Donovan Griffin
Bogue Chitto,USA
Summary
Experienced Safety Manager with a strong background in occupational health, safety, and environmental (EHS) management across high-risk industrial operations. Proven ability to lead regulatory compliance initiatives, prepare facilities for OSHA and environmental audits, and conduct comprehensive internal and external safety audits including LOTO, confined space, hot work, machine guarding, fall protection, combustible dust, environmental compliance, and emergency preparedness. Skilled in developing and implementing proactive safety programs that reduce risk, strengthen compliance, and foster a strong safety culture throughout an organization.
Demonstrated expertise in incident management, root cause analysis, and crisis response, including leadership during high severity events.
Adept at coordinating cross functional teams, gathering investigative evidence, developing corrective action plans, and implementing long-term risk mitigation strategies. Strong knowledge of safety management systems, regulatory documentation, and environmental programs such as SWPPP and SPCC.
Highly experienced in risk identification and hazard control using structured methodologies including Job Risk Assessments (JRAs), Task Risk Assessments (TRAs), and Point of Work Risk Assessments (POWRAs), while applying the Hierarchy of Controls to eliminate or mitigate workplace hazards. Proven track record of driving continuous improvement through performance metrics, including KPIs, TRIR, LTIR, and near miss reporting, while partnering with leadership teams to implement safety projects, training programs, and operational improvements.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Health, Safety & Environmental Manager
DRAX Biomass
Amite, MS
01.2019 - Current
- Responsible for the Health & Safety of 100+ DRAX employees as well as all contractors working on the sites in addition to HOST contractors at the Port of Baton Rouge, Wood Industrial Drivers, AAA Cooper Drivers, & Carriers
- Coordinate annual training needs for employees (Hearing, Fall Pro, NFPA 70E, Confined Space, CPR/AED/FA, Fire Hose & Extinguisher, Scaffold Inspecting)
- Lead Investigations for ALL incidents (Environmental, Fire, Injury/Illness, Near Misses, Property Damage) including Root Cause Analysis (8D)
- Conduct annual reviews of all Health & Safety policies and procedures
- Plan and coordinate HSE related projects with Contractors
- Conduct daily, weekly, and monthly site audits, including Hazard Identification, Environmental, Leadership, GEMBA, LOTO, Safety/Emergency Equipment and log them into SAI/EVOTIX 360
- Track Site’s Key Performance Indicators (KPI) statistics weekly, monthly and yearly
- Maintain OSHA 300 logs for the site
- Identify site hazards and create corrective Work Orders (internal & external)
- Create Purchase Orders for all safety & environmental supplies (manage Vendor accounts)
- Track and log all contractor manhours (monthly/yearly)
- Assist in the coordination of bi-annual outages (3 day - 3 month) including the periodic fan cleaning outages (1-day)
- Assist other sites across the Southeast U.S. with any HSE needs including outage coverage
- Assist Operations & Maintenance employees with Task Risk Assessments (TRA) as well as Point Of Work Risk Assessments (POWRA)
- Create and implement site emergency drill scenarios applicable to our sites
- Conduct Weekly Combustible Dust Scores monitoring areas for combustible dust levels and implement plans to control and eliminate
- Conduct Daily Lock Out Tag Out Audits
- Conduct Hot Work and Confined Space Audits
- Conduct Carrier and Driver Audits
- Assist in creation of Standard Operating Procedures through a safety lens
- Conduct Monthly internal SWPPP, SPCC, & Environmental Audits
- Monitor External Environmental Audits.
- Conduct Monthly HESAC/JHSC meetings
- Monitor local health & weather updates for site preparations
- Conduct Dawn Raid Drills
- Set up and Conduct Monthly/Quarterly/Yearly Drills for the site(s)
- Conduct WSP audits and establish BMP for each site.
Wood Industry Industrial Contractor
Performance ManPower
03.2017 - 01.2019
- Leader of team safety meeting & Crew Safety Lead
- Establishing WSP
- Performing LOTO
- Mechanical Maintenance (pellet mill die & roller changes/adjustments, hammermill screen and hammer changes, etc)
- Fiber Quality Testing (chips, bark, pellets, minced fiber, Moisture Analysis, PSD, etc)
- Site and Mechanical Clean up
Sales Representative
Vector Cutco
05.2015 - 02.2017
- Leading Sales Representative for branch until closure
- High performance in customer service
Skills
- Business Tools: SAI/EVOTIX 360, DataParc, PowerBI, SDS Binder Chemscape, HSI, AX, ExFlow, NAVEXONE, IVES, Microsoft Office, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Dynamics, SharePoint & Outlook
Certification
- Specialist in Safety and Health (SSH), Certified Safety Manager (CSM from NASP), OSHA 30hr General Industry, DOT HAZMAT, OSHA HAZWOPER 40, HSI – CPR/AED/First Aid Trainer, OSHA 511, OSHA 1910 General Industry, OSHA 3115 Fall Pro, OSHA 3095 Electrical Safety, OSHA 2264 Confined Space, OSHA 10hr General Industry Safety Course, Scaffold Training Institute - Scaffold Trainer, NFPA70E Low Voltage & High Voltage, Incipient Firefighting (LSU & Ag. & Mechanical College), Method 9 Smoke Emissions, Lock out/Tag Out Control of Hazardous Energy, Sustainability, Biomass Sustainability, Management of Change training (MOC).
- Additional Trainings: Includes 369 Hours of Wood Industry Trainings, Human Resources, Wood Laboratory and Quality Technical Trainings, Control Room Training, Motor Vehicle Driver Safety Awareness, Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG),
- Truck Scale Technical Training, Supply Chain Management.
- Education: High School Diploma & some college
Timeline
Health, Safety & Environmental Manager
DRAX Biomass
01.2019 - Current
Wood Industry Industrial Contractor
Performance ManPower
03.2017 - 01.2019
Sales Representative
Vector Cutco
05.2015 - 02.2017