Safety Compliance Consulting Company, 1997-2000
PRESIDENT/SAFETY CONSULTANT
Provide clients throughout the U.S., Canada and Mexico with comprehensive safety program development and implementation of these processes into heavy industrial & construction settings. Facilitate and coordinate team-based approaches to incident management, hazard process controls, work place controls, training & education processes and measurement techniques.

Aluminum Company of America (ALCOA), Newburgh, Indiana, 1988-1996
PLANTWIDE SENIOR SAFETY ENGINEER/SAFETY ENGINEER
INGOT PLANT (4 years)- SMELTER (2 years).
Responsible for development of comprehensive safety program elements and assisting departments in their implementation and follow-up processes.

• Developed OSHA legislative requirements as proposed rules became final and implemented compliance programs - Personal Protective Equipment, Mobile Equipment, Lockout/Tagout, Confined Spaces, Electrical Hazards and Fall Protection/Prevention.
• Provided OSHA required training to Divisions - Hearing Conservation, Hazard Communication, Respiratory Protection, Lockout/Tagout, Confined Space Entry, Personal Protective Equipment, & Mobile Equipment.
• Chaired/facilitated multiple joint committee support - Plant Safety and Health Steering Committee (PS&HSC), Vehicle Safety Committee (SWAT), Departmental safety committees.
• Development and implementation of Safety Observation program (Planned Job Observations) which involved joint participation and involvement in observing jobs and providing feedback.
• Support safety program elements - Vehicle/Pedestrian Awareness, Ergonomics, Safe Job Procedures, Noise Reduction, Personal Diversity Training.
• Perform on request industrial hygiene sampling (Noise, Particulate, etc.).
• Participated on Corporate Audit Team auditing domestic ALCOA locations for compliance with corporate safety protocols.
• Directed and promoted Divisional management on developing and implementing safety action plans.
• Used teambuilding and problem solving skills in multi-divisional responsibility as a resource for department directed project teams.
• Involved and coordinated several major incident investigations involving near miss, loss of property, personal injury and loss of life.

• Developed and implemented new hire safety orientation program.
• Reviewed and recommended changes on construction job packages and contract specifications.
• Reviewed contractor pre-qualification specifications.
• Revised and implemented Construction safety rules.
• Coordinated, evaluated, and monitored Contractors' safety programs and job site performance.
• Developed and conducted on-site training programs for Alcoa Construction organization and Contractor employees. Conducted bi-weekly tool box meetings and audited Contractor tool box meetings on opposite weeks. Published a monthly Construction Safety Newsletter.
• Conducted accident investigations with the view of preventing recurrence and protecting Alcoa from third party liability.
• Reduced Serious Injury Frequency rate from 5.85 (24 cases) to a 3.0 (6 cases) in a year and a half time period (1.5 million man hours).
• Reduced Lost Work Day rate from 2.68 (11 cases) to 0 (0 cases) in a year and a half time period.

• Conducted the following audits - workers compensation, general liability, automobile (fleet or garage), and wall-to-wall property (fire/crime, manufacturing or non-manufacturing).
• Performed industrial hygiene sampling and special training requests.
• Required good preplanning, scheduling, interviewing, and communication skills.

• Developed Corporate safety film library and worldwide distribution.
• Supported domestic plants in target projects - Wenatchee, Vehicle Safety Program; Corona CA- -Drug/Alcohol Related Accident Data Analysis.
• Served as a resource for Corporate staff in maintaining corporate driven safety programs and their implementation at the plant level.

Authorized Instructor by OSHA for the Construction Industry - Outreach Program: 1998
Authorized Instructor by OSHA for the General Industry - Outreach Program: 1997
Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana, B.S. Safety Management: 1983
  Special emphasis on program development, administration, compliance and hazard control processes

AFFILIATIONS

American Society of Safety Engineers, Member
National Safety Council, Member
ORR Safety Corporation, Product Distributor

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