Safety Professional
Resume:
Keith A. Morel
Caledonia, Mississippi, 39740
Email: **********@*********.***
*/**/**** – 2/18/2012
Safety Coordinator, McMurdo Station Antarctica (8/15/2011 – 12/15/2011)
Safety Engineer, South Pole Station Antarctica (12/15/2011 – 2/18/2012)
Raytheon Polar Services and National Science Foundation
7400 S Tucson Way
Centennial, Colorado
Duties included development/review of JSAs (Job Safety Analysis) for various projects to support the National Science Foundation. Conducted Root Cause Analysis utilizing the “Why Tree” RCA tool for incidents to determine root causes. Responsible for over 1,200 employees at the height of the summer season at McMurdo Station and 246 employees at South Pole Station. Conducted training on the following topics: Confined Space, Lock-Out/Tag-Out, Work at Heights, HazCom, Respiratory Protection and Fit-Testing, Forklift Safety Awareness, Hearing Conservation and General Safety Awareness. Conducted daily Work Center evaluations. Performed various Industrial Hygiene sampling campaigns. Performed calibration of various 3 and 4 gas meters (Oxygen, H2S, CO & LEL)
6/15/2010 – 3/15/2011
Bengal Safety & Supply, Inc. (Through CTEH)
Baton Rouge, LA
Safety Specialist, BP Oil Spill Response, Venice, LA
Worked as a safety specialist on a nine-month assignment with BP’s Oil Spill Response Team. Duties included safety management of a diverse work force performing various and unique tasks in a safe and injury/incident free manner. Developed the JSEAs (Job Safety & Environmental Analysis), which broke tasks down into specific steps, identifying the hazards associated with each step and mitigation of those hazards before the task(s) were performed. The JSEAs that I developed were eventually used throughout the response in Venice, LA and Dauphin Island, AL. Other duties included daily boat and equipment inspections, daily safety meetings, accident/incident investigations, near-miss reports, job observations, logistics, assisting operations in determining the safest way to complete tasks, taking into consideration weather, seas, wildlife, wind, tides, other vessel traffic from other work divisions, and sport fishermen/hunters. Performed IH monitoring for CO and H2S. Accommodated a
constantly-changing environment by using my diverse background in the safety and health field and my operations background.
12/15/2009 – 6/15/2010
Express Pro/Mississippi State University
Starkville, MS
Safety Trainer
Worked as an instructor with Mississippi State University’s Continuing Education Department. Traveled to train contract personnel on EPA regulation 40 CFR 745, Lead Renovation. Assignments with MSU were located in Starkville, MS at MSU's Continuing Education Department; Southwest Tennessee Community College, Memphis, TN; Central MS Research & Extension Center, Raymond, MS; Mississippi Valley State University, Itta Bena, MS; and an extension campus in Baton Rouge, LA. The course includes eight hours of lecture and two hours of hands-on skills.
4/16/2009 – 5/15/2009
Express Pro/Choctaw Gas Generation Plant
Ackerman, MS
Safety Supervisor
Worked as the day shift safety supervisor during a scheduled shutdown for Choctaw Gas Generation Plant.
Duties included frequent area inspections, observations, and communications with all crafts.
Incident/Accident investigation and recommendations. Conducted daily safety meetings, discussing any issues from previous shifts or special attention needed due to changing conditions.
1/01/2006 – 1/26/2009 (Total vested time with Chevron Corp. & Gulf Oil 28.5 years 6/2/80 – 1/26/09)
Chevron Mining, Inc.
Berry, Alabama
SAFETY & SECURITY SPECIALIST
Safety Inspections-Mine Operations
Inspect underground and surface facility and equipment to ensure compliance of MSHA and company policies. Communicate inspection findings to supervisors and management and provide counsel to ensure abatement. Accompany federal, state, and UMWA inspectors on shift at underground and surface operations to ensure safety issues are addressed. Maintain computer records of inspections and citations issued
Accident Prevention Analysis
Conduct and/ or assist in accident investigations, review and analyze findings, provide recommendations based on findings, and maintain accident investigations records for reference. Observe work procedures; analyze unsafe work habits, and counsel employees and supervisors on correct work habits that result in a safe working environment. Observe, monitor, and analyze employee and supervisor attitudes to identify safety issues or trends that need corrective actions
Safety Inspections- Firefighting Equipment
Inspect and maintain surface firefighting equipment, fire extinguishers, fire hose, etc. Fire extinguishers every 90 days, Locations of fire hose and yearly test. Inspection and yearly test of dry pipe sprinkler system at supply house
Emergency Response Program
First aid/ CPR training (employee and supervisor), First Responder Program, Emergency Response Plan, Maintain First aid supplies underground and at surface facilities, Maintain Oxygen/ AEDs underground and at surface facilities, Procedures for Arranging Medical Treatment, Procedure for calling an Ambulance, Lifesaver Helicopter Program, Emergency Call Chart
PSM
Monitor audit contractors for proper training.
Incident Investigation – Investigate, complete, and maintain Why – Tree/ Root Cause Analysis on all Lost Time Accidents, Reportable Accidents, and Near Misses.
Training of employees in safe work practices.
Hot Work training and audits.
Emergency Planning and Response – Training of employees on various underground mine scenarios and direction of action plans. Audit of Emergency Plans and the update of plans as mining conditions changed.
Compliance Audits on lock/out and tag/out practices and procedures.
7/2003 – 12/31/05
Chevron Global Lubricants
Charleston, South Carolina
HES COMPLIANCE SPECIALIST
Responsibilities include providing HES support to the Charleston Lubricants Plant. Including OSHA recordkeeping, incident investigation, and collection of metrics and HES related statistics. Provide support and coordination of ACTSAFE- Behavior Safety Program, Repetitive Strain Injury Prevention Program (RSIPP), and Operations Excellence (OE). Provide training sessions related to above responsibilities and First Aid/CPR, Fire Protection, Security Awareness, EIM, SmartBadge. Charter member Low Country Safety Council.
Facilitator for Why-Tree incident investigation, and document preparation.
Worked with local law enforcement, FBI and Project Seahawk.
Work with local and state agencies to ensure compliance with all federal and state environmental requirements.
PSM
Monitor audit contractors for proper training.
Incident Investigation – Investigate, complete, and maintain Why – Tree/ Root Cause Analysis on all Lost Time Accidents, Reportable Accidents, and Near Misses.
Training of employees in safe work practices and hazards associated with their job.
Hot Work training and audits.
Emergency Planning and Response – Training of employees on various release scenarios and direction of action plans. Audit of Emergency Plans and the update of plans as working conditions changed.
Compliance Audits on lock/out and tag/out practices and procedures.
Pre-Startup Safety Review – Inspected and recommended changes on all modified or new equipment installations.
4/84 – 7/2003 (overall)
Chevron Chemical Company Oronite
Belle Chasse, Louisiana
2/2001 – 7/2003
MAINTENANCE & RELIABILITY TECHNICIAN
Responsibilities include researching, correcting and compiling work order/ equipment data into Maximo/Meridian data bases (Super User) to increase plants overall reliability and compliance. Interrupted vibration readings, verified P&IDs and life expectancy of production equipment and tankage. Conduct/coordinate Why-Tree investigations as needed. Perform special tasks including development and updating of Oak Point’s Maintenance Department’s web pages, design and update various types of metric tools used to show Oak Point’s reliability efforts. Develop safety highlighter movies upon request to take advantage of lessons learned for plant wide distribution. Conduct safety meetings for the Maintenance Department. Perform and record safety observations on a daily bases and use metrics to establish reinforcement. Act a resource for Maintenance Department for Safety, Ergonomics and Industrial Hygiene issues.
3/96 – 2/2001
HEALTH & SAFETY TECHNICIAN
Coordinates/performs all activities relative to the Oak Point Plant Industrial Hygiene program: Keeps abreast of applicable regulations, exposure standards and sampling techniques consistent with OSHA, ACGIH, and Corporate policies; calibrates monitoring equipment; monitors employee exposure and work environment using a variety of sampling equipment and methods calculating exposure levels and making recommendations as appropriate; performs annual respirator fit testing for all plant employees.
Conducts safety training of plant personnel including : Fire and Emergency Response Team (ERT) training (ERT training coordinator); proper use of personal protective equipment, including respirator types and uses; new hire orientation and employee regulatory training; and semi-annual plant emergency drills.
PSM
Monitor audit contractors for proper training.
Incident Investigation – Investigate, complete, and maintain Why – Tree/ Root Cause Analysis on all Lost Time Accidents, Reportable Accidents, and Near Misses.
Training of employees in safe work practices and hazards associated with their process units.
Hot Work training and audits.
Emergency Planning and Response – Training of employees on various release scenarios and direction of action plans. Audit of Emergency Plans and the update of plans as new process areas and existing process area conditions changed.
Compliance Audits on lock/out and tag/out practices and procedures.
Pre-Startup Safety Review – Inspected and recommended changes on all modified or new equipment installations.
Management of Change – Ensured that all MOC processes were followed and approved by all participants.
Confined Space – Helped develop and train employees on confined space entry procedures.
Process Hazard Analysis – Assisted in HAZWOPER meetings with employees from various departments to go over process P&IDs and determine what fail safe positions equipment had to be in the event of a process upset taking into account various equipment failures.
Operation Procedures – Wrote emergency shutdown procedures and modified the operations procedures for the Special Chemicals batch area.
Mechanical Integrity – Identified and recommended preventative maintenance/inspection practices on critical pieces of equipment.
4/84 – 3/96
OPERATOR/HEAD OPERATOR RELIEF
Last position was a special assignment Batch Area Technician writing operating, special condition and shutdown procedures for ISO Certification Phase II. Employed in Batch Manufacturing Area for 12 years. Conduct confined space entry and hot work permitting. Held job qualifications on the A, J, K, U and I jobs. Performed preventive maintenance including equipment rotation.
Member of Oak Point's Safety Committee and First Responders. Conducted training for the First Responders when ES&H Department was unable to provide instructors, calling upon 10 years experience as an Emergency Medical Technician.
6/80 - 12/83
Brown & Root, Inc. (Permanent Maintenance Contractor for Gulf Oil)
Gulf Alliance Refinery
Alliance, Louisiana
SAFETY SUPERVISOR & COMPANY MEDIC
Advisor to management by contributing experience, knowledge and judgment in order to assist management making decisions affecting safety, fire prevention, first aid, and Workers' Compensation. Held training programs in first aid, respiratory protection training and safe work practices. Presented general safety orientation sessions for all new hires, as well as specialized orientation sessions for personnel working in hazardous areas involving potential exposure to hydrofluoric acid, caustic soda and sulfuric acid.
9/79 - 6/80
Geosource, Inc.
Marine Services Division
Harvey, Louisiana
SAFETY ADMINISTRATOR
2/78 - 9/79
Tompkins-Beckwith, Inc.
Louisiana Power & Light Company
Waterford Steam Electric Station
1980 - 1165MW Installation - Unit No. 3
Taft, Louisiana
SENIOR SAFETY REPRESENTATIVE
9/77 - 2/78
Brown & Root, Inc.
Offshore Pipeline Division
Belle Chasse, Louisiana
SAFETY OFFICER & BARGE MEDIC
8/75 - 8/77
United States Air Force
Kincheloe Air Force Base
Strategic Air Command
Kincheloe, Michigan
MEDICAL SERVICE SPECIALIST
8/75 - 12/75
JO ELLEN SMITH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
4400 General Meyer Avenue
New Orleans, Louisiana
EMERGENCY ROOM MEDICAL TECHNICIAN
EDUCATION
Brother Martin High School
New Orleans, Louisiana
Graduate - 1973
Our Lady of Holy Cross College
New Orleans, Louisiana
1973 - 1974 - General Studies
Nicholls State University
Thibodaux, Louisiana
1974 - 1975 - General Studies
Lake Superior State College
Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
1976 - Emergency Medical Technician - Basic Level
Delgado Community College
New Orleans, Louisiana
1979 - 2000 - Emergency Medical Technician - Basic Level – 1979
Emergency Medical Technician - Basic Level – 1983
Associate in Science Degree - Occupational Safety & Health - 1985
Emergency Medical Technician – Basic Level – 2000
1993 - 1995 - Worked towards Bachelor of Science in Occupational Safety & Health
Completed prerequisites for Associate in Science of Nursing and was accepted to Charity Hospital School of Nursing
Tulane University
New Orleans, Louisiana
Fall 1997 - General Studies
Trident Technical College
Charleston, South Carolina
Fall 2003 – Hazoper Level III (refresher)
Fall 2004 – Hazoper Level III (refresher)
Bevill State Community College
Jasper, Alabama
2/06 – New Miner Training – 40 hour
3/08 – MSHA Instructor Certification
3/08 – MSHA Industrial Hygiene Certification
Received following certificates for completing courses given by Chevron, as well as various additional outside agencies:
American Society of Safety Engineers – Member since 1979
6/81 Brown & Root - Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation - Instructor
6/81 American Red Cross - Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Modular System - Instructor
5/82 National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians - EMT- A- #A146974
4/82 Gulf Oil - Respiratory Training Phases I, II, III & IV
5/82 Gulf Oil - Flammable Liquid Fire Fighting
7/82 Brown & Root - Forklift Safety - Instructor
5/96 Louisiana State University - Chevron Chemical Fire Brigade Training
10/96 Chevron Research and Technology Company - Industrial Hygiene Monitoring
10/96 University of Nevada, Reno Dodd/Beal’s Fire Protection Training Academy - Industrial Manufacturing & Marketing
11/96 Texas A&M University - Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Training
3/97 Texas A&M University - Strategy and Tactics Training Course
4/97 RISC America - Industrial Firefighting
5/97 Chevron Research & Technology Company Fire & Process Safety Team- Root Cause Analysis - WHY Tree incident investigation
5/97 Chevron Research & Technology Company Fire and Process Risk Team - Fire Protection in Design Training
5/97 Geismar Area Mutual Aid at LSU Fireman Training Center - Foam Applications and Equipment Use on Polar Solvents & Hydrocarbon Processing, Fuel & Chemical Storage Tanks
9/97 Chevron Cedar Bayou - Industrial/Confined Space Rescue Techniques
8/97 Ansul Fire School Fire Tech Center, Marinette, Wisconsin - ANSUL Fire Training Course
2/98 Texas A&M University - served as Student Instructor for Industrial Fire Fighting - Chevron Corporate Fire School
2/98 American Heart Association CPR Instructor
3/99 Jefferson Parish Fire Training Academy – Apprentice Fire Fighter
5/99 American Heart Association AED Instructor
6/99 Jefferson Parish Fire Training Academy – Fire Fighter I
7/99 National Safety Council/AHA – HeartSaver Facts Instructor
1/00 National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (B1254371)
2/02 Texas A&M University - served as Instructor for Industrial Fire Fighting - Chevron Corporate Fire School
8/02 State of Louisiana Bureau of EMS Instructor (First Responder/EMT Refresher Level)
12/03 Hazardous Materials Level III, Trident Tech, Charleston, SC
4/03 Facility Security Officer Certification, SEA, Inc, Charleston, SC
6/04 Principles of Occupational Safety and Health, Chevron/National Safety Council, Houston, TX
12/04 Hazardous Materials Level III, Trident Tech, Charleston, SC
5/05 Why-Tree Facilitator Refresher Training, Chevron, Houston, Texas
10/05 Five-Why Incident, II&R Process and Sight Safety, Chevron, Houston, Texas
2/06 New Underground Miner Training, 40 hours, Bevill State, AL
5/06 American Heart Association CPR/AED Instructor, Tuscaloosa, AL
3/07 Learning Management System Administrator Certification
10/07 Operational Excellence – Regular Certification
3/08 MSHA Instructor Certification
3/08 MSHA Industrial Hygiene Certification
6/10 Hazwoper Refresher
7/10 First-Aid/AED/CPR
All certifications are available for review.
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