Profile
Highly skilled Safety Professional in risk analysis, risk management, technical assessment and safety management systems, which have been developed through extensive experience obtained within operational based safety roles in Australian, Mauritanian and Finnish mining sectors.
Technical Skills Summary
1. Incident analysis and investigation; hazard reporting; safety management system modular software operation; and driving corrective actions.
2. Implementation and auditing of OHS Management Systems, to ensure compliance with BS OHSAS 180001.
3. Initializing and supporting behavioural based initiatives, inclusive of field coaching/mentoring; goal setting; and performance feedback, to ensure employee and supervisory involvement in the continuous improvement process.
4. Development and revision of risk assessments, safe work policies, procedures, management plans, permits, and reports.
5. Provision of technical assistance/guidance/recommendations on safety-related compliance projects/tasks and industrial hygiene monitoring.
Career Summary
Company Name: First Quantum Minerals Limited (2012 – 2015)
Position: Safety Advisor
Date: January 2015 – Present
FQML Subsidiary: Mauritanian Copper Mines S.A
Location: Akjoujt, Inchiri, Mauritania
Duties/Achievements:
• Implementation of MCM legal register, side-wide risk register, and emergency management risk assessment.
• Organisation of MCM HSMS, resulting in OHSAS 18001 standard enhancement of 20%.
• Training of Mauritanian HS personnel regarding Health and Safety Management System components, requirements and auditing.
• Leading investigations and ensuring preventive and/or corrective action implementation and monitoring of control effectiveness in hazard minimisation.
• MCM Processing Plant vessel/tank Process Hazard Analysis (PHA), with specific focus on integrity, assessment, inspection and maintenance practises.
• Periodically acting/responsible Head of Health & Safety Department.
Position: IGP – Safety
Date: October 2013 – January 2015
FQML Subsidiary: FQM Kevitsa Mining Oy
Location: Sodankyla, Lappi, Finland
Duties/Achievements:
• Completion of Kevitsa Mining Oy executive/corporate risk register.
• Reduction of slip, trip, fall lost time injuries by 80%, through effective hazard minimisation controls and behavioural based initiatives from 2012 – 2014.
• Conducting internal audits and inspections against operational and best practise standards, according to organisation procedures and legislative requirements.
• Conducting forward technical assessments, surveys, and evaluations.
Date: December 2012 – October 2013
FQML Subsidiary Name: First Quantum Minerals Australia Nickel
Location: Ravensthorpe, WA, Australia
Duties/Achievements:
• Development of dangerous good and hazardous substance risk assessment, manifest, dangerous goods site plan, and chemical management procedure.
• Chemical storage and transport auditing.
• Administration of ChemAlert (chemical safety management system software) and development of comprehensive ChemAlert and supervisory training program.
Qualifications
2009 – 2012 Bachelor of Science (Health, Safety and Environment)
Curtin University of Technology, Perth, WA, Australia
2004 – 2008 Secondary School Graduation
Aquinas College, Perth, WA, Australia
