BACKGROUND SUMMARY
More than twenty years in the Occupational Safety and Health field; extensive experience in chemical engineering operations and manufacturing, and in safety and health training.
SAMPLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Developed, coordinated, implemented and administered
safety and health program policies and procedures for 35,000-employee Federal agency; provided
guidance, consultation and training within the agency, to other Federal agencies, and to other
public and private sector organizations.
Lowered ICI Paints / Glidden San Francisco OSHA
Recordable Injuries from 13 in 1992 to 1 in 1995.
Developed and presented training based on recognized
expertise in hearing protection; respiratory protection ; asbestos; PCB's; low-voltage electrical
safety; fall protection; scaffold safety; aerial lift safety; forklift safety; machine guarding;
electrostatic discharge safety; accident investigation; West Nile Virus; Pandemic Influenza;
local, state and
Federal regulatory compliance and numerous other safety and health topics, including production
of video presentations on safety and health topics. Training presented in Washington DC,
throughout Silicon Valley, Cape Canaveral FL, UC Santa Cruz Santa Clara Extension, Stanford
University, UC Berkeley, etc.
Conducted workplace inspections for compliance with
OSHA, Cal-OSHA and other regulatory requirements; prepared
detailed reports, remediation plans, emergency contingency plans, Injury and
Illness Prevention Plans (IIPP's) and other documentation.
Consultant and contributor to Cal/OSHA for their
Confined Space Guidebook (1998), Hazard Communication Guidebook (2000) and
Ergonomic Guidelines for Manual Material Handling (2007).
Technical Expert on Cal/OSHA's Title 8 Reform Project. Developed Cal/OSHA's "Safety and Health
Training and Instruction Requirements" website.
Conducted Industrial Hygiene sampling and studies,
and developed remediation programs involving PCB's, asbestos, noise, heat stress, air / water
contaminants, biologicals, indoor air quality, and numerous other Industrial Hygiene problems.
Former Chairman, Washington DC Federal Safety &
Health Council; active in professional societies such as American Society of Safety Engineers
(elected a member in 1980),
Bay Area Environmental Safety Group (I'm founding WebMaster of the BAESG Website,
http://www.baesg.org; I was named a Life Member in 2005);
member, Occupational Safety and Health Curriculum Advisory Committee, Northern Virginia Community
College, 1983-1984; public speaker on safety issues at national annual conventions of the American
Chemical Society (presented a paper on Laboratory Safety), American Society of Mechanical Engineers
(presented a paper "Mission Impossible? Protecting the Safety and Health of Public Employees"),
etc., and at professional society meetings such as the Public Agency Safety Management Association,
American Water Works Association, California Water Environment Association, etc. Member for 15
years of Supervisory Committee and currently Chairman of the Board of Directors of a 3000-member
$25 million Federal Credit Union.
WORK EXPERIENCE includes:
Safety Program Administrator, Santa Clara Valley Water District, 2002 - present
Senior Safety Consultant, Du-All Safety, 1999 - 2002
Environmental Health and Safety Coordinator, Raychem, 1998
Safety Trainer/Consultant for Clayton Environmental at Lockheed-Sunnyvale, 1996 - 1997
Safety and Health Coordinator - ICI Paints (Glidden; Fuller-O'Brien), 1993 - 1996
Environmental Health and Safety Officer - DSI/General Electric, 1992
Operations Department Training Manager / Project Leader - Chemical Systems Division, United Technologies Corporation (Rocket Motor Production), 1984-91
Safety & Occupational Health Manager / Safety Inspector - General Services Administration, Washington, DC, 1979-84
Safety Inspector / Instructor / Chemical Engineering Technician - Naval Ordnance Station, Indian Head, MD, 1961-79
EDUCATION includes:
Modern Safety Management, Det Norske Veritas, 1998
Accredited Systems Auditing, Det Norske Veritas, 1998
Trade and Industrial Arts Teaching Certificate, University of Maryland, 1976
24- and 40-hour HAZWOPER (OSHA 1910.120(g) / Cal/OSHA 8 CCR 5192(q)) trained / certified
Gas-Free Engineering Technology for Non-Maritime Operations, Naval Sea Systems Command Safety School at Indiana University
SAFETY WEBSITES DEVELOPED include:
Cal/OSHA Safety Training Requirements
Pandemic Influenza / Bird Flu Links
West Nile Virus Links
Safety Links
Chainsaw Safety Links
Snakebite Links
Mold and Allergy Safety Links
Heat Stress Safety Links
Confined Space Safety Links
Foreign Travel Safety Links
Laser Safety Links
Hot Work Safety Links
Oxyacetylene Welding Safety Links
Emergency Action Plan Development / Resource Links
Back Belts Don't Work Links
Fox / Coyote Safety Links
Ozone Safety Links
Mountain Lion Safety Links
Workplace Violence Resource Links
Culvert / Tunnel Safety Links
Last Updated April 24, 2007
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