Richard G. Coleman, MS.
Up to Safety and Fire Engineering Faculty

Richard Coleman has recently retired from the petrochemical industry where he worked for a number of companies and in a variety of positions. He has thirty years experience in process operations and ten years as a training specialist. The experience in process operations involved synthetic rubber, olefins (ethylene and propylene), and styrene monomer manufacture as a process technician. He held the position of utilities section shift supervisor for twelve years. Richard has extensive experience in the operation of pumps, compressors, boilers, cooling towers, reactors, distillation columns, fired heaters, and other equipment. As a trainer, he developed a technician qualification program for all process and maintenance employees. This program was in compliance with the OSHA process safety management regulation. Richard developed a training documentation computer program to track progress. He has participated in audits with positive results conducted by internal auditors, corporate auditors the Department of Transportation (DOT), and BST (ISO-9002) quality auditors. Richard was involved with safety for his entire career. He was a member of the fire brigade in each facility where he worked. He has held the position of fire captain, assistant fire chief and fire chief and has served as an instructor at Lamar University and Texas A&M fire schools. He has also attended high angle rescue training and served on the emergency medical team for six years. Richard earned an Associate of Arts degree in Air Conditioning and Refrigeration from San Jacinto College, a Bachelor of Science degree in Technical Education from the University of Houston and a Master of Science degree in Occupational Education from the University of Houston.