Corporate HSSEQ Manager
Milaha
Total years of experience :25 years, 6 months
Milaha has become one of the largest and most diversified maritime and logistics companies in the Middle East. The operations now range from ocean transport and offshore support services, to 3PL (third party logistics) and ancillary solutions.
Currently employed as the Corporate HSSEQ Manager, a Milaha Corporate Department Head position. This role is one that unifies and directs all HSSEQ activities over all Milaha business pillars including Qatar Navigation, QShip and Halul Offshore. During this time Halul was nominated as a finalist for the Lloyds List Company of the Year Award (2012) primarily due to the work completed on the integration of the management systems.
Responsible for determining policy and procedure of the organisation and monitoring and auditing the implementation. Currently undertaking a significant project for the implementation of integrated systems certified to ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and BS OHSAS 18001.
During the period of employment audit performance of business units has increased by 300% and KPI performance has achieved targets set.
Employment responsibilities included:
• Development of corporate policy and procedure solutions against identified requirements.
• Undertaking strategic planning of HSSEQ initiatives to identify improvement paths for the organisation as a whole.
• Providing specialist advice, direction and coaching to department heads and line management.
• Establishing close working relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.
• Conducting HSSEQ audits of business units and sites on a scheduled basis.
• Undertaking reviews according to internal and external requirements.
• Establishing and monitoring of KPI targets for business units.
• Liaising with clients and government agencies on an as required basis.
• Undertaking emergency preparedness assessments and development of plans.
• Completing detailed conclusive incident investigation reports.
• Prepare Annual safety action and administer its implementation
• Developing and implementing safety -training programs for employees.
• Developing and administering interest sustaining promotional safety activities to
enhance development of safety awareness among employees.
• Ensure that the Board of Directors is appropriately informed of operational EHS
matters.
• Reviewing significant EHS issues, approve recommended actions, and report outcomes to
the Board of Directors.
• Ensuring that operations comply with contractual and EHS regulatory requirements.
• Developing and coordinate emergency arrangements
GHD is one of the world’s leading engineering, architecture and environmental consulting companies having won numerous awards for people and project excellence.
HSE involvement on projects including safety management for tower, residential and commercial developments. I also provided specialist skills in HSE consulting, training and environmental assessments. During the period of employment a 45% increase in monthly safety KPI performance was achieved within the business units under my control.
Employment responsibilities included:
• Development of Middle East policy and procedure solutions of corporate safety requirements.
• Undertaking strategic planning of HSE initiatives to drive a coherent safety culture across the organisation.
• Providing specialist advice, direction and coaching to senior management and project managers.
• Establishing close working relationships with key internal and external stakeholders
• Undertaking HSE reviews according to internal and external requirements.
• Establishing and monitoring of KPI targets for business locations.
• Liaising with clients and government agencies on an as required basis.
• Reporting detailed HSE performance to corporate level management.
• Undertaking emergency preparedness assessments and development of plans.
• Completing detailed conclusive incident investigation reports.
• Development of complex training plans according to company requirements.
Kempe Engineering is a leading global vertically integrated specialist engineering company. They work in collaborative relationships with clients, to provide engineering solutions that encompass state-of-the-art technology, supplied through their “competitive global delivery model”, that contribute to developing and sustaining their production plant assets.
As the Regional HSSE Manager I was primarily responsible for forming corporate safety requirements and ensuring compliance within business units across the Middle East, Africa and China, consisting of individual project values in excess of US$500m.
The business units within my field of responsibility undertook project management, aluminum smelter construction, building and industrial construction, manufacturing, and maintenance functions. These operations comprised of in excess of 5000 employees and numerous additional contractors from various cultural backgrounds.
During the undertaking of the Qatalum project, Kempe Engineering received the client award for safety performance. Throughout the project Kempe achieved in excess of 5, 000, 000 man-hours LTI free (spanning the 26-month project period) and an AIFR of 3.6 per 1, 000, 000 man-hours.
Employment responsibilities included:
• Development, implementation, and monitoring of corporate HSE Policy.
• Implementation of corporate safety requirements on a Greenfield site from project startup.
• Undertaking strategic planning of HSE initiatives to drive a dynamic safety culture across the organisation.
• Providing specialist advice, direction and coaching to senior management, construction management and line managers.
• Providing leadership and management to a team of 32 Safety Officers across multiple sites throughout five countries.
• Actively participate in work planning at both conceptual and practical stages.
• Implementation of safety mentoring, training, and initiatives in a multi-language worksite.
• Ability to establish close team working relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.
• Undertaking HSE audits of sites according to internal and external requirements.
• Establishing, monitoring and reporting of KPI targets for individual branches.
• Liaising with clients and government agencies on a regular basis.
• Reporting detailed HSE performance to corporate board level.
• Undertaking emergency preparedness assessments and implementation of plans.
• Completing detailed conclusive incident investigation reports.
• Development and implementation of complex training plans according to project requirements.
• Generation of safety guidance material distributed to managers, supervisors and employees.
Patrick is Australia's only provider of all services within the crucial ship to warehouse link of the import/export supply chain. They are focused on Safety, our Customers and working as One Team to provide service levels, productivity, efficiency and innovation at world class standards. Patrick has become a frontline interface for Australian trade.
As the OHS&E Manager I was responsible for the development and implementation of the site OHS Business Plan, and strategic planning of all OHS performance across multiple jurisdictions.
During employment with Patrick Terminals East Swanson Dock achieved a reduction in the LTIFR from 165.4 to 8.6 per million man-hours. East Swanson Dock was also successfully audited against SafetyMAP criteria and achieved self-insurance status.
Employment responsibilities including:
• Development of corporate HSE policy and procedures.
• Provided leadership and direction to ensure thorough and consistent implementation of
the EHS Management System.
• Consultation with management regarding OHS issues and solutions.
• Mentoring of Site and Production Managers to achieve safety requirements.
• Conducting internal audits in accordance with internal and external criteria.
• Evaluation of legislation and determination of site requirements.
• Development of Local and National procedures.
• Strategic project planning, implementation and review.
• Demonstrated management of significant allocated financial resources.
• Development and Implementation of Safety Accountability Management System.
• Development of training material according to needs analysis.
• Relationship building and liaising with government regulators.
HAZCON is a specialist Health, Safety & Environmental (HSE) consultancy company, based in Victoria, and servicing companies throughout Australia.
As an OHS&E Consultant, I was required to provide specialist skills and quality information to clients. Clients included major private and public organisations undertaking large scale projects. These skills detailed below were critical to the management and risk reduction of these projects, delivering desirable outcomes that complemented core business and occupational health and safety strategies.
Employment responsibilities including:
• Project Management of a team of safety professionals,
• Safety Management Systems development and implementation Auditing of systems and work sites.
• Training development, delivery and assessment.
• Risk Assessment including Dangerous Goods, Plant and Manual Handling.
• Industrial Hygiene sampling and monitoring.
Founded in the Queensland outback in 1920, Qantas has grown to be Australia's largest domestic and international airline.
Qantas is widely regarded as having a reputation for excellence in safety, operational reliability, engineering and maintenance, and customer service.
As a HSEQ Consultant I provided specialist skills to Qantas undertaking significant projects in aircraft maintenance plant safety and hazardous substances risk assessment and management.
Employment responsibilities included:
• Development of Policy and Procedures manual for the Melbourne Maintenance Facility.
• Development of the Victorian training program for Qantas staff.
• Undertaking risk assessments
• Determining appropriate controls for identified risks.
Bachelor of Applied Science in Occupational Health and Safety.