Max Costello
ISO Services
Mobile,USA
1
Certification
19
years of professional experience
Safety Specialist with extensive experience in implementing safety protocols to ensure compliance and mitigate risks. Expertise in hazard assessment, regulatory compliance, and emergency response planning supports a culture of safety and productivity. Committed to effective team collaboration and adaptability in dynamic environments.
Work History
Safety Manager
4 Months- Led investigations into accidents and near-misses, providing actionable insights to prevent future occurrences.
- Conducted regular safety audits and inspections to identify hazards and ensure regulatory compliance.
- Developed and implemented safety protocols to reduce workplace incidents and enhance employee compliance.
- Trained staff on safety procedures, promoting a culture of safety awareness throughout the organization.
- Managed emergency preparedness plans, ensuring readiness for potential workplace emergencies or crises.
- Developed and implemented safety programs.
- Inspected job sites and facilities to detect potential health hazards and put corrective measures immediately into effect.
Safety Specialist
4 Years 5 Months- Responsible for making sure that the company met all safety guidelines and submitted government paperwork on time.
- Responsible for making sure that all safety information was posted where it could easily be seen by all personnel.
- Obtained signatures from customers to provide proper documentation when requested, including all inspection and repair documents along with any additional reporting or pre-plans required by the client.
- Assisted others to stock shelves with clean, tested, and ready-to-use equipment. Pulled, staged, and loaded jobs onto trucks for delivery.
- Learn to install, service, and repair all CCSM system components and confined-space rescue equipment.
- Monitored adherence to required PPE protocols, promoting a culture of safety among workers.
- Ensures that all workers have on the required PPE (Personal Protection Equipment) specified on the permit and are working safely.
- Follow all procedures while work is in progress.
- Keeps visual and/or verbal communication with crew. Observes work conditions and maintains awareness of anything that could endanger the workers.
- Conducted quarterly safety audits and submitted reports to management, enhancing compliance with safety standards.
- Ensured the company met all safety guidelines and submitted government paperwork on time.
- Ensured all safety information was posted for visibility to all personnel.
- Identified job series and grade classification for Air Technician I&II roles.
- Tracked weekly work hours, ensuring accurate reporting of 84 hours.
Rescue Technician & Coordinator
3 Years 11 Months- Assisted in assessing potential hazards and ensured safety equipment and PPE were readily available and operational.
- Assisted in assessing potential hazards. Ensured that required safety equipment and PPE were readily available and in good working order.
- Performed ongoing monitoring of job conditions and equipment resources and reported observations and recommendations to supervisors to assure both worker and team safety is always maintained.
- Conducted handling, inspection, cleaning and preventative maintenance guidelines for all rescue equipment so that it is in a constant state of readiness.
- Conducted handling, inspection, cleaning, and preventive maintenance of all rescue equipment to ensure constant readiness.
- Maintained and accurately generated inventories and documented all rescue related equipment.
- Supported special projects to achieve organizational goals.
- Hours Worked Per Week: 84
Boilermaker II
3 Years 11 Months- Construct, assemble, maintain, and repair stationary steam boilers and boiler house auxiliaries.
- Inspect and repair boiler fittings, such as safety valves, regulators, automatic-control mechanisms, water columns, and auxiliary machines.
- Align structures or plate sections to assemble boiler frame tanks or vats, following blueprints.
- Assisted in testing assembled vessels to ensure operational safety and efficiency.
- Directed cleaning of boilers and boiler furnaces to maintain optimal performance and extend equipment lifespan.
- Inspected and repaired boiler fittings, including safety valves, regulators, and control mechanisms, to ensure reliable operations.
- Worked 84 hours weekly
Scaffold Carpenter
3 Years 11 Months- Transported scaffolding materials to job site, ensuring timely availability for construction projects
- Read blueprints for scaffold projects
- Inspect your work for safety issues
- Inspected work for safety issues, maintaining compliance with safety regulations and standards
- Dismantled structure upon project completion, facilitating efficient site turnover
- Tracked weekly work hours to ensure compliance with labor regulations.
Education
Bachelors - Sociology
High School Diploma
Skills
Knowledge of rescue techniques
Rope rescue expertise
Workplace safety evaluation
Ability to identify safety threats
Safety skills training
Review safety plans and procedures ensuring compliance
Issue Confined Space and Safe Work Permits
Completes rescue pre-plan according to the client site and our job.
Assists in assessing potential hazards.
Rescue pre-planning
Job Safety Analysis
Safety equipment management
Job site monitoring
Rescue equipment maintenance
Site safety inspections
Group training briefings
Ability to teach peers and subordinates safety skills in a concise manner
Strong management
leadership
and communication skills
Team leadership
Briefing and training
Organizational Skills
Crisis Communication
Networking
Referral
Accomplishments
- Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets.
- Resolved product issue through consumer testing.
Certification
Transportation Worker Identification Credential Certification, Gas Monitor Calibration Certification, Fire Watch Certification, DOT HM 126/181 Certification, Respirator Field Level Maintenance Certification, American Scaffolding Society Certification, Enbridge 2018 Contractor Safety & Environmental Award, OSHA 10 General Safety Certification, OSHA 30 General Construction Certification, HAZWOPER 40 Safety Certification, Confined Space Rescue Certification, Silica Awareness Certification, NCCER Construction Site Safety Supervisor, NCCER Construction Site Safety Technician
Timeline
Safety Manager
ISO Services
04.2026 - CurrentRead More
Safety Specialist
Total Safety Inc.
08.2020 - 01.2025Read More
Rescue Technician & Coordinator
Airgas Onsite Safety Services
01.2016 - 12.2019Read More
Boilermaker II
Specialized Welding & Turnarounds
01.2012 - 12.2015Read More
Scaffold Carpenter
Brand Scaffolding Inc
01.2008 - 12.2011Read More
West St. John High School
High School Diploma
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Southern University A&M College
Bachelors from Sociology
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