Richard Layson

Background

About Richard Layson

While working as a safety and training manager I have worked with almost all governmental agencies from the local level to Federal. Since my station provides services such as a ground handler, passenger service agents and cabin cleaning for seven airlines I am consistently being audited by airline compliance agency as well as government agencies. I currently have a very active role in implementing our companies and airlines mandated safety processes. I am also currently the go to person and responsible for keeping proper record of all OSHA logs (OSHA 300) as well as the required IIPP. I also have found a maintenance program in which all our GSE is kept track of when it was last worked on and when it is due for a Preventive Maintenance check which goes along with OSHA compliance of proper maintenance records. Safety is the number one value and priority with me. When an employee first starts and goes thru training they must realize that safety is the number one priority and at this place of business. The idea of safety must be part of every employee and safety must be an action that is consistently practices in the work place and at home. To instill this sense of safety it must be apart of the culture in the work place. How do you manage multiple priorities and still meet deadlines? When I was first brought on as a safety manager I was inundated with a million things that needed to be done and done right away. I was being pulled into ten directions and everyone needed me to do something. My General Manger introduced me to a scheduling process using a flow chart. With all the recurrent training, paperwork that had to be filed, and audits that must be preformed it all had to be scheduled out as much as possible so I was never surprised when something was due. Right now I live by my task list in my Microsoft Outlook and also by my calendar that has all my appointments and training classes’ scheduled so I will not forget one. Specialties: customer relations, customer service, directing, executive management, forth, government, management, personnel, problem solving, process engineering, purchasing, routers, safety, training programs,