Expert Details
Construction Safety
ID: 730210
Alabama, USA
Expert was the Director of Safety and Loss Control for Premier RiskTech Services. He provided owners, insurance brokers and construction management companies with the project safety and loss control programming needed to develop, implement and monitor owner controlled insurance programs.
As a Corporate Safety and Security Manager, Expert was directly involved with the formulation, implementation, staffing and corporate oversight of Construction Management and Direct Hire safety and total loss control programs for 25 owner-controlled insurance programs covering pulp and paper, refuse-to-energy, chemical, nuclear, automotive, pharmaceutical, refinery, airport facilities, theme park, railroad and trucking intermodal, juvenile justice center and other types of projects.
As a Corporate Safety and Security Manager for large engineering, design and construction companies, has developed, implemented, staffed and monitored occupational medical and first-aid programs for hundreds of domestic and foreign construction projects. He developed layout drawings for project medical department facilities, specifications for medical equipment, materials and supplies, as well as, establishing site specific medical administrated programs and procedures.
Expert provided guidance to Sandia Albuquerque Laboratory Safety and Health Self-Assessment Team Members to conduct a DOE Pre-Tiger safety audit of their on-site medical facilities, programs and procedures.
Expert has provided safety and loss control consulting services to Project Owners, Construction Management Companies, General Contractors and Subcontractors, Legal Firms, General Industry, Government Agencies and Associations. Offer Clients a "Profit From Safety" philosophy coupled with the technical hands-on experience that results in realistic recommendations and reduced insurance program cost.
He has performed audits of corporate, divisional, plant and project management organizational structures and staff administration programs to evaluate their safety, fire, security, medical, risk management and insurance, and environment departments.
Expert has provided clients with the following consultation services for both new and existing Owner Controlled Insurance Projects:
OCIP Program Feasibility Study; Investigative Techniques; Scope of Insurance Coverages; Subrogation Philosophy & Practices; Interface with Project Insurance Brokers; Rehabilitation Services; Recommend Various Insurance Carriers; Attorney Cost Control Factors; Develop OCIP Bid Specification Documents; Claim Settlement Authority; Evaluate Insurance Carrier Bid Proposals; Carrier’s Internal Audit Controls; Companies Covered By OCIP; How Claims will be Handled After Project; Insurance Requirements not covered by OCIP; Staffing Site OCIP Administrator; Contract Document Insurance Specifications; Carrier’s Loss Control Services & Cost Factors; Contractors Insurance Manual; Monthly Project Insurance Review Meetings; Client Insurance Administration Manual; Claim Reserving Practices; Administration of Contractors Documents; Insurance Loss Runs; Certificates of Insurances Policies; Second Opinion Programs; Safety & Insurance Orientation Videos; Claim Tracking & Cost Data Reports; Payroll Records & Craft Codes; Pre-Qualification of Contractors; Claim Reporting Procedures; Master Safety Program for Site Contractors; Monthly OCIP Status Reports; Conduct OCIP Program & Site Safety Audits.
Interfaced with Corporate Risk Managers, Safety Managers and Project Management Personnel for both private and public entities that have Owner Controlled Insurance Programs (OCIP) for their large construction projects; develop OCIP safety & loss control programs, action plans, procedures and manuals covering construction phase safety, fire, medical, security, environmental & pollution control, emergency planning, safety awards and site OCIP insurance administration programs. Provided safety and loss control consultation services to General Industry, Project Owners, Construction Management Companies, General Contractors & Subcontractors, Trade Associations and Law Firms. Responsible for the development, implementation, and successful administration of total loss control programs covering all Rust business units; conducted job site and facility safety and loss control audits to ensure compliance with company operational policies; compiled and generated comprehensive accident and loss statistical data for all company locations; provided liaison with company insurance brokers and carriers; "Q" security clearance for DOE projects. Developed and implemented comprehensive Safety and Loss Prevention Programs for all company office and project locations worldwide; responsible for providing liaison with owners, insurance brokers and carriers to formulate owner-controlled wrap-up insurance programs for large construction projects involving co-generation, pulp and paper and chemical plants. Implemented security-asset protection programs covering crisis management, executive protection, physical security and substance abuse. Responsible for providing counsel and advise to executive management and all office locations concerning safety, health, fire, security and environmental regulatory standards; furnished safety and loss control consultation for company personnel engaged in R&D, planning, design, construction, start-up and operational aspects of various chemical, petrochemical and refinery projects; directed safety and loss control programs for all construction projects.
Provided guidance to various project managers regarding safety engineering and accident prevention design criteria; reviewed designs, layouts and specifications of fossil and nuclear power plants, municipalities water and waste process plants, and R&D projects to achieve maximum loss control effectiveness and compliance with applicable Federal and State safety and security programs for Construction Management Division. Performed safety engineering duties for shipyard operations; as a health physics monitor conducted radiation surveys of shipyard industrial radiography, and four sub nuclear reactor operations; Chief Medical X-ray Technician for shipyard hospital.
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH:
Have performed unbiased analysis of corporate, divisional, plant and project safety and total loss control programs involving shipyard operations; fossil and nuclear power plants; municipality's water and waste water process plants; R&D Projects; chemical, petrochemical and refinery projects; DOE facilities; cogeneration plants; pulp & paper plants; steel and aluminum mills, manufacturing operators; and construction projects. Audited two DOE Laboratory ES&H Programs for compliance with applicable occupational safety and health rules, regulations and standards.
SECURITY AND ASSETS PROTECTION PROGRAMS
Former member of the American Society for Industrial Security and was certified by a written examination as a Certified Protection Professional (CPP). Developed, implemented, staffed and monitored over 600 construction project security and asset protection programs on a world-wide basis. All of these programs were established to have an on-going interface between security and safety site personnel to include the client's operating plant safety and security staff organizations. Cross-Training is the key to successful communications between site safety and security organizations especially as it relates to plant emergency/disaster plan sessions.
Implemented Corporate security-asset protection programs covering Crisis Management, Executive Protection, Physical Security and Substance Abuse.
EMERGENCY & DISASTER ACTION PLANS:
As a Corporate Safety and Security Director and a Safety and Total Loss Control Consultant have formulated emergency preparedness plans covering offices, warehouses, plant facilities and construction projects. I conducted audits of facility emergency/disaster programs to evaluate performance objectives concerning emergency crew resources, equipment, vehicles and training sessions.
Reviewed laboratory documents (PHA's, SOP's, SWP's) to ensure that all possible emergency conditions have been addressed by pre-determined action plans that have been communicated to emergency response personnel. I am familiar with OSHA's 1910. Subpart E - Means of Egress Standard and NFPA's Life Safety Code.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1983 | Degree: Associates | Subject: Business Administration | Institution: County College of Morris, New Jersey |
Work History
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| Years: 1997 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Safety Consultant and Expert Witness | Department: |
Responsibilities:Expert provided safety and loss control consultation services to Legal Firms, General Industry, Project Owners, Construction Management Companies, General Contractors and Subcontractors, Government Agencies, and Associations. He has offered clients a "Profit From Safety" philosophy coupled with the technical hands-on experience that results in realistic recommendations and reduced insurance program cost. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1994 to 1997 | Employer: Premier RiskTech Services | Title: Director Safety & Loss Control | Department: |
Responsibilities:Expert interfaced with Corporate Risk Managers, Safety Managers and Project Management Personnel for both private and public entities that have Owner Controlled Insurance Programs (OCIP) for their large construction projects. He also developed OCIP safety and loss control programs, action plans, procedures and manuals covering construction phase safety, fire, medical, security, environmental and pollution control, emergency planning, safety awards and site OCIP insurance administration programs. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1988 to 1997 | Employer: Construction Safety Consultant & Expert Witness | Title: Safety Consultant & Expert Witness | Department: |
Responsibilities:Provide safety and total loss control consulting services to Project Owners, Construction Management Companies, General Contractors & Subcontractors, Legal Firms, General Industry, Government Agencies and Associations. Offer Clients a "Profit From Safety" philosophy coupled with the technical hands-on experience that results in realistic recommendations and reduced insurance program cost. Perform audits of corporate, divisional, plant and project management organizational structures and staff administration programs to evaluate their safety, fire, security, medical, risk management & insurance, and environment departments. Key program elements audited are listed below:1. Organization Chart and Scope of Responsibilities 2. Titles and Position Descriptions 3. Staff Qualification Reviews to Include Current Resumes 4. Department Budget Reviews Over the Last Three Years 5. Staff Pay Scale Reviews and Annual Reviews 6. Staff Interviews 7. Promotion Policy 8. Survey of Daily Staff Activities 9. Staff Turn-Over Rates 10. Levels of Accountability 11. Interface/Communication Between Other Organizations 12. Policies, Programs, and Procedures 13. Accident Statistical Data Review 14. ES&H Goals and Objectives Expert has work experience in the following types of industrial exposures: 1. Nuclear Power Plants 15. Shipbuilding 2. Coal Fired Power Plants 16. Ship Repairs 3. Refuse-To-Energy Plants 17. Nuclear Submarines 4. Solar Energy R&D Plants 18. Chemical Processing 5. Heavy Water Nuclear Plants 19. Petrochemical 6. Gas & Oil Separation Plants 20. Refineries 7. Pipelines & Pumping Stations 21. Steel Mills 8. DOE National Laboratories 22. Aluminum Processing 9. Pulp & Paper Mills 23. Water Treatment Plants 10. Automotive Manufacturing 24. Waste Water Treatment Plants Expert has work experience in the following types of industrial exposures: 11. Japanese Auto Parts Plant 25. Environmental Restoration Projects 12. Office Buildings 26. Warehouse Facilities 13. Computer Chip Manufacturing 27. Food Processing Plants 14. Airports 28. Foreign Construction Projects |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1986 to 1988 | Employer: Rust Corporation | Title: Corporate Safety & Security Director | Department: Corporate Safety & Security Department |
Responsibilities:Expert was responsible for the development, implementation, and successful administration of total loss control programs covering all Rust business units; conducted job site and facility safety and loss control audits to ensure compliance with company operational policies; compiled and generated comprehensive accident and loss statistical data for all company locations; provided liaison with company insurance brokers and carriers; "Q" security clearance for DOE projects. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1984 to 1986 | Employer: Kellogg Rust Inc. | Title: Corporate Safety & Security Manager | Department: Corporate Safety & Security Department |
Responsibilities:Expert developed and implemented comprehensive Safety and Loss Prevention Programs for all company office and project locations worldwide; responsible for providing liaison with owners, insurance brokers and carriers to formulate owner-controlled wrap-up insurance programs for large construction projects involving co-generation, pulp and paper and chemical plants. Implemented security-asset protection programs covering Crisis Management, Executive Protection, Physical Security and Substance Abuse. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1977 to 1984 | Employer: C-E Lummus Co. | Title: Corporate Safety & Security Manager | Department: Corporate Safety & Security Department |
Responsibilities:He was responsible for providing counsel and advise to executive management and all office locations concerning safety, health, fire, security and environmental regulatory standards; furnished safety and loss control consultation for company personnel engaged in R&D, planning, design, construction, start-up and operational aspects of various chemical, petrochemical and refinery projects; directed safety and loss control programs for all construction projects. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1972 to 1977 | Employer: Gilbert/Commonwealth Co | Title: Corporate Safety & Security Manager | Department: Corporate Safety & Security Department |
Responsibilities:He provided guidance to various project managers regarding safety engineering and accident prevention design criteria; reviewed designs, layouts and specifications of fossil and nuclear power plants, municipalities water and waste process plants, and R&D projects to achieve maximum loss control effectiveness and compliance with applicable Federal and State safety and security programs for Construction Management Division. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1966 to 1970 | Employer: General Dynamics Corporation Shipyard | Title: Health Physics Monitor | Department: |
Responsibilities:Covering industrial radiography, reactor operations, shield surveys and was qualified as an instructor for Radiographer and Health Physics Monitor Training Programs. Involved in four planned reactor plant criticalities and repairs of SSN 614 (Greenling), SSN 615 (Gato), SSN 638 (Whale), and SSN 649 (Sunfish) nuclear submarines. Familiar in all phases of personnel monitoring, environmental survey, counting techniques, survey instrument calibration, nuclear chemistry techniques and nuclear accident emergency procedures.As the Safety and Security Manager for Gilbert/Commonwealth Companies, systematically review designs, layouts and specifications for various nuclear power plants to determine compliance with applicable Federal and State OSHA General Industry Safety and Health Standards. When Three Mile Island (Unit 1 Nuclear Power Plant) was 85% constructed, inspected the entire plant complex to identify OSHA 1910 safety standards deficiencies. A final OSHA compliance inspection was conducted just prior to TMI - Unit 1 going operational. Unit 1 was not involved in the TMI-Unit 2 nuclear accident. Gilbert/Commonwealth did not design Unit 2. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1964 to 1972 | Employer: General Dynamics Corporation | Title: Safety Engineer/Health Physics Monitor/Chief Medical X-Ray Technician | Department: Shipyard Safety Department |
Responsibilities:He performed safety engineering duties for shipyard operations; as a health physics monitor conducted radiation surveys of shipyard industrial radiography, and reactor operations; Chief Medical X-ray Technician for shipyard hospital.Types of Ships Built and Repaired at The Quincy Shipyard Two Ammunition Ships Two Submarine Tenders Four Nuclear Submarines from 11/67 to 3/69 SSN 614 Greenling Thresher/Permit Class Sub SSN 615 Gato Thresher/Permit Class Sub SSN 638 Whale Sturgeon Class Attack Sub SSN 649 Sunfish Sturgeon Class Attack Sub Three Liquefied Natural Gas (LGN) Tankers Six Fleet Replenishment Oilers Two Dock Landing Ships |
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Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| From 1990 to present, Expert has been providing safety expert witness support services for serious personal injury and wrongful death plaintiffs and defense attorneys. QUALIFICATIONS: - Provide nationwide safety expert witness support services for both plaintiff and defense attorneys. - Safety Expert Witness for 30 Years - Corporate Safety Director for four engineering, design and construction management firms. - Developed, staffed, implemented & administrated safety & total loss control programs for 600 world- wide construction projects. - Independent Safety Consultant - Authored various safety manuals for construction associations and general contractors 200 Plaintiff Attorneys 36 Defendant Attorneys 236 Total Legal Cases 73 Depositions Given 8 Court Testimony Provided 109 General Industry Cases 80 Construction Cases 47 Retail Stores Cases of which 21 were Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 236 Total Legal Cases 33 FATALITY CASES 1. Carpenter fell into an unguarded opening. 2. Caught between two phase arms of electric arc furnace. 3. Dump truck driver died when bulldozer operator pushed dump truck forward. 4. Elevator installer fell from the third floor into elevator pit. 5. Equipment operator covered under fly ash embankment. 6. High rescue team member died during chimney stack rescue operation. 7. Hit by motorist on interstate highway project. 8. Ironworker was erecting steel beam to improperly braced steel column. 9. Laborer fell thought unprotected roof opening. 10. Pinned by robot unit. 11. Two ironworkers fell 80 feet while installing a roof panel. 12. Scaffold collapsed. 13. Truck driver fell off the top of his trailer rig. 14. Two construction workers moving scaffold with lift hit power line. 15. Two wastewater employees in a confined space exposed to H2S gases. 16. Boy drown on city park construction site. 17. Moving a 40’ long pipe on a forklift that fell off and hit his head. 18. Child (14 yrs old) laborer on construction roofing project fell though skylight. 19. Painter/Sandblaster fell off a water tower. 20. Mexican carpenter/framer fell off a single pole scaffold. 21. Laborer was electrocuted while trying to erect a flagpole. 22. Painter/Sandblaster fell off a bridge scaffold. 23. Shop mechanic was hit by a baler machine that was being lifted onto a flatbed truck. 24. Drilling laborer was caught in between A-legs that were not secured to flatbed trailer. 25. Shop laborer was struck on his head by a unsecured steel coil. 26. Shop laborer was caught in between two steel coils. 27. While waiting for a bus while in an intoxicated state he fell 20’ off a concrete barrier. 28. Dump truck driver’s truck bed contacted an overhead cable line. 29. Stevedore laborer in a ship was hit by a railroad rail that fall from a spreader bar. 30. Driver of a car was hit head-on by a car driven by an underage intoxicated driver. 31. Painter fell 33 feet trying to place a texture sprayer into a unsecured lull trash box. 32. Laborer was cleaning out coal from railroad rail coal car and was crushed by hopper doors. 33. ADOT employee working on an overhead traffic light fell out of a bucket truck. 124 FALL CASES • Fall at the take-out counter inside a restaurant. • Fall down a dirt embankment • Fall from temporary stairs. • Fall on exterior stairs going into bus station. • Fall down staircase. • Fall down an apartment staircase. • Fall down a staircase without any handrails in a nightclub. • Fall down defective apartment metal staircase. • Fall from barn roof. • Fall from bridge steel girder. • Fall from portable aluminum ladder that’s side twisted. • Fall from extension ladder. • Fall from wooden fold-up ladder. • Fall from fiberglass extension ladder. • Fall from fixed metal ladder on mobile railroad equipment. • Fall from fixed metal ladder on outdoor work platform. • Fall from improperly erected fixed metal ladder. • Fall from step ladder. • Fall from improperly erected scaffold platform. • Fall from JPG lift unit. • Fall from metal storage units. • Fall from scaffold. • Fall from scaffolding inside heat recovery boiler. • Fall from scaffolding. • Fall from steel joist. • Fall from tripping on a plastic floor cover for electrical cords. • Fall from tripping on an electrical cord. (x2) • Fall from tripping over concrete debris on sidewalk. • Fall from tripping on a strap cut loose on a pallet but still attached to the pallet. • Fall from tripping over a wooden pallet in the Garden Center aisle way. • Fall from tripping over a wooden pallet in store’s aisle way. • Fall from tripping over a wooden pallet holding four open boxes of watermelons. • Fall from tripping over a wooden pallet holding a box of watermelons. (x5) • Fall from tripping over a wooden pallet holding wine bottles at the endcap. • Fall from tripping over a wooden pallet holding a box of cantaloupes. • Fall from tripping over a cord in between store area display tables. • Fall from tripping over sand bags supporting temporary panels in a restaurant. • Fall from tripping over children’s department dress sales racks stand support. • Fall from tripping over unsecured floor rug inside main entrance into a funeral home. • Fall from tripping over metal bar attached to the store floor near the shopping carts. • Fall from tripping over a wooden box display protruding out in a restaurant foyer. • Fall from tripping over a Frito-Lay display container in Winn-Dixie Store. • Fall from unsecured floor mat. • Fall from defective front lobby entrance interior floor mat in restaurant • Fall off a work platform. • Fall off roof. • Fall off house roof while trying to cut a tree down. • Fall off roof trusses. • Fall off of ship’s hull being built. • Fall off of ship in dry dock while moving a welding machine. • Fall off of a single pole scaffold. • Fall off of a scaffold. • Fall off of a ramp going up to the order-to-go window inside of a restaurant. • Fall off of an unguarded mezzanine deck. • Fall off an unprotected floor opening on the second floor. • Fall off of an improperly built wooden ramp while pushing a wheelbarrow up ramp. • Fall off of an improperly built wooden staircase. • Fall off of the top of a retaining wall. • Fall off an apartment porch under construction. • Fall in between two crossover walkway planks. • Fall in outside parking lot. • Fall in outside medical building parking lot. • Fall in shopping mall outside parking lot. • Fall in shopping mall outside roadway hole in front of main entrance to store. • Fall in shopping mall covered garage parking lot. • Fall into improperly covered floor opening. • Fall into improperly covered floor opening • Fall into unguarded floor opening. • Fall into unguarded opening. • Fall into pit. • Fall into an unguarded opening. (x2) • Fall into an unguarded pit. • Fall into a hotel tub. • Fall inside trailer. • Fall on concrete ramp. • Fall on concrete sidewalk. • Fall on concrete sidewalk. • Fall on apartment concrete sidewalk. • Fall on apartment concrete step • Fall on restaurant concrete sidewalk • Fall on defective front entrance ramp & exterior doorway mat going into Fun Factory. • Fall on concrete valley curb gutter in front entrance of retail store. • Fall on concrete steps. • Fall on concrete step going into hair salon. • Fall on wet floor. • Fall on a floor having many different types of tiles inside of a pizza restaurant. • Fall on a wet floor going into a hotel’s main entrance. • Fall on wet floor wax in retail store. • Fall on wet floor in retail store. (x13) • Fall on substance on floor in retail store • Fall on grapes on floor in retail store. • Fall on food debris on floor in retail store. • Fall on wet ramp in stadium. • Fall on wet floor inside public building restroom. • Fall on ice covered freezer trailer unit floor while delivering product boxes. • Fall on an oily parking lot grocery store pavement. • Fall on a wet and slippery epoxy painted concrete floor inside of a auto dealership. • Fall over improperly maintained aisle guide rope. • Fall through roof. • Fall through floor. • Fall caused by poorly designed general public tunnel walkway. • Fall off a waste chemical tanker fixed side ladder while opening pressurized tank lid. • Fall in retail store while picking up components that fell out of the bottom of a box. • Fall in fuel station pump area caused by a wet and slippery ground condition. OTHER CASES • Alleged to have stepped in a slightly depressed no-parking zone pavement area. • Caught by auger. • Caught by drilling rig auger. • Caught by winder machine. • Caught by metal slitter machine rollers. • Caught by die castings machine. • Caught by unguarded machine roller while trying to remove nonwoven material. • Caught by trim/sander machine. • Caught by a hog belt conveyor while trying to remove a wood block from the tail end. • Caught by a conveyor while using a vacuum hose under the belt. • Caught by unguarded Slitter #2 scrap conveyor. • Caught by unguarded machine. (x2) • Contact with overhead power line. • Contractor employee driving company truck hit motor vehicle. • Contractor terminated by Owner for cause. • Defective and improperly guarded compactor/roller vehicle. • Drove forklift off of ramp that was not barricaded or provided with warning signs. • Electric shock to service company repairman. • Exposure to ammonium hydroxide fumes. • Exposure to liquid chemical. • Exposure to airborne asbestos fibers. • Five cases for construction projects having Owner Controlled Insurance Programs. • Fuming sulfuric acid airborne release. • High pressure water hose got caught onto a mixer and was wrapped on his leg. • Hit by a truck while driving out of a transport lot and his sight was blocked by trees. • Hit by 48” directional boring pipe wrench. • Hit by bundle of lumber being stacked. • Hit by door press machine frame being loading by a forklift onto a flatbed truck. • Hit by concrete truck chute. • Hit by hoist steel beam. • Hit by hotel automatic revolving door. • Hit by plywood. • Hit by roofing materials • Hit by steel beam. (x2) • Hit by steel plates. • Hit by steel beams being off-loaded from a flat-bed trailer. • Hit by a mini-van. • Hit by a paint roller wooden handle that fell off the top of a water tank. • Hit by metal storage rack upright. • Hit by a concrete pump truck boom. • Hit by section of metal duck work being removed. • Hit by football size piece of coal slag inside of a boiler. • Hit by a bundle of pipes after he released the securement straps on a flat-bed trailer. • Hit by shoe boxes of safety boots in a shoe retail store. • Hit by a car being auction off. • Hit by unsupported overhead lift when moving the lift’s motor attached to the lift. • Hit by a 1,300 pound 36” wide steel mold amputating his right lower leg. • Hit by falling baseball helmet off of a overhead retail store shelf. • Hit by retail store fixture. • Hit by retail store employee pushing and pulling two flat cargo carts. • Hit in rear of a car by another by electrician driving his pick-up truck. • Hit by secured upright dump truck bed while replacing rear cab window. • Improper material handling involving marbles slab pieces. • Improper removal of heat exchanger end plate. • Improper handling & lowering of full fire hoses. • PayLoader operated at excessive speed. • Pedestrian hit by contractor’s pick-up truck. • Portable grinder exploded. • Radioactive and hazardous materials release off-site. • Scaffold collapsed. • Scissor lift unit tripped over. • Sprayed by 160 degree phenol. • Tank car explosion. • Truck Driver on a construction site injured when dump truck turned over. • Truck Driver moved trailer being unloaded by forklift driver. • Truck Driver while assisting a crane operator had container dropped onto his hand. • Truck Drivers back into trailers while the forklift operator was inside. • Hotel Housekeeper physically attacked in the hotel by an assailant. |
Career Accomplishments
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| Member of the American Society of Safety Engineers (1973 to present) |
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| Certified Safety Professional (CSP) from 1983 to 2015 (Retired). DOE TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION: Conducted Safety and Total Loss Control Audits involving laboratory operations covering offices, shops, warehouses, technical support facilities, chemistry labs, and experimental work spaces to determine if site/facility personnel, plant maintenance & contractor employees and visitors have a clear understanding of their responsibilities and expected safe work practices, and have the knowledge, skills and practical abilities necessary to effectively implement personnel protection practices associated with their job task. Routinely check laboratory site training standards and documents for compliance with the following training/certification requirements: 1. Laser Operations 2. Hazard Communication 3. Radiation Safety 4. Fire Extinguisher 5. Fork Lift Truck Operators 6. First-Aid & CPR 7. Emergency Shutdown Procedures 8. New Employee/Student Training Requirements |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| Expert has a number of safety publications. Industry articles: 16 Published two (2) sets of 19 total loss control program manuals, one set for large & mid-size contractors and the second set for subcontractors covering the following: 1. Safety Administration 2. Field Safety 3. Employee Safety Handbook 4. Safety Tool-Box Talks 5. Medical & First-Aid 6. Fire Prevention & Protection 7. Security & Assets Protection 8. Crane Rigging 9. OSHA Inspection Action Plan 10. Environmental/Pollution Control 11. Drug & Substance Abuse 12. Emergency/Disaster 13. Hazard Communication 14. Safety Award & Incentives 15. Safety Accountability 16. Productivity Improvement 17. Risk Mgmt. & Insurance 18. Asbestos Abatement 19. Position Descriptions He has also written 9 Total Loss Control Manuals for General Industry covering the following Topics: 1. Safety Administration 2. Plant Safety Manual 3. Fire Prevention & Protection Manual 4. Security & Assets Protection Manual Prevention Programs 5. OSHA Compliance & Inspection Action Plan 6. Emergency/Disaster Manual 7. Hazard Communication Manual 8. Respiratory Protection Manual 9. Contractor Safety & Loss |
Fields of Expertise
accident, airport construction, asbestos safety, building construction, building safety, chemical hygiene plan, chemical process safety analysis, chemical process safety engineering, chemical processing system safety, chemical safety, chemical safety management, commercial construction, confined space, confined space safety, construction, construction accident, construction engineering, construction equipment, construction failure, construction industry, construction insurance claim, construction malpractice, construction noise pollution, construction planning, construction project management, construction safety, construction safety equipment, construction safety management, contractor safety, contractor safety management, electric circuit safety, electrical construction, electrical safety, electrical safety code, electrical safety standard, employee safety, equipment safety, excavation safety, eye safety, fall protection, fire protection engineering, fire safety, fire safety code, floor safety, general contractor, ground fault protection, hazardous nuclear material, health care facility construction, health safety, heavy construction, hospital safety, human noise safety level, HVAC safety, industrial gas safety, industrial plant construction, industrial safety, laboratory safety, life safety, light safety, lock out tag procedure, machine safety, maintenance safety, marine construction, maritime safety, National Fire Protection Association code, noise level safety code, nuclear construction, nuclear reactor safety, nuclear safety, occupational health & safety, occupational safety, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, off-the-job safety, optical safety code, OSHA 29 CFR 1910.146, pavement construction, pedestrian safety, personal protection equipment, petroleum facility construction, pilot plant construction, plant safety, plastics safety, power supply safety, private construction, process safety, process safety management, process-engineering safety, professional construction, public safety, pulp safety, radiation personal protective equipment, radiation safety, radiation safety code, retail safety, road traffic safety, roof construction, safety, safety analysis, safety auditing, safety code, safety engineering, safety equipment, safety management, safety standard, saw safety, shipbuilding, supermarket safety, systems safety engineering, textile machine safety, textile safety code, tool safety, workplace safety and security, window safety, vehicle safety, trucking safety, transportation safety, laser safety regulation, radio-frequency radiation safety, medical safety, microwave safety, laser safety, underground construction, OSHA 29CFR 1910.1030, toxic substance personal-protection equipment, hazardous waste personal protection equipment, anti-asbestos personal protection equipment, motor vehicle safety standard, toxic chemical safety code, software safety, product safety