Meet Your Instructors
This material is for training purposes only. Its purpose is to inform Oregon
employers of best practices in occupational safety and health and general Oregon
OSHA compliance requirements. This material is not a substitute for any provision
of the Oregon Safety Employment Act or any standards issued by Oregon OSHA.
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LARRY FIPPS
Larry has been an instructor with Oregon OSHA since 1999. Prior to this,
he was a safety compliance officer for two years, inspecting logging,
construction, and manufacturing companies in Oregon. Before joining Oregon
OSHA, Larry worked for a large timber company. He was an operations manager
for eight years, and a contract logging supervisor for six years. He has
a broad knowledge of safety as an employee and as a manager.
You can contact Larry directly at larry.fipps@state.or.us
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AL FREAUFF
Al came to Oregon OSHA from the Portland Police Bureau after 27 years
there. After attending an FBI Academy trainer course, Al became involved
with training on the Bureau and taught at both the local Police academy
and at Police Academy in Monmouth Oregon. He is also retired from the
US Army Reserve where he taught Nuclear Biological and Chemical warfare
for his last 9 years there. 8 years prior to becoming an instructor Al
worked as a safety compliance officer in the Portland Field office.
Al is the Instructor for online class # 101 Safety Committee Basic
Training
You can contact Al directly at allen.e.freauff@state.or.us
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JASON JANTZI
Jason Jantzi is the Public Education Manager where he leads the section
in providing Education to Oregon employers seeking to enhance their safety
and health programs. Prior to taking the manager position Jason was a Senior
Safety Compliance Officer in the Portland Field Office of Oregon OSHA where
he conducted safety inspections of nearly 800 employers in many industries.
Jason comes to the agency with experience in numerous fields including;
Fire and Life Safety, resulting from work as a firefighter; Construction
safety, understanding from work in the construction industry; and Industrial
safety, resulting from work as the Safety and Security supervisor of a local
college. Jason utilizes those experiences to provide employers a real world
method of compliance with Oregon OSHA requirements. Using this approach
Jason is able to assist employers in advancing to world class Safety and
Health programs.
You can contact Jason directly at jason.jantzi@state.or.us
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KEVIN KILROY
Kevin has been with Oregon OSHA since 1995. After working three years as
a safety compliance officer, he accepted a position as a Safety Consultant
assisting construction, manufacturing, and service industry employers improve
their safety and health management programs. More recently Kevin's consultative
duties expanded to also conducting instruction as part of Oregon OSHA's
Public Education Section. Prior to joining Oregon OSHA, Kevin was a safety
engineer for seven years for a large highway and underground contractor.
In addition to having other work experiences in commercial and residential
construction, Kevin is a Certified Safety Professional (CSP).
You can contact Kevin directly at kevin.d.kilroy@state.or.us
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LINDA PRESSNELL
Linda came to Oregon OSHA in January of 2008. She has over 15 years of experience
in Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety. Prior to joining Oregon
OSHA, Linda worked specifically with the automotive industry, for the federal
government, and in the environmental consulting field. She has also served
as adjunct faculty for a small liberal arts university.
Linda is the Instructor for online class # 200 Developing an effective
ergonomics program and # 201 Introduction to Ergonomics
You can contact Linda directly at linda.s.pressnell@state.or.us
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MONIQUE SCHMIDT
Monique has come to Oregon OSHA in spring of 2007. She has over 15 years
experience in Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety with
an extensive background in Hazardous Materials and Hazardous Waste Operations.
Prior to joining the Oregon OSHA education team, Monique has worked specifically
with manufacturing companies, the automotive repair industry, dry cleaners,
printers, and health care facilities providing regulatory compliance solutions
and education through out Oregon, Washington and parts of Northern California.
Being raised in Alaska, Monique is passionate about the Northwest and
supporting our communities businesses.
Monique is the Instructor for online class # 102 Accident Investigation
and # 112 Safety and the Supervisor
You can contact Monique directly at monique.e.schmidt@state.or.us
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TIM MARCUM
Tim has worked for Oregon OSHA as a safety compliance officer since 2000.
Tim brings a wealth of knowledge stemming from his work in multiple industries
including Construction, Agriculture, and Utilities. While working in the
Portland Field Office Tim conducted over 600 compliance inspections covering
the construction industry, manufacturing, transportation, and agriculture.
Tim is the instructor for online class #100 Safety and Health Management
and #104 Hazard Identification and Control
You can contact Tim directly at timothy.j.marcum@state.or.us
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TOMÁS SCHWABE
Tomás is currently developing and delivering occupational safety
and health training materials in Spanish and English to assist employers
in reducing occupational injuries and illnesses among the growing Hispanic
population (See PESO
on OR-OSHA's web site). Since 1989, Tomás has worked as an Oregon
OSHA health compliance officer, manager of Oregon OSHA's agricultural
safety and health program, and manager of Workers' Compensation Division
Medical Review Unit. Tomás is a native of Mexico City. After attending
and graduating from Southern Oregon State College, he decided to make
Oregon his permanent home.
Tomás is the Instructor for online class # 203 Personal protective
equipment and #205 Hazard communication program
You can contact Tomás directly at tomas.schwabe@state.or.us
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MEL WATTULA
Mel has been with OR-OSHA since 2000. He was an enforcement officer until
accepting a position with the Public Education Section. Mel studied Secondary
Education and has an Associates Degree in Forestry. His work experience
includes more than 33 years in underground mining. Mel has extensive experience
as a manager responsible for Safety, Health, Training and Security. He
has also worked in residential and industrial construction and logging.
Mel is the Instructor for online class # 120 Violence in the workplace
You can contact Mel directly at melvin.wattula@state.or.us
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Tips on Answering Assignments
- Develop
Acronyms such as, MEEP (for materials, equipment, environment, and people)
- Read the assignment carefully. Pay particular attention to the direction word (or words) used in the question. Underline action verbs and think about what the question is asking you to do. Action verbs include:
Analyze. Break into parts. Discuss, examine, or interpret each part.
Compare. Examine two or more things. Identify similarities and differences.
Contrast. Show difference. Set in opposition.
Criticize. Make a judgments - involves analysis and evaluation with justification.
Define. Explain the exact meaning of the term.
Describe. Give a detailed work picture of characteristics, qualities, parts, etc.
Discuss. Consider the pros and cons of an issue. Define, expand on, state positions of the issue. If you also evaluate, be sure to justify.
Evaluate. Judge or rate the effectiveness, rightness, quality of something. Include
evidence to support the judgment.
Explain. Make an idea clear. Show logically how a concept is developed.
Illustrate. Explain, clarify, or support using examples and/or diagrams.
Interpret. Explain the meaning. Describe, show relationships.
Justify. Argue or give reasons for supporting some position, decision, or finding. Support with facts, logical reasoning, and examples.
Label. Point out and name specific parts.
List. Also Enumerate. List several reasons, steps, ideas, events, things, etc.
Outline. Describe main ideas, characteristics, or events.
Prove. Also justify.
Relate. Show the connections between ideas or events.
Review: Comment on the main parts of a problem/series of statements/events in an appropriate order.
State. Explain precisely.
Summarize. Give a brief, condensed account. Include conclusions, and justify. Focus on the issue and avoid unnecessary details.
Trace. Show the order of events or the progress of a subject/event. - Look at all of the questions before answering. Start with the easiest assignment. Your subconscious will work on the others while you complete the first one.
- Rephrase the question in your opening sentence. Repeat key words found in the question to show your answer is clear and on target.
- Use Transitional Words. Use words such as first, second, next, finally, on the other hand, consequently, furthermore, in conclusion.
- Pretend the instructor is completely ignorant of the assignment topic. (Hey, I don't claim to know it all! ;-)
- Use primarily facts and logic, not your feelings about something; assignments are testing comprehension of a subject matter.
- Include only one main idea per paragraph -- state your idea precisely and then follow this statement immediately supporting factual or logical evidence.
Proofread Your Answer. Look for careless mistakes, check for misspelled
or illegible words, and make sure your subjects and verbs agree.
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