Background
TJ Lyons writes on construction
safety for IRMI.com
Mr. Lyons is the Eastern Region EHS Manager for Total Facility Solutions a
company of the M+W Group. He supports field teams and operations from Malta,
New York.
Board certified as an Occupational Health and Safety Technologist and
Certified Safety Professional, he is proud to have taken some of these skills
to his local community. A past assistant chief, New York adjutant fire
instructor (hazardous materials), emergency medical technician, and still a
volunteer firefighter, he sees the need to bring safety from the field to the
home as often as possible.
In 2018, Mr. Lyons was honored with the IRMI Words of Wisdom (WOW)
Award. The WOW Award recognizes a speaker who has made an outstanding
contribution to the IRMI Construction Risk
Conference as well as demonstrating exceptional presentation skills and
freely sharing practical tips and strategies.
In 2001, Mr. Lyons was awarded the IRMI Gary E. Bird
Horizon Award for his efforts in implementing the Occupational Safety and
Health Administration Voluntary Protection Program on the first construction
project in the state of New York. He has also presented at the IRMI Construction Risk
Conference.
Mr. Lyons was a past chapter writer for the American Society of Testing of
Materials and for the recent American Society of Safety
Engineers’ Construction Safety Management and Engineering, vol. 1 and
vol. 2. He is president of the Hudson River Valley Chapter of the American
Society of Safety Engineers.