Rory Michelle Elmore
Boulder,CO
Summary
Accomplished Safety and Occupational Health Manager with a proven ability to enhance safety culture and reduce injury risks within the U.S. Department of Energy. Expertise in OSHA standards and industrial hygiene, paired with strong interpersonal skills, has led to significant progress in environmental compliance and accident investigation strategies. A commitment to fostering a proactive safety environment drives ongoing professional development.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Safety and Occupational Health Manager – ESHO Oversight
U.S. Department of Energy
Golden, USA
06.2023 - Current
- Oversight of federal contractors
- Federal grants monitoring DOE 2 CFR 200 training and certification
- Adjudication training to establish DOE contractor PIV access
- SME for electrical, radiation, occupational health and industrial hygiene functional areas
- DOE accident investigation training
- Screening of contractor incidents to determine reporting criteria and next steps
- Review of contractor corrective actions
Industrial Hygienist OSHA Health Response Team – Toxicologist
OSHA Salt Lake City Technical Center (SLCTC) National Office
Salt Lake City, USA
12.2022 - 06.2023
- Reviewed safety and health documentation for technical accuracy
- Led work group to develop new safety and health guidance for national office
- Provided talking points for agency leadership on technical issues
- Reviewed internal and external web content for technical accuracy and relevance
- Participated in the COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard final rule
- Conducted and lead employee incident/fatality investigation at oil and gas refinery facility
- Offered technical expertise and recommendations based on various areas of subject matter expertise
- Lead and assisted OSHA areas and regional offices to create legally defensible cases against employers for complex and technical enforcement activities
- Promoted a safety and health culture through compliance assistance by developing and providing technical reviews of several compliance assistance products
- Led the agency effort to review and update the agency’s ergonomics and PPE safety and health topics web pages on the OSHA website
- Led the agency effort to review and update the ergonomics related web pages located on the OSHA intranet
- Led the agency effort to review current agency directives related to ergonomics and made recommendations for archival and/or update
- Reviewed and provided updates on agency safety and health management system program elements; including Incident Investigations, Staff Exposure Monitoring, Pandemic Influenza, and COVID-19
- Provided guidance and recommendations to OSHA’s national office on the efficacy, use and procurement of portable air cleaning units for use in agency field, regional and area offices to help protect staff/public and prevent the spread of infectious diseases
- Assisted field and regional offices with complex cases involving hazards that were unregulated an involved the use of professional judgement based on experience and education
- Assisted with course development and review for OSHA Training Institute
Indoor Air Quality and Ventilation/ COVID-19 Response and Recovery/Epidemiologist/Budgets and Grants
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE)
, USA
02.2020 - 11.2022
- Created written guidance for publication and distribution on ventilation strategies for infection control in early childhood education centers
- Submitted project plan and budget for securing federal funds to establish state level occupational safety and health enforcement division for public workers not otherwise covered by current federal safety regulations
- Responsible for occupational safety and health investigations involving public employees, or workers not covered by other safety and health enforcement standards
- Monitored and maintained the state reporting for heavy metals blood levels
- Conducted epidemiological investigations into the source of contaminates of concern, and established the work relatedness of exposure
- Created written guidance for occupational heat exposure
- Worked with local public health departments to assist with health and safety investigations
- Created written guidance documentation and recommendations using consensus standards and emerging research to address COVID-19 outbreaks
- Conducted adult mercury and lead surveillance to determine occupational linkage
- Worked with Colorado State University researchers to conduct indoor air quality assessments
- Conducted research on regulatory oversight for vulnerable populations in high-risk occupations
- Provided talking points for agency leadership and governor’s office on technical issues
Senior Industrial Hygienist/ Process Safety Management (PSM) Program Manager
Xcel Energy
, USA
12.2018 - 01.2020
- Worked in the corporate office as a member of the human resources and management team
- Creation, implementation and review of safety and health programs for plant and facility power generation and distribution
- Conducted hazard assessments of workplaces in order to develop and implement health and safety programs that are industry and task specific
- Conducted industrial hygiene, safety and PSM audits at a variety of work locations in multiple regions
- Provided support and education to customers on health and safety topics
- Supported contractors by evaluating health and safety programs for large scale plant decommissioning projects
- Conducted research and reviews of public comments on existing and emerging hazards associated with renewable energy
- Developed guidance documentation for policies and programs based on federal regulatory letters of interpretation, directives and guidelines
- Assisted business operations with developing health and safety programs and recommendations for the use of new technology
- Served as a subject matter expert for EPA and OSHA regulations for facilities storing highly hazardous chemicals
- Provided information and training to employees at field offices in response to potential occupational health hazards
Industrial Hygienist
United States Department of Labor, OSHA
, USA
08.2014 - 10.2018
- Conducted safety and health inspections of private businesses and federal facilities in order to identify and evaluate workplace health and safety hazards
- Served as the lead investigator for Process Safety Management (PSM) inspections, employee injury, fatality and catastrophic events
- Extensive working knowledge of various consensus standards (ex
- NFPA, API, ASME) and the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act including letters of interpretation and agency directives
- Provided educational outreach to local professional organizations and labor organizations about health hazards in construction
- Conducted training session for co-workers and management on industrial hygiene sampling techniques, professional competencies and best practices
- Strong interpersonal skills and adept at communicating effectively with stakeholders of various backgrounds and interests
- This includes determining stakeholder needs and addressing stakeholder requests and concerns
- Compiled technical reports that included results and analysis of various types of data collected to assess environmental and occupational exposures
- Created graphs, tables, and timelines to supplement technical reports and informational electronic materials
- Worked directly with OSHA Office of Occupational Medicine (OOM) and OSHA Salt Lake Technical Center (SLTC) to prepare a report to supplement inspection findings for a catastrophic exposure incident
- Surveyed and provided feedback to supervisors during the aftermath of a natural disaster that caused extensive damage to business and residential areas
- Extensive knowledge about agency directed inspection techniques and safe practices while conducting inspections
- Audited employer health and safety programs for companies required to comply with the OSHA PSM and EPA RMP standards
- Experience adapting to changing workplaces, work schedules, and project goals
- This includes exercising flexibility in the event of changing objectives on a managerial and organizational level
Industrial Hygiene Technician
Technical Environmental Services
, USA
09.2013 - 10.2014
- Worked in an emergency response capacity and conducted community monitoring during multiple chemical release incidents
- Conducted air quality monitoring for various industrial hazards such as asbestos, arsenic, chromium, supplied air, lead, PM 10 and VOCs
- Experience with PID equipment, XRF Analyzers, noise dosimetry, gas chromatography, primary and secondary calibration equipment
- Performed a health risk assessment and created a sampling plan for a large-scale oil and gas refinery
- Conducted EPA Phase I environmental site assessments
- Supported turnaround and maintenance operations at various oil and gas refineries by conducting industrial hygiene sampling for various types of physical and chemical exposures
- Conducted large scale grade D breathing air surveys for oil and gas, and ship building industries
- Performed assessments of laboratory chemical hoods for the gasoline chemical industry
Education
MSPH - Environmental Health Sciences: Industrial Hygiene
Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
Skills
- Ergonomic Assessment
- Strategies for Injury Mitigation
- Occupational Health Safety
- Accident Investigation Strategies
- Strong Interpersonal Skills
- Safety Culture Enhancement
- Expertise in OSHA Standards
- Environmental Compliance Oversight
- Safety Program Oversight
- Chemical Safety Management
- Industrial Hygiene
- Disaster Response Coordination
Training
- OSHA HAZWOPER 40-hour certification.
- Optical Gas Imaging Certification (OGI) by the Infrared Training Center.
- Industrial Hygiene Review conducted by University of Michigan Center for Occupational Health and Safety Engineers, 03/01/17.
- Field Use of Direct Reading Instruments for the Detection of Gases and Vapors. Certificate awarded by the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA).
- FEMA Emergency Management Institute Incident Command System (ICS).
- State of Colorado Lead Based Paint Inspector Training.
- Laser Safety Officer 40-hour course by Rockwell Laser Industries (RLI).
Certification
- Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH), American Board of Industrial Hygienists
- Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Board of Certified Safety Professionals
Awards
2018 OSHA Region V Impact Award, Cleary Pallet Sales. Lead investigator for OSHA significant case involving occupational carbon monoxide exposure of a priority population.
Research
- Radiation Dose Reconstruction as a Determinant of Benefits Received by Former Employees of United States Weapon Production Facilities, Poster presentation at the 2011 Epidemiology Research Exchange at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.
- A Qualitative Health Risk Assessment of Chemical Plant Maintenance Operations, Culminating experience project and oral defense at the Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, 2014.
Timeline
Safety and Occupational Health Manager – ESHO Oversight
U.S. Department of Energy
06.2023 - Current
Industrial Hygienist OSHA Health Response Team – Toxicologist
OSHA Salt Lake City Technical Center (SLCTC) National Office
12.2022 - 06.2023
Indoor Air Quality and Ventilation/ COVID-19 Response and Recovery/Epidemiologist/Budgets and Grants
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE)
02.2020 - 11.2022
Senior Industrial Hygienist/ Process Safety Management (PSM) Program Manager
Xcel Energy
12.2018 - 01.2020
Industrial Hygienist
United States Department of Labor, OSHA
08.2014 - 10.2018
Industrial Hygiene Technician
Technical Environmental Services
09.2013 - 10.2014
- Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH), American Board of Industrial Hygienists
- Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Board of Certified Safety Professionals
MSPH - Environmental Health Sciences: Industrial Hygiene
Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
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