JOHN P. CONIGLIO
Curriculum Vitae
INTRODUCTION
Business
owner directly involved with all facets of operations as principal consultant.
Experienced with organizational development forming three environmental,
health & safety consulting operations including OSEA in 1991.
Organizational expertise utilized to develop effective programming for
client companies, objective driven with safe operations the ultimate result.
Believes
strongly in the premise that:
“Safety
never occurs accidentally.
It is always the result of
high intention, sincere effort,
intelligent direction and skillful execution.
It represents the wise choice of many alternatives.”
Edited from Anonymous Author
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
A
career in the safety engineering field began in June 1973, and included work in
the safety, industrial hygiene, security, industrial, medical care and
surveillance areas. Responsibilities
also included the direct supervision of a plant hospital staff and guard force,
contract negotiations, and grievance handling.
In
the capacity of Loss Prevention Representative for a major commercial lines
carrier (Royal Insurance), all facets of insurance-related loss prevention work,
including the servicing of highly protected risks (H.P.R.'s).
The
following positions provided experience in the industrial safety field:
Supervisor, Employee Relations and Safety (Allied Chemical), Director,
Safety and Security (Dresser Industries). This
provided exposure to both the heavy steel and chemical industries.
It entailed not only full responsibility for safety and associated areas,
but also engineering design & specification, material selection and
purchase, and direct supervision of skilled trades on a variety of both new
construction and general maintenance projects.
As
a part of direct responsibilities, management of two plants hospital/direct care
facilities was undertaken. This
management involved total first response, health care maintenance program
development as well as set-up and conduct of pulmonary function (spirometry)
hearing conservation programming (audiometric testing).
A consulting background was developed upon joining S.H. Gow & Company, Inc. where a key role was played in the development of Gow Management Services. In the position of Manager, Technical Services, client services and consulting programs were developed in the areas of management safety, claims control, industrial hygiene and environmental compliance. As President of Risk & Technical Management, Inc., these same services were provided relying heavily on Risk Management concepts to enhance the effectiveness and return on client programming efforts.
In December 1991, became founder and Vice President of Occupational Safety & Environmental Assoc. that provides total safety, environmental and risk management services. The firm has assembled a talented and energetic staff to meet all client needs in the safety, environmental and risk management areas.
Duties include functions as principal consultant responsible for all technical activities of OSEA for domestic and international consulting. On-site management/engineering assistance provided for firms such as:
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Merck
Pharmaceutical - Building safety, Life Safety Code and process safety work |
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Marconi
International – Voice of America Tower & Broadcast facility
construction, |
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U.S.
Army Corp of Engineers – Site clean up environmental management, safety
oversight and QA/QC on multiple projects |
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Otis
Eastern Pipeline Services – Multiple gas pipeline projects |
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PVS Chemicals Inc., Buffalo Color Corp. – Process safety management program review and implementation, safety management |
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Thatcher
Chemical - Selected/approved by OSHA & Thatcher as third party reviewer/
arbitrator of Technical Completion of Stipulated Settlement; Process Safety
Management |
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International
Chimney Corp. – environmental and safety program oversight for lighthouse
relocations ( |
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Trico
Products – Full environmental and safety management, including PCB clean
up, transformer replacements, Phase I, II and III due diligence and
remediation |
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NYS
Roofers Association Compensation Trust – developed safety program,
employee pamphlets, OSHA 10-Hr Construction Outreach specific to roofing,
video programs on employee orientation and fall protection, along with
training of 900+ roofers across New |
EDUCATION
Safety Engineering, PhD
Kennedy-Western
Environmental
Engineering, M.S. Degree
Graduate Course work includes classes at
Industrial
Technology (Engineering Management), B.S. Degree
Civil
Technology, A.A.S. Degree
Fire Protection Technology, A.A.S. Degree
QUALIFIED
as "Expert Witness" in several state, county and federal courts and
OSHA Administrative proceedings since 1986.
AWARDS
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New York State
Department of Labor Outstanding Achievement Awards, Workplace Safety &
Loss Prevention Consultation (Norampac Industries, Faculty Student
Association SUNY at |
| New York State Department of Labor Ten-Year Service Award, Safety & Loss Prevention Consultant, Industrial Code Rule 59 |
| Lamont Dupont Award for "Outstanding Safety Leadership" |
| 1998 WNY Safety Professional of the Year |
PRESENTATIONS
| Round
Table Group ( |
| “Is
Safety Common Sense, and if so, Is It Learned, Experienced or just . . .
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| “Return
on Investment – Safety & Health” |
| Lorimar
– NYS Labor Law & Code Rule 23 |
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| Food
Safety & Good Management Practices – Bremmer Foods |
| American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) - “Engineers Manage Safety” N.Y.S. Professional Engineers |
| NYS
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PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION
Certified
Safety Professional (CSP - #6015)
Current # of CSPs-11,062
Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP) is a not for profit,
peer-operated certifying organization founded in 1969.
BCSP sets standards related to competency in professional safety practice.
Applicants must meet academic and professional safety experience requirements in
order to qualify for the examination leading to CSP
certification.
National accreditation standards for peer certifications are adhered to
including:
| ASTM E1929-98-Standard Practice for Assessment Certification
Programs for Environmental Professionals. |
| National Commission for Certifying Agencies. |
| ISO/IEC 17024-ANSI |
BCSP sets
standards related to competency in professional safety practice.
Safety professionals identify hazards and evaluate them for the potential
to cause injury or illness to people or harm to property and the environment.
Safety professionals recommend administrative and engineering controls
that eliminate or minimize the risk and hanger posed by hazards. They work with
professionals in other disciplines in many different job settings.
They may engage in design, planning, program management, training,
auditing and other aspects of practice. They apply hazard recognition,
evaluation and control knowledge and skills for equipment, systems, facilities
and processes, or in operations, manufacturing, transportation, construction,
insurance services, and other enterprises.
Master Trainer – Pipeline
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Pipeline Maintenance Certification |
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Pipeline Core Certification |
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Liquid Pipeline Field Ops Instructor |
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Pipeline Corrosion Control Instructor |
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Pipeline Mechanical Instructor |
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Gas Pipeline Operations Instructor |
Master Trainer - Construction Site Safety
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Management Education |
Certified
Food Safety Manager #288 (CIEH) – Train the Trainer qualified
National
Registry of Food Safety Professionals – Instructor, Train the Trainer
qualified
Authorized
Safety, Health & Environmental Compliance Network (SHECN) Instructor (#9728)
Certified
Occupational Hearing Conservationist - Course Director #54481
Certified
Safety Consultant (CSC) N.Y.S. (
Certified
Hazard Materials Manager - (CHMM - #345)
Certified
Hazard Control Manager - (CHCM - #1813)
Registered
Professional Industrial Hygienist #00860295
Certified
Selected
proctor for CHMM & CSP exams
N.Y.S.
(DEC) & EPA Asbestos Manager, Handler, Inspector & Site Supervisor
Authorized
OSHA/DOL Trainer for General Industry and Construction Safety 10/30-Hour
Outreach Programs
Veriforce
Certified Evaluator for Pipeline
SPECIAL COURSES, SEMINARS & TRAINING
Intensive program to assist students in
understanding the unique challenges of the work site; its management,
supervisory and technical personnel; as well as hazard recognition, evaluation
and control; and a determination of an acceptable level of risk.
Safety as a prominent factor in the business environment is promoted
through course materials.
Insurance
and Suretyship Course (Risk Management)
OSHA
Correspondence Course
Fire
Protection and Prevention Course
Federal
Emergency Management Certificates in: Emergency
Program
Management
and Emergency Management
Industrial
Fire Protection - Industrial Risk Insurers
Industrial
Noise Seminars - State
A.I.A.
Fire Protection Seminar II (Advanced Hydraulics of Automatic Sprinklers and
Piping)
Handling
Hazardous Materials Transportation Emergencies
Chain
and Hoist Safety Seminar
Environmental
and Industrial Toxicology
National
Safety Council First Aid and CPR Instructor
Electrical
Safe Work Practices – NFPA 70E
Safety
& Environmental Legal Aspects
Trenching
& Excavation Safety,
SOCIETY
MEMBERSHIPS (current
& Past)
National
Society of Professional Engineers
American
Society of Safety Engineers (A.S.S.E.), Past President, Professional Member
Society
of Fire Protection Engineers (S.F.P.E.) Technologist Grade
American
Industrial Hygiene Association -
President
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Member
- Safety & Health Committee - Associated General Contractors of
Member
- Western New York Resource and
Vice
Chairman - Safety & Health Committee - 1993
Member
- National Utility Contractors Association - Safety Directors Advisory Group
Member,
ASTM - Committee E50, Environmental Assessment (subcommittees 02,03,04)
Member,
ASTM - Committee E34, Occupational Safety & Health (subcommittees 15, 91)
Member,
ASTM - Committee E47, Biological Effects and Environmental Fate
Member,
National Safety Council Public Employee Section-Engineering & Nominating
Committees
Member,
Advisory Board, Society for the Advancement of Safety and Health
MISCELLANEOUS
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Institutional
Assessment Board – |
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Member,
Occupational Safety and Health Advisory Committee – |
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Adjunct
Instructor with |
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Member
NCCC Curriculum Advisory Committee Safety/Engineering Technology |
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Industrial
Hygiene - A thorough working knowledge of industrial hygiene principles and
practices through in-plant, hands-on use, education, and set up of employee
health maintenance programs |
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Has
managed numerous utility environmental, health & safety projects
including power house, gas transmission and high power tower erection. |
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Instructor
- Have conducted numerous training sessions for first line supervisors as
well as classes for new Loss Control Engineers |
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Member
- Program Steering Committee of the Construction Safety and Health
Institute, State University of New York at Buffalo, Department of Civil
Engineering |
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Guest
speaker & lecturer for a number of associations, schools and trade
groups |
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Member
Of the Program Steering Committee for the Construction Safety and |
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Volunteer
Presenter - Career Exploration Internship Program, |
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Advisory
Board Member, National Publication Compliance Magazine |
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Edited
“Health & Safety First Principles”, |
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Edited
“Introduction to Food Safety”, |
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Volunteer
member/provider of technical responses in the environmental, health and
safety area on several internet based sites.
Provide responses to questions for safetyonline.com and all
experts.com |
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Contributor
to book development, “Food Safety Management Principles” |
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Contributor
to Compliance Magazine Audio
Conference Series. Conference
& CD, “The Business of Safety: Translating Safety Performance into
Bottom Line Results” |
ELECTED
WHO'S WHO IN THE EAST
- Included since the 19th Edition
ELECTED
WHO'S WHO IN RISING YOUNG BUSINESS LEADERS
ELECTED WHO'S WHO AMONG SAFETY
PROFESSIONALS IN WORKPLACE HR & SAFETY – First
Annual Edition 2007
ELECTED MEMBER
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Expert
Witness
Provide litigation support regarding technical issues, as well as court room testimony for matters relating to safety and loss control engineering.
Provide
litigation support regarding technical issues, as well as, court room testimony
for matters relating to safety and loss control engineering.
Provide technical review and direct testimony for both plaintiff and defense counsel on issues involving safe place to work, fall protection requirements and accident review, machine guarding, construction equipment operation and accidents, several cases involving N.Y. State Labor Law 240/241significance, occupational safety and health and OSHA related matters.
Represent
numerous clients at all stages of proceedings related to OSHA citations,
contest, and Administrative Law Hearings with the Solicitor for the Secretary of
Labor.
Intimately
familiar with
Has
been accepted as an expert in Federal Court, numerous State Courts, New York
State Court of Claims and the North Carolina Building Codes Council.
PUBLICATIONS
Business First (magazine) "Hiring an Environmental Consultant" August 1996
Compliance Magazine - contributor to “Ask the Experts” Articles include topics on bloodborne pathogens, construction safety, forklift safety, emergency medical response, and treatment requirements, maintenance worker safety.
Articles
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“Adequate Response Time for On-site First Aid Treatment |
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“Slip and Falls” |
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“Skin Protection-Evaluating Workplace Exposures” |
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"How to Choose an Ergonomic Consultant" |
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"OSHA Cooperative Compliance Program", commentary article |
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"OSHA Abatement Verification", commentary article |
Commercial Building - " A Policy for OSHA Inspections" January 2002.
Electrical Contractor Magazine - "Contractors Beware-OSHA's Acting Tough and Getting Even Tougher" August 1991
Management Advisor - monthly contributor of professional occupational safety and health articles
Facility Care - contributor of numerous articles on topics such as bloodborne pathogens, slip and falls, emergency medical response
| "OSHA's Cooperative Compliance Program", June 1998 |
| "OSHA's Abatement Verification", December 1997 |
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“Selecting Incentive Awards” |
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“Safety Trends and Regulatory Forecast” |
Professional Safety – “The Expert Witness – A Primer for Activities”, November 01
The Strategy Line (E-zine for Risk & Strategic Communications) - "The Worst Part of a Crisis is Being Unprepared" January 2002
Vitality Magazine - :Information Source for Lockout/Tagout Article by P. Turner, November 2001
Authored numerous training curriculums and industry-specific safety programs.
§ Roofing Safety 10-Hour OSHA Construction Safety Outreach Program & curriculum
§ Roofing Industry Safety Manual (NYS Roofers Compensation Trust)
§ Employee training pamphlets: boilermaker, mechanical trades, roofing safety, electrical contractor safety
§ Electrical Contractors Safety Manual
§ Emergency Response, Hazardous Waste Site Worker training curriculums
§ Crane Operators and Chain/Rigging Hookup Safety Book, Dresser Industries T.E.D.
§ Developed 40-Hour Hazardous Waste Site Safety & Emergency Response Program curriculum for Niagara County Community College
§ Developed 24-Hour Emergency Response Curriculum for West Valley Nuclear Services, West Valley, NY
SAMPLE PUBLICATIONS
Handbook for Boilermakers (Nickerson & Hall)
Crane
Operator, Director and Hookup (Dresser Industries)
Safety Guide for Roofers (NYSRCA)
Hazard Communication Manuals (City of Buffalo, Tonawanda, Town of Cheektowaga, Roth Bros. Smelting
Employee Safety Manual (Hohl, Buffalo Peace Bridge Authority, Buffalo Envelope, Tri-Gen Biopower)
POST GRADUATE CORE COURSES
Managerial
Marketing
Geographic
Industrial Locating
Engineering
Economics
Computerized
Industrial Systems
Statistical
Methods
Management
and Organization
Safety
and Health Law
Advanced
Property Loss Control
Advanced
Industrial Hygiene
Advanced
Accident Investigation and Reconstruction
Ergonomics
and Environmental Safety
Environmental
Law and Regulatory Compliance
Environmental
Management
Toxicology
Environmental Project Management
MASTERS THESIS
“Regulatory Impact: OSHA’s Pursuit for Success – Is It Working”
DOCTORAL DISSERTATION
“The Business of Safety: The Cost Benefit Concept”
