Darla Cai Rhodes
24671 County Road 332 Sweeny, TX 77480 | - |-
EDUCATION
Associates of Applied Science – EHS Management | May 2011 | Brazosport College
High Angle Rope Rescue Certification | June 2011 | Texas Rope Rescue – Angleton Fire Field
Industrial Radiation Safety Officer Certification | August 2011 | SUNTRAC Services
Trench Safety Competent Person Certification | October 2011 | United Rentals
Certified Site Safety Supervisor & Principles of EHS Management | May 2008 | Brazosport College
OSHA 10 Gen Industry | OSHA 40 / RCRA / HAZWOPR | Aug 2008 | Brazosport College
Emergency Management, Incident Command, Industrial Firefighting, Apparatus Pump Evolutions, Extrication & Rescue | TEEX
SKILLS & ABILITIES
Management
Coordinated with local, state, and federal regulatory agencies on Environment and Safety compliance and OSHA reporting
Field oversight of safety programs and processes, lead and mentor safety field technicians
Facilitated a safety culture transformation to proactive by effectively influencing middle management to assume behavior based safety program
Developed and implemented safety awareness communications between workers and management resulting in increased hazard awareness
Launched a behavior based safety program focusing on hazard recognition and ergonomics
Developed and implemented safety initiatives to reduce injuries in the workplace
Partnered with Human Resources and Operations Management to aggressively manage workers compensation cases
Turnaround planning, budgeting and purchasing to reduce cost while maintaining safety performance
Technical writing of job scopes, job plans and step by step job procedures
Completed comprehensive facility safety audits (VPP type) and developed action plans to address gaps
Knowledge & Skills
Thorough knowledge of applicable government regulations, safety compliance, and industrial hygiene practices
Solid understanding of OSHA, NFPA, ANSI, DOT, EPA, NIOSH
Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence a team mentality, as well as passion for the safety of surrounding communities
Emergency management, incident command, physical agility involved in firefighting, EMS and high angle rope rescue skills
Knowledge of LNG, NGL, chemical and refinery operations
Knowledge of process safety requirements: HazID, HazOp, MOC, PSSR
Experienced safe work permit writer and trained permit receiver
Strong field presence with experience in inspections, hazard risk assessments, industrial hygiene sampling and radiation testing
Experienced contractor coordinator with on boarding experience
Root cause accident and incident investigation analysis and reporting
Experienced in contractor prequalification and contracts, strategic sourcing and allocation, budgeting and price negotiations
Microsoft Office advanced user with ability to build analytical databases for statistical use as well as presentations
SAP knowledge and basic use pertaining to specific job class
Experience with CAD drawings and walking down field packages
Experience with Prima Vera, planning and scheduling – basics
TWIC card, CPR and First Aid experience
Communication & Trainer
Developed EHS programs and delivered to all levels of organization
Thorough knowledge and experienced delivering training for: safe work permitting, job hazard analysis, LOTO, machine guarding, confined spaces, fall protection, permitting, trenching, SCBA, ladder safety, high angle rescue, fire safety, CPR, industrial hygiene, ergonomics, PPE
Successfully delivered Safety and learning based programs at Safety Conference
Developed and delivered innovative and entertaining safety meetings and training classes
Experienced and effective working in culturally diverse workplaces
Presented needs assessment and budgeting requirements to city council for fire department with approval
EMT Instructor at Brazosport College, CPR / AED Instructor for American Heart Association
Experience
EHS Manager | Kelly Services – Olin | September 2018 -- Present
Safety Supervisor | JVIC – Dow | September 2017 – June 2018 | Turnaround
EHS Director | McGill Maintenance – Dow | March 2017 – June 2017
Site Safety Coordinator | AirSwift – Tenaris | May 2016 – March 2017 | Construction Project
Safety Program Administrator | Kelly Services – Dow | September 2014 – May 2016 | Construction Project
Safety Lead | JVIC – Dow | February 2014 – Sept 2014 | Turnaround
Safety Rep / Contractor Safety Coordinator | Chevron Phillips Chemical Co | February 1998 – November 2013
