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Don Rachal Email address: dr13622e4@westpost.

net Home # 251-461-9905 Cell # 251-591-5981 Curriculum vitae Years of Fire fighting with the USA Air Force and Navy 1973-2000 Present Position: Safety Manager Disciplines of Knowledge: OSHA 500 Constructions US Coast guard-Approved Marine Firefighting 64-hour Course USAF Supervisor's PDS Code 32xs USAF Fire/Ground Command and Control US Navy Fire Protection Fire Instructor I USAF Course in Building Construction for Fire Suppression Forces USAF Fire Fighter Health and Safety Management Course Center for Emergency Response Training: Hazardous Assessment Management Course Repair MSA and Scott Air Pack Assistant Chief of Operation Assistant Chief of Training Shipboard firefighter Fire Fighter Rescue Man Hazardous Material Hazardous Waste Operation and Emergency Response Stennis Space Center Safety consultant Oil Field Operations: Land and Off Shore Naval Station Pascagoula, MS On-Scene Operations Training US Environmental Worker Protection Standards for Hazardous Waste Operations an d Emergency Response Instructor for: Atmospheric Monitoring Hydrogen Sulfide Trainer Confined Space Entry High Angle Rescue Fire and all facility Inspector Air Service Tech I retired from the fire service after 32 years of service. Well Safe, Inc. 03/2000-03/2005 I worked for Total Well Safe, Inc. in the safety division. I was on the confine d Space and High Angle Rescue Team for Well Safe Inc. I was also their instructo r in H2S and fit testing. 1. Confined space training 2. Attendant training 3. Monitoring air quality at various paper mills 4. Would attend the safety training session for that particular plant and come back and teach the personnel the safety features required for that plant. 5. Attended OSHA 500 construction course every 3 years to be re-certified. 6. Rig safety harness and scaffolds for workers. 7. Fork lift instructor. 8. Review permits which allow the workers to do the required job in a certain ti me frame. 9. Hold required safety meetings.

10. Test personnel on safety orientation for the plants before arriving at the work site. 11. On site supervisor. 12. Consult with the plant safety managers at each plant and ensure that all safety requirements are met. 13. Monitor CL02 tanks and sewers at the paper mills Parsons: November 2008-February 2010 Title: Safety Specialist 1. Maintain safety in site for over 3,400 employees during the day hours and at night time 300 to 600 employees. 2. Only representative for Parsons from 11/2008 to February 2009. 3. Do on site audits. 4. Trainer of confined spaces, personal effective equipment and coordinator. 5. Give safety briefings. 6. Work with other contractors to provide safety advice. 7. Make sure crane operators are adhering to the wind and to evacuate fields if weather becomes heavy with rains and lighting. 8. To make sure scaffolding is correct and that the personnel is tied off in the case the employee falls off the scaffolds. HMIS: February 2010 to current 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Safety Specialist Perform site audits. Train on confine spaces, personal effective equipment and coordinator. Fall protection. Lock out tag out. Give safety briefings. Fire prevention and fire watch. Train attendants for hole watch and do air monitoring. Maintain safety on site for over 400 employees.

References: will be given upon request

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