Carol A. Keyes – CSP, CRC, CCM
Sherry J. Wings – First Aid and Fire Safety Instructor
Mark W. Hatherly – Office Manager/IT
Elisabeth Parrish – Administrative Assistant
Janet L. Keyes – CIH
Janet is our industrial hygienist and technical geek. She is also our primary trainer. If you have a question about some obscure chemical, a strange OSHA standard or some novel safety and health issue, she would love to research it for you. She does a lot of the program development.
Expertise
- Providing guidance on industrial hygiene and occupational health issues
- OSHA compliance
- Chemical exposure and control
- Employee safety and health training
- Safety and health program development
Certifications
- Certified in the Comprehensive Practice of Industrial Hygiene, American Board of Industrial Hygiene, #5159, 1991
Recognitions / Professional Involvement
- Director of the American Board of Industrial Hygiene, 2008-present
- Fellow and Member of the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA)
- Member of the American Academy of Industrial Hygienists (AAIH)
- Member of the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE)
- Member of the AIHA Construction Committee, serving as secretary from 1999 - 2002 and as chair in 2004
- Director of the AIHA Consultant Special Interest Group, 1999 – 2002
- Served as president, secretary, and treasurer of the AIHA - Upper Midwest Local Section
- Taught industrial hygiene and hazard communication for Central Lakes Community College’s Safety and Environmental Compliance Program
Education
- Master of Science, Environmental Health, with concentrations in industrial hygiene and occupational toxicology, University of Minnesota
- Bachelor of Science, Biology, University of Illinois
- Additional training in (partial list):
○ Electrical safe work practices
○ Biosafety
○ Confined Space
○ Ergonomics
○ Adult training
○ Specialized sampling methods
Work Experience Prior to CHESS
- Served as the industrial hygienist for the Minnesota Department of Transportation, the City of Minneapolis, and an industrial hygiene consulting firm
Carol A. Keyes – CSP, CRC, CCM
Carol is our practical people person. Given her background in psychology and rehabilitation, she is well suited to deal with regulators, be the first point of contact with our clients and handle workers compensation issues and safety committees. She's also our forklift safety instructor.
Expertise
- Work with regulators on behalf of companies
- Ergonomics and job analyses
- Workers' compensation case management/return to work
- Labor/management relations
- Safety and health policies, manuals, and handbooks
- Safety grant applications
Certifications
- Certified as a Certified Safety Professional by the Board of Certified Safety Professionals, 2010
- Certified Rehabilitation Counselor, CRC # 25950, Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification, 1993
- Certified Case Manager, CCM # 07462, Commission for Case Manager Certification, 1998
- OSHA-Authorized Instructor (Certification 501-414)
Recognitions / Professional Involvement
- Member of the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE)
- Board member at large of the American Society of Safety Engineers-Northwest Chapter, 2009-present
- Secretary of the American Society of Safety Engineers-Northwest Chapter, 2008-2009
- Member of the West St. Paul Business Council and Government Affairs for the Dakota County Regional Chamber of Commerce and former Director for the Suburban Area Chamber of Commerce
- Member of the Automotive Service Providers Government and Regulatory Affairs Committee
- Served on the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry Commissioner's Task Force on Prevention of Violence in the Workplace
Education
- Master of Arts, Counseling, University of St. Thomas
- Bachelor of Science, Rehabilitation and Psychology, University of Arizona
- Additional training in (partial list):
○ Ergonomic design and assessment
○ Machine guarding
○ Forklift safety
Work Experience Prior to CHESS
- Worked in the area of workers’ compensation as a Rehabilitation Counselor and as a counselor for an employee assistance program
- Small business management experience, understanding problems unique to small and medium sized businesses
Sherry J. Wings – First Aid and Fire Safety Instructor
Sherry is our emergencies person. Her background in the fire service gives her hands on knowledge of fire safety...and good hands-on stories for her fire safety training. Her emergency medicine experience makes her first aid classes always interesting.
Expertise
- First aid/CPR and AED training
- Fire safety evaluations
- Fire inspections
- Emergency preparedness
- Coordination with fire departments and Hazardous Materials teams
- Fire safety training
- Fire extinguisher training
Certifications
- Certified Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)
- American Heart Association Instructor (and Regional Faculty Member)
- Former Red Cross instructor and an OSHA authorized instructor
- Former Certified Fire Instructor
- Former Certified Hazardous Material Level III Specialist
Work Experience
- Over 34 years in fire service
- Fire Inspector II with the City of St. Paul Fire Department Fire Prevention Division for 16 years
○ Responsible for high hazard occupancy inspections, including repair garages, collision repair (body) shops,
chemical plants, paper manufacturing plants, bulk oil storage facilities, high piled storage warehouses,
general storage warehouses and flammable liquid packaging and storage warehouses
○ Developed and implemented the hazard identification system used on St. Paul buildings to identify hazards
for incoming fire crews - Experience with structural steel design and detailing, sprinkler design, sprinkler plan review, and evacuation route planning
- Developed and delivered employee fire safety and fire extinguisher training, and provided fire safety education for students and adults in industrial and medical facility settings
Mark W. Hatherly – Office Manager/IT
After leaving the IT department of a very large, multi-national corporation, Mark started out as our office manager and computer support person. We use his skills in developing products for clients and keeping our computers running.
Expertise
- Programming
- System implementation
- Computer system management
- PC support
- Process and data analysis
- Computer operations and management
- Project management
Certifications
- Certified in APICS
- Six Sigma Green Belt trained
Education
- Master of Business Administration, University of Minnesota
- Bachelor of Arts, Mathematics/Economics, Grinnell College
Work Experience Prior to CHESS
- IT for 3M. Data warehousing, Manufacturing and Inventory Systems, Supervisor, PC Software Distribution and management, PC system support
- Systems Analyst, COMSERV Corp.
- Systems Analyst/Programmer, Arthur Andersen & Co. (now Accenture)
Elisabeth Parrish – Administrative Assistant
Elisabeth keeps our office organized and our documents looking good. She is our spelling and grammar expert. She has held teaching licenses and still teaches English as a Second Language as a volunteer. Elisabeth enjoys trivia contests, spelling bees and fact-checking.
Expertise
- Keeping the office organized
- Production of correspondence, spreadsheets and reports
- Formatting and editing all employee safety programs
Education
- Bachelor of Arts, U.S. History, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Work Experience Prior to CHESS
- K-12 Reading and math tutor for St. Paul and West St. Paul schools
- Administrative Assistant, Office of the Attorney General of Minnesota
- ESL Teacher, DeKalb County (Georgia) schools
- Military Radio Traffic Intercept Operator, United States Army
