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SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SPECIALIST
Professional Background
Responsible Safety and Occupational Health Specialist with excellent communication skills demonstrated by 8 years of experience in safety in a healthcare facility, and 2 years as a ground safety officer with the Coast Guard in Kodiak, Alaska.
Skill Highlights
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Accomplishments
Training
- Trained 5 new safety specialist in the safety office over the past 7 years.
- Conduct New Employee Orientation (NEO) training and receive the highest ratings of any service and have been consistent for the past 6 years.
Professional Experience
Safety and Occupational Health Specialist
February 2007 to CurrentDepartment Of Defense － Chantilly , VA
February 2007 to CurrentDepartment Of Defense － Chantilly , VA
- As a Safety and Occupational Health Specialist at the Birmingham VA Medical Center I am part of a team that is responsible for implementing and managing safety, occupational health and fire protection programs throughout the facility.
- I provide expertise on company policies, standard operating procedures (SOP) and regulations to peers and executive leadership.
- I have the ability to plan and organize work assignments to maintain effective control of assignment and to accomplish expected results.
- I conduct inspections to identify and evaluate potential hazards and risks associated with a wide variety of work environments and occupations at the facility.
- Conduct safety and environmental inspections, fire protection inspections, fire drills and training sessions in general patient care areas, employee work areas and other occupied spaces throughout the hospital.
- I am very familiar with the NFPA 101, NFPA 72, NFPA 99, NFPA 25, NFPA 70 and NFPA 80.
- I schedule and perform fire drills on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis in healthcare and business occupancies at the hospital and at offsite clinics as required by the applicable NFPA and TJC codes and standards and hospital policy.
- I am certified in NFPA 10 and authorized to conduct annual portable fire extinguisher inspections at the hospital and community clinics.
- Periodically, I conduct portable fire extinguisher training with other departments to assure facility personnel are confident in using portable fire extinguishers.
- I assisted and was instrumental in the implementation of the new procedures for monthly electronic inspections of the medical center's 300(+) fire extinguishers using Firebug/Backtrack scanning and database software.
- I inspect external facilities such as satellite community clinics, contract board and care facilities, per diem homes, medical foster homes, long term care facilities, such as nursing homes, and state veteran nursing homes to ensure that these facilities pose no safety or environmental hazards to Veteran patients.
- I have the ability to communicate orally and in writing.
- I also conduct new employee orientation (NEO) and conduct in service training one on one, small groups and large groups.
- I currently co-chair the hospital's Accident Review Board.
- I investigate and review accidents and provide recommendations to the Board concerning the implementation of appropriate measures to prevent future accidents and injuries.
- I compile data for analysis as well as assist in evaluating accident data to determine if any negative accident trends exist at the hospital.
- I am responsible for maintaining the facility's Fire Protection and Prevention Programs and ensuring compliance with all NFPA, TJC, VHA, and OSHA standards, policies and codes.
- Conduct daily rounds of the facility to confirm that fire protection system components are functioning properly.
- I am responsible for drafting and submitting the Fire Prevention and Safe Environment Annual Reviews and reporting the results to the Executive Safety Committee.
- I have provided fire prevention and protection consultation and assistance to other services at the facility undergoing CAP, CARF and OIG inspections.
- I attend pre-activation construction project meetings to discuss hospital safety policies and procedures with contractors and contractor representatives.
- Conduct weekly construction project inspections to ensure project conditions are in compliance with 29 CFR 1926 OSHA Standards and hazards are abated by responsible parties in an efficient manner.
- Perform interim life safety measure assessments prior to commencement of projects to determine if measures need to be implemented to protect hospital patients, employees and contractors.
- Participated in TJC Survey and assisted with Plan for Improvement actions related to Survey.
- I perform inspections to identify and evaluate potential hazards and risks associated with a wide variety of work environments and occupations at the hospital.
- I schedule and perform required fire drills on all shifts.
- I regularly prepare written reports of investigations with appropriate recommendations for changes in operating procedures or modifications of standard techniques.
Education and Training
High School : 1976Beaumont High School － City, State, United States
Certified Healthcare Safety Professional (CHSP), NAFED Portable Extinguisher TechnicianUSCG Institute － City, State, United StatesSome College Coursework Completed Credits Earned: 23 Semester hours Community College of the Air Force Columbus, MS United States Some College Coursework Completed Credits Earned: 14 Semester hours
Certifications
Certified Healthcare Safety Professional (CHSP)
NAFED 10 Portable Extinguisher Technician Certification
Affiliations
Certified Healthcare Safety Professional
Interests
United States - AL - Birmingham
Skills
Strong interpersonal skills, oral, consultation, databases, forklift, GEMS, information systems, leadership, managing, materials, meetings, office, nursing homes, personnel, policies, presentations, processes, reporting, Safety, scanning, SOP, technical assistance, Technician
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School Attended
- Beaumont High School
- USCG Institute
Job Titles Held:
- Safety and Occupational Health Specialist
Degrees
- High School : 1976
Certified Healthcare Safety Professional (CHSP), NAFED Portable Extinguisher Technician
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