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(HSE Engineer / Rigging & Lifting Supervisor)
I have been employed in the construction industry for over twenty seven years during this time I have undertaken both onshore and offshore projects primarily in the oil & gas and petrochemical sectors, I am a highly qualified and experienced Rigger and Steel Erector with extensive supervisory experience and a proven ability to review and enhance existing procedures to ensure safety efficiency and productivity.
I am a fully qualified safety and health practitioner with NEBOSH qualification and IOSH accreditation, my main area of expertise is in the completion of risk assessments and the implementation of new working practices designed to improve safety standards and ensure statutory compliance. I have been involved in the investigation of accidents and incidents on-site and have made subsequent recommendations to avoid the occurrence of similar issues. I have also designed and delivered health and safety training to both managers and employees. I now wish to develop my career further, and am therefore looking for a new and suitably challenging position.
I believe that my key qualities are my excellent interpersonal skills and strong communicative ability, combined with my talent for effective organisation and prioritisation. I see myself as a highly dedicated and strongly driven individual.
HSE ENGINEER / RIGGING SUPERVISOR
SEAMAN'S DISCHARGE No.: U.K. 103711
INDUSTRIAL CERTIFICATES HELD
NEBOSH Health & Safety General Certificate
N.V.Q. Level 3 Rigging supervisor QRG30/2
I.O.S.H. (Institute of Occupational safety & Health) 102390
E.C.I.T.B. REF: QRG 30/2 C.I.T.B. 0059191 Grade 6 Rigging Supervisor / Steel Erector
C.S.C.S. Health and safety 1564731
FASPAS (Europe)
Offshore Crane Operator 5247 (Sparrows) Stage 2
NSL Rigging & Lifting training cert appointed person training.
Gantry Crane Operator Sparrows 10800
Offshore Medical 02/02/05
MAPS/OPTICS No: 2053214 (PTW )
L.O.L.E.R. 24 May2002 cert number 000080734/2001
Driving Licence LEWIS 604232 D99JV (Clear)
Website: http://d.lewis.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/
Vaccinations up to date covering most countries including, yellow fever, typhoid, and hep A, All above references and certificates can be forwarded on request
PROLOGUE OF EMPLOYMENT
Having worked in the shipbuilding, steel, and oil & gas industry since 1978, I have built up an extensive knowledge and understanding of the construction Industry over this time. I have worked at home and overseas on long and short-term projects. Successful team worker, professional attitude promoting and maintaining safety standards, able to delegate and prioritise, with good inter personal skills at all levels of management, presentations or meetings. My duties include heavy lifting and rigging procedures including LOLER. and PUWER method statements and studies, the permit to work system, load testing and proof loading of relevant rigging and lifting equipment and certification, lifting plans including CAD aided drawings and method statements all cranage and winch work also overseeing on site safety and awareness requirements were understood and met, managing and co-ordinating projects, trouble shooting and subsequent corrective action being applied. I worked as a safety rep on many offshore platforms and benefited from the safety culture that has been adopted good awareness, aptitude and commonsense regarding safety, I have completed an N.E.B.O.S.H. certificate in health and safety. I feel I equip myself well in any job or task asked of me, I have been responsible for the supervision of multi national personnel, consequently I am familiar with the different cultures that I have worked with over the past few years, and in some cases training, checking and testing individuals bringing up to acceptable levels of competence by implementing classes to explain all aspects of lifting and rigging.and more recently raising the emphisis on safety awareness in the workplace through communication and co-ordination. Over the last few years I have been primarily involved more and more in the safety side of the industry. I intend looking for work now in safety related fields, I really have enjoyed the new challenges and opportunities that this type of work brings with it, and believe my past experience in the construction industry helps me understand and better implement new safety cultures and standards that have been adopted and developed throughout the industry over the past few years.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
March 08 –Present INTEC UK (Safety Engineer)
Aberthaw Power station South Wales N.POWER, recently transferred from Connahs Quay to start work on a planned sixth month outage working for Alstom Power UK part of a four man safety team, outage begins in early April, carrying out pre planed work activities, planning lifting and rigging operations, new lifting plans and drawings as well as associated safety duties and responsibilities.
January 08 February 08 INTEC UK (Safety Engineer)
Connahs Quay Power Station North Wales, working with Alstom Power, transferred from Ironbridge Power Station by request from E.ON management to oversee as part of a two man safety team the planned six week outage, basic duties included chairing daily safety & CDM meetings, as well as daily safety tours, tool box talks, auditing and checking of worksites and permits liaising with client with any safety concerns or issues, also updated lifting plans and drawings, outage went very well with regards to safety no accidents or incidents recorded over the six week period.
June 07 to January 08 INTEC UK (Safety Engineer)
Ironbridge Power Station West Midlands working on a planned 14 week outage, subcontracted to Alstom Power, part of a five man safety team providing all aspects of safety cover on the project, including induction training, safety tours, permit audits, accident investigations, daily safety meetings, task risk assessments and daily TBTs.The job entailed refurbishment and upgrade of one of the turbine units and two boilers units on coal fired power station for E.ON power, never reached zero accident target figure as the pre-planned objective but managed a very good overall safety record with no lost time incidents the on project with over 460,000 man hours recorded.
May 07 June 07 DATS International, Liverpool (Safety Adviser)
Mobil North Sea, St Fergus gas terminal, subcontracted to PSN Aberdeen to work on short shutdown, basic daily duties included gas testing and monitoring of enclosed vessels using B.A sets, safety auditing, carrying out inspections and training personnel in confined space entry and sentry duties, assisting on site safety officer with daily checks, and auditing of permits, computer based training and inductions for new starts and all relevant on site safety and welfare issues.
Jan 07 to April 07 Offshore Marine Services Aberdeen (Safety Officer SFO)
Contracted to Prosafe Offshore Limited, and working onboard MSV Regalia based offshore Angola on the Total E&P Rosa project on the Girasol field. Duties included all health and safety related matters onboard, issuing and monitoring of daily permits, daily meeting and liaison with client and OIM. Monitoring and running of (SOC) safety card safety system, planned maintenance, vessel inductions, emergency response and fire fighting organisation procedures.
Aug 06 to Dec 06 Shanahan Engineering Dublin (HSE Adviser)
BP Saltend co generation project and Scottish Powers Damhead Creak power stations respectively, working as safety adviser carrying out daily toolbox talks, and daily safety meetings with management, audits, and monitoring handling all safety related issues on site. The work involved change out and overhauls of turbine units using skilled teams of mechanical fitters and engineers.
April 06 August 06 North Sea Lifting Aberdeen Site Competent Person (Rigging)
Based in Tbilisi Georgia working out of BP main office, my job was to oversee all lifting and rigging procedures that took place on the Baku to Ceyhan pipeline (BTC) including two large pumping stations and numerous other tasks along the length of the pipeline. This Included giving training in lifting and rigging for operators and staff, checking out of equipment including cranes and machinery, making sure was fit for purpose and safe for use before it was permitted on to BP sites.
March 06 Global Resources Aberdeen (HSE Adviser)
Offshore Beryl Bravo working for drilling company KCA employed as safety Adviser, work consisted of permit checking and auditing, gas testing & monitoring, tool box meeting and conducting safety meetings and discussions as well as rig safety walk downs monitoring elimination of deficiencies, auditing, monitoring and all safety related matters involving drill crew and rig management
November 05 Microtec- Air Basildon Essex (HSE Advisor)
Working full time as a Health and Safety Advisor for Microtec-Air, carrying out training programs in asbestos related training procedures for New Operators and Supervisors, one or two day training classes practical and theory, using computer-aided training, power-point presentations using training videos and DVDs, explaining new legislation and guidelines (EH.50) demonstrating new working practices and familiarization for asbestos removal Operators and Supervisors.
April 05 Nov 05 Cape Industrial Services (Cape East Malta) Malta Shipyards Valletta.
Rigging Consultant / Safety Advisor.
Working out of the Malta Dry-docks and also Marsa and Maneol Island dock yards, employed to undertake review of rigging procedures in the yard, involving all rigging equipment, methods of lifting, safe practices, competence and skill. Subsequently devised a training programme, and trained over a hundred and fifty of the yards (multi skilled) workforce, bringing them up to basic standards of competence regarding rigging and lifting practices under the (L.O.L.E.R.) regs. I was also responsible for overseeing complex lifting operations being undertaken in yards, including all the lifting operations for the Kashogen Kazakhstan project, carrying out risk assessments, method statements and planning and supervision of lifts around the yards. Also utilised as Safety Adviser engaged to look after all safety issues around the office and yards in co-operation with the yards own safety teams and sub contractors.
March 05 U.K.P.S. Offshore Lowestoft Suffolk (Rigging Supervisor)
Onboard Sub seas 7 diving vessel, Commander working on (BOPs Farragon) project in the North sea main duties and responsibilities included mobilisation of vessel and subsequent overview of job in the field, identifying all safety concerns and implementing safety awareness procedures onboard the ship. The job entailed laying 1500 metres of cable on to the seabed
Nov 04 Dec 04 Aker Kvaerner Aberdeen (Rigging Foreman)
Offshore on bluewaters Uisge Gorm FPSO, utilised to plan and carry out all lifting procedures on three week shutdown of installation work involved replacing parts of turret which involved use of Tug to hold vessel steady while this operation took place, safety and pre-planning was imperative on this operation. Work also involved replacing new vessels and pipework on Gasco unit, check valves and spools on well
March 04 Anglo European London (Rigging Foreman)
working for engineering firm M.S.L.southern Ireland projects included pharmeceutical plants Smith Kline Beechams, Ely Lilley, and some work at Cork Airport erecting steel and Rigging operations, I also acted as a safety rep whilst employed by the agency
February 04 AMEC Ltd Aberdeen. (Rigging Foreman)
Offshore Nigeria on new FPSU Bonga hook-up charge hand rigger on deck crew overlooking all lifting and crane operations and basic rigging duties throughout the vessel, nominated safety representative.
November 03 WOODGROUP Ltd Aberdeen (Rigger)
Offshore Forties Charlie shutdown, basic rigging duties and operations removing large headers and pipe work. Later moving on to ETAP rig, further work and training in overhead crane and pelloby operations working with new trainee's giving insight into offshore working environment and all safety issues.
August 03 – October 03 C.CREW (Smit Ltd) Aberdeen (Rigger)
Offshore onboard Polar Prince, project was to try and recover remaining oil from sunken oil tanker the Prestige, off northern shores of Spain. Working with team of engineers, ROV and sub sea personnel, basic deck duties and crane and winch operations, acting safety rep. Project suspended due to adverse weather conditions
June 03 August 03 BRIGGS MARINE, Burnt island Fife. (Rigging Supervisor.)
Onboard M.V. Forth Guardsman, installing boat landing and "J" tubes onto steel piles, for North Hoyle Wind farm, supervising all lifting rigging, slinging and cranage procedures, method statements, risk assessments, deck operations, promoting positive safety culture Operating with a four point mooring system and assisting team of diving personnel, subcontracted by Vestas Celtic and Mayflower energy. For National Wind power, erected a total of 36 turbines units offshore.
April 03 AMEC OFFSHORE, Gt. Yarmouth. Offshore (Offshore Crane Operator)
Two weeks work on Cleeton Platform, South Humberside, working with wire line operations, and general deck and lifting operations around rig
March 03 ENGLISH PARTNERSHIPS LTD London (Rigging foreman)
Utilised to destruct five large hanger type aluminium structures, used for offices, utilities and storage in construction of Millennium Dome, most of the structure was salvaged to be re-used abroad. Implemented on site safety awareness and co-ordinated all lifting and planning operations.
Feb 03 CALTECH INTERNATIONAL Grangemouth (Rigging Foreman)
Working at Wick, on new water treatment plant job, job entailed of planning and executing all lifts, and crane operations on site Short three weeks contract.
November 02 FUSE INTERNATIONAL, Basingstoke, Hants. (Tower Rigger)
Sub-contracted to Bechtel by O.2 Wireless and based in Birmingham, Alabama, and Nashville Tennessee U.S.A. travelling to base sites throughout the counties installing R/F and telecom related apparatus, involving 3~G crossovers, installing new M.H.A.s and jumpers doing site surveys, erecting ice bridge, steelwork and panels also cad welding, concrete pads and lightning conductors. Elected safety rep for the erection squads dealing with all safety concerns in the field, and reporting any findings or concerns back to management.
September 02 M.I.L.INTERNATIONAL. Great Yarmouth (Rigger / Rig Builder)
Offshore Cormorant Alpha, renewing sections of derrick, fingers, monkey boards, damaged steelwork, installing heat shields and relevant apparatus to derrick work lasted two Aug-02
October 02 INTEROCEAN PERSONELL B.V Netherlands (Rigging Foreman / Crane Op)
Offshore on Hereema's semi submersible lifting barge Hermod working out of Trinidad shore base diving operation's and lifting operations in the Gulf of Mexico. Projects postponed due to adverse weather conditions, subsequently down manned.
Aug 02 WOODGROUP ENGINEERING, Aberdeen (Rigger)
Offshore on B, Ps Schiehallion F.S.P.O. this task was to install a "dummy spool" on the turret of the ship that had been damaged, working with single buoy mooring contractors we removed the damaged swivel system, to be repaired onshore and at a later date replaced
May 02 to Aug 02 SOUTH SEA INSPECTION Singapore (Rigger/Erector Supervisor)
Erection supervisor, new build derricks for jack-up rigs and repairs implementing safe working practices and subsequent training for erectors, abseilors welders on projects, working mainly at Keppel Fels yard, building, erecting and maintenance of new derricks for jack up's and semi submersibles clients included most drilling companies Santa Fe, Global, Ensco ect; also worked offshore in Vietnam, Vung Tau province realigning derrick with use of surveyor and team of abseilors, jacking up and shimming to remedy problems in the field.
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