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L. Arnold Berdin Jai

Process Safety Engineer
Abu Dhabi

Summary

Developed 20+ years of professional experience related to operations and process safety management. Manifested various process safety cultural development projects in ADNOC refining and ADNOC onshore. Safely executed various projects in upstream and downstream facilities like Petroleum refinery, onshore and offshore which includes RFCC, ADU, VDU, Platforming, Tank forms, jetty Central degassing station, floating production unit (FPU)and FPSO (Deep Sea Projects).


Overview

26
26
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
5
5
Languages

Work History

Engineer, Process Safety

ADNOC Refining
Abu Dhabi
06.2010 - Current
  • Analyzing Process safety Indicators: Familiarized in analyzing process safety performance through lagging indicators and leading indicators on monthly basis. Preparing monthly / quarterly Process safety indicators Dashboard with detailed analysis for Corporate HSE and ADNOC BOD meetings.
  • Process safety Incident Investigation/ PS near miss and causation studies: Being a team member of the incident investigation team, contributed to understanding the causes (Immediate, Contributory and root) of incidents and developing strategies to prevent future occurrences by using the RCA techniques like FTA (Fault Tree Analysis) and 5 WHY. Followed up for the closure of the recommendations through the SAP system. Developing accident causation studies for the incidents in the quarterly basis.
  • Risk management: Facilitated various risk management programs (HAZOP, What If, LOPA studies) and ensures that it identifies hazards, assesses risks, develops safety procedures, ensures compliance, investigates incidents, and manages changes to maintain the integrity and safety of industrial processes. And confirms that risk management programs are pivotal in safeguarding both personnel and the environment. Providing operational support in Formal Risk assessment for specialized Task.
  • Process Safety Audits: Conducts various Process Safety Audits including WMS, ICC, MOC, DGS, OI and MATA (HSECES) to ensure compliance with safety standards and regulations and involved in reviewing documentation, managing safety compliance audits, and leading improvement projects to enhance safety programs.
  • Managing Downgraded situation: Responsible for monitoring and ensuring the proper functioning of critical safety systems, highlighting any downgraded situations in the plant, and following up closely to resolve them before they impact safety standards. Additionally, they play an active role in the asset integrity team, identifying gaps in the company's process safety procedures and making necessary correction.
  • Management of Change: Participating in technical evaluation and Conducted various HIRA studies for MOC and ensuring through audits, Managing Management of Change (MOC) are followed (HSE-OS-ST30) a systematic approach to ensure that all changes to a process are risk assessed, approved, communicated, and safely implemented.
  • Alarm Management: As a process safety engineer ensures that alarm management programs are adequately categorizing, prioritizing, and rationalizing alarms based on criticality and timely response requirements. And also confirms that alarms direct operators' attention to plant conditions requiring timely assessment or action, and that every alarm is useful, relevant, and has a defined response.
  • HSECES Deficient Analysis: Conducted HSECES Deficient Analysis which involved identifying gaps in the maintenance program of safety-critical systems and developed strategies for improvement. Ensured that all safety-critical elements are functioning effectively to prevent accidents and protect the workforce and environment.
  • PSSR: Led various PSSR meetings to confirm system readiness for commissioning, ensuring all startup-related hazards were recognized and mitigated. Conducted and participated in various PSSR activities in RFCC TAR 24.
  • Fatigue Analysis: Analyzing the fatigue levels of front-line workers in all assets of ADNOC refining and implementing directives to manage and mitigate fatigue-related risks. This includes conducting gap analysis, audits, and reviews to continually improve operations and achieve core process safety values

Operations Specialist

FPSO Sendje Ceiba
06.2006 - 06.2010
  • Lead the team in developing operating procedure for Module M10 (Production train) and M11(Production train), M 50 water injection, M60 Gas dehydration and gas injection with compressor in FPSO Sendje Ceiba during the year 2006-2010.
  • Conducted JSA and JSEA for subsea multiphase pump replacement, multiphase flowmeter installation, and vessel inspection program in FPSO Sendje Ceiba during 2008.
  • Lead the team in Train 6/7 area to carry out 68 hot works and 4 Hot tapping with an implementation of HIRA during the year 2012, it was done during 1.8MOPD project modification at BAB central degassing station.

Operations Engineer

FPU TAHARA
05.2004 - 05.2006

Tr. Process Engineer

06.1999 - 03.2001

Education

B.Tech. - Chemical Engineering

Bharathidasan University
India
05.2004

Diploma in Petroleum Engineering - Petroleum Engineering

Madras Refineries Limited, Polytechnic
India
05.2000

International Diploma in Process Safety Mangement - Process Safety Mangement

Qualifi (An Ofqual Recognised Awarding Organisation)
UK
04.2001 -

Skills

Risk Based Process safety approach

HSECSE Deficient Analysis

SIL Assessment and verification

Risk assessment and Risk reduction (HIRA)

Commissioning (PSSR, Readiness)

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Affiliations

  • Sr. Member in American Society of Chemical Engineers
  • Society of Petroleum Engineers
  • Affiliate Member in ICheme

Personal Information

Date of Birth: 02/26/80

Projects Handled

  • Gas dehydration and Gas injection Project, FPSO Sendje Ceiba, Equatorial Guinea, Amerada Hess Corp.
  • Replacement of Subsea FRAMO pumps and installation of MPFM, FPSO Sendje Ceiba, Amerada Hess Corp.
  • BAB Facility Integrated Project (BIFP), ADNOC ONSHORE, Abu Dhabi
  • Installation and commissioning of oil storage Tank (FST-805), ADNOC ONSHORE, Abu Dhabi
  • Habshan1 & Habshan 2 smart wells, water injection clusters and Disposal wells commissioning, ADNOC ONSHORE, Abu Dhabi
  • Five-year Turnaround shutdown Program of Modules, FPSO Sendje Ceiba, Amerada Hess Corp.
  • Water alternating CO2 (Carbon dioxide) injection wells and oil producers (WAG Project), ADNOC ONSHORE, Abu Dhabi
  • Commissioning and startup of Produced water reinjection, ADNOC ONSHORE, Abu Dhabi
  • Subsea umbilical Replacement and commissioning, FPU Tahara, India, Aban offshore.
  • Water injection plant Commissioning and startup, FPU Tahara, India, Aban offshore.
  • 1.8MOPD and BFIP (Includes commissioning of 3 water injection clusters, New produced water system, ESD replacement, Utility system replacement . DE bottle necking of production Trains, ADCO, Abu Dhabi

Certification

Certified Functional Safety Engineer

Timeline

Certified Functional Safety Engineer

06-2025

Engineer, Process Safety

ADNOC Refining
06.2010 - Current

Operations Specialist

FPSO Sendje Ceiba
06.2006 - 06.2010

Operations Engineer

FPU TAHARA
05.2004 - 05.2006

International Diploma in Process Safety Mangement - Process Safety Mangement

Qualifi (An Ofqual Recognised Awarding Organisation)
04.2001 -

Tr. Process Engineer

06.1999 - 03.2001

B.Tech. - Chemical Engineering

Bharathidasan University

Diploma in Petroleum Engineering - Petroleum Engineering

Madras Refineries Limited, Polytechnic
L. Arnold Berdin JaiProcess Safety Engineer