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Date of Birth: 27th October, 1970

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George Opoku Kwarteng is currently the Risk Management Superintendent of AngloGold Ashanti Obuasi mine, with an added responsibility as the legal coordinator. He also acts as the Manager, Health & Safety in the absence of the substantive Manager.
He has been working in the mining industry for the past 10 years and has worked through the ranks from Safety Supervisor through Safety Engineer position to his current designation.
He holds a BSc. degree in Information Systems & Management from University of London, Diploma in Mining Engineering from University of Mines & Technology (Ghana) and currently working on his thesis for MSc. degree in Mining Engineering from the same University.
He is a holder of a Mine Captain Certificate of Competency, Shift Boss Certificate of Competency and Certificate of Competency to conduct blasting operations. He holds Advanced Certificate in Safety Management (University of Mines and Technology – (Ghana)), Certificate in OHSAS 18001 implementation, Certificate in Issue Based Risk Assessment, and Certificate in ISO 14001 Environmental Management System (Basic Concepts & Internal Auditing).
He is also responsible for the design and implementation of Health & Safety Information Systems at the Health & Safety department and is the Sole Super User of Integrated Risk Management Software (IRMS2000) for AngloGold Ashanti, Obuasi mine.. Joined AngloGold Ashanti (Formerly AGC Ltd) in 1997.
George is among the key facilitators who championed the FALL OF GROUND education that reversed the Fall of Ground incident trend which had been the No.1 cause of fatal and serious incidents at Obuasi Mine

Work Experience
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1.0 Company: AngloGold Ashanti Ltd, Obuasi - Ghana

1.1 Ag. Manager, Health & Safety - (16th Nov 07-26th Nov 07):

Overall management (Short term & Strategic) of Health and Safety at Obuasi Mine
-Successfully organized Safety road show for the Managing Director for the over 6000 employees.

1.2 Risk Management Superintendent - (Jan 2005- Jan 2008)

-Conducting a baseline risk assessment for each process area and review it at least every two years.

-Facilitating Issue Based risk assessment as identified from the baseline, change management or requests.

-Monitoring the implementation of control measures to manage exposure to identified risk.

-Monitoring and reviewing the effectiveness of control measures.

-Monitoring the effectiveness of the continuous risk assessment programme by:

-Ensuring that Safety officers conduct inspections at the workplace.
-Ensuring the capturing of such inspections into a Database Management System (IRMS2000) and use the Queries functions of the system to generate:
o Average Inspection Compliance o Risk Rating of workplaces Over Time

-Ensuring that a follow-up on issues identified from the inspection is conducted.

-Reviewing the accident / incident analysis and make the appropriate recommendations.

-Reviewing the personal protective equipment analysis based on information from risk assessments

-Assisting in the development and review of standards, procedures and codes of practice.

-Collating reports from the safety, health and environmental and the ventilation sections of the SHE DEPT. to produce a common SHE monthly report.

-Collating daily accident reports from the various sections of the mine and update serious injury "Watchdog" daily and weekly reports for top management (Obuasi and Corporate Office).

-Analysis of injury statistics for Obuasi mine to identify trends and problem areas and inform top management as such.

-Serve as Risk Assurer in the Enterprise Wide Risk Management process, using a Software package
(IRM.Net - EwRM)

* Developed a database system for injury incident management which was later migrated to Integrated Risk management System (IRMS2000)

1.3 Legal Co-coordinator (Additional Responsibility) (February 2007-2007YTD)

* Ensure the correspondence between the mine and statutory bodies such as:
-Minerals Commission (Inspectorate Division - Mines)
-Minerals Commission (Inspectorate Division - Machinery)
-EPA
-Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (Radiation Protection Board)
-Water Resources Commission

Follow-up on recommendation by the statutory bodies and report compliance to the statutory bodies on behalf of the company.

2.0 Company: Ashanti Goldfields Company, Obuasi - Ghana

2.1 Safety Engineer - Underground Mining (June 2000-December 2004)

-Responsible for the Safety of all employees and machinery in the section.

-Coordinates the safety programme geared towards promotion of safety and health and prevention of personal injuries and property damage at an Underground Manager's section of the mine.

-Identification and correction of unsafe work practices or conditions before accidents occur, through regular inspections and fostering the safety attitude among the workforce during these visits.

-Ensuring that all the statutory requirements that have a bearing on occupational health and safety are complied with.

-Conducting investigations into the causes of all accidents including fatalities, recommending and enforcing the implementation of remedial measures to prevent recurrences.

-Conducting periodic on – the – job training for the various categories of workers to raise their safety awareness to ensure they carry out their tasks safely.

-Preparing and submitting to Overseers/Departmental Heads accident/incident reports keeping them informed of trends, recommending and implementing corrective or preventative measures where necessary.

-Participate in all inspections and enquiries by the Mines Inspectors.

* Actively participated in the achievement of NOSA 4- Star rating for AGC Ltd

2.2 Safety Supervisor - Underground Mining (December 1999-May 2000)

-Participating in investigations into the causes of all accidents including fatalities, and following up on recommended remedial measures to prevent recurrence.

-Participating in the Daily Safety Talk at the workplace before the start of shifts.

-Conducting planned inspections/audits using a checklist, periodically, aimed at evaluating compliance with standards and checking the state of safety of all equipment.

-Schedules and attends various safety meetings with departments; answer safety related questions.

-Conducting periodic on-the-job training for various categories of workers to heighten their safety awareness to ensure they carry out their task in a safe manner.

* Actively participated in the achievement of NOSA 3 - Star rating for AGC Lt

Education
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1.1 2006-2008 University of Mines and Technology -Tarkwar - Ghana
MSc. Mining Engineering (Cand.)
* Thesis Work Titled: Mine Safety Performance Assessment. A Case study

1.2 2004- 2007 University of London - UK
BSc. Information Systems and Management
* Thesis work entitled: Successful implementation of Knowledge management in an organization

1.3 1995-1997 UST School of Mines-Tarkwar - Ghana
Diploma in Mining Engineering
* Thesis Work Titled: Environmental Effects of Blasting Operations at LIMEX-BAU Stone Quarry, Kumasi

Professional Certificates
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a. Mining:
-Mine Captain Certificate
-Shift boss Certificate.
-Certificate of Mine Rescue.
-Certificate of competency to conduct Blasting operations
-First Aid Certificate b. Health, Safety & Environment:
-Advance Certificate in Safety Management (University of Mines and Technology – Tarkwa)
-Certificate in Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment
-Certificate in Issue Based Risk Assessment
-Certificate in General Safety
-Certificate in ISO 14001 Environmental Management System Developments (Basic Concepts)
-Certificate in ISO 14001 Environmental Management System Development - (Internal Auditing)
-Certificate in OHSAS 18001 implementation

Employee Development Program undertaken:
-Supervisory Skills
-Finance for non-finance Managers
-Strategic Management
-Communication and Interpersonal Skills
-Training the Trainer
-Organizing and Time Management
-Maintenance Management
-Coaching the learner
-Performance Management & Competence Assessment

Affiliations
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2000-2007 Casbide Construction Ltd, Kumasi
*Health & Safety adviser

Interests
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Reading, music and computers

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