IKEDINOBI RICHARD

OBUMNEME
• Language English, Igbo.
• Mobile +971528954180
• Designation HSE ADVISOR / OFFICER
• Visa Status FREELANCER
• Nationality Nigerian
• E-mail obumrichy@gmail.com

OBJECTIVE:
Passionate Safety professional with strong observation, oral and written communication skills and
keen to details. NEBOSH qualified, with total of 7 years experience in bringing profound skills in risk
management, presentation and public safety.
I Practice to ensure companies are following legal obligations, reduce costs to companies by my zero
accident goals, which results in an accident free work environment and increased profit to the
organization.
EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:
✓ NEBOSH IGC – The National Examination Board of Occupational Health and Safety (UK)
✓ IOSH – institutional occupational safety and health (UK)
✓ NECO – Anambra State Nigeria.
✓ ISO 9001:2015 (foundation) – Quality Management System (QMS)
✓ ISO 14001: 2015 (Awareness) – Environmental Management System (EMS)
✓ Diploma (health and safety management) – Unithena Academy (IN PROGRESS)
✓ Fire Fighting, – Cresco safe Training institute.
✓ Certified First Aider- (KHDA APPROVED)
✓ COSHH Risk Assessor certification – International Association for Chemical Safety.
✓ Fire induction certification – International Association for Chemical Safety.
✓ Covid-19 Operational Guideline & Break the Chain Certificate- WHO, MBRU Dubai.
✓ Work a height safety – Knight of Safety academy.
WORKING EXPERIENCES:
✓ HSE Advisor – (FREELANCE) JAM EVENT SAFETY SERVICES LLC UAE. Mar 2023- Jan 2024
Projects: AUD VCA DWW STAND (Build phase, live event & de-rig)
PRG Dubai air show gala dinner (build -phase & de-rig)
Identity Madinat Jumeirah conference (Build – phase, Live event & De -rig)
Expo city, Proud Robinson EY COP28 Stand (Build -phase & Live event)
AVA Panamera Icon of Porsche (Build – phase, Live event & De -rig)

✓ HSE Officer – (FREELANCE) NATHAN SAFETY SERVICES LLC UAE. Sept 2022 – Mar 2023
Project: Expo 2020 city, Oman pavilion (de-rig)
Expo 2020 city, Opportunity pavilion (build-phase)

✓ HSE Supervisor – (FREELANCE) JAM EVENT SAFETY SERVICES LLC UAE. Nov -2022 – Nov 2022
Project: linkviva Dubai run 2022.
✓ HSE Supervisor – (FREELANCE) MAT EVENT/ CONICA EVENT MANAGEMENT UAE. Feb.2021 – July
2022.
Projects: People of the nation UAE.
The exhibition show, UAE.
Parades OF The nation, UAE.
Expo 2020 pavilion, UAE.

✓ HSE Officer – AL IKHAA SAFETY CONSULTANCY DUBAI, UAE. — Dec 2019- Jan 2021
Project: Super galvanizing-restoration/ renovation, jumad warehouse- steel erection/ building.

✓ HSE Officer – GMF CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, NIG.– Jun 2015 – Dec 2018
Project: Road constructions.

Organization: JAM EVENT SAFETY SERVICES LLC UAE. Mar 2023 – Jan 2024.
Designation: HSE ADVISOR
Projects: AUD VCA DWW STAND (Build phase, live event & de-rig)
PRG Dubai air show gala dinner (build -phase & de-rig)
Identity Madinat Jumeirah conference (Build – phase, Live event & De -rig)
Expo city, Proud Robinson EY COP28 Stand (Build -phase & Live event)
AVA Panamera Icon of Porsche (Build – phase, Live event & De -rig)

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Crowd control, briefing of event layout with ERT, police and security team
• Monitor live event areas and ensure reporting as per reporting structure
• Expert in monitoring & supporting Ongoing projects for HSE performance improvement through
site inspection.
• Coordinating and monitoring the implementation of the requirements of Health and safety to
ensure compliance and effectiveness.
• Reviewing risk assessments, method statements subcontractors.
• Reviewing Risk Assessments and monitor their implementation.
• Preparing and conducting tool box talks for the work force.
• Responsible in issuing detailed weekly / monthly safety reports including all accidents
/incidents, hazards and near misses observed, manpower, man-hours worked.
• Participating in the weekly safety audits inspections and to ensure that workplace/all are safe.
• Skillful in ensuring that all regulations concerning safety and health are implementing in the
execution of the project.
• Communicated safety expectations to all subcontractors, and workers on the worksite. This is
usually done through a formal orientation or indoctrination program.
• Ensured any work on high-voltage equipment and power systems must be performed by
qualified and authorized workers in accordance with written safe work procedures acceptable to
Work Safe plan.
• For isolation and lockout, workers must follow the safe work procedures set out by the employer
or owner of the power system.
• Ensure the Limits of approach were maintained for all scaffolds and equipment’s.
 • Ensured Scaffolds are positioned and secured in a safe manner to prevent incidents.
• Provide and coordinate suitable access and safe delivery of equipment and materials.
• Ensure that an approved traffic control system is in place.
• Ensure that an emergency response plan is communicated to everyone on-site.
• Ensure that hazard identification and risk control occurrences.
• Identify high-hazard processes.
• Performs and assists with accident investigations as needed.
• Ensures that processes take necessary corrective action to prevent future incidents.
• Participate in the preparation and maintenance of Varity of files, logs, records and reports.
• Analyzes hazardous conditions and assigns risk assessment codes for use by departments to
prioritize and budget corrective actions.
• Collects, analyzes and maintains data essential for effective safety and environmental programs.
• Assist HSE team in proper documentation of files & records.

Organization: NATHAN SAFETY SERVICES LLC UAE. Sept 2022 -Mar 2023
Designation: HSE ADVISOR
Projects: Expo 2020 city, Oman pavilion (De-rig).
Expo 2020 city, Opportunity pavilion (build - phase).

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Performed duties in coordination with HSE auditing team for both in-house/field audits in
executing approved vendor list/protocol.
• Develop and implement safety routines to mitigate risks and ensure employees are working in a
safe environment.
• Maintain familiarity with all federal and local standards dictating work conditions and ensure
company is in complete compliance.
• Developed protocol for inspecting and assessing workplaces per standards imposed by the city
and the federal government.
• Assigned grades and compiled review after inspections in order to provide company
management with information regarding their performance.
• Recommended solutions to common safety violations and assisted company management in
preventing such infractions.
• Developed protocol for replacing hazardous practices with ones that were more beneficial to the
environment and the company.
• Implemented environmental safety standards that all staff were briefed on and trained in
compliance for Performs incident and accident investigations as needed.
• Ensures that processes take necessary corrective action to prevent future incidents.
• Communicates recommendations to all concerned parties promptly.
• Participate in the preparation and maintenance of Varity of files, logs, records and reports.
• Analyzes hazardous conditions and assigns risk assessment codes for use by departments to
prioritize and budget corrective actions.
• Making changes to working practices that are safe and comply with legislation.
• Preparing health and safety strategies and developing internal policy.
• Carrying out risk assessments and considering how risks could be reduced.
• Outlining safe operational procedures which identify and take account of all relevant hazards.
 • Carrying out regular site inspections to check policies and procedures are being properly
implemented.
• Leading in-house training with managers and employees about health and safety issues and risks.
• Keeping records of inspections findings and producing reports that suggest improvements.
• Keeping records of incidents and accidents and producing statistics for managers.
• Keeping up to date with new legislation and maintaining a working knowledge of all local and
international standards and any developments that affect the employer's industry.
• Producing management reports, newsletters, and bulletins.
• Collects, analyses and maintains data essential for effective safety and environmental programs.

Organization: JAM EVENT SAFETY SERVICES LLC UAE. Nov 2022 -Nov 2022
Designation: HSE SUPERVISOR
Projects: Linkviva Dubai Run 2022.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Monitor live event areas and ensure reporting as per reporting structure.
• Assisting the Security Senior supervisor in the planning, coordinating, and directing security and
safety programs to include loss prevention, parking / traffic control, patrolling of physical
property, enforcement of statues and inspection of facilities and investigation of criminal act.
• Delivered all minutes and reports accurately and in a timely fashion.
• Extended, received positive feedback while conducting safety meeting and planning.
• Trained and enforced proper conduct, standards and practices.
• Actively participated in incident/accident investigations (Root cause) not limited to high priority
near misses and other significant events with entry into IMPACT reporting system.

Organization: MAT EVENT/ CONICA EVENT MANAGEMENT UAE

Designation: HSE SUPERVISOR
Projects: People of the nation UAE, The exhibition show, UAE. Parades OF The nation, UAE,
Expo 2020 Nigeria & Kuwait pavilions, UAE.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Close supervision & monitoring of activities during Event stage installation, build-up of structures
and dismantling.
• Firefighting system check & inspection, Emergency exits ways and stairs visual checks
• Coordination with Client team, Facility management team, Operations, security, IT etc.
• Restriction of unauthorized access for visitors and ensuring exclusion zones with signage
• Permit to work for Contractors and execution of work at scheduled period especially close of
events.
• Making daily report, inspection and auditing of event areas to ensure adequate control measures
are in place
• Hazard identification around event areas such as Trip hazard, floor conditions, combustible
materials, electrical connections
• Monitor live event areas and ensure reporting as per reporting structure.
• Facilitate HSE training programs of workers and staffs on safe system of work, Pre-task briefing /
Tool box talk prior start of daily works.
 • Coordinating with Client’s representative and giving advice and recommendations to site
Management team
• Crowd control and ensuring safety of visitors and clients during events. Coordinating with
Security team.
• Covid-19 measures- Mask and physical distancing, sanitizer, hygiene etc.

Organization: AL IKHAA SAFETY CONSULTANCY DUBAI, UAE. — Dec 2019- Jan 2021
Designation: HSE OFFICER
Project: Super galvanizing-restoration/renovation, jumad warehouse- steel
Erection/ buildings.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Arranging monthly / weekly safety committee meetings with sub- contractors’ staff.
• Skillful in ensuring that all United Arabs government regulations concerning safely and health are
implementing in the execution of the project.
• Expert in monitoring & supporting Ongoing projects for HSE performance improvement through
site inspection, updating procedures, developing new procedures, action plan training,
conducting meetings auditing, etc.
• Ensuring that Risk Assessment and Safe System of work for all potentially hazardous operations
are developed and made known to the concerned personnel.
• Coordinating and monitoring the implementation of the requirements of Health & Safety Plan
and to arrange continuous and formal daily safety monitoring in order to ensure compliance and
effectiveness.
• Reviewing risk assessments, method statements for consultants and contractors.
• Detecting, identifying, analyzing, control, eliminate and recognize hazardous substances, unsafe
acts, conditions, behaviors and violations.
• To investigate and report immediately in writing all accidents, unsafe acts, near misses occurred
at the work site and to submit in writing to the concerned office.
• Reviewing Risk Assessments and monitor their implementation.
• Maintaining records and inspection & testing certificates of all the heavy equipment and tools.
• Preparing and conducting tool box talks for the work force.
• Responsible in issuing detailed weekly / monthly safety reports including all accidents /incidents
hazards and near misses observed, manpower, man-hours worked and submit it to the
concerned office.
• Participating in the weekly safety audits inspections and to ensure that all the unsafe acts /
conditions reported are rectified.

Organization: GMF CONSTRUCTION COMPANY NIG – Jun 2015 – Dec 2018.

Designation: HSE OFFICER
Project: Road constructions.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Skillful in ensuring that all regulations concerning safely and health are implementing in the
execution of the project.
 • Expert in monitoring & supporting Ongoing projects for HSE performance improvement through
site inspection, updating procedures, developing new procedures, action plan training,
conducting meetings auditing, etc.

• Ensuring that Risk Assessment and Safe System of work for all potentially hazardous operations
are developed and made known to the concerned personnel.
• Coordinating and monitoring the implementation of the requirements of Health & Safety Plan
and to arrange continuous and formal daily safety monitoring in order to ensure compliance and
effectiveness.
• Detecting, identifying, analyzing, control, eliminate and recognize hazardous substances, unsafe
acts, conditions, behaviors and violations.
• To investigate and report immediately in writing, all accidents, unsafe acts, near misses occurred
at the work site and to submit in writing to the concerned office.
• Monitoring, Inspecting and ensuring implementation of all safety rules and requirements.
• Maintaining records and inspection & testing certificates of all the heavy equipment and tools.
• Preparing and conducting tool box talks for the work force.
• Responsible in issuing detailed weekly / monthly safety reports including all accidents /incidents
hazards and near misses observed, manpower, man-hours worked and submit it to the
concerned office.
• Assisting the Security Senior supervisor in the planning, coordinating, and directing security and
safety programs to include loss prevention, parking / traffic control, patrolling of physical
property, enforcement of statues and inspection of facilities and investigation of criminal acts.

ADDITIONAL TRAINING
➢ In-house Risk Management, Safety, and ➢ Construction Safety.
Security Orientation. ➢ Hot Work Safety.
➢ Behavioral-based safety. ➢ Electrical Safety.
➢ Fire Fighting. ➢ Emergency procedure on the project.
➢ Scaffold Safety. ➢ Culture of Excellence.
➢ Ladder Safety. ➢ Equipment Inspection.
➢ Confined space Safety. ➢ Environmental Management System.
➢ Working at height. ➢ Waste Management.
➢ Excavation Safety. ➢ Spill Control

ORGANISATIONAL AND PERSONAL SKILLS

• Attention to Details
• Ability to Work to Specifications within given time frames.
• Effective Communication skills. (Written, Spoken & Signs)
• Ability to work under pressure and Tight Schedules
• Ability to work in a multicultural environment as both a team
• Emergency situations
• Evaluation and reporting
• Fire and safety guidance
• Safety training
• Safety training supervision flexible / analytical
• Investigation/ order processing
COMPUTER SKILLS
• Excellent Computer Background, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint.) and use of the internet.