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RESUME
Type: Resume
Name: Barbara A. Eckels
Title: Safety Director
Company: Open Joist 2000
Address: 3778 Oneida Valley Road
City: Emlenton
State: PA
Zip:
Country: USA
Telephone:
FAX:
Email: beckels@tcis.net
Website:
Date: 2/18/2003
Time: 12:16:55 PM
Comments
EXPERIENCE October 2002 to Present Open Joist 2000 Safety Director
Regularly inspects facility operations to ensure that safe job practices
are followed, protective Equipment is properly utilized and all required
machine process guards are in place and operational. Investigates and
facilitates the investigation of all accidents and near miss
occurrences, identifies trends and causes and ensures the corrective
measures are implemented. Develop safety programs, acts as safety
consultant for safety committee, coordinates annual fire inspection
tours and planned/unplanned tours by other safety and health regulatory
agencies. September 2001 to April 2002 Safety Inspector Department of
Military and Veterans Affairs In addition to all safety aspects I am
assisting the Veteran’s Homes in Western Pennsylvania on up-dating
their emergency preparedness plan, doing safety inspections at armories
in Western PA. March 2000- August 2001 Safety Coordinator Interforest
Darlington, PA Reevaluating all safety programs, updating and
re-implementing the safety programs i.e. lockout/tagout, confined space
entry, forklift training, safety orientation hazardous communications,
assisting supervisor with their monthly safety topics with their
employees, documentation of all training with in the plant, doing
incident investigations, reorganizing Interforest safety team, involving
reorganization of the safety team, re-implementing safety walk-through
the plant, looking for training programs for the safety committee, help
setting up machine procedures for each piece of machinery i.e. start up
and shut down, assisting supervisors with training their employees on
job procedures and hazards of the job., assisting other plant personal
who do not have safety coordinator with updating their safety programs,
assisting plant engineer and plant manager with daily safety processes.
Reevaluating Interforests’ emergency action plan, updating
information, rewriting and implementing procedures. 1997- Mar 2000
Service Technicians Society Warrendale,PA Receptionist General
duties include inventory of Service Technicians Society materials used
for general information mailings, membership mailing and trade show
materials. Membership, product sales and customer service for
Society. Society of Automotive Engineers safety committee. My
task is to set up training for safety committee members. Reevaluating
SAE Emergency Preparedness Plan. Write introductory booklet for new
members of the safety committee explaining their duties and
responsibilities. January 2000-March 2000 Safety-part-time Interforest
Darlington, PA Assisting Inforest with pro-active approach of
pda’s (physical demand analysis) collectively gathering data on msd
(musculoskeletal disorders) to comply with OSHA proposed ergonomics
program standard. Making recommendation for OSHA compliance
through out the facility i.e. record keeping, house keeping, confined
space, guards on machinery, and training needed. Re-evaluation
of their emergency preparedness plan. 1987-January 1992 Slippery Rock
University SlipperyRock,PA Assistant to the Fire Safety Specialist
Assisting in fire safety programs. Assisted fire and
safety specialist in investigations of reported incidents involving
staff members, students, and visitors. Acted as student monitor in the
absence of the Safety Director & Fire Safety Specialist based on
excellent job performance. May 1991-Sept. 1991 Slippery Rock University
Slippery Rock,PA Internship Involved with numerous campus
safety programs. Trained safety students: inspections on fire
extinguishers, pull box alarms, smoke & heat detectors, emergency
egress, and safety inspections of all University buildings. Sept.
1994-Jan-1995 NAPCO Valencia,PA Safety Specialist Updating
safety data sheets for CORBUS program. Updating material for training of
personnel. July 1974-December 1991 Emergency Communicator Butler County
9-1-1 Butler, PA Collecting and dissemination of information to
the right emergency departments i.e. fire, ambulance, police,
instrumental in assembling information that part-time dispatcher would
use with NCIC and the CLEAN system. Collectively gather information to
assist in dispatching the proper county fire/rescue departments closest
to the emergency.. Assisting in training new full-time and part-time
dispatchers. EDUCATION 1991 December 1991, Slippery Rock University,
Slippery Rock, PA BS Bachelor of Science (Occupational Health and Safety
Management) Major QPA 3.0 COMMUNITY & LEADERSHIP Zonta
International, 1994, Vice President, local chapter, 1994-1996,
President,1996-1998, Area VI Director 1998-May 2000, Women in the Fire
Service 1991-present, Boy Scouts, Girls Scouts, Slippery Rock Community
swim team. VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES Butler County Hazardous Materials
response team (active member), 1988-present, Slippery Rock Fire Company
& Rescue Team (retired) 1976-present, Pennsylvania Association of
Arson Investigation (associate member) 1990-present
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