SOCORRO D. DIONICIO
Lorton,USA
Summary
Accomplished Certified Safety Professional with extensive experience at the Department of State, dedicated to enhancing workplace safety through expert risk assessments and ergonomic evaluations. Achievements include significant reductions in workplace hazards and injuries driven by data analysis and effective emergency preparedness initiatives. Proven leadership in developing comprehensive health and safety programs while ensuring regulatory compliance. Exceptional communication skills foster a robust culture of safety across organizations, effectively educating employees on critical health matters.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Industrial Hygienist
Department of State
Arlington, VA
01.2022 - Current
- Serves as a technical policy and program expert, developing, managing, reviewing, and overseeing Safety, Health, and Environmental Management policies and program implementation at posts and pertinent headquarters activities worldwide.
- Review the health, safety, and environmental portions of plans, specifications, and designs for post-managed construction projects, post-operations, and new facilities for accuracy and compliance with regulations and agency policies.
- Prepares reports, or reviews contractor-generated reports, and makes recommendations to guide posts' actions toward hazard abatement that account for unique technical and cultural aspects, logistical challenges, and economic constraints.
- Participates in agency operations or planning meetings, public briefings, etc.
- Where the incumbent publicizes program accomplishments, and solicits resources, or other forms of support and cooperation necessary to ensure program success.
- Identify deficiencies requiring correction to properly implement national safety standards.
- Inspect work areas to identify and eliminate safety hazards, or unhealthy environmental conditions.
- Evaluate new trends to determine the need for further inquiry regarding the elimination or control of serious hazards to life and property.
- Conduct program evaluations to identify and resolve operational safety and health issues.
- Oversees Integrated Pest Management (IPM), Carbon Monoxide (CO) Reduction Program, Office Ergonomics, Hazard Communication (HAZCOM), and Confined Space Programs.
- Recommended engineering controls, administrative controls, and and or PPE to minimize employee exposure to hazardous substances.
- Evaluated employee exposure to hazardous materials and provided recommendations for protective measures.
- Analyzed data collected from environmental monitoring activities to determine if corrective actions were needed.
Safety and Occupational Health Specialist
ANG Group
Arlington, VA
01.2020 - 01.2022
- Plan, organize, administer, and conduct a scheduled series of comprehensive surveys of office buildings, laboratories, printing plants, residences, warehouses, and other facilities to determine the nature and extent of SHEM hazards and exposure.
- Plan, organize, administer, and conduct a scheduled series of comprehensive technical, programmatic, and operational oversight assessments of office buildings, printing plants, maintenance shops, warehouses, residences, and other facilities to determine the nature and extent of SHEM hazards and exposures at posts, to develop solutions for hazard abatement.
- Works with post-management to provide direction for hazard abatement, and identifies avenues to fund such efforts.
- Estimates the cost of implementing recommendations or changes, and establishes priority relative to corrective action.
- Educates personnel at all staffing levels, and their families, on SHEM matters to ensure understanding of the basis and criticality of SHEM program implementation, along with education on identifying and eliminating, or controlling, risk.
- Educates post officials to enable them to perform their functions and meet their responsibilities.
- Trains employees in applicable safety, health, and environmental topic areas.
- Enters collected data into database applications based on posts visited, and tracks post SHEM program implementation using the system.
- Prepares reports and makes recommendations for hazard abatement that account for technical and cultural aspects, logistical challenges, and economic constraints for a broad range of operational, worksite, and residential situations.
- Recommends and specifies equipment to protect employees and the public from safety and occupational health hazards.
- Investigates employee and resident suggestions or complaints regarding safety, health, and environmental hazards.
- Maintained accurate records of all inspection results and recommended corrective action plans.
- Trained new employees in proper safety procedures to minimize accidents with proper behaviors.
- Conducted on-site inspections of workplace to identify potential hazards and make recommendations for corrective actions.
- Developed and created materials for new employee health and safety orientations.
Preventive Medicine Specialist (68S MOS)
United States Army
01.1998 - 01.2020
- Company Overview: Various Locations.
- Inspected and evaluated workplace environments, equipment, and practices to ensure compliance with safety standards and government regulations.
- Prepares reports and makes recommendations to guide personnel's actions toward hazard abatement using problem-solving skills.
- Enforced strict adherence to current Department of Defense (DOD) and federal Occupational Safety and Health laws, regulations, instructions, principles, practices, and procedures.
- Coordinated and conducted monthly sanitation inspections at food service facilities, childcare facilities, beauty and barber shops, gymnasiums, and swimming pool facilities on 11 camps.
- Prepared and instructed employee safety briefings, including initial, annual refresher, and specialized training, to educate employees on current OSHA and EPA regulations, safe practices, and local policies pertinent to the operation.
- Directed or managed prevention programs in occupational, infectious disease and environmental medicine.
- Officiated composite risk management, hazardous communication, and fire safety programs.
- Investigated the adequacy of ventilation, exhaust equipment, lighting, and other conditions that could affect employee health, comfort, or performance.
- Identify environmental health hazards, and establish control measures.
- Recommend proper safety and occupational health
- Measures to minimize the possibility of injury to personnel, or damage to property.
- Provide safety expertise; prepare written procedures for implementation of safety and occupational health prevention guidelines.
- Worked with cross-functional teams to achieve goals.
- Collaborated closely with team members to achieve project objectives and meet deadlines.
- Created and enforced policies, procedures, and standards related to preventive medicine operations.
- Developed medical programs that promoted community health and research.
- Monitored quality assurance measures in order to ensure compliance with applicable regulations and laws governing preventive medicine practices.
- Coordinated with outside agencies to promote preventive health care awareness in the community.
- Developed and maintained safety policies, procedures, and standards.
- Ensured proper disposal methods were followed for any hazardous waste generated by the company.
- Collected samples of dust, gases and other potentially toxic materials for analysis.
- Developed programs designed to promote a safe work environment through education and awareness initiatives.
- Investigated and reported on safety hazards in the workplace.
- Coordinated right-to-know programs regarding hazardous chemicals or other substances.
- Inspected or evaluated workplace environments, equipment or practices to verify compliance with safety standards and government regulations.
- Conducted safety inspections to identify potential risks or non-compliance with regulations.
- Investigated adequacy of ventilation, exhaust equipment or lighting potentially affecting employee health and performance.
- Provided training for employees on safe work practices, hazardous materials handling, and emergency response protocols.
- Wrote technical reports, data entry and queries into various safety and health databases.
- Determined root causes of accidents via in-depth investigations and identified potential prevention strategies to mitigate future risk.
Education
M.S. - Occupational Safety and Health
Columbia Southern University
Orange Beach, ALSkills
- Emergency Preparedness Strategy
- Risk Assessment
- Cold Stress Mitigation
- Personal Protective Equipment
- Ergonomic Workspace Evaluation
- Data Analysis
- Heat Stress Prevention Strategies
- Environmental sampling
- Workplace safety audits
- Hazard communication
- Accident investigation
- Confined Space Operations
- Occupational health
- Sound Level Assessment
- Respiratory Safety Management
Education
- M.S., Occupational Safety and Health, Columbia Southern University, Orange Beach, AL
Languages
Spanish
Native/ Bilingual
Certification
- Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP) - Certified Safety Professional (CSP)
- Humanscale Certified Office Ergonomics Evaluator (COEE) Technical Certification
- 30-Hour Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Outreach Training Course in General Industry Safety and Health
- Honeywell Fall Prevention and Protection Competent Person Training, Train the Trainer Certification
- Smith Driving System - Train the Trainer Certification
- Certification in First Aid and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) from American Red Cross
Certification
- Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP), 2021
- Humanscale’s Humans Certified Office Ergonomics Evaluator (COEE), 2023
- Fall Prevention and Protection Competent Person Training and Train the Trainer, Honeywell, 2021
- Train the Trainer, Smith Driving System, 2021
- First Aid/ CPR, American Red Cross, 2020
- 30-Hours OSHA Outreach Training Course for General Industry Safety and Health, 2020
Timeline
Industrial Hygienist
Department of State
01.2022 - Current
Safety and Occupational Health Specialist
ANG Group
01.2020 - 01.2022
Preventive Medicine Specialist (68S MOS)
United States Army
01.1998 - 01.2020
- Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP) - Certified Safety Professional (CSP)
- Humanscale Certified Office Ergonomics Evaluator (COEE) Technical Certification
- 30-Hour Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Outreach Training Course in General Industry Safety and Health
- Honeywell Fall Prevention and Protection Competent Person Training, Train the Trainer Certification
- Smith Driving System - Train the Trainer Certification
- Certification in First Aid and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) from American Red Cross
M.S. - Occupational Safety and Health
Columbia Southern University
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