Nick Donofrio

Mr. Donofrio began his safety career in the private sector working more than two decades in chemical industry where he was responsible for overseeing hazard identification and process safety activities at multiple Fortune 500 chemical manufacturing facilities.

He joined the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in 2005 as a Safety and Health Compliance Officer in the Buffalo area office. During his tenure as a compliance officer, he conducted more than 800 safety and health inspections. He is a four-time recipient of the Secretary of Labor’s Exceptional Achievement Award and the Secretary’s Honor Award for Worker Protection and was presented the Regional Administrator’s Strong Enforcement award three times.

Selected to fill the positon of Compliance Assistance Specialist for OSHA Region 2 in 2019, he now conducts outreach, education, training, and relationship building to business groups, associations, unions, community, and religious groups to assist OSHA fulfilling one of its primary missions: compliance assistance.

Contact information:

Nick Donofrio, pronounced - (Don-off-rio)
Compliance Assistance Specialist, USDOL-OSHA Region 2
130 South Elmwood Ave. Suite 500, Buffalo, NY 14202

Office 716-796-0803 cell 716-818-9994 Donofrio.nick@dol.gov