Gary Edinbyrd
Summary
Dynamic Safety Manager with extensive experience, excelling in construction safety standards and risk assessment. Proven track record in leading safety initiatives, enhancing compliance, and fostering team collaboration. Adept at delivering impactful safety training and executing audits, ensuring a robust safety culture across diverse projects.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Owners Rep Safety Manager/Consultant
AWS-IAD
Manassas, VA
01.2025 - Current
- Company Overview: Data Centers
- Multi-site policy implementation
- Promote and monitor a strong EHS (Environmental, Health & Safety) culture on-site.
- Collaborate with contractors to identify and implement corrective actions for safety deficiencies.
- Provide timely, accurate EHS performance data to the construction management team.
- Conduct regular site safety walks with contractor management.
- Lead and support training sessions, safety campaigns, and initiatives.
- Assist the global construction EHS team in developing and executing safety programs.
- Perform focused field audits, documentation reviews, and interviews.
- Data Centers
Site Safety Manager
WMATA Grosvenor Aerial Bridge Structure Project
Bethesda, MD
04.2024 - 12.2024
- Manage subcontractor daily work assignments
- Daily Safety briefing for multiple sites
- Issue hot work - confined space permits
- Provide coordination and technical expertise in all safety, health and environmental compliance areas.
- Incident/accident investigations and reports
- Record daily safety reports
- Hazard assessment- elimination/mitigation
- Assist in the development and administration of safety policies and procedures to ensure safety practices are followed
Site Safety Rep
Project Hyundai-Steel Erection (Battery Cell Plant)
Cartersville, GA
12.2023 - 03.2024
- Conduct daily toolbox meetings
- Hazard elimination and mitigation
- Conduct daily and weekly site inspections
- Perform first aid duties when necessary
- Perform liaison duties between GC and sub-contractor
- Perform equipment inspections
- Sign off on Pre-Task Plans
- Inspect and sign off on scaffolding
- Distribute PPE
- Inventory PPE
Site Safety Manager
Project Ballard-Steel Erection (Data Center)
Fayetteville, GA
09.2023 - 12.2023
- Conduct daily toolbox meeting
- Maintain daily reports to include inspections, job safety analysis and incident reports
- Conduct daily and weekly site inspections for potential or existing incident and health hazards
- Perform first aid duties when necessary
- Perform liaison duties between GC and sub-contractor
- Perform equipment inspections
- Facilitate bi-weekly site Safety committee meetings
- Ensure compliance with state and site policies and regulations
Site Safety Manager
Project STACK NVA13-Steel Erection (Data Center)
Manassas, VA
07.2023 - 09.2023
- Conduct daily toolbox meetings
- Hazard elimination and mitigation
- Conduct daily and weekly site inspections
- Perform first aid duties when necessary
- Perform liaison duties between GC and sub-contractor
- Perform equipment inspections
Site Safety Manager
Project Leeward-Steel Erection (Manufacturing Center- new build)
Columbia, TN
02.2023 - 06.2023
- Conduct daily toolbox meetings
- Hazard elimination and mitigation
- Conduct daily and weekly site inspections
- Reinforce site project compliance with safety requirements
- Perform first aid duties when necessary
- Perform liaison duties between GC and sub-contractor
- Assist in the communication, implementation, and enforcement of site safety policies and procedures
Safety Officer
ElringKlinger
San Antonio, TX
08.2022 - 01.2023
- Company Overview: Manufacturing Plant
- Conduct new hire safety orientations
- Create safety policies to maintain OSHA compliance
- Perform incident and accident investigations
- Perform risk assessments and mitigating corrective actions
- Conduct daily safety meetings
- Perform liaison duties with vendors and regulatory agencies
- Perform hazard mitigation and elimination
- Manufacturing Plant
Workplace Health and Safety Specialist
Amazon AMZL
Schertz, TX
10.2021 - 08.2022
- Company Overview: Logistics
- Maintain and apply safety regulations, operational processes and procedures per company and OSHA standards
- Facilitate incident and accident investigation process to determine root cause
- Maintain required paperwork to comply with Amazon and OSHA regulations
- Conduct scheduled and spontaneous inspections of the worksite and equipment to identify, mitigate and/or eliminate potential workplace hazards.
- Conduct safety, hazard awareness and job preparedness trainings
- Logistics
Environmental Health and Safety Specialist
Amazon
San Bernardino, CA
03.2019 - 10.2021
- Maintain and apply safety regulations, operational processes and procedures per company and OSHA standards
- Facilitate incident and accident investigation to determine root cause
- Maintain required paperwork to comply with Amazon and OSHA regulations
- Conduct scheduled and spontaneous inspections of the worksite and equipment to identify, mitigate and/or eliminate potential workplace hazards.
- Conduct safety, hazard awareness and job preparedness trainings
Safety Engineer
SMART Safety Group
San Diego, CA
10.2018 - 03.2019
- Manage safety/OSHA files for clients
- Audit worksites to keep compliant with OSHA regulations
- Conduct monthly meetings with company executives to discuss audits and trends on worksites
- Ensure hazard elimination and mitigation on worksites
- Initiate incident and accident investigations and prepare reports
- Assist, plan and implement safety policies and procedures in compliance with local, state, and federal rules and regulations
Site Safety and Quality Control Rep
Diversified Conveyors Inc.
Memphis, TN
03.2018 - 10.2018
- Ensured the safe work procedures and practices of employees
- Ensured the quality of work performed by contracted employees
- Performed workplace audits and safety inspections to keep compliance with OSHA regulations
- Performed workplace incident and accident investigations and prepared reports
Education
Master of Science - Occupational Safety and Health – Environmental Management
Columbia Southern University
01.2020
Bachelor of Science - Occupational Safety and Health
Columbia Southern University
01.2018
Skills
- Multitasking and prioritization
- Written and verbal communication
- Team collaboration
- Meeting leadership
- Interpersonal and leadership skills
- Problem analysis and resolution
- Construction safety standards
- Fall protection expertise
- Scaffolding proficiency
- Steel erection knowledge
- Excavation skills
- Safety training delivery
- Audit execution
- Risk assessment capabilities
- Team collaboration for safety programs
- Report preparation
- Federal safety standards compliance
Certification
- Graduate Safety Practitioner (GSP)- BCSP
- EM 385-1-1
- OSHA 500 Authorized Outreach Trainer
- OSHA 510
- OSHA 511
- Certified Occupational Safety Specialist (COSS)
- OSHA 10 Construction (CITF)
- OSHA 30 General Industry/Construction
- Aerial Lift Operator (CITF)
- Confined Space (CITF)
- Construction Fall Protection (CITF)
- Hazard Communication and Chemical Safety (CITF)
- CPR/AED/First Aid certified
- TWIC (Transportation Security Administration)
- Hazwoper 24
- GHS & OSHA Hazard Communication
Timeline
Owners Rep Safety Manager/Consultant
AWS-IAD
01.2025 - Current
Site Safety Manager
WMATA Grosvenor Aerial Bridge Structure Project
04.2024 - 12.2024
Site Safety Rep
Project Hyundai-Steel Erection (Battery Cell Plant)
12.2023 - 03.2024
Site Safety Manager
Project Ballard-Steel Erection (Data Center)
09.2023 - 12.2023
Site Safety Manager
Project STACK NVA13-Steel Erection (Data Center)
07.2023 - 09.2023
Site Safety Manager
Project Leeward-Steel Erection (Manufacturing Center- new build)
02.2023 - 06.2023
Safety Officer
ElringKlinger
08.2022 - 01.2023
Workplace Health and Safety Specialist
Amazon AMZL
10.2021 - 08.2022
Environmental Health and Safety Specialist
Amazon
03.2019 - 10.2021
Safety Engineer
SMART Safety Group
10.2018 - 03.2019
Site Safety and Quality Control Rep
Diversified Conveyors Inc.
03.2018 - 10.2018
Master of Science - Occupational Safety and Health – Environmental Management
Columbia Southern University
Bachelor of Science - Occupational Safety and Health
Columbia Southern University
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