Chris Mcdermott Email & Phone Number

Gansevoort, New York, United States

Responsible for over all E,H&S compliance and training at Stone Bridge Iron & Steel, Inc. manufacturing facility which provides structural steel, miscellaneous metals, and structural steel erection services coast-to-coast for an assortment of clients, ranging from educational institutions and high-tech manufacturing concerns to large retail projects and the aerospace industry. We routinely out perform other steel fabricators, as the result of our early involvement in the construction process, our fabrication expertise and capabilities, and our fast-track design-build and design-assist delivery systems set us apart from other fabricators. We also have a Wheelabrator blaster that can steel shot blast all sizes of steel and a fully equipped paint spray bay that can accommodate all sizes of steel.

Clifton Park, Ny

Manage H&S programs across 10 offices, laboratories, vehicle and truck repair facility, drilling division, environmental and material testing (concrete, soil, pavement and steel) at diverse construction and road projects. Work closely with executive team and technical and field staff to empower employees, reduce site hazards and implement risk reduction programs. Complete project and client required Health and Safety Plans (HASPs), Pre-Qualifications and site-management plans and specs. -In 2019, completed 80 safety audits of company employees at our diverse projects to identify, evaluate and reduce hazards. -Reestablished our field staff safety hazard hunt program with positive results including a 77% increase in one year and significant reduction of hazards.-Lead investigations of injuries and motor vehicle accidents and track action items. In one year, reduced TRIR from 0.84 to 0.40 and vehicle accidents by 50%.-Conduct training programs including new employee and 10-hour OSHA construction, HAZWOPER, Fall Protection/Harness, MEWPs/Aerial Lifts, Fork Lifts (PITs), Confined Spaces and Defensive Driving.-Invigorated employee engagement and involvement with positive results including 50% increase in near miss (NM) and hazard observation (HO) reports, 300% increase in Safety Excellence awards and 189 site-safety audits completed by personnel other than safety. -Create and distribute safety bulletins, newsletters, safety thought of the week and tool box talks.-Created and updated numerous H&S policies/programs including Confined Space, Hazard Communication, Fall Protection, MEWPs, PITs, PPE, JSA, Material Handling and IH. -Rolled out a job safety analysis (JSA) improvement project including training technical staff and updating and/or creating 70 JSAs. -Conduct hazard and exposure assessments including personal IH and bulk sampling and provide recommendations to reduce exposures. Contact info-cmcdermott@atlantictesting.com and M-315-323-9850

Wilmington. Ma (But Worked Out Of Home Office In Saratoga Springs Ny)

Worked from home office in Saratoga Springs, NYManaged and implemented best-in-class EHS programs for our 20 multi-national medical device manufacturing, warehouse and research centers. Lead HS person on our building renovation and construction projects. Developed EHS compliance and permit matrices for each facility to easily understand their requirements and drive improvements. Worked closely with all levels of management and employees including Plant Operational and EHS Managers to drive performance and meet annual objectives. - Substantially reduced costs of hiring outside consultants by applying my EHS expertise in-house.- Developed and led the company wide product regulatory/stewardship program including REACH, RoHS, Conflict Minerals, etc including developing positive relations with our Sales team and customers. - Conducted numerous EHS audits which significantly improved EHS compliance and facilitated facility specific improvements. - Obtained/created numerous environmental permits/plans including: Air, Wastewater, Stormwater, SPCC and Hazardous Waste.- Led the roll out of an electronic safety data sheet (SDS) management system for over 5,000 substances and also led the development of required product safety data sheets. - Worked closely with facilities on the corporate sustainability programs including energy reduction and recycling initiatives including two facilities achieving zero-landfill status.- Developed an EHS Management of Change (MOC) program and led MOC reviews of numerous new equipment and processes and construction projects.- Coordinated and implemented industrial hygiene surveys and provided recommendations for improvement.- Created and conducted Haz Waste, DOT, MOC, LOTO, JSA, fall protection and product stewardship training to reduce use of outside trainers and improve compliance. - Managed the transportation and shipping safety including DOT, FMCSA and IATA regulatory programs

Schenectady, Ny

Product Quality Issues led to Plant ClosureEHS Leader of GE Transportation's Energy Storage business, which manufactured the Durathon Sodium-metal halide batteries. Member of business' senior leadership team. Responsible for EHS compliance at the new Schenectady, NY plant with 450 employees, including sales and field personnel. In addition the UK R&D facility (75 employees). Promoted continuous improvement and standardization of existing EHS programs, procedures and training to ensure compliance. Led team of 5 direct reports: HS Ldr, Environmental Ldr, UK EHS Ldr, EHS Intern, and part-time PT / Ergonomist. Also worked closely with on campus medical team. Developed EHS training and safety-communication programs. Managed significant expense and capital budgets. Worked closely with EU/UK EHS regulations, including battery Product Stewardship. Conducted annual regulatory assessments to maintain compliance with local, state, federal, and GE requirements. -Implemented GE's EHS management system including 21 HS and 5 Envir. elements. -Completed facility wide and job specific IH risk assessments and extensive sampling programs.-Created 31 EHS procedures to comply with the specific regulations and GE’s requirements.-Developed 225 SRAs/JSAs and 125 machine specific LOTO procedures-Created 20 new SDSs and implemented online system with 550 SDSs.-Facilitated 3 hazardous operations (HAZOPs) reviews of 3 high risk/chemical operations.-Led positive EHS metrics, including 100% training completion and 100% on-time closure of all EHS internal audit action items.-Implemented a DOT / UN Dangerous Good Shipping program. -Launched a battery and plant recycling programs and recovered approximately $150,000 during initial year. -Managed 7 environmental regulatory inspections with no findings.-Developed an aggressive ergonomic and medical management program to reduce/prevent injuries.-Completed numerous NYS DEC air permit modifications and Operational Flexibilities.

Argyle, Ny

Plant closure due to entire operations moved to Costa RicaDirected all aspects of plant’s EHS programs and ensure the safety of its entire workforce as well as construction projects and contractors for this medical device plant. Member of plant’s Senior Leadership Team and managed annual expense and capital budget including extensive ergonomic improvement projects. Developed strategies that delivered world-class results and Best-in-Class certification. Created programs to identify, control, eliminate, and prevent workplace hazards and injuries. Provided technical and managerial support for corporate operations too.Supervised 4 EHS Team member: EHS Engineer, Nurse and Occupational Doctor and PT/Ergonomist. Built and maintained positive relationships with local, county, and state regulatory agencies. Led cost-reduction projects to control EHS expenses and improve compliance and personnel skills.-Designed and launched an aggressive ergo improvement program that addressed historic ergo concerns and ongoing injuries: focused engineering improvements and aggressive medical management.-Achieved 100% complaince every year with all EHS regulatory inspections.-Attained the highest score of out of 70 Covidien plants on BEST (Building an Environmental and Safety Tradition) (i.e. OSHA VPP & OSHAS 18001) H&S Management System by integrating OSHA requirements, Corporate H&S standards, 5S, Kaizen events and visual factory techniques.- Developed and implemented all initiatives for improving plant safety through training, incentives, recognition, medical management and employee participation in process improvements.-Led and participated in compliance and management audits of other plants.-Mentored 5 sister plants in developing and implementing their H&S mgmt systems and achieved their BEST H&S certification.-Significantly reduced OSHA recordable injury rate by 84% to world class levels.-Managed the driver, fleet and shipping safety program including DOT and CDL compliance

Canaan, Ct

Environmental, Health & Safety Manager — Specialty Minerals, Inc. / Minteq International, Inc.Managed EHS program throughout facility with 3 different types of manufacturing operations, warehousing, laboratories, and a mine. Oversaw facility’s Emergency Response Program, including maintaining key contact with the local police and fire departments. Served as member of Corporate Operational Safety Excellence Team. Acted as Corporate Auditor and technical resource for other facilities. Coordinated industrial hygiene surveys and made recommendations for improvement. Mended and maintained favorable relationships with state and federal safety and environmental regulatory agencies. Planned and held MSHA and OSHA new employee and annual refresher training classes. • Built a comprehensive EHS management program from the ground up, which included the creation of all policies, procedures, training programs, and audits. • Introduced a new material, process, and equipment EHS review program for facility. • Dramatically lowered restricted workdays by 81% and lost workdays by 99% through implementation of a unique Medical Case Management Program, ergonomic improvements, and targeted hands-on training. • Implemented a Contractor Safety Program, which included training and auditing of vendors involved in a $10 million expansion project. • Increased the submittal of NM / HO reports by 98%.• Lowered MSHA regulatory inspections by more than 70% through increased employee involvement and reporting of NM / HOs as well as creating monthly and daily safety inspection programs. • Decreased restricted workdays by 83%. • Launched a Medical Management Program, achieving the lowest average cost-per-worker compensation case.• Evaluated and implemented an employee-driven Behavior-Based Safety Program. • Acquired over 20 permits, including air (CAA), water (NPDES), Hazardous Waste (RCRA), Stormwater, Wastewater (town and state), and Wetland.

Ny, Ny

Conducted environmental, health and safety complaince audits and environmental site assessments of industrial, commercial and laboratory facilities.- Successfully interfaced with regualtory agencies, facility personnel, attorneys, bankers and owners to evalaute complaince issues, including fire protection, site safety policies, asbestos, PCBs, lead, Hazard Communication, hazardous wastes, air emissions and regulatory inspections.

Ny, Ny

Managed and implemented technical environmental, health and safety projects at diverse manufacturing, warehousing and laboratory facilities for the subsidiaries of Revlon Cosmetics, Coleman outdoor gear, Meridian Sports (boats), National Health Laboratories and others.Assumed responsibility for resolving critical complaince issues at various facilities. Identified potential violations and implemented facility-specific improvements. Performed audits, conducted training, developed and implemented policies and procedures and presented implementation plans to management. Brought all facilities into complaince within a short period of time. Provided in-house expertise to eliminate dependency of outside consultants. - Eliminated regualtory inspection penalties by conducting EHS complaince audits.- Secured 40 Air, Wastewater, Hazardous Waste and Stormwater permits.- Completed and negotiated the closure of multi-million dollar environmental investigation and remediation projects regulated by U.S. EPA Superfund, RCRA and various state programs.- Evaluated and implemented waste minimization and wastewater treatment projects which significantly reduced surcharges, fines and offsite disposal of solid and hazardous wastes.-Improved domestic safety statistics b y 80% and hours worked without a lost-time injury.

Kathmandu, Nepal

Advised and trained professionals on industrial pollution, potential impacts, and treatment options as part of Nepal's National Conservation Strategy.-Conducted environmental and hazardous waste site audits of large-scale industries.-Evaluated and implemented pollution prevention and wastewater treatment projects.

Newton, Massachusetts

Developed and managed a wide range of environmental projects at major industrial, commercial and hazardous waste facilities regulated by U.S. EPA Superfund, RCRA and various state programs with billings up to $4 million.-Completed extensive environmental/hazardous waste compliance audits and environmental site assessments across the Northeast.-Extensive regualtory agency negotiations and interfacing with clients and attorneys.-Evaluated employee health and safety issues and implemented corrective actions.-Managed one of the company's largest and most important projects-General Dynamic's Quincy Shipyard environmental permitting, auditing, investigations, cleanup and eventual sale. Other major clients were W.R. Grace Chemical and Lonestar/San-Vel Concrete.

Ms, Environmental Science

Bs, Geology And Chemistry