Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Affiliations
Certification
Timeline
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Garrett Shelby

Brookston

Summary

Dependable and dedicated Safety Manager with consistency in productivity, safety, teamwork/team management, and innovation. Looking for a company to be included in where learning new processes and techniques can enhance knowledge while maintaining current implementation. In addition, a company who values safety in various facilities throughout daily practices and values integrity, trust, and diversity.

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Safety Coordinator

Drake Construction
03.2025 - Current
  • Oversaw and enforced comprehensive safety programs across multiple divisions, including heavy construction, roadway paving, asphalt plants, industrial projects, and quarry operations under MSHA regulations.
  • Conducted site safety audits, inspections, and risk assessments, ensuring compliance with OSHA, MSHA, and company standards.
  • Developed and delivered safety training programs for employees and subcontractors, focusing on hazard recognition, equipment operation, fall protection, confined space entry, and emergency response.
  • Implemented corrective action plans to reduce incidents and improved company-wide safety culture, resulting in measurable decreases in workplace injuries and violations.
  • Led accident investigations, documented findings, and recommended preventative measures to avoid recurrence.
  • Coordinated with project managers, foremen, and crews to integrate safety practices into daily operations without impacting productivity.
  • Ensured all heavy equipment, asphalt plant operations, and quarry sites were maintained with proper signage, PPE requirements, and compliance reporting.
  • Managed safety documentation, including Job Hazard Analyses (JHAs), toolbox talks, and regulatory compliance records.

Safety and Environmental Manager

Sunmount Paving
11.2023 - 03.2025
  • Conduct field inspections for health, safety and OSHA compliance on asphalt paving, milling, pipe laying, installation of underground services, site work, and field crews.
  • Manage asphalt plant safety and health with correlating MSHA & OSHA compliance inspections.
  • Coordinating and conducting training for fall protection, confined space, lock-out tag-out, first aid CPR, new hire orientation, etc.
  • Planning and conducting monthly safety meetings and weekly foreman safety meetings.
  • Maintain strong working relationships and effectively communicate with various levels of management and field personnel to accomplish coaching, enforcing and improving safety performance within.
  • Assists in the implementation and oversight of the Project Safety Program including the development of site safety policies and procedures.
  • Performs project safety inspections and audits, and effectively communicate identified hazards, safety goals and expectations with craft and management employees and project management.
  • Assist with monitoring the project for compliance with safety requirements.
  • Regulatory record keeping requirements and safety administrative procedures.
  • Assists with Workers Comp, General Liability, and Auto Claim Management.

Field Safety Specialist

CF Industries
06.2022 - 09.2023
  • Ensuring CF Industries employees have the skills, knowledge and training to effectively implement the corporate and facility EHS policies
  • Prepare and execute safety implementation for facility turnaround.
  • Work directly with the maintenance and production technicians to bolster effective safety programs.
  • Promote safe work practices and conditions within the complex by coaching employees through Tool Box talks and other means.
  • Retain an overall understanding of Woodward Complex processes and regulatory safety requirements and foster a working relationship with facility employees to assist in compliance with requirements.
  • Assist with development of new, and revision of current, safety and health procedures to provide a safe work environment for employees.
  • Conduct daily safety audits of major and routine CF employee and contractor work activities throughout the facility and in designated areas of the facility.
  • Conduct physical plant safety assessments (audits) on a regular schedule to ensure compliance with CF and regulatory requirements and to develop an understanding of improvement opportunities.
  • Participate in process safety management related to area processes including training, management of change, process hazards analyses, PSSR's, etc
  • Participate in Emergency Response Team (ERT) activities and training.
  • Establish and implement processes and procedures to meet departmental internal controls requirements; make sure they are followed.
  • Assist in development and implementation of corrective actions with regard to department internal controls.

Education

AAS - Occupational Safety and Health Technology

Kilgore College
Kilgore, TX
05.2022

Certificate - ASP

Board of Safety Professionals
11-2025

Skills

  • OSHA Academy;
  • Construction Safety and Health Specialist
  • Construction Site Safety Supervisor
  • Construction Safety and Health Train-the-Trainer

Affiliations

  • American Society of Safety Professionals

Certification

  • OSHA 30
  • OSHA 10
  • First Aid Certification
  • Hazardous Waste Operations & Emergency Response Training
  • Work Zone Traffic Control Competent Person Certified
  • EMR Certified
  • Exterior Fire Brigade
  • CPR/AED/Stop the Bleed Certified

Timeline

Safety Coordinator

Drake Construction
03.2025 - Current

Safety and Environmental Manager

Sunmount Paving
11.2023 - 03.2025

Field Safety Specialist

CF Industries
06.2022 - 09.2023

AAS - Occupational Safety and Health Technology

Kilgore College

Certificate - ASP

Board of Safety Professionals