Our Company

Our Team Qualifications

All SAFETRAN staff members are working bilingual safety professionals in the field of Occupational Safety and Health with extensive knowledge of local, state and federal regulations.  Our clients in construction, manufacturing, hightech, transportation, food processing, semiconductor, biopharmaceutical operations count on SAFETRAN services.

Principal Safety Engineer

Daniel J. O’Connell, CSP, CHMM, CHCM, CIT, CHST, REA

• Mr. O’Connell holds a Graduate Certificate in Safety Management from the University of California (Santa Cruz), and Bachelor of Science Degree (cum laude) in Occupational Safety and Health.
• Mr. O’Connell is a Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM), and a Certified Hazard Control Manager (CHCM).
• Mr. O’Connell is a Certified Instructional Trainer (CIT),  and a certified Construction Health and Safety Technologist (CHST) per Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP).
• Mr. O’Connell is a Registered Environmental Assessor (REA) as designated by Cal-EPA Department of Toxic Substance Control (DTSC).
• Mr. O’Connell has HAZWOPER certified hundreds of construction and general industry staff and professional hazardous waste technicians.
• Mr. O’Connell has responded to over 200 hazardous material incidents and was directly involved in the Loma Prieta Earthquake Hazmat cleanup activity.
• Mr. O’Connell has served as a consulting safety engineer to the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, (NIFF Project), Hunters Point Naval Station (Superfund site), and has provided consultation to several Treatment Storage and Disposal (TSD) facilities in Northern California.
• Mr. O’Connell is certified emergency responder and technical rescue specialist/instructor per California State Fire Marshal, and the California Specialized Training Institute (CSTI).
• Mr. O’Connell has presented at the following safety groups: American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE), Bay Area Environmental Safety Group (BAESG), Public Agency Safety Management Association (PASMA), and many others.
• Mr. O’Connell holds a California Commercial Driver’s License (CDL-Class A).

Mr. O’Connell is a FEMA Certified Training Instructor, and served as an officer with the FEMA Pre-Prepositioned Equipment Program (PST-IV) at NASA Facility, Moffett Field, CA.

Mr. O’Connell is a California State Certified Hazmat and Confined Space Rescue Technician/Specialist per California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services and California Specialized Training Institute.

Mr. O’Connell is a California State Registered Security Professional per Bureau of Security and Investigative Services (BSIS), Department of Consumer Affairs.

Union Affiliation:  United Brotherhood of Carpenters (UBC), American Federation of Musicians (AFM), International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT).

CONTACT:

Daniel J. O’Connell, Principal Safety Engineer
SAFETRAN Site Safety Support Services

Correspondence address:
P.O. Box 1132, Fremont, California, USA 94538-1132

Office / Dispatch: 1-510-894-0229