Formerly Branan Consultant Services

Résumé

Tony E. Branan, PE, CSP, J.D.

Sole Officer, Director & Shareholder

CURRENT SUMMARY:

Providing independent consulting services in the area of safety and health specializing in accident investigations; forensic engineering; expert witnessing; OSHA Compliance Audits; safety engineering; safety evaluations, program assessment, development and strategic planning; and safety and compliance training since 1994.

PRIOR SUMMARY:

Thirty years of experience within the Electric Utility Industry with direct involvement in occupational safety and health for construction, maintenance, and operations of distribution, transmission, and electric power generation systems. Served in various engineering, supervisory, and management positions. Also, very active in the industry standards-making process.

PRIOR EXPERIENCE:

• Managed Georgia Power Company (GPC) Safety and Health Department for 14 years with responsibility for program development, accident prevention and investigation, fleet safety, industrial hygiene, industrial health, worker's compensation and OSHA compliance. Safety performance improvement represented an annual savings of $4M during the last four-year period as follows:
  • Lost workday incidence rate reduced from 0.66 to 0.13
  • First time medical treatment cases reduced from 1646 to 640
  • Vehicular accident frequency rate reduced from 8.52 to 3.28
  • Developed the first Alcohol & Drug Screening and Employee Assistance Programs both of which became industry model programs
  • Developed and implemented the first Industrial Hygiene Program within the Southeastern Region

• Managed health issues such as EMF, Asbestos, and PCB's. Served as Chairman of Company's EMF Steering Committee and on The Edison Electric Institute (EEI) EMF Steering Committee

• Fifteen year membership on The EEI OSHA Task Force — Served on the initial group that developed and presented the first joint EEI/IBEW proposed Maintenance Standard to OSHA in 1977 — Proposal finally became 29 CFR 1910.269 and 137 in January, 1994 after four revisions, several public hearings, and three impact studies

• Managed a detailed Productivity Improvement Project for GPC where first line supervisors utilized laptop computers to monitor actual labor and material cost for comparisons with engineering estimates, benchmarking and improvement for both transmission line and substation construction

• Managed a Computerized Aided Design (CAD) Transmission Line Mapping System for GPC to produce computerized transmission grid and key maps

• Managed Computerized Construction Management Schedule Program for GPC(920 active projects and 500 forecast projects/year)

• Managed Computerized Substation Information System Program for GPC including substation equipment inventory, spare parts cross reference file, equipment maintenance file, and system operation file (over 25,000 spare parts, for 2,582 substations and over 18,000 pieces of major equipment)

• Managed the Operational and Maintenance decentralization of the GPC Atlanta Division into two separate divisions — The annual operational budget was over $50M with 1,200 operational and maintenance employees in over 60 locations

• Direct participation in the development of the EEI Training Program for The Electric Utility Construction, 29 CFR 1926.950, Subpart V

• Six year membership on Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) Environmental Health Advisory Committee

• Represented EEI on the ANSI A92 and A92.2 Committees on Articulating and Rotating Aerial Devices for 19 years. Chairman of the EEI Delegation to negotiate the controversial decal issue with Aerial Device Manufactures in 1977 – 78 and 1990 – 91

• Represented the National Safety Council on The ANSI C.2 Committee, National Electric Safety Code for 10 years and the EEI for 12 years on Panel 8 of the ANSI C.2 Committee

EDUCATION:

• BS Engineering

• MS Engineering

• Juris Doctor

• Numerous Management Courses in Business, Economics, Finance, Safety and Health, and Human Resources

 

PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION AND ORGANIZATIONS:

• Registered Electrical Engineer and Certified Safety Professional

• Professional Member — American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) and Past two term President of Georgia Chapter

• Life Member — National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) and Past President of DeKalb Chapter

• Past Member — The Georgia Engineering Foundation, Inc. (GEFI)

• Senior Member — National Academy of Forensic Engineers (NAFE)

• Member — Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

• Member — National Safety Council (NSC)

• Member — American Society for Testing Materials (ASTM) Electrical Protective Equipment Committee F-18

• Member — National Fire Protection Association

• Alumni Member — Edison Electric Institute (EEI) Safety & Industrial Health Committee

• Alumni Member — Southeastern Electric Exchange Accident Prevention Committee

PAST COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES:

• Secretary and Board Member of The DeKalb Business Incubator

• Atlanta Regional Commission's 2020 Diversity Committee

• DeKalb County Community Relations Commission

• Atlanta Community Relations Commission

• Board of Directors of The Georgia Society to Prevent Blindness

• President of two Toastmasters International Chapters

AWARDS, HONORS AND RECOGNITION:

• Selected as the Metro Atlanta Engineer of the Year in Industry by the Georgia Society of Professional Engineers in 1977

• Outstanding Leadership Award from The American Society of Safety Engineers for two consecutive years, 1979 – 1980 and 1980 – 1981

• Selected as the Toastmaster of the Year for the Georgia Power Chapter in 1988

• Numerous Safety Performance Awards from both the National Safety Council and the Edison Electric Institute

• Several Leadership and Outstanding Community Service Awards

Contact:

Tony E. Branan, PE, CSP, J.D.
P. O. Box 306
Hiawassee, GA 30546
Office phone: 706-896-2603
Wireless phone: 404-281-1191
Fax: 706-896-2877
E-Mail: tonybranan@mrelectricalsafety

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