Jose Francis, Safety Advisor

Jose Francis

Safety Advisor

WS Atkins & Partners Overseas

Location
Qatar - Doha
Education
Diploma, Safety Management
Experience
21 years, 11 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :21 years, 11 Months

Safety Advisor at WS Atkins & Partners Overseas
  • Qatar - Doha
  • My current job since February 2012

Handle all safety related issues independently at site, advice and assist the Sr. SRE and Sr. Safety Engineer in the fulfillment of safety obligations.
Inspect worksite daily for any unsafe act or unsafe condition and initiate immediate corrective actions to prevent accident / incident at site and advise Contractor Safety Officers on any safety issues.
Advise Contractor safety to conduct safety related training programs and take corrective actions as required.
Administer the Project Safety Plan with the support of Sr. SRE and Sr. Safety Engineer periodicily review the same with the project execution team to reaffirm its adequacy and conformity to the client / HSE requirement.
Check on contractor Safety Officer/Employees and see if provided Project Specific Orientation / Induction to all employees prior to their deployment to respective tasks.
Review/approve Method statement & Risk Assessments/Job Safety Analysis control on each activity to be carried on site and monitor its effectiveness in terms of performance.
Checking / inspecting the availability of Third Party Competency Certificates for all the Heavy Equipment's and Operators or advising the Contractor PMV/Plant Dept. to arrange for the checking and certification by the third party.
Checking all types of work permits of the approval by concerned Authorities, Contractor Engineer and Safety Department with the attachment of correct drawings and Method Statement/RA/JSA along.

Sr. Safety Officer at NATIONAL WHEEL JOANNOU & PHRASKEVAIDES L.L.C
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • April 2007 to December 2012

Independently handle all safety related issues at site, advice and assist the Project Manager and Construction Manager in the fulfillment of safety obligations.
Be familiar with the expectations of the client, then advise and assist the Project Management in the fulfilment of its obligations.
Lead the team of safety professionals ensuring best support from top management. Brief the safety officer’s on daily activity.
Inspect worksite daily for any unsafe act or unsafe condition and initiate immediate corrective actions to prevent accident / incident at site.
Conduct safety related training programs as required, on-site safety inspections, investigating and analyzing accidents, preparing related reports and assisting with other related safety activities.
Coordinate with the Contract Administrator on site safety activities, training programs, emergency plans, drills and evacuation procedure etc.
Administer the Project Safety Plan with the support of Project Manager and periodically review the same with the project execution team to reaffirm its adequacy and conformity to the client / HSE requirement

Safety Officer at M. S. Al-Suwaidi Industrial Services Co. Ltd.
  • Saudi Arabia - Jubail
  • March 2002 to December 2006

Administer the Project Safety Plan with the support of Project Manager and periodically review the same with the project execution team to reaffirm its adequacy and conformity to the client / HSE requirement.
Prepare and provide Project Specific Orientation / Induction to all employees prior to their deployment to respective tasks.
Assist and prepare Method statement & Risk Assessment Control on each activity to be carried on site and monitor its effectiveness in terms of performance.
Checking / inspecting the availability of Third Party Competency Certificates for all the Heavy Equipments and Operators or advising the Plant Dept. to arrange for the checking and certification by the third party.
Preparing Excavation Permit for the approval of Consultant Instigating correct drawings of the place of excavation taking precaution of all the Utilities present with the help of Construction Manager, prepare Crane Lift Plan etc.
Help develop the hazardous task procedure and monitor such activities for effective compliance.
Prepare Weekly and Monthly report for the submittal of Client and Consultants.
Conduct accident / incident investigation reporting, and maintain a central file for safety statistics of the pr

Education

Diploma, Safety Management
  • at Indian School of Management & Studies
  • July 2013

MBA in Safety Management

Diploma, Diploma in Industrial Safety and Environmental Management
  • at Institute of Fire Safety Health & Environment
  • August 2001
High school or equivalent, Commerce
  • at Mumbai University
  • July 2000

Specialties & Skills

Site Inspection
Project Support
Environmental Issues
Industrial Safety
Construction Safety
Computers
safety management

Languages

English
Intermediate
Hindi
Expert
Marathi
Intermediate
Malayalam
Intermediate
Tamil
Intermediate

Training and Certifications

IOSH - Construction essentials (Certificate)
Date Attended:
August 2007
Valid Until:
August 2007

Hobbies

  • Sports
    Played cricket in school level