Taherali Kagda, Health, Safety, and Environment Manager

Taherali Kagda

Health, Safety, and Environment Manager

Arabian Construction Company (ACC)

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Bachelor's degree, Civil Construction and Civil Engineering
Experience
20 years, 4 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :20 years, 4 Months

Health, Safety, and Environment Manager at Arabian Construction Company (ACC)
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • My current job since January 2011

• Preparing weekly and monthly reports for client and ACC head office.
• Enhance safety consciousness and knowledge through continuous education, training/ tool box talks, safety induction, video sessions and safety meetings.
• Controlling site safety management issues.
• Auditing site on daily basis and issuing notice non compliance.
• Providing Entire trainings to work force and site management in the site.
• Giving induction training to all trades.
• Coordinating with top management to resolve day to day HSE issues
• Implementing company, Client and ISO safety standards in the site.
• Doing risk assessment for various activities in the site.
• Updating HSE related documents on daily basis.
• Attending HSE daily and weekly meeting with client
• Auditing plant department for compliance with municipality rules and regulations.
• Keeping site HSE conditions according to Abu Dhabi municipality safety rules and regulations.
• Managing site first aid clinic and keeping up-to-date.
• Checking site for compilation of method statement and Risk assessment by main contractor and subcontractor.
• Ensure use of third party testes, assembled, marked and color coded lifting tackles of adequate strength is used.
• Implementing PTW system according to ISO 18000 and 14001.
• Investigation of accident/ incident and prepare report.

Health, Safety and Facilities Coordinator at Global Solutions Limited Co LLC
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • August 2009 to August 2010

• Responsible for the strict implementation of company’s safety policies and procedures.
• Inspecting various site facilities observing operations and activities, investigating health and safety complaints and ensuring that all work areas, are in compliance with safety legislation.
• Coordinates and consults with departmental heads regarding health and safety issues in their respective areas and recommend corrective actions for any safety violation noted.
• Organise and convene safety training courses, including classroom lectures, demonstrations and hands-on instructions.
• Review accidents and contraventions; and compile recommendations for future prevention.
• Ensure that facilities comply with all environmental regulations, regarding hazardous substance handling and disposal.
• Coordinate and implement emergency procedures, fire fighting policy and first aid facility allocation.
• Plans and supervises the regular inspection and testing of all fixed fire fighting equipment.
• Conduct monthly safety meeting with Senior management team.
• Conduct Safety Orientation to new juveniles.
• Effective Implementation of Safety Management System.
• Prepare/ review Task Specific Risk Assessments and Method Statements for all organizational activities.
• Advice the line management personnel in displaying the relevant cautionary instructions, signs, and symbols in the prominent places.
• Prepare the emergency response procedures suitable to the various activities of the Company and the surrounding areas.
• Scheduling Tool Box Talks and monitoring.
• Monitoring and reviewing of COSHH Assessment.
• Purchasing of safety materials and PPE required for company, as per Health and Safety standards.
• Presently assigned with a job along with the project as a trainer.

Sr. HSE Advisor, HSE Coordinator at Al Naboodah Laing O'Rourke Co. LLC
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • August 2003 to June 2009

• Preparing Project / Trading Business Health & Safety Plan, Lifting Operations Plan, Fire & Emergency Plan, Traffic Management Plan, Waste Management Plan and Environmental Plan.
• Assist the concerned Supervisors / Managers to prepare Risk Assessment and Method Statement.
• Advise the management about disposal of waste materials as per local rules.
• Preparing Daily and Monthly HSE reports and submit on IMPACT.
• Assist the investigation team of accidents, incidents, near misses and advice the management and other employees on learning points.
• Plan and supervises the regular inspection and testing of all fixed fire fighting equipment with monitoring of emergency evacuation.
• Conduct periodical inspection of vehicles, equipment, tools, & tackles etc.; monitor the action points at the work site and render necessary guidance to Engineers / Supervisors / Workers during the site inspection.
• Conduct Weekly / Monthly Safety meetings and Workers’ Committee Meeting and participate in the Client’s / Consultant’s HSE Meetings.
• To Plan and conduct HSE induction training for all new entrants, and other In-house HSE training programs on the need basis.
• Scheduling Tool Box Talks and monitoring.
• Deliver Training on Health and Safety related subjects to staff and operatives.
• Monitoring and reviewing of COSHH Assessment.
• Monitoring Permit to Work System; Confined Space; lifting Operations, and SSOW.
• Inspection of Scaffolding, Lifting Equipment and tackles, Power tools & Pneumatic tools etc

Education

Bachelor's degree, Civil Construction and Civil Engineering
  • at Annamalai University
  • May 2017
Diploma, Nebosh International UK
  • at TWI
  • November 2009

Safety Course

Higher diploma, Civil Engineering
  • at M.H.Saboo Siddik Polytechnical Institute
  • May 2009

as mentioned in CV

Diploma, Industrial Safety & Environment
  • at AIIMAS
  • January 2009

Specialties & Skills

Safety Audits
Construction Safety
Environmental Issues
Occupational Health
Safety Management Systems
Creativity and Innovation
Supervisory Skills
Presentation Skill
Computer Hardware & Networking
Assertiveness Skill
MS Office 2003 - 2007
Train The Trainer

Languages

English
Intermediate
Arabic
Beginner
Hindi
Expert
Gujarati
Expert
Urdu
Beginner

Training and Certifications

2 days IOSH - Construction Safely (Training)
Training Institute:
Construction Essential
Date Attended:
January 2007
TOTAl First Aid - 3 days (Training)
Training Institute:
St, John Ambulance
Date Attended:
December 2008
Scaffold Erection and Dismantling - 2 days (Training)
Training Institute:
TUV Institute
Date Attended:
May 2011
Scaffold Inspector (Training)
Training Institute:
TUV Institute
Date Attended:
May 2013