Adeola Philip Akindele

Environmental health and safety professional 

Shockwave Medical [Contract]​​​​​​​September 2024 – Date

Environmental Safety and Health Specialist

• Performs day to day activities to maintain compliance with local, state and federal EH&S regulations.

• Perform frequent site audits and inspections to support EH&S needs.

• Develops and implements requirements for ISO 14001 and ISO 450001 programs / certifications.

• Develops and lead improvements to relevant areas of the EHS program such as audits, investigations, management systems, corrective action deployment, and training.

• Verifies effectiveness of Corrective Action Plans to close out non-conformities.

• Provides technical expertise for all EHS programs.

• Actively work as a key resource for change management implementation needs [e.g., new equipment, chemicals, etc.]

• Leads the identification of programs that need improvement. Creates and leads teams to address deficiencies.

• Performs day to day activities to maintain compliance with local, state and federal EH&S regulations. Perform frequent site audits and inspections to support EH&S needs.

• Develops and implements requirements for ISO 14001 and ISO 450001 programs / certifications. Maintains the processes and activities associated with the ISO 14001 certification program, including communications, policies and procedures, reports and metrics, individual projects, and objectives. Ensures applicable compliance obligations are identified. Identifies interested parties and their needs and expectations according to ISO 14001.

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Ensures the organization complies with all current safety regulations and that all employees are aware of safety requirements and are prepared to follow safety procedures.
Monitors workplace activities to promote and drive EHS compliance at client site and remote site in Davis, CA.
Conducts spot inspections/safety walks to identify opportunities to minimize workplace risk involving injuries, illness, property damage and the environment.Created, delivered, and reviewed site specific training. Storm Water Sampling with best management practices conducted. Chemical hygiene officer, vetting of new chemicals on-site for research with parameters on risk, capacity to manage incident and gap analysis, if need be, for chemical handler.

Key Contribution

• Develops and conducts required employee training on applicable EHS standards pertinent to employee job tasks.

• Investigates accidents and incidents pertaining to employees and/or property. Collects data and develops reports on all safety and accident events.

• Review Job Hazard Assessments and help develop Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
Review SOPs and work practices to identify any safety concerns.

• Order, coordinate delivery and stock safety supplies (PPE, safety signs, spill kits, etc.)

• Provide EHS expertise during emergency events.

• Develop and install safety signage (emergency evacuation maps, safety one pagers)

• Partner with local authorities/government agencies as needed.

• Conducts weekly and monthly EHS inspections (shipping/receiving, ergonomics, workshop, lab specific, remote site), inputs data into EHS database, and ensures findings are corrected in timely manner.

• Ensures the organization complies with all current safety regulations and that all employees are aware of safety requirements and are prepared to follow safety procedures. Monitors workplace activities to promote and drive EHS compliance at Client site and remote site in Davis, CA.

• Conducts spot inspections/safety walks to identify opportunities to minimize workplace risk involving injuries, illness, property damage and the environment.

• Develops and conducts required employee training on applicable EHS standards pertinent to employee job tasks.

• Provide EHS expertise during emergency events. Develop and install safety signage (emergency evacuation maps, safety one pagers) Partner with local authorities/government agencies as needed.

• Conducts weekly and monthly EHS inspections (shipping/receiving, ergonomics, workshop, lab specific, remote site), inputs data into EHS database, and ensures findings are corrected in timely manner.

Skills: Analytical Skills · Communication · Workplace Safety · Facility Management (FM)

LinkedIn – Sunnyvale & San Francisco [Contract]​June 2021 – May 2022

Environment Health Site Safety Specialist – Contract Securitas USA

Owned all aspects of audits, piloted hazardous material business plans, fire department inspections, local state inspections and air emission collation of data.Maintained day-day wellbeing of all employees on-campus comprising 27 sites with monthly audit. Developed and implemented global Emergency Response Plan for all facilities. Provided feedback on weekly investigations to workplace thereby creating synergy across board and setting proactive approach to management. Inducted Do’s and Don’ts, while delivering on-site training.Contributed to training, modules compiled by Global Program Manager via LinkedIn learning. Collborated with all stakeholders, contract, temporarily and visiting employees.

Key Contributions:

● Reviewed and improved incident reports by implementing 5W’s and H rule.

● Ensure local implementation required procedures policies and programs.

● Continuous improvements by safety management systems with under International Standard Organization 4500;1 1900:01

● Led site-level planning, drills, response, and feedback loops, including yearly fire drills planning and review on key areas of improvement.
 

Master of Science Occupational Safety & Health: Columbia Southern University 

Bachelor of Science: Oil gas and energy mgt