Senior Safety Advisor/Manager

Profession: Senior Safety Advisor

Candidate Profile

Name: Mr Robert Wilson CD CSO MS UN

Available: Immediate

Preferable Work Location: Canada, Europe, Middle East, USA, Asia and Russia

Required Salary: Negotiable\Contract

Highest Qualification: Registered HSE Professional

Contact details: See Last Page of CV

Insight

As a pragmatic self motivator with high levels of interpersonal, analytical, negotiatio n and communication

skills, and a proven track record of delivering a cost effective and innovative Health & Safety experience in

the Oil & Gas industry, with working on a wide range of complex, high value projects.

Experienced working with operational management levels yet equally comfortable working at a ‘grass

roots’ hands on level which gives me a unique advantage of working strategically and diplomatically with

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a wide range of clients, Authorities, 3 Party interests and personnel. With a proven record of working in

highly pressurized situations and demanding environments using several bespoke methods in leading,

mentoring and managing large multi-cultural workforces.

Main Skills Overview

Exceptional at communicating HSE information and procedures at all levels, especially at site

level where good communication and interaction is essential;

Excellent management and administration skills, including high level of communication and

presentation skills – both oral and written and an high standard of computer literacy

Ability to analyze potentially complex and difficult situations and to rec ommend appropriate,

practical and responsive solutions in a sensitive manner;

Leadership in planning activities for HAZOPS;

Able to work with colleagues by displaying a pragmatic constructive approach, while ensuring

Health & Safety legislation is complied with, and able to work effectively to influence them to

recognize their Health & Safety responsibilities;

Experience living, working, and traveling throughout Europe, Germany, Demark, Norway, Holland, North Africa Egypt, Syria, Israel, Cyprus and the United Arab Emirates, Dubai, Abu Dhabi and

Sharjah

Identify the deficient competences which individuals need to fulfill their responsibilities;

Form the basis for measuring individual, group and organizational performances;

Preparing plans to implement the health and safety policy;

Carry out risk assessments in accordance with specific regulations;

Experience in the development of emergency response plans, safety program development and

auditing contractors' health and safety performance before awarding c ontracts;

Carry out site inspections / audits and compile executive reports;

Monitoring of important health and safety procedures - ensuring lessons learned from possible

near miss or accidents.

Permit to work trained

Proficient knowledge of windows office, Word, Excel, Power point

Qualifications & Accreditations Note (CA) =Canadian Army)

2011 Work Face Planner Training to facilitate the training of work face planners

Owner / Operator of the R.W. Wilson Safety Management Ltd. Contract Safety Manag ement

Alberta Construction Safety Association –Construction Safety Officer - Construction Safety Officer

National Standard Cert # 395807 yr. 1993

DNV Loss Prevention and Control - Accident Investigation

HSE Program Development

Senior Noncommissioned Officer (CA) Civilian Equivalent Senior Project Management

Interpersonal Communications Training

Basic Fire Control

Defensive Driving Trainer (CA)

SIT Senior Instructor Training Level II (CA)

Canadian Forces Collage of Field Engineering (CA)

SIT Senior leadership Instruction Training

Fall Arrest & Prevention

Confined Space Entry

Drug and Alcohol Counseling (CA)

Drug and Alcohol Counseling (Civilian) Cert # 8277, 9455

In-house H2S Instructor (Mid-West Safety Services)

Range Safety Officer (CA)

PCL Management – Supervisor Training in Accident Reduction Techniques (“START”)

Familiar with Saskatchewan and New Brunswick Workplace Health Safety and Compensation

Commission Legislation (OH&S)

Health and Safety program Auditor (revised and recertified) 2012

Principles of Health and Safety Management 2000

Kellogg Brown & Root Shaping an Accident Free Environment (SAFE) 2000

WCB Claims management Alberta, New Brunswick and Saskatchewan

Environmental Safety and Awareness (Self Study) 1998

Ledcor Leadership for safety excellence

Syncrude Permit issuer and receiver training

Syncrude Process Development

Syncrude Management of change

Syncrude permit issuing and receiving

Suncor Management of change

Suncor Permit issuing and receiving

Mammoet Rigging and Hoisting

Defensive Driver Training 2009

CNRL/ Jacobs Radiation Awareness Instructor

Suncor action management training, Incident learning Prevention

Jacobs Engineering management training 2009

ICS 200 Training 2009

CLAWR 2014

Ground Disturbance Level II

Alberta Construction Safety Association Certified and Alberta Government Labor Accredited in the

following:

Construction Safety Officer

Health & Safety Program Auditor

W.H.M.I.S. Trainer

Transportation of Dangerous Goods Instructor

Defensive Driving Instructor Cert# 9842

Confined Space Entry

First Aid and CPR

Safety Training Instructor

ICS 2008/09

Employment History 1993- 2014

Conklin, Alberta

Devon Energy/ Dura Joint current September 2014

Project Safety Advisor Jack Fish

This project is the Insulation of two 275,000 barrel oil holding tanks with Dura Joints one piece insulation

product. The project required the guidance of a senior safety advisor to build the contractors project

safety management plan, and the corporate safety manual as well as completing the ITP for the c ompany

to ensure quality control. Leading, mentoring the company’s and field leadership to develop an active

positive safety culture to ensure a safe project.

Saskatchewan July-September 2014

Pipeworx Mistral Flat Lake Pipeline Project Weyburn Project Sr. Safety Advisor

Installation of 65Km 16in pipeline Duties included but were not limited to writing the of the site specific

and environmental orientations as well as issuing safe work and ground disturbance permits to employees

and contractors as well as new hire orientations to all workers coming on site. Touring the work areas to

ensure company safe work procedures were followed during work execution. Liaison with client safety

and environmental representatives to ensure project requirements were followed. Completing formal and

informal inspections and of equipment and the work area as well the safety administration on a daily

basis for compliance to the clients expectations. Resolving short falls observed during field inspections.

Completing equipment administration inspections to a high standard ensuring documentation was in

place and correctly completed for operation.

Agrium Nitrogen Operations May 22-June 09 -2014

Project Night Safety Advisor Boiler Rebuild

This project was brought to my attention as Agrium had several First Aid events during the completion of

the project, reporting to the project engineer the duration was of a short time period approximately two

and a half weeks. During this period I was brought in to be the client (Agrium) representative, having the

contractor safety reps reporting to my office. For the period the project field tours with the contractor

safety reps were completed and safety short falls were addressed and corrected. Meetings with the

contractor safety reps were held to address issues pertaining to the project through the project twice

weekly to assist the contractor reps with the challenges at their level to quick resolution. On completion

of the project no incident or injury events where reported and the project was co mpleted with great

satisfaction of Agrium and start-up was attained with no incident’s

Canadian Natural Resources November 2012- February 2013

Senior Safety Advisor managing four construction Projects

New mine shop expansion, new modular site camp construction, Exciting two camp expansions

Reporting directly to the safety lead on all safety related functions & responsibilities included but were

not limited to:

Daily administration of all safety matters at the leadership level with contractors

Project inspections to identify and correct substandard conditions and hazards identified in day

to day work activities

Interacting with senior leaders for operational construction activities during weekly contractor

meetings.

Ensured work permits were correct in the work description

Leading field safety audits and evaluations with contractors.

Leading/Mentoring role in accident investigations with leadership

Reviewing safety materials to reflect current contractor and governmental standards

Liaison with client representatives in reporting and managing incident investigations and

corrective measures in the application required to reduce company incident frequency

Complex underground piping infrastructure

Coaching employees on correctly assessing field level hazar ds and documentation FLRA and general safety

awareness with employees and field leadership

PCL-Co-operators Upgrader of Regina, Saskatchewan refinery February 2012 – November 2012

Senior Safety Advisor Refinery – Demineralization Project

Reporting directly to the safety lead on all safety related functions & responsibilities included but were

not limited to

Daily administration of all safety matters at the field leadership level

Orientations when required and training employees to identify and correct sub standard

conditions and hazards identified in day to day work activities

Interacting with employees and senior leaders for operational activities in live plant

environments.

Assisting in planning activities for HAZOPS and risk assessment with field leadership and

employees, train employees and field leadership, for accident and Incident investigation

techniques and technical support

Leading field safety audits and evaluations including site and task specific training and

orientation for new employees.

Leading/Mentoring role in accident investigations with field senior leadership

Reviewing safety materials to reflect current governmental standards

Liaison with client representatives in reporting and managing incident investigations and

corrective measures in the application required to reduce company incident frequency

Coaching employees on correctly assessing field level hazards and documentation FLRA and

general safety awareness with employees and field leadership.

Foot note: On completion of the project this portion sustained five first aids in an eight month

period without LTIs or Loss work injuries

April 2011 - October 2011

Syncrude Canada (Exon-Mobile) Company Senior HSE Lead Mildred Lake & Aurora Surface Mine

Responsible for daily safety compliance i ssues for Syncrude Mine operations departments and

contractor relations and compliance.

Attending daily mine operations coordination meeting with senior mine leads and field level

leads discussing the day to day operational activities

Permitting issues resolution

Conducting daily safety mine compliance tours with each level of leadership focusing on

operational issues, reviewing mine operations and piping placement infrastructure for the day to

day native water intrusion from natural sources

Reviewing mine road infrastructure installation and the removal of mine road infrastructure as

the mine progressed into new areas as well as mine restoration from exhausted areas

Bringing safety concern to the forefront to senior mine operations staff

March 2011 - April 2011

CNRL Horizon Mammoet Cranes, Canada Company

Plant Shut down

HSE Coordinator for Crane operations throughout the site.

Day to day safe operation of all lifting for the project and associated safety administration

Daily field audits and general observations in all plant areas with crane operations.

Attending weekly administrative meetings with CNRL Senior project HSE leadership as well as

joint contractor safety meetings to ensure a safe work environment.

Mosaic Mines Esterhazy Saskatchewan, February 2011

HSE coordinator for a minor construction project for 10 days interim safety representative for the project

safety representative while on holiday

Oct 2010 - Dec 2010 Shell Canada Project HSE lead Scotford Scaffold Dismantle Project

This project focused on the dismantling of approximately 150,000 tons of scaffold materials f rom the

construction contract.

Reporting directly to the corporate HSE manager I was being brought in to the project to replace

existing HSE leadership

Led and assisted the project management and field leadership, taking the advance in leading and

developing the safety culture as well as mentoring General Foremen and Foremen in incident

investigation and assisting them in understanding their requirements under provincial legis lation.

Up grading and placing policies on site in place as needed as well as adding safety systems to

increase functional ability of the company project HSE system.

Leading the HSE group of four employees and guiding company field staff, in the devel opment of

CSE rescue plans and requirements to complete entry work safely.

Attending client senior HSE Lead meetings with the client and other contractors.

Reporting directly to senior Shell HSE representatives on Incident status and corrective

measures.

Coordinating safety efforts for the company in field activities including but not limited to the stop

the drop program.

In general, leading the day to day HSE administration and the direction or junior field safety

personnel required for the project safety success.

Feb 2010 - Oct 2010

Suncor Fire Bag Malloy HRSG Re-weld Project & Suncor Hydrogen furnace fire shut down and rebuild

HSE Lead, Night Shift

Responsible to train employees and field leadership, for accident and Incident investigation techni ques

and technical safety support and Leading field safety audits and evaluations including site and task specific

training and orientation for new employees.

Reviewing and revising safety materials to reflect current governmental standards as well as

Liaison with client representatives in reporting activities.

Responsible to train employees and field leadership, for accident and Incident investigation

techniques and technical support.

Leading field safety audits and evaluating audits of field leadership.

Interacting with client leadership, for operational compliance activities and project

administration pertaining to company safety goals.

During this project at Suncor the Journey to Zero was reached without incidents or injuries by the

development of a strong employee safety culture. This contracted position was leading the night shift on

the condenser re-weld project and the furnace shut down and rebuild reporting to the night shift

superintendent and Suncor HSE leads.

During the course of the furnace rebuild

Meeting with Suncor Senior HSE leads and senior construction management as well as

coordinating HSE functions including Confined Space Entry work with other contractors to and

including field Inspections of all site areas and plant activities coordinating and leading Incident

investigations with subcontractors.

Attending Suncor HSE lead coordinators meeting to discuss current trends in Incidents, group

Incident review meetings and coordinating training requirements for field leadership and

employees.

Also directly in charge of all HSE administration functions including leading and mentoring field

leadership to accountability of field leadership in a successful project. Meeting with, Suncor

senior night shift and liaison with regards to all HSE matters including reporting to Suncor

management during the course of the project.

During these projects which entailed the cutting and inspection and re-welding of the condenser bends

for a total of 1600 units completed without incident, leading Melloy to m eet Suncor’s journey to zero

achievement.

Sept 2009 - Dec 2009

CNRL Horizon Triton Projects Project

Senior Safety Advisor

Reporting directly to the manager of health and safety on all safety related functions and reporting to the

senior on site project manager on all safety related functions, responsibilities included but were not

limited to:

The daily administration of all safety matters

Training employees to identify and correct substandard conditions and hazards identified in day

to day maintenance activities.

Interacting with employees and senior leaders for operational activities in live plant

environments.

Assisting in planning activities for HAZOPS, and risk assessment with leadership and employees.

Responsible to train employees and field lead ership, for accident and Incident investigation

techniques and technical support and Leading field safety audits and evaluations including site

and task specific training and orientation for new employees.

Reviewing and revising safety materials to reflect current governmental standards.

Liaison with client representatives in reporting and managing incident investigations and

corrective measures in the application required to reduce company incident frequency.

Total Oilfield Rentals May 2009 – Sept 2009

Interim Safety lead Coordinator

Reporting to the general manager

May 2008 - April 2009 Suncor Energy Inc. Petro Canada Company

Sustaining Projects Safety Coordinator - Fire Bag

Reporting to the senior safety leader and project manager on all safety rela ted functions, responsibilities

included but were not limited to:

The daily administration of all safety matters, training employees, to identify and correct

substandard conditions and hazard identified in day to day activities.

Interacting with senior safety leaders for operational activities in live plant environments.

Taking a leading role in the planning of work activities for Hazops, and risk assessment with

senior mechanical and senior engineering management leadership.

Training field leadership in accident and Incident investigation techniques and technical support

including reviewing performance indications for field and project leadership.

Daily and weekly senior management coordination meetings.

Representing management during joint work site health and safety meetings and coordinating

remedial controls with contractors as well as assisting them in incident management.

Training for employees on an as needed basis Environmental controls and mediation and

education and site specific requirements for operational needs.

Conducting field safety audits and inspections to ensure proper compliance for employees and

contractors.

RSC Rentals October 2007 – January 2008

Divisional Safety Advisor (Interim)

Reporting to the Divisional and National Safety Manager responsibilities included but were not limited to

the safety operations for three business units and one project for Suncor Canada.

July 2007 – September 2007

Willbros Canada

Module Production Facility Safety Coordinator

On being hired for this position and being tasked with the evaluation of the facility and it’s safety culture,

it was determined that the safety culture and morale were required to be re-developed in to a positive

state and that emergency equipment in the facility was to be real igned with industry standards. It was

also observed that realignment was required with company safety policies and procedures. The re -

development of orientation materials and under taking the re-orientation of current facility employees,

and sub contractors and newly hired employees to confirm their requirements, obligations, understanding

and commitment to safety and to develop an improved safety culture and compliance with corpora te and

provincial legislation.

General safety administration and auditing of the facility was a focal point.

Assisting supervision by mentoring them as well as addressing safety concerns and assisting them

with incident investigations.

The develop training or coordinating outside training providers for employees and supervisors, as

well as developing an in house training facility.

Proper permitting in place

Developing training materials requested by the Canadian corporate safety manager.

Attending weekly and monthly safety committee meetings reviewing concerns and traveling to

northern work sites as required by the corporate safety for safety coordination meetings

Training supplying senior Canadian and U.S. corporate management with monthly statistics and

interacting with client representatives.

May 2006 Sept 2006

Trans Alta Poplar Creek Website Contract Boiler Shut down Safety Coordinator

Syncrude UE-1 Project / Syncrude (Ready for Operations) UE-1 Operations Group Startup &

Commissioning Management Responsibilities Included but were not limited to:

Collaborating with UE-1 Operations employees and contractors, to correct substandard

conditions and hazards identified in day to day activities.

Interacting with senior UE-1 Construction Safety Leaders for the transitional phase of the project.

Taking an active role in Start-up activities with senior Start-up leaders and communicating to

construction contractors.

Participating in injury and safety related equipment failure incident investigations.

Determining risk to and establishing controls with front line employees and co ntractors.

Mentoring and coaching to UE-1 Operations employees and contractors to achieve zero incident

culture on the project.

Conducting formal and in formal evaluations, audits and inspections to ensure effectiveness of

and compliance to safe work practices, safety related standards and procedures.

Coordinating safety related activities with senior start up management through daily joint safety

management meetings

Implementing safety procedures as required as well as participating in Syncrude UE -1 Operations

EH&S Committee Meetings work progress meetings in regards to start up operations.

January 2006 - May 2006

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. Horizon Project / Bird Construction January

Overseeing the safe operation of a small contractor hire to comp lete the work activities

Field Project Safety Coordinator for the temporary water intake project the including the intake box and

underground piping from the river water source to the pump house module approximately 5.6 kilometers

of piping.

Jan 2000 – Nov 2005 Syncrude Canada UE-1 Project

Halliburton Kellogg Brown & Root Area Safety coordinator

Reporting directly to the area construction manager working in a unionized environment responsible for

all functions including project administration, accident investigation, site auditing and remediation of

substandard conditions relating to safety during the construction of the new coaker and D -9 block plants

25-1 and plants 26-1and the P-Pit lay down area.

Projects EPCOR Genesee # 3 Project / Canadian Hitachi (Turbine Division Hitachi Japan)

Project Safety Manager / Safety Administrator

Genesee Power Plant – Phase 3

AEC SAGD Foster Creek/ Ledcor

Contracted Project Field Safety Advisor reviewing work processes for the installation of modules including

above and below ground piping infrastructure above I also introduce the Field Level

Hazard Assessment process to Ledcor during this project. The building of road infrastructure to the

module sites approximately 10 kilometer in total in a muskeg type environment

1998 ARCO – AMOCO Dubi UAE

Safety leads for small Oil and Gas infrastructure projects for an eight month duration.

BP Amoco Chemo Electrical Prairie Rose Project

Contracted Project Field Safety Coordinator

Halliburton Kellogg Brown & Root

Joffre E-3 Furnaces Project & the Syncrude 8-1 Coker Stretch & Shutdown Position Contracted Safety

Supervisor

Petro Canada/ Syncrude UE- 1 Graham Construction

Contracted Project Field Safety coordinator (Light under ground piping contract) for plants 26 -1 and 27-1

for the Syncrude expansion and the building of storage tank base ground works for the Petro Canada 400

Tank Farm Expansion

West Coast Energy / Bayside Re-Powering LLP

Contracted Project Safety Manager, Saint John, New Brunswick

United Safety / Mid- West Safety Services

Working as an H2s safety specialist in the drilling industry for clients such as Exxon Mobil, Chevron, Shell,

Talisman, Alberta Energy Corporation (Cenovus), Renaissance energy and smaller oil & Gas exploration

companies Experience in Drill ahead, Drill Stem Testing, Over balance, Under Balanced drilling, Work

over’s, Acid, Hydro Fracturing, Completions. Pipeline construction of short duration as an example

Own F-350 4X4 C/W 1X 10lb & 120lb fire extinguishers strobe Light Buggy whip

Pipeline Work Synopsis of work completed over the course of my career

2009 Suncor Fire bag 20km pipeline and tie in to plant facilities field project lead.

2006 Horizon Field Project Safety Coordinator for the temporary water intake project and 30km 16in pipe

main water line to the site infrastructure.

2004 Syncrude UE-1 local site pipeline installation for the mercaptian plant expansion project area lead

during work with KBR

2003 Ocelot Energy gas and oil 10km 30in pipeline from drill lease to provincial infra structure tie in.

2002 Ledcor AEC SAG-D Installation of pump house, other facilities and 16 in pipeline project safety lead.

1996 BP AMOCO 48in 5km pipeline repair Red Deer.

1996 Talisman Sukunka BC 12in gas Pipeline from lease site to provincial infrastructure tie in post drill

ahead lead safety.

1994 Nova Helmut BC Pump house expansion and 16 in pipeline project lead.

Associations

Canadian Society of Safety Engineering

American Society of Safety Engineering

Retired from the Canadian Army with The Royal Canadian Regiment

The Royal Canadian Regimental Association Edmonton AB

Contact Details

Address: 108 Hill Park, White Court, Alberta, Canada T7S 1J5

Tel/Fax: 1-780-***-****

Mobile: 1-780-***-****

Email: acgkr8@r.postjobfree.com

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