Curriculum Vitae.

Nigel Penton.

E-mail Address: adczl1@r.postjobfree.com

Nationality: South African.

Academic Training:

•Nebosch International Certificate Occupational Health/Safety Building Construction. (13/11/2008).

•EHS Advisor Certified. (22/11/2009).

•Safety Officer Certified. (22/11/2009).

•City and Guilds Train the Trainer. (02/03/2009).

•Incident Management Command System. ( 10/08/2000 ) ( NFPA/IFE 1561 ).

•Advanced course in Search, Rescue, Recovery and Extrication. (Confined Spaces, Buildings Commercial, Residential, Office, High Rise and Industrial). ( NFPA/IFE 1006 ).

•High Angle Rescue/Rope Access and Extrication. ( NFPA/IFE 1006 ).

•Advanced course in Aviation Fire Fighting/Search, Rescue and Recovery, Fire Apparatus Driver/Operator. (NFPA/IFE 1002 & 1003) (NFPA/IFE 402 & 403).

•Advanced course in Marine Fire Fighting. (NFPA/IFE 1005 & NFPA/IFE 1925).

•Diploma New York Fire Department. (1992).

•Riggers course level 2, South African Riggers Association. ( Certified 01/08/2000).

•Station Officer.

•Qualified Advanced Fire Fighter 1, 2 and 3. (SAFSI and IFE). (NFPA/IFE 1001).

•Fire Instructor II (Certified 1992). (NFPA/IFE 1041).

•Fire Officer 2 ( Certified 1995 ). (NFPA/IFE 1021).

•Hazmat Awareness and Technician Course. (NFPA/IFE472 Haz-Mat).

•Advanced course in Petro Chemical and L.P.G. Fires. ( NFPA/IFE 58 ).

•Medic, Advanced Life Support Technician/Flight Paramedic.

•HUET Safety Diver and Supervisor.

•Commercial Air Line Diver Class 3. (DOM, DOP and IMCA Certified 1998).

•Commercial Rescue Diver Class 4 (DOM, DOP and IMCA Certified 1996).

•Commercial Rescue Diving Supervisor and Instructor Class 4. (DOM,DOP and IMCA Certified 1997).

•Class A4 Twin Engine Inflatable Rigid Hull Skipper and Instructor.

•Certified Boat Captain and Motor Engineer For Up To and Including 30 Ton Power Boats/vessels. ( 20 years Experience. )

Associations:

South African Red Cross Association.

South African Heart Foundation.

Metro Rescue Association.

Flight For Life Rescue Association.

National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians.

South African Fire Services Institute.

Institute of Fire Engineers.

Occupational Health and Safety Association.

International Health and Safety Association.

South African Riggers Association.

Health, Safety and Enviroment Professional.

Profile:

A versatile Multi Skilled Manager that is a proven achiever with a flexible approach to all tasks, as well as problem solving abilities. I Thrive on working under pressure, as well as being a highly motivated professional that relishes new challenges.

Professional Experience:

Private Consulting In The Building Construction And Fire Industry, As Well As The Diving Industry, and a . ( JC Consulting Services ). Senior Consultant. Fire Instructor and Fire Marshell Training.

20/04/2017 - To Date.

Consulting with companies and private individuals on various aspects of building construction, New Builds, Renovations, Extentions and Additions, from excavation, pilings, to top off, completion and handover.Fire Pumps, Booster Pumps, Sprinkler systems, fire alarms & extinguishers, Use of Different Extinguishers and Fire Hoses, Fire Escape Plans, Fire Escape Routes, Signages and Assembly Points. Certain aspects regarding Health and Safety in and around the work place or site for workers and visitors. Ensuring all Safety Signs are posted in and around the site and work place. Correct Lifting operations and Proceduers, rigging and slinging, correct lifting equipment for the load, SWL and WLL. Certification of cranes, crane operators and drivers, 3rd Party Certification for all lifting equipment. Rescue, Recovery and Extrication from Height. Confined Space Rescue and Recovery. Hot Work Permits, JSA, Risk Assesments, Method Statements. ( Marine Boat Captian ). Private and Commercial Marine Boat Captain.

(Diving). The use of different diving equipment and gear, Dive Tables Padi, Naui and US Navy, Rate of Decent and Acent, Decompresion stops on deep dives, The affects of Nitrogen Narcosis, How to control neutral bouyance at depth, The importance of shot lines and their uses during search and recovery operations in dark or murky waters.

Winteco FDH JV, Heavy Industries, Kuwait. HSE Safety Supervisor, Fire Instructor for Fire Marshalls and Fire Drills. 03/03/2016 – 30/03/2017. ( 1 Year Contract ).

Responsibilities and Duties.

Overseeing 185 workers on site for the construction of 16 Steel storage tanks for oil, gas and fuel, As well as the piping section, carrying out safety inspections on 3 sites including the lay down area and fabrication yard, rectifying them and instructing workers on safe working procedures and the correct use of PPE. Taking the morning TBT and Safety meetings, filling in of the daily safety reports and short comings on site. Daily checks on the Hot Works Permits and JSA’s, stopping of all unsafe works or acts on site, overseeing of all heavy lifting operations, Ensuring all Lifting Plans, risk assessments and method statements are correct and signed off, 3rd Party certification for all lifting slings, chains and cables, D Shackels, Hooks, blocks and Spreader Bars. Fire Fighting Training for site workers and fire marshals, Conducting mock Fire Drills and Emergency Evacuation Drills and reporting back to the Project Manager with the outcome and results of the drills. Ensuring Fire Escape Plans, Routes and assembly points are posted and clearly visible to all workers and visitors on site. Investigations of accidents and incidents on site, reporting and rectifications.

International Safety Services Ltd SA, Senior Rigger, HSE and Diver, Angola Offshore, 10/06/2010 – 20/12/2015.

Ensuring the correct position and instalation of lifting equipment prior to starting the lifting operation, Inspection of identification tags, colour codes to establish SWL and WLL, and the 3rd party certification of lifting equipment, correctly store lifting equipment after use and record any damage to lifting equipment or load.ensuring the worksite is left in a clean and tidy condition. Reporting any defects or short comings to the OIM. Submission of lifting plans, Risk assesments and Method statements.

Fire, Health and Safety Consultant, Concor Construction Pty, Singapore. 22/04/2007 – 20/05/2010.

Responsible for ensuring the following Safety Requirements are followed for 6 Towers, worth 800 million+ each, from excavation till hand over 52 floors. • to develop Line Managers awareness and ensure Health, Safety and Environment - HSE are an integral part of Line Management responsibilities and objectives.

• To ensure Project/Site Managers execute the following:

- Establishing, maintaining, implementing and improving the HSE Management System.

- Implement prevention and mitigation measures for risk reduction

- Liaising with customers, third party subcontractors and Corporate regarding HSE issues.

- Implement HSE plans required to ensure optimum risk reduction and compliance to policies, standards and work instructions.

- Conducting site reviews to assess the effectiveness of the HSE Management System and identify required improvements.

• To advise Management on corrective action required

• To execute training plan of all personnel, including subcontractors.

• To ensure that the relevant HSE documentation is available and well kept on each location under responsibility

• To actively follow-up on HSE related subjects and participate in HSE audits and investigations of major failures and HSE incidents

• To develop and maintain a high level of awareness among all personnel through communications, training, and active personal involvement of employees in HSE through prevention and reporting of nonconformities.

• To ensure regular updating of personal qualifications and attend to personal training as required. Health and Safety, Training, Risk Assessments, Method Statements, Lifting Plans and overseeing all Lifting Operations, Permits to Work, Protection against Fire, Handling of Hazardous Substances and Materials (MSDS), Accident Investigating and Reporting, Excavations and Openings, Confined Spaces, Hot Work Permits, Certification of Hoists, Cranes, Platforms and Operators, Working at Height, Safe Handling and Working with Compressed Gases, LPG and Oxy/Acet, PPE, Manual Handling and Emergency Procedures. Scaffold Inspections, Erections, Additions and Specialized projects. Conducting and Evaluating Mock Fire Drills, Fire Escape Plans and Fire Protection Equipment for outside companies, as well as Fire Marshall Training, First Aid Training, Rigging and Slinging, Confined Space Rescue and Extrication, Working and Rescue from Height, Fire Fighting Techniques, Use of Different Fire Extinguishers and their application.

Chief Training Officer SAAD Group Saudi Arabia Fire and Rescue Department. 12/01/2004 – 20/04/2007.

In Charge and overseeing the establishment of the new Fire, Rescue and Safety Training Centre. Selection and Training of all new recruits. Developed, reviewed and updated all training programs, training schedules, instructor and student notes, health and safety programs, writing and implementing the Standard Operating Procedures and Standard Operating Guide Lines. Purchasing of all Training Equipment and Supplies, as well as servicing and repairing all S.C.B.A units, and Fire Fighting Equipment. Construction of Fire Containers for Live Fire Drills and reporting directly to the Chief Fire Officer.

Provided Instruction and Lectures in the following:

•Live Fire Fighting Drills.

•Industrial, High Rise, Residential, Office and Commercial Building Fires.

•Petro Chemical and Gas Fires. ( LPG and LNG ).

•Search and Rescue/recovery.

•First Aid Training.

•Safety Procedures in Fire Fighting and Building Construction.

•Training of all new Recruits, and certification at the end of the course.

•Confined Space Rescue and Extrication Proceduers.

•High Angle Rescue, Recovery and Extrication.

•Absailing, Anchore points, Knots, Lines and uses.

•Aviation Fire Fighting/search, rescue and extrication. (Fixed and non-fixed wing aircraft). Entry Points, Tools and Equipment. Different types of Foam.

Red Watch Fire Service: Cape Town, South Africa. Senior Instructor Off Shore and On Shore Rigs:

Responsible for the Training and Lectures in the following fields and all Live Fire Drills. 20/01/2001 - 08/01/2004.

•Off shore and On Shore Fires, e.g.: Petro Chemical verses L.P.G. and Safety Inspections.

•Extinguishing methods and Mediums.

•Search, Rescue and Extrication in an event of a Fire.

•High Angle Rescue, Recovery and Extrication.

•Safe working procedures during start up and shut down.

•Absailing from heights and techniquies.

•Different Ropes, Knots and Lines. (Uses and Advantages).

•Marine and Aviation Fires.

South Peninsula Fire and Rescue Services Cape Town, South Africa. Station/Commanding Officer. 06/01/1984 - 30/12/2000.

•Daily running of the Main Fire Station and/ or Sub Station.

•Attending to and Officer In Charge of all Fire Calls, Industrial, Commercial, Residential, Shack and High Rise Building Fires, Motor Vechile Accidents, Shootings, Suicides, All Medical Calls, Aviation and Marine Fire Calls. ( Cape Town International Airport ).

•Attending all ship fires in Cape Town Docks and Harbour.

•Taking and giving of all Lectures and Drills on a daily basis.

•Plan and implement the daily work routines of all Fire Fighters on a 24hr shift.

•Oversee and implement the annual work and vacation schedules of all Fire Fighters under my command. ( Main Fire Station and/or Sub Station ).

•Plan, coordinate, and evaluate all emergency drills, and submit reports to the C.F.O.

•Perform all administrative duties as required of a Station/Commanding Officer.

•Writing out of all Fire Reports, Incident Reports, Safety Reports and reporting to C.F.O.

•Selection and Training of all new Recruits.

•Overseeing of all disiplinary hearings, and submitting preposed remedial actions to be taken to C.F.O. for final approval.

•Overseeing the selection course for Commercial Class 4 Divers.

•Chief Diving Instructor and Supervisor for all Commercial Class 4 Diving Courses for,(Police, Fire & Metro Rescue Services).

•Chief Instructor for Training of all Boat Skippers/Captains, Handlers & Crew.

Education: Marlborough High School, Diploma A Level.

•Mathematics.

•English.

•Science.

•Biology.

•Geography.

References on request.

Languages, English and Afrikaans.

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