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Public Safety, Occupational Health and Safety, Industrial Training and Course Development

ID: 724528 Missouri, USA

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A Workplace Accident and Injury Reduction Program, Expert has worked in the field of Accident Investigation for many years giving him the opportunity to research and establish sound reduction programs for various businesses. Expert has the ability to observe and correct behavioral factors that arise with various types of accidents. Expert has authored two courses that deal directly with Accidents and Reduction applications.

Accident, Accident Investigation, Expert has worked in the field of Accident Investigation for many years both in the criminal and civil settings. Expert has developed an Accident Investigation Course that finds the cause of an Accident. Sometimes this is good for the Company, Sometimes not so good. Expert finds the cause, right, wrong, or indifferent. Expert builds on the result to establish true and effective methods of correcting the problem.

Automotive Safety, In the law enforcement career Expert had launched he had the opportunity to work directly with vehicles ensuring Automotive safety, drivers responsibilities, insurance compliant companies and advanced accident investigations allowing Expert to observe directly the cause and result of poor Safety practices. Expert also worked in the field of DOT compliance and traffic regulation.

Chemical Exposure, As an EPA interim provider, Instructor Expert has instructed several courses in hazardous materials (EPA 165.15) to include decontamination procedures for may types of chemicals. As a hazardous materials technician Expert has attended many real life events that have had people contaminated with various hazardous chemicals.

Chemical processing plant accident investigation, One of Expert’s many clients is a TSD waste incineration facility. Expert has authored an accident investigation program that investigates accidents directly involving hazardous materials processing systems. Expert has had a fire amount of success with the programs authored following a processing failure.

Confined Space Safety, Expert teamed up with, and authored a Confined Space Program with Professor Jon Shields of Utah in early 1992 to develop a Confined Space program. The program involved all three levels of entry, operations, and rescue personnel training. This coursework was adopted by three western states as the industry standard.

Expert has applied his entire public and private safety background to industrial safety, as he has learned new topics, Expert adapted new prevention ideas and instructional methodology disciplines in many industries. He has learned new safety practices by investigating what has gone wrong in many different environments. Expert has attended numerous selected train the trainer courses to become a trainer in the most active accidents, as well as many courses to be proactive against the routine accidents. Expert has developed several courses and designed modifications to existing off the shelf courses that do not seem to work. In doing this Expert had climbed the ladder to become an Assistant Director of a very large college. Expert, now retired, is taking his knowledge and experience directly to industry. Expert is a leader in the industrial safety arena applying all he has learned from his public safety, and his educational career, to teaching industry the lessons he has learned over the past 27 years.

Safety Director for Utah Roofing CompanyCourse development for Hazardous waste company. Topics: Accident Investigation, Firefighting, Plant Protection and Security, National Incident Management Training, Disaster Training and deployment. Critical Incident Stress Debriefing TeamEmergency Accident Investigation Team member for fatality accidents.First Due Technical Rescue Team.

Education

Year Degree Subject Institution
Year: 1979 Degree: Certificates Subject: Police-Fire Science Institution: UVSC-Westminster
Year: 1999 Degree: Certificates Subject: Instructional Methodology Institution: USFA

Work History

Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1989 to 2007 Employer: Utah Valley State College Title: Assistant Director Department: Fire Science
Responsibilities:
His responsibilities included, Transportation, Library Operations, Facility Management, and Logistics divisions. Course Development, Strategic Planning. Administration

Government Experience

Years Agency Role Description
Years: 2005 to 2005 Agency: FEMA Role: Strike Team Leader Description: Expert worked with a group of very professional rescue personnel during Hurricane Katrina.

International Experience

Years Country / Region Summary
Years: 2005 to Present Country / Region: World Wide Summary:

Career Accomplishments

Associations / Societies
ASSE, NFPA, UPOA, Expert has been a member of these organizations for many years.
Licenses / Certifications
Police Science, Firefighter 1, Firefighter 2, Hazardous Materials Awareness, Hazardous Materials Operations, Hazardous Materials Technician, EPA HazMat provider in 165, and 165.5 Training Instructor, Police Officer, Emergency Medical Technician, Rescue Specialist.
Professional Appointments
Utah County Board of appeals. Assigned to the bench in 1999.
Awards / Recognition
Several from deployment to National disasters. World Trade Center, Teton Dam Paramedic Rescue Team, Hurricane Katrina. etc:

Additional Experience

Expert Witness Experience
Expert was accepted as an expert witness in the 3rd Circuit Court as an Accident Investigation witness. Expert was also accepted as an expert witness in Arson Investigation in the same court.
Training / Seminars
Many courses have been authored by Expert, Including: Advanced Accident Investigation, Confined Space Rescue, Technical Rescue, Basic Firefighter Tactics for Industry.
Vendor Selection
He maintained a list of several hundred vendors during the years of service.
Marketing Experience
He assisted in the strategic and operational planning for the Utah Fire and Rescue Academy. The growth was ten fold over a period of about 8 years.
Other Relevant Experience
He developed and designed live fire props for UFRA. These were safe, cost effective, and very useful in training firefighters in a live fire environment.

Fields of Expertise

A Workplace Accident and Injury Reduction Program, environmental safety, Hazard Communication Standard, National Fire Protection Association code, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, OSHA 29 CFR 1910.146, OSHA 29CFR 1910.1030, accident investigation, risk management, accident, health safety, occupational health & safety, automotive safety, chemical exposure, chemical processing plant accident investigation, fire, fire fighting, fire investigation, fire prevention, fire protection, fire safety, fire safety code, lock out tag procedure, confined space safety, industrial safety, life safety, occupational safety, plant safety, safety, safety code, safety management, explosion investigation, undercoating, paramedicine, occupational exposure, accident reduction, paramedic liability, industrial training, truck accident investigation, industrial accident investigation, workplace injury, disaster medicine, trucking safety, public safety, emergency management, accident causation, chemical accident, eye safety, disaster recovery, metal fire, gas handling safety, cryogenic safety, building safety, duct fire, vent fire, chemical toxicity, oxygen safety, laboratory safety, medical safety, automotive fire safety, chemical regulation, textile fire accident investigation, process-engineering safety, combustible gas detection, chemical process safety engineering, molten metal safety, chemical processing system safety, chemical processing plant, wire rope accident investigation, contractor safety management, construction safety management, biological safety, bloodborne pathogen, electrical safety code, agricultural accident investigation, agricultural accident, maintenance safety, automobile safety system, chemical safety management, disaster prevention, machinery-related accident, machine safety, Occupational Safety and Health Act, industrial accident, construction accident, chemical plant accident, chemical plant explosion, natural disaster preparedness, disaster planning, motor vehicle accident, accident analysis, chemical process safety management, chemical process safety analysis, automotive accident reconstruction, automotive crash analysis, materials safety data sheet, fault tree analysis, accident reconstruction, business system design, chemical process safety, process safety, process safety management, arson residue analysis, truck safety, toxic chemical safety code, sodium fire, safety engineering, occupational health, failure analysis, explosion safety, disaster avoidance, contractor safety, construction safety, chemical safety, cerebrovascular accident, cardiac arrest, arson investigation, administrative control

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