kalairaja Vairavaraj, Safety Manager

kalairaja Vairavaraj

Safety Manager

URC

Location
India
Education
Master's degree, Industrial Safety Engineering
Experience
23 years, 7 Months

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Total years of experience :23 years, 7 Months

Safety Manager at URC
  • India - Bengaluru
  • My current job since September 2019
Safety Manager at Afcons
  • India - Nagpur
  • October 2018 to September 2019
Safety Manager at NCC Ltd
  • India - Chennai
  • January 2018 to October 2018

• Established and ensure implementation of the HSE Management System and plan on all work sites ensuring compliance with OHSAS 18001, ISO 14001 and ISO 9001.
• Develop health and safety system, including policies, procedure and manuals.
• Preparing, reviewing and updating HSE Plan, Emergency procedures implementation and checking its effectives.
• Implemented a HSE Internal audit procedure and followed up on corrective actions and devised preventive actions for future NCs (Non-Conformances).
• Reviews and evaluates contractor MS, JSA, RA and SHE Plans.

Sr.Safety Manager at CBRE
  • India - Hyderabad
  • February 2017 to January 2018

Client :HZL/Vedanata

Mining Project.Our company CBRE as a safety Consultant.

Sr. HSSE Engineer at ALYSJ
  • Qatar - Doha
  • October 2015 to December 2016

Role:
• Ensuring Safety poster display & alerts and celebrating safety week / day
• Organizing Induction Training Programme for new employees, Tool Box Meeting, Pep Talk Training, Staff Meeting and Sub Contractors Meeting
• Coordinating with:
o Client and others for fulfilling client’s requirement
o Concerned departments for campaigns, competitions, contests and other activities for developing & maintaining interest of workers in establishing and maintaining safe conditions of work & procedures
• Providing advice to Management & Contractor on EHS issues according to organization standards & policies
• Generating reports / records / checklists on site EHS activities
• Conducting weekly safety inspections and providing recommendations on unsafe acts & conditions at site
• Supervising and training subordinates
• Carrying out Ho programme for safety materials and aligning them as per requirements
• Following mandatory checklists & posters on site and maintaining checklists, activities & documents related to EHS
• Preparing and administering programmes, practices, rules and reports on safety
• Advising Purchasing & Store Departments for guaranteeing high quality & availability of personal protective equipment
• Investigating site accidents / incidents / near misses and analyzing their trends for maintaining records & reports on findings
• Initiating & proposing preventive & corrective strategies for personal injuries and evaluating their effectiveness
• Arranging fire, first aid & safety demo, medical camp and work place safety training for contractors and worker at site

Sr.Asst Manager-OHSE at Gammon India
  • India - Chennai
  • July 2012 to October 2015

Chennai Metro Rail under ground Project.
• Explain the workers the site safety rules/instructions in their regional language while commencing new job or as required from time to time.
• Check all the fall protection safety provisions provided at height work on daily basis.
• Inspect the scaffold properly before to start of any activity.
• Ensure the LOTO system was followed or not at the time any electrical maintenance work.
• Ensure all the work permit system was correctly followed by all the employees.
• Maintain necessary discipline and prevent workers from horseplay, fiddling with equipment /tools/PPE etc.
• Check all the fall protection safety provisions provided at height works on daily basis.
• Reviewing design and drawing of safety layouts, hazardous classification of Tunnel projects.
• Reviewing emergency preparedness plan when project progress and conducted emergency drills.
• Prepared EHS in house training in power point for about topics and preparing for new work activities.
• Conducting regular training in confined space entry, working in confined space and safe procedures followed in confined space for all Tunnel management staff, supervisory staff and workers.
• Conducting regular training in fire protection and prevention to Tunnel and Station management and supervisory staff.
• Conducting regular training on electrical safety, conducting electrical inspection and audits for Tunnel and Stations.
• Prepare safe work procedures for construction and tunnel for about various topics.
• Conducting weekly, monthly EHS inspection of projects.
• Conducting internal EHS audit prior to ISO audits.
• Prepared material and Issued EHS newsletter.

Asst Manager EHS at MARG LTD-Karaikal Port
  • India - Chennai
  • June 2010 to May 2012

• Consulting with construction team on safety issues & preventative measures.
• To Organize Safety method statement briefing & monthly HSE report.
• Carrying out Hazard Identification, Risk assessment and its control measures
• Conduct safety Audit and monitor on continual improvement.
• Assisting to conduct daily job base tool box talk.
• Conducting onsite training program like Manual material handling training, COSHH Training, Fire fighting training and safety awareness training etc…..
• Daily inspection of plant and equipment.
• Preparing report on unsafe condition and unsafe act.
• Report all major or minor accident/incident or near misses on daily basis.
• Ensure constant vigil in order to prevent any unsafe condition to prevail or unsafe act committed by workers at his work area.

sr.safety officer at Consilium Qatar L.L.C.,
  • Qatar - Doha
  • September 2009 to June 2010

 Reporting to Construction Manager & HSE Manager.
 Conducting toolbox talk before starting work.
 Conducting Pep talks on workplace.
 Identify the risk and mitigating as per severity.
 Motivating workers to develop safety culture.
 Following mandatory checklists in the site.
 Monitoring and controlling of safety measures.
 Preparing monthly HSE statistical reports.
 Liaison with clients & TPI.

safety officer at ECCI Ltd., Chennai
  • India
  • April 2008 to August 2009

 Reporting to Project Manager.
 Conducting toolbox talks, safety walk audit.
 Followed T.N Factories Act of 1948.
 Coordinating with other department to improve productivity.
 Following mandatory checklists in the site.
 Preparing monthly safety reports.
 Routine walk audit and improvements in safety.
 Liaison with clients and Government bodies.
 Conducting safety trainings like Fire, First Aid, Material Handling etc.,
 Implemented site safety rules & sign boards as per client requirement.

safety officer at Chedinad Builders
  • India - Chennai
  • October 2006 to March 2008

• Encouraging and motivating workers towards safety culture.
• Attending monthly client meeting to ensure the compliance.
• Participating as management representative in external programs.
• Plan and carry out Management System training and other OHSE related training.
• Coordinate with competent person in inspection & certification of lifting tackles, lifting Equipment and machinery.
• Conduct planned / unplanned mock drills, observe shortfalls, plan & implement corrective action.
• Liaise with Client on OHSE issues and conduct joint site inspection.

safety officer at NAGA Ltd
  • India
  • November 2004 to September 2006

• Ensure the LOTO system was followed or not at the time any electrical maintenance work.
• Ensure all the work permit system was correctly followed by all the employees.
• Reviewing emergency preparedness plan when project progress and conducted emergency drills.
• Prepared EHS in house training in power point for about topics and preparing for new work activities.
• Planning and procurement of PPE, Implemented Fire safety requirements and liaise with government agencies. Ensure the usage of PPE by all employees correctly.
• Organized monthly EHS promotional including yearly campaign.

General supervisor & Safety at Muthu Pipes
  • India
  • September 2000 to October 2004

• Planning and procurement of PPE, Implemented Fire safety requirements and liaise with government agencies. Ensure the usage of PPE by all employees correctly.
• Organized monthly EHS promotional including yearly campaign.

Education

Master's degree, Industrial Safety Engineering
  • at The Kavery college of Engineering
  • August 2017
Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering
  • at Prist University
  • November 2015
Master's degree, SAFETY MANAGEMENT
  • at ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY
  • May 2012
Higher diploma, NEBOSH
  • at TWI
  • July 2008
Master's degree, human resource
  • at alagappa university
  • June 2008

i had also finished industrial safety ,nebosh

Diploma, Industrial Safety
  • at Annamalai University
  • July 2007
Bachelor's degree, CS
  • at PR college
  • November 1999

Specialties & Skills

Road Safety
Construction Safety
Safety Audits
Safety Analysis
ms office
window 78 &2000,Windows Xp
MS office
safety Inspection
safety Audit
Safety Management

Languages

English
Intermediate
Tamil
Expert
Hindi
Intermediate

Memberships

National Safety Council
  • member
  • June 2008
Indian Safety Professional
  • member
  • January 2007
WSO
  • Affliate member
  • July 2016

Training and Certifications

NEBOSH (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2008
Valid Until:
January 9999
Occupational health & safety (Certificate)
Date Attended:
June 2009
Valid Until:
January 9999

Hobbies

  • reading books
    safety books ,magazines
  • Sports
    Football,cricket