Chris Kuiper

Profile
A seasoned professional with approximately 30 years of quality, environmental, health, and safety (EHS) management systems auditing, expert witness (safety) and compliance expertise in a variety of industries. Chris has hands-on experience in field based and Senior Management level of environmental, health, and safety issues. He has consulted and audited Quality, Environmental Health, and Safety Management Systems His practice includes a wide variety of industrial clients in mineral extraction, utilities, high technology, manufacturing, medical device, food and beverage, and other disciplines.

Chris is also a professor at the University of Denver where he teaches master's level courses in ISO14000 Lead Auditor, EHS management, and technical courses in process safety management and risk management planning professional experience. He is also an expert witness in OSHA related cases.

Experience Highlights

  • Executive manager of Environmental, Health, and Safety programs and systems in foreign and domestic operations of a Fortune Five company.
  • Developer, instructor, and assessor of Quality, Environmental, Health, and Safety management systems (conformant to ISO 14001, BS 8800 and BS 18001) as a consultant to high tech, medical, manufacturing and other industries.
  • University of Denver professor, instructing Master's level students in environmental, health and safety systems, management and ISO 14001 Lead Auditor Training.
  • Contributor to Organizational Assessment tool used to assist in EMS implementation.
  • Managing partner of the ISONetwork, L.L.C.
  • Developer of a computerized Environmental, Health and Safety Management System tool for gaps analysis and aspects and impacts analysis, action tracking and risk management.
  • Author of numerous articles and professional presentations on safety and health, ISO 14001 and BS 8800/18001 in trade and technical media.
  • Selected to the USEPA Merit Northrop Grumman ISO 14001 Demonstration Project team, 1996-1997.
  • Presenter at many conferences including the ASQC Rocky Mountain Annual Conference - An Overview of Safety, Health and the ISO 14000 Standard."
  • Provided expert witness support in an OSHA investigation and citation involving a fatality at a multi-employer work site.
  • Investigated and successfully defended client in a multi-employer work site incident involving an explosion and personnel injury.
  • Testified in a personal protective equipment lawsuit, helping the defense to successfully argue the case.
  • Participated in numerous formal and informal OSHA settlement meetings and negotiations.
  • Professional with nearly 30 years of experience directly in industry and as a consultant.
Professional Experience
Environmental Health & Safety Consulting           President            1989 - present
This management consulting firm specializes in providing technical and managerial environmental, health and safety and expert witness to clients worldwide. Competencies include identification, assessment and management of aspects, impacts and risks to the enterprise; building environmental, health and safety management systems; ISO 9001 and 14001 implementation; gaps analysis and due diligence assessments; training; and support documentation (e.g., O&M Manuals, SOP development) and expert analysis and interpretation of safety regulations. Thirty years of professional experience is blended with a pragmatic approach to problem solving with an emphasis in technical safety expertise.

The ISONetwork, LLC            Managing Principal            1995 - 1999
This company, established as a subsidiary of EHS, Inc. and later spun-off as a separate company, was formed to answer the growing need for ISO 9001/14001 support to industry and government. Projects included conducting gaps analyses, developing management reports, designing Environmental Management Systems, and implementation and training.

Golden Aluminum           Company Mgr, Environmental Health & Safety            1989-1992
In this position, Mr. Kuiper served as the corporate director of EHS activities for domestic and international operations. This newly created position allowed the opportunity to build an integrated environmental, health and safety management system from the ground up and provided extensive hands-on and corporate oversight experience.

Mobil Oil Corporation            Mgr, Safety, Health & Environmental Compliance            1976-1989
This assignment emerged over many years of front line and progressively higher level technical and managerial EHS positions. Both domestic and international assignments permitted Chris the experience of building compliance systems and teaching indigenous staff how to implement and maintain self-monitoring quality and EHS systems.

Certifications

  • 1999 - ANSI/RAB Auditor - #E052232
  • 1998 - Six Sigma - Green Belt
  • 1984 - Certified Safety Professional - #7520
Associations
  • American Society of Safety Engineers
  • Colorado Hazardous Waste Mgmt Society - Past President
  • Front Range Community College - Haz Mat Advisory Committee
  • National Association for Environmental
  • HazMat Southwest (Board)
  • Management (Board of Directors)
  • National Fire Protection Association
  • Environmental Roundtable
Education
  • 1992 - Masters of Environmental Policy and Management - University of Denver
  • 1974 - Master of Science - Northwestern State University - Louisiana
  • 1972 - Bachelor of Science - Northwestern State University - Louisiana



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