quentin baker

greensboro and winston-salem, north carolina

About

Fulltime professional EHS responsibilities since 1993. Held progressive roles and have served in a EHS directorship capacity since 1999. This experience in both the safety and environmental areas has assisted employees and businesses in developing both sustainability and product improvements. From both a short-term and long-term goal perspective, any safe day is a good day, figuring out how to glean this outcome is where the safety profession comes into play. Specialties: Asbestos Inspector & Supervisor (NC), Process Safety Management, Industrial Hygiene sampling/monitoring, HAZWOPER, Safety Program Development, Air/Water Permitting, PPE selection, Root Cause Analysis, Chemical substitution principles, Qualified Fall Protection Engineer, Critical Lift Plan Design. Subject Matter Expert: LOTO, Machine Guarding & Robotics Safety, Confined Space and Trenching, Respiratory Protection and Air monitoring/Sampling.

Country

united states

City

greensboro

Industry

paper & forest products

Skill

environmental permitting and compliance, safety management, safety engineering, radiation safety, root cause analysis, hazwoper, machine guarding, industrial hygiene, ergonomics, environmental, asbestos, construction safety, industrial safety, accident investigation, process safety, safety audits, behavior based safety, risk management, safety management systems, nfpa, loto, safety training, workplace safety, environmental auditing, environmental awareness, fire safety, fall protection, emergency management, hazard recognition, hazard analysis, incident investigation, occupational health, hazardous materials, hazardous waste management, emergency services, firefighting, safety auditing, indoor air quality, iso 14001, training, employee training, ehs, risk assessment, environmental compliance, inspection

Experience

greensboro and winston-salem, north carolina

director of safety

city of burlington, nc

2008-9 - 2018-2 · 9 yrs 6 mos

* Public Sector STAR program development and coordination * Conduct EHS audits and abatement work plans * Support Central and Departmental Safety Committee structure * Provide technical oversight, guidance and foster employee involvement * Manage employee training records database (OSHA, DMV, ERT) * Subject Matter Expert: Fall Protection, Lifting and Rigging, Trenching * Contractor Safety Program development * CDL program coordinator

Education

university of north carolina at greensboro

human resources

1983-1 - 1987-1 · 4 yrs 1 mo

Activities and Societies: Tau Kappa Epsilon

north carolina agricultural and technical state university

occupational safety

1991-1 - 1993-1 · 2 yrs 1 mo

SUMMA CUM LAUDE Graduate Concentration: Industrial Engineering Activities and Societies: National Dean's List, American Society of Safety Engineers, American Industrial Hygiene Association