Richard Cristiani

About Richard Cristiani

A hands on certified safety professional hands with two decades of…

Experience

1. Safety Manager

   Clayco

   Oct 2025 — Present

   Establish and conduct jobsite orientation for new project employees. Administer and record their participation in the orientation program and issue identification to those employees completing the orientation program.Attend all initial meetings with the project staff and subcontractor representatives to clearly define their role within the confines of the project safety program.Manage larger projects up to $160M.Manage other Clayco Safety Supervisors on the project.Conduct and document pre-planning safety meetings with each subcontractor representatives to establish safety procedures prior to subcontractor’s activity on site.Establish and conduct regular (weekly) safety meetings with subcontractor representatives and with project staff to ensure proper compliance.Facilitate training for site personnel and ensure that standards are per the OSHA/Clayco and in compliance with Federal and State standards.Ensure and maintain a log of each subcontractor toolbox safety meeting.Review each subcontractor’s safety program and ensure that it meets or exceeds the project safety program requirements.Ensure that each subcontractor designates a safety representative that is properly trained in subcontractor’s scope of work and has the proper authority to correct safety issues.Conduct regular daily and weekly jobsite inspections and complete the safety checklist noting safety violations and corrective actions.Record, notify and prepare written report of any violations or unsafe practices to subcontractors for immediate correction actions.Stop at once any violation or unsafe acts or practices.Assist the Project Superintendent in establishing and implementing proper fire prevention, evacuation, and fire control procedures.Investigate all incidents and generate proper reports.Establish and maintain all required safety records.Conduct a monthly overview safety meeting and attend project staff meetings to brief on safety issues.

Education

• Columbia Southern University

  Master of Science (M.S.), Occupational Safety and Health

  2016 — 2018

• California State University-Sacramento

  Bachelors of Science: Occupational Safety and Health

  2008 — 2012