Senior HSE Coordinator
W-Industries
Total years of experience :32 years, 6 Months
Work directly with company employees to identify and acquire information needed for revising company policies and procedures
•Review and propose refinements to content or format of company policies and procedures
•Respond directly or assist with completing client or potential client HSE inquiries
•Integrate new ideas and improvements in the Safety Management System
•Ensure implementation and ongoing effectiveness of work processes
•Serve as an HSE Advisor to HSE department personnel as needed
•Coach and mentor HSE personnel
Accountable for all aspects of the EHS programs at different locations with over 500 employees.
•Managed the day to day HSE operations.
•Allocated 80% of my time in the plant monitoring worker activities to ensure that they were working safely and following company policies and procedures.
•Provided technical advice, coaching, guidance and mentoring to employees on safety initiatives and made necessary changes.
•Controlled hazardous working conditions through regular HSE inspections of the facilities to ensure that they were compliant with environmental, fire, hazard and safety guidelines.
•Investigated safety incidents and drafted reports detailing results, shared findings with Management Team.
•Reviewed JHAs to ensure that all hazards were captured and mitigated.
•Participated in Safety planning processes such as toolbox talks, hazard analysis and all other risk assessment activities.
•Trained teams using visual aids on specific operations and requirements for each job site, including applicable procedures and techniques.
•Maintained EMS requirements (SPCC, RCRA/DOT, Reporting/Recording).
Supervised 16 field safety supervisors during daily construction activities
•Implemented site safety programs in accordance with contract requirements and applicable regulations
•Monitored the daily activities of 500+ employees to ensure full compliance with company policies and procedures, EPA and OSHA Regulations
•Allocated 90% of time conducting field inspections of sites, procedures and protective gear to assess compliance with safety standards.
•Provided clear and concise communications to all levels of the organization on safety related topics.
•Planned, scheduled and led safety audits to identify potential hazards to personnel and ways to mitigate them.
•Conducted new hire, VIP and visitor safety inductions.
•Led incident investigations to determine root causes and made recommendations on corrective actions to prevent the same type of incident from reoccurring in the future.
Coached, mentored and disciplined when necessary 5 regional safety supervisors and 16 offshore safety supervisors in my area of responsibility to ensure interpretation and implementation OSHA Regulations
•Managed the day to day HSE operations of 22 offshore drilling rigs with 200+ personnel on board
•Point of contact for addressing employee concerns regarding HSE
•Embarked regularly to promoted safety awareness and to ensure crews were working safely and in compliance with regulatory requirements.
•Met with client HSE representatives to ensure that together we were providing the highest HSE standard for operations excellence.
•Monitored and promoted company core HSE processes to offshore crews and onshore rig management.
•Lead onshore and offshore audits to determine level of compliance with regulatory requirements and to identify and eliminate potential hazards.
•Lead incident investigations to determine causal factors and root causes. Made recommendations for actions required to prevent reoccurrence of same time of incident in the future.
•Participated in operational and safety meetings promoted by the clients.
•Developed and delivered Safety presentations to individual site leadership teams and EHS professionals/staff.
•Coordinated issues regarding safety and environmental protection for my designated areas.
Point of contact for addressing HSE concerns
•Traveled to various sites to ensure all HSE protocols were being implemented and followed
•Instructed staffers during fire drills so that they were aware of the proper evacuation routes and reporting techniques
•Developed and conducted employee training for 250+ employees in order to promote workplace safety
•Determined and resolved potential safety code deficits which addressed the adequacy of fire exits, stairways, aisle spaces and sprinkler systems.
•Coordinated fire drills, ensuring that they took place on a monthly basis for every work shift.
•Created and compiled all safety training procedures into manuals, which were disseminated to all workers.
•Led safety audits and oversaw investigations into plant quality issues.
•Conducted regular inspections of the facilities to ensure that they were compliant with fire, hazard and safety guidelines.
Provided expertise and training to management on issues related to safety
•Conducted investigations of workplace accidents, injuries and job site safety and made recommendations to correct issues
•Vetted company safety policies and procedures, and made recommendations on implementing them
•Conducted unannounced offshore emergency response drills with crews and provided advice on areas of improvement.
•Interviewed Licensed Crew and verified their Licenses as per Regulatory requirements.
•Inspected implementation and comprehension of Federal and State Regulatory requirements.
•Communicated clearly and concisely to all levels of an organization to ensure comprehension of Federal Regulations.
•Led safety inspections to ensure compliance with OSHA Regulations and Industry Standards.