Expert Details
Chemical Hazard Consulting, Environmental Compliance, Occupational Safety
ID: 723824
Illinois, USA
Expert has extensive knowledge of chemical regulations pertaining to hazard communication in the US, Canada, EU, Japan, and other national requirements. He has applied this knowledge in all areas of compliance for client projects.
In previous consulting and manufacturing compliance positions, Expert has effectively researched and interpreted environmental regulations to assure clients are in compliance with all applicable requirements. These compliance projects include hazardous waste management, disposal, employee safety and training. In addition, Expert has successfully negotiated compliance audit findings from the US EPA, OSHA, and state government officials.
Expert has worked on many real estate projects involving property transactions. Performing hundreds of phase 1 and 2 environmental studies, Expert is knowledgeable in this area.
As president of Employer, Expert has many years of experience working with many clients from all over the world on safety data sheet authoring, container labeling, and employee training on hazard communication requirements.
Expert holds a Master's degree in hazardous waste management and has extensive experience in training employees on waste manifesting requirements, waste drum labeling, and overall Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) requirements.
In previous consulting and manufacturing compliance positions, Expert has effectively researched and interpreted safety regulations to assure clients are in compliance with all applicable requirements. These compliance projects include safety audits, and employee safety and training. In addition, Expert has successfully negotiated compliance audit findings from the US EPA, OSHA, and state government officials.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1993 | Degree: MS | Subject: Hazardous Waste Management | Institution: Arizona State University |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 1998 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: President | Department: |
Responsibilities:He manages a team of consultants responsible for researching, authoring and updating OSHA compliant Material Safety Data Sheets and their international equivalents. He assists clients with regulatory compliance issues related to global hazard communication needs. Company provides hazard communication services including Material Safety Data Sheet authoring in all worldwide formats and environmental and safety compliance. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2004 to 2005 | Employer: Sun Chemical | Title: EHS Coordinator | Department: |
Responsibilities:He supported the corporate environmental, health, and safety engineering department by preparing environmental and safety audits. He developed and implemented safety programs and policies for 45 North American manufacturing locations. He coordinated and conducted safety training sessions for line managers and supervisors. He developed training tools to support safety programs. He completed job hazard analyses. He ensured OSHA and EPA regulations are maintained. He resolved compliance issues. He reviewed incident reports and followed-up with plant managers. He managed worker’s compensation issues |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2001 to 2004 | Employer: Pharmacia | Title: Hazardous Waste Supervisor/Personnel Safety Specialist | Department: |
Responsibilities:He managed annual state, federal, local and corporate safety/environmental regulations. He participated in and addressed corrective action items from corporate EHS audit. He maintained compliance with RCRA requirements pertaining to pharmaceutical operations. He managed direct reports.He managed data and communication regarding injuries, illnesses, and other incidents to assure organizational learning. He maintained reporting mechanisms for incidents including for near-misses. He tracked and analyzed data to identify improvement opportunities. He assured that incidents were investigated and that resulting corrective actions were completed and documented. He oversaw the process to broadly communicate incident data and lessons learned. He worked closely with on-site medical staff to complete required OSHA 200/300 record keeping documents. He led employee driven incident review committee in an effort to reduce injuries and incidents. He administered contractor safety program. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1999 to 2001 | Employer: GaiaTech, Inc. | Title: Environemental Consultant | Department: |
Responsibilities:He performed modified Phase I environmental site assessments for clients. He assisted in facilitating property transactions involving environmental due diligence. He oversaw remediation projects. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1996 to 1999 | Employer: Culligan International | Title: Safety Compliance Engineer | Department: |
Responsibilities:He maintained and documented required OSHA and EPA training for facility. Processed and reduced worker compensation claims. He submitted all safety/health/environmental reports. He evaluated facility safety and injury records. He implemented proactive systems to improve facility safety compliance. He supervised all hazardous and non-hazardous waste removal. He conducted internal facility safety/environmental audits. He organized facility safety committee. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1994 to 1996 | Employer: International Paper | Title: Safety/Environmental Manager | Department: |
Responsibilities:He managed annual state, federal, local and corporate safety/environmental regulations. He prepared facility for corporate safety/environmental audits. He developed self-audit manuals for all departments. He submitted all safety/health/environmental reports. He maintained and documented all OSHA and EPA as well as corporate training requirements for the entire plant. Evaluated plant's safety and injury programs. He organized and developed plant's safety handbook. He supervised all hazardous and non-hazardous waste minimization efforts. He negotiated any complaint findings with all state and federal agencies. He provided oversight on all safety/environmental/industrial hygiene expenditures. He conducted plant-wide internal hazardous waste inspections. He performed weekly safety/environmental plant audits. He led group discussions in biweekly safety committee meetings. He supervised direct reports. |
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Career Accomplishments
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| IHMM, ASSE |
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| CHMM |
Fields of Expertise
chemical label, label, labeling regulation, OSHA labeling, chemical regulation, chemical safety, environmental code, environmental compliance, environmental due diligence investigation, hazard communication, materials safety data sheet, right-to-know law, hazardous waste, hazardous-waste disposal, hazardous-waste management, occupational safety, Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulation, Occupational Safety and Health Administration standard, chemical hazard, environmental due diligence, Environmental Protection Agency compliance, safety compliance, OSHA compliance, occupational injury, chemical injury, health safety, employee safety, employee protection, European safety directive, European safety standard, lock out tag procedure, Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System, environmental safety, chemical waste disposal, chemical safety training, laboratory safety, contractor safety management, confined space safety, maintenance safety, environmental site auditing, chemical safety management, machine safety, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, mixed hazardous waste, safety, safety management, nonhazardous solid waste management, Minnesota hazardous-waste management, industrial safety, hazardous chemical, nonhazardous solid waste, plastics safety, plant safety, intrinsic safety, industrial chemical, household hazardous waste, environmental chemistry, contractor safety, asbestos safety, accident investigation