Samuel Friedman

Safety & Occupational Health Manager @U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Ann Arbor, MI, US

Has overall responsibility for planning, organizing, administering, and evaluating a complex healthcare safety program integrating medical, research, construction, and industrial safety protocols.• Provides expert advisory safety services to multiple facilities within the Veterans Administration Ann Arbor Health Care Service network.• Serves as the organization\'s authoritative subject matter expert on Joint Commission Safety Management requirements and ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems.• Develops, implements, and refines sophisticated safety protocols specifically engineered for healthcare environments, securing leadership buy-in to eliminate operational risks.• Conducts comprehensive safety evaluations of patient care environments, evacuation capabilities, and emergency response protocols.• Performs specialized safety assessments across high-risk areas including clinical spaces, laboratories, pharmaceutical operations, imaging departments, nuclear medicine, prosthetics, maintenance facilities, and food service.• Prepares executive-level analytical reports identifying systemic safety concerns with detailed remediation strategies and implementation timelines.• Collaborates with contractors to mitigate safety hazards during installation and maintenance of critical medical infrastructure and life safety systems.• Evaluates healthcare-specific risks including electrical safety for vulnerable patients, hazardous materials handling, ergonomic patient transfer, sharps injury prevention, construction safety, and vulnerability analyses.• Partners with leadership to cultivate a robust safety culture while developing metrics to quantify performance improvements and drive continuous safety excellence across all operational domains.​

University of Michigan College of Engineering

Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Electrical Engineering

University of Michigan-Dearborn

Master of Science - MS, Engineering/Industrial Management

University of Canterbury

Bachelor's degree, Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Electrical and Electronics Engineering