Environment, Health & Safety officer

Securing my career with a progressive management. I seek a challenging position in a renowned organization where I can utilize my aptitudes and skills developed through my education and experience.

•Prepared HSE Manual, Safety work procedures and effective implementation of HSE rules and regulation at work site.
•Reviewing, monitoring & ensuring implementation of work permit system.
•Imparting safety training to employees on the shop floor as well as in the class room.
•Publishing & designing corporate EHS bulletin on quarterly basis
•Conducting Job Safety Analysis, Process Hazard Analysis, FMEA, FAULT TREE, HAZOP & other various hazard identification techniques for the organization & reviewing compliance of the recommendations of it.
•Publishing EHS awareness booklet at regular intervals & imparting the training to the employees on the shop floor for the subjects mentioned in the booklet.
•Conducting safety quiz competitions for the employees.
•Introduced New Chemical Entry Procedure for all site and monitoring the implementation.
•Prepared and implemented New Equipment Procurement Checklist form from EHS point of view and implemented the same.
•Arranging safety & environment exhibitions every year.
•Launched SPOT THE HAZARD scheme, monitoring of the scheme and encouraging employees for the participation.
•Maintaining accident record & investigating each incidence including first-aid & near miss.
•Co-ordinating Production & services safety committee meetings on monthly basis.
•Formed I.C.D.U. team (Industrial Civil Defence Unit). Arranged outside experts also for imparting training to all the members on chemical emergency preparedness as well as natural calamities. Imparting quarterly retraining to all the I.C.D.U. members.
•Conducting mock-drills on quarterly basis.
•Imparting training on use of fire extinguishers & usage of B.A. Sets.
•Periodical testing and monitoring of all safety devices & equipments.
•Coordinating with Gujarat Safety Council, National Safety Council & other environment related NGOs like INSONA, SOCLEEN.
•Carrying out JSA & preparing SOPs for the process plants.
•Co-ordinating with competent person for testing / inspection of pressure vessels & keeping record of vessels.
•Prepared dispersion model for the chemicals being used with the use of software of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s software namely ALOHA & RMP-COMP.
•Carried out QRA study for two sites with the help of outside experts.

• Bachelor degree in Chemistry from S.P. University, Vallabh Vidyanagar, in 1986 with 1st class (62%).
• Post Graduate Diploma in Industrial Safety, Conducted by Gujarat Safety Council, Vadodara and certification by Technical Education Board. Passed in 1998 with 64%.
• Post Diploma in Environment Management, conducted by Gujarat Safety Council, Vadodara. Passed in 2002 with 64%.

•Internal auditor for ISO 14001 Since 2002.
•Internal auditor for QMS i.e. ISO 9001:2000.
•Internal auditor for OHSAS 18001.

•Visited Belgium & U.K. in the year 2003 to study EHS practice being followed there.