Manager Safety
Resume:
Jim Sabatier
Deer Valley, SK
Hm: 306-***-****
Cell: 506-***-****
Jim Sabatier
HSSE Manager
Professional summary
Jim has over 30 years of safety-related experience in logging, oil and gas, chemical production,
mining and other industries in Canada.
Professional qualifications
Construction Safety Officer, Alberta Construction Association.
Certified Peer Health and Safety Officer, Alberta Construction Association.
Certification in Leadership for Safety Excellence, Alberta Construction Safety Association
Education
Courses in construction safety administration, claims management, principles of health and safety
management, substance abuse prevention, first aid/CPR, H2S Alive, oilsands safety & loss
management, accident investigation, confined space operations, fall protection training, rough-
terrain forklift safety and maintenance, Electrical Safety Workshop (Arcflash) and related subjects.
Languages
English.
Summary of core skills
Safety and health management including procedures development, site set-up and inspections,
accident investigations, audits, record-keeping, and personnel training,
Employment history
Health, Safety, Security, Environmental Manager, AMEC, 2006-2014
Project Safety Manager, Graham Industrial Services, 2000-2006.
Purchasing Manager/Construction Safety Manager, MDL Industrial Construction, 1997-2000.
Site Safety/Foreman/Operator, Leitrim Contracting, 1987-1997.
Various roles with Ohashi Bros. Logging, 1982-1987.
Details by project:
AMEC Americas
K+S Potash Canada Project, SK, Canada 2012 – 2014: Health, Safety, Security, Environmental
Lead for $4B potash mine. Responsibilities included working with management and team members
to deliver HSSE program. Daily interaction with Contractors on safety concerns as well as incident
investigations and corrective actions. Provide guidance to Contractor Supervision and Workers to
improve safety on the work site.
Yellow Rose Enterprises Ltd. Safety Management CV - Sabatier_Jim2014
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Young Davidson Project, ON, Canada 2011-12: Health, Safety, Security, Environmental
Manager for Gold Mine construction. Working with Safety Team and Construction Management
Team to delivery safety program and training to Contractors. Interface with Client on safety matters
pertaining to the project. Monitor safety mentor workers on the project
Tech Greenhills Dryer Rebuild BC, Canada 2010: Health, Safety, Security, Environmental
Manager for a coal dryer rebuild project. W orked closely with site management to monitor workers
in the field, and developed a Near-Miss reporting program. Provide guidance and training to
Contractor Supervision and Workers to improve safety on the work site.
PCS Picadilly Project NB, Canada 2008 - 2010: Health, Safety, Security, Environmental
Manager for a $1.4B potash mine. Responsibilities include working with the engineering group
during construction, construction coordinators and safety team, site contractors; site set-up for
construction, and construction management.
Victor Project, De Beers, ON, Canada, 2005-2008: Safety and Health Manager for a $1B
diamond project serviced by a six-week winter road in the James Bay Lowlands. Responsibilities
included working with the engineering group during the prefeasibility and feasibility studies; site
set-up for construction, and construction management. The project was completed with 3.7M
consecutive hours without a lost-time injury.
Graham Industrial Services, 2000-2006
Performed audits, site inspections, ran or attended safety meetings, reported WCB claims,
conducted investigations. W orked closely with site management to monitor workers in the
field, and developed a Near-Miss reporting program. Trained and monitored new safety
personnel for the company. Served as Project Safety Officer/Safety Manager on projects
including:
Electrical contracting for bore pits for Petro-Canada’s EDD Project, AB, Canada
Four buildings, foundations, paving and underground piping for the Syncrude UE-1 oilsands
upgrader, AB
Capital projects for Celanese’s Edmonton plant, AB
36” crude line live tie-in for the Regina Co-op refinery shutdown, SK, Canada
Extraction and building services facilities for Suncor’s Millennium oilsands project
Pipeline control building for Shell ACJV in Fort Saskatchewan, AB.
MDL Industrial Construction, 1997-2000
Performed audits, site inspections, ran or attended safety meetings, reported WCB claims,
conducted investigations, and maintained all safety records to enable the company to
achieve and maintain its Certificate of Recognition. Served as Project Health and Safety
Manager on projects including:
Joffre chemical plant; set vessels, processing piping and cooling water treatment plant, Nova
Chemicals, AB
De/Re distribution header for Foothills Pipe Lines, Empress, AB
Yellow Rose Enterprises Ltd. Safety Management CV - Sabatier_Jim2014
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Pumps and motors for an Alberta Energy pipeline from Fort McMurray to Fort Saskatchewan, AB,
and cooling/heating system rework on the pipeline from Forestburg, AB to Chicago, IL
Gas compressor station addition for Union Carbide Prentice plant, AB
Gas compressor station for the Al-Pac pulp mill, AB
Civil works for a gas compressor station in Fort Saskatchewan, AB
Underground tanks replacement for Nova Gas; Viking, Slave Lake and Grande Prairie, AB.
Leitrim Contracting, 1987-1997
Looked after safety for trucking fleet, equipment and logging activities, including tailgate meetings,
procedures and safety meetings. W orked with heli-loggers in sensitive environmental areas, as
well as areas not accessible to conventional logging equipment. Trained workers in equipment
safety and procedures for working in sorting yards for helicopter logging. W orked closely with
Weyerhaeuser to develop procedures for the logging industry and logging activities.
Ohashi Bros. Logging, 1982-1987
Operated logging equipment and logging trucks. Conducted safety meetings and helped develop
some of the first safety procedures in the logging industry. Worked with Weyerhaeuser, Riverside
Forest Products and Lavington Wood Products to develop a system for workers to report near
misses. This contributed to identifying hazards in the logging industry and helped prevent injury to
workers.
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