DAN FLINTA, CIH, CSP, FAIHA
dan.flinta@aes.com
PROFILE
I have over 25 years of experience in the IH/EH&S area. My background includes IH Compliance Officer at Indiana OSHA,
and safety & health positions in the automotive, primary metals, and utility industries. I hold the CIH, CSP, and FAIHA
designations, with a BS in Chemistry and Biology from Indiana University/Purdue University at Indianapolis. Recently, I
obtained the Competent Communicator Award from Toastmasters International.
EMPLOYMENT
Indianapolis Power & Light (IPL) Company, Indianapolis, IN
Corporate Safety, Occupational Health & Safety Specialist
10/2005-Present
Lead Corporate Safety and Health Programs for Power Supply and Transmission and Distribution, including:
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Manage OSHA updates such as complete Global Harmonization System (GHS) training;
Advanced safe driving initiatives by providing Safety Day keynote speaker to discuss distracted driving with company
personnel, coordinating task force to evaluate existing policy, and authoring policy improvements;
Completed training for Defensive Driving;
Evaluate Accident Investigations, including fatality, lost-time, recordable, and standard threshold shifts (STS);
Author the Safety Newsletter, SafeNews, and editor for Monthly Safety Topics.
Coordinated Industrial Hygiene Efforts within all phases of the business including Power Supply, Transmission and
Distribution, fieldwork, audits, VPP program evaluations, storm activities, special projects, and office areas, including:
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Advanced the Industrial Hygiene Sampling Protocol to include qualitative analysis, reporting, and planning;
Conducted specific job chemical exposure for airborne hazards such as Asbestos, Hexavalent Chrome, Lead,
Methylene Chloride, Isocyanates, and Toluene;
Evaluated Power Supply specifically for methods to control Combustible Dust;
Examined innovative ways to control noise for processes such as vibrators on coal hoppers.
H. C. Starck, Inc., a Division of Bayer, Coldwater, MI
Health, Environmental & Safety Engineer
1/2002-10/2005
Promoted Health, Environmental and Safety (HES) for Reduction Plant with duties covering MIOSHA and DEQ compliance
and reporting, plant audits and inspections, job safety analysis, accident investigation, worker’s compensation with a third
party administrator (ESIS), and other HES responsibilities in areas, such as: Hazard Communications, Confined Space Entry,
Lockout Tagout, Forklift Operations, Ergonomics, Respiratory Protection and Machine Guarding. Environmental duties
include Tier II reporting, NPDES Stormwater and POTW sampling and reporting.
Navistar Technology Center (NTC), Fort Wayne, IN
Environmental, Health & Safety Manager/Loss Prevention Manager
4/97-10/2001
Managed Safety and Environmental Compliance for unionized plant of 1500 workers engaged in truck engineering and
prototype heavy duty trucks, medium duty trucks, and school buses. Coordinated efforts with five labor union locals,
including United Auto Workers (UAW). Safety duties covered OSHA compliance and reporting, plant audits and
inspections, asbestos mapping, hazard/job safety analysis, accident investigation, Worker’s Compensation, DOT/CDL
physical tracking, and safety training in areas such as: Hazard Communications, Confined Space Entry, Lock Out/Tag Out,
Ergonomics, and Bloodborne Pathogens. Conducted industrial hygiene monitoring, Industrial Noise, Indoor Air Quality, and
Heat Stress, emergency response, medical services, fire protection, maintenance of MSDS files, coordinated safety, medical,
fire, wellness, and waste minimization meetings. Environmental duties included SARA Tier II reporting, RCRA manifesting
and reporting, hazardous and non-hazardous waste management, TSCA compliance and UST removal.
IOSHA, Dept. of Labor, Bureau of Industrial Hygiene, Indianapolis, IN
Industrial Hygiene Supervisor/Acting Industrial Hygiene Director
1995-1997
Supervised ten industrial hygiene professionals; coached professionals at quarterly meetings, staff meetings, and module
meetings; reviewed industrial hygiene case files; managed fleet vehicle maintenance; conducted informal conferences and
other legal proceedings; evaluated inspectors in field operations; reviewed abatement to IOSHA citations and administered
annual performance appraisals; performed the duties of the Industrial Hygiene Director in his absence.
DAN FLINTA, CIH, CSP, FAIHA
dan.flinta@aes.com
IOSHA, Dept. of Labor, Bureau of Industrial Hygiene, Indianapolis, IN
Industrial Hygiene Compliance Officer
1989-1995
Conducted industrial hygiene/IOSHA Compliance inspections; used various IH sampling equipment; conversant with legal
documentation and proceedings; reviewed safety and health programs including respirator, HazCom, LOTO, bloodborne
pathogens, industrial noise, ventilation, ergonomics, air contaminant exposure and expanded health standards.
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Performed over 200 inspections throughout Indiana at various types of manufacturing or service facilities;
Attended several safety and health training sessions at the OSHA Training Institute (OTI);
Conducted inspections formal & non-formal complaints, referrals, emphasis-related contact, threats of imminent danger
& fatalities & catastrophes;
Utilized NIOSH sampling protocol & instrument calibrations;
Collected samples & otherwise evaluate employee exposures to health hazards in the work place including noise
particulate, fumes, mists, vapors & gasses;
Testify at informal hearings & before the Board of Safety Review.
CERTIFICATIONS/MEMBERSHIPS/AWARDS/RECOGNITION
AIHA Regional Representative, 2010-Present
Outstanding Achievement in Industrial Hygiene Award Winner, 2010
Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH), 1995-Present, Certification #6889
Certified Safety Professional (CSP), 2007-Present, Certification #19520
Certified Safety & Health Manager (CSHM), 1999-2006, Certification #1495
Inducted into American Industrial Hygiene Association as an AIHA Fellow, June 2012
ARC Medical First Responder, 2001 and ARC Basic Life Support Instructor, 2002
American Industrial Hygiene Conference & Expo (AIHce) National Conference Coordinator, 2012
Officer (President, Past-President), American Industrial Hygiene Association, Indiana Section, 2009-2012
EDUCATION
BS Biology / BS Chemistry from Indiana University, Purdue University at Indianapolis (IUPUI), 1988
Graduate Coursework in Occupational Safety Management at Indiana State University (ISU), 1991-1996
HEALTH & SAFETY COURSES
Excavation Safety Competent Person
NFPA 70E Electrical Safety
Fall Management Competent Person
MEA Electric Operations Roundtable
Risk Assessment
44th Annual Warren Cook IH Discussional
Nanotechnology Update for IH’s
Hearing Conservation Metrics
NFPA 70E (Purdue, Cintas, T2G, Vince May)
2008 VPPPA Regional Conference
PROACT Root Cause Analysis Training
Fall 2009 PDC Combustible Dust/Diacetyl/Methylene Chloride
2009 IKI Electrical Utility Conference
2010 Safety & Health Conf & Expo
2012 National AIHce, Indianapolis, IN
2014 National AIHce, San Antonio, TX
Industrial Hygiene Roundtable
November, 2005
November, 2005
January, 2006
April, 2006
April, 2007
November, 2007
February, 2008
February, 2008
May–Sept, 2008
May, 2008
November, 2008
November, 2009
December, 2009
March, 2010
June 2012
June 2014
August, 2014
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