Health Safety

ERIN MARIE SNYDER

*** ********* ***** • Lexington, KY 40515 • 859-***-**** ****.********@*****.***

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Detail-oriented Industrial Hygienist/Occupational Health and Safety Specialist with expertise in indoor air quality; experience identifying and evaluating potential hazards across various industries.

• Ensures instrumentation and apparatus are in compliance with safety regulations, company training records are up-to-date, and that safety programs conform to industry standards.

• Evaluates efficacy of training curricula and protective equipment and makes recommendations for improvement.

• Works well in collaborative environments, maintaining open line of communication with team members and conveying challenges with and status of tasks in order to manage projects effectively.

• Draws upon solid writing skills to develop results reports, expressing complex information in nontechnical terms to facilitate thorough understanding by individuals with limited technical background.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Noise Dosimeter • Sound Level Meter • TSI Q-Trak Indoor Air Quality Meter • Moisture Meter

TSI Portacount Plus • Sensidyne Colorimetric Hand Pump • BIOS DryCal DC-lite

Personal Samplers • TSI VelociCalc • Flow Hood • Particle Counter • Heat Stress Monitor

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

CONSULTANT 2009 –2010

• Worked with Performance Based Safety and SPAN International, a Missouri based company, to develop curriculum for a CIH prep course.

• Worked with Mileo & Associates, a Florida based company, as a 3rd party consultant providing safety program development, MSDS/chemical reviews, and noise surveys.

• Worked with SafeX, an Ohio based company, as a 3rd party technical report writer/reviewer as projects were completed.

ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING AND TECHNOLOGY, INC., Tampa, Florida 2007-2008

Senior Associate Scientist, On Call

• Utilized variety of equipment, including sampling pumps and noise dosimeters to monitor working environment.

• Consulted with defense contractor and conducted job hazard analysis, observing numerous jobs, ascertaining risk factors, and tracking substances with which employees came in contact.

• Measured noise levels and gained experience evaluating highly automated processes at printing company.

• Recognized and assessed potential occupational safety and health hazards, ranging from indoor air quality to potential causes of hearing damage.

• Checked company records to determine whether training was up-to-date or needed to be supplemented; outlined list of required training and communicated company’s further needs to supervisor.

• Submitted sampling media for off-site testing, determined and specified laboratory methodology to utilize, and maintained chain of custody records.

• Interpreted lab results and analyzed data, comparing findings to national standards; completed results statements discussing findings and observations during field surveys and submitted to health and safety coordinator.

• Recommended implementation or modification of training programs to mitigate occupational safety and health hazards based upon conclusions drawn from sampling data.

NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH (NIOSH), Cincinnati, Ohio 2001-2005

Industrial Hygienist 2003-2005

Industrial Hygiene Fellowship through Association of Preventive Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio 2001-2003

• Led interdisciplinary team of physicians, engineers, occupational nurses, and toxicologists in traveling to job sites to investigate potential occupational safety and health hazards.

• Coordinated field surveys on location at industrial, manufacturing, and recreational sites; researched industrial operations, processes, materials, and by-products and developed sampling strategies to evaluate risks.

• Obtained samples using instrumentation including sampling pumps and direct reading instruments, submitted media for lab testing, analyzed results, and made recommendations to alleviate safety hazards.

• Incorporated medical team’s findings into lengthy final reports, writing in concise and nontechnical terminology to ensure comprehension by diverse audiences; distributed statements to management delegate, labor union head, and employee who requested testing to be performed.

NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH (NIOSH), continued

• Directed pilot program, tracking implementation of recommendations across several companies one year after initial assessment; gathered data to determine program’s efficacy by reviewing report, findings, and suggestions for improvement and obtaining feedback on consequent improvements or setbacks.

• Fielded telephonic inquiries from general public, addressing occupational health and safety questions and concerns.

• Presented field research at professional meetings and in peer-reviewed journals.

GENERAL ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT ENGINES, Cincinnati, Ohio 2000-2001

Industrial Hygiene Technical Assistant

• Performed extensive material safety data sheet (MSDS) research and updated database of current and previous products used in manufacturing sector.

• Developed sampling strategies, evaluated controls, and conducted industrial hygiene surveys; collected data using air monitoring equipment, interpreted information, and suggested changes to diminish risk factors.

• Reviewed safety training program content for compliance with OSHA standards and evaluated illness and injury rates within company to determine program efficacy; conveyed conclusions to health and safety professionals.

• Established programs for environmental, health, and safety departments for metal working fluids management and Legionella management.

UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI, Cincinnati, Ohio 1999-2001

Graduate Assistant

• Led graduate student laboratory sessions in air sampling and analysis courses, supervising students during lab experiments, facilitating class discussions, and grading work.

• Participated in environmental health department seminars and conducted respirator fit-testing.

EDUCATION

M.S., Industrial Hygiene, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 2001

B.S., Biology, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa 1997

Minor in Chemistry

PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES

Snyder EM, McKay RT. “An Evaluation of Irritant Smoke to Detect Exhalation Valve Leakage in Respirators.” Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, Volume 18, Issue 9, 2003, 702-707.

McKinney K, Benson S, Lempert A, Singal M, Wallingford K, Snyder E. “Occupational Exposures to Air Contaminants at the World Trade Center Disaster Site – New York.” Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, September-October, 2001, 51(21):453.

Wallingford KM, Snyder EM. “Occupational Exposures during the World Trade Center Disaster Response.” Toxicology and Industrial Health, Volume 17, Issues 5-10, 2001, 247-253.

PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS

Snyder E, Sollberger R, Tapp L. “An Introduction to the NIOSH Follow-Back Program: An Evaluation Tool for Health Hazard Evaluations.” American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition, Atlanta, Georgia. May 2004.

Mattorano DA, Wallingford KM, Snyder EM, Esswein EJ, McCleery RE, Baron S. “CDC/NIOSH Emergency Response: Occupational Exposures during the World Trade Center Disaster – A Look at Rescue Workers.” American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition, Dallas, Texas. May 2003.

Mattorano DA, Wallingford KM, Snyder EM. “Rescue Workers’ Occupational Exposures during the World Trade Center Disaster Response.” U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Research and Development Workshop: Environmental Monitoring and Modeling Associated with National Emergencies, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. November 2002.

Snyder EM, Wallingford KM, Mattorano DA. “Occupational Exposures during the World Trade Center Disaster Response.” Iota Sigma Chemistry Society, Cincinnati, Ohio. October 2002.

Snyder EM. “Determination of Known Respirator Valve Leakage Using an Irritant Smoke Test Kit.” American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition, San Diego, California. June 2002.

Wallingford KM, Snyder EM. “Occupational Exposures during the World Trade Center Disaster Response.” 36th Annual Conference for Theories and Practices in Toxicology and Risk Assessment, Cincinnati, Ohio. April 2002.

AWARDS

Best in Session. Snyder E, Sollberger R, Tapp L. “An Introduction to the NIOSH Follow-Back Program: An Evaluation Tool for Health Hazard Evaluations.” Presented at the American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition, Atlanta, Georgia. May 2004.

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