Robert F. Ehrhardt

Environment, Health & Safety Consultant

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

About

Experience

  • Environment, Health & Safety Consultant at Robert F. Ehrhardt
    Mar 2004 - Present · 22 yrs 4 mos

    Providing EHS consulting services to industry and commercial clients. Service areas include: EHS regulatory compliance guidance, auditing, OSHA regulatory-required training & auditing; ISO 14001 & 45001 implementation programs, training and assessments; EHS performance measures, EHS program development, Phase I Environmental Site Assessments.

  • GE (16 yrs 1 mo)
    • Global EHS Leader - Field Engineering Force - GEWPT
      Aug 2002 - Oct 2004 · 2 yrs 3 mos

      Compliance and EHS management systems auditing of GEW&PT operations on customer sites in the U.S. and abroad, including power plants, refineries, primary metals manufacturers, chemical processing plants, food processing operations, and metals finishing sites. Implementation of GE EHS management systems frameworks to worldwide distributed workforce operations, including management of ISO 14001/18001 registration process. Development and delivery of comprehensive classroom and on-line EHS compliance training. Providing subject matter expertise to business acquisition and integration teams. Reviewing environmental aspects of new product development and service applications. Developed and implemented field compliance audit protocols, behavior-based safety procedures, hazard analysis and accident investigation protocols, and EHS performance measures and tracking system for field operations.

    • Senior Program Manager
      Oct 1988 - Aug 2002 · 13 yrs 11 mos

      Corporate Environment, Health & Safety Programs. Led bi-annual EHS Management Systems Audits of all major GE business units. Directed multi-functional team reviews of EHS management systems. Led report –outs of findings to business CEOs and senior management teams as well as development of action plans for addressing continuous improvement opportunities. Served as GE Corporate Leader for ISO 14001 & 18001 implementation. Managed Global EHS Compliance Training program for GE Business Leaders, Operations Managers and EHS Specialists. Provided hands-on direction of EHS Training Course and Workshop Development, Delivery and Evaluation; Managed Internal and External Course Instructors. Provided EHS compliance guidance through newsletter updates for Plant & Service Operations Managers and EHS specialists throughout the company. Conducted Six Sigma analyses of EHS training effectiveness and injury reduction programs. Applied Design for Six Sigma process to migration of classroom EHS training to web-based delivery. Led GE Field Service EHS Network to exchange best practices and leverage resources across GE distributed workforce and non-manufacturing operations. Developed guidance to reduce liability and assure EHS performance for mobile workforce and employee operations on customer sites.

  • Principal Consultant at Dames & Moore
    Sep 1980 - Sep 1988 · 8 yrs 1 mo

    Principal-in-Charge of projects for government and industry, including U.S. Departments of Interior & Agriculture; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Edison Electric Institute, Electric Power Research Institute, and individual electric utilities. Project Manager for Environmental Impact Assessment of 500 kV aboveground and underground transmission alternatives for the Bonneville Power Administration; Principal Investigator for environmental assessment of ETSI pipeline project; Project Manager for water and groundwater studies for the Edison Electric Institute and Electric Power Research Institute.