Chris Gafford Email & Phone Number

Midland, Texas, United States

Texas, United States

Pecos, Texas

Odessa/Midland, Texas Area

Odessa/Midland, Texas Area

Odessa/Midland, Texas Area And Laredo, Texas Area

 Local Environmental, Health, and Safety Specialist for all of the Permian Basin and South Texas assets Provided and tracked annual training Vendor compliance with PEC Safety Responsible for creating and conducting all monthly safety meetings Facilitated the Behavior Based Safety program (Safe Work Observation) Facility audits and follow-up corrective actions Coding and signing all safety related invoices Attend vendor’s safety meetings and communicate MRD safety expectations Investigate all accidents/incidents to determine root cause Investigate all environmental spills and follow through on remediation. Plan and supervise all delineation and remediation of spilled fluids Work hand in hand with area superintendents, engineers, production foremen, and workover/completion foreman on a daily basis Make all required regulatory reports of spill or injury to RRC, OSHA, BLM, OCD, etc. Reported to the EHS Manager in Houston Laid off after Memorial sold all Permian Basin assets

Odessa/Midland, Texas Area

 Company’s only “Safety Man” (covering 2 yards, 5 divisions, and over 225 employees) Field inspections and audits of all locations, well service rigs, P&A rigs, reverse units, pump trucks, vacuum trucks, and hot oilers, including emergency drills. (loss of well control, H2S, derrick rescue, etc.) Hot work and confined space entry training and permits Responsible for creating and conducting all monthly safety meetings Safety training and orientation of all new hires (Hazmat training for hot oil drivers.) Keeping all safety related reporting up to date (OSHA 300, DOT accident register, ISNetWorld, PICS Auditing, PEC, etc.) Compile safety statistics, trends, and indicators, both lagging and leading (ie: TRIR, DART, injury projections, etc.) Supervised pulling unit and reverse unit moves from location to location Direct contact with Worker’s Comp insurance carrier for all filed claims, both injury and property Manage all injuries from beginning to end, starting with the initial report/doctor visit, investigation, attend every follow-up visit, light-duty supervision (when available), and all the way to full work release Report directly to the president of the company in order to avoid any conflict of interest between safety and operations Opportunity to learn more about production by moving to Memorial

Odessa/Midland, Texas Area

 Consulted through Ervin Wellsite Consultants for Oxy Oil and Gas (largest independent producer in Texas) for all of TX Primary Business Unit Monthly field audit of all well service rigs, reverse units, trucks, etc. (Over 35 rigs per month.) Communicate all findings with company men, rig pushers, contractor management, and superintendents Responsible for creating and conducting bi-weekly safety meetings for all TX Primary contractors Orientation for all new contractors Attend and participate in the monthly SERE Team meetings (Safety, Environmental, Research and Engineering Team) Facilitate Root Cause Analysis investigations on serious accidents Responsible for roll out of all Oxy company wide safety initiatives.I was laid off after a structural rearrangement of business units with new management brought in.

Lubbock, Levelland, Post, Andrews, & Pecos, Tx. Hobbs, Carlsbad, & Artesia, Nm

 Company’s only DOT/HS&E specialist. (Covering 9 yards and over 300 employees. Field audit of all locations, well service rigs, drilling rigs, and trucks Hot work and Confined Space Entry permits Responsible for creating and conducting all safety meetings Safety training and orientation of all new hires. (Hazmat training for hot oil drivers.) Keeping OSHA 300 log, DOT accident register, ISNetWorld, and PEC Premier accounts current Responsible for ALL aspects of safety, health, and environmental issues for this company. Experience in facilitating DOT and TCEQ audits (both audits were passed with no fines levied against the company. Site safety supervision & audits on the company’s horizontal drilling rigs. Supervised drilling rig moves from location to location Worked closely with HR department on Worker’s Comp. case management and doctor’s visits

Odessa/Midland, Texas Area

 Sales of reverse unit, air foam unit, and power swivel packages. Sales of all other fishing and rental items. Responsible for being customer’s first contact with company. Member of Division Safety Committee Member of Division Inventory Committee. (Yearly Inventory of every asset.) Yard safety and DOT representative. Responsible for DQ files and drivers logs. Responsible for inspection of all Well Service Rig safety equipment. Calibrate and bump test all rig and personal H2S monitors monthly. Inspect all SCBA’s and Fire Extinguishers monthly. Responsible for approx. 90 rigs and 5 yards. Performing all repair work on monitors, extinguishers, and SCBA’sI was laid off in February of 2009 during workforce reduction due to low commodity prices.

Odessa/Midland, Texas Area

 Prepare and conduct monthly safety meetings for Endeavor owned companies. (17 subsidiary companies) Safety for Endeavor owned subsidiaries including Big Dog Drilling. Site safety supervisor for Big Dog rig moves. Overnight safety audits/site supervision on Big Dog Drilling rigs. Maintain records of safety training. Responsible for keeping company OSHA and DOT compliant. Help write all safety policies and manuals. DOT and non-DOT drug testing. DQ files and driver’s log inspecting for C&W Transportation, Blue Streak Transportation, and Compadre Roustabout. Accident Investigation and Root Cause Analysis. Worked closely with Worker’s Comp., Risk Management, and Legal departments

Education record

Texas Scholar