THAPANJITH THANKAPPAN
ENVIRONMENT/EHS/HSE/PROJECT/MANAGER
Pala, Kottayam, Kerala
Summary
Focused Health and Safety Manager bringing 17 years of comprehensive experience minimizing health and safety hazards in Oil& Gas/ Manufacturing / Automobile /EPC by developing and implementing successful health programs. Hardworking professional commended for consistently evaluating current processes to confirm adherence to prescribed laws, standards and company goals. Growth-oriented team player possessing excellent technical and managerial abilities. Disciplined Environmental /EHS Professional researching and studying samples of air, water and earth to prevent hazardous material from harming environment.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Corporate HSE Manager
Rezayat Group- NCC Kuwait
Ahamdi
10.2020 - Current
- Trained staff and contractors on company procedures and OSHA and EPA requirements such as blood borne pathogens, respiratory protection and waste management.
- Identified opportunities to remove hazards from workplace and developed programs and processes to mitigate workplace hazards.
- Delivered and coordinated health and safety training for 500 employees, educating on workplace regulations, policies and procedures.
- Determined nature of code violations and issued written notices of violation.
- Guided, wrote and revised various health and safety management manuals.
- Planned, implemented and evaluated safety goals and objectives for entire NCC facility.
- Developed and implemented safety awareness communications between workers and management to increase hazard awareness 100%.
- Performed environmental site assessments and provided remediation recommendations.
- Served as technical consultant on environmental policies to maintain regulatory compliance.
- Investigated accidents and analyzed root causes to develop corrective action plans.
- Onboarded new temps by entering employee information into systems.
- Used Microsoft Word and other software tools to create documents and other communications.
- Execute safety programs for locations and minimize company safety losses.
• Develop a culture to anticipate and prevent health hazardous conditions.
• Compile and finalize HSE Performance Report for the site and Project
• Conduct Performance evaluation of the staffs based on the KPIs
• Conduct interviews and selection of HSE staffs
• Prepare the project specific HSE plan
• Deploy Automation and Controls Measures based on Health, Safety and Environmental
• Management Systems program.
• Investigate incidents, determine root cause and develop corrective actions.
• Conduct HSE inspections, audits and self-assessments.
• Evaluate and review Mock Drills and emergency evacuation program
• Manage reports and present summaries to management with suggested solutions.
• Execute environmental management processes such as chemicals and waste management and pollution prevention.
• Handle safety assessments and deploy corrective measures to minimize hazard risk profile.
• Conduct time to time Training and Orientation programs on different safety topics - Report to Area Manager with updates on the operations.
• Administer NCC safety policies and develop uniform safety practices as per long term company safety goals.
• Conduct HSE meetings at site and company.
• Co-ordinate with Client/MEW/KOC/PAHW engineer for the site activities, inspections and audit
• Co-ordinate with Head office and HSE department for any activities , camps , seminars &camp
• Any audit nonconformance need to be followed up and closed within the target date
• Achieve health and safety management excellence. ensure that project specific fatal risks are identified and effectively managed.
• Provide specialist advice and support including conduct of investigations, response to customer and community complaints, assessments, risk assessments and provision of other subject matter guidance and support. Escalate as required to the project manager, location leader Director and performance issues that are left unmanaged.
• Coach, influence, motivate and empower others with regards to assurance and the achievement. Understand and communicate the assurance performance, strengths and weaknesses of any project visited to the Project Manager and make recommendations and offer advice.
• Review and approve all HSE plans, procedures, and audit plans. Monitoring of CONTRACTOR and SUBCONTRACTOR(s) in terms of HSE requirements.
• Design safety training programs for employees and ensure response to all specific requirements and maintain knowledge of all company safety programs and draft all materials for training programs within the required timeframe.
• Prepare all HSE training programs according to required regulations and prepare the schedule of all training programs and ensure all employees receive appropriate training and participate in various committee meetings for the site.
• Supports the project in all Environmental and Regulatory requirements. Be a focal point for all the Environmental compliance, HSE requirements and site compliance.
• Procure Environmental Permit and Approval for the upcoming projects and communicate with the Kuwait Environmental Public Authority (KEPA).
• Provide support to the execution of all global operation emergency response plans and manage all emergency situations and design solutions to all issues and design required business tools and execute all HSE procedures and policies.
• Monitor all HSE procedures and recommend strategies to avoid all accidents and implement all health and safety hazards for all sites.
• Ensuring that all the contractors /subcontractors meet the relevant Environmental & Health and safety requirements are met prior to the start of site works. Sate, Company HSE requirements are ensured through Pre-startup audit.
• Manage communication strategies and prepare required newsletters and design and implement efficient site safety training programs and perform an investigation to eliminate all issues.
Project Manager - HSE
National Petroleum Services Company , NAPESCO
Ahamdi
05.2015 - 04.2020
- Met project deadlines without sacrificing build quality or workplace safety.
- Orchestrated projects within strict timeframes and budget constraints by solving complex problems and working closely with senior leaders.
- Drove team success through shared vision and recognition of quality performance.
- Accelerated progress by continually reviewing performance, budgets and project timelines.
- Planned, designed and scheduled phases for large projects.
- Facilitated communication between internal personnel, contractors and vendors for project cohesion.
- Modified and directed project plans to meet organizational needs.
- Conduct and Co-Ordinate Environmental and Social Impact Assessment, Environmental Assessment, Environmental Base line Monitoring, HAZID, HAZOP, QRA, SIL & PHSER STUDIES.
- Prepare Safety Risk Register, Health Risk Register, Environmental Aspect Impact Risk Register and HSE Compliance Risk Register for KOC Support Service Group (S&EK).
- Attend Kuwait Oil Company HSE Compliance Meetings, Corporate HSE Meetings & Attend Progress Review Meetings.
- Review the Incident /Accident Reports and Near Miss Reports.
- Designing Technology for Pollution Control and Waste Management.
- Collecting and analyzing environmental data.
- Carrying out site assessments to determine environmental impact of commercial activity.
- Executing and managing projects under KOC with respect to environmental and HSE discipline
- Co-ordination and assisting the KOC project management team by giving input into the contract documents, tor, design criteria, stage gate, scope of work, new procedures and design
- Improving environmental conservation management, including recycling, public health and water and air pollution.
- Identifying critical research areas such as renewable energy, climate change and food and water security.
- Undertaking environmental protection projects and manage studies and environment-orientated projects as assigned.
- Coordinate and close out of KOC support service group (S&EK) KOC HSSE audit NCs
- Conducting training programs for underdevelopment engineers on KOC HSSE requirements specific to environmental engineering and design
- Development UD training manual and HSSE training manual.
- Review and member of standard technical committee (STC) for reviewing the standard and standard drawings for HSSE requirements and development and improvement of company standards and environment design methods.
- Technical writing including environment assessment reports, ESIA report preparation, technical reports and operating manuals
- Prepare ISO 9k, 14k & 45k management system documents for KOC support service group (S&EK).
- Follow and ensure compliance to quality, environmental and safety requirements at site office and project locations
- Give guidance to HSE engineers in preparing project HSE plans other HSE documents for projects as per KOC HSEMS procedures as and when required by the company
- Coordinate ISO and HSE audits at team level and group level and follow up close out of audit recommendations
- Perform any other HSE related works assigned by superintendent of contract or his representative.
Head of HSE Projects
National Petroleum Services Company- (NAPESCO),
Ahamdi
01.2014 - 12.2014
- Document control
- Planning and scheduling
- Cost controlling for projects
- Manpower and purchase controlling related to projects
- Ensure billing and invoicing review and approval
- Implementation of safety requirement related to the project and NAPESCO
- Conducing audit and conducting training
- Conduct investigation on accidents and incidents
- Ensure employees follow the safety requirements and necessary PPE.
- Reviewing of project quality requirements and provide feedback on tenders as appropriate
- Worked within applicable standards, policies and regulatory guidelines to promote safe working environment.
- Developed team communications and information for meetings.
- Used Microsoft Word and other software tools to create documents and other communications.
- Exceeded goals through effective task prioritization and great work ethic.
- Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
- Resolved problems, improved operations and provided exceptional service.
- Resolved conflicts and negotiated mutually beneficial agreements between parties.
- Carried out day-to-day duties accurately and efficiently.
- Worked to maintain outstanding attendance record, consistently arriving to work ready to start immediately.
- Collaborated with team members to achieve target results.
Head of Environmental Laboratory
National Petroleum Services Company- (NAPESCO), Kuwait
Ahamdi
03.2011 - 01.2014
- Developed and implemented performance improvement strategies and plans to promote continuous improvement.
- Successfully maintained clean, valid driver's license and access to reliable transportation.
- Saved $25000 by implementing cost-saving initiatives that addressed long-standing problems.
- Prepared variety of different written communications, reports and documents.
- Improved operations through consistent hard work and dedication.
- Worked flexible hours across night, weekend and holiday shifts.
- Drove operational improvements which resulted in savings and improved profit margins.
- Prepare annual development plan
- Implementation of safety requirement related to the project and NAPESCO
- Conducing safety audit and conducting safety training.
- Implementation and maintaining of iso9001:2004, iso 14001:2004 and iso17025:2005 accreditation for the laboratory
- Conduct investigation on accidents and incidents
- Provides training & coaching to team members.
- Ensure employees follow the safety requirements and necessary PPE.
- Develops and implements lab testing schedules.
- Implementation of proficiency testing and interlaboratory testing
- Revenue and over heads monitoring and review
- Marketing and business development & conducting customer visit and feedback review
- Sign all the laboratory reports & ambient air quality monitoring reports
- Facility upgrading and construction activity
Developing new test capabilities and equipment’s.
Monitoring the ambient air quality monitoring projects and stack monitoring projects
Performing performance evaluation of staffs.
Customer communications and customer invoicing.
Maintaining discipline inside the department.
Coordinates the calibration of instruments and ensures that all instruments are in perfect working condition.
Coordinates efficiently the resources and usage of chemicals and consumables.
Assists in the control of inventory issuance.
Participates in the audits and take necessary measures to close out the non-conformances.
Provides regular feedback on projects to supervisor.
Ensures that company and client’s quality, safety and operational policies & procedures, including it policies, are complied with at all times, that all work areas, offices, vehicles and company provided equipment are kept in a clean, tidy and in operational condition. - Sign environment-staff documents i.e. Leave forms, ticket reimbursement forms etc.
- Maintain crew roaster of environmental services crew.
EIA SPECIALIST
National Petroleum Services Company- (NAPESCO)
Ahamdi
10.2011 - 11.2011
- Identified issues, analyzed information and provided solutions to problems.
- Participated in team-building activities to enhance working relationships.
- Maintained energy and enthusiasm in fast-paced environment.
- Created plans and communicated deadlines to complete projects on time.
- The main role is to deliver complete Environmental Impact Assessment and preliminary Environmental Impact Assessment studies and reports for the oil, petroleum and natural gas sector.
- Conduct full Environmental Impact Assessment and P- Environmental Impact Assessment studies (oil, petroleum and natural gas sector) and carry out analysis.
- Conducts quality studies and prepares quality reports
- Conduct audits and assist with iso 14001:2004 ems certifications & implementations
- Making techno-commercial quotations & making Environmental Impact Assessment proposals based on the tenders
- Co-ordinate with the Napesco environmental laboratory for sampling and analysis for air. Water, soil & hazardous waste
- Sustainability, EMS and environmental compliance.
- Project management, marketing, technical presentations & business planning
- Coordinates with clients’ design, engineering, operations, and management teams so as to collect information, deliver accurate assessment of impacts, and suggest best practice mitigation measures and alternatives.
- Prepares sampling action plans, environmental plans, all necessary calculations, and modeling reports as necessary.
- Act as a project quality, health, safety, and environment (QHSE) coordinator on behalf of clients if necessary.
- Multi-disciplinary requirements and procedures with regard to safety, operability, and environmental aspects of oil and gas processing systems.
- Co-ordinate with Kuwait environmental public authority (KEPA) by-laws and Kuwait oil company (KOC) HSE management system.
- Preparation of environmental management plans and alternatives suggestions and rating sections.
- Conducting site ambient air sampling, emissions stack sampling, groundwater sampling, noise measuring, and soil sampling.
MANAGER AUDIT (Quality, Environment & Safety),
Mercedes Benz India Pvt Ltd, Rajasree Motors Pvt Ltd (Dealer), India
Cochin
08.2007 - 08.2010
- Responsible for dealer prospecting and improving dealer network to support business development
- Establish and processes and measurements as per Mercedes Benz India
- Responsible for business development of automotive brand to achieve sales targets and profit.
- Generates revenue by prospecting and maintaining dealers’ network as well as selling additional services
- Create and implement new opportunities for the Mercedes Benz brand through its dealership network in order to remain effective and competitive.
- Implement retail environment programs such as corporate identity, signage and merchandising
- Identify, develop and maintain prospective dealers that are ready to expand.
- Implement international dealer standard as Mercedes Benz India guideline.
- Coordinates with the marketing, sales and service department of dealers to ensure that target goals and objectives are met within the prescribed time frame, funding parameters and resources.
- Corporate communication & report processing
- Preparing annual development plan, & dealer management review
- Preparing quarter plans & reports
- Updating the dealer agreement yearly, provide review and oversight of dealer contracts and adherence
- Build relationships with the approved store design agencies, signage & fixture suppliers and the retail environment group to assure corporate compliance in terms of visual appearance of the dealer network
- Training dealers and their personnel& training co-ordination with MB INDIA.
- Co-ordination with MB INDIA in sales & after sale audits.
- Conducting & coordinating audit for process compliance.
- MR (management representative) for QMS, EMS and OSHAS
- Evolve and implement quality & environmental strategie
- Conducting management reviews and review monthly reports from after sales & sales
- Identify process improvement initiatives and implementation.
- Managing customer complaints, error tracking systems, customer satisfaction, rating systems, etc.
- Performing root cause analysis, corrective actions, preventive actions
- Management priories in quality, auditing, exploring investigating & continual improvement processes.
- Conducting technology change management activities.
- Making techno-commercial quotations
- Devising incentive structure for sales & after sales.
- After sales & sales support to customers & warranty.
2005 –
Sr. Management System Consultant
acme consulting
Cochin
06.2005 - 07.2007
- Participated in continuous improvement by generating suggestions, engaging in problem-solving activities to support teamwork.
- Participated in team-building activities to enhance working relationships.
- Worked with customers to understand needs and provide excellent service.
- Maintained energy and enthusiasm in fast-paced environment.
- To ensure that all calendar activities pertaining to quality management system/ documentation (QMS) are being executed as per schedule such as internal audit, surveillance audit, management review meetings and other program of activities pertaining to QMS / QA.
- To ensure that other activities pertaining to activities of business development dept. Have been scheduled and executed as per plan.
- To ensure that all changes done as per process / documentation are in accordance with the approved standard procedure.
- To assist the lead auditor in preparing audit reports and non-conformance reports
- To act as quality assurance helpdesk to assist departments/projects in interpreting and implementing the procedures.
- Gap analysis, documentation, over all standardization of the organization
- Conduct awareness program and internal audit training
- Implementation of international standard
- Monitoring and measurement, of process through internal audits
- Billing& collection at the end of each phase.
- Lesioning with all certification bodies
Education
M.Tech - Environmental Engineering
Birla Institute of Technology , BITS Pilani
India, Goa 10.2021 - Current
Master of Science - Environmental Science And Management
Mahatma Gandhi University
India 03.2002 - 04.2004
Bachelor of Science - Zoology
Mahatma Gandhi University
India 03.1997 - 04.1999
Skills
Groundwater testing
Timeline
M.Tech - Environmental Engineering
Birla Institute of Technology , BITS Pilani
10.2021 - Current
Corporate HSE Manager
Rezayat Group- NCC Kuwait
10.2020 - Current
Project Manager - HSE
National Petroleum Services Company , NAPESCO
05.2015 - 04.2020
Head of HSE Projects
National Petroleum Services Company- (NAPESCO),
01.2014 - 12.2014
EIA SPECIALIST
National Petroleum Services Company- (NAPESCO)
10.2011 - 11.2011
Head of Environmental Laboratory
National Petroleum Services Company- (NAPESCO), Kuwait
03.2011 - 01.2014
MANAGER AUDIT (Quality, Environment & Safety),
Mercedes Benz India Pvt Ltd, Rajasree Motors Pvt Ltd (Dealer), India
08.2007 - 08.2010
Sr. Management System Consultant
acme consulting
06.2005 - 07.2007
Master of Science - Environmental Science And Management
Mahatma Gandhi University
03.2002 - 04.2004
Bachelor of Science - Zoology
Mahatma Gandhi University
03.1997 - 04.1999
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