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Work with the BEST consultants in the business! Consultant Barbara Baum has over thirty years of varied clinical, teaching, research, and administrative experience in the field of physical therapy. She holds both a bachelor's degree (University of Washington) and a master's degree (University of Minnesota) in physical therapy. For the past fifteen years she has been principally involved with the development and implementation of programs related to the prevention and treatment of work related injuries. She is currently employed by Fairview Health Services as an injury prevention consultant to employers, developing and implementing a wide variety of job-specific musculoskeletal injury prevention programs at the worksite. She is a frequent presenter at local, state and national conferences and has been published on topics related to the prevention and treatment of work related injuries. Ms. Baum has served on the Medical Services Review Board of the Minnesota Department of Labor & Industry since 1993, is affiliated with the Minnesota Safety Council, and is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association and the Occupational Injury Prevention & Rehabilitation Society. Lanny Berke, PE, CSP Consultant Safety Consultant Cynthia Braun, CSP, CHMM and CET Consultant Cynthia Braun, CSP, CHMM and CET has 24 years of consulting and training experience in occupational safety and health, environmental, industrial hygiene, and transportation compliance. Ms. Braun is known nationwide for her expertise in the development and enthusiastic delivery of health and safety training for employees at all levels within organizations. Health and safety consulting capabilities include: regulatory compliance, audits and inspections; management systems assessment and development; accident investigation; written programs/policies/procedures; oversight for construction activities; preparation of health and safety plans; working with safety committees, and much, much more. She has been teaching for the National Safety Council since 1995. She received a "WISE" award from ASSE in 2011. Braun Safety Associates, LLC is based in Littleton, Colorado. Kevin Cairns Consultant Kevin Cairns is a Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) and works with Applied Environmental Sciences, Inc. Dick Charest Consultant Dick Charest is a Century College Faculty member in Facility System/HVAC/Electricity. Dick has a Master’s Degree in Education from the University of Minnesota, a Minnesota Chief Engineer’s License, and a Minnesota Master Electrician/Contractor License. Mark Cheple, AuD Consultant Dr. Cheple is an audiologist in private practice in the Twin Cities area. George Demers Consultant George Demers, MS retired from the Minnesota Security Hospital Staff Development after 29 years of service. For the past 27 years he has been involved with the development and implementation of programs related to violence prevention for the state of Minnesota. He holds a BS degree in physical education from the University of Maine, and masters degrees in both physical education and counseling from Bemidji State University. He has also had special training with the FBI and BCA. He has taught courses in therapeutic intervention (physical techniques), negotiating skills, violence prevention, and sexual harassment among others. His courses have been taught to various state agencies as well as to public schools and colleges, community hospitals, county and city employees, and law enforcement personnel. His classes in Managing Aggressive Behavior and Crisis Communications are Post Board certified for law enforcement. He is the Region 9 mental health professional on their Critical Incident Stress Debriefing team, and worked with the NYPD following 911. He has been a consultant for the Minnesota Safety Council for the past ten years. Pat DiBartolomeo Consultant Pat DiBartolomeo, CIH, CSP, works with Applied Environmental Sciences, Inc. Jan Fedora Safety Council Staff Jan Fedora has worked with the Minnesota Safety Council for over 20 years as an Occupational Safety and Health Consultant. She has also served on the Panel of Advisors, Governor’s Awards Committee, taught at the Minnesota Safety & Health Conference, and conducted training with companies throughout Minnesota on OSHA standards, ergonomics, bloodborne pathogens, management skills, and HR issues, among others. Jan has a business degree from Augsburg College and a Secondary Teaching Certificate from Dakota County Technical College. Deborah Green, MS, CIH Consultant Senior Industrial Hygienist, Applied Environmental Sciences, Minneapolis, Minnesota Arthur Hawes Consultant Formerly with the OSHA Training Institute, Art has 19 years experience with Federal OSHA and helped develop the OSHA 204 and 204A Machinery and Machine Guarding Standards courses for the OSHA Training Institute. Darlene Hunt Consultant President of Hunt & Associates, Inc., Darlene is a nationally recognized expert in the transportation of hazardous materials and dangerous goods. Philip Jacobs, CSP Consultant Philip Jacobs has a Master of Science degree in Occupational Safety and Health Engineering from the Center for Ergonomics at the University of Michigan. He is a Certified Safety Professional (CSP), holds an Associate in Risk Management (ARM) degree, is a professional member of the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE), a member of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES), and past director and president of the Upper Midwest Chapter of HFES. Randy Kudzia Consultant Motor Carrier Specialist, Minnesota Department of Transportation C. David Langlois, CSP Consultant C. David Langlois is president of Langlois, Weigand & Associates, Inc. Prior to entering the consulting field full-time, Mr. Langlois served as an instructor at Louisiana State University from 1981 until 1989. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology from LSU and a Masters Degree in Business Administration from the University of North Dakota. Mr. Langlois has taught college courses in Occupational Safety, Supervision, Training, and Maintenance Management. He has 20 plus years of experience in the safety and training field and is a Certified Safety Professional. He has taught professional development courses in safety inspections, accident investigations, industrial hygiene, safety audits, hazard recognition, substance abuse awareness, and safety management. He has presented programs at several regional and national conferences. Mr. Langlois has served as Vice President, Region VI from 1986-90, and served as Vice President of Communications for ASSE during 1990-91. Jim Lendway Consultant Information Specialist for the Minnesota Department of Transportation, Office of Motor Carrier Services, Jim has over 20 years of experience with the motor carrier industry. Jim develops and presents safety training seminars and provides assistance to carriers in complying with regulations. Mark Monson, CSP Consultant Mark Monson has been involved in the construction industry since 1979. After graduating with a Masters Degree in Safety in 1987 from the University of Minnesota he began his safety career as a Field Safety Coordinator for contractors performing work on two papermill projects and a chemical plant addition. In 1995 he began a career in Insurance working for a regional carrier as the Corporate Construction Specialist and the St. Paul Travelers as a Corporate Risk Control Specialist. During his tenure at St. Paul Travelers he provided training and consultation to 130 Risk Control consultants and a variety of construction and commercial clients. Mark also developed a computerized audit program which is used by contractors to evaluate how effectively they control hazard exposures. In July 2007, Mark created M2 Safety Solutions where he coined the phrase "Science not just Compliance" as a motto that exemplifies how he approaches workplace hazards. He explains “when an individual understands a hazard and how it can cause an injury and how controls work to prevent that injury, they more readily accept the safety solution than if they are just told that "OSHA says". Melanie Mornard Consultant Melanie Mornard has been a First Aid/CPR instructor with the Minnesota Safety Council since 1991, and an Instructor Development trainer since 1998. She is a Licensed Safety Professional and Certified Safety Trainer through the National Association of Safety Professionals with twelve years experience as a safety manager. Melanie was given the Commander's Award for Public Service; Department of the Army, and the 2004 Exceptional Volunteer Service; American Red Cross for excellence in teaching and consistently outstanding evaluations. Ron Mosca Consultant Ron is a Senior Account Representative for 3M specializing in safety, health, and environmental products and services. Bob O'Brien Consultant Retired from the Minneapolis Police Department after 32 years of service (24 of which were in the traffic division), Bob is an independent traffic services consultant and trainer. He is an expert in the area of drug and alcohol recognition and an experienced defensive driving and instructor development trainer. Arlyn Poppen, CSP Consultant Arlyn Poppen is Principal of Practical Process Safety, LLC, Eagan, MN. He retired in 2008 as Associate Corporate EHS Engineer after a 40 year career with 3M. He has authored numerous papers, hazard assessment tools, and training programs on process safety related topics and is a Certified Safety Professional. Michael Ritchie Consultant Michael is a Hazardous Materials Specialist for the Minnesota Department of Transportation, Office of Motor Carrier Services. Bill Schreiner Safety Council Staff Bill is the commercial vehicle consultant for the Minnesota Safety Council. He has 25 years experience in commercial vehicle safety, is Haz-Mat certified and has been an instructor for the International Union of Operating Engineers/Local 49. In addition he owns a small interstate trucking company. Tom Slattery Consultant Tom Slattery, CSP, ARM, is a Certified Safety Professional with more than 20 years' experience developing and leading successful safety and compliance programs. Matthew Stein, MS, CIH Consultant Matt is president of Stein Safety and Health Services, LLC. He is a certified industrial hygienist with more than 15 years experience in a variety of settings, including government and private sector consulting. He spent approximately ten years working for OSHA. For approximately half of his time working for OSHA he worked as a contractor to their National Office, and was a compliance safety and health officer (CSHO) for the other half. While working as a contractor to National Office, Matt wrote several guidance documents and software packages that were distributed to the public on OSHA’s website. He also conducted more than 250 inspections as a CSHO. In both training and consulting, the stress is that compliance is not the end goal, but when implemented correctly safety and health adds value and minimizes risks to businesses and lives. He earned a Master of Science degree in industrial hygiene from the University of Iowa and is working on a Ph.D. on the same topic at the University of Minnesota. Jim Tammes Consultant Jim is a Certified National Safety Council Instructor, and is the Traffic Safety Manager at Dart Transit. Breca Tschida, MSPH, CPE Consultant Breca is a certified professional ergonomist (CPE) and former health compliance officer for NCDOL conducting ergonomic and industrial hygiene inspections. Michael Weigand, CSP Consultant Michael A. Weigand is Vice President of Langlois, Weigand & Associates, Inc. Before entering the consulting field full-time, he served as an instructor at Louisiana State University from 1980 until 1989. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Occupational Safety and Health from Our Lady of Holy Cross College in New Orleans, LA, a Masters Degree in Safety Management from the University of Arizona, and a Doctor of Education in Safety Education from Texas A&M University. He has over 20 years of experience in the safety and health career field and has been a CSP since 1979. Mr. Weigand has taught courses in occupational safety, safety management, industrial hygiene, fire science and safety law at LSU. He has conducted professional seminars on such topics as safety and health audits, safety management, and safety training. He has served as a management consultant and expert witness. Jana Williams Consultant Supervisor, Compliance Services, Minnesota Department of Labor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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