Richard Hirsh

Current

• Global Industrial Hygiene and Safety Manager and Stiefel West Coast EHS Manager at Stiefel Laboratories

Past

• Corporate Industrial Hygienist at Rohm and Haas Company
• Corporate and Site Industrial Hygienist at Rohm and Haas Company
• Industrial Hygiene Consultant at Safety Specialists Inc. (EHS Consulting Firm)

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Education

• University of California, Berkeley
• Lafayette College
• North Plainfield High School

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Industry

Pharmaceuticals

Richard Hirsh’s Summary

Certified in the comprehensive practice of industrial hygiene. Global Industrial Hygiene and Safety Manager for Stiefel Laboratories as well as EHS Manager for the Stiefel West Coast R&D site. Responsible for global H&S policies, baseline standards, training, technical assistance, API exposure assessments, GHS MSDS management, and all EHS site activities. Previously at Rohm and Haas Company in the Global EHS and Sustainable Development department. Responsible for IH technical assistance to over 130 locations worldwide, training, developing corporate EHS policies and standards, conducting EHS compliance audits. Author of the company’s global Ergonomics Program standard. Past- President of the Northern California Section of the American Industrial Hygiene Association.

Richard Hirsh’s Experience

• Global Industrial Hygiene and Safety Manager and Stiefel West Coast EHS Manager

  Stiefel Laboratories

  (Pharmaceuticals industry)

  August 2008 — Present (1 year)

  Global Industrial Hygiene and Safety Manager for Stiefel Laboratories as well as EHS Manager for the Stiefel West Coast R&D site. Responsible for global H&S policies, baseline standards, training, technical assistance, API exposure assessments, GHS MSDS management, and all EHS site activities.

• Corporate Industrial Hygienist

  Rohm and Haas Company

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; ROH; Chemicals industry)

  July 1987 — December 2007 (20 years 6 months)

  • Develop and maintain IH website
  • Compliance reporting for global exposure monitoring activity
  • Global EHS standards and guidelines
  • Global EHS auditing
  • Global IH technical consultation
  • Global IH training
  • Global ergonomics program
  • Integrated exposure assessment strategy and database

• Corporate and Site Industrial Hygienist

  Rohm and Haas Company

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; ROH; Chemicals industry)

  February 1987 — December 1999 (12 years 11 months)

  • Global IH standards
  • Global EHS Auditing
  • Job Exposure Profile System database
  • Technical consultation
  • Industrial hygiene training to global EHS personnel and site workers
  • Workplace exposure assessments
  • Developed site written EHS programs
  • Conducted employee EHS training
  • Facilitated site ergonomics team
  • Facilitated site Employer/Employee Safety Action Committee
  • Managed RCRA compliance (hazardous and non-haz waste storage and disposal),
  • Managed fugitive emission and storm water monitoring programs.

• Industrial Hygiene Consultant

  Safety Specialists Inc. (EHS Consulting Firm)

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Environmental Services industry)

  September 1986 — December 1986 (4 months)

  Various EHS Consulting Projects

Richard Hirsh’s Education

• University of California, Berkeley

  MPH , Environmental Health Sciences, Industrial Hygiene Program , 1984 — 1986

• Lafayette College

  B.A. , Biology , 1976 — 1980

• North Plainfield High School

Additional Information

Richard Hirsh’s Interests:

Travel, music, guitar, basketball, mountain biking

Richard Hirsh’s Groups:

Center for Occupational and Environmental Health, UC Berkeley, Advisory Committee Member (2006-2008)

Past- President, American Industrial Hygiene Association Northern California Section (2007-2008)

President, American Industrial Hygiene Association Northern California Section (2006-2007)

President-Elect, American Industrial Hygiene Association Northern California Section (2005-2006)

Member, American Board of Industrial Hygiene, Certified Industrial Hygienist, Nominated by AIHA to the ABIH Board of Directors in 2002

Member, American Industrial Hygiene Association

Member, American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists

Member, American Society of Safety Engineers

Member, American Public Health Association

Member, Northern California Section of the American Industrial Hygiene Association

•    Environmental Health & Safety Professionals (4000+)
•    EHS Professionals
•    Rohm and Haas alumni group
•    Sustainability Professionals
•    Professionals in Pharmaceutical Industry and Biotech Industry
•    Lafayette College Alumni Group
•    American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA)
•    EHSQ Elite [#1 IN SAFETY]
•    EHS - Latinoamerica (+400 profesionales)
•    Global EHS Online Software Solutions[1500+]
•    GlobalOccHyg List
•    PIBA - Pacific Industrial & Business Association
•    EH&S Professionals of the Bay Area

Richard Hirsh’s Honors:

Received Rohm and Haas Company “Distinguished EHS Scientist” recognition award in December 2004.

Received the Rohm and Haas Company's Edward J. Skorpinski Memorial Award in May, 1993 for significant professional contributions in industrial hygiene.

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