Management Systems Occupational Health
Resume:
Kwame Kyei Addo, CertIOSH
Prestea-Himan, Ghana
Email:*************@*****.*** Tel:+233-*********
Career Summary
A self-motivated, results-driven, resourceful, and hardworking Safety Practitioner with over five (5) years demonstrated experience in the Mining and Metals industry. Competent in the development, implementation, monitoring, review, and dynamic realignment of Health Safety & Environmental Management Systems and policies to sustain a business compliant organization. Hands-on leadership experience in risk and hazard management, site HSE administration, root cause analysis of incidents, corrective action plan recommendation for preventing incidents recurrence, non-conformances. Skilled in the development and benchmarking HSE performance, measurement, and evaluation of performance. Seek to join an extractive metallurgical process plant where together with the team; emphasis is placed on the implementation of robust HSE management systems by adhering to strict programs, record keeping and analysis of indicators. Key Skills & Competences
• Application of OHS Legislation and Statutes
• Mining & Metallurgical Plant Operations
• HSE Planning Cycle & HSE Policy Management
• Safety Management System Implementation and Auditing.
• Major Incident Investigation & Loss Prevention
• Performance Measurement and Monitoring
• HSE Training & Development
• Critical Control Management and Verification (CMM)
• Hazards & Risk Management
• Emergency Response Management
• Computer Literate – MS Office Applications, INX In-Control System & Visio.
• Leadership Attributes and Management skills - communication, interpersonal liaison, networking presentation, decision making, problem-solving, coaching, & mentoring. Academic Qualification Year
• Master of Science: Occupational Health, Safety and Environmental Mgt Ghana Institute of Management and Public Admin., Ghana
2023
• Bachelor of Arts in Economics with Philosophy (Economics Major) University of Ghana (Legon), Accra – Legon
• High School Diploma 2013
Koforidua Secondary School – Koforidua
Professional Qualification
2018
• Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH)- Certified Member (240021) 2023
• HSE Officers Certificate of Competency
Inspectorate Division of the Minerals Commission of Ghana 2022
• NEBOSH DIPLOMA OH&S-Unit A: Occupational Health and Safety NEBOSH – UK
2020
• Lead Investigator-ICAM, Critical Incident Response and Investigation OHSA OHSA Australia
2020
• Lead Auditor Course-CQI: IRCA (ISO 45001:2018) OHS Management Systems 2020 EBECKS Systems Ghana
• INX In-Control Certificate: OHS Management Systems 2020 INX - UK
• Advanced First Aid Certification 2019
St. John's Ambulance Ghana – Accra
• NEBOSH International General Certificate OHS, Occupational Health and Safety 2019 NEBOSH, UK
• Certificate in Basic First Aid, First Aid at Work 2018 St. John's Ambulance Ghana – Accra
Work Experience
Asanko Gold Ghana Limited-Obotan Site 04/2024-Date Safety Advisor
Key Responsibilities:
• Facilitate inspections to verify that Health and Safety requirements and governmental legislation is being always followed.
• Provide technical expertise in investigating Health and Safety events.
• Write reports documenting the findings of the Health and Safety investigations.
• Facilitate Health and Safety audits, risk assessments, reviews, and inspections.
• Coordinate the integration of Health and Safety activities into production efforts.
• Act in the capacity of a team leader for task forces and teams, as and when required.
• Partner with site leadership to optimize the on-site safety programs and systems.
• Facilitate post-activity reviews to determine if all employees are adequately trained and coached to perform their roles effectively.
• Apply key elements of the Asanko Safety Management System in various operational areas (Processing, Projects, Mining, Exploration, Admin areas, Contractors etc.)
• Develop processes and procedures that integrate behaviors into the system at various operational areas.
• Lead operational teams in facilitating and reviewing Baseline Risk Assessments (Biannual), WRACs
(When required) and JHAs (when required) and Individual Risk Assessments, Take 5s. Future Global Resources Bogoso Prestea Mine – Ghana 10/2020 – 03/2024 Safety Officer
Key Responsibilities:
• Act directly in the absence of the Senior Safety Officer in charge of the Process Plant and Bogoso Operations.
• Facilitate event investigations to identify control failures, root causes and appropriate corrective actions to be taken.
• Identify potentially hazardous situations and report to the department owner for immediate action and correction.
• Maintain and report on Health and Safety records and statistics.
• Monitor, analyze, and suggest improvements from lead and lag Health and Safety indicators.
• Review internal and external Health and Safety reports within the contractor areas that need improvement; and implement measures to minimize the occurrence of unfavorable incidents.
• Highlight non-compliance violations perpetrated by employees and bring this to the department head immediate attention.
• Represents the Health and Safety Department at the Daily Plant Production Meeting.
• Trains Mine Personnel on FGR-BPM Safety Management Systems. Golden Star Resources, Bogoso Prestea Mine - Ghana 09/2019 - 09/2020 Safety and Emergency Response Technician (Prestea Underground) Key Responsibilities:
• Conducted inspections in drives, underground workshops, refuge chambers, magazine, fuel storage bays.
• Conducted Mine Wide Emergency Response Training: Fire, First Aid & Mine Arc Emergency Systems, etc.; inspect and handle Fire Audits.
• Embarked on firefighting, lifesaving, and rescue missions as and when they occur.
• Conducted inspection on Emergency Response Equipment (Portable Fire Extinguisher, Fire hydrant, oxy- viva, Fire Tender, Self-contained breathing Apparatus etc.)
• Trained Emergency Response Team members on emergency scenarios and response procedures Assisted with the conduct of Mock drills at least two times in a year.
• Conducted and reviewed Safe Working Procedures (SWP’s) with the Mining teams.
• Assisted Mine regulators to conduct audit of the Underground operations as against the Minerals and Mining Regulations.
• Coordinate and conduct risk assessment and Job hazard analysis for non-routine high-risk jobs. Golden Star Bogoso Prestea Mine 08/2018 - 08/2019
Assistant Safety Officer Key Responsibilities:
• Handled health and safety inductions and trainings inspected mine facilities (Surface and Underground Mining Operations).
• Audited Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems Monitored, measured, and reviewed Safety Performance for the various sections of the Mine.
• Developed and reviewed Risk Assessment, Safe Work Procedures (SWP) and Standards
• Assisted with incident investigations (Incident Causative Analysis Technique and Incident Causative Analysis Method) and INX-In Control Management.
Achievements
• Transition from Technical Member of the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) to a Certified or Graduate Member (CertIOSH). 2024
• Introduction and implementation of the Positive Health and Safety Culture recognition award for the Processing Plant operations 2023.
• Annually conducted Health and Safety Management Systems training for about 400+ Staff.
• Development and Implementation of Major Hazards and Critical Control Verification at Future Global Resources Bogoso-Prestea Mine.
References:
Richard Ofori Dapaah
FGR Bogoso-Prestea Mine
Processing Manager
Ishmael Essel-Clements
FGR Bogoso-Prestea Mine
Senior Safety Officer
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