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Colin Russell Wentink: Dip.RSA, MIIRSM UK, Grad IOSH (UK), Grad-SAIOSH (SA) CHSM/378/2017 SACPCMP (SA)
2023
PERSONAL DETAILS
Address: *** *****y Street
9 Killarney
Scottburgh
KZN
Postal address: Same as above
Telephone: 072*******
Mobile Phone: Same as above
E-mail address: ad2nvh@r.postjobfree.com
ID Number 520**********
Nationality: South African
Driving Licence: Full and clean (SA)
Marital Status: Married
PROFILE
A highly qualified, motivated individual with over 30 years’ experience and knowledge gained from employment within Safety, Structural Engineering, Manufacturing, Geotechnical (ground improvement) Tunneling Construction, Oil/ Gas, open cast mining, road and earthworks which includes private and in house quarries. I can offer the employer a multidisciplinary range of technical and managerial skills and in house training, whilst demonstrating excellent interpersonal skills, with an ability to develop effective and productive working relationships. I also ensure compliance at the manufacturing division of Keller named Concrete Euro drill In the UK I work for one of the largest piling companies in the world, as the regional company HSQE officer/Adviser. My duties require me to travel the UK and Ireland to visit construction sites. At the site, I carry out safety, environmental and quality audit, Site inspections, accident /incident investigations, where necessary carry out a risk assessment, 2 P a g e
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monitor new works/plant. My duties also include ensuring compliance at their heavy plant and manufacturing division “Colcrete Eurodrill” and the piling division’s heavy plant workshops and yard. My main function at Colcrete Eurodrill was to gain the 14001 and 18001 SGS ISO certification.
I have spent the last seven/eight years working in the UK as the Divisional Safety officer for Keller Foundation (Ltd)
And in Africa (Ghana) as Site Safety Manager for Franki Piling Working over and close to Water.
I am a safety/first aid instructor and have over 30 safety courses including first aid all courses are SETA unit standard, and registered
Qualifications South Africa
Northlands High School
1969 N 1 - Mechanical
Vehicle bodybuilder Trade 1970 to 1975 (Sheet
metal)
NOSA (National Occupational Safety
Association) Safety representatives’ course
SSTC (Supervisors safety training course)
SAMTRAC (Safety managements training course)
ITIS (Instructors techniques in safety)
MEDICAL
BLS (Basic life support) National ambulance.
(International star of life)
Advance first aid
First aid instructors. (SA)
Manpower Registration CI number to
issue first aid certificates (SA)
Height works
Working at height Institute working at
height
Busy with W@H planner
Security
I have a number of Security certification
which are not included
FIRE
Trainer in basic fire fighting
RADIO ISOTOPES
Acquire Possess and Use.
Legal liability Management,” MHSA and
OSH act”.
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SACPCMP (Construction Safety Manager)
Reg no. CHSM/378/2017 as per the
Construction regulations
SAiosh graduate member 41486763
I am affiliated with INTRA training and
licensed to present +30 safety courses
and issue the certificate (Train the
Trainer)
Owner of CRW Training and Safety
register with SETA consultancy.
Covid-19 back to work trainer
U.K Safety Courses
NEBOSH National General Certificate in
Health and safety. (UK)
Dip. RSA in safety management (NVQ
4/5) UK
Appointed person (First aid)
Instructor First aid, CPR, AED & first aid
for Adults (F.I.T.) (Dubai)
Instructor Pediatric CPR & First aid for
Children & infants. (F.I.T)
Mounting of Abrasive Wheels and Safety
in their use.
CSCS Health and safety Managers card
(Black)
Street works supervisor’s card
London underground card.
British rail works card.
Quality Management systems audits
Safety Management system audits
Environmental Management system
audits
Noise monitoring using Bruel & Kjaer
NVQ/QCF Internal Verifier V1
certification (quality QCF)
Communication Skills
Ongoing CPD and IPD with IOSH
Mind Safety coach/trainer (Human
Behavioral safety/Cultural safety) by Eddy
Woods.
City & Guild (NRSWA supervisor)
Operating CAT scanner& gene
Manual handling train the trainer
Manual handling TRACA.
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Working at height safety equipment
inspector (ropes, safety harness and
connectors)
Tower scaffolds inspect and erect
Management of Asbestos
Power point 2007
Time management
As well as the above HSE certificates I have been involved with continual CPD updates in South Africa and from HSE magazine from the UK.
I am a full member of the International Institute of Risk and safety Management (MIIRSM) and a Graduate member of IOSH UK & SA (Institution of Safety and Health.) 2022 Construction Safety Manager MECSA (CCCC/MECSA) Appointing in December 2022 started on the 11 July 2023 resigned due to internal reasons October 2023.
Worked from home on the Baseline RA and Health and Safety plan for the works Mtentu Bridge Project
Mtentu Bridge shall be the highest bridge in Africa. Duties
Ensure Safety Policies are in place and signed
Risk Assessments for all tasks are compiled
Method Statements in place and SWP
Training of all employees on relevant safety courses Safety Audits, accident incident investigation
Report writing etc.
Site establishment requirements
2022 Safety Consultant (self-employed)
Safety Adviser for AXXELLO at SAB project Durban
Axxello is a principal contractor at SAB
NEW Plant piping, electrical
Contract Work, Short Contract
Company: Ultimate Dynamic
Principle contractor
October 2020 to October 2021
Position: SACPCMP Construction Safety Manager
Works: Bloemwater bypass water pipe.
Deep excavation, audit sub contractor’s safety files Monitor and issue confined space permits
Accident incident investigation and record
Training of employees
Monitor Sub Contractors
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Audit Safety files Prestart and contract
Present toolbox talks
Assist with DSTi
Site safety walk about with Safety Reps
Ensure information on work hazards is communicated (to all employees) Report findings to Project Manager timelessly
Ensuring controls are kept in place and records Covid Compiling of risk assessment and Safe work procedures Ensuring NCR are closed out timelessly
POSITION: Self-employed April 2019
Construction HSE Consultant part time as and when required. Value safety and Hi-tech nail plate.
Contract close outs: Heineken
Accident investigation
Safety Plans
Risk Assessment.
Safe work procedures. Etc.
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CMC SOUTH AFRICA DURBAN PORT EXTENSION: October 2018 to April 2019 POSITION: Safety Training Manager
CMC went into business rescue (retrenched)
AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY:
Present safety courses and oversee internal and external training. Make up specialised training courses for site operations Record of all employees training
Ensure all employees are trained as per their personal matrix sheet. Keep traceably matrix of all employee’s certification. Conduct site Inductions
Procure external training from reputable source
CMC AFRICA AUSTRAL, PALMA, CAMP EXPANSION CONSTRUCTION FOR ANADARKO’S LNG PLANT: October 2017– April 2018.
POSITION: HSE Manager (Construction)
AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY:
Risk assessment and Safe work procedures are compiled and adhered to on site Ensure and record DSTI /toolbox talks before works commences. Control Permit systems and ensure permits are in place before any work commences. 6 P a g e
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Present training where required on safety related items Report accident/ incident as per accident flow chart, to client, Assist with accident/incident investigations to ensure the root cause is found and control Compile an AIFR (accident incident frequency chart) and maintain such. Attend client and internal safety meeting.
Ensure NCR (non-conformances records) are close out timelessly Coach and promote safety on site.
Internal audits of sub-contractors.
Carry out planed or unplanned task observations.
Manage Safety team
CMC WATER TREATMENT PLANT MOKOPANE, SOUTH AFRICA
POSITION: Construction HSE Manager June 2017 - December 2017 Government failed to pay works had to be stopped (non-payment) AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY:
Oversee Safety, Environmental and Security
Works new water treatment plant works (Safety)
Ensure all employees, sub-contractors and non-employees adhered to site security and safety policies on site
BISHA MINING (ERITREA NORTH AFRICA) August 2015 to May 2016 (contract) POSITION Safety Superintendent then to HSE Specialist Cell phone +291 (0)7441558 Yacob
Manage four safety officers and the ERT team, all other duties related to an open case, Gold, Copper and zinc mine.
Act Safety Manager when Safety Manager is on R&R.
Monitor safety at the new Zinc Plant that is being constructed. Advise Mine Manager on safety issues
AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY:
Open pit mine,
Blasting and drilling
Process plant
Milling,
Crushing
Heavy Machinery Engineering (HME)
Labs and explorations
Traffic
Accident incident investigation using the ICAM method to get to the route cause All issues related to the safe running of an open cast mine. 7 P a g e
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Coach and train Eritreans in Health and safety
FRANKI/Keller AFRICA August 2014 to July 2015 (Contract) POSITION Site Safety Manager (Ghana)
I am managing safety on a Franki Africa site in Ghana, at the request of Keller Piling (UK). The main contractor is DEME Dredging. Client; Ghana. WORKS
The site is following SA and International (Belgium) safety standards. Main works is heavy plant, lifting, working at height, working over water. DUTIES/ RESPONSIBLY
My duties were very similar to all my other Safety management positions. Training and mentoring of the local Ghana employees, in safety awareness was ongoing on the site. Ensure Risk assessments and Safe work procedures are in place and communicated AECOM: August 2013 to August 2014 (Contract)
POSITION: Site Safety Coordinator (Transnet) Oil & Gas. I had seven safety practitioners in the team. I liaise between the site and the TM1 Safety Manager.
DUTIES/ RESPONSIBLY:
Ensure permits a issued for respective works.
Audits are carried out on time and deviations are closed out by contractors.
(DSTi’s) Daily safety task instruction is prepared and communicated to relevant employees
(and signed off)
Weekly safety walks are carried out and finding closed out as per category. Accident/ incident investigations
Liaise with contractors and sub-contractors on safety issues. Ensure Contractors SWP, RA and HSE file is in order. Induction training
All other duties as required in the safety field.
At TMI we are constructing eight Fuel tanks, pump houses, control rooms, piping and mechanical and Civils works.
I was the client’s site safety coordinator the client is Trans-net. CMI –JV (SALINI - IMPREGILO) January 2012 to August 2013 (Contract) 8 P a g e
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POSITION: Chief safety officer (MHSA) & New Construction act Appointed as the Chief Safety Officer for the Main underground works for the Eskom Ingula Water Project in terms of section 7(4) which is read with regulation 2.17.1 and 2.17.4(a) in force in terms of schedule 4 of the Mine Health and Safety Act, Act No.29 of 1999 (as Amended)
AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY
Manage ten Safety officers and six full-time First Aiders. CMI JV offices Complex
CMI JV labour camps
All CMI JV workshops
All surface Construction sites
Main underground tunnels & subsequent mining activities (drilling, blasting, Ventilation) CMI JV setting dams and purification plant
Septic tanks and water purification plants as stipulated in the main underground works contract.
CMI JV lay down area including the Batch plants and Laboratories All Lamp rooms
All portal areas
All refuge chambers
All site insulations
Surge Shaft, surge chamber
Main civil works above and below ground
And other areas within my geographic area of responsibility Covering all aspects of safety in these areas, accident investigations, inspection, ensuring the SWP/ RA are correct/up to date and in place before works are performed. Carry out Behavioural Based Surveys (BBS)
Ensure daily toolbox talk on the relevant works, is carried out. Safety meetings, accident investigations
In short, all activities related to HSE. (Prepare toolbox talks, Planned Task Observation (PTO) Accident/incident/near-miss investigations (using RCAT) Root Cause Analysis Technique This is/was one of the largest projects of its kind in the world. Fatal risk management procedure.
KELLER GROUND ENGINEERING March 2006 to September 2011 POSITION: Divisional HSEQ officer
Work for the mini-piling division in Wetherby, transferred to piling division in Coventry.
Ensuring compliance of sites throughout the UK and Ireland. Ensure compliance at Ryton workshops.
Ensure compliance at Colcrete Euro drill manufacturing works. Covering all aspects of safety throughout the Company. Internal safety audits, QA and environmental (9001, 18001, 14001) Transferred to Coventry Foundations division in September 2006 9 P a g e
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RESOPSABLITIES
Thirty percent in the office and seventy percent on site Visit sites in Ireland and the UK to ensure compliance. Carry out risk assessments and compile the risk assessment when required. Compile job method statements and safety instructions. (Keep ISM manual up to date) Investigate accidents, near misses and plant failures, Report accident/incident to the authorities when required i.e., RIDDOR reporting.
Carry out site safety audits, quality audits and environmental audits to comply with ISO 14001, 18001 and 9001/2. Ensure CAR is rectified and OBS (observations) are rectified. Carry out risk assessment and job procedures (method statement), safety work instruction. Ensure that sub-contractors are competent i.e., risk assessment, safe works procedures and operatives are trained to carry out the task.
Attend safety meeting (Management safety meetings and Policy meetings) Attend safety meeting; produce and issue safety meeting agenda. F P S (Federation of piling specialist safety) meeting. Experience within a multi-site organisation
Weekly and monthly Reports and accident incident stats. Ensure that KPI, s get close out on time.
Writing out the IMS instruction; “Integrated Management System” for the Company or ensuring that the IMS instruction is kept up dated. Emergence plan/ traffic management in yard.
Permit to work systems i.e., hot works, entering a confined space, electrical works. Carry out company induction and toolbox talks, site and office Ensure competence of subcontract on site where Keller is main contractor and at main Keller offices.
I hold the Internal Verifiers certification (V1) and was involved with the NVQ training, Assessments, training quality and the signing off completed NVQ (QCF) Returned to South Africa
JOHN CROWLEY LONDON July 2005- February 2006
POSITION: Safety Officer/Adviser – Bow Street Head Civil and road works
Tel: 079**-***** Dick Mynehan.
John Crowley was my first safety job in the UK after completing a recognized UK safety course.
GRINAKER- LTA. March 2002 - November 2004
POSITION Safety officer – East and West Africa
Tel 011 923500 N Becker or Chris Ryninks
Grinaker –LTA is a multidisciplinary construction and engineering group anchored in South Africa. I was involved in the Road and Earthworks division, constructing road, highways, 10 P a g e
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Bridges and drainage in Africa and South Africa. I traveled to sites in Mozambique and Zambia to carry out site inspections/ audits and ensure that the safety policy and safety instruction have been adhered to.
I was based in Zambia on the Kabwi to Kipiri road project for approximately a year. Employees on the Kabwi to Kipiri road project were 500 employees. Then based in Mozambique
(Nampula to Nacla) road project for approximately a year; both sites achieved 1,000,000 man- hour without a disabling injury.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Responsible for carrying out risk assessments
Work safe procedures/ Task list
Safety audits
Accident/incident investigations
Reporting reportable accidents and incident.
Monthly safety reports and Statistics to director
Site legal appointments including the construction appointments and Mine appointments.
Safety awareness / induction
Safety meeting
Record keeping
Report writing
Compile and maintain a Health safety and welfare program to the OHSAS 18001 and ISO 9001
Good working knowledge of ISO 14001
Experience within a multi-site organization
Training First aid, Basic fighting, fire and Safety Reason for termination: Join wife in the UK
MEDSAFE 1997 to February 2002
POSITION Self-employed freelance health and safety officer/Trainer Medsafe is a consulting company that I registered in South Africa; the main function of Medsafe was training companies in all aspect of First Aid, health, and safety. Duties and Responsibilities:
Freelance safety officer/trainer. (Sasol butane tank DSE) Mondi shutdowns in Nelspruit) Daniel Aviation and a lot more.
Marketing myself and my Products to companies
Training first aid, safety and basic fire.
Design specified training courses for company’s needs ( working in confine spaces, working at height and so on)
Reason for termination: Join Grinaker –Lta Group.
S A FIRST AID LEAGUE 1990 to June 1997
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Position held Executive officer (Regional manager Natal) Tel. +27-11-787**** Mr. D Erasmus
SA First aid league is a non-profitable organization. Duties and Responsibilities:
Coordinating of offices in Natal
Maintaining a high standard of ambulance service.
Coordinating training in first aid and safety to companies.
Coordinating first aid and medical facilities at sports events.
Sales of medical, first aid and safety equipment / training. Reason for termination: Registered my own Company. D.S.E STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING 1987 to May 1990
Position held Safety officer
DSE South Africa Mr. D Lubber
Tel +27-16-986****
DSE is structural engineering company and is now a division of Grinaker-Lta Duties and Responsibilities:
I was first employed as the sheeting foreman at the Kendal power station site, completing the sheeting and roofing of boiler house one, two and three. During my time as the sheeting foreman, I carried out the Eskom site, first aid training (for the sub-contractors.) DSE Structural engineering site agent (Keith Edwards) moved me into the position as Site safety officer.
Same duties as that for Grinaker –LTA
Building of Kendal Power station and large steel structures Reason for termination: Join SA First aid league.
SOUTH AFRICAN TRANPORT SERVICES 1970 to 1984 (Railways)
Apprentice coach /vehicle builder 1970 to 1975
Artisan coach / vehicle builder 1975 to 1984.
In 1985 promoted to SATS head office in Durban.
First aid and safety Officer (Organizer)
Duties and Responsibilities:
Training first aid and safety
Same as that for Grinaker –LTA
Reason for termination: Join Dorbyl group (now DSE) Computer Literacy.
Windows 10, Microsoft word, in-house safety, power point, excel. Interests and hobbies:
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Rugby
Classic cars
Please note that I am passionate about Health & Safety. I am willing to relocate anywhere in South Africa or work on sites in Africa.
I have international (UK), Africa and South African safety experience and would like to share my safety knowledge with a South African company that is as passionate about HSE as I am. I have returned to South Africa after working and studying HSE in the UK. All my training is up to date with the modern requirements of HSE. I have passed the exam to get CMIOSH must just have to peer interview. Presently registering with SACPCMP as Construction Safety Manager SA CHSM/378/2017 I am a problem solver and have worked with many different cultures which include Chinese, Filipinos, Local Mozambique, Zambians, Ghana, South Africans, Middle Eastern, Italians, Polish, Pakistanis, English (UK) and Eritreans
All certification is current and up to date. I have continued with my CPD either via internet or short presentations with SAiosh.
I am mechanical minded and like spending time on the field as well as in the office. This then gives me more understanding on the Hazards that accompany the work at hand. I have consulted at Power flow exhaust manufacturing plant and worked at Colcrete EuroDrill manufacturing (UK)
I have a current annexure 3 medical
I am a train the trainer and have 30 + safety courses, SETA inline and SETA registered I am available for medium and short term projects. 13 P a g e
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