Kendall Boyd
SAINT JOHNS
Summary
Highly experienced Safety Specialist with extensive knowledge in hazardous materials management, OSHA compliance, industrial safety operations, emergency response coordination, and regulatory compliance. Proven ability to lead workplace safety initiatives, conduct comprehensive hazard assessments, enforce HAZMAT protocols, and reduce workplace incidents through proactive safety leadership and employee training. Experienced supporting warehouse, operations, industrial, and high-risk environments while ensuring compliance with OSHA, EPA, DOT, NFPA, and environmental regulations. Strong background in hazardous chemical handling, compressed gas storage, incident investigations, emergency preparedness, and safety program implementation. Recognized for leadership, regulatory knowledge, operational excellence, and commitment to maintaining a safe work environment.
Overview
40
40
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Safety Compliance Manager
Amentum Services
Jacksonville, FL
02.2022 - Current
- Responsible for designing, developing EH&S policies, managing of permits, reports, and audits, while implementing multiple environmental, occupational safety and health metrics, daily for reporting data, ensuring compliance with FRCSE policies and Occupational, Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Act, in support of EH&S strategy. Responsible on driving ethical behavior, while instilling a culture of Safety, Health & Environmental throughout the organization, including continuous improvement of Safety standards. Creates and implements initiatives, that drive continuous safety programs, respiratory protection programs, fall protection, Ergonomics, and fire marshal duties, that ensure safe workplace, including near miss programs, safety audits, safety orientation, skills training, emergency preparedness, and hazardous material procedures. Implements Job Hazards Analysis (JHA) investigate workplace incidents and accidents, analyze root causes, and corrective action plans daily on-site. Responsible for the documentation, implementation, and monitoring of Government, DLA Aviation's industrial direct support of aircraft maintenance depot and production lines. Key leader on production floors inside warehouse facilities, conducting regular safety audits and inspections and identifying hazards, hazardous waste, and reporting discrepancies to the proper facilities. Formulates general safety policies and procedures to be followed by Region, FRCSE, compliance with local, State, and Federal Occupation Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) FDA, NAVSEA, and DOT rules and regulations. Drives accountability for performance, with supervisors and associates, overseeing safety performances, safety programs, safety training programs to reduce and prevent incidents and injuries. Ensure the proper reporting, investigations, and corrective actions for vehicle accidents, personal injury accidents, property damage, near-miss incidents, and customer incidents involving and misleading of safety procedures. Develop safety work rules, policies, and procedures, with Operational management, command-wide compliance with all occupational safety and health laws, developing company’s vision, safety objectives, strategies, policies, and procedures to enhance the company’s safety culture. Plan, develop, direct, coordinates, and performs surveys, evaluations, risk assessments and inspections of high-risk curricula, instructor, and safety training program to transfer HSE knowledge and core competencies to management and associates. Ensures daily operations of Safety onboard Naval Air Station Mayport, Fleet Readiness Center Southeast (FRCSE), all facilities are complying to Federal/State OSHA, and company standards and policies, and all other duties as assigned.
Safety & Environmental Health Specialist
General Dynamics
Mayport, FL
11.2017 - 02.2022
- Safety and Shipboard Damage Control Management, providing strong leadership and direction in the implementation of General Dynamics Nassco Mayport Naval Base, Bae Shipyard environment, ensuring daily safety inspections onboard Naval Ships. Developed, implemented, and manage safety goals, policies, and procedures while conducting on-site job safety audits, environmental, federal, state, and company compliance policies. Conducted daily, all Safety inspections, evaluations, surveying all shipboard walk-throughs/tours daily with SOUTHEAST REG MAINTENANCE CTR SERMC team, documenting all safety violations, to ensure compliance with safety hazards and threats in a shipboard environment, shipyard environment and all naval base command facilities. Inspect on a regular basis facilities to ensure operations are in compliance with OSHA standards, EPA, regulations and guidelines. Skilled Safety Specialist who led and developed Safety Programs, and Safety Support to employer and employees located onsite Norfolk Naval Base, Mayport Naval Base, Key West Naval Base, Guantanamo Bay Cuba and Puerto Rico. Facilitated all Safety Training on EHS Fire Prevention, OSHA, EPA, and NAVSEA STANDARD ITEMS requirements. Conducted safety briefings at beginning and end of shifts to inform crews of daily task safety hazards.
- Conducted comprehensive environmental assessments to ensure compliance with health regulations.
Safety Specialist
Delphinus Engineering
Norfolk, VA
01.2015 - 04.2018
- Assessed risk of procedures and equipment to identify, analyze and reduce occupational hazards and environmental risk. Promoted organizational safety and health awareness by circulating internal memoranda, newsletters, and calls-to-action. Cultivated and led periodic hazard assessment surveys to meet operational goals in accordance with outside agency reporting. Collaborated with Project Managers to maintain training and compliance according to established government OSHA mandates and internal policies.
Damage Control Senior Chief Petty Officer
United States Naval Service
Norfolk, VA
07.1986 - 08.2010
- Prepared and delivered investigative reports and briefings. Manage and tracked compliance and training requirements throughout ship ensuring a safe driving practice were adhered to. Investigated accidents determining root cause and implementing corrective action preventing reoccurrences. Reviewed survival and rescue gear, performing preventive maintenance whenever required. Used technical expertise and sound military judgment to learn and perform complex procedures. Responded immediately to routine and critical accidents, incidents and other emergencies.
Education
BBA - Business Administration and Management
Saint Leo University
Saint Leo, FL, United States03-2018
Skills
- Incident Investigation - Expert
- Safety Hazards Analysis - Expert
- Training Program Development - Expert
- Organizational Skills - Expert
- OSHA Regulations - Expert
- Accident Prevention - Advanced
- Emergency Action Planning - Expert
- Regulations and Compliance - Expert
- Fire Prevention and Safety - Expert
- Supervision & Leadership - Expert
- Safety Audit Support - Expert
Creating Safety Programs - Expert
Hazard Prevention - Expert
Certification
29 CFR 1910 & 1915 Maritime -Certified OSHA 5400 Instructor, HAZWOPER Trained, OSHA 10 Certified, OSHA 30 Certified, OSHA #2015 Hazardous Material, OSHA #3095 Electrical Standards, OSHA# 2045 Machinery & Machinery Guarding, Competent Person Certified OSHA#3115 Fall Protection, OSHA #521 Guide to Industrial Hygiene, NAVSEA Standard Items & NFPA Code & Appliances, HAZMAT & SAFETY QUALIFICATIONS, Hazardous Materials (HAZMAT) Operations, OSHA 29 CFR 1910 Compliance, Hazard Communication Standard (HazCom/GHS), DOT Hazardous Materials Awareness, Respiratory Protection Programs, Fire Extinguisher & Fire Prevention Safety, Industrial Hygiene Fundamentals, PPE Hazard Assessments, Incident Command System (ICS) Familiarity, Forklift & Warehouse Safety Operations
Timeline
Safety Compliance Manager
Amentum Services
02.2022 - Current
Safety & Environmental Health Specialist
General Dynamics
11.2017 - 02.2022
Safety Specialist
Delphinus Engineering
01.2015 - 04.2018
Damage Control Senior Chief Petty Officer
United States Naval Service
07.1986 - 08.2010
BBA - Business Administration and Management
Saint Leo University