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James M. Harris Safety Director

 

Value Delivered

By overseeing the activities required to maintain high levels of safety in the company and at its job sites, Mike ensures the continued productivity that enables consistently on-time, on-budget project completion. Responsible for all areas of the safety program, he develops and delivers safety training courses, manages the writing and production of all safety-related manuals, and performs job site inspections and accident investigations. Throughout, his goal is to help the company achieve and maintain a zero-accident environment that promotes the health, safety and well-being of all company employees, site personnel and the public.

 

Expertise

Mike has nearly a quarter of a century of fire, safety and health experience. After a stint as a self-taught electroencephalogram technician at Bethesda North Hospital, he became a lieutenant safety/training officer for the Lebanon Division of Fire, where he supervised and trained firefighters in standard operating procedures and safety regulations. He also led the city's arson investigating team and participated in a county-wide arson task force. In addition, he has held positions as a safety health inspector at the Lebanon Correctional Institute and as a fire supervisor/technician with Johnson Controls World Services. In the latter post, he conducted weekly, monthly and semi-annual fire protection system tests, and oversaw fire protection system and fire hydrant maintenance. He also conducted fire safety, first-aid, lock-out/tag-out and confined space rescue classes.

 

Mike holds an associate degree in safety risk management and environmental technology with a minor in fire science technology from Sinclair Community College. In addition to a wide range of Ohio state certifications, he is OSHA certified as a general industry and construction outreach instructor (10- and 30-hour courses) and as a safety and health standards for construction instructor, as well as for hazardous waste operations and emergency response. He has also taken instructional skills training and the cultural diversity instructor course at the Lebanon Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections, and the National Fire Academy's preparing for incident command and initial command tactical operations courses. He is qualified to teach fire prevention, to conduct hazardous materials investigations, and to develop emergency medical technician curriculums and safety/loss prevention employee handbooks. As an emergency medical technician instructor, he has trained over 200 students with a 95 percent passing rate.

 

Mike is a member of the Ohio Society of Fire Service Instructors, the International Society of Fire Service Instructors, the State of Ohio Firefighters Association and the Safety Officers Association.

 

The Personal Side

Mike and his wife have two daughters, one a sophomore in college, the other a sophomore in high school. He and his family enjoy mountain biking and camping. For a number of years, he has also been a mentor with his church youth group.