Engineer Safety
Resume:
Occupational Safety & Health Science Officer
Thomas F. Gibson MPH DHSc Candidate
Professional Building Suite 128
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33306
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Current Position: Occupational Health and Safety Engineer
Employer: Toshiba Corporation-Industrial Safety Group
Location: Wells Hydroelectric Dam Facility, Chelan, Washington
Duration: 2/2011 to Present [Contract Duration]
Duties: Primary function was the anticipation, recognition, evaluation and control of hazardous environments and situations in a hydroelectric facility. Provide safety engineering, onsite functional medical support and interpretation of 29 CFR 1910 & 1926 OSHA standards for 185 contractors, millwrights, electricians and welders. Project involves total maintenance and refurbishment of a 1000 megawatt hydrodynamic power station. Responsible for implementation of hearing conservation program, respiratory protection program, metalic lead abatement procedures, heat stress policy, confined space entry procedures, hot work authorization, oxy-acetylene safety, fall protection, scaffold certification, personal protective equipment, proper rigging techniques, and general safety. Function as the standby medic/hyperbaric chamber operator for dam maintenance staff personnel that are working at depth. Additional duties include the monitoring of all potential maritime pollutants, response to oil spills, reporting requirements, analysis and stewardship of material safety data sheets for all regulated substances as covered in 29 CFR 1910.1200, the Hazard Communication Standard in the physical facility. Responsible for spurious noise abatement, sound level-decibel monitoring, action level response to dangerous noise generation and annual OSHA audio testing compliance.
Position: Diving Medical Officer/Safety Engineer
Employer: Ocean Engineering Corp
Location: Trinidad/Venezuela-South America/GoM
Duration: 01/2006-10/2010
Duties: Provide technical interpretation of 29 CFR 1910 & 1926 OSHA standards for 200 employees consisting of deep sea divers, tenders, riggers, welders, able bodied seamen, electricians and crane operators. Responsible for implementation of hearing conservation program, respiratory protection program, heat stress policy, confined space entry procedures, hydrogen sulfide identification [H2S], hot work authorization, oxy-acetylene safety, fall protection, scaffold certification, personal protective equipment, proper rigging techniques, and general sea safety. The project is an abandonment undertaking, retrieving three submerged oil rig platforms, from a depth of 300 feet saltwater, damaged by hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Using chamber saturated divers breathing a helium/oxygen mix and remote operated vehicles, small pipe, brace and deck sections are cut, using newly designed tools, and brought to the surface using heavy lift cranes, up to 1000 ton lifting capacity. Additional duties include the monitoring of all potential maritime pollutants, response to oil spills, reporting requirements, analysis and stewardship of material safety data sheets for all regulated substances aboard the vessel. Function as a Helicopter Landing Officer, providing training and conducting safe flight operations, for incoming and outbound vessel personnel.
Position: Offshore Medic/ Safety Engineer
Employer: Ocean Engineering Corporation
Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL
Duration: 03/1985 – 11/2005
Duties: Provide medical care, training and emergency response; additionally function as a safety engineer, providing pre-job execution of safety analysis and planning, with contingency procedures in known hazardous situations. Establish policy procedures for crane lifts involving boat equipment, personnel transfer, and general safe work procedures for welders, pipefitters, iron workers and subcontracted labor. Provide safety instruction for routine oil platform requirements, electrical safety/lockout & tag out procedures, fire extinguisher training, confined space entry and scaffolding safety. Perform gas and liquid chemical analysis and clearance. Perform confined space testing for entry and hot work certification aboard tank ships, barges, tug boat and naval combatants. Testing included oxygen content, flammable gas determinations, toxic gas and vapor analysis using a gas chromatograph, infrared spectrophotometer, colorimetric length of stain tubes and assorted wet chemistry testing. Toxic gas/vapor determinations included hydrogen sulfide [H2S] carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, benzene, toluene, mixed xylenes, methyl tertiary butyl ether-gasoline oxygenate additive, reformulated gasoline and assorted crude oil petrochemicals. Training included proper fit testing of half and full face air purifying respirators and the proper donning and use of self contained breathing apparatus (SCBA). Responsible for worker instruction and compliance with 29 CFR 1915 General Industry Safety Standards related to shipyard safety, competent person program, hazard communication standard and the respiratory protection standard.
Education
• School: AT Still University
• Major: Leadership and Organizational Behavior
• Degree: Doctor of Health Science DHSc
• Completion: June 2012
• Doctoral Thesis: The Analysis of the Drinking Water of South Florida for the Solid Rocket Fuel Oxidizer Ammonium Perchlorate
• School: Thunderbird School of Global Management
• Major: Global Oil & Gas Management
• Degree: Certificate
• Completion: July 2012
• School: American Public University
• Major: Disaster Medicine and Emergency Management
• Degree: Masters of Science in Public Health/MPH
• Completion: March 2009
• School: City University of Seattle
• Major: Health Science
• Degree: Bachelors of Science
• Completion: 2008
• School: Columbia Southern University
• Major: Industrial Hygiene Management
• Degree: Certificate
• Completion: November 2008
Offshore Safety Training
• TWIC Valid Through 2014 [Transportation Worker Identification Card]
• Safe Gulf Training: New Orleans, LA (2005)
• Helicopter Landing Officer: New Orleans, LA (2006)
• HUET Water Survival: New Orleans, LA (2006) [Helicopter Escape Training]
• STCW Water Safety Program: Ft Lauderdale, FL (2000)
• T-2 Production Oil Rig Safety: New Iberia, LA (2006)
• Tankerman Dangerous Liquids PIC: Ft Lauderdale, FL (2001)
• LNG/Liquefied Natural Gas Tanker Training: Baltimore, MD (1985)
• Marine Fire Fighting Basic & Advanced: Ft Lauderdale, FL (2000)
• Certificated Marine Chemist: NFPA/Boston, MA (1985)
Medical Training
• Emergency Medical Technician: Philadelphia, PA (1984/2010)
• Diving & Medical Safety Officer: Key Largo, FL (1996/2008)
• Master Diver DM-94733 PADI: Santa Barbara, CA (1995/1211)
• USCG Medical Person in Charge: Ft Lauderdale, FL (2000/2011)
Industrial Training
• Hydrogen Sulfide Gas Testing and Analysis [H2S] : New York, NY (1999/2006)
• Petroleum Firefighting Texas A & M University: College Station, TX (1983)
• MSA Self Contained Breathing Apparatus Repairman: Pittsburg, PA (1981)
• Hydraulic Crane Maintenance & Operation: New Iberia, LA (2006)
• Certified Scaffold Safety Inspector: Houston, TX (2006)
• Caterpillar 3612 Genset: Maintenance & Operation, Honolulu, HI (1999)
• Universal Refrigerant License Marine/Industrial HVAC: Norfolk, VA (1998)
Communications/Instrumentation Training
• FCC General Class Radiotelephone License: KF4JGY- (1996)
• MIRAN Infrared Gas Analyzer: New Haven, CT (1981)
• Century Portable Gas Chromatograph: Los Angeles, CA (1985)
• Mineral Microscopist McCrone Institute: Chicago, IL (1986)
• Asbestos Quantification University of Arizona: Tucson, AZ (1980)
• Forensic Microscopy McCrone Institute: Chicago, IL (2010)
• Indoor Air Quality/Fungal Microscopy McCrone Institute: Chicago, IL (2009)
Skills
• Design and Integrate Safety Systems to Production/Construction Projects
• Match Resources and Economics into Project Management
• Marine Engineer proficient in Mechanical Operations
• Multi-system Safety Management/ Behavior Based Safety
• Analytical Problem Solving
• Experienced on Common Diesel and Generator systems
• Knowledgeable on Marine and Industrial HVAC/Refrigeration
• Expert Confined Space Entry, Gas Detection and Hot Work Procedures
• Small Watercraft Seamanship
• Leadership Training in Organizational Behavior
Professional Associations
• Society of Petroleum Engineers
• American Society of Safety Engineers
• Global Business Society
• National Association of Science Writers
• American Public Health Association
• International Board of Undersea Medicine
• Professional Association of Dive Instructors
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