Kyle Zimmer
Peer support is workforce infrastructure.Thirty years building peer support in the trades. OSHA-certified safety professional. The guy union members call before they call anyone else.
About Kyle
Kyle Zimmer is the former Director of Health and Safety and Members Assistance Program at the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 478. He spent three decades on the front lines of union safety training and peer support.An OSHA-certified Safety and Health Specialist, Kyle has trained thousands of Operating Engineers and served as a national instructor with the IUOE National Training Fund. He pioneered Local 478's Members Assistance Program, a peer-driven approach that supports members and their families through substance use, mental health, and other life challenges. He has since helped other locals build peer support programs of their own.Kyle currently serves as an Education and Outreach Specialist with Recovery Ways in Murray, Utah, bringing his experience into organizations nationwide.
What Kyle Does
How Kyle helpsPeer support program development. Kyle helped build one of the most respected Members Assistance Programs in the country. He works with unions and employers to stand up Workplace Peers programs that members actually use.Safety and peer support training. Real tools, not theory. Kyle trains members, stewards, and leadership to notice when a coworker is struggling and act before it becomes a crisis or an incident.