Joseph P. Howicz

Cell: 1-847-609-9956
jphowicz@sbcglobal.net

8/06 to Present

Accident Prevention Corporation
Woodstock, Illinois

Occupational Safety and Fire Protection Expert

• Facilitates and presents occupational safety and health training courses.
• Researches and investigates OSHA compliance problems.
• Audits workplace safety and health programs.
• Investigates accidents

1/85 to 8/06

United States Department of Labor
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
National Training Institute (OTI)

Occupational Safety and Health Training Instructor

• Facilitated and presented OSHA training courses, seminar sessions and brief instructional meetings for students having diverse backgrounds and educational levels.  Participants included safety and health professionals, managers and employees from the private sector and government. Courses involved detailed examinations of hazardous conditions and practices related to OSHA standards and other relevant industry codes, standards and recognized practices (e.g.: National Fire Protection Association [NFPA], American National Standards Institute [ANSI] and Center for Chemical Process Safety [CCPS]. Training courses were presented at the OTI and other locations nationwide.  Electronic instructional media was used extensively.
• Developed and documented numerous OTI courses and seminars. Created and prepared electronic and other presentation materials, student manuals, lesson plans and teacher guidelines.
• Chaired and facilitated hundreds of OTI classes, coordinating expert presentations and ensuring smooth and effective performance. Some key assignments included:

No. 501 Trainer Course in Occupational Safety and Health Standards for General Industry;
No. 1010 Introduction to Safety Standards for Industrial Hygienists;
No. 1050 Introduction to Safety Standards for Safety Officers;
No. 1400 Legal Aspects Course;
No. 2010 Hazardous Materials;
No. 3100 Applied Spray Finishing Principles;
No. 3300 Safety and Health in the Chemical Processing Industries;
No. 3400 Hazard Analysis in the Chemical Processing Industries.

• Served as principal subject matter expert for the OTI Fire Protection and Life Safety, Chemical Industry and Spray Finishing Courses. Projects included development of on-line courses and revision of instructional designs.

5/75 - 1/85

OSHA Compliance Officer

• Inspected industrial, commercial and construction worksites for compliance with the OSHA law and standards.  Investigated employee complaints, serious accidents and fatalities. Reviewed safety programs and procedures. Prepared reports and any necessary citations.
• Participated in the OSHA citation resolution procedures. Resolved serious safety and health issues, attending hundreds of OSHA informal conferences and settlement meetings. Testified at OSHA Review Commission hearings and served as lead investigator and expert in several critical pressure vessel and hot metal explosion cases.

2/67 - 1/75

Safeco Insurance, Schaumburg IL
Royal Globe insurance, Chicago IL

Insurance Loss Control and Fire Protection Representative

• Provided loss control services to business clients. Assessed and improved safety measures and fire protection at a large variety of institutional, commercial and industrial facilities.

7/65 - 2/67

Insurance Industry Entry Positions

Graduate School

University of Illinois at the Medical Center
Master of Public Health in Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences – 1981

College

Northern Illinois University
Bachelor of Science in Education 1965

• Certified Safety Professional – BCSP Certificate No. 4507 by examination 1973
• Certified Fire Protection Specialist – BCFPS Board Certificate No. 2336 by examination 2005

• American Society of Safety Engineers
• National Fire Protection Association

• OSHA General Industry Outreach Trainer, authorized to conduct the10 and 30 hour outreach training in accordance with guidelines provided by the OSHA Office of Training and Education.

• OSHA TEAM IMPACT AWARD for assisting in the correction of means of egress hazards at Denver International Airport control tower.
• Department of Labor SECRETARY’s EXCEPTIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD for the Process Safety Management Training Team.
• Department of Labor SECRETARY’s EXCEPTIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD for the Safety and Health Program Evaluation Training Group.