Athar Arfan, SENIOR HSE ADVISOR

Athar Arfan

SENIOR HSE ADVISOR

OQ8 & OOCEP- DUQM REFINERY PROJECT - S TANK

Location
Oman - Muscat
Education
Bachelor's degree, Occupational Safety, Health & Environment
Experience
12 years, 10 Months

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Total years of experience :12 years, 10 Months

SENIOR HSE ADVISOR at OQ8 & OOCEP- DUQM REFINERY PROJECT - S TANK
  • Oman
  • My current job since December 2021

Duqm Oil Refinery Project in collaboration with OQ-Oman & Q8-Qatar making it as OQ8.
Customized daily inspection of Permit copies with all the necessary certificates and daily validation from client.
Volunteered Training the workers and supervisors under my command in the visual center
Developed effective annual HSE plans & achieved improvements, practices, policies, and strategies to bring operations in on deadline.
Initiated & Summarized the Annual training plan which resulted in the achievement of operational excellence, personal goals, and rapid career progression.
Managed to overcome the Heat stress in the boiling temperature of OQ BLOCK-60.
Control of Vehicle safety movements by determining the competency of driver & Vehicle performance
Review of the HSE Management System with addition of a quality Inspection report and allocate the responsibilities by the quality and behavior

HSSE Project head at NAMA- AFAQ AL MUSANA
  • Oman - Khasab
  • My current job since September 2023

An Electrical company Working as a Contractor for the Government Electrical Distribution Company Oman with an ongoing project of 33KV Upgradation of Sub-station based in Khasab, Governorate of Musandam
Provide advice to higher management regarding H & S issues in the organization, applicable regulations, and presentable solutions.
Reviewed and Managed the HSE Management system of the company with the implementation of its policy.
Accomplished awareness of incidents and conducted skill gaps analysis with map-out short and long-term training plans for internal teams.
Analyze & Build an internal HSE team to implement policies & follow-up plans suggested in an annual HSE meeting with a client.
Coordinated & managed in setting KPIs for my team and contractor HSE Teams.

Project HSE Coordinator at S TANK
  • Oman
  • January 2023 to July 2023

ONEIC(Oman National Engineering & Investment Company S.A.O.G) is an energy distribution government-based company. This also supplies water to all over the PDO Sites RO treatment plant.
Standardized auditing of sites in-regards with procedures for SSOW.
Developed careful examination of the workplace by Risk assessment and assigning actions by examining observations from the site and close-out date
Applied implementation of PDO Excavation Procedure PR-1002 & Guidelines as GU-501
Determined inspection of the Permits as per PDO Specifications SP-2329 and Procedures PR-1172 with the SSOW and ensure that all the requirements have been met before starting the activity
Standardized basic facilities at site in-accordance with the Petrojet & PDO standards.

HSE Lead at OMAN LNG Plant-Baker Hughes - oman
  • Oman - Sur
  • October 2021 to November 2021

Shutdown for Terrain-II organized by the client Oman LNG Plant in the co-ordination of BAKER HUDGES with 10, 000 employees working in two shifts of 12 hours day & night
To Make ensure to follow the HSE policies and in-line procedures
Contributed & supported for safety checks and inspections to ensure for achieving Goal zero
Implemented independent safety measures inspections in accordance/cooperation with TEAM
Volunteered in setting objectives & encouraged workers by working as a TEAM. Hence, I achieved GOAL ZERO.
Emphasized Documentation of working times, activity reports, and safety incidents- Photographic documentation.

HSE ADVISOR at OQ Salalah Ammonia Project
  • Oman - Salalah
  • January 2020 to September 2021

Salalah Ammonia project & LPG Extraction plant, storage tanks, shipping facilities, and interconnected pipeline system supplying to the Salalah Sea Port at Raysut Salalah, Dhofar.
Managed to Work with two different companies at SNC LAVALLIN- OQ Salalah Scaffolding work in the presence of critical electrical safety panels at site under my supervision
Enabled the operative coordination of safety personnel to integrate the diverse recovery efforts like technical assistance minimizes conflicts, wastage removal, delays for safety equipment, etc
Implemented of independent safety inspections in accordance/cooperation with the Site Safety Officers & management commitment.
Designed the documentation of working times, activity reports, daily observations with closes-out & safety incidents- Photographic documentation.
Accomplished the monitoring of relevant measures, such as fall prevention, crane operation, scaffolding structures, scaffolding work, and hot work Coordination of restricted areas, e.g. for pressure tests.

HSE ADVISOR at Al Mukhtar Trading & Cont. Co. L.L.C
  • Oman - Salalah
  • February 2018 to December 2019

• Facilitated about providing advice on all aspects of HSE issues relating to the Fourth Party Logistics (4PL) contract with Bahwan DHL & PDO
• Setting and managing IKO’s and KPI’s for my team on weekly basis
•Representing HSE Advisor at Bahwan DHL at PDO HSE Meetings and functions
• Established & Improved workshop to identify areas of improvement and address gaps in a structured manner.
• Focused on developing and implementing HSE strategies, policies, standards and procedures in line with ISO accredited standards to deliver Goal Zero for Lost Time Injuries
• Guided on reporting & Investigation procedures implemented from Bahwan DHL & PDO.
• Applied audit (Internally & Externally) to the ALMK procedures and sites & developed commitment among ALMK Management.
• Established new and improved initiatives and digitalization
• Encouraged & conducted present training sessions whenever required and updating staff with the on-going incidents happened in fellow companies

HSE ADVISOR at Rashid Mahmood & Partners L.L.C
  • Oman - Muscat
  • February 2016 to January 2018

A civil company located in Oman doing different projects in PDO as well as OQ
Facilitated about Providing the advice to management regarding H, S & E issues in the organization, applicable regulations, and presentable solutions.
Analyzed & Reviewed the HSE Management system of the company with the implementation of its policy.
Revitalized awareness of incidents and conduct skill gaps analysis with map-out short and long-term training plans for internal teams.
Modified & Build an internal HSE team to implement policies & follow up plans suggested in an annual HSE meeting with a client.
Co-ordinated & managing KPIs for my team and contractor HSE Teams.
Represented the company at PDO HSE Meetings and functions with targets to improve H, S & E.
Developed and implemented HSE strategies, policies, standards, and procedures in line with ISO-accredited standards to deliver Goal Zero for Lost Time Injuries.

FIRST AIDER at Guarranty Engineering (Al Zaman Group)
  • Pakistan - Lahore
  • January 2015 to December 2015

First Aider & Male Nurse in a Civil construction company located in Lahore for construction of the hospital
To Preserve Life, Prevent Deterioration, Promote Recovery. the main working concept of the First Aider at the site.
Following the correct procedure of Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
Daily site visit G reporting to the company with day-to-day management
Stabilize patients and provide support until advanced medical personnel arrive, if necessary.

HSE Lead at SAMSAW Group of Industries
  • Pakistan
  • July 2011 to January 2015

To deliver and Co-ordinate vast range of services offered by Samsaw Dairies to its customer
To apply the proper inspection techniques and detect deviations from assigned plans of sahiwal region
To ensure active monitoring of the dairy product collection system plans and regulations.
To make ensure and enlist all the hazardous chemicals and produce a safe system of work to work with them.
Ensure/ maintain a safe and secure process from extracting of milk to storing it and hence transporting back to company from all over the region
Maintaining & updating emergency contact details of staff and emergency communication tree
To take part in freeoperational training for pre-process area, tetra alex-25, tetra almix, juice pasteurizer and CIP station form TetraPak
Prepare and maintain accurate records, reports and correspondence
Follwoing planned inspection chart of whole year and to do Daily inspection (as per the planned area) of Milk Collection Unit
Advising management to do necessary precautions/control measures with the written inspection records

Education

Bachelor's degree, Occupational Safety, Health & Environment
  • at National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health
  • July 2024

NEBOSH -NVQ is the Graduation Degree for a Professional Health, Safety & Environment Accredited by the National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health, a UK awarding organization offering professional qualifications in health, safety, and environmental management.

Higher diploma, Occupational Safety, Health & Environment
  • at National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health
  • January 2021

International General Certificate (IGC) NEBOSH stands for National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health, the UK awarding organization offering professional qualifications in health, safety, and environmental management

Diploma, Occupational Health, Safety & Environment
  • at National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health
  • October 2016

The Diploma for Occupational Health, Safety & Environment as Nebosh-HSW. From the UK Safety board of studies

Bachelor's degree, Fine Arts
  • at University of Punjabs
  • April 2015

The graduation degree is accredited by the Higher Education Commission (HEC). It is attested from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan (MOFA) to work internationally

Specialties & Skills

Logistics Planning
civil engineer
Mechanical Engineering
Oil and Gas
Developing Training Programs
CRITICAL THINKING
LEADERSHIP
Competent Risk Assessor & Assessment
External & Internal Auditing
Hazard Identification & Assessment
COMMUNICATION
COMPETENCY ASSESSOR LEVEL-II
Occupational Health, Safety & Environment Management System
Train the Trainee
Incident Investigation

Languages

English
Expert
Urdu
Native Speaker
Hindi
Native Speaker
Punjabi
Native Speaker
Arabic
Intermediate

Training and Certifications

Train the Trainee-Ihtimam (Training)
Training Institute:
Petroleum Development of Oman
Date Attended:
July 2019
Duration:
24 hours
Clinical Assistance (Certificate)
Date Attended:
July 2015
Assess Competence (Training)
Training Institute:
Knowledge Grid
Date Attended:
May 2019
Duration:
24 hours

Hobbies

  • Cricket
    Won prize for best performance at school
  • Badminton
  • Reading Books