Safety Consultant: Fuel Transportation, Oil Refineries, Retail Gasoline and OSHA Compliance (1399)
Expertise
Safety compliance according to OSHA standards.
Safety in fuel transportation and retail gasoline and fuel outlets.
Petroleum refinery safety programs, audits, investigations and safety management.
Safety at retail gas stations.
Industrial hygiene and safety training and education related to OSHA regulations.
Construction safety, construction site hazard assessment and expert on personal protection issues for construction situations.
Safety hygiene of large pharmaceutical facilities.
Expert witness related to safety issues for refiners, fuel transportation and retail gasoline stations.
Experience
Independent Consultant 2005 - present
Provide safety consultation services to a variety of clients including: Dow Chemical, HydroChem, Sunoco, Valero and Nooter Construction Co.
Manage safety support and management for independent construction contractor at petroleum refinery locations.
Providing safety support to over 2000 construction workers.
Identify hazards, unsafe acts and provide safety training and support to total construction project.
Sunoco, Inc., Philadelphia, PA, Sunoco Marketing - Manager Safety & Health 1990 - 2005
Managed employee and customer safety at 5,000 gas stations, 3 retail heating fuel sites, 40 transportation terminals as well as service station maintenance and racing fuels, in 23 states.
Directed safety oversight for company employees, vehicles and customers.
Oversight for compliance activities for all local and national governmental agencies including: OSHA, DOT, EPA, USCG, Propane, Race Fuels and Life Safety Codes.
Helped define corrective actions for safety violations or hazards.
Tracked and reported on all safety activity, including: Customer injury data; corrective program implementation; and, assessment of personal protective equipment and compliance with OSHA regulations.
Developed and implemented voluntary wellness program including health risk assessments, walking programs and fitness centers promoting total employee well-being.
Created and implemented unique Emergency Response Training Program addressing gasoline tanker rollovers.
Designed and implemented program to oversee all Industrial Hygiene monitoring and compliance activities for service station attendants, gasoline and heating oil transport, mechanics and administrative employees and assured compliance with OSHA regulations.
Developed and implemented Confined Space and Lock Out/Tag Out programs for all sites.
Designed and presented defensive driving programs and training for all fleet vehicles, thereby reducing accidents by 65% over seven years.
Sunoco Manager Safety & Health - Transportation Group
Directed all safety activity for 500 gasoline transport drivers.
Director Safety & Health - Sun Research and Development
Managed safety programs for 200 chemists, engineers and technicians in high tech research group.
ICI Pharmaceuticals, Newark, DE, Manager Safety, Health and Medical, 1986 - 1990
Managed all safety, industrial hygiene, medical, wellness and security activities for pharmaceutical plant of 500 employees.
Supervised doctor and 3 nurses for 3 shift operation, including exams, drug testing, fitness and exposure monitoring, a fitness center and activities: Walking program, aerobics, running club, a 1 mile track and a fitness center.
Directed compliance with all pharmaceutical regulations for manufacture of prescription medicines, including OSHA, FDA and EPA regulations.
Getty Oil Company, Delaware City, DE, 1982 - 1986
Managed the safety and industrial hygiene programs for a 500 employee refinery, including oversight safety responsibility for power generating facility, scrubber and sulfur dioxide facilities.
Federal OSHA (Dept. of Labor & Industry) Wilmington, DE, 1975 - 1982
Senior Industrial Hygienist for all activity in the State of Delaware (1979 - 1982) and Maryland (1975 - 1979)
In Delaware completed 250 site inspections of all types of industry to determine compliance with OSHA regulations.
Responsible with OSHA and MOSH compliance in the 9 counties on Maryland's Eastern Shore.
Honors & Publications
Certifications
National Safety Council - Defensive Driving, Smith Driving System
USCG - Captains License - Masters Level
Memberships
National Safety Council
American Industrial Hygiene Association
American Society of Safety Engineers
Safety Engineers of Delaware
Maryland Safety Council
Delaware Safety Council
Education
M.S. Equivalent, Environmental Biology, Towson State University
B.S., Public Health, Towson State University
B.A., Biology, Wittenberg University