Bernardo Garcia

About Bernardo Garcia

Risk Engineering Consultant and Certified Safety Professional focusing on reducing losses and controlling risk by developing specific safety programs that will maximize profits. Evaluation of product liability risk management programs and controls. Analysis to determine how product liability failures can result in property damage and bodily injury from a normal operating mode, service mode and failure mode. Additional product liability evaluation of hazards and exposures. Evaluation of fire protection system designs for various occupancies in accordance with NFPA standards. Evaluation of corporate safety programs, system safety programs and overall risk management programs for workers compensation. Have conducted risk assessments in the following markets: Life Sciences (Pharmaceuticals and Gene Therapy), Food/Other Consumer Products (such as food manufacturing organizations and breweries, General Manufacturing (job shops and other service providers), Automotive, Contract Manufacturing Organizations, Contract Packaging, Warehouse exposures. As a Loss Control Consultant and Safety Professional, I review organization loss runs to determine trends. Upon establishing trends, analytics are used to graphically represent the loss activity, which then provides my client with an overall perspective on their existing safety program.Data obtained and analyzed from the loss runs also provides clients with the necessary information to bridge gaps in their existing risk management program as well as addition to make an appropriate decision to invest in a profitable and efficient safety program that will reduce claim activity and maximize their profits. Current areas of focus within risk management and loss control: accident investigation, training and program development in the following topics: fleet safety, return to work. Conducted risk assessments in the following sectors: education, general industry and construction Experience with both OSHA and EPA State and Federal Regulations that include various states from Illinois, California, Washington, Texas, Florida, and Georgia. Additional responsibilities include bilingual employee training on various topics that include DOT Fleet Safety and Hazardous Materials, Hazard Communication GHS (Right to Know), Permit Required Confined Space, Hearing Conservation, Respiratory Protection. Experience with training in the following environmental topics: Storm Water Pollution Prevention, Hazardous Waste Management, Spill Prevention Controls and Countermeasures (SPCC).

Experience

1. Senior Risk Engineering Loss Control Consultant

   Zurich North America

   Jan 2023 — Present · Schaumburg, IL, US

   Senior Risk Engineering consultant responsible for developing detailed risk evaluation reports that communicate risk characteristics, conditions and safety measures. Heavily focused on product liability technical writing with an emphasis in risk management and risk minimization. Evaluation of loss prevention, mitigation and protection programs. Responsible for providing recommended safety measures necessary to reduce risk and prevent losses in the following lines of business: property/business income, workers compensation, general liability (premises operations and products liability) and commercial auto. Provide customers technical expertise with training and education in loss control with an emphasis in occupational health and safety, products liability, premiss liability and property conservation. Partner with new and existing accounts to develop service plans based on loss history and other services warranted that include workplace environment evaluations, such as property/special hazards evaluations and controls.

Education

• Northern Illinois University

  Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering

  1998 — 2004

Skills

• Industrial Safety
• Epa
• Construction
• Accident Investigation
• Machine Guarding, Mechanical Power Press Safety, Cold Header Safety
• Workplace Safety
• Environmental Awareness
• Behavior Based Safety
• Safety Auditing
• Spanish-English
• Ergonomics
• Leadership
• Hazardous Materials
• Ehs
• Environmental Compliance
• Blow Molding Extruder Safety
• Customer Service
• Hazard Analysis
• Occupational Health
• Risk Assessment
• Hazardous Waste Management
• Hazard Recognition
• Risk Management
• Emergency Management
• Workers Compensation
• Construction Safety
• Safety Training
• Inspection
• Regulatory Compliance Training - Osha, Epa, Dot
• Site Inspections
• Training
• Safety Management Systems
• Industrial Hygiene