Here are some of the management skills I gained from my work experience. At WISHA, I did monthly evaluations and annual evaluations for each direct report in two years as a Safety Lead Inspector with WISHA, State of Washington. I enforced the internal safety and health policies and the department's administrative rules and policies. I attended monthly statewide WISHA supervisor meetings to discuss safety issues, new standards and interpretations, new policies, and to give feedback to central office on those issues. I chaired these meetings for two years, and prepared agenda items and distributed minutes. When I stepped down from chairing these meetings, the other supervisors gave me an award for outstanding service to them. I reviewed inspection reports for technical accuracy and legal sufficiency, and reviewed mistakes of inadequate documentation with inspectors as a teaching tool. I also taught courses to WISHA safety inspectors and consultants statewide in machine guarding, lockout/tagout, construction safety, agriculture safety, report writing and accident investigation.
As an Industrial Production Manager, some of the main responsibilities were to oversee human resource issues, production process, reducing costs wherever possible and making sure products were produced on time and maintained of good quality. I did this by analyzing the plant's personnel and capital resources to select the best way of meeting the production goals.
Furthermore, I am a certified Federal Governments Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 500 Construction Trainer, and a certified OSHA 501 General Industry Trainer. I attended over 500 hours of technical safety and health training provided by the Department of Labor and Industries, State of Washington, and over 200 hours of supervisory training provided by State of Washington.
My management skills, work experience, and certifications have shown clearly my qualifications and interest in this position. I would be glad to have the opportunity to talk to you as soon as possible in order to discuss my qualifications further. Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
SAFETY & HEALTH EXPERIENCE:
Field Safety and Health Inspection Experience
I have more than Five years of field experience performing Safety and Health Compliance inspections for the State of Washington Department of Labor and Industries, Division of Industrial Safety and Health (commonly called WISHA/OSHA for Washington Industrial Safety and Health Act). I performed routine safety compliance inspections assigned from industry specific target lists developed using industrial insurance claims data. I investigated industrial accidents and employee complaints. As a safety inspector I held opening conferences, performed walk around inspections, and held closing conferences with employers and employee representation such as union reps. I have excellent hazard recognition skills and knowledge of safety and health standards. I documented employee exposure to safety and health hazards by interviewing employee and employer representatives and obtaining written statements where possible. I photographed hazards and took measurements using a variety of tools including cameras, sound level meters and light meters.
In manufacturing, I inspected aircraft manufacturers, oil refineries, foundries, metal machining and fabrication shops, modular home plants, fiberglass boat manufacturers, and truck manufacturing plants. Because of my experience in metal fabrication shops, I am familiar with punch presses, press brakes, ironworkers, forging hammers, shears, lathes, and other metal working equipment.
I inspected light/heavy commercial and construction sites. I addressed such hazards as fall protection, excavations, temporary electrical, scaffolding, confined space, traffic control, power hand tools, and personal protective equipment.
Each inspection resulted in a written report documenting employee exposure to safety and health hazards. Inspection reports included personal observations at the time of the inspection, photographs of hazards, employee statements about the hazards as well as employer statements about the same hazards, measurements, serial numbers and locations, and other information pertinent to proving my case. I proposed penalties for serious hazards. I defended the reports when employers contested them, and testified at the Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals. I coordinated with the State of Washington Office of the Attorney General who represented WISHA/OSHA at the Board and in court if an appeal went to that level.
Accident Investigation
In five years as a safety compliance inspector with the State of Washington I conducted over a dozen accident investigations. These investigations were triggered by industrial fatalities and catastrophes to which I was required to respond, and major amputations to which I wasn't required to respond, but did because conditions were almost always such that another very similar accident could happen again. I also inspected near misses (when I heard about them) such as high voltage contacts that didn't result in injuries. I have responded to industrial accidents at all times of the day and night and on weekends and holidays. I took measurements and photographs, interviewed witnesses, obtained written witness statements, reviewed related programs, interviewed management, and only after all that was done started to form opinions on what happened and how. Some accident investigations involved multiple employers or crafts, and multiple unions.
I always tried to go with all inspectors in my region for the initial contact if possible, but certainly by the second day to get an idea of what the scene looked like, or if the scene no longer existed, I at least debriefed the inspector to get a good idea of the layout, and also to give the inspector a chance to talk it out and give me a chance to see if the inspector might need counseling.
I used national consensus standards like ANSI, and I used the internet to look up manufacturer's websites for information. For example, I've looked up a manufacturer's website to get information about whether or not an extendible boom forklift is rated to lift personnel. At the same time, I can get information about how to attach a man basket properly or if the manufacturer will allow lifting personnel under certain conditions. All of this experience is with WISHA/OSHA, State of Washington, over the last five years.
Supervision
I did monthly evaluations and annual evaluations for each direct report in two years as a safety lead inspector with WISHA/OSHA, State of Washington. The annual evaluations went into their personnel files, so it was important that I gave them monthly evaluations so there would be no surprises when it was time for their annual performance review. I enforced the internal safety and health policies. I enforced the department's administrative rules and policies.
I attended monthly statewide WISHA/OSHA supervisor meetings to discuss safety issues, new standards and interpretations, new policies, and to give feedback to central office on those issues. I chaired these meetings for two years, and prepared agenda items and prepared and distributed minutes. When I stepped down from chairing these meetings the other supervisors gave me an award for outstanding service to them.
I assigned inspections based on industry specific target lists developed from industrial insurance claims data. I also assigned investigations of industrial accidents and employee complaints. I reviewed inspection reports for technical accuracy and legal sufficiency, and reviewed mistakes of inadequate documentation with inspectors as a teaching tool.
Training
I am a certified OSHA 500 Construction trainer, and a certified OSHA 501 General Industry trainer.
I attended over 500 hours of technical safety and health training provided by the Department of Labor and Industries, State of Washington, and over 200 hours of supervisory training provided by State of Washington. In addition, I have attended advanced safety and health classes and supervisory classes from outside vendors.
Accomplishments
I taught courses to WISHA/OSHA safety inspectors and consultants statewide in machine guarding, lockout/tagout, construction safety, agriculture safety, report writing and accident investigation. I did this for over two years with WISHA/OSHA, State of Washington.
I was on the standards rewrite team to rewrite state plan safety standards in plain language so they would be easier for employers to read and follow. I helped rewrite the machine guarding standards and the lockout/tagout standards. This took about two years from 2002 through part of 2004. I was also on the rules review team that looked at all rewritten standards to take a last look at them before they were adopted and the old standards rescinded.
In 2002 I helped develop a checklist for inspectors so they would remember to ask for written programs to evaluate them. Not all would apply in every industry, but the checklist would remind them to ask. At about the same time, I helped develop a closing conference worksheet that would cover all the items inspectors are supposed to cover with employers such as hazards found, appeal rights, abatement dates, etc. The closing conference worksheet was needed to give the employer, in written form, the same information the inspector is supposed to deliver verbally. I helped develop both forms and shared them with inspectors, supervisors and central office. The checklist for written programs is called the Safety and Health Assessment and Program Evaluation sheet, or SHAPE sheet. These forms are now in use statewide by all inspectors and the SHAPE sheets are part of each inspection report.
In 2003 I researched claims data in the tree fruit industry trying to find something for our agricultural inspectors to do over the winter. Pruning takes place over the winter, so I concentrated on claims for industrial injuries over the winter. I found there were numerous eye injury claims. They weren't usually very expensive, but there were a lot of them. I found the most expensive claims were falls from ladders because workers were falling to frozen ground and suffering broken arms or back injuries. I developed an action plan to work with the tree fruit industry to try to partner with them and reduce the winter claims. This became known as the Eyes and Falls Initiative. We gave the individual growers the opportunity to partner with our consultation division and get help for free, or they would be scheduled for a compliance inspection. The first year we reduced eye injury claims by 50% by requiring safety glasses, and falls from ladders claims by 33% by requiring proper training and daily ladder inspections. Our region received an award from the governor for this initiative. Although this particularly doesn’t have much to do with the construction industry, I wanted to make point of a significant accomplishment in safety due to my hazard recognition.
Work Experience:
I was recently the Sea-Tac Light Rail Project Safety Director and proud to add that through the date of my acting position we had worked over 140,000 man hours with zero recordable injuries, also have been through two compliance and six consultation inspections conducted by the department of L&I with zero serious violations (In two cases I appealed two violations and was successful in proving employee misconduct). Also I had to attend mandatory safety inspections twice a week conducted by P.O.S Safety and maintained an outstanding safety record with them.
My essential functions/major responsibilities for the light rail project were as follows:
I developed, planed, coordinated and managed all sub contractor construction site safety programs, including the management and implementation of those programs to ensure the safety of the physical environment for employees, and ensured compliance with applicable local, state, and federal regulations. I coordinated and conducted new hire safety orientations for all new jobsite employees, overseen jobsite drug and alcohol testing for all new employees and jobsite transfers, coordinated and provided site safety inspections/audits, coordinated and provided site-specific training, investigated all/any accidents involving injury or property damage, coordinated and monitored light duty program, investigated and managed Work Comp claims, ensured site- specific MSDS files were maintained, collected and maintained file copies of the subcontractor’s safety programs and compliance forms, attended safety meetings and kept file of attendance and topics, coordinated inspections of all fire extinguishers and first aid kits, coordinated inspection of safety equipment and provided appropriate training, maintained a training certification log of project employees, and lead teams to identify jobsite hazards and unsafe work behaviors, and followed-up to ensure correction. I interacted and communicated effectively with crafts, subcontractors, general contractors, supervisors/foreman, project managers and engineers, client representatives, and city and state government agency representatives.
Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (WISHA/OSHA)
4310 W. 24th Ave
Kennewick, WA 98338
Dates Employed: 07/02-05/06
Compliance Safety and Health Officer Safety & Health Specialist 2
As a Compliance Safety and Health Officer I conducted enforcement inspections of employers' workplaces to ensure compliance with safety and health regulations and general duty clauses. I exercised compliance authority in issuing citations including orders of immediate restraint by writing reports and proposing penalties. I also investigated accidents including fatalities, catastrophes, and serious injuries. I determined direct and indirect causes of the accidents. In addition, I investigated employee complaints and provided technical assistance in abatement of hazards. Other duties included training new inspectors and doing safety presentations to employers.
I have a thorough understanding of both WISHA (Washington Industrial Safety and Health Administration) and OSHA (federal governments Occupational Safety and Health Administration) rules and regulations. I understand and I am able to explain to customers what their businesses must do to comply with these regulations.
In closure I enforce governmental laws, rules and regulations, and initiate enforcement actions in such a way that the public perceives as fair, objective and reasonable.
Roy Farms, Inc.
401 Walters Road
Moxee, WA 98936
Dates Employed: 07/96-07/02
Industrial Production Manager/Safety Manager
In this capacity I was responsible for 40 full-time employees and 100 to 200 seasonal employees. I maintained all aspects of the company, which included cherries, corn, hops, and cattle. My duties included overseeing the safety for the company and participating in numerous consultation inspections with the Department of Labor & Industries.
One of the main responsibilities as industrial production manager was to oversee the production process, reducing costs wherever possible and making sure products were produced on time and maintained of good quality. I did this by analyzing the plant’s personnel and capital resources to select the best way of meeting the production goals. I determined which machines would be used, whether new machines needed to be purchased, whether overtime or extra shifts were necessary, and what the sequence of production would be. I monitored the production run to make sure that it stayed on schedule and corrected any problems that may have occurred.
I also monitored product standards and implemented quality control programs. I made sure the finished product met a certain level of quality, and if not, I had to try and find out what the problem was and find a solution.
I worked closely with the other managers of the company to implement the company’s policies and goals. I also worked with the financial departments in order to come up with a budget and spending plan. I also was responsible for making sure that the inventories of supplies were maintained at their optimal levels in order for production to proceed without interruption.
EDUCATION:
East Valley High School
Yakima, WA 98901
Grades 9-11
Columbia Basin College
Pasco, WA 99301
General Education Basics
Washington State Department Of Personnel
AIHce 2006/VENT 2006
S&H Tech Symposium –
S & H Tech Symposium –
S & H Tech Symposium –
2006 Supervisors’’ Conference
HP-UX SYS and NET ASMIN III
Prevent Initiative Basic
Intro to Lab Sampling for Hygiene
2264 Confined Space Entry
Welding IH & HEALTH
Welding Safety
Welding Safety:
Defensive Driving Refresher
Defensive Driving on CD RM
Respiratory Protection/CD RM
2005 CHE Rule Training A
Respiratory Protection /CD RM
CSP/CIH Cert Prep GOSH 2005
Marine and Dock Long shoring
Farm Safety Code. Training
Respiratory Protection McKay
Ergo Train the Trainer
VPP Assessment Training
Machine Safety Rules
Work Zone and Flagger Safety
DW301-Employer Profile Training
DW301- Employer Profile Training
Ergonomics and Prevention
DD Reg 1 Incidents – OFM
DD Reg 1 Incidents – OFM
Hearing Protection
Hearing Protection
Consultation Ops Manual
Consultation Ops Manual
Office 2003 Demo
Scaffold Training Compliance
HP-UX Sys and Net Admin III
Road Construction Initiative
Hazardous Materials
Cholinesterase & Pesticide Exp
Cholinesterase & Pesticide Exp
Portable Radio Operation
Fefresher Dairy Training
First Aid, CPR & AED
Sexual Harassment – Supr/Mgr
Sexual Harassmnt Pervent/Sup
Annual WISHA A & H Symposium
HP-Ux SYS and Net Admin III
Accident Invest Course 111
Accident Invest Course 111
Intro to Lab Sampling for Hygiene
Intro to Lab Sampling for Hygiene
Online Personal Health Info
L & I Sexual Harassment Prev.
Agriculture, 318
Agriculture, 108A
Intro Inspect WAC 296-62-051
Investigator Core ADV
Investigator Core Training
WIN Enforcement System – Intro
PNW Pesticide Issues
Window Cleaning
OJT for WISHA Sup’s
Workplace Violence
OSHA 301 Excavation & Trench
Governor’s Safety and Health ISH Safety Committee Chair
ISH Safety Committee Chair
Hearing Protection
Safety & Health Committee
2002 S & H WISHA Symposium
Advanced Respiratory Protection
Accident Prevention Programs
Agriculture, 108A
Agriculture Course 108
WISHA New Hire Module 5
Fall Arrest Systems
#311-Fall Arrest Systems
Defensive Driving on CD Rom
WISHA/OSHA CERTIFIED TRAINING IN:
General Safety and Health Provisions
Occupational Health and Environmental Control
Hazard Communication
Personal Protective and Life Saving Equipment
Fall Restraint and Fall Arrest
Fire Protection and Prevention
Signaling and Flaggers
Material Handling, Storage, Use and Disposal
Tools-Hand and Power
Welding and Cutting
Electrical
Stairways and Fixed Ladders
Elevating Work Platforms
Cranes, Derricks, Hoists, Elevators, and Conveyors
Motor Vehicles, Mechanized Equipment, and Marine Operations
Excavation, Trenching, and Shoring
Concrete, Concrete Forms, Shoring, and Masonry Construction
Steel Erection
Underground Construction
Demolition
Possession, Handling, and Use of Explosives
Power Distribution and Transmission Lines
Rollover Protective Structures and Overhead Protection
Confined Space
Hearing Loss Prevention
Helicopters Used as Lifting Machines
Scaffolds
Ergonomics
Trade Secrets
Respiratory Protection
Carcinogens
Air Contaminants
Accident Prevention Program
First Aid
Personal Protective Equipment
Accident Reporting & Investigating
Wisha appeals, Penalties, and Procedural Rules
OSHA/University of Washington:
Safety and Health Specialists Certificate Program
Safety and Health Construction Specialist Program
Disaster Site Worker Safety and Health Certificate Program
Safety and Health Leadership Program
Certified OSHA Construction Outreach Trainer
CERTIFICATES, HONORS, AWARDS, MEMBERSHIPS, ETC.:
Outstanding job performance rating award for the year 2002-2003.
Access 2000 Online Training certificate on 9/2002.
Certificate of Training Advanced SEPM Training Program 8/2002.
Grammar and Business Writing certificate on 8/2002.
e-Learning certificate “Virtual Teams†on 4/2002.
e-Learning certificate “Self Management†on 4/2002.
e-Learning certificate “Capturing Brand You†on 4/2002.
All of my job performance appraisals have been outstanding and excellent.
JOB-RELATED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS and ABILITIES (KSA's):
Fluent in Spanish. Can read, write and speak Spanish.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Excellent use of personal computer and software such as word processing.
Effectively organize multiple assignments, sometimes of a complex nature or involving competing priorities.
Effectively use techniques for communication and asking questions in ways that enhance clarity.
Effectively identify and organize data and information in ways that make the information most useful for subsequent assessment, analysis, and investigation.
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