Staff
Director Environmental Health & Safety Engineer
Mr. Powers has been employed in his current position since 1997 and has eight additional/prior year’s work experience with a Florida-based private environmental consulting and testing firm. Mr. Powers has a B.S. degree in Criminology from Florida State University. He holds a Fire Safety Inspector I Certification, is a Certified Playground Safety Inspector, and certification for Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response. He is responsible for the district’s asbestos programs as the Local Education Agency designee and holds Asbestos Contractor/Supervisor, Asbestos Inspector, and Asbestos Management Planner certifications. He has additional programmatic responsibility for fire detection and suppression systems, hazardous materials management, petroleum storage tanks and contamination assessments, lead and radon testing and abatement, pollution prevention and recycling. As a leader of the EH&S and Central Custodial Services Team, Mr. Powers is responsible for daily operations, staff supervision, and project management. His organizational strengths include employee motivation and time management.
Environmental Specialist
OSHA Outreach Trainer, Waste Water Certified, Asbestos Professional, Limited Lawn and Ornamental Pest.
Asbestos Training, Inspector, Management Planner, Project Design Supervisor and Authorized OSHA Construction outreach trainer
Supervisor Environmental Safety
Fire Safety Inspector II, Asbestos Professional, Limited Lawn and Ornamental Pest, Certified Playground Safety Inspector(CPSI).
Started working for Brevard County Schools Plant Operations Department in July 2015. Prior to this, Mr. Griffin was employed by Eastern Florida State College and was a member of its Safety committee for 7 years. Mr. Griffin earned his A.A. degree from Eastern Florida State College and a Bachelor’s in Arts Degree in 2014 from the University of Central Florida.
Fire Safety Inspector I, Asbestos Professional, Limited Lawn and Ornamental Pest.
Began his career with Brevard County Schools as a part time custodian at Harbor City Elementary in 2013 after moving to Melbourne, Florida from his home town of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. While at Harbor city he quickly learned how important of a role custodians play in the health and safety of the children and faculty of Brevard County Schools. By 2014 He was promoted to head custodian at Meadowlane Primary. While at Meadowlane he worked side by side with his staff maintaining the facility to custodial standards and led his team in creating a clean, safe and positive environment for all who attended. It was while working at Meadowlane he received the award of Employee of the Year. From there he was promoted to Plant Operations Central Custodial Services in 2015 as a Custodial Trainer. Having childrens safety on his mind, He is now promoted to Environmental Specialist he is responsible for inspecting and keeping safe the schools he has helped keep clean.
Fire Safety Inspector I, Asbestos Professional, Limited Lawn and Ornamental Pest.
Christopher Graham has joined the team of Environmental Health & Safety, he is a Marine Corps. Veteran, with more than 20 years’ experience in the manufacturing, industrial and transportation fields. Chris was previously nationally certified EMT B, he has also held certifications for MSHA, MARSEC and other safety related areas, giving him the experience to assist Brevard Public Schools.
Lead Environmental Specialist
Fire Safety Inspector I, Limited Lawn and Ornamental Pest.
Started working for Brevard County Schools March 2012 in Roofing. Transferred to EH&S in March 2018. Florida and Maryland certified Firefighter. Roofing Consultant Institute certified Roofing Observer. Brevard County Fire and Rescue Volunteer at Mims Volunteer Fire Department since 2008, held ranks of Capitan, Chief and currently Deputy Chief. Former volunteer firefighter in Montgomery County Maryland at Damascus Volunteer Fire Department starting in 1988 and gained rank to Captain before moving to Florida in 2000
Environmental Specialist, Head Start
Environmental Services/Facilities Clerk
Doreen comes to Plant Operations from the Elementary sector. Joining Brevard schools in 2014 from Indiana. She brings abundance of office experience and detail, to assist us in all our day to day operations. She is very knowledgeable in all areas where the need for accuracy is necessary.
Training Outline
Examples, Specialized Safety Training for Select Facility Services Trades
Annual Ethics Training
Bloodborne Pathogens Training
Hazard Communications Training
CPR and First Aid Training
RTK, General Health & Safety Awareness Training
AHERA Asbestos Awareness 2-hr Certification Class
NFPA 70E Arc Flash Electrical Safety Training (Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace)
Defensive Driving 8 hour Course
Aerial Lift Training (Basic Operating Procedures of Boom Lifts and Scissor Lifts)
Bucket Truck Safety Awareness 4 hour Training
Forklift Operator Course
Articulated Ladder Safety Training
Stepladder Safety Training
Single and Extension Ladder Safety Training
Mobile Safety Ladder Training
OSHA’s Supported Scaffolding 29CFR 4 hour Training
Fall Protection Training 4 hour