Thomas BockSenior Safety SpecialistKey Qualifications 18 years of experience as an ES&H

professional, with 13 years of experience supporting the DOE

Currently supporting UCOR, performing programmatic assessments, developing and distributing safety communications, and performing safety procedure reviews and revisions. 

Performed ES&H for the TVA Kingston Ash Recovery Project, a 300 acre CERCLA response and clean-up of approximately 5.4 million cubic yards (cy) of spilled ash

Extensive D&D experience in radiologically- contaminated environments – DOE Three Building Decontamination and Decommissioning project

Extensive program and team leadership and training development and implementation experience

Human Performance Improvement Practitioner

EducationBS, Safety Technology, Marshall University, 1997

Experience SummaryMr. Bock has 17 years of experience as an Environment, Safety, and Health (ES&H) professional. Most recently, as a Strata-G employee, Mr. Bock has supported UCOR, the Department of Energy (DOE) Prime Environmental Management contractor in Oak Ridge as a Senior Safety Specialist for the Safety and Health Programs group. In addition to those responsibilities, he also is the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the launch of Human Performance Improvement (HPI) for UCOR. Mr. Bock spent the previous six years working on a 300 acre CERCLA response and clean-up project at the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Kingston Fossil Plant which combined river operations, land excavation, and railroad operations. Mr. Bock spent the previous seven years participating in a variety of projects at the Department of Energy (DOE) Complex in Oak Ridge, TN.

For four years, Mr. Bock maintained a Q-Clearance in a DOE Accelerated Cleanup Project focusing on utility isolations for decommissioned facilities, environmental sampling, and environmental remediation of soils. For the prior three years, Mr. Bock maintained an L-Clearance in a DOE Three Building Decontamination and Decommissioning project, which focused on process equipment disassembly, decontamination, and disposal and demanded a combination of industrial safety and industrial hygiene in a radiological contaminated environment. Mr. Bock also has four years of experience in a union manufacturing environment, where he provided ES&H support for both daily manufacturing operations as well as capital improvement construction projects. Specific experience includes program and team leadership, Human Performance Improvement practitioner, work package development, hazardous material management, ES&H program and field assessments, incident investigation, environmental permit maintenance, and training. Mr. Bock’s computer skills include proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. He is an excellent communicator who has an ability to successfully interact with a wide variety of personality styles.

Present PositionSenior Safety Specialist, Strata-G Staffing Services, LLC, Knoxville, TN, 03/2015 – PresentMr. Bock is a Senior Safety Specialist supporting UCOR, the DOE prime Environmental Management contractor on the Oak Ridge Reservation, in the Safety and Health Programs group. In this role, he is responsible for programmatic assessments, ES&H communications, and safety procedure review and revisions. 

Reviews and revises Safety and Health safety and health programs, systems, procedures, and guidance documents to ensure compliance with ES&H standards along with federal and state regulatory requirements.

Surveys, evaluates, investigates, and gathers ES&H information and data and performs safety and health program management assessments.

Conducts reviews and updates of safety and health program training materials. Generates weekly safety, leadership, and/or human performance topics for site-wide

use. Performs analysis of injury data to develop focus areas of improvement. Provides regulatory interpretation and technical advice.

In addition to the responsibilities listed above, Mr. Bock also serves as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) and implementation lead of Human Performance Improvement (HPI) for UCOR.

Professional History Senior Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) Professional, Jacobs Engineering Group Inc., Oak Ridge, TN, 03/2009 – 03/2015Mr. Bock was assigned to support the TVA Kingston Ash Recovery Project in 2009. On December 22, 2008, approximately 5.4 million cubic yards (cy) of ash material were released into the environment from the TVA Kingston Fossil Plant in Harriman, Roane County, Tennessee. In response to this release, TVA undertook immediate response actions and worked in close coordination with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Tennessee Department of Environmental and Conservation (TDEC), and other agencies to provide for the safety of area residents, to contain released ash and minimize its downstream migration, and to monitor and assess air and water quality. TVA performed a comprehensive assessment and performed cleanup and restoration of areas impacted by the release under CERCLA. Mr. Bock received several promotions over the course of the project. In November 2010, Mr. Bock was promoted to Project Safety Manager reporting to the TVA Site Safety Officer (SSO). In March 2013, Mr. Bock was selected by TVA as the SSO for the project reporting to the TVA General Manager. During the course of this project Mr. Bock was responsible for:

Managing the site safety program including five Jacobs HSE professionals and four site contractor safety professionals.

Managing the site industrial hygiene program. Assisting in the development of the project team’s winning submittal for the 2011Jacobs

President’s Beyond Zero® Excellence Award.

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Transitioning the site from initial emergency response to a CERCLA recovery site by implementing the requirements of 29CFR 1910.120 Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response.

Assisting in the development and implementation of a Site-wide Safety and Health plan, which covered all contractors that conduct work within the site footprint.

Developing and performing the site-specific orientation with other Jacobs HSE representatives, which included over 2000 individuals over the course of the project.

Assisting with the 40-hour HAZWOPER training of an existing site workforce of greater than 300 employees during the transition to a CERCLA site.

Providing lead HSE oversight of the prime contractor for load-out, transportation, and disposal of ash. The team has completed 187 trains with an average of 90 cars/train and total loaded ash weight of over 1.7 million tons.

Performing major re-writes of site safety standard operating procedures and the Site-wide Safety and Health plan.

ES&H Representative, Bechtel Jacobs Company LLC, Oak Ridge, TN, 01/2005 – 03/2009Mr. Bock was an ES&H Representative for Bechtel Jacobs Company, LLC in Oak Ridge TN from 2005 to 2009. The DOE project included facilities maintenance of the existing site, utility deactivation and isolation of decommissioned facilities, environmental sampling (which included drilling with direct push instrumentation as well as hollow stem auger rigs), and remediation of contaminated soils. His project activities included:

Served as an ES&H technical resource for Field Services and Remedial Action organizations.

Performed Hazardous Material Inventory System (HMIS) Custodian responsibilities. Developed Activity Hazard Assessments (AHA) for work control packages. Conducted fall prevention and protection training. Performed periodic audits and assist in reconciliation of hazardous materials

management. Developed and implement Construction Safety and Health Plans. Performed incident investigations and assist in development of corrective actions. Identified safe/unsafe acts/conditions of work activities during site/program

assessments.Health and Safety Officer, British Nuclear Fuels Limited (BNFL), Oak Ridge, TN, 08/2002 – 01/2005Mr. Bock was the lead health and safety officer for the K-29 building disassembly and decommissioning project. His project activities and responsibilities included:

Instrumental in reducing Total Recordable Incident rate by 40% in a two-year period. Assisted in hazardous material evaluation and selection for field use. Taught Behavioral Safety and Integrated Safety Management System (ISMS) classes for

new hire and existing employees. Conducted Supplied Air Respirator System On-the-Job Training and provided technical

support to designated field operations (Cold Recovery Removal Operations). Assisted industrial hygiene monitoring and instrument calibration.

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Provided field oversight of Legacy Waste segregation and sorting project and provided Safety and Health material acceptance criteria as member of the Technical Review Committee.

Participated in incident investigation and root cause analysis teams.Health, Safety, and Environmental Supervisor, Bayou Steel Corporation, 04/1998 – 08/2002Mr. Bock was an HSE supervisor for Bayou Steel Corporation, a heavy industrial site is a steel mini-mill that manufactures steel angle, round, flat, and square bar. At the time of employment, the site underwent several capital improvement projects including equipment upgrades, DC motor replacements, and rail-spur installations. His project activities and responsibilities included:

Wrote and revised the Site Safety and Environmental Procedures Manual. Managed the Company Hazard Communication Program. Promoted ES&H procedures by establishing and performing plant audits, issuing

corrective actions for non-compliance, and tracking completion/closure through a corrective action log.

Managed EPCRA (Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act) requirements.

Conducted personnel noise monitoring, and maintained the hearing conservation program.

Maintained air and water permit compliance by revising the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan and Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Plan.

Conducted industrial hygiene monitoring for total and respirable dust, carbon monoxide, welding fumes, and silica dust, as well as multi-gas monitoring in confined space applications.

Performed universal and hazardous waste manifesting and reporting. Researched and reduced waste disposal and recycling costs (approximate savings of

$10 per ton of waste). Conducted audits as the ISO 9002 Lead auditor. Developed and administered safety incentive programs which increased employee

morale and reduced accident severity rates by 50%.Safety Director, Tradesman International, 10/1997 – 04/1998Mr. Bock was a Safety Director at Tradesman International in Greensboro NC, which supplied skilled labor to commercial and industrial construction sites. His project activities and responsibilities included:

Performed site safety evaluations of commercial and industrial construction sites. Conducted OSHA 10-hour construction safety courses. Managed OSHA Recordkeeping and Worker’s Compensation claims.

Professional Development/Training 40-hour HAZWOPER per 29CFR 1910.120 2002. 8-hour HAZWOPER Annual Updates per 29CFR 1910.120 2003-2015. American Red Cross AED/CPR training 2013 Permit-Required Confined Space Supervisor

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Scaffolding Competent Person SSDS Principles of Accident Investigation Human Performance Improvement, DOE 2008 MSA Competent Person Equipment Inspection Training 2/28/2005 Nuclear Criticality Safety Fundamentals 1/29/2007 Radiological Worker II Core Academics 6/16/2008 (updated 2015) Beyond Zero® Commitment Workshop 03/2012 Crucial Conversations 08/2012 Integral Analysis Facilitator Training 09/2012 Alert Driving Course 03/2013 32Hr University of Idaho Human Performance Practitioner 04/2015 ISMS Leadership Training 12/2015

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