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
Coolgardie, Australia
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
Northern Territory, Australia
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
Brisbane, Australia
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
Brisbane, Australia
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
Brisbane, Australia
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
Nigeria, Nigeria
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