AUGUSTINE DEBRAH
CYLINGAS LLC
Abu Dhabi
1
Language
5
Certification
15
Years of experience
Results-driven HSE (Health, Safety & Environment) Professional with over 15 years of extensive experience in Oil & Gas EPC projects and the manufacturing sector, encompassing both field and office operations. Proven track record in leading HSE functions, driving safety culture, and ensuring full compliance with ADNOC standards, international standards and regulatory requirements. Highly skilled in developing and delivering HSE training programs, leading incident and accident investigations, and conducting audits, inspections, and risk assessments. Demonstrated expertise in analyzing and reporting HSE performance metrics, including leading and lagging indicators, and implementing effective observation and continuous improvement programs. Strong leadership and interpersonal skills with the ability to motivate multidisciplinary teams to achieve project safety targets, minimize incidents, and reduce regulatory fines and sanctions. Analytical, detail-oriented, and proactive, with a commitment to environmental sustainability and operational excellence. Adaptable and open to feedback, with a continuous improvement mindset focused on enhancing safety performance, strengthening compliance, and contributing to organizational success.
Work History
Lead HSE Engineer
1 Year 6 Months- Lead the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of HSE Management Systems in line with ADNOC Codes of Practice (CoP), UAE regulations, and international standards (ISO 45001 & ISO 14001)
- Provide visible HSE leadership across all site activities, fostering a proactive safety culture and ensuring strong workforce engagement and accountability at all levels
- Oversee and conduct comprehensive Hazard Identification (HAZID), HAZOP support, Job Safety Analysis (JSA), and Task Risk Assessments (TRA), ensuring effective mitigation and control measures are implemented
- Promote a strong safety culture (Zero Incident mindset)
- Track and implement corrective actions to prevent recurrence of incidents
- Promote a strong safety culture across all site activities
- Carrying out incidents/accidents investigations and follow up of the recommendations
- Ensure regulatory compliance with environmental and occupational health standards
- Prepare HSE statistics and reports weekly, monthly
- PROJECTS: EPC Maximizing Ethane Recovery and Monetization (MERAM)
HSE professional
4 Years 2 Months- Checking that subcontractors perform their activities accordance with all HSE applicable procedures, regulations and standards, promoting all necessary action to ensure that the said procedures and regulations are observed.
- Plan, organize and participate in periodical site walk through and inspections on sites, prepare all the relevant reports, action plans, verify the follow up and timely action plans.
- Organize, coordinate and direct in HSE training activities on site.
- Coordinating with client concerning any necessary work permits.
- Leading and coordinating the site emergency response team.
- Preparing and updating the site HSE statistics, verify performance versus the project and corporate HSE objectives, targets and performance indicators; propose recovery plan in case of mismatch.
- Taking a key HSE role in kick-off meetings prior to project mobilizations.
- I am responsible for ensuring that adequate training program is made available and work towards promoting a positive health and safety culture.
- I represent management on Health and Safety issues in client meetings.
- I am responsible for promptly conveying Health and Safety issues to HSE Manager for hazard identification and mitigation to reduce risk to as low as reasonably practicable (ALARP).
- PROJECTS: 01- EPC For Al dabbiya Thamama B Transition Zone Development –Phase II
- 02-EPC Bu Hasa Integrated Field Development {BUIFDP}
- 03 – EPC for NEB Miscellaneous Modification & Enhancement
- 04 – EPC P90261-ASR Gas wells Tie Ins in BAB –Package 1
HSE Professional
2 Years- Responsible for carrying out incident and accident investigation and preparing report of same to management.
- Arranging monthly HSE meetings with senior management, client representative and subcontractors.
- Conducting weekly Mass TBT with all employees, preparing agenda and minute of same.
- Proactive HSSE & Risk management by conducting site visits for regular inspection and verify the corrective action for closeouts. And also assist in the planning and execution of internal HSE audits.
- Preparation of HSSE audit check list, audit program, its tracking and closeout for observations.
- Weekly HSSE walks down with client, consultant and contractors as proactive measure.
- Preparation of STOP analysis report and implementation of STOP PROGRAM.
- Arranging HSSE workshops and orientations / inductions
- Plan coordinate and conduct environmental monitoring to have truck of work environmental impact.
- Leading the implementation of COSHH and HAZCOM standards on site.
- Ensuring fire prevention and control site /contractors' camp are very effective.
- Ensuring that First Aid and medical assistance, emergency response systems at the site camp are very effective.
- Participating in the weekly, monthly site progress and HSE meeting.
- PROJECT: EPC for Qusahwirah field development phase 2
HSE professional
2 Years 8 Months- Carrying out regular and random safety inspections on workplaces, plants and equipment
- Reviewing HSE Plans for all projects
- Ensuring Emergency Response Drills are carried out ensure emergencies preparedness
- Ensuring that risk assessments have been carried out where necessary.
- Planning safety audits and follow up on the outcome to ensure all observations are closed out within stipulated time.
- Analyze all incidents and near misses and identify root causes and recommend corrective and preventive actions
- Assessing strengths and weaknesses of all HSE personnel and carrying out performance appraisals to recommend outcome to management
- Coordinate and Conduct HSE Promotional activities in the Projects to enhance the Safety awareness/Culture within the Company.
- Maintaining Safety Statistics on the projects
- Arranging external job specific training as per the site requirements
- Participating in Management Review of projects HSE performance.
- Training the employees on Permit to Work Systems and the requirement of WMS.
- Ensuring hazardous and Non-Hazardous waste is properly handled stored and transported by a third party with waste management records in place.
- PROJECT-01: EPC for Tie-In Works at South East Project Package-A [ASAB]
HSE Officer
4 Years 5 Months- Organizing inspection program that help keep employees focus on health, safety and environmental protection issues.
- Re- inspection and assessing of close out reports submitted by contractors.
- Reviewing and commenting on contractors' HSE risk assessment, method statement and other safety related check list
- Closely monitoring all site activities, conducting comprehensive accident, incident and or near misses investigation to determine the root cause hence make appropriate and meaningful recommendations and strategically recommend corrective action for every possible cause.
- Ensure that the work to be carried out in accordance with safe working procedure and good engineering practice and skills and also conforms to project specifications.
- Always be prevent at site throughout the performance of related works in order to complete the work as per planned schedule.
- Maintain the record and all construction related reported for the completion of the project.
- PROJECT: Ten projects {Tweneboa, Enyenra & Ntomme}
- CLIENT: Ghana Jubilee oil
Education
Bachelor - science (Environmental science )
Skills
- Pro-active HSE monitoring
- Emergency Response Procedures
- Risk Assessment
- Hazard Identification
- Environmental Awareness
- Computer (Microsoft Office Suite)
Certification
- OTHM Level 7 Diploma in Occupational Health And Safety Management.
- NEBOSH International General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety{IGC} .
- International Occupational Health and Safety{IOSH} .
- ISO45001-Lead Auditor.
- Effective Accident investigation (OSHA).
- Basic Accident investigation {OSHA} .
- Environmental impact Assessmen.t
- Environmental management Essentials .
- Mastering fire safety risk management .
- Hazardous substances Assessment.
- H2S Awareness training
- Basic first aid training & CPR Awareness certificate-Abu Dhabi
- Confine space training.
- Task risk Assessment.
- Work management System {WMS} .
- Basic fire fighting Training.
- DEFENSIVE/ DESERT DRIVING -LV
- Onshore Induction + ADNOC Life Saving Rules
Languages
English {Fluent}
Interests
Reading
Research on IT Tips
football
Music
Games
Personal Information
- Title: SNR. HSE ENGINEER
- Date of Birth: 1991-08-01
- Nationality: Ghanaian
- Marital Status: Married
Timeline
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