Christopher Usher

D.O.B - 06/04/1977

Personal Statement

I am a British Drilling HSE Lead Supervisor for Kuwait Oil Company (KOC). I have 19 years’ experience as a safety professional. My proven HSE and Emergency Response expertise at a global level ensures I will improve the standards within your company. I have recently graduated with a BSc (Hons) HSE along with Nebosh IGC & IFC

Career Summary

Drilling HSE Engineer / Supervisor / Lead – KOC, Kuwait. August 2018 – Present

• HSE Lead Supervisor for field personnel.
• Ensuring operator HSEMS and contractual compliance of drilling contractors  
• KPI management.
• Incident reporting and investigation.
• Focal point for all field operations reporting to HSE manager

Drilling HSE Engineer – KOC, Kuwait 2017 – August 2018

• Onshore office based Drilling HSE Engineer managing 13 drilling rigs and associated personnel.
• Enforcing HSEMS and drilling contractor contractual compliance
• Holding contractor management to account
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Fire & Safety Officer – Zadco, UAE 2016 – 2017

• Offshore Safety Advisor

HSE advisor – ADNOC (Abu Dhabi) July 2010 – 2016

Responsibilities:

• Provide the project management team with advice and guidance, maintaining company and statutory requirements.
• Coordinate safety meetings with management, shift supervisors and contractors.
• To coach and mentor individuals in the use of Task Risk Assessment, Toolbox Talks, Permit to work Systems and Management of Change.
• Conduct proactive monitoring and daily inspections to ensure safe systems of work are in place throughout the gas field and Sulphur plant.
• To coach and mentor teams on the use of Safety Management Systems (SMS).
• Design and implement key policy and procedure to help maintain and improve health & safety, and the protection of the environment.
• Management and proactively encouraging participation of the ‘Initial Incident Notification’ system.
• Incident investigation for all incidents/accidents on the site.
• Technical advisor to the Safety committee/Representative organization.
• Development of a weekly communications letter for the site on all aspects of safety.
• Design and delivering a weekly safety focus dissemination of safety alerts, maintenance work observations, area inspection findings and external publications.
• Maintain, record and report on the condition of safety critical equipment.
• Design, development and the implementation of emergency procedures and drills.
• Delivering of safety equipment/systems training to site wide personnel.
• Quarterly attendance to HSE committee meetings

HSE / Fire Officer / Emergency Response Instructor – Tyne & Wear, UK Fire Service July 1999 – July 2010

Responsibilities:

• Attending operational incidents as Officer in Charge.
• Design, development and implementation of operational Fire & Rescue training courses
• Firefighting, Hazmats, RTC, SCBA, First aid instructor, Newcastle airport fire cover
• Lead and mentor a team of professionals, through both ‘dynamic operational’ and non-operational duties and key responsibilities.
• Conducting risk assessment of industrial, commercial and public premises.
• Fire Safety inspections and advice across a broad spectrum of industries and residential premises.
• Develop, implement, monitor and revise project HSE / risk assessment plans for internal and external projects and initiative
• Through continuous assessment, identify and introduce key initiatives to promote HSE best practice (ALARP).
• Conduct regular risk assessment of all activities in both dynamic and reactive situations, and through proactive leadership and liaison. Updating/amending any related materials and/or procedures accordingly.
• Advice and guidance on all aspects of fire safety and risk management to local community.
• Assessing vocational achievement.
• Implementing of training to individuals not maintaining recognized industry standards.
• Delivering classroom based and ‘on the job’ training.
• Writing reports on training delivered to senior management.
• Investigating and reporting of accidents (RIDDOR).

Certificates & Qualifications

• BSc (Hons) Occupational Safety, Health & Environment (University of Greenwich, London) 2017
• Diploma in Emergency Management and Fire Safety
• NEBOSH International General Certificate 2015
• NEBOSH International Fire safety & Risk Management 2015
• Diploma in Emergency Fire Services operations
• ILM Institute of Leadership & Management certificate
• IOSH Institution of Occupational Safety & Health, managing safely
• Authorised Gas Tester
• Permit to work
• Task Risk Assessment
• H2s awareness
• Hse level 4
• First Aid Instructor – UK Fire Service
• SCBA Instructor – UK Fire Service
• Hazmats Instructor – UK Fire Service
• RTC Instructor – UK Fire Service
• Confined Space Instructor – UK Fire Service
• T-Bosiet Offshore survival (Current, expires 2019)

References available on request

Nationality : British Indian Ocean Territory

Residential country : british indian ocean territory

Date of birth : 06-04-1977

Address : -

Language: English

Language Known

English