Andrew Cutz, CIH

Managing Principal at Health+Safety Matters & Associates (Markham, Ontario)

Location
Toronto, Canada Area
Industry
Environmental Services

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Andrew Cutz, CIH's Overview

Current
  • Managing Principal at Health+Safety Matters & Associates (Markham, Ontario)
  • Moderator at GlobalOccHyg List
Past
  • Manager - Occupational Hygiene at T. Harris Environmental Management Inc.
  • Chair (2002) at AIHA International Affairs Committee
  • Occupational Hygienist at Ontario Environmental & Safety Network Ltd., St. Catharines, Ontario
  • Occupational Hygienist at MFL Occupational Health Centre, Inc., Winnipeg, Manitoba
  • Certified Industrial Hygienist at Health+Safety Matters & Associates, Markham, Ontario
  • Member at OHAO Technical Committee
  • Professor Applied Technology at Northern College of Applied Arts and Technology, Timmins, Ontario
  • Occupational Hygiene Consultant at Ontario Ministry of Labour
  • Project Officer - Physical Hazards at Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety, Hamilton, Ontario
  • Project Assistant - New York State Powerlines Project at University of Toronto, Faculty of Medicine, Toronto, Ontario
  • Medical Research Council of Canada, Summer Student and Research Assistant at Department of Ophthalmology and The Eye Bank of Canada, University of Toronto

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Education
  • Green Building Certification Institute, Washington, DC
  • American Board of Industrial Hygiene, Lansing, Michigan
  • University of Toronto
  • Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology
  • Université Montpellier I
  • University of Toronto - New College
  • York Memorial Collegiate Institute, Toronto, Ontario

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Connections

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Andrew Cutz, CIH's Summary

Mr. Andrew Cutz, CIH has over twenty-five years of progressive experience in working within multi-disciplinary Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) teams. Public relations experience in promoting EH&S concepts and solutions. Recognized for strong leadership, communication and team-building skills.

Specialties

Providing comprehensive industrial hygiene services and OH&S training to diverse client groups in Ontario and across Canada. Facility to promote and organize online communities (for example, Global OccHyg List, Flood Relief Aid List, NIR Group), videoconferences, roundtables and seminars.

Andrew Cutz, CIH's Experience

Managing Principal

Health+Safety Matters & Associates (Markham, Ontario)

January 2008 – Present (4 years 5 months)

Continue to offer industrial hygiene monitoring and consultation to an existing client base in a manufacturing sector around the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). Continue to provide 'value added' services to allied environmental health and safety consulting and engineering companies on an 'ad hoc' basis.

Andrew Cutz, CIH
Managing Partner. Occupational Hygiene
Health+Safety Matters & Associates
4447 - 14th Avenue
Markham, Ontario
L3R 0J2

Voice: (416) 895-7790
Fax: (905) 472-4675

Email: andrewcutz@hotmail.com / 627788@ican.net

LinkedIn Professional Profile:
http://www.linkedin.com/in/1234andrewcutzandassociates

Moderator

GlobalOccHyg List

January 2000 – Present (12 years 5 months)

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/globalocchyg-list
http://tinyurl.com/GlobalOccHyg-List (on LinkedIn) NEW!

Team Leader

Technical Assistance for Development of Regional Laboratories of İSGÜM (Ankara, TURKEY)

Environmental Services industry

July 2010 – February 2012 (1 year 8 months) Turkish National Occupational Health and Safety Centre (İSGÜM) in Ankara, Turkey

Developed OHS course curricular for medical, technical and engineering staff...

Technical Moderator

HS-Canada List

August 1996 – March 2009 (12 years 8 months)

Ex-officio volunteer "Technical Moderator" of HS-Canada List hosted at the Canadian Center for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

URL: http://www.ccohs.ca/hscanada/hscanada.html

Contract Industrial Hygienist

AMEC NCL

Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Utilities industry

February 2008 – February 2009 (1 year 1 month)

Provided on an annual contract basis comprehensive industrial hygiene monitoring and training within a Conventional Safety Group to various contractors on this multi-year, multi-billion dollar nuclear plant reconstruction project in Tiverton, Ontario.

Manager - Occupational Hygiene

T. Harris Environmental Management Inc.

August 2005 – February 2008 (2 years 7 months)

Provided comprehensive industrial hygiene services to diverse client groups in Ontario. Visit: http://www.tharris.ca/english/clients.html

Chair (2002)

AIHA International Affairs Committee

May 1999 – December 2004 (5 years 8 months)

Chair (2002), American Industrial Hygiene Association International Affairs Committee.

Facilitated creation of 'ad hoc' working groups & videoconferences:

GlobalOccHyg List (2000 - present)
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/globalocchyg-list |
RSS Feed http://rss.groups.yahoo.com/group/globalocchyg-list/rss | http://tinyurl.com/GlobalOccHyg-List (on LinkedIn) NEW!


Flood Relief Aid List (2003 Series)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flood_relief_aid_2002/
http://tinyurl.com/Flood-Relief-Aid-List (on LinkedIn) NEW!


Videoconference on Health Effects of Non-Ionizing Radiation (August 24, 2004 Sao Paulo, Brazil)
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/NIR_Group/
http://tinyurl.com/NIR-Health-Effects-Group (on LinkedIn) NEW!


Conrol Banding Strategies List (2008 - Present)
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/control_banding_strategies/
http://tinyurl.com/Control-Banding-Strategies (on LinkedIn) NEW!

Chair, AIHA International Affairs Subcommittee for Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) (1996-1999)

Occupational Hygienist

Ontario Environmental & Safety Network Ltd., St. Catharines, Ontario

August 2003 – July 2004 (1 year)

Provided industrial hygiene services and OH&S training to corporate clients in Ontario.

Visit: http://www.oesn.net/pages/Client_Sector_Services.html

Occupational Hygienist

MFL Occupational Health Centre, Inc., Winnipeg, Manitoba

May 2001 – August 2003 (2 years 4 months)

Provided authoritative advice, and OH&S training to Manitoba Federation of Labour (MLF) affiliates, Joint Health and Safety Committee members, and various stakeholders throughout Manitoba.

Publications

GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE ON HEALTH AND SAFETY
Bhawani Pathak, Chris Moore, Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety, Hamilton Canada; Andrew Cutz, MFL Occupational Health Centre, Inc., Winnipeg, Canada; Keith Tait, Pfizer, New York, USA; Jozsef Varga, Jozsef Fodor National Institute for Public Health, Budapest, Hungary (Presented at the at the XVIth World Congress of Safety and Health at Work in Vienna, Austria May 26-31, 2002)

Prevention of Occupational Diseases: An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. A Position Statement prepared and submitted before the Manitoba Health and Safety Review Panel (May 2001).

Certified Industrial Hygienist

Health+Safety Matters & Associates, Markham, Ontario

February 1998 – August 2003 (5 years 7 months)

Continually developed a strong client-base within EH&S field;

Provided focused and timely occupational hygiene services and OH&S training.


---OHS Canada Magazine Articles---

Formaldehyde: Cause for Concern
By Andrew Cutz, CIH

OHS Canada Magazine (September 2000)
URL: http://www.ohscanada.com/issues/story.aspx?aid=1000156662


Occupational exposure: Is Wood Dust a Problem?
By Andrew Cutz, CIH

OHS Canada Magazine (April 2001)
URL: http://www.ohscanada.com/issues/story.aspx?aid=1000156183

Member

OHAO Technical Committee

1996 – 2003 (7 years)

Identified emerging occupational hygiene issues and sat on the CSA Z94.4 Respiratory Protection Technical Working Group...

Professor Applied Technology

Northern College of Applied Arts and Technology, Timmins, Ontario

August 1997 – December 1997 (5 months)

Developed and delivered general training courses on health & safety and environmental studies to applied technology students.

Occupational Hygiene Consultant

Ontario Ministry of Labour

October 1989 – February 1997 (7 years 5 months)

Delivered comprehensive occupational hygiene services and training across North-Eastern Ontario.

Project Officer - Physical Hazards

Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety, Hamilton, Ontario

Government Agency; 51-200 employees; Government Administration industry

September 1984 – October 1989 (5 years 2 months)

Prepared comprehensive OH&S responses to inquiries using information resources; and Prepared publications and delivered oral presentations on selected OH&S topics.

Publications

A. Cutz. Effects of microwave radiation on the eye: the occupational health perspective. Lens and eye toxicity research. 01/02/198902/1989; 6(1-2):379-86. ISSN: 1042-6922

URL: http://tiny.cc/MWRadiationandEye


Andrew Cutz and Karel Marha, Biological and Health Effects of Extremely Low Frequency (ELF) Fields: A List of Eastern European Literature, bibliography, Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety, 43 pp., March 1988

Project Assistant - New York State Powerlines Project

University of Toronto, Faculty of Medicine, Toronto, Ontario

Educational Institution; 10,001+ employees; Higher Education industry

October 1981 – August 1984 (2 years 11 months)

Coordinated an ocular toxicology project at the Department of Ophthalmology;

Participated on environmental health research projects (acid rain, tobacco smoke, EMFs); Conceptualized the "Ontario Corneal Recipient Registry"at the Eye Bank; Prepared funding proposals, scientific publications, organized seminars.


Publications

Bio-effects of extremely low frequency electromagnetic fields (60 Hz.) on the healing of corneal epithelial wound: an in vitro study
Authors: P K Basu, I A Menon, M Chipman, M Avaria, S M Hasany, J D Wiltshire. Lens and eye toxicity research. 02/1989; 6(1-2):43-58.


Basu, Prasanta Kumar, Biological Effects of Extremely Low Frequency Electric and Magnetic Fields on Ocular Tissues: An In Vitro Study, New York Power Lines Project (Draft Report Submitted December 3, 1985)


Basu, P. K., Chipman, M.L., Cobbold. A. S.C., Cutz, A., Davidson, D., Jares, A., Marha, K., Matuk. Y., O'Beirne, H., Simpson, R.C.: ELF cell culture exposure system. BEMS Annual Meeting - Atlanta, Georgia, July 1984


Ocular effects of water from acidic lakes: an experimental study
Authors: P K Basu, M Avaria, A Cutz, M Chipman
Canadian journal of ophthalmology. Journal canadien d'ophtalmologie. 05/1984; 19(3):134-41.

URL: http://tiny.cc/AcidicLakes

Medical Research Council of Canada, Summer Student and Research Assistant

Department of Ophthalmology and The Eye Bank of Canada, University of Toronto

Educational Institution; 10,001+ employees; Higher Education industry

1974 – 1981 (7 years)

Medical Research Council of Canada Research Assistant and Summer Student under Professor P.K. Basu.

Publications

Ocular effects of water from acidic lakes: an experimental study
Authors: P K Basu, M Avaria, A Cutz, M Chipman
Canadian journal of ophthalmology. Journal canadien d'ophtalmologie. 05/1984; 19(3):134-41.

URL: http://tiny.cc/AcidicLakes


The effect of cigarette smoke on the human tear film
Authors: P K Basu, P E Pimm, R J Shephard, F Silverman
Canadian journal of ophthalmology. Journal canadien d'ophtalmologie. 02/1978; 13(1):22-6.


Tensile strength of fascia lata sutures following gamma radiation
Authors: A Cutz, D B Reid, P K Basu
Canadian journal of ophthalmology. Journal canadien d'ophtalmologie. 08/1977; 12(3):211-5.

URL: http://tiny.cc/FasciaLataSutures


Ultimate tensile strength of gamma irradiated human scleral sutures
Authors: A Cutz, D B Reid, P K Basu
Canadian journal of ophthalmology. Journal canadien d'ophtalmologie. 08/1977; 12(3):216-22.

URL: http://tiny.cc/ScleralSuture

Andrew Cutz, CIH's Courses

  • Certified Industrial Hygienist (Certification Number 6547 CP), Comprehensive Practice of Industrial Hygiene

    American Board of Industrial Hygiene, Lansing, Michigan

    • 19th World Congress on Safety and Health at Work, Istanbul, Turkey (ABIH approval #11-2248)
    • The Bureau Veritas North America Webinar on NANOTECHNOLOGY - The Basics of Occupational Exposure (ABIH)

Andrew Cutz, CIH's Languages

  • English

    (Full professional proficiency)

  • French

    (Professional working proficiency)

Andrew Cutz, CIH's Honors and Awards

  • AIHA Outstanding Committee Award for 2002

    American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA)
    • May 2003

    Chair (2002), American Industrial Hygiene Association International Affairs Committee, recipient of the AIHA Outstanding Committee Award for 2002.

  • AIHA Outstanding Service Award (2008)

    American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA)
    • May 2009

    AIHA Outstanding Service Award (2008) for moderating online groups and social media.

Andrew Cutz, CIH's Certifications

  • Certified Industrial Hygienist

    • American Board of Industrial Hygiene
    • License Certification Number 6547 CP

Andrew Cutz, CIH's Education

Green Building Certification Institute, Washington, DC

LEED Accredited Professional, The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System™

2009 – 2009

American Board of Industrial Hygiene, Lansing, Michigan

Certified Industrial Hygienist (Certification Number 6547 CP), Comprehensive Practice of Industrial Hygiene

1989 – 1994

University of Toronto

DIH, Post-Graduate Diploma in Industrial Health (DIH)

1982 – 1987

Obtained on part-time basis while employed at the University of Toronto and the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) in Hamilton, Ontario.

Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology

Certificate in Electron Microscopy, Certificate in Electron Microscopy

1981 – 1983

Université Montpellier I

Baccalaureat, Medical Sciences

1977 – 1980

Activities and Societies: Obtained an equivalent of French High School (Lycee) Diploma

University of Toronto - New College

B.Sc., Health Sciences

1973 – 1977

York Memorial Collegiate Institute, Toronto, Ontario

High School Diploma, Sciences

1968 – 1973

Andrew Cutz, CIH's Additional Information

Interests:

Global networks...

Groups and Associations:

American Industrial Hygiene Association; St. Vincent de Paul Society

Honors and Awards:

Ontario Scholar (1973);
Who's Who in Toronto, Canada (1984);
AIHA Outstanding Service Award (2008)

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