2017 NSC Congress & Expo

Dean McKenzie
Director
Directorate of Construction


BIO Dean McKenzie joined OSHA’s Directorate of Construction in 2009 as a Safety & Health Specialist. McKenzie has more than 40 years of experience in the field of construction; McKenzie has an exceptional understanding of the safety and health issues facing the industry. He started out in the steel mills of Gary, Ind., as a journeyman millwright in the mid-1970s. McKenzie worked in construction, particularly industrial, in Indiana, Florida, Colorado and the Caribbean. He has been a licensed general contractor, business owner, and project and operations manager. McKenzie has owned 6 businesses from construction to retail. In his seven plus years with OSHA, he has accomplished many things, including addressing fatalities in the communication tower industry, building a strong relationship with the Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health, industry associations and has lead OSHA in the Campaign to Prevent Falls in Construction and the Fall Prevention Stand-down.

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