Heather Tibbitts has a B.S. in Industrial Hygiene from Ohio University where she completed course work in industrial hygiene and occupational safety.  During her schooling, she completed internships with Abbott Laboratories and Safex where she worked on a hearing conservation project, and conducted various industrial hygiene exposure assessments, and indoor air quality monitoring. Heather was also a member of the Training Team assisting in the development and presentation of health and safety training.  Heather was a Co-operative Student Associate at Honda of America Manufacturing plant in Marysville, OH where she was responsible for a comprehensive industrial hygiene evaluation of the Motorcycle Plant Paint and Weld Departments.

Prior to joining Safex, Heather worked as a consultant for PSARA Technologies and as a safety manager/industrial hygienist for BF Goodrich Hilton Davis.  Her consulting experience includes serving as the Site Health and Safety Officer to remediate PCB contaminated soils. She was responsible for implementing the EPA approved Health and Safety and Air Monitoring Plans, maintaining computer and hard copies of monitoring records, personnel records, and sampling results, conducting safety orientations and meetings.  In addition, Heather instructed and presented various sections of the OSHA 40 Hour, OSHA 8-Hour Hazardous Waste training courses.  At BF Goodrich, she was responsible for facility safety for a 24-hour chemical manufacturing operation, which used many water reactive, flammable, and highly hazardous chemicals, and employed more than 300 union and non-union employees.  Heather conducted safety inspections and accident investigations, performed safety reviews of potential equipment for installation, and wrote and revised programs for compliance with OSHA regulations.  She directed the industrial hygiene air and noise sampling and monitoring programs for the facility.  Additional duties included responsibility for the Emergency Response Team for which she conducted monthly and annual training to meet the OSHA requirements.

Heather Tibbitts has performed over thirty (30) Job Safety Analysis’ for an axle manufacturer, performed chemical and bioaerosol monitoring, conducted indoor air quality investigations and performed respirator fit-testing.  She has written a Legionella Control Policy for a nursing home and a Microbiological Organism Control Program for an automobile manufacturer. 

 

Currently Heather is supporting a municipality, a chemical manufacturer and a heavy manufacturer with their safety programs. Her responsibilities include indoor air quality and industrial hygiene monitoring, accident investigations and tracking and safety committee leadership.