Connie MacDonald

• Lead daily safety operations for large-scale racking installation, aligning practices with Amazon and client HSE standards.
• Conducted risk assessments to identify potential hazards in warehouse environments.
• Collaborated with project managers to ensure adherence to safety regulations and standards.
• Evaluated safety protocols, recommending improvements for operational efficiency and risk reduction.
• Led incident investigations, identifying root causes and developing corrective action plans.
• Mentored junior safety advisors on best practices in health and safety management systems.

• Coordinated comprehensive audits of company facilities to ensure compliance with established regulations, identifying opportunities for improvement within EHS processes.
• Enhanced employee safety awareness through regular training sessions and workshops, fostering a proactive safety mindset.
• Cultivated a strong safety culture across the organization by consistently highlighting its significance in meetings, training sessions, and daily operations.
• Executed thorough incident investigations to identify root causes and implement corrective actions, effectively preventing recurrence of similar incidents.
• Delivered engaging health and safety orientations for new employees and developed informative materials for presentations.
• Monitored workplace activities to ensure compliance with safety regulations and standards, proactively addressing any deficiencies.

• Spearheaded strategic guidance and expertise for project and construction leadership teams, guaranteeing top-tier execution of Health, Safety, and Environment (HS&E) commitments in both Upstream and Downstream sectors.
• Established a safety culture across multiple sites, cities, and provinces. Encouraged frontline input for enhancements in daily operations with the goal of returning home safely every day. Additionally, contributed to the creation and modification of Safety Management systems, implementing policies and procedures at both corporate and frontline levels.
• Provided mentoring, training, and guidance to a diverse team of 14 EHS professionals across Western Canada
• Initiated and participated in management system and task-specific audits to verify compliance and effectiveness of actions for continuous improvement
• Evaluated Sub Contractor Pre-qualification documents to determine eligibility during bid phase
• Served as primary issuer of High-Risk Permits (Work at Heights, Hot Work, Excavations, Critical Lifts, LOTO, etc.) to upwards of 40 individual work-sites as needed
• Responded to compliance orders issued by OHS division officers
• Lead comprehensive incident investigations in collaboration with construction leadership and supervision, identifying root causes and implementing corrective actions to mitigate future risks, resulting in a TRIF (Total Recordable Incident Frequency) of 0 for the last 3 years.
• Communicated incidents to Client Operations Team to advise of actions taken to care for injured employees, investigation findings, and actions taken to prevent recurrence
• Conducted safety audits and inspections to identify workplace hazards and deficiencies
• Prepared and facilitated Executive Incident Review Webex/Teams meetings for all Serious Potential / Actual Incidents, as well as consolidating and distributing Lessons Learned
• Participated in audits, inspections, toolbox meetings, orientations, FLHA reviews, statistical and Business Operations reporting
• Collaborated with a team to develop COVID pandemic Procedures and then implementing them on each work site.

• Responsible for the implementation and integration of the URS EH&S Management System and those of the clients
• Successfully requisitioned, interviewed, and hired new staff in addition to managing shift scheduling of various rotations for all sites
• Mentored and managed a team of 15 EH&S professionals on 6 separate project sites
• Coordinated, tracked, and scheduled all necessary training (ie: TDG, WHMIS, First Aid, H2S, Confined Space, etc.) for specific work disciplines and provided education on regulatory requirements including rights, duties, and responsibilities to front line leaders
• Facilitated Serious Incident Review Meetings
• Assessed corrective actions to ensure they were specific, measurable, and achievable; reviewed and understood by supervision and management; and implemented promptly
• Monitored and audited sub-contractor work crews to ensure compliance with both URS and the Clients' project execution plans, safe work practices, policies, and procedures
• Compiled monthly statistical information for distribution to the Client and URS Business Operations on a weekly and monthly basis.

• Reporting to the Project Manager and the Regional EH&S Manager, responsible for the implementation and integration of the project health, safety, and environment plan across a multi-disciplinary workforce during an unplanned shutdown
• Successfully interviewed and hired new staff in addition to managing shift scheduling of various rotations for day and night shift for a team of 10 EH&S professionals and 1 program administrator
• Participated and/or facilitated JHA review meetings with both Client and contractors performing the work
• Led incident investigations with construction leadership and supervision to determine causation and corrective actions
• Attended and mentored front line leaders in safety meetings and toolbox talks
• Generated weekly and monthly statistical reports for Owners, Constructors, and Sub Contractors
• Led the reporting communications of incidents to the next level of management on site to advise of actions taken to care for injured employees investigation findings and actions taken to prevent recurrence
• Provided site-specific training to all supervisors on legislated duties, how to complete FLHA (field level hazard analysis), and JHA (job hazard analysis).

• Implemented project health, safety, and environment plan across multi-disciplinary workforces during planned shutdowns
• Delivered leadership, guidance, and mentoring to a team of 8 EH&S professionals for both day and night shifts during shutdown operations
• Provided input into incident investigations and corrective actions, coordinated injury management, and fitness to work programs including Alcohol & Drug program and internal WCB claims with EH&S advisors
• Successfully completed in-field compliance inspections with project construction management and Client representatives to satisfy safety performance expectations
• Stewarded project hazard assessment (PHA) and JHA review meetings
• Worked closely with project management, subcontractors, and Clients to ensure execution plans were established using appropriate programs, procedures, and practices.