Sean O'rourke
About Sean O'rourke
Sean O'Rourke is an EHS Specialist at Bristol-Myers Squibb, with extensive experience in environmental health and safety roles across multiple industries and companies.
Company
Sean O'rourke is currently employed at Bristol-Myers Squibb in Cruiserath, Ireland. In his role as an EHS Specialist, he manages environmental, health, and safety responsibilities across three Irish sites. He acts as the EHS point of contact for Quality labs and the Warehouse in the Manufacturing site, and coordinates EHS for External Manufacturing at Bristol-Myers Squibb.
Title
Sean O'rourke holds the title of EHS Specialist at Bristol-Myers Squibb. His duties include developing EHS Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), training programs, and specific Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for high hazardous work. He also owns the company's Behavioural Safety program and creates pre-action fire plans for emergency services.
Education and Expertise
Sean O'rourke graduated with a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering from Dublin City University. He completed his degree between 2012 and 2016, finishing first in a competitive class of 20. Additionally, he completed a Level 4 Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) course with the Irish Ambulance Training Institute.
Professional Background
Sean O'rourke has extensive experience in the environmental, health, and safety field. Before joining Bristol-Myers Squibb, he worked as an EHS Specialist at Pfizer in County Dublin from 2016 to 2018 and at Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals in Mulhuddart for five months in 2015. His earlier career includes 10 years in construction, focusing on Brick & Stone Masonry, and 3 years in tree services, including trade completion in Tree Surgery.
Achievements
At Pfizer, Sean O'rourke managed corporate-level projects like waste mapping and the development of an Electronic Permit to Work system. During his internship at Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals, he developed Annual Environmental Reports (AER) for Industrial Emissions License (IEL) compliance. In his current role at Bristol-Myers Squibb, he carries out regular audits and inspections, delivers EHS training and workshops, and develops site-specific fire plans for emergency services.