Joseph Ayers Email & Phone Number

Franklin, Tn, Us

Franklin, Tennessee, Us

Norfolk, Virginia, Us

Manage Carbonates North America EHS Managers located at the locations. Work with GroupEHS team to ensure compliance with EHS protocols throughout my assigned territory.Contributes to the decision making process on which initiatives will be implemented acrossthe group. Ensures the development of divisional procedures in compliance with the groupprotocols and local regulation. Reports safety, environmental, and health compliance issuesand makes recommendations to appropriate site management for correction. Providesguidance and counsel to the site management team on applicable programs, practices, andexisting/proposed local regulations. Oversees and coordinates all training mandated byrelevant regulatory agencies and ensures continuous training for Site ES&H Managers, PlantManagers, Maintenance Managers and others. Develops in collaboration with the groupenvironmental director and implements proactive environmental compliance and trainingprograms to ensure all regulatory and permit requirements are met and continualenvironmental improvement is achieved. Poised to Implement the groups’ industrial hygienestrategy in the region.A trained member of the group EHS audit and SCIT program and supports audits for all BAsin the Americas. Ensures all safety and environmental reports and permits are submitted in atimely manner in accordance with applicable local EH&S regulations.Develops, recommends, supervises and assesses environmental safety, remediation andreclamation programs. Ensures in collaboration with procurement that all vendors for theprovision of services and equipment comply to our EHS standards. Contributes toCarbonates division strategic planning and budgeting efforts for safety and environmentalsystems and issues. Oversees or investigates and maintains records of safety, occupationalhealth, industrial hygiene monitoring and environmental incidents and responses as requiredby law. 50+% travel.

Norfolk, Virginia, Us

Skilled in the creation of an empowered and engaged workforce. Work with SeniorManagement to create a fully supported Safety Culture. Prepare and review annual Safetybudget of $3M+. Responsible for reviewing, revising and implementing Safety and Health(S&H) programs. Review and approve all hazardous materials prior to purchaseIdentify, evaluate, and train personnel in required EHS processes/standards. Utilize thehierarchy of controls when evaluating facility or process hazards. Minimize/manage possibleEHS citations through mutually beneficial resolution. Develop and Perform internal EHSaudits; identify hazards, report and develop actions. Complete accident investigations, rootcause analyses and develop actions. . Manage EHS + DOT issues with large transportationfleets. Develop and deliver reports to all levels (trend analysis, KPIs, etc.). Experienced inContractor EHS Management. Manage worker’s compensation cases through TPA and casenurse managers. Industrial Hygiene – occupational noise/respirable dust/silica monitoring.Travel 75%.

Zug, Ch

Partnered with business unit leadership to drive proper safe behavior and strong safetyculture. Was the safety strategy leader to motivate the organization to become the safestcompany Construction Materials Company through employee empowerment andengagement practices. In partnership with business leaders, developed safety policies andprocedures that support the company’s goals, the operation’s needs, and achievement ofsafety results. Supported the company’s safety standards and discipline guidelines. Leadand ensured compliance with all company incident reporting requirements. Enhanced andmaintained tools to track and analyze key performance indicators for all levels of theorganization. Utilized analysis to identify trends and recommend actions to mitigateincidents. Bench-marked internally and externally to provide context for performance tothese KPI’s. Developed and implemented plans with company leadership to obtain goals forsafety that provided continuous improvement in key safety related indicators. Investigated allincidents for root-cause development to ensure unsafe conditions/behavior are not repeated.Implemented processes and delivered training/education for compliance, motivated behaviorchange and created a proactive approach to safety. Investigated (or lead the investigation)of all incidents for root-cause development to ensure unsafe conditions/behavior are notrepeated. Ensured the company met and exceeded regulations established by governmentand regulatory agencies – OSHA, MSHA, DOT, etc. to include employee training, facilities, andrecordkeeping. Ensured compliance with internal policy and external regulation andadministered programs to include DOT compliance services, Random Drug Testing, medicalexams, and PPE. Partnered with insurance company loss control/safety consulting servicesto support and improve the Region’s safety processes.

Senior management position responsible for 350 personnel at 9 locations in 4 statesInsured that the policies were in place to conform with federal, state, local andcompany policies. All locations have a Safety Manager that reported directly to me on all HSEissues. Managed all company occupational health issues. (PLHCP's, RN's, OccupationalHealth Centers). Managed all of the worker's compensation, harassment and discriminationclaims. OSHA 10 hour and Instructor trained. (PSM, 1910, HAZWOPER, BloodbornePathogens, etc.). Developed and maintained HSE Manual for the organization. Created andmaintained safe operating procedures. Trained all new and previously assigned personnel onbasic company policies as well as OSHA 1910.Tracked all accident/injury/illness data and designed programs to minimize the impactof the findings. Managed DOT compliance for a 150 vehicle 350 trailer HAZMAT fleet and 83drivers. Insured EPA compliance. (Waste Water, Ground Water, RMP, CERCLA, TIER 2, TRI,etc.) Traveled extensively (65%) to assigned sites and customer locations for audits andcompliance reviews. Was the approving authority on all capital expenditures involving HSEmatters.

Salt Lake City, Utah, Us

Senior management position responsible for that 17 sites in 10 states. Each location had aSafety Coordinator that reported directly to me on all HSE and DOT issues. Set-up andmanaged all company occupational medicine facilities and contractors. Identified, trackedand investigated all occupational injuries and illnesses. Insured that all federal, state andlocal, and company policies were complied with at all locations.Traveled extensively (75%) to all locations and customer sites for compliance reviews andaudits. DNV Modern Safety Management (MSM) trained. Performed loss control analysis andaccident investigation for all company accidents/incidents. Maintained driver's qualificationfiles, logs and training files for 100 DOT certified drivers. Oversaw maintenance on a fleet of340 HAZMAT vehicles. Was a member of Dyno's Industry Sales Team. Certified Blaster inIllinois, Missouri and Virginia. MSHA certified training instructor, trained all companyemployees and selected customers.

Bachelor'S Degree, Occupational Safety & Health

Environmental Science

Radiological Physics + Metallurgical Engineering