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EDUCATION:
Ph. D. - Occupational Safety and Health
New York University, New York, New York
July, 1994
Dissertation "The Effects of Humidity & Wetness on Pedestrian Slip Resistance ..."
M. A. - Occupational Health and Safety
New York University, New York, NY
January 1985, 3.89 GPA
A. B. Applied Science - Fire Protection Technology, with Distinction
Suffolk Community College, Selden, New York
January, 1980, 4.0 GPA
B. A. - Biological Sciences
Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
January, 1977, 3.29 GPA
CERTIFICATIONS & PROFESSIONAL HONORS:
Certified Safety Professional (CSP) #7214, by exam in Comprehensive Practice, 1984
New York State Certification #98-0093 "Workplace Safety and Loss Prevention Consultant" Industrial Code Rule 59
WABC TV Eyewitness 7 News Consultant Special Report "Safety & Home Depot" February 14th, 21st, & 27th, 2001
Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP) Exam Instructor 1987-90
Fellow of the ASTM (American Society of Testing and Materials) "Award of Merit" presented in 1999
Member of the American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) 1986
Chairman ASTM F13 Committee "Safety and Traction for Footwear" 1992-7 (Sec. 1990-91); Chair Traction F13.1 (98-01)
Member of ASTM C21 Committee "Ceramic Whitewares" & ASTM F06 Committee "Resilient Floor Coverings" 1986-99
Member of ASTM F15 Subcommittee "Consumer Products Safety Standards" 1986
Certified Hazard Control Manager (CHCM) - Masters Level 1983
National Recipient of the ASSE National Edgar Monsanto Queeny "Safety Professional of the Year 1996" Award
"Safety Professional of the Year 1991" American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) LI
Consultant to USDOL OSHA/ SENRAC Committee. Conducted research under contract to propose a Federal Standard specifying criteria for the slip resistance level of structural steel and decking in construction
Consultant to the American Insurance Association (AISG, Inc.) with over 250 subscriber insurance companies providing national seminars and expertise for practical approaches to Slip, Trip, and Fall Prevention
Consultant to Florsheim/HiTest Safety Shoes on slip resistance - Tractional design, composition, COF evaluation
Consultant and member of NFPA Committee on Fire Department Apparatus (1901) (slip performance research)
Consultant to Coastal Video - Slip, Trip and Fall Prevention Video
US Patent 5,768,786 Co inventor of hand held machine guarding brake, with fail safe design, rotating & fixed guard
Underwriter Laboratories STP member UL 410 "Standard for Safety of Slip Resistance of Floor Surface Materials"
Footwear Session Chairperson (1995) International Symposium on Slip Resistance NIST, Gaithersburg, MD
Professional Member of the American Society of Safety Engineers # 4706230 (ASSE) 1982 /1986
President (ASSE) LI 1993-94; President Elect (ASSE) LI 1992-93; Vice President (ASSE) LI 1991-90
Chairman of Education American Society of Safety Engineers ASSE LI Chapter 1988-90; Treasurer (ASSE) LI 90-91
Co-Chairman of Education - American Society of Safety Engineers ASSE - LI 1987-88
Co-Chairman Membership Com. ASSE LI Chapter 1986-88; Co-Chair Risk/ Ins. Com. ASSE LI Chapter 1985-86
Chairman Risk Management / Insurance Com. ASSE LI Chapter 1986-87
Member ANSI A117.1 "Providing Accessibility & Usability for Physically Handicapped People" (represent ASSE 97-99)
Member ANSI A117.1 Committee "Interpretation Review Panel" (3 person panel) 1/99
Professional Development Conference Chairman ASSE - LI 1990-1; Nat Assembly Delegate ASSE LI 1987-90 & 98-99
Member of American National Standard Institute (ANSI) 1993/ (Member ANSI "Board of Standards Review" 1994-99)
Member ANSI A1264.1 Committee "Workplace Floor and Wall Openings, Stairs, and Railings Systems"/ "Slip Resistance"
Member of American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) 1986
Member of National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1986; Member of New York Academy of Sciences (1994-99)
Member of World Safety Organization (WSO) - 1986 /WSO Certified Safety Executive (CSE)
Nat. Honor Society PHI ETA SIGMA (Indiana University) 1977 PHI ALPHA SIGMA – (Suffolk Comm College) 1980
Author and Producer of Film "NOISE YOUR EARS YOUR FUTURE" 1988
Trained OSHA Inspectors in LI Area Office "Walking & Working Surfaces"
Author of reference chapter “Trip, Slip and Fall Prevention” and other published works in the area of slip resistance
WORK EXPERIENCE:
11/85 to present
William Marletta, Ph.D, CSP
WILLIAM MARLETTA SAFETY CONSULTANTS
William Marletta is the principal of a diversified safety consulting firm providing a wide range of safety consulting services to industrial, commercial & construction industries. As a safety consultant, Dr. Marletta is specialized in slip, trip, fall and machine guarding accident prevention. Safety services include safety loss analysis, hazard identification, OSHA type inspections, accident reconstruction, safety program development and evaluation, and safety training. Dr. Marletta is a safety specialist regarding stairs, ramps, walks, flooring, construction and industry fall protection, ladders, scaffolds, slip resistance testing and evaluation, speed bumps, and similar floor surface transitions providing consultation, expert opinion and/ or testimony.
11/85 to 7/90
VICE PRESIDENT
Technical and Medical Forensic Consultants Inc.
151 Hempstead Turnpike
West Hempstead, New York 11552
Self-employed safety consultant contracted to TMFC as a safety specialist regarding slip, trip, fall and machine guarding accident prevention. Safety specialist regarding stairs, ramps, walks and floor surfaces. Also providing expert opinion and/ or testimony for litigation cases to TMFC clients.
11/84 - 11/85
SENIOR DIRECTOR
Ogden Risk Management Control Services
One Mass Tech Center
East Boston, Massachusetts 02128
Responsible for the development of a risk management consulting company for a $ 2.4 billion dollar a year diversified conglomerate. Reported directly to a divisional president with responsibility for safety program development encompassing 54 Ogden companies. Specialized experience identifying, evaluating, and controlling slip and fall hazards in major airport operations, food service catering operations, floor and building maintenance services and heavy public exposure areas. Coordinated contract engineering services for over 1000 locations including Allied Maintenance, Progresso, Allied Aviation Services Fueling, Allied Aviation Services, Avondale Shipyards, Ortner Freight Car, Tillie Lewis Foods, and Danly Press.
2/83 - 11/84
REGIONAL TECHNICAL CONSULTANT
Commercial Union Insurance Companies
Wall Street Plaza
New York, New York 10005
Responsible for the technical quality all casualty risk control engineering in the Eastern region (7 offices). Provided consulting in risk management, loss control, safety program development and evaluation. Experienced with large loss investigations, accident reconstruction, hazard identification and control.
6/80 - 2/83
RISK CONTROL ACCOUNT CONSULTANT
Commercial Union Insurance Companies
Promoted to the company's senior field service position. Primarily functioned as an account coordinator initiating, developing, and monitoring corporate safety and loss control service to national and international accounts.
3/78 - 6/80
SR. REPRESENTATIVE LOSS PREVENTION ENGINEERING
Utica Mutual Insurance Company
200 Garden City Plaza
Garden City, New York 11530
Multi - line commercial insurance loss control inspection servicing with strong concentrations in printers, binderies, schools, fleets and machine shops. Experienced in general liability, construction safety, fire inspections, hazard identification, accident cause analysis, and safety program evaluation. Inspected more than 1500 sites.
3/77 - 3/78
ENGINEERING INSPECTOR
Bowe, Walsh, and Associates - Engineers
32 North Park Avenue
Bayshore, New York 11706
Field Engineering inspector with the consulting engineering firm for the construction of the Suffolk County Sewer District. Responsibilities included making recommendations for the improvement of public and crew safety, compliance with OSHA and fire laws, reporting of damages, blueprint design modifications, and the recording of all construction activities.
PUBLICATIONS:
Marletta, W., Chapter 12 “Trip, Slip and Fall Prevention,” The Work Environment, editor Doan Hansen Ph.D., Lewis Publishers, 1991
Marletta, W., "The Effects of Expectation", Long Island Society of Safety Engineers, Annual Journal, 1991
Marletta, W. interviewed in Chain Store Age Executive, “Slip/ Fall Liability for Upscale Retailers” (discussion of mats and floor care) November 1992,
Marletta, W. (Doctoral Dissertation), "The Effects of Humidity and Wetness on Pedestrian Slip Resistance Evaluated with Slip Testing Devices on Selected Sole and Floor Surface Materials", New York University, 1994
Marletta, W. & English W., Project Research under contract for the US DOL, Ironworkers of America, "An Investigation of Surface Slip Resistance on Structural Steel," published by The Center to Protect Workers Rights, October 1995,
Marletta, W. & English W., "The Right Paint Can Prevent Slips and Falls" National Safety Council, November 1995, pg. 78-81.
Marletta, W., "The Effect of Surface Texture on Coefficient of Friction Variability Between Selected Slip Testers," Proceedings American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Annual Meeting, Seattle, Washington, February 13-18, 1995
Marletta, W., "The Effects of Wetness on Coefficient of Friction Measurement Evaluated with Three Slip Testers with Varied Residence Times on Selected Materials," Proceeding of the 1995 Fourteenth Southern Biomedical Engineering Conference sponsored by the Louisiana State University Medical School, 1995.
Marletta, W. "Slips, Trips, and Falls - Evaluation and Control" Seminar Series for the American Insurance Association, 1995 - Seminars (May 23, 1995 NYC; June 13, 1995; Chicago, September 26, 1995, Dallas; September 28, 1995; November 7, 1995, Atlanta:
Marletta, W. International Symposium on Slip Resistance: The Interaction of Man, Footwear, and Walking Surfaces, October 30-31, 1995, Footwear Session Moderator.
Marletta, W.; Brungraber, R; English, W.; Fleisher, D.; Gray, E.; Kohr,; Marpet; Schieb, D., "Bucknell University F13 Workshop to Evaluate Various Slip Resistance Measuring Devices", ASTM Standardization News, May 1992
Guest Lecturer, Suffolk Community College, "Slip Trip and Fall Prevention - Evaluation of Stairs & Ramps", Spring 1996
SUNY Environmental Health and Safety Association (SEHSA) lecturer on "Slip, Trip and Fall Prevention for Campus Safety", October 23, 1997
American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) LI Chapter speaker "Safety Issues with Scaffolds, OSHA, NYS Rules and Regulations, New York State Labor Law" March 10, 1998, Marriot Windwatch, Islandia, New York
American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) LI Chapter speaker "Slip, Trip and Fall Prevention" Sheraton Hotel, Smithtown, New York
ASSE National 34th Annual Professional Development Conference (PDC, San Diego) Session Speaker "Slip, Trip and Fall Prevention" 6/96
ASSE National 35th Annual Professional Development Conference (PDC, Seattle) Session Speaker "Slip, Trip and Fall Prevention - ASTM Standards and the OSHA SENRAC Slip Resistance on Steel Construction Study" 6/97
ASSE National 36th Annual Professional Development Conference (PDC, New Orleans) Session Speaker "Slip Resistance on Walking/ Working Surfaces Current Trends…Proposed A1264.2 ANSI Standard … Impact & Implication of Standard." 6/98
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Committee on Fire Apparatus, Safety Task Group Presentation of Charlotte Test Results (Orlando) "Tread Plate Slip Resistance for the Firefighter Study" 1998
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Committee on Fire Apparatus, Committee Meeting Guest Presentation (Louisville, KY) "Tread Plate Slip Resistance for the Firefighter Study" September, 1998
Cable Televised presentation developed by Charlotte Fire Department for the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Committee on Fire Apparatus, describing the "Tread Plate Slip Resistance for the Firefighter Study" 1998
Marletta Interviewed in Occupational, Safety and Health Magazine, "Confined Spaces - Rise and Fall" (Ladder Safety), David May, February 1999.
Guest Lecturer Suffolk Community College, "Trip, Slip and Fall Prevention", April 1999
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Committee on Fire Apparatus, Safety Task Group. Marletta presented task group with suggested improvements for standard on slip resistance resulting in emergency re-balloting of the standard, November 3rd, 1999, Reno, Nevada
SEAK Professional Conference, Session Speaker "Trip, Slip and Fall Prevention" Hyannis, MA, June 18th, 1999
American Society of Home Inspectors, (ASHA) New England Chapter November 18th, 1999. Dr. William Marletta conducted Full Day Seminar on "Trips, Slips, and Falls for the Home Inspector"
Safety Consultant featured in WABC TV Eyewitness News, Channel 7, Special Report by Jim Hoffer "Safety & Home Depot" (three part investigation) February 14th, 2001; February 21, 2001; & February 28th, 2001
Lecturer, for Professional Development Conference, American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) LI Chapter speaker "Slip, Trip and Fall Accident Prevention Management & Engineering", March 14th, 2001, Sheraton Hotel, Smithtown, New York
Chubb Insurance, World Headquarters, Warren New Jersey, Training Seminar Lecturer for Loss Prevention Department, "Trip, Slip and Fall Prevention", June 8th, 2001
Safety Consultant featured in WABC TV Eyewitness News, Channel 7, Special Report by Jim Hoffer "Construction Safety and Alcohol" November 6th, 2002
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