Kenneth Jefferies

About Kenneth Jefferies

I am a passionate, consistent, and dependable safety professional! It is my privilege to use my T.A.G.S.(talents, abilities, gifts, and skills) to promote personal and occupational health, safety, and security, and I love to work with others who also feel that being an EHS professional is a lifelong calling. As an EHS Manager, I can: assess facility needs and create annual safety improvement plans; oversee and manage a budget for safety materials and services; spearhead hazard identification and risk assessment, contractor safety, industrial hygiene, ergonomics, medical surveillance, worker\'s compensation, training, radiation, hazardous waste, ISO 14001 & ISO 45001 auditing and compliance, and PPE programs; develop and optimize safety standards and procedures; recruit and develop a professional EHS staff; respond to emergencies and urgent employee and facility issues; interface and foster collaboration with staff members, outside organizations, and regulatory agencies; and promote a healthy work/life balance so employees can reach their personal and professional goals. As a Safety Engineer, I responded promptly to injuries, incidents, and safety concerns; provided safety consultation, auditing, and training to medium-sized and large-sized organizations; conducted ergonomic assessments and respirator fit testing; audited work areas, and evaluated processes for safety compliance and productivity improvement. I wrote safety documents, procedures, training presentations, and weekly supervisor safety talks/lessons learned. I engaged employees in safety culture through \"management by walking around\", volunteer employee groups, safety surveys (NSC Barometer and self-developed), safety fairs, and safety summits. I possess excellent organizational, interpersonal, public speaking, presentation, and teaching skills. I have been trained in 1st Aid/CPR/AED, TapRoot, BROWZ/Avetta, ABS RCA, SafeStart, Humantech, LEAN/Kaizen, Six Sigma, MDA gas detection, incident command, CERT, and OSHA/NFPA regulations. It is my goal to see everyone safe, secure, and healthy while on the job and beyond!

Experience

1. Ehs Manager

   Benchmark

   Sep 2019 — Present · Phoenix, AZ, US

   Oversee Environmental, Health, and Safety programs, Worker’s Compensation, and Return to Work programs at the division level to meet State, Federal, Local and Corporate policies and procedures. Consultant for Corporate HQ and/or other Divisions as necessary. Create initial Environmental, Health, and Safety standards (lockout/tagout, fall protection, PPE, new employee safety training, powered industrial truck use, respiratory protection, hearing protection, laser safety, radiation safety, etc.) for an upstart manufacturing site. Develop annual EHS action planning process and systems. Institute Occupational Health programs (incident investigation, 1st aid/evacuation teams, site safety leadership team, safety committee, EHS training, etc.) in compliance with ISO 45001. Develop Environmental programs (solder dross and metal recycling, industrial hygiene, pollution prevention, stormwater management, chemical inventory/safety data sheet management, etc.) in compliance with ISO 14001. Manage regulatory permitting (City of Phoenix IPP, MCAQD, AZDEQ, EPA Tier II recordkeeping, etc.) Develop hazardous waste program (EPA SQG compliance, GRI waste tracking, TSDF contracts and waste manifests), including recycling for solder dross, printed circuit boards, scrap metals, conductive/plating metal solutions, Styrofoam, paper/cardboard, batteries, e-waste, and printer ink/toner. Create Global Reporting Indicator (GRI) package, including GRI 301-306 (Environmental) and GRI 403 Occupational Health & Safety indicators. Maintain records relating to workers’ compensation. Establish medical policies and procedures and act as a consultant for other divisions as necessary. Maintain contact with employees under hospitalization or recuperating from illness or job-related injuries; follow all medical cases through to resolution. Partner with HR and Facilities to administer COVID-19 protocols.

Education

• Eastern Kentucky University

  Graduate-level Certificate, Occupational Safety

  2011 — 2013

• University of California, San Diego

  Professional Certificate, Occupational Safety and Health with Emphasis on General Industry (OSHA Region IX)

  2009 — 2010

• Grand Canyon University

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Public Safety Administration, 4.0 GPA

  2002 — 2009

• Eastern Kentucky University

  Master of Science (M.S.), Safety Security & Emergency Management, 4.0 GPA

  2011 — 2013