Tony Burger Email & Phone Number

San Diego

Deep understanding and expertise in process safety, high energy systems, radiation/TENORMS, industrial hygiene, chemicals, fuels and multiple gas systems including hydrogen safety systems, material science, fire/smoke/gas detection and suppression systems, insurance and risks, air/water/soil health risk assessment and modeling, vapor intrusion, soil-plume, and waste management, human factors and industrial process risk analysis, EHS risk/property assessor for multiple large corporate merger and acquisition. Excellent knowledge and experience measuring international manufacturing and mining operations, environmental key performance metrics, and researching engineering practices and standards. Crane, rigging, lift tool user safety trainer, Excellent relationship builder with leaders, labor, and regulatory authorities and permitting agencies. Manage calendar for permit renewals and applications, payments, temporary operators and construction, contractors, consultants, audits, training, and budget. Highly driven and experienced in finding feasible solutions for planned and unplanned work involving high energy or highly toxic hazards and tasks.

San Diego

- Manage Health and Safety staff, budget, programs, and projects at multiple facilities.- Meet with customers, 3rd party auditors, and insurance company representatives to address EHS pre- qualification, ISO audits, and property risk management assessments. - Manage industrial hygiene monitoring studies and plans.- Lead indoor air and environment studies associated with vapors using EPA methodology. Identify and apply engineering control measures to mitigate exposure risks.- Initiate, socialize, influence, and scale-up safety culture transformation initiatives for multiple facilities.- Travel to US and international properties to assess EHS aspects and compliance. - Prepare agenda and KPIs for President’s Monthly EHS Steering Committee.- Respond to regulatory compliance inspections and investigations, negotiate favorable settlement, collaborate with legal counsel, as well as address union matters. - Lead teams to develop programs and procedures around EHS aspects.- Produce corporate TV/video and communications for EHS initiatives. - Conduct EHS due diligence for business acquisition prospects. Perform EHS integration cost estimate. - Lead EHS integration for acquisitions and international “green field” design-build facilities.- Manage corporate injury metrics and KPI EHS Targets. Responsible for monthly reporting to Caterpillar.- Review all injuries, illnesses, and major incidents to ensure accurate classification as occupational/work-related. Ensure all OSHA logs are accurate. Investigate complex cases.- Mentor and advocate EHS staff for career development and promotion. Caterpillar North America Succession Planning Group team member for EHS professionals.- Monitor international regulations and standards for impact to operations.- Manage EHS trainings for new hires and supervisors/managers.- Board Member Pacific Safety Center.- Initiate,lead,and coordinate activities to promote Solar brand recognition in the community.

Environmental, Health, And Safety

- Developed and implemented company's first arc flash hazard protection program which continues to be used company-wide.- Lead author for revising Contractor EHS Handbook,Employee EHS Handbook,Test Cell Safety Handbook, Process Safety white paper for Leadership,Industrial Gas Blowing Safety paper,and co-published paper on Contractor Safety Management (Caterpillar/ASSE). - Initiated and led production of Solar's first Visitor and Contractor Safety video. - Initiated and led teams to design, procure, and commission gas and flame detection, and proprietary alarm system for: Metrology/Emission Rooms, indoor Gas Turbine Test Cells, outdoor natural gas Gas Compressor Test Facility and Industrial Water Treatment rooms.- Developed and implemented Process Safety Management, Risk Management Plan, and CAL ARP programs for Solar's Gas Compressor Test Facility (a premier compressor test facility). - Health and Safety subject matter expert for design, build, and commission for several production and test processes that include, gas and fuel blending rigs, large paint/coating buildings, and closed loop test facility.- Performed industrial hygiene and environmental monitoring. Managed IH instrumentation, budget, and new procurement.- Developed agenda and EHS KPI metrics for facility director's EHS Steering Committee as well as facilitated office and shop safety team meetings.- Traveled to US facilities to perform audits and industrial hygiene monitoring.- Negotiated favorable settlements with government agencies. - Lead and developed corporate-wide implementation for the grassroots behavior-based coaching initiative. Methodology and tracking system continues to be used by facilities for leading indicator metrics. - Led audit teams and regulatory visits - Insurance, fire, CALOSHA, Dept of Homeland Security. - Led dynamic load testing study at engineering and testing center for Aluminum Stands that are used to support turbine packages (replace heavy steel stands).

Asia Pacific Marketing Division

- International Service Employee (ISE) assignment to develop and implement a first-ever EHS program for the Asia-Pacific Marketing Division. - Benchmarked existing programs throughout Caterpillar, Solar Turbines, and industry sources.- Extensive travel to field locations (including China, India, Australia) to assess EHS risks associated with machinery and equipment demonstrations (i.e. Caterpillar products).- Developed a EHS Risk Management Program that focused on (50) key risks for the demonstration operations. - Interviewed candidates and hired an EHS professional to replace me at end of assignment.

- Performed over 100 site visits to a wide variety of industry employers and provided health and safety consultation. - Performed a variety of industrial hygiene monitoring. - State-wide Team Member: Voluntary Protection Program and Process Safety Management.- Lead and developed action plans for employers.- Approved Health Aspects of the VPP applicant programs.

Seattle

Co-developed and implemented a chemical management program using computer coding to identify hazard categories and labels. Supervised agency personnel to review over 30,000 product MSDSs and spec sheets. Assisted and performed industrial hygiene monitoring (Fuel Cell/Tank entry and cleaning operations - confined space and solvent vapor atmosphere). Wrote reports.

Coastal And Oceanographical Engineering Laboratory, Gainesville. Fl.

- College work-study program. - Part-time machine operator. - Fabricate aluminum truss towers and variety of metal components for academic and government projects.- Operated lathes, presses, mill machines, hand and powered-tools. - Read engineering drawings and fabricated metal parts. - Break and lunch time volleyball team member.

B.S. Engineering, Materials Science

Graduate Studies, Public Health, Industrial Hygiene

Toxicology, Epidemiology, Industrial Ventilation, Ergonomics, Biostatistics, Industrial Hygiene 1 and 2, Industrial Safety.