Environmental/Food Safety Officer

ERIC MATOKE ASIAGO

TEL:+974********

E-MAIL:***********@*****.***

CAREER SUMMARY:

A committed Health, Safety and Environment/Food Safety officer with a wealth of knowledge in HSE/Food safety legislation and codes of practice. Able to write safe systems of work to protect health and safety of employees, and the environment, as well as monitoring and reviewing of policies within skill set. Able to keep abreast of changing legislation and has in depth knowledge of specialist areas of Food/ Environment safety such as construction and industrial fields. A good communicator on all levels, happy to work alongside senior managers, staff, contractors and external agencies, knowing how and when to liaise with various individuals.

PERSONAL DETAILS

DATE OF BIRTH: 25.01.1981

NATIONALITY: KENYAN

RESIDENCE COUNTRY: QATAR

MARITAL STATUS: MARRIED

CORE VALUES:

Excellent communication skills

Time management skills

Integrity

Honesty

Persistence

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

1.HEALTH, SAFETY& ENVIRONMENT (HSE) OFFICER, AL JABER ENGINEERING W.L.L

(FEB.2015 TO DATE)

Guarantee safety of employees by conducting and participating in surveillance inspection and walk through

Reduce machinery and equipment associated injuries by ensuring proper installation, operation, and periodical inspection as required.

Reducing accidents by Investigating any accidents /incidents/near miss root cause and reporting to the HSE manager and assisting in preparing full reports and identify a possible correlation between accidents and such characteristics of jobs as their methodology, equipment or their environment.

Resolving day to day work implementation issues, coordination with site construction team/sub contractors and advise them with abatement of hazards and methods to minimize or eliminate employee exposures.

Checking observance of permit to work systems.

Ensuring proper handling, storage and disposal of hazardous materials according to regulatory requirements.

Increasing safety awareness by employees through sensitization.

Ensuring high standards of hygiene is maintained throughout the work area.

Transportation management planning – temporary traffic control.

Induction training of new employees.

Indentifying various training needs among the workforce and evaluating the effectiveness of trainings carried out.

Participating in periodical inspections

Participating in internal and external audits.

Maintaining all records pertaining to environmental Health and Safety.

2. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH & SAFETY OFFICER, PUT SARAJEVO GENERAL ENGINEERING COMPANY (MARCH 2011 –DECEMBER 2013)

Participated in site walk through to identify any hazardous situations and unsafe working behaviors.

Enforced the use of personal protective equipment and ensuring adequate minimum stock of the same.

Conducted daily toolbox talks and enforcing the use of Safety Task Analysis Risk Reduction Talk (STARRT) card.

Enforced the use of work permits during high risk activities.

Reporting and investigating any accidents, near miss and dangerous occurrences and carrying out corrective actions thereof.

Liaised with local authorities to ensure that regulatory and statutory requirements are maintained.

Participated in periodical in-house audits.

Inspected machinery and equipment/ ensuring proper installation and segregation of faulty equipment.

Conducted induction training of new employees and visitors.

Identifying new and refresher training needs among employees.

Participated in internal and external audits.

2. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH & FOOD SAFETY SUPERVISOR/DEPUTY IMS (ISO 9001:2000 & ISO 22000:2005) REPRESENTATIVE, K.T.D.A SAN’GANYI TEA FACTORY COMPANY LTD.(OCTOBER 2005 - DECEMBER 2010)

Allocated duty and supervised staff in a production shift.

Ensured overall hygiene activities in the production floor are maintained and in accordance with Good Hygiene Practices (GHP)

Monitored the personnel hygiene conditions and working habits of staff in production line.

Enforced the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) among personnel.

Monitored production process to ensure all set processing parameters are adhered to especially Critical Control Point.(CCP)

Reviewed CCP monitoring and verification records to ensure compliance with Hazard Analysis & Critical Control Point (HACCP) critical limits and frequencies as required by the HACCP plan.

Monitored HACCP and Pre requisite Programs to ensure procedures are properly carried out.

Developed and implemented training plans for HACCP, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), GHP, OSHA, chemical control, glass control, standard operating procedures (SOP) and all required plant programs.

Performed mock recall and ensured identification, labeling and traceability system functioned as planned.

Reduced machinery related accidents by liaising with the maintenance department to ensure machines are properly installed, well guarded and periodically inspected.

Ensured all Food Safety and Quality management related documents and records are controlled and that current issues are in use.

Conducted Integrated Management System (IMS) internal audits to ensure compliance with local regulatory laws and international standards in Quality/ Environment / Food safety and evaluating the corrective actions taken for non conformance noted during audits.

Participated in IMS external surveillance and certification audits.

Played a key role in ISO 22000:20005 (Food Safety Management/HACCP System) company certification and ensured certification is maintained.

EDUCATION & AFFILIATIONS:

1.BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH-KENYATTA UNIVERSITY

2.NEBOSH IGC (123)-NORTH FIELD TRAINING CENTER.

3.DIPLOMA IN BUSINESS MANAGEMENT – THE KENYA INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT

4.DIPLOMA IN FOOD TECHNOLOGY – THE KENYA POLYTECHNIC

5. INSTITUTION OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY (IOSH)- Managing Safely-INTERNATIONAL SAFETY TRAINING CENTER

6. OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY & HEALTH ADMINISTRATION (OSHA)- General industry Safety & Health –INTERNATIONAL SAFETY TRAINING CENTER

CERTIFICATIONS:

ISO 22000:2005 (Food Safety Management Systems/HACCP) Awareness training certification

ISO 22000:2005 (Food Safety Management Systems/HACCP) Internal Auditor certification

ISO 9001: 2000 (Quality Management Systems) Awareness Training

ISO 9001:2000 (Quality Management Systems) Internal Auditor Training

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Computer Training – Ms Windows,Ms Word,Ms Excel,Ms Access

Basic First Aid training

Basic Fire Fighting training

Working at Height training

Risk Assessment training

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