Eric Brideau, CRSP

Experience

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  Groupe Savoie

  Jan 2005 - May 2010

  Foreman

  * Direct and coordinate production a hardwood mill* Supervise a crew of 30 employees; train, evaluate, and resolve personnel grievances* Develop procedures manual with working instruction for employees* Review processing schedules and production orders to make decisions concerning inventory requirements, staffing requirements, work procedures, and duty assignments* Develop and implement production tracking and quality control systems, analyzing production and quality control to detect production problems* Review operations and confer with technical or administrative staff to resolve production or processing problems* Set and monitor product standards, examining samples of raw products or directing testing during processing, to ensure finished products are of prescribed quality* Prepare and maintain production reports and personnel records* Organise and participate in meetings regarding quality, security, and improvements Show less

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  WorkSafeNB/Travail sécuritaire NB

  May 2010 - now

  -To oversee the activities of the Investigations Officer .-Provide training and orientation programs for health and safety officersand other WorkSafeNB staff and external stakeholders as required. -Plan an manage the department's budget.-To identify needs and prepare for approval drafts of new program directives, procedures,legal interpretations and standards related to compliance.-Chair numerous committee.-In the absence of the Chief Compliance Officer, act on his behalf.-To respond to public and media inquiries concerning accidents and investigations asassigned. Show less • Draft policy, regulatory and legislative amendment proposals, which include economic and financial impact analysis of proposed changes• Design, develop, and deliver presentations on OHS legislation and regulatory proposals and initiatives to the Board of Directors’, Senior Group committee, stakeholders and staff• Conduct research, analysis, evaluation, and prepare documents for presentation to the Board of Directors, senior management, and internal staff• Act as the liaison for WorkSafeNB with health and safety officers, policy, legal, scientific, technical, medical, and other staff in other jurisdictions, agencies, and organizations• Respond to inquiries from analysts and counsel with provincial and federal agencies and from stakeholders concerning legal, policy and practice issues• Evaluate policies, directives, procedures and legal interpretations with continued relevance and validity, effectiveness and efficiency• Develop corporate measures and indicators to assist in the evaluation of new legislation and regulations towards achieving WorkSafeNB strategic direction• Prepare response and status reports required by the Minister’s office, the Board of Directors or the Executive with respect to matters of occupational health and safety legislation and regulations• Conduct investigations of workplace fatalities, and zero tolerances incidents Show less * Interpreting complex information and offer clear and concise opinion to both internal and external stakeholders* Conduct research for and prepare publications such as hazard and risk alerts, posters, newsletter, etc.* Contribute to the process of drafting legislation and regulations* Provide research, advice and comments in deviation requests* Develop interpretations of health and safety legislation, regulations and standards* Act as a member of the Accident Review Committee Show less * Responsible of enforcing NB health & safety Act & Regulations by conducting inspections in provincially regulated workplaces in the province of NB* Conduct investigations into the particulars of any incident, accident, occupational disease at a workplace. Initiates corrective action to prevent similar occurrence. Recommends laying of court information* Prepares comprehensive written reports analysing the factual events and causal factors underlying workplaces accidents/incidents* Responds to complaints and right to refuse situations, renders an opinion and writes orders as required* Act as a technical expert on presentations on health & safety issues to employers and employees, as required to promote prevention in the workplace* Keep abreast of current health & safety issues that may affect the workplace* Provide client centered services to both employers and employees Show less

  • Director, Investigations & Technical Services

    Jan 2023 - now

  • Assistant Director, Compliance

    Nov 2015 - Feb 2023

  • Compliance & Regulatory Officer

    Aug 2014 - Nov 2015

  • Engineer for the Chief Compliance Office (Temporary Assignment)

    Aug 2013 - Aug 2014

  • Health & Safety Officer

    May 2010 - Aug 2013