Safety Engineer

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Risk identification and assessment § Ensure that risk assessment is performed in an accurate and timely manner to ensure the safety of site activities. § Identify critical jobs activities regarding HSEQ that could lead to downgraded situations or incidents and assess their control level. § Conduct risks analysis to minimise the occupational and process risks and improve the procedures, tools and the design of the installations to protect all the people, the environment and the QAPCO assets by determining the necessary risk mitigations to implement to prevent incidents. § Conduct specific safety hazards analysis for PTW such as Job Safety Analysis (JSA) and request new JSAs if necessary. § Contribute to the development of critical task analysis in coordination with the Operations Department. § Provide safety advice to all the operation supervision for all activities related to Permit to Work (PTW) activities. § Monitor the PTW and JSA compliance in order to ensure that risks are well known, understood and controlled. Evaluate MOC for new equipment to ensure that it is safe to operate. Prevention § Participate in or organise the job safety analyses (JSAs) with contractors and request new JSAs if necessary. § Suggest changes to promote best practice and eliminate or reduce actual and potential losses. § Oversee the management and implementation of the work permit system ensuring that QAPCO’s operations have taken proper measures prior to commencement of work such as equipment or plant isolation, shutdowns, and that necessary tests are taken such as, gas tests and work permits are issued in a timely manner to ensure all work areas are safe for required work. § Evaluate plans for new equipment to assure that it is safe to operate. § Supervise develop, implement and monitor the risk analysis conducted on the site as JSA or similar for critical job to ensure the adequacy and the coherence of the safety recommendations and barriers regarding the identified hazards and risks. § Review the effectiveness of the procedures of the HSEQ management and recommend changes / improvements where necessary to ensure that these are up to date in case of an incident or return of experience. § Conduct site visits and brings any potential process hazards to the attention of the concerned parties to help ensure maximum compliance and for appropriate actions to ensure that they can be dealt with in a timely manner. § Conduct internal audits for site management of PTW process, JSA and pre-start up safety review process (PSSR). § Assist the Safety (Olefins/Polyolefins) Department in studying the HSEQ impact for MOC, revamping plants, expansion projects and new tie in projects on the company existing facilities to mitigate the HSEQ risk. § Assist QAPCO divisions in selecting contractors. Inspection and Monitoring § Contribute to manage all safety activities in the Safety (Olefins/Polyolefins) Department, including planning, coordination and allocation of resources and associated equipment to ensure adherence to the safety norms. § Work closely with all department to always ensure safe and environmentally responsible field operations. § Monitor the PTW activities carried out by the QAPCO staff, contractors & its subcontractors to ensure compliance with QAPCO’s Health, Safety, Security, Env. & Quality (HSEQ) policies, procedures and guidelines HSEQ, Golden rules and regulations by QAPCO and contractor’s staff. § Monitor the work environment, inspect machines for hazards and safety deviations. § Perform regular safety compliance inspections and audits of contractors to ensure implementation of safe working procedures and best practices. § Conduct spot audits and safety checks in the plant to ensure that all plant personnel apply the Golden rules, the safety rules and regulations and wear the correct protective clothing and where applicable highlight any deviation to ensure overall safety of all personnel within the plant premises. § Identify and analyses hazards and risks by inspection and audit activities to ensure adherence to safety standards and share ideas within the Operations Departments. § Participate to internal and external safety audits, includes coordinating with the auditors regarding all matters related to the audits and providing information and advice on QAPCO’S safety performance, improvement areas and remedies. Report on safety matters and any related problems that arise to site management Training § Enhance the occupational safety awareness by improving training courses for all QAPCO and contractor employees. § Design supports courses, implement, and conduct safety training courses regarding safety practices, procedures and best industrial practices. § Develop occupational safety knowledge and skills for the QAPCO and contractors’ staff to be aligned with the strategic business plan and to meet the requirements of the HSEQ performance management system and legal obligations. § Develop safety programs in the plant, includes ensuring the availability of safety manuals, hazardous area instructions, materials safety data sheets, safety publications, signs, and posters. Educate QAPCO and contractor through training classroom about Golden rules, risks analysis, PTW management, JSA, etc. and develop safety campaigns. Policy Development and Enforcement § Monitor and audit of the compliance with the Golden rules, regulations, the HSEQ management system and best practices to be achieved by the different departments in the QAPCO organisation to ensure the operation excellence. § Organise QAPCO & contractor HSEQ audits and submit audit reports to the HSE Support Manager. § Ensure that all the documents relevant to the operational safety management is well filled and correctly: PTW, JSA, etc. § Prepare weekly and monthly the relevant HSEQ Key process safety lagging and leading metrics to track the progress of the HSEQ management system and the efficiently monitor of the business. Conduct/attend regular meetings with QAPCO’s staff and contractors’ representatives to discuss and agree on safety standards, concerns, and potential hazards. Incident Management § Oversee the reporting of safety incidents, near misses and safety observation (LTI, TRIR, Severity 3, Tier 1,2 or 3) and analyse the trends to identify vulnerabilities and actions plan. § Assist in the investigation of accidents and incidents to determine the underlying causes of accidents/injuries and actions plan to keep them from happening again. Participate with the incident owner and the investigation team at the investigation of all serious safety incident, analyse the root causes, determine the future actions to reduce these occurrences and generate report highlighting recommendations and areas of improvement to mitigate the identified risks and monitor the implementation plan. New projects Oversee and provide recommendations with respect to any new project work proposed on site to ensure that safety and emergency facilities and equipment are included at the design stage of such work and follow up on the safety aspects of such work to ensure compliance with the Company's standards and requirements. Emergency Response Support § Oversee and respond to emergency calls or alarms in accordance with internal procedures to ensure that incidents in the plant are controlled and damage is minimised. § Contribute to improve the emergence response management effectiveness in increasing awareness of the employees. § Contribute to the development and the conducting of safety and emergency response drill and training Ensure that HSEQ staff respond promptly and effectively to any emergency situations. Budgets and Plans Prepare the budget for his respective section, in coordination with HSE Support Manager, and monitor the financial performance versus the budget so that the business is aware of anticipated costs/revenues, and areas of unsatisfactory performance are identified, rectified promptly and potential performance improvement opportunities are capitalised upon. People Management § Provide leadership, counsel and technical assistance to the Health, Safety, Security, Env. & Quality Division staff regarding operational safety management to attain production, quality, cost, safety and environmental goals. § Give support to the QAPCO staff for writing operating and maintenance procedures regarding operational safety hazards and risks. § Ensure with the Safety Officers that the contractor(s) on site, their subcontractors, and all personnel on site actually abide by the safety and fire prevention procedures. § Ensure that the contractor is carrying out periodic training sessions for the labour force as well as all other personnel assigned to the site. § Control the proper and timely issue by the contractor of safety reports and reports of incidents, accidents, and near misses. § Contribute to organise the corresponding activities of senior Safety Officers. § Disseminate HSEQ information to all categories of staff. *Be proactive in promoting safety awareness at all levels within project team and contractor personnel.