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Work History
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Certification
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Dave Ikediuwa

Summary

Experienced Occupational Health and Safety professional with 8+ years in progressive roles within the resource sector. Strong decision-making and problem-solving skills, with a focus on developing safety process improvements. Highly respected for leading high-performing teams and promoting a proactive safety culture to meet health and safety obligations.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

WHS Advisor

Focus Minerals Limited
06.2023 - Current
  • Developing and conducting training sessions across various safety systems
  • Collaborating with the senior leadership team (SLT) and risk business partners to use the risk framework to effectively monitor risks and controls
  • Developing and reviewing safety management systems and encouraging compliance with the relevant legislations
  • Analysing safety data and information sources to identify safety trends and recommending safety improvement initiatives
  • Facilitating change management process for various system and process upgrades
  • Developing and implementing safety improvement strategies and industry best practices
  • Facilitating end to end incident investigation and reporting, reviewing incident classification in accordance with statutory requirement

Operational Safety and Risk Advisor

Glencore
04.2021 - 05.2023
  • Provided detailed risk assessment with involvement of cross-section of departments
  • Developed safe work instruction for routine tasks, audit tool and procedures
  • Facilitated end to end incident investigation and reporting, reviewing incident classification in accordance with statutory requirement
  • Continuously updated site wide hazardous chemical manifest and ensuring hazardous chemical storage and handling systems
  • Liaised with all departments, internal and external stakeholders to achieving a proactive safety culture
  • Monitored safety performance and identifying opportunities for improvement across the business
  • Performed regular workplace inspections, audits, and peer to peer safe work observation where strong relationships are built to improve operational safety
  • Organised and implemented employees lead management plan, injury management and return to work programs

Case Manager

Ablecare Foundation
06.2019 - 03.2021
  • Provided risk assessment and managing risk within client's environment
  • Reported client's daily activities and all safety issues to management
  • Facilitated monthly team meetings which focused on health, safety and well-being

Employee Trainer/HSE

Kmart Distribution Centre
07.2017 - 06.2019
  • Coached and trained over 25 new employees every 3 months, including task-specific training, health and safety and emergency procedures
  • Conducted site specific safety inductions and awareness
  • Liaised with management and frontline employees in conducting risk assessment and developing risk management measures

Environment & Sustainability Advisor

Technigro Pty Ltd
03.2016 - 06.2017
  • Responded to, investigated, and reported environmental incidents
  • Performed routine environmental inspection on client's properties
  • Carried out environmental project, such as rehabilitation, technical environmental studies, water, and waste management

HSE Advisor

Eni - Nigerian Agip Oil Company
12.2011 - 01.2016
  • Facilitated health and safety workshop, training, and meetings
  • Conducted risk assessments and developed risk management strategies for eliminating or controlling hazards
  • Communicated legal requirements of occupational health and safety to workforce and management

Education

Master of Health, Safety and Environment -

Queensland University of Technology

Graduate Diploma Environmental Health -

Queensland University of Technology

Bachelor of Pure & Industrial Chemistry -

Nnamdi Azikiwe University

Skills

  • Risk assessment and management
  • Change management
  • ICAM Lead investigation
  • Safety Management System
  • Team Leadership
  • Communication
  • Legislation knowledge and application
  • Decision-making
  • Problem analysis
  • Microsoft Office
  • Pronto
  • BSafe
  • Chemalert
  • Risk Manager
  • INX

Accomplishments

  • Safety Systems in Mining: Key contributor in creating and applying a full safety management system for a start-up mining operation (Surface and Underground Mining).
  • Enhanced Team Performance: Successfully analysed and addressed recurring safety issues in a heavy industrial plant, through the development targeted safety training and awareness programs.
  • Fire Incidents Reduction in Mining Operations: Studied and analysed fire incident trends of previous years, developed strategy that resulted in 98% fire incident reduction.
  • Supervised team of 4 Safety Support Officers/ESO

Certification

  • Safework Leadership Training
  • TAESS00015 Trainer and Assessor Skill Set
  • RIIWHS202E Enter & Work in Confined Spaces
  • MSMWHS217 Gas Test Atmospheres
  • HLTPAT005 Collect specimens for drug test
  • S1, S2 and S3 Mining Supervisor
  • G2 Risk Facilitator
  • ICAM Lead Investigation Training
  • White Card

Timeline

WHS Advisor

Focus Minerals Limited
06.2023 - Current

Operational Safety and Risk Advisor

Glencore
04.2021 - 05.2023

Case Manager

Ablecare Foundation
06.2019 - 03.2021

Employee Trainer/HSE

Kmart Distribution Centre
07.2017 - 06.2019

Environment & Sustainability Advisor

Technigro Pty Ltd
03.2016 - 06.2017

HSE Advisor

Eni - Nigerian Agip Oil Company
12.2011 - 01.2016

Graduate Diploma Environmental Health -

Queensland University of Technology

Bachelor of Pure & Industrial Chemistry -

Nnamdi Azikiwe University

Master of Health, Safety and Environment -

Queensland University of Technology

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