Zacharriah Fridge

Zacharriah Fridge, CIH, has extensive experience in occupational health and safety, currently serving as the Manager of Occupational Health and Safety at Valero since July 2014, where responsibilities have included overseeing refinery safety and process safety management. Prior to Valero, Zacharriah held various leadership roles at DuPont, managing health and safety for approximately 600 employees and contractors at the Pontchartrain site. Earlier career experiences include serving as a Regional Safety Specialist for Whole Foods Market, where health and safety oversight extended to over 4,000 employees across multiple states, and consulting as an Occupational Health Consultant for the Georgia Institute of Technology/OSHA. Zacharriah's educational background includes an MBA from Tulane University's A.B. Freeman School of Business, a Master of Science in Public Health with a focus on Industrial Hygiene from Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, and a Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of Holy Cross.