Dr. Wayne Hartz PhD, CSP

Now serving as College's Covid-19 Project Team Leader and WorkWiseNH Project Manager as Professor in Safety and Occupational Health Applied Sciences department.

As Covid-19 team leader, work with all campus and community constituents to assure risk of infection is minimized and controlled in a continuous improvement process through targeted measures and feedback loops.

WorkWiseNH is a free safety and health consultation service for small businesses throughout NH funded by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

Have a coffee with Wayne and you will quickly realize his passion for evidence of student learning to make a difference. His commitment to education and professional practice are driven by his desire to “do more by preparing the next generation of occupational health and safety professionals.” Students interested in pursuing occupational health and safety appreciate his dynamic and engaging teaching style. But Wayne cautions, in class “be prepared for challenge, because once hired as a safety professional, your actions or inactions will impact employees’ wellbeing.”

Wayne’s dissertation defined 21st Century undergraduate learning competencies for emerging occupational health and safety professionals. He now serves as chair of the American Society of Safety Professionals(ASSP) Educational Standards Committee.

Wayne is described as a connective learner/leader bringing multiple ideas and resources together from people closest to the work, to realize opportunities for positive change. He’s known for being strategic, pragmatic, authentic, and down-to-earth service oriented leader, with a bias for action, assessment and change.

Roles at Keene State College:

• Covid-19 Project Team member and leader (spring 2020 - Present)
• WorkWISE NH Project Manager, ($500K Grant, provides free, confidential small business OSHA Consultation via 4 consultants)
• Department Chair, Safety and Occupational Health Applied Sciences (SOHAS) (2017 – 2020)
• Interim Dean, School of Professional and Graduate Studies (2012 – 2015)
  • Led and managed the academic and program departments of Professional and Graduate Studies, fondly known as PGS (Architecture, Athletic Training (CAATE), Child Development Center (NACEY), Continuing Education, Dietetic Internship (ACEND), Education, Educator Preparation (NCATE/CAEP), Health Science, Physical Education (NCATE/CAEP), Sustainable Product Design and Innovation, Safety and Occupational Health and Applied Sciences, and WorkwiseNH.
• Faculty, Associate Professor (2009- present); Assistant Professor (2004-2009), Safety and Occupational Health Applied Sciences (SOHAS) (2004 – 2012)
• Faculty & Safety Academic Program Coordinator (2006 –2012)
• Service to the college includes: Hi level administrative search committees for Provost & AVP Finance; Search Committee, Numerous faculty; Safety Coordinator Search Committee, Integrative Studies Program Advisory Board, TDS Center Building Design Team, College Senate and Senate Curriculum Committee, Faculty Development Committee, Faculty Scholar Recognition Committee, and Strategic Planning Committee.

Degrees and Credentials:

• PhD, Leadership and Change, Antioch University, Yellow Springs, OH (2014)
• MPS, Agriculture, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (1983)
• BS, Environmental Health, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN (1980)
• AAS, Public Health, SUNY Morrisville, Morrisville, NY (1978)
• CSP, Certified Safety Professional, Board of Certified Safety Professionals.

Professional Service (present and past)

• Professional Member- American Society of Safety Engineers Member, Educational Standards Committee and Academic Practice Committee
• Advisory Board Member, School Administrative Unit 29, Keene, NH (2013 - 2015)
• Board Member- Northern New England Safety Council (2005 - 2007) Awards Committee Member- Northern New England Safety Council Evaluated health and safety programs to identify “programs of excellence” for awards.
• Member- National Safety Management Society (1990 - 2013)
• Advisory Board Member- Occupational Health and Safety Program, Central Maine Technical College, Auburn, Maine. (1990 - 1995)

Professional Background:

• Corporate Manager of Employee Health and Safety; Organization Development Team Member; L.L.Bean Inc., Freeport, ME. (1989 - 2004)
• Adjunct Professor; Advisory Board member; AAS Occupational Health and Safety Program, Central Maine Technical College, Auburn, ME (1990 - 1993)
• Senior Environmental Hygienist; Office of Environmental Health and Safety, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (1983 - 1989)
• Water Treatment Plant Operator, Bolton Point, Lansing NY (1981 - 1982)

Other:

• Bean’s Best Award, L.L.Bean Inc., Freeport, ME. (1995)

Recent scholarly activity:

Hill, D., Hartz, W., Hudson, D., Turnbeaugh, T., & Norris, T. (June, 2014). Hamid Fonooni (Chair). A swot-analysis-approach discussion, focused on the future of sh&e profession and education. Panelist at: American Society of Safety Engineers Professional Development Conference and Exposition, Orlando, FL.

Hartz, W. (June 2014). 21st-century u.s. safety professional educational standards: Establishing minimum baccalaureate graduate learning outcomes for emerging occupational health and safety professionals. Presentation delivered at: American society of safety engineers professional development conference and exposition, Orlando, FL. Retrieved from http://aura.antioch.edu/etds/70/

Hartz, W., Ramsay, J., & Sorrell, E. (2015- in press). Advancing the occupational health and safety profession through outcomes-based accreditation. Professional Safety, American Society of Safety Engineers, Chicago, IL.

Ramsay, J., Hartz, W., Hill, D., & Sorrell, E., (2015 – in press). Development of a roadmap toward professionalization for the occupational health and safety discipline. Proposal to American Society of Association Executives, in conjunction with the America Society of Safety Engineers, Council on Professional Affairs, American Society of Safety Engineers. Chicago, IL.