Executive Board
Every member of our Executive Board is a thought leader who has made significant contributions to our advisory.
Each one brings a unique set of skills and expertise to our organization.
James Bifulco
CSACNY President | Managing Safety and Loss Control Consultant, Total Safety Consulting
With over 25 years of construction site safety experience, James Bifulco manages the activities of 200 safety professionals assigned to major construction projects in NYC and along the East Coast of the United States. His experience as a Construction Safety Solutions Provider to construction managers, owners, developers and governmental officials, has positioned him as an industry leader. Through his work at TSC North America, LLC, he advises clients on how to protect their employees and reduce accidents, while creating a safe and productive work environment. In addition to his work with CSACNY and Total Safety Consulting, he is also Co-Chair of the NYC Building Code/IBC Construction Safety and Demolition Committee, Past President of the American Society of Safety Engineers Metro Chapter, Past President Safety Executives of New York, Member of the Building Trades Employers Association Safety Committee, a Certified Safety Professional, a NYC Site Safety Manager, a NYC Licensed Master Rigger, and a NYS certified Workplace Safety and Loss Prevention Consultant.
John McCarthy
Vice President | Founder and President, Pro Safety Services, LLC
For 25 years, John McCarthy has provided safety services for clients in the construction, manufacturing, service, and healthcare industries, as well as for public sector organizations. He brings practical proactive safety solutions to prevent injuries, accidents and incidents. John has a broad range of experience that includes program development and implementation, identification of hazards and/or potential hazards, control of hazards, accident investigation, loss control, site-specific training, and OSHA consultations. Previously, John served as the Director of Loss Control Operations, Senior Safety and Health Consultant, and Corporate Safety Director/EEOC Officer for a major contracting firm in Yonkers, NY. He also worked for a major NYS workers’ compensation safety management firm in New York City. In these roles, he was responsible for implementing and monitoring safety services for over 400 clients. He provided clients with technical assistance, OSHA training, subcontractor safety, HazMat communications, and field safety and on-site audits.
In addition to his work the CSACNY and Pro Safety Services, John is a member of the American Society of Safety Engineers, member of the Joint Labor Management Committee in NYS, member of the Associated General Contractors Safety Committee, member of the General Contractors Association Safety Committee, member of the Construction Industry Council Safety Committee, a Certified Safety & Health Manager, an OSHA Instructor in Construction & General Industry, and a NYS Industrial Code Rule 59 Consultant.
Peter Amato
Secretary | President, Site Safety LLC
Peter Amato is the President and managing member of Site Safety, LLC with over 25 years of experience in construction safety. His experience includes providing safety management for hundreds of major buildings in New York City and communicating with the Department of Buildings, Fire Department, Department of Transportation, Department of Environmental Protection and the Department of Labor. Peter holds a masters degree in Public Administration, is an adjunct professor at the Polytechnic Institute of New York University, and is a NYC Certified Site Safety Manager. Peter was awarded the prestigious Safety Professional of the Year Award by the NYC Chapter of the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) in 2013. In his capacity as a construction safety engineer, Peter testifies as an expert witness and has appeared on Channel 2 News (Hurricane Sandy), Fox 5 News (Triangle Shirtwaste Factory Fire), and has been interviewed and quoted by the NY Daily News, Reuters, Moving America Forward, Today in America, and The History Channel. He is a past President of the NYC Chapter of the ASSE, member of the Society’s public relations committee, and former Assistant Commissioner at the NYC Department of Buildings where he was in charge of supervising all construction accident investigations.
