Rob Chraska

About Rob Chraska

Collaborative, forward-thinking, and results-driven Environmental, Health, and Safety professional with extensive experience building EHS management systems, training programs, and successful EHS teams. Highly adaptable professional with a strong record of success across industries. Adept at communicating vision, establishing expectations, monitoring progress, and delivering results. Influences leadership and culture, aligning processes with relevant practices, progressing company objectives, and building value propositions and scalable solutions. Specialties: EHS management system development and implementationTeam Leadership and DevelopmentEnvironmental, Health, and Safety program and policy development and implementationBudget creation, control, and managementCompliance and management systems auditing Project and program managementRisk and hazard assessmentSafety culture expansion and introduction Environmental, Health, and Safety training program development and deliveryProperty and Casualty InsuranceEnvironmental, Health, and Safety best practices execution and standardizationISO 14001ISO 45001DHS - CFAT StandardsSafety Data Sheet AuthoringHazard Area Classification and ImplementationFlammable Liquids and Combustible Dusts

Experience

1. Director of Corporate Safety

   Lipari Foods

   Jan 2022 — Present · Warren, MI, US

   Led the development and annual update of the Company’s EHS strategy, vision, goals, and KPIs-Establish and deploy Company’s EHS management system and risk minimization strategies-Form a transformational approach to ensuring EHS is integrated into the business-Creation of and responsibility for the company\'s EHS Management Information System (eCompliance)-Develop and implement corporate EHS policies and procedures-Created and deployed processes focused on centralizing and improving EHS reporting across the organizationAccomplishments-Worker’s compensation insurance expenditure reduction of 65% within the first year -Lost time Incident rate reduction of 46% Year over Year

Education

• Oakland University

  BS, Occupational Safety and Health

  2009 — 2010

• Oakland Community College

  Associate, Liberal Arts

  2004 — 2008

• Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

  Master of Science (M.S.), Occupational Safety Management

  2012 — 2015

Skills

• Hazard Analysis
• Environment, Health, and Safety (Ehs)
• Hazardous Materials
• Air Permitting
• Ohsas 18001
• Ergonomics
• Fire Safety
• Lean Manufacturing
• Risk Assessment
• Hazard Assessment
• Environmental Compliance
• Continuous Improvement
• Environmental Impact Assessment
• Sara Title Iii
• Hazardous Waste Management
• Msds/Sds Authoring
• Accident Investigation
• Fall Protection
• Hazard Recognition
• Ehs Program Development
• Environmental Awareness
• Hazard Communications
• Stormwater Management
• Lock Out Tag Out
• Iso 14001
• Ehs
• Industrial Hygiene
• Safety Management Systems
• Prevention Through Design
• Laser Safety
• Hazwoper
• Construction Safety
• Industrial Safety
• Workers Compensation
• Occupational Health
• Npdes
• Manufacturing
• Rcra
• Hazardous Materials Management