Wayne D.

About Wayne D.

Provide a safe and healthful workplace for all workers while providing quality, customer focused service by treating everyone with Respect, Courtesy, and Compassion. Evaluate and conduct surveys of work operations to identify agents or conditions that would result in health hazards. Gather data on operational and potential exposure, review the controls (work methods, ventilation, respirators, personal protective measures, screening exams, training and sanitation, etc.) to gather data on employees to measure potential exposures, and complete entries on/for evaluations. Compile field notes for health hazard data; code occupational exposure data for the health hazard inventory. Collect bulk samples, air samples during industrial hygiene surveys and evaluations. Write reports addressing the controlling of work processes in order to mitigate the employee\'s exposure to work hazards present.

Experience

1. Industrial Hygienist

   Usda

   Mar 2010 — Present · US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Ames, IA, US

   Provide a safe and healthful workplace for all workers while providing quality, customer focused service by treating everyone with Respect, Courtesy, and Compassion.Provide technical guidance in the implementation of the NCAH Chemical Hygiene Plan and NCAH Hazard Communication Plan to ensure regulatory compliance with 29 CFR 19••••50 and other applicable standards. Work with laboratory staff, to monitor the safe procurement, use, and disposal of chemicals. Coordinate and conduct required safety audits, tracking findings and corrective actions. Complete audits within established timeframes. Conduct air monitoring (personal breathing zone/or general area) based on regulatory requirements or based on a risk assessment; maintain a database of all monitoring conducted; notifies the Union of sampling events; provide copies of sampling results to the employee and the Occupational Health Nurse within 10 working days of receipt of sampling results.

Education

• University of Maryland Eastern Shore

  Master’s Degree, Food and Agriculture Science

  1993 — 1997

• Samuel J. Tilden

  High School, Honors/Regents High School/Secondary Diploma Program

  1984 — 1988

• University of Maryland Eastern Shore

  Bachelor’s Degree, Environmental Science

  1988 — 1993