Abdulaziz Elkish
Senior Health, Environmental & Safety Advisor / Manager
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PROFILE
I've worked in the health and safety profession for several years in
multicultural environments internationally, which includes a number of
major oil and gas projects, for various clients.
I have a special interest in making the workplace a safe and healthy. I am
skilled at planning, implementing, and coordinating a program to reduce or
eliminate occupational injuries, illnesses, deaths, and financial losses
and to increase best practices in health and safety standards, to maximize
the highest possible degrees of safety for employees, and increasing the
awareness and knowledge on health, safety, environment and quality (HSEQ)
in the development and implementation of HSE management systems and
promoting a culture of continuous improvement.
Key Health, Safety & Environmental Management Strengths
. Comprehensive Oil/Gas exploration & HSE Management knowledge including
risk assessment and other hazard management tools.
. Able to interpret current legislation and policies transferring to
practical solutions in the workplace.
. Familiarity with Environment, Health, and Safety norms in on and
safety and meeting national standards as well as Local Government
requirements.
. Ensure correct safe systems at work procedures were adhered to at all
times.
. Investigation of incidents & accidents to establish root cause,
suggest remedy, follow-up compliance & generate statistical reports to
line management and advising management on safety matters.
. Expertise in identifying and evaluating hazards and risks, assessing
impacts associated with each activity and developing various control
techniques and procedures.
. Possess technical expertise in imparting conducting safety induction,
and toolbox talks on various HSE issues.
. Conduct accident investigations to identify actions to eliminate
potential risks.
. Uses key performance indicators to prepare safety statistics and make
weekly/monthly safety reports.
. Evaluate key training and development needs in line with safety
regulations.
. Ability to work under pressure in a fast paced, multi-cultural
environment and achieving goals.
. Created audit schedule to ensure ISO compliance across all business
functions.
. Possess strong communication, analytical, organizational, &
interpersonal skills.
Other Key Strengths & Training
. STOP card (Safety training observation program)
. START card (safety takes a responsible team)
. Driving Assessor and Trainer (PGS Onshore internal)
. Explosives and dynamite
. Personnel protective equipment (PPE)
Working at Heights (Permit to work)
. Knowledge of HSE processes
. Preparing and auditing crew's emergency response plans.
. Emergency response Plans, trainings and drills (Medical evacuation
/Vehicular emergencies/ Spill response/ Weather/
. Lock Out Tag Out
COURSES & TRAINING COMPLETE
Recognized certificates by the Institute for Safety and Health Management
(ISHM) and endorsed by National Safety Management Society (NSMS)
. OSHA Professional Safety Certificate
. OSHA Manager Program Certificate
. OSHA Specialist Program Certificate
. OSHA Supervisor Program Certificate
. OSHA Train the trainer Program Certificate
. OSHA Committee leader Program Certificate
. OSHA Committee member Program Certificate
. Basic safety training by Anglo Petroleum Training
. Defensive Driver Training / Desert driving training/ per trip vehicle
inspection by Exploration Logistics group
CAREER HISTORY
July 2013 - June 2014
Prospectiuni SA (Morocco) Company Details
Senior HSE Advisor
Prospectiuni SA is a major provider of geophysical expertise, with over 60
years of experience in the Romanian & International Oil and Gas industry.
Duties & Responsibilities
. Develop & ensure the competency of site teams in the identification
and control of hazards & risks on location by actively engaging,
influencing and persuade all operational and support functions to
deliver an integrated, pragmatic approach to HSE.
. Preparing HSE project plan, emergency project plan and all related
procedures and documents.
. Preparing project risk assessment, safe work method statements and
compliance report.
. Conduct risk inspections and investigations ensuring that corrective
actions are adequate, ensuring that investigation and reporting are
implemented according to Client procedures.
. Collate review and report Company HSE performance statistics to the
project HSE manager.
. Establish and deliver training needs and offer standard and
behavioural based coaching and mentoring to all levels of management
and employees within the projects.
. Conduct business within the law and the prevailing Business Ethics and
continuously improve the Company's Services, its Reputation and its
employment potential.
. Design and Develop proactive measures for continuous improvement on
the job.
. Undertake statutory area safety and environmental inspections in
accordance with regulations.
. Consistently and fairly enforce HSE procedures and Implement to
company HSE project plans.
. Conducting of company's safety orientation program for new employees
or returnees prior to the mobilization to the project site. Conducting
Emergency drills, fixing the date of emergency drill and communicating
with all crew.
. Ensure suitable Personal Protective Equipment and tools are available
and properly used.
. Promptly address reported safety concerns, violations and action
items.
. Liaison with client site representatives and other concerned
authorities or contractors on work related safety requirements at site
and conducting safety meetings.
. Monitor and review Safety performance against set standards and
targets, report findings to the Regional Stakeholders and the
management team and implement action plans to ensure standards are met
or surpassed.
May 2009 - August 2012
Self employed
Freelance Safety Consultant & Trainer
Duties & Responsibilities
. Provide leadership and direction to clients to ensure compliance with
the applicable laws and regulations and fulfilled adherence to
statutory norms providing assurance to safety management systems,
policies and procedures.
. Undertake business development activities to identify and win
opportunities for functional safety consultancy work
. Conducting site inspections, method statements and hazard
identification, ensuring that corrective actions are adequate,
ensuring that investigation and reporting are implemented according to
Client procedures.
. Ensure all investigations are carried out comprehensively and in a
balanced manner with a view to continual improvement. Evaluate
incident forms, surveys, audits to establish root causes and together
with Supervisors and Managers concerned, formulate a plan of action to
correct non-compliant behavior or conditions.
. Conduct risk assessments to ensure that standards and legal
requirements were consistent with the international & national
standards requirements, using international Risk Assessment / Analysis
Methodologies and raise non -compliances during Board meetings to
various stakeholders.
. Provide regular reports and recommendations to client stakeholders on
progress of action plans against agreed goals and targets.
. Identify and carry out training and development needs through job and
schedule analysis and provide regular consultation with Managers and
members of other client departments.
. Work with all levels of management and staff to introduce a focus on
behavioural based coaching and mentoring leading to a recognisably
improved safety cultures while promoting a safe and excellent working
environment that is aligned to working practices.
Worked on different Seismic projects 3D & 2D for the following companies
. Shell Libya
. Oxy Libya
. Caber Morocco
. Hunt Morocco
. ENI Morocco
. Direct Petroleum Morocco
. Circle oil Morocco
. Trans-Atlantic Morocco
. Repsol - Oil Libya
. Woodside
. Oasis
. Gulfsand Morocco
Sept 2005 - April 2009
PGS Onshore (Libya & Morocco) Company Details
HSE Manager
Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) offers a broad range of products including
seismic and electromagnetic services, data acquisition, processing,
reservoir analysis/interpretation and multi-client library data. We help
oil companies to find oil and gas reserves offshore worldwide.
Duties & Responsibilities
. Provide leadership and direction to ensure compliance with the
applicable laws and regulations and fulfilled adherence to statutory
norms providing assurance to the PGS safety management system, project
policies and procedures.
. Engage all personnel to actively support the HSE programme
implementation, provide guidance, support and advise relevant to the
reduction of incidents, accidents and risks in accordance to a Zero
Accident culture.
. Perform inspections of site, equipment, tools and facility for
compliance with policy and Governmental safety and Environmental
regulations.
. Carry out risk assessments and method statements to ensure the Company
is working to safety codes and those required by the local Government
and follow up the implementation of such procedures.
. Conduct and chair meetings conducive to the running of safety matters
with the client, and contractors on a daily, weekly and monthly basis.
. Develop EHS processes & initiatives in coordination with Regional line
management and the business leaders to promote a standardized &
consistent approach to health & safety.
. Investigate / Monitor accidents and trends and agree actions to
prevent re-occurrences.
. Provide proactive leadership and ongoing safety awareness to all staff
and workforce.
. Stop work in dangerous situations or conditions having imminent
adverse HSE impact. Stipulate acceptable best safe work practices that
are to be implemented before the work can be resumed.
. Manage the development of consistent company training matrices,
behavioural training programs and competency systems and ensure
compliance is communicated to management.
. Identify and carry out training and development needs on the Projects
through job and schedule analysis and provide regular consultation
with Managers and members of other departments.
. Implement the HSE Management system through the application &
communication of the HSE system model to promote predictability &
consistency in managing health, safety, and environmental performance
/ obligations / compliance.
Aug 2002 - Aug 2005
BGP International (Libya) Company Details
HSE Advisor
BGP is one of the world's leading geophysical service companies, delivering
a wide range of technologies, services and equipment to the oil and gas
industry worldwide.
Duties & Responsibilities
. Perform regular inspections on workforce and subcontractors to
identify compliance with the BGP Management Systems, internal policies
and procedures, including recommendations for corrective or preventive
action where appropriate.
. Inspect and evaluate workplace environments, equipment, and practices,
in order to ensure compliance with safety standards and government
regulations, making sure HSE risks and hazards are identified and that
all necessary measures are implemented to mitigate them where
practicable.
. Review and maintenance of the Project Safety Plan.
. Providing regular reports and recommendations to the Senior Management
team on progress of action plans against agreed goals and targets
. Provide motivation and familiarisation of all company personnel
regarding the importance of compliance with company system procedures
and effective use safety.
. Conducting Incident Investigations and inspections, ensuring that
corrective actions are adequate, ensuring that investigation and
reporting are implemented according to company procedures.
. Establishing and delivering training needs and offering coaching and
mentoring, raising Safety Awareness and Safety Culture in employees
within the team.
. Ensure workforce and sub-contractor comply with site HSE requirements.
EDUCATION
. Business Administration
. High school fall 1999
Ongoing Trainings
Certified safety professional
CPR
All REFERENCES & CERTIFICATION AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST