CHIDI BRIAN UBANI
portharcourt
Summary
Versatile and accomplished HSSE professional, experienced in the areas of ISO 45001:2018 Occupational health and safety management system implementation, waste management, pollution / spill control, environmental legislation compliance, ISO 9001:2015 QMS and risk assessment in the oil and gas industry. Conversant with safety inspection procedures for oil / gas facilities in order to ensure best practice and compliance with regulatory requirements, quality and HSE standards. Versatile HSSE Professional with strong expertise in ISO 45001:2018 implementation, waste management, and environmental compliance. Ensures adherence to safety inspection procedures and regulatory requirements within the oil and gas sector. Drives continuous improvement of HSE management systems to enhance organisational safety standards.
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Work History
SHE Coordinator
SEPLAT Nigeria Unlimited c/o Desicon Engineering Limited
01.2025 - Current
- Partake in the development and continuous improvement of the company HSE management system in accordance with applicable HSE policies, procedure, standards and safety legislation, organisational asset and existing operating procedures.
- Ensure quarterly reporting of the contractor self-evaluation data to the client.
- Ensure proper reporting of HSE weekly report and monthly deliverables reports to line manager.
- Partaking in daily work coordination with entire work departments.
- Follow up on USUA identification and ensuring anomaly close-out with detail reporting.
- Ensure compliance to contractor self-evaluation questionnaire (CSEQ) -- (Contractor OIMS Pre-Qualification Assessment)
- Monitoring activities of the HSE management system effectiveness in the organisation.
- Liaise with HR department to identify personnel HSE training needs and develop specific HSE training programs.
- Monitor and update of the company HSE document system and provide for new standards and procedures development.
- Ensure compliance to safe lifting and hoisting operation according to LOLER 1998 standard.
- Ensure proper lifting plan and safe techniques is carried out according to IOGP – CSSS procedure.
- Ensure contractor/sub-contractor train personnel on WAH, drop object, risk normalisation prevention.
- Ensure compliance to the environmental best practices according to ISO 14001.
- Ensure compliance to gas testing procedure before and during hot work operation in the FPSO modules.
- Partake in simulated abandon drill, Fire drill, security response drill, medical evacuation drill.
- Ensure compliance to confine space operation.
- Partake in Taproot (RCA) procedure for accident/incident investigations when required.
- Provide technical support to senior management on any safety related issues in the entire work locations.
- Create analytical reports of safety data.
- Inspecting of construction equipment and processes to make sure they are safe.
- Coordinate management HSE bi-weekly meeting/training sessions on safety work best practices.
- Ensuring safety inspection, audit, regularly conducting and implementing with recommendation for remedial measures.
- Ensure implementation of the client / contractor bridging document.
- Ensure compliance to emergency response plan, procedure and ERIT.
- PROJECT – GMC - Replacement of Vulnerable Piping / Valves IDOHO Platform Field Shutdown (Offshore/Onshore)
HSE Lead
Shell Petroleum Development Company c/o Navante Oil & Gas Company Limited
01.2024 - 12.2024
- Prepare and ensure implementation of project HSE plan and compliance best practices.
- Ensure compliance to contractor self-evaluation questionnaire (CSEQ) -- (Contractor OIMS Pre-Qualification Assessment)
- Ensure proper monitoring of painting and abseiling (rope access) activities in the project, identifies workplace safety, health and environmental issues and implement preventive and corrective measures so as to provide a safe and environmental-friendly working environment.
- Ensure proper documentation for any project i.e. HSE manual, HSE plan.
- Ensure proper FPD (flawless project delivery) in all task in compliance to HSE best practices.
- Plan and lead the company HSE audit process for contractors.
- Ensure compliance to the environmental best practices according to ISO 14001.
- Plan and lead the company bi-monthly HSE management review meetings.
- Lead HSE statistical analysis and report results to top management.
- Partake in pre-job meeting, pre-commissioning and commissioning meeting.
- Lead HSE statistical analysis and report results to top management.
- Ensuring implementation of HSE management system (MS), processes, policies, and tools for assigned construction facility.
- Ensure implementation of SHOC procedure, compliance and best practices in the project.
- Ensure and partake in simulated abandon drill, Fire drill, security response drill, medical drill and night exercise (helicopter operation drill).
- Ensure contractors comply to the mandatory TBT/PEP meetings before commence of daily operation.
- Ensure compliance of CSSS - IOGP - construction site safety standardisation procedures.
- Ensure proper FPD (flawless project delivery) in all task in compliance to HSE best practices.
- Monitor HSE compliance, implement health and safety regulations and provide review for continuous improvement.
- Directing effort in implementing company environmental, health and safety (EHS) policy its standards and procedures.
- Coordinate management HSSE bi-weekly meeting/training sessions on safety work best practices.
- Sea Eagle FPSO Fabrication/Maintenance (Offshore)
HSE Lead/Manager (Expatriate)
Petrochina-West Africa Oil Pipeline Company (WAOPCO) c/o Intertek Industry Services Pte Limited (CNPC)
09.2021 - 09.2023
- Lead the development and continuous improvement of the company HSE management system in accordance with applicable policies, standards and legislation, organisational asset and existing operating procedures.
- Ensure compliance to contractor self-evaluation questionnaire (CSEQ) -- (Contractor OIMS Pre-Qualification Assessment)
- Promote monitoring activities of the HSE management system effectiveness in the organisation.
- Liaise with HR department to identify personnel HSE training needs and develop specific HSE training programs.
- Monitor the updating status of the company HSE document system and provide for new standards and procedures development.
- Design and plan new HSE awareness initiatives across the organisation.
- Plan and lead the company HSE audit process.
- Plan and lead the company HSE management review meetings.
- Lead HSE statistical analysis and report results to top management.
- Ensuring implementation of HSE management system (MS), processes, policies, and tools for assigned construction facility.
- Conducting safety audits both internal and external within work departments.
- Partake in (RCA) accident/incident investigations when required.
- Provide technical support to senior management on any safety related issues in the entire work locations.
- Create analytical reports of safety data.
- Inspecting construction equipment’s and processes to make sure they are safe according to company requirement.
- Ensuring the responsibility and accountability for HSE to communicate effectively and drive consistent implementation and compliance to the HSSE-MS, trend and measure the HSSE leading and lagging indicators for the daily management of the construction sections.
- Ensure proper monitoring of construction activities of the projects, identifies workplace safety, health and environmental issues and proposes preventive and corrective measures so as to provide a safe and environmental-friendly working environment.
- Directing effort in implementing company environmental, health and safety (EHS) policy its standards and procedures.
- Coordinate management HSSE bi-weekly meeting/training sessions on safety work best practices.
- Ensuring safety audits, regularly conducting and implementing with recommendation for remedial measures.
- Maintaining records of client/contractor documents and safety complaints and ensuring prompt rectification.
- Ensuring the approval of valid work permit prior to commencement of all task.
- Ensure compliance and safe system of work procedure for hydro test, pneumatic test operations.
- Verifying that all project personnel are fully conversant with the specific HSE project execution plan for construction and commissioning, including related HSE instructions.
- Support or leads hazard identification exercises.
- Organizing and issuing daily/weekly/monthly HSE report as required by the client.
- Observe and check on conditions of subcontractor-operated plant and equipment (e.g. cranes, forklift) and work with subcontractor to rectify/improve the conditions.
- Ensure safe system of work (SSOW) procedure is carried in all operation.
- Ensure coordination of HSSE meetings across departments.
- Ensure compliance to safe lifting and hoisting operation according to LOLER 1998 standard.
- Ensure proper lifting plan and safe techniques is carried out according to IOGP – CSSS procedure.
- Ensure contractor/sub-contractor train personnel on WAH, drop object, risk normalisation prevention etc.
- Ensure compliance to the environmental best practices according to ISO 14001.
- Proper implementation of ISO 9000 QMS to ensure quality compliance according to the project HSSE specification.
- Ensure pipeline construction best practices, safety standard, compliance to safe system of work procedure is applied.
- Establishes and maintain emergency response plan for work sites including communications and drills.
- Ensure SIMOP are carried out safely according to life saving rules in the work sites.
- Continuously ensure that all personnel partake in the HSE awareness campaign for personnel (learning from incident) LFI.
- Ensure all firefighting equipment’s/critical safety equipment’s are audited, inspected and they meet the compliance checks.
- Facilitate implementation of HSE processes and tools by actively supervising work location/sites to assess the HSE risk and effectiveness of HSE systems in place. This includes conducting regular HSE observations, HSE pep talk, training sessions, implementation of HSE control measures, safe work practices and ensuring interest & awareness of HSE is maintained at all levels.
- Improve HSE awareness amongst personnel’s by regular tool box meetings and LFI discussion.
- Ensure compliance to PTW procedure.
- Partake in the supervision of the activities of the QHSE department and proactively implement all HSE policies/procedures.
- Niger republic to Benin republic Crude Oil Export Pipeline Project (NBEP) West Africa.
HSE Inspector
Total Energies E/P Nigeria Limited c/o SPIE Nigeria limited
09.2019 - 06.2021
- Compliance to HSE-MS , implementation, evaluation and monitoring in all task to be carried out.
- Compliance to PTW procedure.
- Ensure safe system of work procedure is carried in all operation.
- Ensure operational inhibitions for critical safety equipment’s i.e. NFD, NFDV, GDB, NTT before commencing any task (hot work).
- Carry out inspection on critical safety equipment (SCE) are maintained and fit for purpose.
- Fire monitor equipment’s in the FPSO are functional for emergency response.
- Deluge skid system at various modules in the FPSO is maintained and fit for emergency fire situation.
- Ensure fire hydrants are properly maintained and pressure control valves (PCV) are in good condition.
- Carry out inspection on (MAC) manual alarm call points to ensure they’re functional for emergency purposes.
- Ensure smoke x-ray detectors are functional (SCE).
- Perform visual inspection on the safety shower station and eye wash unit.
- Check tepid temperature of the water from the shower and eye wash unit according to (ANSI Z358. 1-2014).
- Check diameter of water as it sprinkles out at 50cm, ensure safety shower meets manufacturers specification.
- Servicing of inlet filter periodically to avoid debris in pipeline.
- Check flow rate according to specification (ANSI Z358. 1-2014)
- Use shower pole to check flow rate on a calibrated bucket.
- Ensure safety signage are visible (retro reflective).
- Check the length of the safety shower (153cm) according to (ANSI Z358. 1-2014)
- Check drain line flow regularly.
- Check the height of shower pole at 160cm according to specification.
- Perform visual inspection on oil spill containment equipment i.e.
- Carry out visual inspection on boom reel and skimmer.
- Carry out periodic checks on engines (oil filter, air filter, diesel filter by SME).
- Ensure shackles and lifting gears are recertified.
- Periodic checks on the skimmer disc plates to ensure it is fit for task.
- Check hoses and ensure they’re fit for purposes.
- Carry out inspection on life rafts , free fall life boat and davit life boat– status check
- Perform status check on life raft according to the checklist and ensure items are up-to-date.
- Check for re-inspection date and revalidation for life rafts.
- Ensure the gas inflation test is annual recertified.
- Ensure the hydrostatic release unit (HRU) is re-inspected and recertified.
- Ensure life raft load test is done and re-certified.
- Ensure davit arm is certified by the lifting standard.
- Smoke detectors are maintained and fit for emergency response situation.
- Use checklist to ensure the FROG (personnel transfer capsule) accessories inspection meet required standards and the FROG equipment is validate and re-validated.
- Bow shelter inspection monthly for emergency response.
- Partake in pre-job meeting, pre-commissioning and commissioning meeting.
- Ensure SIMOP are carried out safely according to life saving rules.
- Partake in HSE awareness campaign for personnel (learning from incident).
- Identification of downgraded situation for critical safety equipment’s and close-out.
- AKPO FPSO maintenance (Intervention team).
HSE Supervisor
Funtay Global Resources Limited c/o Chorus Energy Limited
01.2019 - 08.2019
- Ensure drilling best practices, safety standard, compliance to safe system of work procedure is applied.
- Ensure compliance to PTW procedure.
- Ensure compliance to H2S procedure and best practices.
- Ensure pressure relieve valves are functional and lines ,equipment are properly anchored.
- Ensure escape line is functional peradventure there is an emergency situation i.e. H2S gas release.
- Partake in simulated abandon drill, Fire drill, security response drill, medical drill.
- Ensure and partake in TBT/PEP meetings before commence of operation.
- Follow-up on critical safety equipment are installed in definitive positions i.e. fire extinguisher, fire water hoses., gas monitoring sensors.
- Ensure proper lifting plan and techniques is carried out according to IOGP – CSSS procedure.
- Ensure fire water pump test, hose test, pneumatic hose is functional and fit for purpose in emergency situation.
- Follow-up on drilling safe system of work procedure is required in all operation.
- Safe handling of chemical (SHOC) procedure is applied in the mud section.
- Ensure routine inspection and audit in the rig floor, substructure, mud section, monkey board / stabbing board, mast and crown section.
- Partake in simulated abandon drills with drilling crew.
- Training personnel on WAH, drop object, risk normalisation etc.
- Land Rig 103 OML 56
HSE Supervisor
Shell Petroleum Development Company c/o Desicon Engineering Limited
01.2017 - 12.2018
- Ensure compliance of CSSS - IOGP - construction site safety standardisation procedures.
- Ensure proper FPD (flawless project delivery) in all task in compliance to HSE best practices.
- Monitor HSE compliance, implement health and safety regulations and provide review for continuous improvement.
- Compliance to HSE-MS , implementation, evaluation and monitoring in all task to be carried out.
- Ensure safe system of work procedure is carried in all operation.
- Partake in pre-job meeting, pre-commissioning and commissioning meeting.
- Ensure SIMOP are carried out safely according to life saving rules.
- Partake in HSE awareness campaign for personnel (learning from incident).
- Plan and implement Health and Safety aspects of project-related work, including personnel and resources to adequately handle projects and assist with regulatory rules.
- Schedules, coordinates and conducts project HSE audits and inspections to identify and close-out unsafe and unhealthy work conditions or practices.
- Compliance to Emergency response Intervention procedure.
- Monitoring construction activities on site and conduct mechanical integrity, structural integrity and material inspection.
- Ensure all incidents and near misses are investigated in accordance with client and company procedures, including root cause analyses as required.
- Ensure proper compliance of permit to work procedures and compensatory measures.
- Review of JRA plan and procedures.
- Monitoring of critical activities like: lifting operations, confine space operation, work at height and overboard activities in the platform.
- Close out of anomalies and follow up on HSE observation.
- Plan, schedule and participate in incident investigations, hazard identification and risk analysis, safety inspections and safety audits of materials and equipment.
- Coordination of various simulated drills i.e. muster drill, fire drill, medevac drill, spill drill on site.
- Partake in emergency intervention rescue team (ERIT).
- Firefighting equipment’s inspection and audit.
- Project: Construction and mechanical completion of pipeline installation for Southern swamp Associated Gas Solution Project (SSAGS) / (SSGEP) EPC Project Shell Tunu, ogbotogbo & dodo river location.
HSE Supervisor
CHEVRON NIGERIA LIMITED - Olero Production Platform OML 49 c/o SUFFIX Energy Solution Nigeria Limited.
12.2015 - 11.2016
- Ensure risk assessment and evaluation procedures according to client requirement.
- Compliance to environmental management system legislation and procedure.
- Provides technical support and verifies compliance with company and client health, safety & environmental policies, occupational safety and health administration regulations and other job-specified procedures/standards.
- Keep updated of any changes to HSSE law and regulations that impact the company.
- Ensure proper procedure and compliance to confine space operation.
- Ensure proper HSE statistics reporting.
- Proper monitoring of HSE data, updating the HSE database.
- Monitoring of operational discipline and safe system of work procedure.
- Ensure compliance of safe guard system within work areas.
- Facilitate implementation of HSE processes and tools by actively supervising work location to assess the HSE risk and effectiveness of HSE systems in place. This includes conducting regular HSE observations, HSE peptalk, training sessions, implementation of HSE control measures, safe work practices and ensuring interest & awareness of HSE is maintained at all levels.
- Ensure and follow up on confine space procedures and operation.
- Review of job risk analysis procedures.
- Plan, schedule and participate in incident investigation, hazard identification and risk analysis, safety inspections and safety audits of material and equipment.
- Partake in various HSE campaign awareness for personnel (learning from incidents).
- Compliance of emergency response Intervention (drills) procedure.
- Monitoring construction activities on site and conduct mechanical integrity, structural integrity and material inspection.
- Inspection of definitive of firefighting equipment in the facility.
- Supervising and monitoring of carbonation test for concrete hull and surge tanks.
- Project: Hull inspection / Structural integrity test on hydrocarbon surge Tanks (onshore / offshore).
HSE / PTW officer
TOTAL Energies E/P Nigeria ltd - (Ofon Living Quarters) phase 2 Ofon field C/o ELFFAGE Construction Mettalique Ltd
01.2014 - 11.2015
- Ensure proper compliance of permit to work procedures and compensatory measures.
- Review of JSA plan and procedures before commencement of task.
- Ensure permit to work procedure is applied for all task.
- Monitoring of critical activities like: lifting operation, confine space operation, work at height and overboard activities in the platform.
- Identify anomaly / close out of anomaly and follow up on HSE observation.
- Plan, schedule and participate in incident investigations, hazard identification and risk analysis, safety inspections and safety audit in the site and equipment.
- Monitor compliance/implement health and safety regulations and provide review for continuous improvement.
- Coordination of various simulated drills i.e. muster drill, fire drill, medevac drill, spill drill on site.
- Partake in emergency intervention rescue team (ERIT)
- Ensure all firefighting equipment’s are inspected and audited.
- Ensure safe operation on site by liaising with client HSE team to resolve HSE issues, reduce and eliminate LTIs.
- Compile quarterly and annual HSE reports for review by line management and to update/create awareness on HSE issues and activities.
- Improve HSE competence and compliance amongst personnel’s and project members by planning, organising and conducting tool box meetings, safety workshops and other safety programmes.
- Compile, analyse and interpret statistical data related to exposure factors concerning occupational ill health and accidents.
- Proper coordination of simultaneous operation.
- Proper monitoring of waste management procedures.
- Partake in weekly HSE walkthrough with the client and contractors.
- Project: Construction, Hook-up, Installation and commissioning of OFON living quarters platform, Ofon phase 2 project.
- OML 102 (as mentioned)
HSE / Fire Officer
G/E Oil and Gas Nigeria Ltd c/o Amber resources Nigeria ltd
01.2012 - 12.2013
- Project: Fabrication of panels and installation of gas test tank for pressure testing of subsea equipment (onshore and offshore)
- Improve HSE awareness amongst personnel’s by regular tool box meetings and LFI discussion.
- Ensure compliance to PTW procedure before commencement of any task.
- Monitoring and ensuring mandatory PPE compliance on site.
- Partake in the supervision of the activities of the QHSE department and proactively implement all HSE policies/procedures.
- Engage management in reducing to ALARP risk and hazards associated with operations through meetings, trainings, presentations and briefs.
- Partake in weekly HSE tour and audit.
- Participated in site selection and environmental studies-EIA, EA, EER etc.
- Monitoring construction activities on site and conduct mechanical integrity and material inspection audit and inspection.
- Develop/modify safe system of work procedure to ensure safe operations offshore and onshore and reduce/eliminate LTIs.
- Conduct audit to monitor ISO 9001:2008 QMS compliance and participate in remedial action.
- Communicate results of audits and overall health and safety performance to management as required.
- Implements procedures for group medical programs, accident reporting, insurance claims handling, employee training, and HSE data update.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of loss prevention programs and implements corrective action.
Rig Safety / Training Officer
Addax petroleum Nigeria ltd C/o Amber resources Nigeria ltd.
12.2010 - 01.2012
- Project: welding and installation of Gun Barrel (GB) 2000 for crude storage OML 124
- Participate in pre-job meetings and start–up process.
- Ensure compliance to PTW procedure in all task.
- Call a Time Out for Safety (TOFS) whenever an unplanned hazard or a change in the expected results is observed.
- Compliance to best practice for confine operation.
- Carry out assigned duties in a safe process according to Company policies and procedures.
- Ensure HSE-MS is implemented, evaluated and monitored according to standard operating procedure.
- Advise and actively assist personnel in the application of company safe work practices.
- Actively monitor the FOCUS process and raise identified issues with the OIM.
- Ensure safe system of work procedure is applied in all operation.
Education
Higher National Diploma HND - Shipping and port management
Lagos01.2017
National diploma (ND) - shipping & port management
Certified institute of shipping of Nigeria (CISN)
Lagos01.2014
Diploma in safety and security management - Shipping and port management
Certified Institute of shipping
lagos nigeria01.2012
B.sc - maths / computer
University of Port Harcourt
rivers state01.2006
Skills
- Emergency Response Procedure
- First Aid
- CSSS Procedure
- Firefighting Procedures
- ISO 9001:2018
- Failure Analysis
- HSE Inspection/Audit/Standards
- Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment
- Accident/Incident Investigation (Taproot Analysis)
- Waste Management
- OHSAS 45001-2018
- Project Risk Management
- Health and Safety Training
- Lifting Operation Plan/Procedure
- Risk assessment
- Safety audits
- Incident investigation
- Compliance monitoring
- Emergency response planning
- Continuous improvement
Certification
- Project management professional certificate (UK)
- OSH managing safely certificate (UK)
- IS-HSE Charter DVA certificate (Intertek)
- Stop-work-authority certificate (Intertek)
- Risk assessor - COSHH certification (USA)
- Offshore safety permit certification
- IOSH - Institute of occupational safety health certification (UK)
Custom Section
Nigeria institute of safety professional, Associate Member, 2014-01-01
Languages
English
Proficient
C2
Timeline
SHE Coordinator
SEPLAT Nigeria Unlimited c/o Desicon Engineering Limited
01.2025 - Current
HSE Lead
Shell Petroleum Development Company c/o Navante Oil & Gas Company Limited
01.2024 - 12.2024
HSE Lead/Manager (Expatriate)
Petrochina-West Africa Oil Pipeline Company (WAOPCO) c/o Intertek Industry Services Pte Limited (CNPC)
09.2021 - 09.2023
HSE Inspector
Total Energies E/P Nigeria Limited c/o SPIE Nigeria limited
09.2019 - 06.2021
HSE Supervisor
Funtay Global Resources Limited c/o Chorus Energy Limited
01.2019 - 08.2019
HSE Supervisor
Shell Petroleum Development Company c/o Desicon Engineering Limited
01.2017 - 12.2018
HSE Supervisor
CHEVRON NIGERIA LIMITED - Olero Production Platform OML 49 c/o SUFFIX Energy Solution Nigeria Limited.
12.2015 - 11.2016
HSE / PTW officer
TOTAL Energies E/P Nigeria ltd - (Ofon Living Quarters) phase 2 Ofon field C/o ELFFAGE Construction Mettalique Ltd
01.2014 - 11.2015
HSE / Fire Officer
G/E Oil and Gas Nigeria Ltd c/o Amber resources Nigeria ltd
01.2012 - 12.2013
Rig Safety / Training Officer
Addax petroleum Nigeria ltd C/o Amber resources Nigeria ltd.
12.2010 - 01.2012
Higher National Diploma HND - Shipping and port management
National diploma (ND) - shipping & port management
Certified institute of shipping of Nigeria (CISN)
Diploma in safety and security management - Shipping and port management
Certified Institute of shipping
B.sc - maths / computer
University of Port Harcourt