Rising Stars of Safety, Class of 2024
Gilbert Lujan Rivera Jr.
Age: 35
Senior Industrial Hygienist
Amazon
Tucson, AZ
In 2023, an extreme wildfire season threatened to negatively impact air quality at some Amazon operations. Gilbert was critical in ensuring the rapid education and implementation of programs for the health and safety of employees. By outlining key elements of the existing wildfire procedure, he made sure all sites were leveraging programs and risk-based information to make health-based decisions for employees. This included the use of voluntary respiratory protection following all applicable jurisdictional regulations, providing vendor information for onsite air monitoring, and securing additional resource allocations and support.
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