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Amanda Sydney

Aurora,CO

Summary

Graduate Safety Practitioner who is a qualified Safety Specialist with strong leadership and problem-solving capabilities. Attentive to detail and committed to quickly responding to and investigating accidents and complaints. Skilled at multi-jobsite inspecting, analyzing and making determinations regarding environmental conditions. CSP eligible May 2023.

Subcontractor experience working with large contractor groups - Turner, Whiting-Turner, Milender White, AECOM, Hensel Phelps, Clark Construction, Mortenson Company, and PCL Construction Enterprises, DIA (DEN), Corp of Engineers (EM-385).

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Safety Manager

Millstone Weber
Denver, CO
09.2023 - Current
  • Conduct new hire orientation paperwork as needed, issue PPE, conduct in-house drug testing / breathalyzer and schedule 3rdparty drug testing as needed
  • Conduct new supervisors training with all new management employees (foreman and up).
  • Monitor PPE inventory and order supplies as needed (hard hats, gloves, face shields, safety glasses, chaps, etc.).
  • Monitor to make sure daily huddles / inspections / TBT are being completed and recorded properly in the HCSS management side by all superintendents running crews.
  • Follow-up on any open observations / inspections / near-miss reports / incidents and ensure they are closed out in a timely manner for CO region.
  • Schedule bi-monthly safety committee meetings with CO safety committee members.
  • Conduct airport driver’s training for all employees with DIA driving privileges every 2 years or as new employees are on-boarded.
  • Conduct monthly inspections on all active jobsites to include at least 2 other employees from field to supervision level, close out any outstanding items in a timely manner.
  • Hold a monthly job-wide safety meeting with crews led by you – record meeting in HCSS.
  • Attend weekly supervisor’s meeting with CO project team – start meeting with a TBT read by you (record in HCSS) and speak to safety updates / concerns / needs during safety portion.
  • Respond / Investigate to incidents reported to you – sending out incident notification via email to “Safety & Environmental” group and any applicable project team member, post-incident drug testing, making sure report is made in HCSS and sent out to “Safety & Environmental” group and any applicable project team member, and continuing to monitor employee throughout the duration of the injury (follow-up visits, ensure any restrictions are followed, uploading paperwork into HCSS, etc.).
  • Implementing corrective actions and disciplinary as needed.
  • Pushing the “Safety Observation” and “Near Miss Program” to all levels of employees.
  • When safety observations or near misses are reported – communicating them with CO project team.
  • Create Site Specific Safety Plans for all upcoming CO jobs.
  • When batch plants are active, completing quarterly (Airside Batch Plant) and weekly (Landslide Batch Plant) SWMP inspections.
  • Develop JHAs as needed and review with crews.
  • Entering monthly Damage Prevention Institute (DPI) metrics on the website for both CO and MO to keep enrollment status.
  • When performing DIA work, ensuring compliance with ROCIP safety requirements.
  • Ensure crews are in compliance with Millstone Weber policies and procedures, issuing disciplinary as needed.

Safety Inspector

Douglass Colony Group, Inc.
Commerce City , CO
07.2020 - 09.2023
  • Conducted site inspections and audits, recording findings and recommending corrective actions on final reports.
  • Coordinated off-site medical care and drug and alcohol testing for employees.
  • Led teams of risk management and operational personnel in development of hazard analyses and risk assessments.
  • Determined root causes of accidents via in-depth investigations and identified potential prevention strategies to mitigate future risk.
  • Conducted safety training or education programs to demonstrate use of safety equipment.
  • Maintained adequate supply of approved safety and PPE supplies for work force.
  • Investigated, resolved and reported on occurrences documented on employee incident and accident reports.
  • Analyzed incident data to identify trends in injuries, illnesses and accidents.
  • Wrote technical reports, data entry and queries into various safety and health databases.
  • Inspected or evaluated workplace environments, equipment or practices to verify compliance with safety standards and government regulations.
  • Managed safety and health programs, enforcing compliance with occupational health and safety regulations.
  • Spearheaded safety meetings with key members of organization to ascertain methods to improve overall safety for employees.
  • Provided health and safety orientations and developed materials for presentations.
  • Investigated accidents to identify causes and prevent future incidences.
  • Inspected company buildings and job sites to identify possible hazardous conditions and immediately remedied these issues with corrective actions.
  • Orchestrated and led meetings to convey essential safety-related information, address occupational safety inquiries, issues or concerns and promote continuity of training initiatives.
  • Worked with EM-385, Army Corp of Engineers, well-versed in EM-385 safety.

Environmental Health & Safety Specialist

Sundyne
Arvada, CO
05.2019 - 06.2020
  • Assist with implementing and maintaining ISO14001 Certification and OSHA VPP Star.
  • Developed ways to control and reduce environmental impacts and presented ideas to management.
  • Develop and maintain effective relationships with key internal stakeholders in order to share best practices and understand and challenge business decisions relating to workplace safety.
  • Re-wrote the JHA procedure and developed anew JHA template used by employees and contractors.
  • Conducts injury/near miss incident investigations including identification of root causes, development of corrective & preventive action plans, and assisting process owners with implementation of improvements.
  • Developed Sundyne's first "Top 3 Hazards" for all departments, which was highly-recognized during OSHA VPP Audit in 2019.
  • Champion for employee-led Grassroots program, and Safety Brigade Captain.
  • Analyzed health and safety data to verify safety program performance, identify areas of concern, and recommend improvement plans.
  • Recommended methods to reduce ongoing hazards with improved methods, processes, and materials.
  • Assessed workplace compliance with key safety standards and government regulations, initiating remediation processes to correct deficiencies.
  • Developed and maintained hygiene programs, including noise surveys, atmospheric monitoring, and hazardous material management plans.
  • Improved profit margins by streamlining operations and workflow and negotiating competitive vendor contracts.
  • Achieved cost-savings by developing functional solutions to the Recycling Program by decreasing cost by $52,000/year
  • Safety Brigade Captain that ensured that all employees were trained in emergency response protocols.

Safety Specialist Intern

Amazon Distribution Facility Manufacturing
Kansas City, KS
05.2018 - 07.2018
  • Performed site evaluations, customer surveys and team audits.
  • Assessed and responded to risks and quickly resolved issues to promote safe and productive workplace.
  • Examined hazardous incidents and accidents to uncover the causes and provided corrective actions.
  • Investigated safety incidents and drafted reports detailing results.
  • Made recommendations to company policies and overall culture to improve worker safety.
  • Performed worksite safety assessments and made actionable recommendations to update procedures, improve environments and optimize worker behaviors.
  • Analyzed health and safety data to verify safety program performance, identify areas of concern and recommend improvement plans.

Education

Master of Science - Occupational Safety Management

University of Central Missouri
Warrensburg, MO
2019

Bachelor of Science - Human Environmental Science - Exercise Physiology

University of Missouri
Columbia, MO
2015

Skills

  • Develop, maintain, and communicate HSE procedures/work instructions/processes to applicable team members and leadership
  • Ability to develop, communicate and implement project management plans
  • Highly proficient computer skills including but not limited to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Publisher, and Gensuite, HarnessUp safety reporting app, ProCore Revu
  • First Aid/CPR
  • Team Management
  • Ability to positively react to change in environment, process and people

Affiliations

  • ASSP Colorado Chapter Member
  • Women in Safety Engineering (WISE) 2017-2020
  • NWIR - National Women in Roofing Member

Certification

  • OSHA 30-Hour Construction Certified
  • Adult CPR & AED / Standard First Aid Certified
  • 8 Hour OSHA HAZWOPER Initial- First Responder Level I
  • OSHA 10-Hour Hazard Recognition Training for General Industry
  • Recurrent Hazmat Ground Shipper
  • SWMP Preparer
  • Forklift, Scaffold, Hoisting / Rigging, Excavation, Fall Protection Certified

Timeline

Safety Manager

Millstone Weber
09.2023 - Current

Safety Inspector

Douglass Colony Group, Inc.
07.2020 - 09.2023

Environmental Health & Safety Specialist

Sundyne
05.2019 - 06.2020

Safety Specialist Intern

Amazon Distribution Facility Manufacturing
05.2018 - 07.2018

Master of Science - Occupational Safety Management

University of Central Missouri

Bachelor of Science - Human Environmental Science - Exercise Physiology

University of Missouri

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