Ryan Hellman | Kenneth Schmerber | Craig Snyder | Courtney Pope

Kimberly Fisher | Leslie Hill | Chad Gillham | Lynette Maria

Daniel Zier | Kate Ferris | Sunny Bradford | Joseph Chisholm

Hellman & Associates (H&A) was established to create a highly responsive, cost-effectivealternative to traditional project‑based health and safety consultation.

H&A is an attentive service provider with the ability to provide unique environmental and occupational health and safety solutions. We believe customer satisfaction is maintained by balancing regulatory compliance with internal cost savings, timely service and common sense.

H&A offers safety management services that protect your workforce. These services keep your company in line with regulatory requirements – for about a quarter of the cost of an in-house safety manager.

In many companies, there is no dedicated safety manager so the duties fall to the human resources or operations manager. However, keeping up with complex regulations, monitoring job sites for hazards, training workers and documenting safety programs in addition to other job responsibilities, is overwhelming and unrealistic. Often, companies don’t know that outsourcing their safety management is even an option.

A formal safety program not only protects your employees, it also saves you money. Our clients have reduced worker’s comp rates by 5% in the first year and achieved further savings in following years as their mod rate drops.

An annual service contract from Hellman & Associates means you’ll have unlimited access to a team of experts who provide an assessment of your current situation and develop a customized plan to achieve and maintain compliance. Throughout the year, we’ll walk your site, provide ongoing training and run your safety committee meetings. We stay on top of issues and document your safety program so that, if OSHA knocks on your door, you’ll have nothing to worry about. Guaranteed. What does guaranteed mean? If you incur an OSHA citation for something we should have covered, we pay for it.

H&A’s office in Golden, Colorado competitively serves clients nationwide. We have an exclusive partnership with Mountain States Employers Council, Inc. providing health and safety consultation services to members. We welcome your questions and will provide additional information you may need.

FOUNDER & PRINCIPAL
Ryan S. Hellman, MS
Mr. Hellman is the founder and principal of Hellman & Associates, Inc. He has 16 years experience providing occupational health and safety services including four years manufacturing management experience. He has a broad range of occupational health and safety experience in technical support and project management for several industries. He has managed occupational health and safety programs for small and large companies and the unique opportunity to manage manufacturing operations with P&L responsibility exceeding $18 million.

Mr. Hellman has significant experience providing comprehensive compliance audits for multiple industries including manufacturing, construction, steel fabrication, wood products health care, pharmicutical and vehicle service. Additionally, Mr. Hellman has significant experience providing Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) assessments that encompass building occupant complaint investigations, mold assessments and abatement specifications, bioaerosol monitoring for fungi and bacteria, and additional chemical, building product, and system investigations. This includes designing project specifications for the removal of microbial growth on building materials or the removal and replacement of impacted building materials.

Areas of Expertise

• Accident Investigation	• Health Hazard Assessments
• Air Monitoring – Occupational	• Hearing Conservation
• Asbestos Management	• Indoor Air Quality
• Compliance Audits	• Job Hazard Analysis
• Ergonomics	• Lockout/Tagout
• Excavation Safety	• Machine Guarding
• Expert Witness Testimony	• Manufacturing Management
• Fall Protection	• Program Development
• Fire Prevention	• Project Management
• Hazardous Waste Support	• Respiratory Protection
• Health and Safety Management	• Standards Interpretation
• Health and Safety Training	• Training

Education
• Master of Science, Environmental Health, Colorado State University
• Bachelor of Science, Environmental Health, Colorado State University

Professional Information
As a Manager of the Medical Devices Unit Operation for a medical device manufacturing company, Environmental Health and Safety Manager for a medical device manufacturing company, Environmental Health and Safety Coordinator for a hazardous waste treatment storage and disposal facility and Industrial Hygienist for a major oil refinery, Mr. Hellman’s duties included coordination of a multidepartmental operation, corporate Health and Safety policy development, employee training, technical support to corporate operating board, and interfacing with regulatory agencies and legal counsel on compliance issues and interpretation of regulations. Expertise also includes exposure and control assessment, medical surveillance, ergonomics, hazard and operability assessments and hazardous waste collection and disposal. Coordination of workers’ compensation, development review and approval of daily health and safety plans for incoming waste streams and participation with fire brigade and asbestos management are also part of Mr. Hellman’s knowledge base.

PRINCIPAL EH&S CONSULTANT
Kenneth R. Schmerber, MS, CIH, CSP
Mr. Schmerber has knowledge in the disciplines of industrial hygiene, safety and air quality. His experience includes regulatory requirement applicability analyses, health and safety compliance audits, industrial hygiene sampling, data management system development, NFPA 70E and OSHA Electrical Standard (Subpart S) expertise, OSHA written program development and health and safety training support. He has been honored by the 2006 AIHA-Rocky Mountain Section Board of Directors as the recipient of the “Industrial Hygienist of the Year” award.

In addition, Mr. Schmerber holds a patent for a Ventilated Sink Apparatus. He published several papers and articles in areas of health and safety and has presented at several conferences .

Areas of Expertise

• Accident Investigations	• Health Hazard Assessments
• Air Monitoring – Occupational	• Indoor Air Quality
• Asbestos Management	• Information Management Systems
• Compliance Audits	• Job Hazard Analysis
• Exposure and Control Assessment	• Program Development
• Fire Prevention	• Project Management
• Hazard Communications	• Respiratory Protection
• Health and Safety Management	• Standards Interpretation
• Health and Safety Training

Education
• Master of Science, Environmental Health, Colorado State University
• Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder

Professional Registrations/Certifications
• Certified Industrial Hygienist, Certificate No. CP7117
• Certified Safety Professional, Certificate No. 17318
• Registered Engineer in Training, Colorado No. 16017

Professional Information
Mr. Schmerber recently earned the 2006 AIHA “Industrial Hygienist of the Year” award. This honor was presented to him at the AIHA/ASSE Fall Technical Conference by the AIHA-Rocky Mountain Section Board of Directors. As an independent consultant performing Health and Safety project management at a pharmaceutical company, project manager for URS Waste Chemical and Air Quality Programs at the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site and a team leader for the Federal Aviation Administration, Mr. Schmerber’s duties included process leak detection, hazard communication support, breathing air system sampling, monitoring equipment maintenance, laboratory hood evaluations, database development, health and safety plan development and training. He evaluated OSHA required written programs and procedures for several different industrial facility types, including heavy equipment operations, ceramic processing, photovoltaic cell manufacturing, petroleum refining, optics manufacturing, and beverage distributing and conducted research on industry standards (e.g., ANSI, CMA, etc.).

Principal EHS Consultant
Craig B. Snyder, PE, CIH, CSP
Mr. Snyder has experience and knowledge in the disciplines of injury prevention and management, worker’s compensation programs, industrial hygiene, safety and hazardous waste. His experience includes management of environmental safety and health programs governed by OSHA, EPA, and CDPHE; industrial hygiene surveys and sampling, OSHA Voluntary Protection Program implementation, bioremediation of contaminated soils, and developing and delivering safety training.

Areas of Expertise

Injury Prevention and Management	Information Management Systems
Indoor Air Quality	Job Hazard Analysis
Accident Investigations	Program Development
Air Monitoring – Occupational	Project Management
Asbestos Management	Respiratory Protection
Compliance Audits	Standards Interpretation
Exposure and Control Assessment	Environmental Monitoring
Fire Prevention	Health and Safety Support
Hazard Communications	Remediation Support
Health and Safety Management	Safety Training
Health and Safety Training	Regulation Compliance
Health Hazard Assessments	Bioremediation
Worker’s Compensation Program Management

Education

• M.S., Environmental Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder
• B.S., Biology, Distinguished Graduate, US Air Force Academy

Professional Registrations/Certifications

• Certified Industrial Hygienist, Certificate No. 7257
• Certified Safety Professional, Certificate No. 18804
• Professional Engineer, Registration No. 32968 ( Colorado)

Professional Information

Mr. Snyder brings seventeen years of experience as an Environmental Health and Safety Professional. As the successful manager of an 800-employee medical device manufacturing facility, he developed and implemented effective injury management and worker’s compensation programs that cut workplace injury rates by two thirds and worker’s compensation injury costs by half. Working with cutting edge injury prevention programs, he led the development of crane safety programs and vastly improved powered industrial truck programs. Mr. Snyder has extensive experience managing environmental safety and health programs governed by OSHA, EPA, and CDPHE. In that compliance arena, he instituted and maintained programs to ensure compliance with regulations pertaining to employee health and safety, hazardous waste and air emissions. Additionally, he has extensive experience performing air, water and waste sampling for the purposes of site characterization and determination of regulatory compliance and adequacy of control methods.

ASSOCIATE
Courtney Pope
Ms. Pope has experience providing safety engineering, applied industrial hygiene and safety
management in various industries. Experience includes controlling hazardous working conditions and unsafe employee behavior through interface with project management and supervisory personnel; developing and conducting staff and safety orientation training programs; conducting work area surveillance inspections; conducting air sampling tests; performing property damage and personal injury investigations; documenting all accidents, safety violations, unsafe conditions/activities, and assisting in preparing written appeals for safety violation citations. She performed surveys using sound level meters and airborne contaminant equipment for both personal and area evaluation. She has experience with environmental monitoring, storm water management, RCRA compliance, ergonomics, chemical inventory programs, biohazard safety and other safety programs. She has developed and maintained inventory systems for tracking MSDS. She has also been involved in OSHA compliance investigations in industry and construction.

Areas of Expertise

• Accident Investigation	• Hazard Communication
• Air Quality Permits	• Hearing Conservation
• Bloodborne Pathogens	• Job Hazard Analysis
• Compliance Audits	• Lockout/Tagout
• Confined Space	• Machine Guarding
• Cost Containment	• Materials Handling and Storage
• Emergency Planning and Response	• Program Development
• Environmental Health/Food Safety	• Project Management
• Ergonomics	• RCRA
• Fall Protection	• Respiratory Protection
• Fire Protection	• Shipping Hazardous Materials
• Fleet Safety	• Training
• Hazardous Waste Operations

Education
• B.S. Environmental Health Science, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC.

Professional Information
As an Environmental Health & Safety specialist for an aerial lift truck manufacturer, Environmental
Technician for an environmental consulting firm, Quality Assurance Technician for a food processing facility and an Environmental Health Specialist for Maricopa County, Arizona, Ms. Pope’s duties included worker’s compensation administration, review and interpretation of regulations, training, managing plant-wide environmental, industrial hygiene and safety functions, development and integration of environmental, health and safety program into corporate standard operating procedures, interfaced with local regulatory agencies and on storm water management and RCRA compliance issues, conducting thorough inspections of permitted establishments, investigating citizens’ complaints and abating health hazards by enforcing County Health Codes. Investigated potential food-borne illness outbreaks and took food samples for laboratory analysis. Mrs. Pope also served as a public health educator to members of the community.

ASSOCIATE
Kimberly Fisher
Mrs. Fisher has experience providing project management, organization, and program development for manufacturing and healthcare industries. She has experience with environmental monitoring, safety committees, chemical inventory programs, biohazard and other safety programs. She has also been involved in Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) and Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) compliance investigations and participated in many community emergency-planning meetings and events. Parallel to this experience, she has applied industrial hygiene and EHS techniques to evaluate ergonomic concerns, background noise levels, and airborne particulate exposures. Mrs. Fisher also investigated health hazards in residential homes and commercial applications using industrial hygiene techniques regarding moisture, airflow, air sampling, and indoor air quality parameters. This experience required extensive database management of field and property observations.

Mrs. Fisher has experience providing Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) assessments encompassing building occupant complaint investigations, mold assessments and abatement specifications, bioaerosol monitoring for fungi and bacteria, and additional chemical, building product, and system investigations. This includes designing project specifications for the removal of microbial growth on building materials or the removal and replacement of impacted building materials.

Areas of Expertise

• Air Monitoring – Occupational	• Emergency Planning
• Asbestos Inspections/Monitoring	• Hazard Communication
• Bloodborne Pathogens	• Hearing Conservation
• Compliance Audits	• Indoor Air Quality
• Confined Spaces	• Program Development

Education
• Bachelor of Science, Environmental Health, Colorado State University

Professional Information
As a Health and Safety Intern for a large industrial facility, Mrs. Fisher assisted with hearing and
respiratory program implementation, training, and documentation under the OSHA and EPA regulatory authorities. She conducted Industrial Hygiene assessments related to noise and airborne dust exposure. Surveys were performed using sound level meters and airborne contaminant equipment for both personal and area evaluation. Responsibilities also included continuous inspection of the facility to ensure safety program compliance; updating and maintaining emergency evacuation procedures; and organizing medical records and accident reports.

ASSOCIATE
Leslie Hill
Ms. Hill has been responsible for the design and implementation of industrial hygiene programs for both small companies and large manufacturing environments. She is a trained Laser Safety Officer. Additionally, as a Lean Six Sigma, Greenbelt-trained professional, she has guided EHS Management systems following ISO 14001 and implemented procedures accordingly. She personifies strong communication, leadership, and time-management skills in her leadership of others.

Ms. Hill has experience providing Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) assessments encompassing building occupant complaint investigations, employee exposure assessments, mold assessments and abatement specifications, bioaerosol monitoring for fungi and bacteria, and additional chemical, building product, and system investigations. This includes designing project specifications for the removal of microbial growth on building materials or the removal and replacement of impacted building materials.

Areas of Expertise

• Laser Safety	• Emergency Preparedness
• Industrial Hygiene	• Bloodborne Pathogens
• OSHA Compliance Audits	• Food Production Assessment
• Air Quality Investigation	• Waste Management
• Ergonomics	• Laboratory Safety
• Water Systems	• Radiation Safety

Education
•Bachelor of Science, Environmental Health, Colorado State University

Professional Information
As a Corporate EHS Professional for a large industrial facility, Ms. Hill assisted with hearing and respiratory program implementation, training, and documentation under OSHA and EPA regulatory authorities. She conducted Industrial Hygiene assessments related to noise and airborne dust exposure. Responsibilities also included the trending of incident rates, continuous inspection of the facility to ensure safety program compliance; updating and maintaining emergency evacuation procedures; waste management; and organizing medical records, incident investigations and accident reports.

ASSOCIATE
Chad Gillham
Mr. Gillham has knowledge in the disciplines of industrial hygiene and Occupational Safety Consulting. The breadth of his experience is in Asbestos Inspection and he has conducted such for an oil refinery and the Department of Defense. Other areas of experience have been industrial hygiene monitoring, noise surveys, lead-based paint inspections and indoor environmental quality evaluations.

Areas of Expertise

• Asbestos	• Project Management
• Lead	• Hexavalent Chromium Testing
• Industrial Hygiene	• MSDS Management
• Training	• Instantaneous Carbon Monoxide Measurements

Education
•Southeastern Oklahoma State University, B.S. 1998

Professional Affiliations
• American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA)
• Phase I ESA/Microbial Training
• Associated Safety Professional Review Course
• Colorado State Certified Asbestos Inspector
• Colorado State Certified Asbestos Air Monitoring Specialist
• Colorado State Certified Lead Inspector and Risk Assessor
• OSHA 10-Hour Construction Safety

Professional Information
Prior to joining Hellman & Associates, Inc., Mr. Gillham was a consultant working in various environments including an aggregate materials company, semiconductor manufacturing, food manufacturing, medical component manufacturer, plastics industry and the Department of Defense.

ASSOCIATE
Lynette Maria
Ms. Maria is an Environmental Health & Safety Consultant with knowledge in the disciplines of Construction Standards, Industrial Hygiene, Ergonomics and Environmental Compliance. Her experience includes both residential and commercial construction safety, training, and accident investigations. She is also a Certified Master Inspector and Environmentalist through the American Association of Building Inspectors and Environmentalists.

Areas of Expertise

• Construction Standards	• Proficient in Construction-specific Spanish
• Compliance Audits	• Ergonomics
• Compliance Tools & Documentation	• Air, Water and Soil Sampling
• Industrial Hygiene Consulting

Education
• Bachelor of Science, Human & Environmental Biology, Metropolitan State College, Denver
•Minor in Industrial Hygiene

Training Certification
• OSHA HAZWOPER
• Master Inspector and Environmentalist
• OSHA 10 Hour
• OSHA 500 Construction Outreach Trainer
• Competent Person Training/Trench Shoring
• Red Cross Adult First Aid and CPR
• Certified Mold Inspector through AAABIE (American Association of Building Inspectors and Environmentalists)

Professional Information
As a Co-Owner of a small construction company for six years, Ms. Maria worked on excavations, foundations, framing, block work, roofing, drywall, texturing, stucco, flooring and landscaping. She is an expert at erecting and dismantling scaffold and scaffold training. She is a Journeyman Mason and Allied Craftsman. Additionally, she has conducted loss control insurance audits and mediated disputes on construction sites.

 

ASSOCIATE
Daniel Zier
Mr. Zier has knowledge in the disciplines of industrial hygiene, safety and air quality. His experience includes regulatory requirement applicability analyses, health and safety compliance audits, industrial hygiene sampling, data management system development, OSHA written program development and health and safety training support.

Areas of Expertise

• Health and Safety Support	• Remediation Support
• Environmental Monitoring	• Groundwater Safety Monitoring
• Hazard Communication Support	• Surface Sampling
• IH Equipment Maintenance & Calibration	• Field Sampling
• Leak Detection Monitoring	• Chemical Control Service
• Project Management	• Materials Handling and Storage

Education
•Bachelor of Arts, Physics, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley

Training Certification
• 40-Hour HAZWOPER
• HAZWOPER Supervisor
• Confined Space

Professional Information
As a professional EH&S technician, Daniel has worked extensively in the area of Hazard Communication. He has reviewed requests for use of chemicals and materials on site for health and safety, FDA compliance and extent of use. He also managed MSDS inventory databases to ensure personnel could readily access hazard communication information and documented pharmaceutical and chemical manufacturing processes. Pharmaceutical Health Safety and Environment work includes surface sampling studies to assess containment system operation and operator work practices for occupational health and quality assurance purposes. Mr. Zier’s duties have included use, calibration, and maintenance of PID, FID, Toxic Gas Analyzers and other chemical specific monitoring equipment, air quality monitoring for bacteria, yeast, and mold, and leak detection and repair monitoring of process components to support occupational health, Title V, MACT, and RCRA compliance programs. At URS, he conducted Environmental Sampling duties including groundwater monitoring, investigative sampling and groundwater and subsurface contamination remediation system operation. As a Team Manager at the Sykes Corporation, his experience skewed towards staff development needs such as training and management of service representatives responsible for solving computer software and hardware problems via phone, e-mail and Internet chat.

ASSOCIATE
Kate C. Ferris
Ms. Ferris has knowledge in the areas of environmental and waste monitoring and employee safety training. Additionally, her work in this industry has provided her a breadth of knowledge in various environmental health and safety programs.

Areas of Expertise

• Process Waste Monitoring	• Chemical Inventory
• Visible Emission Measurements	• HazWoper
• Respirator Fit Testing	• Noise Dosimetry
• Sound Mapping	• Hazardous Waste Inspections
• Volatile Organic Compounds Measurements

Education
Bachelor of Science, Psychology, Rollins College, Winter Park, Florida

Training Expertise

• Personal Protective Equipment	• Traffic Safety
• Lockout/Tagout	• Manlift Safety
• Hazard Communication	• New Hire Orientation
• Process Safety Management	• Visible Opacity Reading Certified
• Environmental Awareness

Professional Information
Prior to joining Hellman & Associates, Inc, Ms. Ferris was an EHS Consultant servicing a large production facility in Golden. She conducts new-hire employee safety training for one of H&A’s manufacturing clients as well as noise dosimetry and sound mapping. Ms. Ferris also conducts air and CO 2 monitoring.

ASSOCIATE
Joseph Chisholm
Mr. Chisholm is a chemist with knowledge in the disciplines of wastewater analysis and nutritional testing. His experience includes environmental compliance and ergonomics. His experience in laboratories strengthened his skills in safety awareness in a hazardous environment.

Areas of Expertise

• Wastewater Sampling and Analysis	• Chemical Inventory
• Nutritional Testing	• Calibration of Laboratory Equipment
• Hazardous Materials Shipping and Handling

Education
Bachelor of Science, Chemistry, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO

Professional Affiliations

• ACS – Member of the American Chemical Society

Professional Information
Prior to joining Hellman & Associates, Inc, Mr. Chisholm was a Laboratory Technician for a major analytical lab in northern Colorado. He brings broad experience from his warehouse shipping and receiving background. His duties have included use, calibration, inventory, and maintenance of laboratory equipment. Management of quality control programs were part of his laboratory experience as well.

Technician
M. Sunny Bradford
Mr. Bradford has knowledge in the areas of safety, OSHA compliance, and training. He has developed and presented multi-media safety presentations as well as led behavior-based. on-the-job safety trainings. Mr. Bradford has experience in supervising a Respiratory Protection Program, completing safety audits for compliance with DOT, NFPA, and EPA regulations, and managing safety equipment and PPE.

Areas of Expertise

• Personal Protective Equipment	• Fleet Safety
• DOT Compliance	• Egress
• Hazard Communication	• Heat Stress
• Bloodborne Pathogens	• Lock Out / Tag Out
• Leak Detection Monitoring	• Walking, Working Surfaces
• Respiratory Protection	• Proper Lifting and Muscle Strain
• General Industry OSHA Compliance Audits

Education
Bachelor of Arts, Communication, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO

Training Certification

• OSHA 501 Trainer Certified (2/06)
• OSHA Supervisor Safety Certified (3/07)
• Forklift Trainer Certified (12/05)

Professional Information
Prior to joining Hellman & Associates, Inc, Mr. Bradford was a Safety Coordinator and Service Manager for TCI Tire Centers and Terminix Commercial. Mr. Bradford trained employees on safety topics relating to their job description. He maintained compliance with necessary regulations, managed vehicle/ property collision accidents and worker’s compensation reports, and managed and compiled MSDS databases. Mr. Bradford is experienced in Industrial Hygiene equipment and calibration as well as indoor air quality monitoring. He has assisted management in budgeting for a safety program, hired and supervised numerous employees, and led driver safety trainings.

Hellman & Associates
2221 East Street, #202
Golden, CO 80401
303.384.9828