NIGEL NOEL
Summary
Master’s degree in occupational safety and health management (MOSM). Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP) Graduate Safety Practitioner (GSP) designation holder. Air Force Reserve Occupational and Health Safety Specialist. OSHA 30-hour General Industry Safety and Health certified. AAA Driving Improvement Instructor. Working experience with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
Knowledgeable professional eager to leverage knowledge in occupational health and safety. Qualified to create safety policies, conduct inspections, and deliver training. Smart and efficient with relevant software and technology for data analysis and reporting.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Occupational Safety and Health Specialist
Navy Safety Office
08.2022 - Current
- Performed inspections to determine compliance with safety and occupational health laws and regulations
- Conduct verbal entrance and exit briefings with managers, supervisors, and work leaders prior to and after surveys and inspections to explain the purpose and scope of the inspection and pertinent safety and occupational regulations
- Inspects worksite, machine and equipment operations, environmental conditions, work practices, protective devices and equipment, and safety procedures; records and photographs apparent violations of standards for use as evidence of existing hazards
- Surveys and inspects material handling, storage, maintenance, transportation operations, and support facilities and activities to determine adherence to established safety managerial practices and program functional requirements
- Investigates or assist in investigating serious mishaps involving injuries or fatalities and significant damage to equipment and property and analyze investigation reports for contributory and causal factors to develop specific actions to prevent similar occurrences
- Identifies hazards, assesses their potential for harm to employees, and provides technical assistance to managers and supervisors necessary to achieve safe and healthy working conditions
- Recommends the application of specific techniques, equipment, and procedures to eliminate or control unsafe acts or conditions, including changes in the design of work efforts, identified in surveys and inspections, or through a mishap tracking system
- Formally instructs civilian and military employees on traffic safety and local driving conditions
Air Force Occupational Safety and Health Specialist
United States Air Force Reserve
02.2013 - Current
- Conducts verbal entrance and exit briefings with unit commanders
- Perform inspections, surveys, and program evaluations of areas and operations to identify mishap potentials and assess the integration of risk management approach, safety equipment, and procedures
- Performed periodic and special inspections of facilities, maintenance, and industrial areas; support functions; non-industrial and recreational areas
- Report findings, assign risk assessment codes, recommend corrective actions, and conduct follow-up inspections
- Participate in Hazardous Communication, Environmental Compliance Assessment Management Program, and other environmental programs
- Conduct and assist in managing safety programs
- Evaluate safety program effectiveness
- Coordinates with agencies and staff activities on safety-related matters
- Prepares and conducts briefings, meetings, training classes, and associated functions
- Determines safety education requirements for groups or individuals
- Develops training plans to ensure worker qualification and training
- Prepares and conducts training programs for collateral duty safety personnel
- Plans, organize, and direct safety activities
- Develops policies and procedures for implementing and evaluating safety programs
- Maintains close liaison with federal, state, municipal, and private agencies sharing common safety concerns
- Arrange for group meetings or individual instruction through coordination with commanders and supervisors
- Performed and assisted in mishap investigations, prepared reports, and maintain records
- Gathered factual mishap data, identified causes, and recommended corrective actions to prevent recurrence of a similar mishap
- Maintains a follow-up system
- Analyzes mishap data
- Perform trend analysis and recommends measures to correct unfavorable conditions or procedures
- Conducted safety education
- Assisted in planning and scheduling safety education programs
- Assisted in preparing and distributing safety promotional and informative materials
- Created virtual Supervisor Safety Training (SST); facilitated 142 Airman despite COVID; increased training by 100%
Refueling Nuclear Marine Machinery Mechanic
Norfolk Naval Shipyard
09.2013 - 08.2022
Supervisor
U.S. NAVY
04.2009 - 09.2012
Education
Master of Science - Occupational Safety Management
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Daytona Beach, FL12.2022
Trade Technician Career Studies Certificate - undefined
Tidewater Community College
Portsmouth, VA02.2014
Bachelor of Science - Professional Aeronautics
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Daytona Beach, FL02.2013
Skills
- Occupational health
- Hazard identification
- Confined space entry
- Personal protective equipment
- Safety training
- Electrical safety
- Fall protection
- Incident reporting
- Lockout and tagout procedures
- Accident investigation
- Industrial hygiene
- Environmental management
- Construction safety
- Respiratory protection
Additional Information
Experienced and proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook.
Job Related Training
- Fall Protection Competent Person (EM-385) Certified
- OSHA 30-hour
- OSHA 3095 Electrical Standards
- OSHA 511 Occupational Safety and Health for General Industry
- Department of The Air Force Mishap Investigator Non-Aviation
Certification
- Graduate Safety Practitioner (GSP) - Board of Certified Safety Professionals.
Timeline
Occupational Safety and Health Specialist
Navy Safety Office
08.2022 - Current
Refueling Nuclear Marine Machinery Mechanic
Norfolk Naval Shipyard
09.2013 - 08.2022
Air Force Occupational Safety and Health Specialist
United States Air Force Reserve
02.2013 - Current
Supervisor
U.S. NAVY
04.2009 - 09.2012
Trade Technician Career Studies Certificate - undefined
Tidewater Community College
Bachelor of Science - Professional Aeronautics
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Master of Science - Occupational Safety Management
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
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