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As the newest member of the Fox Valley Safety team, I’ve found that “thinking safety” has started to leach into my whole life. I cannot get through a day without noticing something safety related.
Recently I was shopping at a large chain store when a small child vomited in the middle of an aisle. As the store’s employee cordoned off the area, my thoughts wandered to the OSHA Bloodborne Pathogen standard. “Does this company have a BBP program? Is the employee trained to handle OPIM (other potentially infectious materials)? WHERE ARE HIS GLOVES?!” Obviously, my outlook has skewed since delving into the world of safety and learning so much from my FVS colleagues.
My “THINK SAFETY” mindset has also started to affect the enjoyment I get from my favorite television shows. Emergency room medical dramas are no longer riveting storylines about the relationships between characters, but rather a case study in the emergencies that result from on-the-job accidents. I am not celebrating the man who survived after being electrocuted and falling onto a ¾” piece of rebar; I am contemplating the arc flash protection that went awry, the fall protection that was absent or failed, and how the patient’s employer is going to deal with the aftermath of such an accident. I also love high-octane law enforcement dramas. Again, I am starting to miss the point of the show’s plot because I am yelling at the naive FBI agent to wait for the HazMat team! And don’t even get me started on reality television shows…
Of course, it is the goal of Fox Valley Safety to get you to “THINK SAFETY” on the job, but when we get you to “THINK SAFETY” while sitting on your couch watching your favorite show, we know we have really met our goal!
Nursing Student at Fox Valley Technical College – year 2
Health & Safety Institute Medic First Aid/CPR/AED certified Level 2 instructor
Red Cross Certified Instructor for First Aid/CPR/AED
COURTNEY KAZROUSKE: Safety Trainer
10 years of leadership, safety training, and workforce development
Logistics and Operations Management
Transportation Compliance
Hazard recognition / risk safety
Warehouse safety
Root cause analysis
Healthcare / Clinical experience
Human resources
Rapid-response emergencies
Infection control
Compliance trainer
Health & Safety Institute Medic First Aid/CPR/AED certified Level 2 instructor
OSHA 30 General Industry
JAKE SPENCER: Safety Trainer
9 years of experience in public safety and security
WI DOJ Juvenile Co-Located Certified
3 years as field training officer (FTO) for entry & supervisory levels
Active Threat/Workplace Violence
Correctional Emergency Response Team (CERT)
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED)
AAS in Criminal Justice
FEMA ICS Certified
IS-100.c, IS-700.b, IS-800.c, IS-909
Health & Safety Institute Medic First Aid/CPR/AED certified Level 2 instructor
American Heart Association Certified BLS Instructor
OSHA 30 General Industry
HOPE KNUIJT, GSP: Safety Trainer
BS in Occupational Health and Safety; AS in Business Management
Graduate Safety Practitioner, Board of Certified Safety Professionals
Critical Core Business Skills (CCBS)
Supervisory Technical Diploma
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
OSHA 30
8 years of experience in leadership and team development
Quality and Workplace Safety; organizing and restructuring safety programs
Training- orientation, safety topics, equipment
Safety Committee Leader
Incident Investigation, Root Cause Analysis, 5 Why’s, Hierarchy of Controls
NICOLE BOYD: Safety Trainer
AAS in Business Management
21 years of experience in workplace safety and safety management including EAP, active shooter, bloodborne pathogens, and first aid/CPR/AED.
Health & Safety Institute Medic First Aid/CPR/AED certified Level 2 instructor
Red Cross Certified Instructor for First Aid/CPR/AED, Water Safety, Water Safety Instructor, and Lifeguarding
OSHA 30 – General Industry
SCOTT DENNIS, CSP: Safety Trainer
BS in Philosophy with a concentration in Environmental Ethics, minor in Safety and Health Protection from
University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point
Certified Safety Professional, Board of Certified Safety Professionals
Professional Certificate in Safety and Health Protection, UW Stevens Point
Professional Certification in Transportation and Logistics, UW Superior
25 years of experience in Transportation, Safety, Dangerous Goods, and Customer Service
Dangerous Goods Agent
Spill Clean-Up Specialist
Safety Team Leader
Environmental Coordinator
OSHA 30 – Construction
RANDY QUAINTANCE: Consultant & Trainer
34 years of experience in Safety & Security
OSHAcademy certifications at various levels including Professional, Manager, Specialist, Supervisor, and
Trainer for both construction and general industry
Health & Safety Institute Medic First Aid/CPR/AED certified instructor
Criminal Justice Degree
17 years in Law Enforcement, 5 years as Chief for Village of Ogdensburg
9 years Safety and Security Coordinator for local healthcare system with 5000 employees
Workplace Violence Committee and Chair person
Safety Zone Steering Team Member
HERC Member (State of WI Hospital Emergency Response Coalition)
ALICE, MOAB and FEMA Incident Command (ICS 100) Instructor
Received prestigious VIP Award for training and professionalism
Lakeshore Technical College: Hazardous Material Response Operations & Technician Level
KEVIN BERRY: Director of Consulting & Specialized Services
BS in Business Management
Licensed Veterinary Technician
23 years owner/operator of Berry Horse & Cattle Co. -Training, sales, breeding
Operations management: Employee hiring, scheduling, and supervision; purchasing/payment agent, and
cost/production analysis; protocol development; quality monitoring
8 years as an instructor at the university level for 14 medical subjects
Program oversight, development of curriculum, and course management
Student advising & new student orientation
Faculty meeting presenter
Program safety management
IACUC principal investigator
10 years of experience as a heavy equipment operator (paper mill and food production)
Health & Safety Institute Medic First Aid/CPR/AED certified
3M Fall Protection Competent Person – 16 hour
Nick Baus - Director of Development & Training
28 years of experience in safety and human resources
As the newest member of the Fox Valley Safety team, I’ve found that “thinking safety” has started to leach into my whole life. I cannot get through a day without noticing something safety related.
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