Chief Manager - Safety
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited
Total years of experience :20 years, 6 Months
1) Section head for Refinery safety team.
2) Tracking and monitoring the compliance of safety audit recommendations.
3) Ensuring compliance to statutory safety regulations.
4) Secretary of refinery safety committees.
5) Project activity safety monitoring and coordination.
6) Contractor safety management.
7) Identification, development and implementation of Safety Focus areas.
8) Administrator of Work permit system.
9) Safety trainings
10) Carrying out Safety Inspections, Safety audits of refinery and new project facilities.
1) Administrator of Senior management safety tours program in Refinery
2) Release of monthly safety bulletin and safety incident beacons in refinery.
3) Carrying out Safety Inspections, Safety audits of refinery and new project facilities.
4) Implementation of DuPont Safety Management system evaluation study recommendations.
5) Ensuring statutory safety compliance.
6) Administrator of work permit system. Implementation of online work permit system inside the Refinery.
7) Coordinated the external safety audit of refinery by OISD, External third party, PNGRB &
PESO.
8) Internal safety trainer for Fire & Safety department.
9) Conducted training on Root cause analysis, Behavior Based Safety to refinery employees.
10) Administered the implementation of PSM elements of Work permit system, Contractor safety management, Accident / Incident investigation procedure & Pre start up safety review.
11) Developing safety case study animations and safety training films for safety propagation and
education.
12) Implemented LOTO procedure for electrical systems in refinery.
13) Implementation of Online Near miss reporting and management system
14) Conducting periodic onsite and offsite emergency mock drills as per Refinery ERDMP.
1) Carried out Pre OISD Safety audit of HPCL - Green R&D center at HPCL R&D center
Bangalore.
2) Safety audits and inspection of existing refinery facilities and new project facilities.
3) Safety reviews of new project facilities under Visakh Refinery Modernization Project
4) Carried out accident investigations along with nominated team member and drafted detailed
report along with root cause of the accident and recommendations.
5) Carried out Contractor safety performance assessment studies.
6) Carried out Safety tours and inspections in units and offsite facilities.
7) Conducted Safety awareness and perception study of refinery.
8) Accident and Incident investigations and follow up for closure of recommendations.
9) Initiated and administered the What can go wrong initiative.
10) Development of Safety training film for contractor workers and visitor’s safety training film.
11) Development of department Focus area document for 2020 and executing the plans as per the vision document.
12) Budgeting, proposing and procurement of safety equipment.
13) Implemented the contractor supervisor safety training program module in Refinery.
14) Implemented Road safety program inside refinery and system of driver gate pass.
15) Implemented vision fitness certification program to crane, hydra drivers in refinery
1) Pre commissioning safety audits of new facilities.
2) Pre start up safety reviews (PSSR) for commissioning of new facilities in Refinery.
3) Carried out training need evaluation and initiated job specific trainings to contractor workers.
4) Pre OISD Safety audit of Crude cavern facility of M/s ISPRL at Visakhapatnam.
5) Carried out STFO (Safe and trouble free operation) warranty audits and inspections of standalone facilities.
6) Safety coordinator for T&I maintenance of units. Prepared T&I job safety plan and
coordinated the safe execution of the plan.
7) Carried specialized safety audits in Machine shop & LPG mounded bullet facility.
8) Safety monitoring of enclosed facilities in refinery.
9) Conducted monthly toxic gas rescue mock drills in operating units.
10) Program facilitator for safety programs in refinery
11) Organized safety promotional activities like safety exhibitions, film shows and special
campaigns
1) Imparted training on H2S Safety and administered the H2S safety management system.
2) Revised and updated Refinery Safety Manual, Work Permit System manual and Manual on
Safety Regulations for Contractors.
3) Carried out Operational readiness review audits post unit T&I.
4) Carried out Job Safety Analysis for critical jobs in units and in project sites.
5) Participated in HAZOP studies for process modifications associated with area assigned or
new projects.
6) Developed online safety induction training programme module for contractor workers.
Implemented the integration of safety induction training with gate pass.
7) Conducted specialized training programs for refinery employees on Construction Safety and
Safety in Industrial Radiography Operations.
8) Responded to emergency associated with Oil /gas /chemical Leaks & spills in refinery.
9) Conducted Refinery Safety Committee Meeting, Management Safety Committee Meetings.
10) Organized Safety exhibitions, National Safety Week campaign, Fire services week
commemoration, Road safety week campaigns
1) Work permit safety site inspections.
2) Provided proactive day-to-day support to Operations and Maintenance teams with respect to
Safety and Fire protection, monitoring and advising necessary corrective actions in plan.
3) Handled the issue, training, and maintenance of Self Contained Breathing Apparatus sets /
Emergency Life Breathing Apparatus sets and Airline respirators in the Refinery.
4) Carried out daily safety pep talks in the Operating areas.
5) Conducted quarterly safety quiz to employees and contractor workers
6) Tracking Accident/ incident reports and status of implementation of the recommendations.
7) Recording of contractor man hours. Quarterly noise monitoring survey.
8) Condition monitoring of PPE.
9) Prepared monthly Management Information System Report.
1) Implemented work permit system in the Factory.
2) Standardized and improvised the Personnel Protective equipment’s used in factory and
developed a system to monitor the usage and periodic replacement procedure. .
3) Prepared training calendar for the Factory and carried out safety training programs for
company employees and contractor employees.
4) Implemented the system of Accident reporting, investigation and analysis.
5) Contractor safety management process initiated
6) Successfully conducted comprehensive respiratory protection programme for the units of
Unsymmetrical Dimethyl Hydrazine, Mono Methyl Hydrazine and Hydroxy terminated Poly buta Diene units.
7) Imparted safety training to employees on the usage of respiratory protection equipment like
SCBA (Self Contained Breathing Apparatus) units and ELBA (Emergency Life Breathing
Apparatus) units.
8) Conducted the onsite emergency mock drills in UDMH, MMH and HTPB units. Conducted
onsite mock drill on chlorine emergency handling.
9) Organized safety committee meeting and followed up for the implementation of action items
1) Joined the organization as Trainee in Chemical Engineering and subsequently assigned to
safety department.
2) Implementation of work permit system
3) Procurement and development of personnel protective equipment.
4) PPE compliance, enforcement and monitoring.
5) Planning and carrying out training programs for company employees and contractor
employees.
6) Conducted trainings on Fire Safety, Safety while working at heights, Safe handling of
chemicals, Safety in welding, cutting and grinding operations, Safety in confined spaces etc.
7) Accident reporting, investigation and analysis procedure was implemented in the units.
Completed ISO lead audit certification course from CQI IRCA in the month of October 2020 during lockdown.
Completed Diploma In Industrial Safety From Regional Labor Institute Chennai (One of the 4 India's premium Institutes offering Post Graduate Diploma In Industrial Safety). Was the course topper of the batch and bagged gold medal.
Completed my B.Tech In Chemical Engineering from Acharya Nagarjuna Univeristy Guntur with First class distinction in first attempt in the year 2002. Completed course in distinction. Conducted project on Asprin unit as a part of the Engineering study.