Thomas Zito

Thomas Zito, CSP, CHST, serves as the Battalion Chief of Training and Safety for the Village of Hoffman Estates since February 2005, where responsibilities include coordinating annual training for compliance with OSHA, ISO, NFPA, and EMS regulations, managing the training budget, and facilitating department drills. Since August 2020, Thomas Zito has also worked as an OSHA Compliance Consultant for Elevated Safety, conducting Gap Analyses to ensure alignment with OSHA requirements. In addition, Thomas Zito has been an OSHA Compliance Instructor for Medcor since July 2019, teaching various safety topics nationally, and has been a Safety Instructor/Evaluator for Amerisafe Group since January 2008, conducting audits for OSHA compliance and teaching fire service-related safety topics. Furthermore, Thomas Zito is an instructor for First In Rescue Training, LLC, specializing in classes related to firefighting and emergency management. Thomas Zito holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Speech Communications from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.