Mani Kumbalathuparambil Raghu, HSE LEAD

Mani Kumbalathuparambil Raghu

HSE LEAD

UNITED ELEVATORS FACTORY CO., KUWAIT. (INDUSTRIAL DIVISION)

Location
Kuwait
Education
Bachelor's degree, Mathematics
Experience
15 years, 11 Months

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Total years of experience :15 years, 11 Months

HSE LEAD at UNITED ELEVATORS FACTORY CO., KUWAIT. (INDUSTRIAL DIVISION)
  • Kuwait - Al Ahmadi
  • My current job since July 2023

• Conduct daily tool box meeting to discuss the important of HSE aligned from their daily activity.
• Creation of HSE alertness and awareness amongst the site workforce through the safety, slogans,
posters and safety alert bulletins display out prominent places.
• Implementation of safety policy and procedures of the company.
• Implement Waste Management system in proper disposal & segregation of garbage.
• Awareness regarding planning, procedures emergency preparedness, accident prevention, safety
audits and all aspects of safety management.
• Conduct work emergency evacuation and fire drill every quarterly.
• Administer new hire and contractor training including refresher training
• Develop, update, and audit company safety policies and procedures
• Implementing Permit to Work System (PTW)
• Identifying JSA/JHA (Job Safety Analyses and Job Hazard Analyses) for each activity.
• Identify potential safety issues, and recommend corrective actions as appropriate with follow up
verification
• Ensure safety records are maintained in accordance with company and regulatory requirements
• Perform frequent safety compliance inspections at work locations.
• Verify client compliance for company and contractor equipment and maintain the records of inspections.
• Ensure incidents are investigated, reports are completed, and corrective actions are tracked
• Provide safety support including, but not limited to: construction safety, shutdown safety, project
safety, pre-job safety reviews, safety meetings, and tailgates.
• Perform substance abuse tests and investigations in adherence with the company’s substance abuse
policies and procedures
• Conduct Weekly HSE Meetings with Subcontractor
• Carry out Safety Inspection on the work site and ensure that condition stipulated in the permit is being carried out and works were carried out in a safe manner.
• Conducting work permit and JSA audit.
• Conducting Work at Height Audit.
• Reporting of Near misses & hazardous Conditions.
• Ensuring that all safety, first aid and fire protection equipment are maintained in good condition.
• Ensuring the welfare facilities are available safe to use at Work site and workers Camp.
• Conduct Critical Task Risk Assessment at work locations along with KNPC officials.
• Prepare daily observation report and submit to Project Manager.
• Ensure the Lock out Tag out verification for each job.
• Conducting Safety talk at site.
• Ensures that all Workers wearing Proper and Appropriate PPE’s.
• Conducting the verification of the tools and equipment’s inspection validity at site.
• Conducting Monthly HSE meeting with management.
• Conducting Monthly HSE inspection walk through with Project Manager at work site.
• Attending monthly HSE meeting with KNPC Contract Custodian.
• Conducting internal audit as per schedule.
• Delivering HSE awareness to the workers by weekly as per schedule.
• Preparing HSE monthly report for submitting to KNPC STS SYSTEM.
• Preparing HSE monthly report for submitting to General Manager.
• Guiding the United Integrated Holding Group procurement team to get approval for PPE from KNPC.
• Conducting HSE Training (KNPC HSE Induction, Confined Space Entry & Attendant, Hot Work, Permit to Work, Lock out and Tag out, Work at Height.Etc.) for employees and Sub contractors.
• Coordinating the Medical Examinations (Pre-employment, Confined Space Entry and Work at Height) as required by KNPC.
• Ensure ZERO incident and accident

SAFETY SUPERVISOR/ HSE LEAD (Area Focal for Ethylene Plant & HSE lead at Qatar Engineering & Construction Company WLL (QCON)
  • Qatar - Musayid
  • January 2022 to March 2022

• Carry out Safety Inspection on the work site and ensure that condition stipulated in the permit is being carried out and works were carried out in a safe manner.
• Participate in toolbox talk at site.
• Conducting work permit and JSA audit.
• Reporting of Near misses & hazardous Conditions.
• Ensuring that all safety, first aid and fire protection equipment are maintained in good condition.
• Ensuring the welfare facilities are available at site and safe to use.
• Ensure to conduct last minute risk assessment (LMRA) at work locations.
• Prepare daily observation report and submit to HSE Lead.
• Attend Client Area focal HSE meetings.
• Attend Client meetings as HSE Lead.
• Ensure the Lock out Tag out &Try (LT&T) verification for each jobs.
• Conducting the Crane lifting activity documents audit.
• Conducting Safety talk at site.
• Conducting the verification of the equipment’s inspection validity at site.
• Appreciate the safe workers at work site by giving the gift coupons and appreciation certificates.
• Ensuring the proper waste management system is followed by the employees at work site.
• Lead the safety officers during Turnaround.

HSE OFFICER (Secondment Employee) in Kuwait Oil Company - Health Safety at Vision Kuwait for Environmental Project Management Services Co
  • Kuwait - Al Ahmadi
  • January 2016 to June 2021

• Carry out Daily Inspection on the work site and ensure that condition stipulated in the permit is being carried out and work is carried out in a safe manner.
• Prepare KOC HSE Live reports, incident investigation reports and lesson learnt for circulating the team.
• Conducting and participating job safety meetings.
• Prepare HSE Monthly Reports
• Prepare analysis of SOC, Near miss& Hazardous conditions
• Conducting work permit audit.
• Evaluating Contractor’s PPE approval for the projects.
• Follow up & Close out of Site Verification Reports
• Conducting Audit & Inspections at Facilities and project sites.
• Plan, coordinate and conduct Emergency Evacuation drills at Project sites as well as KOC facilities in Ahmadi.
• Participating in work-related incident investigations.
• Review of Contractor project HSE plan
• Review and conduct location suitability for project proposal.
• Involving as taskforce member for initiating and conducting safety campaigns and safety workshops.
• Reporting of Near misses & hazardous Conditions and its follow-ups
• Ensuring that all safety, first aid and fire protection equipment are maintained in good condition.
• Coordinating contractor Bi-monthly safety meeting.
• Lead the team of maintenance contractor safety officers.

SR.UNIT HSE OFFICER/ Lead HSE Officer (Secondment Employee) in EQUATE at Kharafi National
  • Kuwait - Al Ahmadi
  • January 2011 to December 2015

• Deliver safety message in daily tail gate meeting with Ethylene Glycol Unit staff.
• Discuss about the planned maintenance activities and other specific task scheduled for the day in the plant.
• Conduct safety inspections in plant modification and new facilities construction sites in the unit and plant wide in Equate.
• Conduct survey on the plant conditions like leaks, excessive vibrations or hammering, modifications based on Management of Change (MOC) etc.
• Verify the Work Permits and activities and ensure that Equate Policies and Procedures are in compliance for all activities.
• Verify the Energy Control Plans and the isolation methods to ensure protection to personnel prior to and while performing work involving repair/alteration on equipment in which the unexpected energization or start-up of the machines or equipment, the release of energy or hazardous materials could cause injury.
• Verify the Safe Job Plans attached to the permits to ensure that all the steps of activities are captured in and hazards are identified and evaluated with mitigation methods are in place.
• Assisted in conducting various noise surveys, for various scheduled jobs including both routine and non-routine activities.
• Interact with working crew to evaluate the awareness and educate the plant specific requirements.
• Report EHS department any safety violation that need intervention from management with proper documentation system.
• Correct onsite unsafe behaviors and apply disciplinary actions if required as per Equate EHS department guidelines.
• Work in align with the Unit EHS team for various safety audits.
• Provide safety trainings for workers, confined space attendants, entrants and fire watchers on specific topics during turnarounds.
• Lead the team of safety officers during the shut downs and turnarounds.
• 5 No’s of Major Plant shutdown and 1 Major Turnaround completed successfully as Lead HSE Officer.

Safety Officer at TRIO ARAB COMPANY, Kuwait
  • Kuwait
  • September 2009 to December 2010

Position held : Safety Officer
Company : Kuwait Oil Company, Kuwait.
Employer : TRIO ARAB COMPANY, Kuwait
Project : Contract No. 40880: Upgrading KS-15 Type houses Mid & South Ahmadi Area

Safety Officer at Heavy Engineering Industries & Shipbuilding Co. (K.S.C)(HEISCO)
  • Kuwait - Al Ahmadi
  • March 2008 to August 2009

Position held : Safety Officer
Company : EQUATE Petrochemical Company, Kuwait.
Client : Fluor Daniel Consultant B. V.
Employer : Heavy Engineering Industries & Shipbuilding Co. (K.S.C)
Project : Polyethylene Expansion Project, EQUATE Petrochemical Company Kuwait.
Period of Work : March 2008 to August 2009

Safety Officer at Integral Services Company W.L.L(ISCO)
  • Kuwait - Al Ahmadi
  • September 2006 to February 2008

Position held : Safety Officer
Company : EQUATE Petrochemical Company, Kuwait.
Client : Fluor Daniel Consultant B. V.
Employer : Integral Services Company W.L.L
Project : Waste Water Treatment Plant, EQUATE Petrochemical Company Kuwait.
Period of Work : September 2006 to February 2008

Education

Bachelor's degree, Mathematics
  • at University Of Calicut, Kerala, India
  • September 2003

Bachelor of Science in Mathematics

Specialties & Skills

Risk Assessment
Training
Site Inspection
Accident Investigation
Safety Audits
BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE
FIRST AID
MEETING FACILITATION
REPORTS
WORKSHOPS
DOCUMENTATION
MATERIALS MANAGEMENT

Languages

English
Expert
Hindi
Intermediate
Arabic
Beginner
Malayalam
Native Speaker
Tamil
Intermediate

Memberships

American Society of Safety Engineers
  • International membership
  • June 2008

Training and Certifications

NEBOSH I-Dip (NEBOSH Level 6 International Diploma) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
December 2023
Certificate course in data entry & computer operation. (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2000
First aid training (Training)
Training Institute:
INDIAN RED CROSS SOCIETY, recommended by St: John Ambulance Association, New Delhi, India.
Date Attended:
June 2004
Practical Firemanship training (Training)
Training Institute:
Fire Force Training Center, Directorate of Fire and Emergency Services, Govt. of Goa, India.
Date Attended:
March 2004
Scaffold Training (Competent Person), By Scaffold Training Institute. (Certificate)
Date Attended:
July 2010
OSHA 30 Hour Construction Industry Training. (Certificate)
Date Attended:
November 2008
IADC Rig Pass (Certificate)
Date Attended:
February 2018
IOSH Managing Safely. (Certificate)
Date Attended:
November 2015
ISO 45001:2008 Lead Auditor (Occupational Health & Safety Management Systems). (Certificate)
Date Attended:
October 2019
NEBOSH International General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety. (Certificate)
Date Attended:
May 2020

Hobbies

  • Badminton, driving, travelling, movies, music, walking