Mr. Podojil has 38 years of experience in the Industrial Safety, Health and Environmental field. He is a Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM), Certified Hazard Control Manager (CHCM), Registered Environmental Assessor (REA), Registered Environmental Professional (REP), Accredited Safety Auditor (ASA), a Certified Utility Safety Administrator (CUSA) and a Certified Professional Environmental Auditor (CPEA), Certified Homeland Security Manager--Level III (CHSIII)

Mr. Podojil has been listed as an Honored Professional in the National Registry of “Who’s Who in America”. He currently writes safety articles of interest for several national magazines and is a requested lecturer for various national organizations as a motivational speaker at Professional Development Conferences. Mr. Podojil’s first book entitled; “I Am A Teacher” motivational quotes for teachers, was recently published and has been enthusiastically received by a myriad of teachers’ organization throughout the U.S. and Canada.  Mr. Podojil has been featured on several television specials for his positive contributions to the safety abatement endeavors of Industrial Technology/Arts programs in several states.  In November of 2003 Mr. Podojil was selected by Fox News as a safety expert for a special featuring the dangers of shopping in warehouse type operations at large chain stores throughout the United States. 

He has been honored as a catalyst for his never-ending quest to make the industrial work place and Industrial Technology Education (TECH-ED) classrooms a safer environment for working and learning. He has been selected for his safety expertise by the University of Minnesota and the National Institute of Occupational Safety & Health Administration (NIOSH) to consult with many corporations in the metal working industry to reduce hazards inherent in the metal working machinery arena. Mr. Podojil was recently selected by General Electric International as their consulting safety engineer for machine safeguarding and safety auditing at all Power Systems maintenance sites both nationally and internationally.

Mr. Podojil has presented safety seminars for many Fortune 500 companies including the Boeing Company, General Electric International, Allied Signal, Lockheed-Martin Aerospace, Northrop Grumman, the Brady Corporation, as well as the Pacific Rim Safety Council, American Society of Safety Engineers, National Safety Council, Southwest Safety Council, Texas Safety Association, the University of Washington and Cornell University.

He is a requested expert witness in safety and health matters representing legal organizations throughout the United States and Canada.  Mr. Podojil’s past corporate affiliations include; Corporate Manager of Technical Support for the Boeing Company in Seattle, Washington, safety consultation to the Lockheed Corporation, Allied Signal Aerospace, Department of Defense and Federal and State Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA).

Jack will be teaching the following courses in 2009:

OSHA 2045 Machine Guarding January 20-23

OSHA 3110 Fall Arrest Systems February 2-4

OSHA 511 General Industry Standards May 11-14, July 20-23

OSHA 510 Construction Standards July 13-16, September 14-17

OSHA 500 Construction Trainer August 3-6, November 2-5

OSHA 503 General Industry Update August 31 - September 2

OSHA 501 General Industry Trainer October 26-29