REgional Manager HSE -DP World UAE (Nov, 2007
–Jun, 2021) at Dp World- Dubai
• Core accountability for HSE management for 2 mega container terminals with 12 million Teu throughput per annum.
• Established Health, Safety and Environmental policies and procedures incorporating best practices, ensuring the port complies with current legislation, approved codes of practice and international treaties.
• Slashed serious incident rates by designing and implementing risk reduction and loss prevention strategies and incorporated an HSE management systems that is accredited as per ISO standards.
• Communicated and contributed regularly with Corporate HSE and benchmark partners to develop and implement uniform methods and practices throughout all port operations globally.
• Lead investigator for serious incidents and top-level investigation approver.
• Grew a culture of HSE by implementing HSE training and awareness programs.
• Set HSE KPI’s to challenge HSE results by identifying trends and setting lead and lag indicator matrixes.
• Showcased HSE issues and success across the business using statistical and other analytical tools.
• Emergency response Commander for top level events for the business unit and incident advisor to external emergency response teams like port authority, fire department, police, and other government entries.
• Reduced environmental impacts from leaking containers through holistic management of the hazardous leaking containers area.
• Directed HSE compliance during design and construction phases of Container terminal 3 and 4 and during expansion and automation of container terminal 2.
• Effectively resolved customer complaints and claims.
• Rigorously managed my department and Business units HSE budgeting.
• Managed the Crisis control centre (CCC).
• Routine HSE responsibilities not limited to audits, inspections, report writing, trend analysis, employee engagement, training, executive HSE committee chair, operational meetings, board presentations, drills, investigations, and projects.
• HSE software: Intelex, Maximo, Oracle suite, IMDG code of practice, CHEMWATCH.
• Designated subject matter expert for reviewing and creating training modules in HSE and Operational Activities
• Lead internal auditor for IMS to champion continual improvement and test vulnerability of the system
Key Achievement/Projects
• Start up and creation of HSE department.
• Consistent reduction in lost time injuries to a rate of 12 (per million person-hours) to rates of less than zero.
• Succeeded in building a positive HSE Culture across the business which had staff diverse mixed cultures from 25 Different countries.
• Laid the foundations for the development of a formalised training department.
• Mentored 10 individuals who later became senior HSE professionals within the group.
• Achieved OHSAS and ISO accreditation for management systems for existing and new Terminals.
• Client HSE project manager for Container Terminal T3 and T4 construction, and during T2 expansion and automation.