Speaker: Gary Yurt, President/Chief Safety Advisor, Industrial Safety and Training Services Gary has spent over 25 years in Environmental, Health and
Safety and has worked with a very diverse group of
businesses across North America. Prior to starting ISTS
he was Safety Manager for Borden Chemical, Inc. Here he
had oversight responsibilities for emergency response for
26 sites in North American. He also had managerial
responsibility for a staff of Safety Professionals. Prior to
Borden, he worked as an EHS Engineer for the General
Electric Company. There he managed over 2000 employees’
health and safety needs. Gary has served over 30 years in
the Fire Service both as a career and volunteer holding the
rank of Fire Chief for 8 years. Mr. Yurt has an AA in Fire
Administration, a BS and MS in Occupational Health and
Safety. His safety credentials include being a board certified
EHS auditor, an OSHA Outreach Trainer,
Professional Member of the American Society of Safety
Engineers, and a Professional Instructor for the American
Safety and Health Institute. Gary is a graduate of the
National Fire Academy’s Executive Fire Officer (EFO)
Program. He has also achieved the designation of Chief
Fire Officer (CFO) from the Commission on Fire Accreditation
International. He also a Certified Fire Protection Specialist
(CFPS). In 2010 Gary provided short term project expertise
to the BP Oil Deep water Horizon Incident in the Gulf of
Mexico.
|
|