Chief - Safety & OHS
Tata Steel Ltd
Total years of experience :32 years, 7 months
Job Responsibilities:
Brief description of project: Tata Steel’s integrated steel plant green field project of 6Mtpa capacity with investment of 8 billion US$. Facilities right from Raw Material Handling System, Coke Plant, Sinter Plant, Blast Furnace, Steel Melting Shop & Hot Rolling Mill are being set up along with 202.5 mw captive Power Plant and major utilities such as oxygen plant, pump house, ETP, fuel storage tanks, hazardous / explosive material like LPG, Hydrogen, HCL, etc. Expected consumption of concrete & structural steel will be 13 Lac cubic meters and 2.5 Lac Mt respectively. Daily 25000 average number of contract employees (one of the biggest construction site in India w.r.t. number of employees engaged) deployed for construction & other support activities with 90 numbers of tower, crawler and tyre mounted cranes and around 1000 heavy vehicles
• Responsible for monitoring EHS performance that include team of 150 qualified safety professionals from TSL, consultants and business partners
• Development of LT and ST strategies with senior leaders and derive deployment plan with Project Managers / Unit Chiefs.
• Developing Health & Safety Annual Operating Plan to meet Annual Business Plan of Corporate Safety
• Coordinating for HAZOP Studies, Quantified Risk Assessment (QRA), Risk Based Inspection. Monitoring progress of PSRM (Process Safety Risk Management) implementation w.r.t. PSI (Process Safety Information) and PSA (Process Safety Analysis), OP (Operating Procedure) and PSSR (Pre Start-up Safety Review) right from design stage of project. Involved in EIA (environmental impact analysis)
• Facilitate deployment of Safety Management Systems to develop ‘Zero Incidence’ safety culture based on DuPont Methodology
• Monitor and review HSE performance of units and carryout periodical safety audits to assess the effectiveness of CAPA
• Formulation of Road Safety Improvement plan and monitoring its effectiveness during project execution
• Charting safety measures for minimizing occurrence of constructional accidents, fires, calamities and conducting investigations for incident’s root cause determination using DuPont Incident Investigation model
• Formulating unit-wise KPIs & monitoring its performance thru safety action plan. Regular Site Safety visits along with Project Managers for initiating proactive safety measures along with gap analysis / non-compliance to applicable critical safety standards
• Formulating systems for establishing OHS infrastructure and facilities. Review process of pre-medical checkup, specific health assessment for critical jobs and monitoring of prophylactic and post incident management system
• Liaising with Govt. agencies such as Director - Factories & Boilers, District Magistrate & local administrative authorities.
Competency in devising, developing and driving implementation of Safety & OHS Management System
Adept in implementing Quality Management System, conducting internal audits, dealing with certification bodies, raising performance reports
Well versed with OHSAS 18001 and used it in preparing the H & S system; organizing HAZOP Studies, Quantitative Risk Analysis (QRA) and Risk Based Inspection
Driving PSRM (Process Safety Risk Management) implementation w.r.t. PSI (Process Safety Information) and PSA (Process Safety Analysis), OP (Operating Procedure) and PSSR (Pre Start-up Safety Review) right from design stage of project
Qualified External Assessor of Tata Business Excellence Model and Safety Panel Expert
Lead team of Operation & Maintenance that exceeded ‘1000 Injury Free Steel’ manufacturing excellence days wrt Quality, Cost, Delivery along with output of ’13 in 12’ for consecutive 3 years
Deft in planning, implementing, managing health, safety, environmental, quality assurance, training policies and procedures.
Sound knowledge of HSE management System, best HSE practices, regulations, emergency response, incident investigations, waste management and environmental monitoring
A team player with excellent communication, presentation, computer, interpersonal, supervisory trainings and skills
Job Responsibilities:
◆ Formulation of Annual Business Plan of the division & drilling down to KPI-level targets with action plan
◆ Implementation of Safety Excellence Journey at CRC-West under the guidance of DuPont consultant
◆ Review of day to day functioning of process centres, key contributors of conversion cost (Power, Fuel & Yield), to ensure operations within budgeted parameters and minimise wastage.
◆ Review of OE customer despatch compliance, TPM deployment and improvement initiative (Aspire)
Job Responsibilities:
◆ Responsible for Raw Material selection, Process Route Design, In-Process Control, Product Development, Customer Development & handling of Customer Complaints.
◆ Played key role in creation & guiding team members for FMEA, CP and successful development of new CR grades like IF Steel, High Strength IF Steel (HSIF), High Strength D grade steel, Bake Hardened Steel, HRPO & HRPSO grades for enhancing new customer base.
◆ Monitoring and review of new product analysis / development & Technical Delivery Certificate creations, also key role in Product-base Design for Annealing cycle (Layout & Process Flow Improvement)
◆ Received Green Belt Certification for improvement in customer-wise Strike Rate.
Job Responsibilities:
◆ Evolving specifications for various end application, depending upon the International C.R. specifications, customer requirements, type of end use and incorporation of factor of safety.
◆ Ensure process control at process centres and on-line inspection / testing operations using statistical techniques for process development and reliability.
◆ Provide technical services to customers including product improvements & handling customer complaints.
◆ Review and Up-gradation of Quality Assurance systems, development of 'Product Based' annealing cycles.
Job Responsibilities:
◆ Exposure to the concepts of Budgeting, Operational Controls, Planning of Capital Expenditure (ROI Analysis) and Raw Material planning.
◆ Providing inputs to Sr. V.P. on policy formulation, decision-making, corporate planning and preparing background papers on critical issues, MIS and monthly/weekly meetings.
◆ Assisted in monitoring, analyzing and coordinating operational activities with the functional heads of the all four plants of Tarapur Complex for effective functioning.
Job Responsibilities:
◆ Effective process Control of Steel Division (Mini Steel Plant and Wire Rod Mill)
◆ Member of the team for development of Quality Plan.
◆ Development of quality parameters and tolerance limits based on the customer requirements
✓ Advanced Diploma in Industrial Safety
✓ MBA in Human Resource Management from IGNOU
✓ B.E. (Metallurgy) from Govt. College of Engineering, Pune
✓ Diploma in Metallurgical Engineering from Govt. Polytechnic, Nagpur