Steven
J. Magasis, C.I.H.
Curriculum
Vitae
ENVIRONMENTAL
HEALTH GROUP
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Education/Affiliations/Certifications
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Experience
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Transportation
Industry Safety And Health Support
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Hazardous
Material Response Safety And Training
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General
Safety And Industrial Hygiene Support
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Expert
Testimony / Litigation Support
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Presentations/Publications
Education
M.S., Environmental Health/Industrial
Hygiene; University of Washington, 1986.
Post - B.A. Certificate in Public Health;
Portland State University, 1984.
Paramedic, Emergency Response; University
of Oregon Medical School (OHSU); 1981
B.A., Biological Science; Rutgers University,
1978.
Affiliations
American Industrial Hygiene Association.
American Conference of Governmental Industrial
Hygienists.
American Board of Industrial Hygiene
National Safety Council; Emergency Spill
Responders Division.
American Petroleum Institute; Safety and
Health Work group (STS-1).
Certifications
Certified Industrial Hygienist; ABIH,
#5569 (issued 1992, renewed through 2004).
48-Hour "Hazardous Waste Operations and
Emergency Response" Trainer certification.
40-Hour "Hazardous Waste Operations and
Emergency Response" (current).
Certified Vocational Technical Education
Instructor.
Certified Hazardous Material HM181 DOT
Trained Individual.
SCBA Maintenance, Level I Technician.
USCG Vessel Safety Instructor.
40-hour Basic Marine Firefighting.
US Merchant Mariner’s Document.
USDL Mine Safety and Health Administration
24 Hr Certification
Red Cross First Aid Instructor; Mountaineering
First Aid/CPR.
Red Cross Disaster Services; Advanced Health
Care Provider.
Certified Paramedic: National Registry
of EMTs, State of Oregon, State of New York.
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EXPERIENCE
1989 - present Environmental
Health Group (Principal) Seattle, Washington
Environmental Health and Safety
Specialist
Evaluated and audited domestic
and international occupational settings, including: manufacturing, research,
aerospace facilities, hazardous waste sites, and utilities.
· ICOS: Established
and administered "Laboratory Safety" Program;
· University of Washington:
Established and administered a 2600-lab "HazCom" and "Lab Safety" Program,
and a 16-member HazMat Emergency Response Team;
· NIOSH-UW "NW Center for
Occupational Health and Safety": Lecturer;
· Shoreline Community College:
Designed, instructed HAZWOPER and IH class;
· Seattle Fire Department,
& EPA-TAT Team: On-call HazMat Emergency response.
· Boeing: Developed
industrial hygiene time-management tracking database;
· M/V Excellence: Underway
health and safety evaluation and training, including HAZWOPER, safety,
and bloodborne pathogens. Dutch Harbor, Alaska.
1986 - 1990, 1997 - 2000 Boeing
Company Seattle, Washington
Health and Safety Administrator
Over five years of service as an
safety administrator and industrial hygienist at Renton and Plant II sites
(also Huntsville, Oak Ridge, and Winnipeg). Field support of processes
such as aircraft maintenance and assembly, machining, coating, and laboratories.
Site and Corporate-wide evaluations of noise, degreasers, coolants, tanklines,
and HazMat capabilities. Prepare approximately 50 to 100 evaluations per
year, roughly a third of these were detailed technical reports of >10 pages.
Provided process-specific HazCom information and training for approximately
a quarter of Renton site and all of Plant II. Developed internet based
Chemical Handling Requirements management system.
1995 to 1997 Golder Associates Redmond,
Washington
Manager of Safety and Industrial Hygiene Services
Provide safety, health, and environmental
services, program design, and training to: port authority, transportation,
site remediation, emergency response, and general industry clients. Perform
interagency and international workplace safety and health evaluations,
indoor air monitoring, litigation support, and regulatory compliance.
1991 - 1995 Marine Spill Response
Corporation Everett, Washington
Regional Safety and Health Branch
Manager
Under a five-year contract: established
and managed safety and health program for national marine remediation organization
with nearly a billion dollars in assets. Duties: audits, compliance, training,
emergency medical, and medical surveillance. Designed and managed a budget
of over 250k. Served as Safety Officer during major 1994 spill response
involving multi-agency, >1000-person oil pipeline spill and fire (Texas).
Administered regional safety program which was credited with 11k/year reduction
in Workers Compensation costs. As the corporation’s sole industrial hygienist,
assisted corporate management, and served as lead industrial hygiene researcher
in a meso-scale multi-agency international environmental experiment in
the North Sea (August, 1994).
1985 Pacific Power and Light Portland,
Oregon
Environmental Health and Safety Technician
Performed industrial hygiene and
safety tasks associated with an electric distribution system, in conjunction
with thesis research on PCB transformer management.
1984 Intel Corporation Aloha, Oregon
Environmental Health and Safety
Technician
Performed industrial hygiene and
safety tasks: semiconductor manufacturing facilities.
1982 - 1984 Multnomah County EMS
-AMR (EMT-4) Portland, Oregon
1980 - 1981 NYC Emergency Medical
Service (EMT-1) New York, New York
Paramedic (EMT-4) and EMT-1
Field assessment and independent
advanced medical treatment of critical care patients.
1977 - 1980 U.S.D.A. Forest
Service Lolo, Montana
Environmental Biologist
Field Supervisor of 15,000 acres
of environmental restoration projects. Raptor, elk and salmon, limnological
studies. Habitat analysis of 3000 sq. miles of Wilderness Area.
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TRANSPORTATION
INDUSTRY SAFETY AND HEALTH SUPPORT:
Port of Vancouver International
Airport Vancouver, B.C.
Environmental health and
safety, spill response and right-to-know evaluation and training to Airfield
Maintenance team, and other personnel. Air modeling (EDMS) and monitoring
(PM10, TO-14, TO-11, ASTM D-3416) to evaluate environmental impact of aircraft
and airport expansion; April, 1996 - July, 1996.
Port of Seattle C-6 Project
(MAS) Seattle, Washington
Safety and health support
for large marine terminal remediation project; Site assessment, air monitoring,
site Health and Safety Plan development, and safety training; February
1996 -April 1997.
Federal Aviation Administration
Tukwila, WA
Evaluated biological indoor
air quality issues. Performed on-site air and bulk sampling in a FAA-leased
building; June, 1996.
Marine Spill Response Corporation
Everett, Washington
Contracted safety and health
emergency and steady-state response support of spill cleanup organization.
Conducted 40-Hr, 8-Hr refresher, and 8-Hr Supervisor HAZWOPER training;
December 1995 -ongoing.
ITT Marine Cable Plant National
City, California;
19 acre marine terminal
property with over 250,000 square foot manufacturing facility. Inspection
and sampling of health and environmental hazards, such as lead, asbestos,
and PCB; September, 1996
U.S. Coast Guard Port of Everett,
Everett, Washington
Decommissioned USCG cutter
inspection and sampling of health and environmental hazards, such as lead,
asbestos, and PCB contamination; April 1996.
Clipper Navigation, Inc. Seattle,
Washington
Conducted a safety and health
evaluation onboard the Victoria Clipper passenger fleet. Prepared procedures
including: spill response, confined space, lockout tagout, fall protection,
and respiratory protection; October 1995.
Supreme Alaska Seafood, Inc.
Dutch Harbor, Alaska
Prepared OSHA-based health
and safety program. Conducted a safety and health evaluation onboard the
M/V Excellence factory trawler, enroute from Pier 48 to Dutch Harbor. Prepared
procedures including: confined space, lockout tagout, fall protection,
and respiratory protection. Conducted 8 Hour HAZWOPER First Responder Operations
Level training to respond to onboard spills.; September 1996.
Golden Alaska, Inc. Dutch
Harbor, Alaska
Conducted a safety and health
evaluation onboard the M/V Golden Alaska factory trawler, enroute from
Pier 2 to Dutch Harbor. Prepared procedures including: confined space,
lockout tagout, fall protection, and respiratory protection. Conducted
8 Hour HAZWOPER First Responder Operations Level training to respond to
onboard spills; September 1995.
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HAZARDOUS
MATERIAL RESPONSE SAFETY AND TRAINING:
Boeing Company Seattle, Washington
Co-authored Boeing Aerospace
"Hazardous Material Emergency Response Plan". Serve as HazMat Emergency
Response "Safety Officer" for Plant II and Renton team. Presented a detailed
evaluation of emergency response capabilities to the Vice President of
Operations, (December 1989). Developed and presented an assessment program
designed to coordinate the existing systems used by Boeing to track hazardous
material releases. Evaluated all Boeing fire department responses to hazardous
material incidents 1988 through 1989; sites including Paine Field and King
County Airports.
Seattle Fire Department Seattle,
Washington
Lead research team with
SFD and Seattle City Light on, "Management of Potential Combustion Sources
Containing Polychlorinated Biphenyls" (1985-1986). Initiated research in
effects of combustion of polyvinyl chloride for University of Oregon Medical
School (OHSU) and District 10 Fire Department, (1982). Provided 24-hour
on call hazardous material fire emergency response for the Seattle Fire
Department HazMat team throughout 1995; (e.g., chemical fire, Pier 91,
Seattle; September 1995).
HAZWOPER Instructor Oregon
/ Washington / B.C.
"Hazardous Waste Operations
and Emergency Response" instructor: Shoreline Community College, Seattle,
Washington (1990-1997). As a "Certified Vocational Technical Education
Instructor", designed, instruct quarterly HAZWOPER class in Workforce Retraining
program, utilized by the Boeing Company, and recognized and visited by
President Clinton.; NIOSH "NW Center for Occupational Health and Safety",
Seattle, Washington (1990, 1994); Port of Seattle project (1996); Port
of Vancouver International Airport, B.C., Training designed to meet guidelines
established in Canadian Standards Association publication regarding emergency
spill response, CAN/CSA-Z73 I -M91 (1996); Global Diving, Inc., Seattle,
Washington (1995).
University of Washington Seattle,
Washington
Established and administered
16-member HazMat Emergency Response Team to respond to 2600-laboratory
campus facility.
Technical Assistance Team,
EPA Region 10 Seattle, Washington
Served as contracted EPA-TAT
Team’s "Site Safety Officer" and Industrial Hygienist on emergency response
operations.
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GENERAL
SAFETY AND INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE SUPPORT:
Riverwood International, Inc.
Atlanta, GA
Provide safety and health
audit support to four of 50 facilities for international manufacturing,
pulp, paper and packaging corporation. Utilize computerized tools, including
"Dakota Auditor"; August-Dec., 1996.
Los Alamos National Laboratories
(LANL) Los Alamos, NM
Provide safety and health
support to LANL. Prepare and review programs such as General Health and
Safety, Respiratory Protection, Hearing Conservation, Bloodborne Pathogen,
and Hazard Communication.
Intel Corporation Aloha, OR
Developed thermal safety
procedures for loss-control employees working near deposition furnaces,
handling heated quartz boats, etc. Prepared report on potential health
hazards of semiconductor production at Intel's Fab 4 and 5 facilities in
Aloha, OR. Performed ventilation surveys of approximately forty gas handling/storage
cabinets onsite, utilizing a Compuflow anemometer. Gases included arsine,
hydrogen selinide, hydrogen, chlorine, argon/O2 and butane. Determined
the adequacy of the handling systems and made recommendations for improvements
and redesign as needed.
Laboratory Safety Various
Locations
Development of "Chemical
Hygiene Plans" and training programs, as required by OSHA’s laboratory
safety regulations, 29 CFR 1910.1450. Clients included: the Boeing Company
(Portland), ICOS (Bothell), the EPA’s Technical Assistance Team (Seattle),
and the University of Washington (Seattle). In all (except the Boeing Company)
activities also included the initial administration of each program during
their start-up phase. Evaluated fifteen Boeing (Huntsville) lab and high
technology production areas which are engaged in the construction or support
of NASA's Space Station.
Confined Space Various Locations
Administered confined space
programs for the following companies: MSRC (marine and transportation applications),
Ecology and Environment (hazardous waste and emergency response), the Boeing
Company (aerospace). Provided designated "Competent Person" for work with
Marine Chemists in shipyard and ship-board evaluations, and developed a
detailed confined space and lockout-tagout program for a fleet of 16 spill
response vessels.
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EXPERT
TESTIMONY / LITIGATION SUPPORT
Unplanned Chlorine Release;
Evaluated events and actions associated with personnel exposure during
an unplanned release of chlorine at wood products industry site. Performed
regulatory review and plume dispersion modeling. (August, 2000)
Ozone Exposure in Private Home;
Evaluated potential for ozone exposure associated with use of an "ozone
generator" in a private home. Performed onsite air monitoring for ozone.
(July, 2000)
Paint and Body Shop; Evaluated
work environment of an automotive paint and body repair facility. Performed
regulatory review and onsite ventilation study (June, 2000)
Factory Trawler; Evaluated
vessel-based medical, bloodborne pathogen, tuberculosis, and ventilation
issues allegedly associated with an employee illness. Performed shipboard
ventilation study and regulatory review (May, 1996)
Office Building Owner; Evaluated
chemical indoor air quality issues allegedly associated with office employee
illness. Performed on-site study and regulatory review (April, 1996).
Heavy Equipment Manufacturer;
Evaluated safety, biometrics and regulatory issues associated with a penetrating
eye injury. Performed ballistics, biometrics and animal model testing;
provided an opinion regarding potential injury scenarios (March, 1996).
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PRESENTATIONS
"Improved Evaluation of Exposures
and Health Risk by Combining the Expertise of Industrial Hygiene and Risk
Assessment"; AIHCE; Dallas, TX; May, 1997
"Comparative Air Monitoring Methods
Used to Assess Aromatic Hydrocarbons", Northwest Occupational Health Conference;
Portland, Oregon; October 12, 1995.
"Air Monitoring Assessment Methods
Associated with a Meso-Scale Marine Oil Spill", International Bird Rescue
Research Conference; Seattle, Washington; April 12, 1995.
"Safety Systems Integration During
Remediation Activities", International Oil Spill Conferences; San Diego,
California; February 27, 1995.
"Safety Systems Integration in a
Large Scale Maritime Organization", Northwest Occupational Health Conference;
Bellevue, Washington; October 13, 1994.
PUBLICATION
"Management of Potential Combustion
Sources Containing Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)", Thesis , Master of
Science, University of Washington, School of Public Health, 1986