Sample Resume 1
This resume shows a health-and-safety employee’s past experience. Notice the accomplishments listed for each job. Employers are interested in your contributions to previous workplaces.
MANUFACTURING COMPANY INC. (1999 – Present)
A global leader, operating 7 U.S. and 3 European manufacturing facilities. A Fortune 1000 company, generating revenues of $ 1 billion; employing 6,400 associates worldwide.
Corporate Environment, Health and Safety Manager
Reported to the Vice-President of Administration and Human Resources, responsible for developing, im-plementing, leading and auditing safety and environmental programs across the company.
+ Developed and implemented first global EHS program – US, UK, France, Germany, Canada.
+ Conducted OSHA safety audits and developed action plans to achieve/enhance compliance.
+ Achieved 25 % LWDI incident rate and 21 % severity rate improvements in 2000.
+ Enhanced the safety management skills of site safety co-ordinators/managers.
+ Implemented first standardized global safety performance reporting system.
+ Improved company’s level of compliance with JCAHO auditing system.
+ Reduced US workers compensation costs by $ 301,000 or 17%.
MANUFACTURING CORPORATION (1992 1999)
World leading manufacturer,employing 2,000 unionized and non-unionized employees in 12 plants throughout the US & Canada.
Manager, Corporate Safety and Workers Compensation, North America (1996 – 1999)
Reported to the Vice President of Labor Relations, responsible for developing and implementing safety, industrial hygiene and workers’ compensation programs, enhancing the level of OSHA compliance at all facilities and strengthening the safety management skills of site safety co-ordinators.
+ Introduced and conducted a safety management/compliance audit program that increased
managements accountability for employee site safety and improved OSHA compliance.
+ Developed and implemented site specific safety programs that reduced lost time claims by
56 % and reduced days lost due to injury by 73 %.
+ Developed workers compensation programs that improved loss control efforts and closely
monitored insurance carrier administrative performance. These initiatives reduced annual
losses by $ 320,000.
Director of Safety and Environment, Canada (Toronto office, 1994 1996)
Reported to the Vice President of Human Resources, responsible for developing EHS programs for Canadian operations, enhancing the environmental management skills of site environmental
co-ordinators and continuing the safety initiatives implemented while Corporate Safety Manager.
+ Implemented environmental programs that reduced corporate liability and increased EPA
compliance.
+ Responded to and supervised a major waterway spill incident/clean up, avoided penalties.
+ Developed safety and workers compensation programs that reduced lost time claims by
74 %, reduced days lost due to injury by 85 % and recovered $ 500,000 in WC premiums.
+ Supervised four remediation projects exceeding $ 600,000.
Corporate Safety Manager, Canada (Toronto office, 1992 1994)
Hired as the first corporate safety manager of this 100-year-old subsidiary that employed 900 employees at eight plants in five provinces. Responsibilities included developing the companys safety and workers compensation programs.
+ Introduced accident prevention programs and provided safety training that improved the
companys lost time frequency rate by 49 % and days lost due to injury by 62 %.
+ Implemented safety and return-to-work programs that recovered more than $ 780,000
in worker compensation premium costs.
+ Initiated an audit of the companys workers compensation accounts that resulted in the return of $ 422,000 in premium overpayments.
EDUCATION
Masters of Science, Occupational Health & Safety, Indiana State University
Bachelors of Science,1979