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YEARS OF SERVICE COMMITTED TO SAFETY​

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Safety Specialist/Industrial Hygienist/Engineering                                          

(Years Employed Nov. 15’ – Current)

Harris Health System - LBJ                                                                                  

Houston, TX

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• Project Manager for NFPA 19.3.2.6 for Hand Sanitizer in a smoke compartment.

• Project Manager for moving projects within Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital, which encompasses moving one department to another.

• Perform Industrial Hygiene duties by: anticipating, recognizing, evaluating, and controlling occupational health and environmental safety issues in a hospital setting.

• Manages and implements Safety Programs for Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital.

• Develops policies and procedures that enhance safety within the hospital.

• Schedules, conducts, and documents environmental safety tours for the hospital.

• Presents building safety program in new employee orientation.

• Responsible for enforcement of local, state, and federal regulations (City of Houston and NFPA fire codes, TDSHS, CMS, OSHA, EPA, and DNV).

• Responsible for responding and documenting to Code Yellow Events (Hazardous Chemical Spills).  In addition, perform job safety analysis in areas where hazardous chemicals are stored in order to comply with hospital policies and procedures, and the DNV.  This includes: determining proper disposal, making sure area has an eyewash and is being checked, educating staff on the SDS associated with the chemical, and making sure areas with hazardous chemicals have the proper personal protection equipment.  All incidences are reported to the Physical Environment Safety Committee Meeting, in which I am the Chairperson.

• Changed the old policy to a new one, in terms of who responds to an actual spill.   Also, perform industrial hygiene monitoring when spills are in high concentration or foreign.

• Oversee the distribution of the policies and procedures for the safety and fire plan/manuals.

• Participates in any regulatory surveys involving Safety Management or Physical Environment. 

• Develops recommendations for hazardous and safety related incidences in the physical environment.

• Monitors Quality Control/Performance Improvement issues as it relates to Safety Management. 

• Responsible for scheduling Code Red Fire Drills throughout the hospital; complying with NFPA, hospital policy, and DNV accreditation. In addition, perform hands on training with every department throughout the hospital on the Emergency Response Fire Plan (R.A.C.E.; Rescue, Alarm, Contain/Confine, Evacuate/Extinguish), and how to properly use a fire extinguisher (P.A.S.S.; Pull Aim, Squeeze, Sweep).  Lastly, perform the actual drill with Security and Engineering/Facilities throughout the hospital once per shift per quarter. All incidences are reported to the Physical Environment Safety Committee Meeting, in which I am the Chairperson.

• Went through a CMS and DNV Audits, in which there were no fallouts regarding Safety, and acted at the official Host and Scribe.

• Document all Code Red Events (Fire) – Actual Fires, False Alarms, and Drills.

• Performed Industrial Hygiene duties in efforts to anticipate, recognize, evaluate, and control workplace hazards in the hospital.  Duties performed: Indoor Air Quality Assessments, Mold Investigation, Moisture Detection, Nuisance Odor Investigations, and Pre & Post Construction Projects Indoor Air Quality

• Collaborated with Accreditation/Regulatory Affairs in efforts to perform EOC rounds across all departments in the hospital.  They perform an initial audit, and the Safety Specialist performs the follow up. This system is working well, and all reports are submitted to Administration. 

• Received Certificate of Completion – Hospital Decontamination Operations, from Southeast Texas Regional Advisory Council (SETRAC).

• Received OSHA #521 Training, OSHA Guide to Industrial Hygiene, from OSHA Training Institute Education Centers; The University of Texas at Arlington. Provides knowledge of OSHA regulations related to industrial hygiene as well as relevant industrial hygiene practices and procedures. Specific topics such as permissible exposure limits, respiratory protection, engineering controls, hazard communication, sampling instrumentation, hearing conservation, workplace health program and other industrial hygiene practices.

 

Industrial Hygienist                                                                                              

Years Employed (Dec. 14’ – Nov. 2015)

Brewer Science                                                                                                    

Rolla, MO

 

• Anticipated, recognize, evaluate, and control occupational health and environmental safety issues in a laboratory setting.

• Conduct comprehensive baseline surveys of operations to prioritize and plan sampling strategies of potential exposure hazards.

• Gathered and interpret data from sampling chemical, physical, and biological stressors in the work environment to identify health hazards and apply knowledge of industrial hygiene engineering controls to alleviate the hazard.

• Conducted specialized surveys involving indoor air quality to evaluate indoor environmental conditions to promote a healthy indoor environment that supports employee productivity.

• Coordinated with occupational health professionals on medical surveillance programs required to monitor the health status of employees at risk of exposure.

• Promoted awareness and conducting briefings for workers, supervisors and managers on a variety of industrial hygiene and environmental health programs including hazard communication, hearing conservation, personal protective equipment and ergonomics.

• Assisted in the administration of OSHA, ANSI, NFPA, EPA, and other relevant safety standards.

• Provide for a formal incoming material review to ensure operational controls and training, as required, are in place prior to receipt.

• Aided in the development and revisions of Safety Data Sheets on an as needed basis.

• Initiate, facilitate, and promote activities to create safety awareness within the organization

• Ensured employee understanding of safety practices and processes throughout the organization through effective communication and training.

• Performed quarterly evaluations on over 50 different laboratory hoods throughout all Missouri facilities with an anemometer to ensure the proper operation by checking the airflow.

• Administered respirator fit testing qualitative (via irritant smoke) to ensure proper fitting of respirator in efforts to prevent exposure to chemicals.

• Continuously improved the industrial hygiene program to enable a safe, productive work environment.

• Cultivated and promote a safety incident-free culture.

• Introduced and complete continuous improvement programs to support the safety system and business outcomes.

• Implemented and manage 5S Program in Labs and Manufacturing: Sort, Straighten, Shine, Standardize, and Sustain.

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Industrial Hygienist & Internal Consultant                                                        

Years Employed (Sept. 13’ – Nov 14’)

Total Safety                                                                                                          

Houston, TX

 

• Anticipated, recognize, evaluate, and control occupational health and environmental safety issues in an industrial setting.

• Administer qualitative and quantitative respirator fit testing to ensure proper fitting of respirator in efforts to prevent exposure to chemicals.

• Performed Industrial Hygiene monitoring at a compromised pipeline using a Multi-Rae for environmental monitoring and 3M 3500 badges for personal monitoring. Monitoring was conducted to survey the area and to monitor those that entered the ditch for pipeline repairs: welding, heating pipe, sandblasting, painting, and excavating pipe.  Monitored for radiation using a Radiation Detector.   Also, ensured safe procedures were used when employees entered and exited the ditch.  (Company - Chet Morrison).

• Performed Houston Business Roundtable third party Process Safety Management audits to ensure the contractors accomplish the desired job tasks without compromising the safety and health of employees at the facility, by ensuring proper records are kept, and to investigate training is being performed.

Companies Audited:

Performed Industrial Hygiene duties at Exxon Mobil Turnaround: BTEX, O2, CO2, CO, VOCs, and LEL – Instrument: Area Rae.

Performed Industrial Hygiene duties at Motiva Enterprises Turnaround: Confined Space Entry: Benzene, O2, CO2, CO, VOCs, and LEL – Instruments: Multi Rae and Area Rae.  Calibrated all equipment and wrote permits.

Performed lighting surveys for facilities to ensure proper lighting.

Performed personal sampling on clients to ensure clients are not exposed or over exposed to chemicals such as: H2S, BTEX, Mercury, Total Dust, Hexavalent Chromium, etc.

Performed ergonomic evaluations for employees’ workstation, to maximize productivity by reducing fatigue, stress, and discomfort.

Performed monitoring for hazardous chemicals by way of Gilian pump for hazardous chemicals (Hex Chrome, Total Dust, BTEX etc.).

Performed monitoring for hazardous chemicals by way of MultiRae and UltiRae for BTEX, Oxygen, CO2, CO, VOCs, and LEL.

Performed noise monitoring with personal noise dosimeter Casella (dBADGE).

Data entry of noise survey by way of Auto CAD.

Obtained Houston Area Safety Council Basic Plus Certification.

Obtained IADC RigPass - Rig Pass, Safe Land, Safe Gulf Certification.

Obtained Falck Safety Services - Offshore Water Survival HUET METS Model 5

Obtained CPR and AED Certification.

Obtained TWIC Card; Transportation Worker Identification Card; issued by TSA; Transportation Security Administration.

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System Services Safety Manager

(Industrial Hygienist & Internal Consultant)                  

Years Employed (Mar. 07’ – Jul. 13’)

Memorial Hermann Hospital Systems, Corporate                                            

Houston, TX

 

• Anticipated, recognize, evaluate, and control occupational health and environmental safety issues in a large hospital system.

• Developed and implement safety policies and procedures throughout the hospital system.

• Performed monitoring in adherence to USP797.  Monitoring includes: Bioaerosol monitoring with SAS Sampler, Particle Counts, and Surface Sampling.  Samples are taken at the hood, Buffer zone, and Anteroom. 

• Analyze accident and incident data throughout the system and make recommendations for correcting risky work practices. 

• Performed Annual Safety Inspections for all hospitals, Sports Medicine & Rehab, and OPID in which a report is generated that gave recommendations for improvements to the Administration, Engineering Staff, and Infection Control.

• Performed IAQ in critical areas of the hospital to ensure the environment is not compromised.

• Coordinated fire drills, evacuation plans, and crisis response, with Engineering Department and Security.

• Performed ergonomic evaluations for employees’ workstation, to maximize productivity by reducing fatigue, stress, and discomfort.

• Performed badge monitoring for hazardous chemicals (formalin, glutaraldehyde, anesthetic/halogenated gases, and nitrous oxide) to ensure employees are not getting overexposed.

• Performed radiation monitoring for employees who work in in areas where radiation may be emitted (Radiology and X-ray).

• Performed bioaerosol monitoring to determine potential fungal growth within an environment.

• Ensure employees follow federal and state safety regulations such as: OSHA, The Joint Commission, EPA, NFPA, ANSI, and TCEQ.  Also, ensure all records are kept current for record keeping and safety audits. 

• Managed the safety needs of over 25,000 employees, in all facets of occupational safety.

• Train employees and create safety materials on the top three safety incidences system wide.  Ex: safe patient handling.

• Recommended solutions and help remedy infection control issues regarding poor air quality and cross contamination issues.

• Created safety programs to reduce and/or eliminate slips, trips, and falls and needle-sticks system-wide.

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Industrial Hygienist – Training                                                                             Months Active (Jan. 07’ – Feb. 07’)

NASA Johnson Space Center                                                                            Houston, TX

 

• Measured indoor air quality (IAQ) conditions to maximize thermal comfort, to investigate Sick Building Syndrome, and building related illnesses.

• Collected samples of asbestos in homogeneous areas for laboratory verification.

• Monitored asbestos containing material to make certain that it was not being disturbed.

• Notified all employees when their assigned instruments needed to be calibrated.

• Surveyed employees’ exposure to noise levels inside plant, by using a noise dosimeter.

• Responded to complaints of odor nuisances, by using a hydrogen sulfide analyzer.

• Obtained Asbestos Inspector Accreditation.

• Obtained annual certifications: Confined Spaces, Lead, Class III Asbestos, Noise, Ergonomics, Blood-borne Pathogens, and Hazard Communications.

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Industrial Hygienist – Internship                                                                         

Months Active (May 06’ – Sept. 06’)

Albemarle Corporation                                                                                       

Orangeburg, SC

 

• Practiced the anticipation, recognition, evaluation, and control of occupational health hazards.                                           

• Collected air samples using high and low, personal air samplers, while following NIOSH Methods.

• Calibrated permissible personal sampling pumps using a primary flow meter.

• Finalized Hazardous Materials Identification System by way of Material Safety Data Sheets.

• Experience in conducting safety and health inspections based on OSHA General Industry Standards.

• Performed mold sampling to investigate Indoor Air Quality (IAQ).

• Locate employees for personal monitoring by reading piping and instrumentation diagrams.

• Performed light surveying to ensure accurate lighting in plant tower.

• Experience in conducting or participation in HAZOPs/HAZID, FMEA, and LOPA assessments.

 

Clinical Laboratory Scientist                                                                                

Years Employed (Jun. 04’ – Jun. 05’)

Department of Health & Hospitals of LA                                                 

New Orleans, LA

 

• Administered immunolocalization standards on serum and cerebral spinal fluid in accordance with the Center for Disease Control & Prevention.                                                                

• Processed immunology tests on a-fetoprotein to determine whether patient had open neural tube defects or Down Syndrome.

• Performed immunology tests on serums that were possibly immunocompromised for rubella, mumps, chickenpox, sheep-pox, bartonella, and legionella.

• Performed Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) on serum to determine if patient has become immunocompromised by Herpes Simplex Virus 1 & 2.

 

EDUCATION

Master of Health Administration                                                                        Years Enrolled (Oct. 10’ – Nov. 11’) 

Kaplan University                                                                                                 Houston, TX

 

Master of Science Public Health, Industrial Hygiene                                        Years Enrolled (Jan. 04’ – Aug. 06’)

Tulane University School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine                       New Orleans, LA

 

Bachelor of Science, Biology                                                                              Years Enrolled (Aug. 98’ - Aug. 01’)

Xavier University of Louisiana                                                                             New Orleans, LA

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Associates Applied Science, Chemistry                                                             Years Enrolled (Sept. 96’ - May 98’)

Harold Washington College                                                                               Chicago, IL

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