Standard; Personal Protective Equipment; Table Saw Safety; Hot Work Permits; Welding, Cutting, and Brazing.

Developed onsite training including, but not limited to, confined space silo entry at MSU dairy farm; personal protective equipment; lock out tag out for MSU workshops; noise training for music school; woodworking shop safety; machine guarding; accident reporting and investigation.

Conducted live training programs for main campus, MSU Extension Programs, and off campus facilities.

Performed environmental assessments including, but not limited to, indoor air quality, air contaminants, noise, and heat stress.

Conducted electrical safety assessments.

Administered permit programs for powered industrial vehicles, and aerial lifts.

Administered respiratory protection program, and hearing conservation program.

Worked in liaison with Michigan State University Physician’s office to ensure employee medical compliance.

Performed regulatory reviews.

Completed MSU’s EHS training courses for hazardous waste disposal, ionizing radiation safety, chemical hygiene, and 40 hour HAZWOPER.

Proficient in Microsoft office suite software, Office Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook Express.

Senior Industrial Hygienist Compliance Officer, 1991 - 2007

State of Michigan, Department of Labor and Economic Growth,

General Industry Safety and Health Division (MIOSHA)

Grand Rapids, MI

Conducted manufacturing and construction workplace investigations/inspections covering 31 Michigan counties for compliance with MIOSHA safety and health regulations.

Acted as district supervisor as needed reviewing work of 5 experienced, specialist IH compliance officers.

80% of time spent on worksites, and 20% of time spent on administrative.

Accomplishments include solely conducting four separate fatality investigations resulting in citations, penalties, and hazard mitigation.

Accomplishments include working in numerous manufacturing and other general industry environments including, but not limited to, metal fabrication, wood working, electronics, aerospace, apparel, food and beverage, chemical manufacturing, assembly, spray finishing, plastic injection molding, ferrous and non ferrous foundries, lead smelters, and abrasive blasting. Also worked at construction sites involving new construction, demolition, renovation, trenching, utilities, roofing, heavy equipment, cranes, and asbestos.

Additional accomplishments include identifying hazards and risks and mitigating those hazards through implementation of feasible administrative, engineering, and administrative controls. Also provided oversight for hazard mitigation.

Performed ergonomic evaluations.

Performed environmental assessments, including, but not limited to, noise, air contaminants, heat stress, ionizing and non ionizing radiation. Identified and implemented feasible controls to mitigate hazards.

Issued citations, and monetary penalties for violations of MIOSHA’s regulations. No citations issued were overturned.

Developed written reports. Participated in formal and non formal appeals, and legal proceedings.

Provided staff training.

Member of MIOSHA Emergency First Aid and CPR team.

Attended and completed numerous training programs at OSHA Region V Training Institute, Des Plaines, IL.

Quality Analyst, Summer 1991

Boehringer Mannheim

Indianapolis, IN

Conducted laboratory analyses of pharmaceutical/biomedical ingredients for product quality.

Generated analyses reports.

Environmental, Safety, and Health Manager, Spring 1991

Quad Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Indianapolis, IN

Developed and administered safety and health programs for upstart pharmaceutical.

Ensured regulatory compliance with IOSHA and IDNR regulations.

Oversaw hazardous waste disposal.

Administered respiratory protection program.

Conducted wall to wall inspection of parent company Par Pharmaceuticals, Newark, NJ; developed written report.

Industrial Hygiene Compliance Officer, 1988 - 1991

State of Indiana, Department of Labor (IOSHA)

Indianapolis, IN

Conducted investigations and inspections at worksites for compliance with IOSHA safety and health regulations.

Conducted environmental assessments to determine employee exposure.

Issued citations for violations of IOSHA’s regulations.

Recommended engineering and administrative controls for abatement of hazards. Developed written reports.

Laboratory Technician, 1987 - 1988

Indiana Regional Blood Center

Indianapolis, IN

Conducted laboratory analyses of donated human blood for pathogens.

Laboratory Technician, Summer Employment 1984 to 1988

State of Indiana, Department of Public Health

Indianapolis, IN

Conducted laboratory analyses of water samples for toxic metals.

EDUCATION

1986 to 1987:

College: Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana

Degree: Bachelors of Arts

Major: Chemistry

1983 to 1986:

College: Wabash College, Crawfordsville, Indiana

Degree: Transferred to Indiana University

Major: Chemistry

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