Ed Puhala
- Role
- Enterprise Ih & Ehs Leader at Owens Corning Canada
- Location
- Toledo, OH, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Ed Puhala
Experienced and dually certified (CIH/CSP) Health and Safety professional with a…
Experience
Enterprise Ih & Ehs Leader
Aug 2015 — Present
Reporting to the Enterprise (Global) Director of EHS, lead enterprise EHS programs and processes including the occupational/industrial hygiene (IH) process, global compliance initiatives and the EHS early career development programs. • Provide authoring, functional expertise, technical direction and leadership for corporate standards and programs, including IH Assessment, Hearing Conservation, Respiratory Protection, Chemical Management, Materials Approval Process, Hazard Communication, PSM, Risk Recognition/Control, LOTO/CHE, Recordkeeping, Machine Guarding, Hot Work, etc as well as substance specific IH programs such as Respirable Crystalline Silica. • Direct the selection and activities of professional, certified IH vendors and accredited IH laboratories and manage associated contracts/relationships. • Leads the selection, development and delivery of effective, common, global information management systems for chemical management and occupational hygiene and exposure assessment. • Advises corporate, business unit and plant management of new or modified regulations that impact the business. • Represents Owens Corning’s interests through IH committee and task force participation on trade associations (NAIMA/ARMA). • Provide strategic and hands-on leadership to the OC, EHS, early career development program (EHSLP) designed to maintain a pipeline of EHS talent into the organization. This program accelerates development of early career additions to the EHS function via a structured process of guidance and support using a mix of coaching, mentorship and technical skills development. • Participate as a member of the OC EHS Leadership Committee which is chaired by the VP of EHSS / Chief Sustainability Officer. The purpose of EH & S Leadership Council, through its guidance and leadership, is to animate OC core values and beliefs throughout the company such that they make a tangible difference in the personal and professional lives of all OC employees.
Skills
- Psm
- Industrial Hygiene
- Occupational Health
- Environmental Management Systems
- Hazard Recognition
- Microsoft Excel
- Safety Management Systems
- Quality System
- Process Safety
- Environment, Health, and Safety (Ehs)
- Environmental Awareness
- Ehs
- Regulations
- Safety Management
- Manufacturing
- Construction Safety
- Six Sigma
- Inspection
- Workplace Safety
- Project Management
- Risk Management
- Risk Assessment
- Industrial Safety
- Hazard Analysis
- Hearing Conservation
- Behavior Based Safety
- Incident Investigation
- Ergonomics
- Auditing
- Environmental Compliance
- Indoor Air Quality
- 5s
- Accident Investigation
- Hazop
- Training
- Process Safety Management
- Continuous Improvement
- Hazardous Materials
- Factory
- Root Cause Analysis
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