Environmental Health &Amp; Safety Representative Resume Example MAHLE Behr Charleston Inc.

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH & SAFETY REPRESENTATIVE

Summary

As a Veteran with over 20 years of service, I have a proven track record in Environmental, Health, and Safety programs. I am versatile, motivated and a team-oriented professional that demonstrates a superior degree of leadership, managing and mentoring. I provided informal instruction to work leaders and employees covering a variety of standards, general safety and occupational health subjects including mishap prevention and safe working practices. I analyzes accident and injury reports, studying data to discover trends and mishap causes, and developed recommendations for eliminating or controlling the hazards detected. I have accomplished this in all settings, the largest being over 630 civilian personnel. I am a expert in reviewing regulatory policies and ensuring that all related policies are updated and disseminated to the appropriate section.

Skills

Confined Space
Hazard waste and disposal
Chemical Inventory
Machine Guarding

Auditing safety processes
Incident investigation
LO/TO Programs
Regulations compliance

Experience

Environmental Health & Safety Representative
January 2018 to CurrentMAHLE Behr Charleston Inc. － North Charleston, SC

Responded and facilitated investigations of all incidents and near misses, assisting with the root causes analysis, and driving implementation of corrective actions using the 5 why approach.
Reduced the accident rate and decreased the Days Away, Restricted or Transfer (Dart) from 45% to 7% over a 7 month period.
Procured First Responder training for 53 personnel to ensure proper training is maintained plant wide.
Experienced investigating mishaps, obtaining statements from witnesses, and photographing mishap scene; records circumstances of mishap and extent of injuries, estimates cost of property damage, and prepares a final report of findings with recommendations to correct the unsafe acts or conditions that caused the personnel injury or property damage.
Inspected workplaces, processes, products, or other systems for compliance with established safety and occupational health policies.
Developed, maintained and updated compliance manuals, standard operating procedures (SOPs) and work instructions to eliminate or control potential hazards.
Monitored occupational health and industrial hygiene activities including air sampling, noise measurements.
Implemented and manage continuous improvement activities, including but not limited to effective corrective and preventive action programs, internal audits and trained workers on safety and health practices.
Developed and maintained a comprehensive self-assessment audit plan considering risk areas, operational processes, and management reporting.
Identified risks and trends and then taking appropriate action to minimize, mitigate or eliminate hazards.
Ensured compliance with all health and safety programs with OSHA, State, and Federal requirements.
Cleared (6) 240 days environmental violation and secured ISO 14001:2015 Certification within 7 months of arrival.
Conducted monthly Site Safety Review Committee (SSRC) briefings to ensure all open items that were identified were documented and fixed.
Hand selected to travel with a team to Germany to ensure all machine guarding and all potential safety issues were identified and corrected on a Fin Mill Run off before acceptance of the machinery.
Managed chemical storage area to ensure all chemicals and hazardous waste were documented correctly per OSHA, state and federal regulations.

Safety Manager
February 2014 to December 2016Container Salvage Co － Charleston, SC

Revitalized the Quality Assurance and the Safety Program. Cleared 30 safety violations within 3 days.
Inspected workplaces, processes, products, or other systems for compliance with established safety and occupational health policies.
Developed, maintained and updated compliance manuals, standard operating procedures (SOPs) and work instructions to eliminate or control potential hazards.
Managed the third party audits certification process resulting in certification to industry standard process and quality management systems such as ISO 1496-1 container corner fittings that are not rated to 3:1 safety factor and 49 CFR 173.410.
Conducted weekly safety briefings and established yearly refresher training for employees.
Monitored safety and security procedures and proper use of equipment and material.
Actively promoted safety process and correct any safety issues.
Implemented and manage continuous improvement activities, including but not limited to effective corrective and preventive action programs, internal audits and trained workers on safety and health practices.
Developed and maintained a comprehensive self-assessment audit plan considering risk areas, operational processes and management reporting.
Provided training support on health and safety services in coordination with program and personnel teams.

Environmental Health & Safety Manager
September 2003 to November 2013United States Air Force － North Charleston, SC

Managed hazardous waste program for Logistics facility resulting in zero finding during South Carolina Health and Environmental Control Inspections.
Accomplished weekly facility safety inspection that identified and fixed 10 deficiencies for 5 buildings; 100% OSHA compliant and mishaps averted for 13 employees.
Managed safety or occupational health program elements. Developed safety and occupational health policy to higher levels of management.
Applied safety and occupational health laws, regulations, principles, theories, practices, and procedures to advise on or resolve technical matters dealing with occupational safety and health requirements.
Developed safety and occupational health standards, regulations, practices, and procedures to eliminate or control potential hazards.
Developed programs to reduce the frequency, severity, and cost of accidents and occupational illnesses. Analyzing or evaluating new and existing jobs, processes, products, or other systems to determine the existence, severity, probability, and outcome of hazards.
Designed or modified workplaces, processes, products, or other systems to control or eliminate hazards. Inspecting or surveying workplaces, processes, products, or other systems for compliance with established safety and occupational health policies or standards and to identify potential new hazards.

Education and Training

Master of Science : Environmental Health and Safety ManagementColumbia Southern University － Orange Beach, AL

Bachelor of Science : Business Management, 2016Limestone College － North Charleston, SC

Lead Auditor : ISO 14001, 2018BSI Group America － Chicago, IN, United States

OSHA General Industry Safety and Health, 2017360 Training － North Charleston, SCCertification # 36-701954942

Visio, 2017Training Solutions － North Charleston, SC

Microsoft Access, 2017Training Solutions － North Charleston, SC

Project Management, 2017Training Solutions － North Charleston, SC

Unit Environmental Coordinator, 2003United States Air Force － North Charleston, SC

Pollution Prevention Program Operations and Management, 2003United States Air Force － North Charleston, SC

Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

MAHLE Behr Charleston Inc.
Container Salvage Co
United States Air Force

School Attended

Columbia Southern University
Limestone College
BSI Group America
360 Training
Training Solutions
United States Air Force

Job Titles Held:

Environmental Health & Safety Representative
Safety Manager
Environmental Health & Safety Manager

Degrees

Master of Science : Environmental Health and Safety Management
Bachelor of Science : Business Management , 2016
Lead Auditor : ISO 14001 , 2018
OSHA General Industry Safety and Health , 2017
Visio , 2017
Microsoft Access , 2017
Project Management , 2017
Unit Environmental Coordinator , 2003
Pollution Prevention Program Operations and Management , 2003

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