OSHA Training Camp Presenter Bios
David Sarvadi, Esq.
Keller and Heckman LLP
David Sarvadi works with clients in the areas of occupational health and safety, toxic substance management, pesticide regulation, employment law, and product safety. He helps clients open new markets and maintain existing ones by helping them comply with PMN requirements under Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), pesticide registrations under Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), and labeling requirements under the Federal Hazardous Substances Act, and MSDS requirements under the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Hazard Communication Standard (HCS).
In addition to the U.S. regulatory programs, Mr. Sarvadi provides assistance on the risk and hazard communication and related regulatory schemes world-wide, such as the European Union's Dangerous Substances and Dangerous Preparations Directives, and Canada's Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System, and similar programs in developing countries. He is conversant on the related aspects of REACH, the EU's new regulatory scheme for existing chemical substances, and assists companies in preparing for the challenge of organizing Chemical Safety Reviews under that new program. He has more than 30 years experience in preparing MSDS and labels, in preparing safety analyses and evaluating uses, and developing control strategies including specific recommendations for control of hazards from occupational and consumer uses of chemicals.
He represents clients before a variety of federal and state enforcement agencies in legal proceedings involving OSHA citations, EPA Notice of Violations, TSCA consent orders, CPSC Notices, FIFRA Stop Sale Use and Removal Orders, and EEOC Charges of Discrimination.
He was counsel to the National Coalition on Ergonomics from its inception in 1994. He has a strong background in occupational safety and health, having worked as an industrial hygienist for more than 15 years and became a Certified Industrial Hygienist in 1978. Prior to becoming an attorney, he was a principal in a small consulting firm, and managed a corporate industrial hygiene and product safety program for a Fortune 500 company.
Christopher Walker
Keller and Heckman LLP
Christopher Walker joined Keller and Heckman in 2008 as the firm’s OSHA Regulatory Specialist. Mr. Walker is a Certified Industrial Hygienist and Certified Safety Professional with more than 12 years of experience in the areas of industrial hygiene, safety and environmental compliance.
Mr. Walker has developed and implemented comprehensive environmental, health and safety programs for manufacturing employers and contractors providing base operating services at DOD facilities. Prior to joining Keller and Heckman, Mr. Walker was the Environmental, Safety and Health Manager for a contractor supporting Warrior Care at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
Education: University of Virginia, (B.A., 1986); Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health, (M.P.H., 1996); University of Baltimore School of Law, (J.D., 2005) Certifications: Certified Industrial Hygienist; Certified Safety Professional; Certified Hazardous Materials Manager.
Alicia M. Dorsey, M.S.E., C.H.E.M.
Dorsey Health and Safety Consulting/The Human Factor
Ms. Dorsey holds an undergraduate degree in biology with a chemistry minor as well as a master of science degree in Occupational Health and Safety Engineering from West Virginia University . Ms Dorsey interned at Mobil Oil Refinery in Beaumont , Texas prior to graduation. There, she provided comprehensive industrial hygiene services during critical turnaround operations.
Immediately after graduation, she was employed as a compliance officer / industrial hygienist for the Occupational Health and Safety Administration – NC (OSHA). Many of the inspections conducted by Ms. Dorsey focused on various industry, healthcare, air quality, asbestos abatement, and ergonomics. While employed by OSHA, Ms. Dorsey was on the Ergonomics Task Force, performing ergonomic inspections of many different employers. She was also selected to act as a liaison between employers and the North Carolina Ergonomic Resource Center .
Ms. Dorsey entered private industry by accepting a position with a 1000 bed hospital. She managed the health and safety programs at the hospital as well as all of the compliance issues for 11 multi-specialty physician practices owned by the hospital. While working for the hospital, she developed health and safety programs including but not limited to Hazard Communication, Ergonomics, Asbestos Management, Indoor Air Quality, Hazard Surveillance, and JCAHO Environment of Care Management Plans as well as conducting countless air monitoring studies. During this time, Ms. Dorsey was on faculty at North Carolina A & T University , teaching industrial hygiene and health and safety.
In 1997, Ms. Dorsey founded Dorsey Health and Safety Consulting / The Human Factor. She continues to provide a comprehensive analysis of health and safety compliance for her clients as well as air monitoring, educational services, employee training and program development. Her clients have included law firms, industrial manufacturers, major universities, and healthcare providers.
Ms. Dorsey is currently a member of the Centre County Environmental Health and Safety Roundtable, AIHA, and JCAHO. She has recently been appointed to the West Virginia University Industrial and Management Systems Engineering Advisory Organization. Consultative assistance is available by contacting Alicia at dorseyhsc@roadrunner.com or at 814-571-8148.
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