Overview
Work History
Education
Registrations Licensure
Certification
General Industrial Safety
Environmental Social Management
Accident Investigation
Transportation Safety
Related Core Competencies
Leadership Managerial Experience
Workshops Presentations
Achievements Awards
Other
Personal Information
References
Timeline
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Luka Musembi Nzioka

Nairobi,Kenya

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

SAFETY CORDINATOR

DYNCORP INTERNATIONAL
Dallas, USA
01.2011 - 04.2012
  • At USA Marine Corp’s Camp Dwyer, Helmand , Southern Afghanistan and Kandahar .for Overseas building operations and construction for OCONUS and NATO missions-Basic life support/contingency operations standards

Foreman/Lead- HSE depth

Kellogg Brown and Roots (KBR)
Houston, USA
01.2007 - 01.2010
  • Camp Speicher, North Tikrit, Iraq –Basic life support squadron to US Forces on civil augmentation program Outside continental US (OCONUS) , worked under US Army prevMed battalion as Disaster management, rescue and evacuation technician then appointment to the rank of lead Foreman- Basic life support/contingency operations standards

QUALITY CONTROL AND ASSURANCE TECHNICIAN

Kenya Ordnance Factories Corporation (KDF) Small Arms division
01.1997 - 01.2007
  • Ammo technician for Materials and Environmental Lab

Corporate Health and safety Manager

HYOUNG CO EA LTD
01.2012
  • Managed to steer various Projects as defined below: 2019- Current HSE Manager-Construction of 47Km Steam pipeline for geothermal power plant for Olkaria 1Unit 6 ,140Mw,Client KenGen World Bank Funded project through JICA 2017-2019Consortium HSE Manager at Olkaria V, Geothermal power plant –an ECP Project Undertaking a construction of 140Mw Geothermal power plant Consortium between HYoung , Mitsubishi Corp-Japan and Hitachi Power systems-India.( World bank Funded Project) 2015-2016 HSE Manager at US Embassy Project (Integrated security Assessment-ISAT) project under OBO program
  • With hands on EM385-A Standards-US Depth of state Funded Project 2015 –HSE MANAGER Tullow Project for oil (Tanks erection works) at Amosing projects of Northern Kenya.Indepth understanding of Oil Gas and petroleum standards(OGP) 2013-2015 –HSE MANAGER Olkaria Geothermal power fields (Olkaria 4 and 1AU)-140Mw –Contracted by Hyundai-S Korea and Toyota-Japan-Construction safety 2012 -2013 – Snr HSE Officer for construction of Base titanium ltd majored on Mining safety

Education

Masters of science in Occupational Health and safety (Msc OHS) -

Kenyatta University
01.2020

Certified Safety Trainer’s Course -

OSHAcademy USA
01.2012

B/Technology in Industrial Engineering -

University of South Africa
01.2007

Diploma in Materials and Metallurgy Engineering -

Railways Training Institute
01.1997

Registrations Licensure

  • DOSHS registered OSH Advisor
  • NITA Certified chief Trainer
  • International Association of safety professionals NC Shelby, USA- active member
  • Certified safety trainer(train of trainers)Oshacademy USA-2012
  • American Society of Quality (ASQ) –Active member
  • Investigative safety specialist –national association safety specialist –member

Certification

  • Certificate of ISO 45001:2018 &14001:2015 -2019-SGS
  • Internal Auditors Course ISO 45001:2018 &14001:2015 -2019
  • Root cause analysis Training ISO 45001:2018 &14001:2015-Bureau Veritas
  • Certified safety trainer course-Osha Academy USA-2012
  • Frontline supervisory course,kellogs&Brown(KBR) Houston,Texas USA
  • Customer care management course. kellogs&Brown(KBR) Houston,Texas
  • Property custodian course Kellogs & Brown,-USA
  • Fire Warden .-NFPA ,US
  • Certified competent person lifting operation
  • Certified Rigger
  • Certified work at height instructor
  • Oil ,gas and petroleum(OGP) standards training-Tullow BV
  • National Industrial training Authority(NITA) Certified safety Chief trainer
  • Environmental management systems (ISO 14000) course
  • Environmental Health and safety systems (EHS)
  • Antiterrorism level(l and 2)
  • Laboratory Management course ISO 17025
  • ISO 9001:2000 Management and implementation course
  • Industrial certificate on physico – chemical and analytical Material Laboratory practices
  • Investigative safety specialist –national association safety specialist –USA –Course underway

General Industrial Safety

In depth understanding of all statutory requirement and licensures as required by Directorate of occupational Safety and Health services(DOSHS), Competence on OSHA general industry and construction standards with proficiency and certifications on OSHA General Industry 30 hrs requirements, Undertake risk assessment and Audit, To increase health and safety awareness at all levels within the organization, To investigate and report on all serious/critical personal injury accidents occurring to interns, staff and/or visitors to the appropriate lead manager/s and to assist in the investigation of all accidents/incidents that result in substantial damage to company vehicles and property, Hands on experience on emergency preparedness program thru translation of the MSDS as a guide to chemical spill prevention and response procedures, To conduct, as necessary, the safety inspection of any company facility, To arrange for Occupational Health and Safety testing and/or evaluations of the workplace by external agencies/consultants as may be necessary, To act as liaison with all related governmental bodies and regulating agencies, To coordinate the Board’s emergency procedures and act as the Board’s emergency on-site coordinator, Ensure compliance to the permit to work (PTW) program, To coordinate the training of personnel in areas of safety, including first aid, CPR, accident prevention and investigation, work place inspections and other matters related to implementing safety procedures in Board facilities, To liaise with the fire department regarding emergency procedures, communications and provide fire safety education programs, As a line supervisor I have a competence in implementing total task safety instruction (TSTI)and formulation of the Activity Hazard Analysis (AHA),JSA in every individual task performed as required under OSHA by provision and subscription on safety training through safety toolbox and daily Prestart safety topics to the entire staff, Ensure signs and posters are well posted in the designated points, Site safety Induction to the workers, new hires, interns and subcontractors

Environmental Social Management

Environmental regulatory, management, reporting by use of methods defined by USEPA Act 1990 and approved by microbiological Environmental laboratories and deemed appropriate in Aquaculture, ecology and limnology reporting, Integrate social issues to ensure safe work place and work hand in hand with project Financiers, HAZCOM program with reference to spill prevention, material safety data sheets, Hazardous waste disposal and operation management defined under ISO 14000, Personnel training on HAZCOM, HAZMAT and HAZWOPER within an industrial set up, Laboratory determination and Disposal of heavy metals under class level 1, Field level implementation and audit on hazardous materials through impact assessment procedures, Park and environmental safety requirement, Waste disposals as industrial Effluents and solid disposal by use of in-situ incineration method, Environmental control protocols which includes and not limited to viz:-Kyoto protocol, Geneva Convention, Montréal, Vienna convention (1985) on ozone depleting, Global warming among others, Controlling of industrial pollution through Environmental Impact assessment (EAI) procedures defined under EPA, and Environmental coordination and management act (EMCA 1999/2006), Environmental impact assessment and Audit by use of approved modern technologies

Accident Investigation

High proficiency on Incident cause Analysis method(ICAM) computer integrated softwares eg tap root, Ground collapse within Okaria Dome of Olkaria 4 Geothermal power plant construction, Roll Over incident Of PCC machine at Base titanium Ltd., Worker’s Fatality at Olkaria geothermal power fields –HYoung Vs DOSHS, Scene management, Sketching and photographic evidencing, Analyses of facts, Uncovering root causes, Witness statement recording, Recommending corrective action(Fix the system), OSHA Accident/incident reconstruction process, Work injury benefit Act(WIBA) processing, Return to work formulation for the injured workers

Transportation Safety

Facilitate and impart training skills on matters related to safe Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE) to personnel on contingency operations during terror threat to all drivers, Undertake threat assessment and prepare mitigation safe procedures based on situational challenges, Facilitate defensive training to all drivers within contingency operation, Facilitate training on convoy formation, Provide Safe drivers training on all first responder vehicles, Response to emergencies including fire protection, Ensure physical and personnel safety at all times with Areas of responsibility (AOR), Hands-on disaster preparedness and emergency reporting, Provide safe humanitarian assistance in response to community disaster or other crises posing an imminent threat to the local community, Perform emergency first aid to the workers and any community locals, Provide training to the work staff on a survivals skill that includes and not limited to woodcraft, subsistence lifestyles, wilderness survival, heat and cold stress management skills, anger management amongst others, Air and ground communication skills, Facilitate onboard safety briefs, Internal Safety Auditor

Related Core Competencies

  • CONTIGENCY OPERATION SAFETY
  • Facilitate and impart training skills on matters related to safe Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE) to personnel on contingency operations during terror threat/capture
  • Provide training on terror overview, likelihood and recommend appropriate counter safe evade tactics
  • Hands on experience on terror profile,IEDS and terror response program
  • Facilitate defensive training to all drivers within contingency operation
  • Facilitate training on convoy formation
  • Provide Safe drivers training on all first responder vehicles
  • Response to emergencies including fire protection, Ensure physical and personnel safety at all times with Areas of responsibility (AOR)
  • Hands-on disaster preparedness and emergency reporting
  • Provide safe humanitarian assistance in response to community disaster or other crises posing an imminent threat to the local community
  • Perform emergency first aid to the workers and any community locals
  • Provide training to the work staff on survivalism skills that includes and not limited to woodcraft, subsistence lifestyles, wilderness survival, heat and cold stress management skills, anger management amongst others
  • Defensive and evasive driver trainer

Leadership Managerial Experience

Thorough understanding of problem-solving and quality improvement tools and techniques. This includes knowledge of management and planning tools, quality tools, preventive and corrective actions, and how to overcome barriers to safety quality improvements, Able to work to eliminate wastes of time, money, materials, energy, and other resources, Able to develop and implement safety quality programs, including tracking, analyzing, reporting and problem solving. Hands-on experience to Kaizen as a CPI tool, Thorough understanding of problem-solving and quality improvement tools and techniques. This includes knowledge of management and planning tools, quality tools, preventive and corrective actions, and how to overcome barriers to safety quality improvements, Able to acquire and analyze data using appropriate standard quantitative methods across a spectrum of business environments to facilitate process analysis and improvements of safety programs, Property custodian competency and coupled with certification within A US establishment which i served as a property custodian

Workshops Presentations

  • 2016-2018 Thesis on Implementation and adoption of proactive safety techniques within Geothermal power plants of Olkarias Domes-Nakuru County
  • 2004 presented paper on effective lead control as an heavy Metal at Grand Regency Hotel Nairobi
  • 2005 Paper on Environmental Chapter At Grand Regency Hotel Nairobi
  • 2005 Effective industrial pollution control procedures by use of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) at white sands Hotel Mombasa
  • 2004-Presentation of paper to the combined military training program east and central Africa on Effective Lead control as a heavy Metal within Military firing ranges. Eldoret Sirikwa hotel -Kenya
  • EHS corporation weekly training programs

Achievements Awards

  • Company ISO management representative during ISO certification program for ISO 45001:2018 & ISO 14001:2105 – 2019-2020
  • Extensive travel around the world with company grand paid tram tour to visit Johnson space center (NASA) Galvastone Houston USA-2011
  • Served under US Army banner “ Operation Iraq freedom and Iraq endurance 2007-2010
  • Served Operation under US marine Corp’s Banner “Afghan freedom”-2011-2012
  • Appointed the best employee July 2010 at camp Speicher Iraq and awarded 1st General Medals of honor
  • Government of Kenya sponsorship to study B/Tech. In Industrial Engineering – 2003-2007
  • KDF Kenya- sponsorship towards research work. In fulfillment to the award of the B/Tech Industrial Eng.- 2006
  • Seminars and workshops fully sponsored by KDF KENYA

Other

Facilitate mandatory site work place registration as required by Directorate of Occupational safety and Health services, Investigate incidents and accidents as required under Worker injury benefit act(WIBA), Undertake regulatory Audit requirements such as, noise survey, fire Audit, safety committee formation, Perform internal safety Audits, Develop site specific safety programs, plans

Personal Information

  • Year of Birth: 1974
  • Citizenship: Kenyan

References

  • Wilson Wambua, QA/QC Engineer, +254725717012, wilsonwambua@gmail.com
  • Ancent Ndawa, Safety Engineer, +254728604016, ancentndawa@gmail.com
  • Japheth Were, Civil Engineer, +254725805824/+254733370258, wereja79@gmail.com
  • Luis Drakes, HSE Manager, luis.drakes@kbr.com
  • Njeru Ireri, Project Manager, 001 713 276 7472

Timeline

Corporate Health and safety Manager

HYOUNG CO EA LTD
01.2012

SAFETY CORDINATOR

DYNCORP INTERNATIONAL
01.2011 - 04.2012

Foreman/Lead- HSE depth

Kellogg Brown and Roots (KBR)
01.2007 - 01.2010

QUALITY CONTROL AND ASSURANCE TECHNICIAN

Kenya Ordnance Factories Corporation (KDF) Small Arms division
01.1997 - 01.2007

Masters of science in Occupational Health and safety (Msc OHS) -

Kenyatta University

Certified Safety Trainer’s Course -

OSHAcademy USA

B/Technology in Industrial Engineering -

University of South Africa

Diploma in Materials and Metallurgy Engineering -

Railways Training Institute
  • Certificate of ISO 45001:2018 &14001:2015 -2019-SGS
  • Internal Auditors Course ISO 45001:2018 &14001:2015 -2019
  • Root cause analysis Training ISO 45001:2018 &14001:2015-Bureau Veritas
  • Certified safety trainer course-Osha Academy USA-2012
  • Frontline supervisory course,kellogs&Brown(KBR) Houston,Texas USA
  • Customer care management course. kellogs&Brown(KBR) Houston,Texas
  • Property custodian course Kellogs & Brown,-USA
  • Fire Warden .-NFPA ,US
  • Certified competent person lifting operation
  • Certified Rigger
  • Certified work at height instructor
  • Oil ,gas and petroleum(OGP) standards training-Tullow BV
  • National Industrial training Authority(NITA) Certified safety Chief trainer
  • Environmental management systems (ISO 14000) course
  • Environmental Health and safety systems (EHS)
  • Antiterrorism level(l and 2)
  • Laboratory Management course ISO 17025
  • ISO 9001:2000 Management and implementation course
  • Industrial certificate on physico – chemical and analytical Material Laboratory practices
  • Investigative safety specialist –national association safety specialist –USA –Course underway
Luka Musembi Nzioka