Michelle Treger

Responsible for HSE at remote mining complex including underground and open pit mines, processing plants, garages, welding shops, warehouses, offices, industrial kitchen, and living quarters; conducted risk assessments and site inspections; sampled diverse contaminants and maintained equipment; wrote technical reports, investigation summaries, and industrial hygiene programs; worked with regulatory agencies and governmental health officials; trained workers on HSE policies and safe work methods.

HSE consultant for a variety of industries; performed worker exposure assessments which involved identifying potential hazards and high-risk job tasks, determining approach to investigation, implementing sampling plans, and ensuring that projects stayed on time and budget; conducted wide range of hygiene fieldwork including collecting surface, bulk, air, and water samples; wrote proposals and technical reports; communicated between key stakeholders including clients, management and HSE officials.

Conducted laboratory testing and wrote technical report for research project studying characteristics of rock samples; worked with specialized software to analyze photos of mining processes.

Completed two internships; involved in water monitoring project, conducted water sampling at a bulk coal terminal, monthly on-site maintenance of hydrometric monitoring stations, and investigation of leachate breakouts at a closed landfill.

-Process engineering with a specialization in environmental studies -Completed co-operative education work experience program, completing internships in water treatment and minerals processing optimization

Completed first year of engineering degree as part of the university's collaboration with the University of British Columbia.