Junior EHS Specialist
Allegheny Ridge Fabrication · Pittsburgh, PA
Jul, 2023 · Present
• Conduct 25+ weekly floor audits across welding, plasma cutting, overhead crane, and shipping areas; track corrective actions to closure in Intelex with a 94% on-time close rate.
• Launched QR-code near-miss reporting; near-miss reports rose 140% and the OSHA recordable rate fell from 4.2 to 2.9 in 18 months.
• Lead root-cause investigations (5 Whys, fishbone) for 30+ incidents; wrote 12 job safety analyses and updated lockout/tagout procedures for 46 machines.
• Deliver monthly toolbox talks and new-hire safety orientation for 120+ hires a year in English and Spanish.
• Maintain an SDS library of 380 chemicals; manage hazardous waste manifests, monthly SPCC inspections, and Tier II reporting support.
• Coordinated annual noise and weld-fume sampling with an industrial hygiene consultant; rolled out hearing protection fit-testing for 85 employees.
EHS Intern
Monongahela Valley Water Authority · Pittsburgh, PA
May, 2022 · Jun, 2023
• Audited confined space permits and chlorine handling at 3 treatment plants; rewrote 18 confined space entry procedures.
• Built an Excel and Power BI dashboard of injury, training, and inspection data used in the monthly safety committee.
• Supported NPDES stormwater sampling and state DEP reporting; logged 200+ samples with zero chain-of-custody errors.
• Organized evacuation drills for 240 staff and updated site emergency action plans.
Warehouse Safety and Operations Associate
Keystone Parcel Logistics · Cranberry Township, PA
Jun, 2020 · Apr, 2022
• Forklift-certified associate and safety committee member; flagged racking and dock hazards that led to 9 engineering fixes.
• Trained 40 seasonal hires on PPE, ergonomics, and powered industrial truck rules.