Michael A. Murray
Rinke pipe
Rapid City,SD
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Language
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Certification
17
years of professional experience
REGIONAL EHS -MANAGER leading environmental, health, and safety programs across 6+ plant locations. Oversees OSHA compliance, incident investigations, and corrective action plans while driving training for 10–25 employees per month, 9–15 monthly audits, emergency response drills, and KPI reporting to regional leadership. Strengthens plant safety culture through hazard identification, contractor safety, and re-certification training in LOTO, forklift, crane, and electrical programs.
Work History
REGIONAL EHS -MANAGER
- MANAGMENT OF ALL ENVIROMENTAL PROGRAMS all 5 Regional locations
- MANAGMENT OF ALL SAFETY PROGRAMS ACROSS all 5 Regional locations
- RESPONSABLE TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH FREDERAL AND STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS for all Safety and Environmental programs.
- CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENTS TO MINUZE all SAFETY RISK
- ENHASE WORKPLACE SAFETY
- CONTINUE TO PROMOTE SAFETY CULTURE for all Plant locations
- WORK WITH all OPERATIONS AND Hourly FOR EMPLOYEE ENGAMANTAND SAFETY PROGRAMS
- SUPPORT EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLANNING – DRILLS-ACROSS all PLANTS
- HELP identify HAZARDS, UNSAFE BEHAVIORS and ENVIROMENTAL RISKS
- LEAD INCIDENT INVESTIGATIONS AND ROOT CAUSE AND CORRECTIVE AND PREVENTIVE ACTIONS
- CONDUCT PLANT SAFETY MEETINGS
- CONDUCT SAFETY TALKS AT MORNING MEETINGS
- DEVELOP AND DELIVER SAFETY PROGRAMS TO ALL EMPLOYEES SUPERVISORS AND MANAGERS
- REPORT KEY EHS PERFORMANCE INDICATORS KPI AND IDENTIFY TRENDS AND DRIVING FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO REGIONAL VP AND SAFETY DIRECTOR AND REGIONAL OPERATIONS MANAGER
- Teach and Re-Certify LOTO, Forklift, Crane, Electrical courses.
- PERFORM all SAFETY AUDITS for all Regional Plant Locations
- PREFORM PLANT SAFETY WALKTHROUGHS
- PERFORM JTA, AND SQBA JOB ASSMENTS
- Facilitates regular Safety Audits. Discuss findings with Plant Manager, Regional Operation Manager.
- Perform a safety walk through each shift, observe performance of job tasks to ensure safe job procedures are being followed.
- Conduct New Employee Orientations.
- Provide input for Safety on Improvements at all facilities for Safety.
- Teach and Re-certify LOTO, Forklift, Crane, Electrical courses.
- Conduct and facilitate effective incident investigations (Root Cause)
- Follow up on all Near Miss events and Property Damage and 1st Aid injuries.
- Oversee all Work’s Compensation Program for West Regional Plants Including restricted duty.
- Responsible for KPI reporting Monthly to Safety Director, Vice President, and Regional Operations Manager.
- Responsible and coordinate various Safety meetings for all locations.
- Familiar with safe practices and MSDS and personal protective equipment.
- Responsible for Industrial Hygiene programs at all locations.
- Developed Safety Training Matrix and implements effective systems for contractors’ safety leads, transferred employees.
- Keep each plant in Compliance for OSHA Standards
- Data entry for OSHA 300 and 300A
- Communication skills
- UPPER MIDWEST REGION
- RAPID CITY SD
- 2023 TO PRESENT
Regional Safety MANGER South Texas -USA
3 Years 1 Month- Lead overseeing safety and health for + persons at 7 rebar fabrication, specialty manufacturing, and support facilities.
- Brought together interest to create solutions for difficult concerns.
- Held monthly safety committees at each location.
- Facilitated collaborative team efforts which have addressed specific areas of concern including, but not limited to, pre-task planning for non-routine activities, overhead crane, forklift, maintenance/interference, machine safety, and near-miss reporting.
- Interface with external agencies to ensure positive outcomes for the business.
- Led efforts to integrate 7 facilities into the CMC safety culture.
- Implemented a comprehensive audit of readiness programs for safety and health. for each location.
- Lead improvements in the root cause analysis of incidents. Facilitated implementation of Potential Serious Injuries and Fatalities (PSIF) program for fabrication, Recycle, Post Shop, and Rebar Fabrication Shop operations.
- Help Lead 3 facilities best records for OSHA injuries /recordable rates, lost time, and days without incident.
- Safety Programs updated for all shop locations annually.
- Monthly safety meetings with employees
- Monthly Safety Committee at each location.
- Record keeping for OSHA 300 and 300A log, data entries for all recordables and reports.
- Record all Incidents, 1st Aids, near misses for all shop locations.
- Perform daily walkthrough site Inspections for all shop facilities.
- Performed New Hire Orientation for each location for all new employees for Safety.
- Train new employees and re-certification employees, forklift, Crane, LOTO, Hot Works.
- Managed contractors’ orientation and completed paperwork for each shop.
- Performed monthly safety audits at each shop location, add corrective actions needed for location.
- Brought rebar fabrication facility from noncompliance to substantial environmental compliances. Includes, but not limited to, stormwater permitting and compliance, hazardous waste permitting and disposal. Managing agency inspections, etc.
- Help build shop relationships by coordinating emergency response efforts with external stakeholders (County Fire, Sheriff, County Health Dept).
- Updated all safety programs annually for all locations.
- Held Monthly safety committee meetings at each location.
- Monthly safety meetings with employees.
- Record all Data entries for Recordables, 1st aids, near misses for each location.
- Record keeping for OSHA 300 and 300A log, data entries for all recordables and reports.
- Trained employees for forklift, overhead crane, PIT, Hot Works.
- Managed DOT compliance for a small fleet.
- Performed New Hire Orientation for each location for all new employees for Safety.
- Incident Investigation to determine root cause analysis.
- Set up all fire inspections with the fire department for each location.
- Continually drive a culture of Safety for each shop location, to support the delivery of performance metrics.
- June -2021- July -2023
- San Antonio TX
Safety & Ergonomic Assistant Manager
10 Years 8 Months- Developed Standard Operating Procedures and Programs to ensure OSHA regulatory compliance for 2400 plus employees and 27 languages.
- Reduced organization workers compensation claims by 60% in 2 years.
- Facilitated Safety & Ergonomic Policies
- Maintained 30 plus in-house Safety Programs to ensure compliance with Safety Management
- Maintained Safety and Ergonomic records, Root Cause analysis, Risk Assessments for all jobs, OSHA records, Injury Records.
- Continually drives a culture of Safety on Plant sites, to support the delivery of performance metrics.
- Successfully implemented a $100,000 initiative to reduce ergonomic injuries.
- Conduct new educational hire training orientation for all Safety Programs.
- Perform daily walkthrough site Inspections.
- Used influence on effect organizational change.
- Teach and direct 5S Culture within the plant to improve efficiency.
- July 2006 -March -2019
Education
BS - Safety & Health
- Occupational Safety and Health Manager-OSHA Academy -Certified
- Red Cross Certified CPR ,1st Aid, AED -Certifed
- OSHA Record Keeping -Certified
- OSHA 500 Certified -General Industry
Skills
Safety program leadership
Incident investigation
OSHA compliance
Emergency response planning
Training delivery
Microsoft Office
Excel
PowerPoint
English
Spanish
ISO 45001
Behavior-based safety
Job hazard analysis
Contractor safety management
Safety data analysis
EHS software
Industrial hygiene sampling
Workers' compensation management
Regulatory permit management
Emergency drill coordination
Ergonomics program design
Audit preparation
Certification
- Occupational Safety Health Manager-OSHA Academy -Certified
- Red Cross Certified CPR ,1st Aid, AED 2025
- OSHA Record Keeping -Certified
- OSHA 500 Certified -General Industry
- LOTO – Electrical - 29 CFR 1910.147
- Forklift -Class - 1910.147
- Fall Protection -Class -29 CFR1926.502
- Jeb Crain -Class 1926.1427
- Aerial Lift – Scissor Lift Class 1926.453
- Travel Lift
Bilingual:
English and Spanish
Specialized Training :- Certified Trainer:
- LOTO – Electrical - 29 CFR 1910.147
- Forklift -Class - 1910.147
- Fall Protection -Class -29 CFR1926.502
- Jeb Crain -Class 1926.1427
- Aerial Lift – Scissor Lift Class 1926.453
- Travel Lift
Timeline
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